Who is the greatest American wrestler ever?

The question is speculative, of course. And there is no definitive answer. Arguing the point is just as fun as arriving at a conclusion. 

FloWrestling attempted to answer this timeless question in 2022 with a series on the top 100 American wrestlers of all time. The list includes wrestlers from all recognized disciplines: collegiate, women's freestyle, men's freestyle, and men's Greco-Roman. 

The list is ongoing, and it will inevitably change, but the below names (and the video above) are a starting point to learn more about the best wrestlers from the United States. Click here for a By The Numbers feature and scroll to the bottom for bios on each of the wrestlers. 

Top 100

100. Brent Metcalf

99. Eric Guerrero

98. Zain Retherford

97. Iris Smith

96. Royce Alger

95. Alli Ragan

94. Mike Houck

93. Daniel Cormier

92. Bill Koll

91. James Green

90. Jake Herbert

89. Wade Schalles

88. Ben Askren

87. Gene Mills

86. Bobby Douglas

85. Brandon Paulson

84. Sara McMann

83. Joe Warren

82. Nick Gwiazdowski

81. Jacarra Winchester

80. Kerry McCoy

79. Bill Zadick

78. Matt Lindland

77. Fred Fozzard

76. Dennis Koslowski

75. Lou Banach

74. Nate Carr

73. Bill Smith

72. Sarah Hildebrandt

71. Doug Blubaugh

70. Tervel Dlagnev

69. Russ Hellickson

68. Don Behm

67. Henry Cejudo

66. Ed Banach

65. Greg Gibson

64. Larry Kristoff

63. Clarissa Chun

62. Jim Scherr

61. Jack VanBebber

60. Steve Fraser

59. Pat Smith

58. Patricia Miranda

57. Stephen Neal

56. Stephen Abas

55. Matt Ghaffari

54. Lloyd Keaser

53. Bobby Weaver

52. Randy Lewis

51. Andre Metzger

50. Joe Williams

49. Elena Pirozhkova

48. Barry Davis

47. Robin Reed

46. Brandon Slay

45. Henry Wittenberg

44. Dremiel Byers

43. Thomas Gilman

42. Logan Stieber

41. Stan Dziedzic

40. Les Gutches

39. Lincoln McIlravy

38. Cary Kolat

37. Gable Steveson

36. Kendall Cross

35. Jake Varner

34. Zeke Jones

33. Dennis Hall

32. Kristie Davis

31. John Peterson

30. Melvin Douglas

29. Sammie Henson

28. Bill Scherr

27. Chris Campbell

26. Dan Hodge

25. Terry Brands

24. Ben Peterson

23. Tricia Saunders

22. Kurt Angle

21. Rick Sanders

20. Wayne Wells

19. J’den Cox

18. Tamyra Mensah-Stock

17. Rulon Gardner

16. Tom Brands

15. David Taylor

14. Kevin Jackson

13. Mark Schultz

12. Dave Schultz

11. Kenny Monday

10. Lee Kemp

9. Adeline Gray

8. Kyle Dake

7. Dan Gable

6. Cael Sanderson

5. Kyle Snyder

4. Helen Maroulis

3. Bruce Baumgartner

2. Jordan Burroughs

1. John Smith

Top 100 Bios

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