Best Submission Wrestlers of All Time

The Top Ten
1 Bret Hart Bret Sergeant Hart, better known by his ring name Bret "The Hitman" Hart, is a Canadian-American writer, actor and retired professional and amateur wrestler. A member of the Hart wrestling family and a second-generation wrestler.

The sharpshooter is the bert submission move ever

2 Daniel Bryan Bryan Lloyd Danielson is an American professional wrestler best known for his tenure in WWE under the ring name Daniel Bryan. He is a five time WWE world champion.

Are you serious? Daniel Bryan is a master of the submisson wrestleing look up cattle mutilation, his surfboard, everything about is him amazing his european uppercuts, kicks, chops, head buts

"Goat face" has 1, 000 submissions under his belt "so says he".

3 Zack Sabre Jr.
4 Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, actor and former amateur wrestler currently signed to professional wrestling promotion WWE, where he was the on-screen general manager of the Raw brand and an occasional wrestler.

The ankle lock has heaps of people using including the master of it, Kurt Angle.

5 Ric Flair Richard Morgan "Ric" Fliehr, better known by his ring name Ric Flair, is a professional wrestling manager and American retired professional wrestler currently signed to the WWE under a legends appearance contract.

"The Nature Boy" had dismantled people in-ring with the leg lock.

6 Dolph Ziggler Nicholas Theodore "Nick" Nemeth, best known by the ring name Dolph Ziggler, is an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian, and actor.

The sleeper hold has put away a lot.

7 Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine, better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is a Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, media personality, actor, author, and businessman, currently signed to AEW.

The walls of Jericho has put away a lot of the best.

8 Bob Backlund Robert Louis Backlund is an American retired professional wrestler with an in-ring career spanning over 30 years, best known for his tenures in the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation, where he is a two-time WWWF/WWF Heavyweight Champion/WWF World Heavyweight Champion, as well as being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.

The chicken wing was a great match for this man. One of the best submissions for one of the best superstars.

9 Brock Lesnar Brock Edward Lesnar is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, professional American football player, and mixed martial artist who is currently signed to WWE.
10 Chris Benoit Christopher Michael Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler. During his 22-year career, he worked for numerous promotions including the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
The Contenders
11 Shawn Michaels Shawn Michaels was born on July 22, 1965 . He is an American professional wrestler. He is the first wrestler to win all the titles the WWE could have offered. He is known for his moves and looks. His nickname provided by WWE is HBK (Heart Break Kid). He was in DX (Degeneration X) a tag team with Triple H, and was the only nWo to not be in WCW. He is known by many names such as: The Showstopper, The Best of the Best, Mr. Wrestlemania, Mr. Hall of Fame, Sexy Boy, The Icon, The Headliner and The Main Event.
12 Bruno Sammatro

The 8-year wee champ's bear hug beat heaps.

13 William Regal Darren Kenneth Matthews is an English professional wrestler, trainer, talent scout, author, and color commentator.

Regal stretch is all I need to say

14 Sgt. Slaughter Robert Remus, better known by his ring name of Sgt. Slaughter, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler currently signed with the WWE in the ambassador program.
15 Buddy Rogers Buddy Rogers, better known by the ring name "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, was an American professional wrestler who was one of the biggest professional wrestling stars in the beginning of the television era. Rogers was a thirteen-time world champion, notably holding the top championship in both the NWA and the WWWF, today known as WWE (he was the inaugural WWWF World Heavyweight Champion).

The former user of Ric Flair's leg lock.

16 Eve Torres Eve Torres Gracie is an American model, actress, and former professional wrestler. She is best known for her work with WWE as Eve Torres and has served as an ambassador for the company since April 2014.

Look at her matches from two years ago, and now. You can tell she is improving, especially in the submission department.

17 Peter Senerchia (Tazz)
18 Charlotte Flair Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Charlotte, performing on the Raw brand. She is a former NXT Women's Champion, the final recognized Divas Champion, and the inaugural and current three-time Raw Women's Champion. ...read more.

She is a submission machine her leglock is better than anyone...bow down to the queen

19 Shinsuke Nakamura Shinsuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist currently signed to WWE competing on Smackdown Live. Nakamura is known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. His other accomplishments within the ...read more.
20 Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa, better known by his ring name Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE and performing on NXT. He is most well known for his time in NXT, where he was a former two time NXT champion.

The rear naked choke holder

21 Tazz Peter Senerchia, better known by the ring name Tazz, is an American radio presenter, former color commentator, and former professional wrestler.
22 Rowdy Roddy Piper Roderick George "Roddy" Toombs, better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler and actor.
23 Dean Malenko
24 CM Punk Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks, also known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American comic book writer, actor, upcoming mixed martial artist and retired professional wrestler who is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is best known for his career In World Wrestling Entertainment. He had multiple title reigns over multiple titles. While he was in the WWE, he was the leader of the New Nexus. His finishing maneuvers were the Go To Sleep (GTS) and the Anaconda Vise, many of his other moves were bulldogs, shining wizards, etc.

Best in the world

25 John Cena John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. (/ˈsiːnə/; born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, rapper, actor, and reality television show host signed to WWE, where he is assigned to the SmackDown brand. ...read more.

His finisher the submission hold he gets wwe wrestlers to tap

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