#37 - Tugboat

DUDE WAS AS BIG AS FUCKING BOAT

#38 - Skinner

Look at Skinner for more than eight seconds and you piss your pants; true story. Now I hope everyone reading this is over eighteen, because if not you are probably catatonic right now and also I probably have NBC cameras outside, along with the police. The point still stands though; Skinner is a scary breh, but in the early 90s he was even scarier to a young, nubile boy such as myself.

What made Skinner so dangerous, outside of his ability to wrestle crocodiles in the dreaded Everglades was his ability to not be killed by stingrays. He literally had zero weaknesses. The only thing that stood in his way was his fan boat running out of his gas on the New Jersey Turnpike.

While he will be remembered most for his knock down, drag out battles with Tito Santana (and I mean this in a employer/employee sense, not a wrestling sense) was the fact that he was a philanthropist having donated weapons to Somalian pirates as well as enriched uranium to Iran. Besides these feats in foreign policy, Skinner also had the time to invent his own jerky line which was sold to Slim Jim as well as star in several POV pornographic movies, with the most notable being "This Ain't that Gay(tor) Shit".

Having been retired for well over a decade Skinner now spends his time reenacting murder scenes from Dexter and rape scenes from I Spit On Your Grave.

For these reasons, as well the fear of forced sexual penetration, Skinner comes in at #38 on our list!

#39 - Glacier

What happens when you mix sub thermal temperatures with martial arts? Sub Zero. But what happens when you mix those two ingredients and let it sit for several years so it can age properly? Glacier.

WCW was nothing if not brilliant. While Mortal Kombat took the world by storm in the early 90s, WCW decided to not be rash and create its own iconic character to cash in the momentum generated by the game. Instead they waited for the widely panned sequels to unleash Glacier upon the world; a marketing coup that still has yet to be replicated.

To sum Glacier up as just a Sub Zero knock off is to say Indiana Jones was not a worthy successor in the Indiana Jones film lineage. With Glacier's incredibly well made ring attire, extremely realistic strike based offense and real honest to God snow falling from the rafters upon his entrance, he became the face of realism in wrestling. While unsophisticated types like Steve Austin swilled down beer, Glacier showcased the discipline of karate in a way the world had not seen since Hilary Swank had done it in Karate Kid 3.

Of course Glacier became too hot for WCW to handle. After being forced to lose a fight to Tank Abbott on an episode of Thunder, Glacier became so disillusioned with the business and he packed up his gi and left for greener pastures (Greenland to be exact) but not before leaving behind a legacy of being a worthy heir apparent to Bruce Le, Sub Zero and the polar bear from the Coke Christmas bottles.

For his advances in wrestling and meteorology we are proud to name Glacier the 39th greatest grappler of all time.

#40 - Van Hammer

To survive in the wrestling industry it is imperative that a grappler is able to change with the times. Perhaps no one encompassed this quality more then Van Hammer, who was able to evolve as the music industry evolved and turned the ongoing trends into even more popularity.

Starting out as a humble young star who had an axe to grind, and an axe to play, Van Hammer took WCW by storm as he botched his way to below average matches across the loop. Of course he was not long for WCW initially but he made an impact and because of that his next stint met with extreme anticipation.

The glam rock Van Hammer emulated before was gone as this time around he was in a punk phase, going as far as joining Raven in his flock. Embracing the spirit of Nirvana, Van Hammer was extremely overrated during this phase of his career. As opposed to the simple songs Nirvana was only capable of playing, Van Hammer was just capable of very basic matches. Still, it furthered his advancement and made him stronger in the future.

In 2000 he ditched his terrible Nirvana phase and picked up on the Nu Metal trend as he joined M.I.A. He became Private Stash but soon realized it made him the lowest member of the group so he renamed himself Major Stash instead. He ruined the thinly veiled pot reference but it was okay; he was no low man on the totem pole damnit.

After WCW ended Van Hammer became a wrestler without a gig. He soon gave up on his wrestling career but still carves a niche in the community as a philanthropist and playwright. It is because of his contributions to the ring and to the arts that Van Hammer is #40 on our list.

#41 - "Hardwork" Bobby Walker

Before we get to #41, let's be clear of one thing; wrestling is real and anyone who thinks otherwise is clearly an idiot. The winners and losers are determined legitimately in the ring by the gladiators who comes out in flashy robes and baby oil. There is nothing fake (or homoerotic about it)

The reason I must explain this is because it directly led to the demise of "Hardwork" Bobby Walker. For years Walker toiled on WCW World Wide where he was consistently dominating stalwarts such as Mr. JL, Brad Armstrong and Rick Fuller. Unfortunately his skin color kept him from a rise to prominence and young Mr. Walker was well aware that his skin color was working against him.

After a few Nitro's, Bobby Walker began building a cult following, and why wouldn't he? He was a man who stressed the importance of hard work, something that millions of parents ignore even today. His passion for hard work was clearly going to make WCW a lot of money had they not decided to try and take the legitimacy of out pro wrestling.

The stage for this disgrace was set when members of WCW's booking committee pulled Bobby Walker aside and told him he was going to lose to Ric Flair that night. Think about that! A young, vibrant wrestler who prides himself on hard work, losing to a nearly 50 year old guy with goofy hair, saggy boobs and a pension for boozing, carousing and not paying any of his bills. This was Bobby Walker damnit! Ric Flair was a has been and he was going to throw a wrestling match, further sullying wrestling's good name?! Walker was incredulous at the request and sued WCW for racial discrimination.

Sadly the damage was done and wrestling became known as "that fake sport" all because WCW wanted Bobby Walker to throw a match vs Ric Flair. Needless to say the damage done to our sport has been irreparable but the values that Bobby Walker taught us continue to thrive today.

For that Bobby Walker's hard work has paid off, making him #41 on our list.

#42 - Virgil

For many the pinnacle of the Civil Rights Movement was in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1960s. Sadly those people are mistaken for the Civil Rights Movement was on a simmer throughout the Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter and Reagan administrations until finally boiling over into frothy madness early on in the Bush presidency. Of course the watershed moment was when Virgil was finally able to win his freedom from "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.

For years Virgil was basically the slave of Ted DiBiase. In a PC world, the DiBiase/Virgil relationship was about as un-PC as it got. Then finally Virgil was able to become emancipated and he struck it out on his own, where he became one of the losingest wrestlers in WWF history.

Was life fair to Virgil? Certainly not. After being destroyed by Yokozuna he left WWF and went to WCW where he became Vincet, the slave of the nWo. Natch this was bewildering to fans who had cheered Virgil on during his meteoric Roots esque rise from poverty to prosperity but still Virgil persevered yet again, as he has been able to parlay his fame into gigs at all the major comic book conventions. And as you can see from the picture above, empty chairs across the world eagerly get in line for his $30 autograph.

Virgil's in ring acumen is top notch, but his societal impact is the biggest justification for his spot at #42 on our list. So next time you think about Rosa Parks, remember that it was Virgil who finished what she started.

#43 - Swoll

First of all, credit to Tim Long for the above picture. As an aside, his last name says Long but his pants sure don't.

For those unfamiliar with Swoll, he was a member of Master P's No Limit Soldiers. These roughians took WCW by storm, eventually feuding with the incredibly racist West Texas Rednecks. It's a feud the No Limit Soldiers clearly won, as two of the four West Texas Rednecks are dead, another just had a stroke and the other one is nowhere to be found.

The central figure of the No Limit Soldiers was not Master P, but instead his 400 lbs bodyguard Swoll. Swoll was quickly signed by WCW with a lucrative 400k contract. Months later of course he was arrested for not paying child support but hey, at least he didn't have the kid aborted so there is that.

Swoll was a monster in the ring, using his vast array of two moves to overwhelm Luchadores on WCW Thunder. Sadly his star was not able to shine brighter as he was too busy going to prison for a litany of crimes. Had the authorities not held another black man down though he was on his way to being the second greatest US Champion ever.

For his hard work and dedication to not only wrestling but also parenting and staying on the right side of the law, Swoll is a unanimous #43 on our 50 greatest grappler list!