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The Top Ranked Pro Wrestlers of All-Time from Minnesota
Notes: Wrestlers are ranked on the list of the state they were born in.
Where a wrestler grew up or went to school is not factored into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Verne Gagne | 1949 | Corcoran | 5 |
| 2 | Bob Backlund | 1973 | Princeton | 7 |
| 3 | Curt Hennig | 1980 | Robbinsdale | 60 |
| 4 | Road Warrior Hawk | 1983 | St. Paul | 78 |
| 5 | Rick Rude | 1982 | St. Peter | 116 |
| 6 | Jesse Ventura | 1975 | Minneapolis | 124 |
| 7 | Nikita Koloff | 1984 | Minneapolis | 180 |
| 8 | Ole Anderson | 1967 | St. Paul | 214 |
| 9 | Greg Gagne | 1973 | Robbinsdale | 215 |
| 10 | Scott Norton | 1989 | Minneapolis | 234 |
| 11 | Buddy Rose | 1973 | Minneapolis | 245 |
| 12 | Jim Brunzell | 1972 | White Bear Lake | 247 |
| 13 | Sean Waltman | 1989 | Minneapolis | 277 |
| 14 | Jerry Lynn | 1988 | Minneapolis | 315 |
| 15 | Brad Rheingans | 1980 | Appleton | 371 |
| 16 | Bill Irwin | 1977 | Duluth | 414 |
| 17 | Smash | 1983 | Minneapolis | 431 |
| 18 | Nailz | 1981 | Bloomington | 474 |
| 19 | Larry Hennig | 1957 | Robbinsdale | 475 |
| 20 | Tom Zenk | 1984 | Robbinsdale | 478 |
| 21 | Joe Pazandak | 1937 | Minneapolis | 572 |
| 22 | Mike Enos | 1988 | Minneapolis | 669 |
| 23 | Wayne Bloom | 1986 | Minneapolis | 698 |
| 24 | Charlie Norris | 1988 | Minneapolis | 774 |
| 25 | Steve O | 1977 | Edina | 820 |
| 26 | Doug Somers | 1971 | Minneapolis | 839 |
| 27 | Stan Kowalski | 1948 | Minneapolis | 843 |
| 28 | Buddy Wolff | 1970 | Blue Earth | 863 |
| 29 | Curtis Axel | 2007 | Champlin | 895 |
| 30 | Chris Markoff | 1964 | Minneapolis | 901 |
| 31 | Otis | 2015 | Duluth | 970 |
| 32 | Buck Zumhofe | 1973 | Cyrus | 981 |
| 33 | Eddie Sharkey | 1962 | Minneapolis | 990 |
| 34 | Tommy Jammer | 1988 | Bloomington | 997 |
| 35 | Bill Wright | 1952 | White Earth | 1010 |
| 36 | Ricky Rice | 1986 | Edina | 1037 |
| 37 | Karl von Schober | 1948 | Two Harbors | 1058 |
| 38 | Soldat Ustinov | 1985 | Minneapolis | 1067 |
| 39 | Scott Irwin | 1977 | Duluth | 1082 |
| 40 | Evan Johnson | 1977 | Cokato | 1100 |
| 41 | Paul Ellering | 1978 | Melrose | 1118 |
| 42 | Gorgeous George Jr. | 1964 | Olivia | 1129 |
| 43 | John Paul | 1986 | Eden Prairie | 1199 |
| 44 | Riddick Moss | 2014 | Edina | 1208 |
| 45 | Gene Anderson | 1958 | St. Paul | 1229 |
| 46 | Jack Daniels | 1949 | Minneapolis | 1247 |
| 47 | Jan Nelson | 1976 | Unknown | 1249 |
| 48 | Chris Wright | 1993 | Minneapolis | 1322 |
| 49 | Kenny Jay | 1962 | Holdingford | 1387 |
| 50 | Dante Martin | 2016 | St. Paul | 1397 |
| 51 | Scott Doring | 1985 | Unknown | 1398 |
| 52 | Brady Boone | 1984 | Robbinsdale | 1439 |
| 53 | Chad Gable | 2012 | Minneapolis | 1527 |
| 54 | Erick Redbeard | 2003 | Minneapolis | 1531 |
| 55 | David Flair | 1999 | Minneapolis | 1554 |
| 56 | Alan West | 1986 | Minneapolis | 1576 |
| 57 | Tony Ross | 1937 | Minneapolis | 1606 |
| 58 | Thor Hagen | 1952 | Minneapolis | 1663 |
| 59 | Steve Druk | 1951 | Minneapolis | 1713 |
| 60 | Shawn Daivari | 1999 | Minneapolis | 1756 |
| 61 | Vladimir Petrov | 1987 | Minneapolis | 1781 |
| 62 | Jerry Brown | 1968 | Unknown | 1783 |
| 63 | Scott LeDoux | 1986 | Ironton | 1805 |
| 64 | Stoney Burke | 1985 | Unknown | 1849 |
| 65 | Rick Renslow | 1984 | Minneapolis | 1923 |
| 66 | Jack Witzig | 1951 | Golden Valley | 2069 |
| 67 | Brad Anderson | 1987 | Minneapolis | 2241 |
| 68 | Lenny | 1995 | Hibbing | 2307 |
| 69 | Rowan | 2003 | Minneapolis | 2449 |
| 70 | Jeff Warner | 1989 | Minneapolis | 2482 |
| 71 | Sir Oliver Humperdink | 1973 | Minneapolis | 2582 |
| 72 | Ari Daivari | 2006 | Plymouth | 2583 |
| 73 | Von Wagner | 2019 | Osseo | 2603 |
| 74 | Todd Becker | 1989 | Minneapolis | 2670 |
| 75 | Darius Martin | 2016 | Minneapolis | 2683 |
| 76 | Bam Bam Nealy | 1996 | Robbinsdale | 2763 |
| 77 | Red Tyler | 1986 | Minneapolis | 2772 |
| 78 | Damon Kemp | 2021 | Apple Valley | 2835 |
| 79 | Otto Kuss | 1934 | Pine City | 3138 |
| 80 | Billy Wicks | 1951 | St. Paul | 3144 |
| 81 | Jack McDonald | 1931 | Austin | 3190 |
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