Name the best Black WWE/F Star to ever step into the Ring?

Question

The bes black Wrestler ever had to be the Late Bobo Brazil.

He is called "The Jackie Robinson of Professional Wrestling"

He was actually the first black NWA World Champion, (Everyone says Ron Simmons in 1991)

But Bobo Brazil was not recognized as a champion becuase he was black

Fellow fans pick your favorite black wrestler and tell me why

Answer 1

Bobo Brazil is a good choice.

However, I personally don't hold him at the top of my list. I place Booker T, Tony Atlas, and Rocky Johnson above him. People may say The Rock did more than Booker T and led the company, but they tend to forget WCW barely gave Booker T a chance to lead (the same with WWE), even when he was the most over wrestler in the company.

I also see that people forget about good female wrestlers that are Black, sch as Jazz and Jackie Moore.  

Answer 2

The best Black wrestler in my opinion was Rocky Johnson..The Rock's father. He was just plain old smooth in the ring..and him and Tony Atlas were the first black WWF World Tag Team Champions..

Answer 3

Ron Simmons

Answer 4

Junkyard Dog  

Answer 5

for me, its abdullah the butcher..he's one of the most brutal or "hardcore" professional wrestlers of all-time..

Answer 6

The Rock or Booker T??

Maybe Junkyard Dog or Bad News Brown??

Answer 7

I agree with you on Bobo Brazil because he was the one of the first if not the first  Black wrestler to wrestle that go a  push and was main stream star but I do think in some circle he was recognized as a world champion but maybe not in all circuits.  Ernie Ladd was another great wrestler but never reached world title status but was great wrestler and interviewer,  there were other great one that did not reach single world status like Rocky Johnson, tony Atlas or JYD

But as far as universal appeal, in ring ability, interviewing skills and what he brought to wrestling you have to give it to Dwayne Johnson "the Rock" unlike Ron Simmons and Booker t  he carried the torch in wrestling like only two other people did and that was Hulk Hogan and Steve Austin.

Answer 8

Listen to Tony Atlas when he talked about how blacks in wrestling could actually always have a job because they were a novelty act.  Kinda of like white guys in Boxing.  Blacks and latinos in boxing are a dime a dozen, the same with white guys in wrestling.  But a white in boxing is a novelty.  Check it out on Youtube.

Anyway, the best black wrestler, 1/2 correct would be the Rock.  When someone compiles a top 10 wrestler list, almost never is a black guy listed.

Heres my Top 10 Wrestlers who are Black

1/2.  The Rock

1.  Tony Atlas

2.  Ron Simmons

3.  JYD

4.  Ernie the Cat Ladd

5.  Bobo Brazil

6.  Rocky Johnson

7.  Butch Reed

8.  Bad News Allen or Brown

9.  Bad Bad Leroy Brown

10.  Rocky King, the guy was not great, but he took an *** whipping like a champion from the likes of The Road Warrior, The Four Horsemen, the Freebirds, the Steiners, the Midnight Express, etc.  and he kept coming back week after week still performing

Answer 9

Virgil was kickass!  Remember him?  Ted Dibiase's bodyguard...

Answer 10

I have to agree with you, to a limit.

Still, I have to go with Ron Simmons. He has a great back story, plus he was a dominant champion.

After that would be Booker T.

Answer 11

I would say The Rock. He's half black, does that count?

Answer 12

The only black wrestler that will go down as one of the greatest ever is The Rock. Booker T is 2nd and although he's no Rock he's awesome too.

Answer 13

He didn't say half balck everybody he said black!!! SO it would be Booker T and he wouldn't be second to the somoan/black Dwayne Johnson. He'd be 1st and The Rock shouldn't even be on the ticket if we're talking ethnicity