The GOAT Index

Who's the best — across every era and every promotion, computed from 585 world-title careers in the tracked lineages. Settle it. Or start it.

Featured head-to-heads

John CenaVSRic Flair GOAT Score 76 — 94 Hulk HoganVSSteve Austin GOAT Score 92 — 65 Bruno SammartinoVSHulk Hogan GOAT Score 67 — 92 Steve AustinVSThe Rock GOAT Score 65 — 63 Randy SavageVSShawn Michaels GOAT Score 59 — 54 John CenaVSRandy Orton GOAT Score 76 — 70 Ric FlairVSHarley Race GOAT Score 94 — 77 Triple HVSRandy Orton GOAT Score 74 — 70 Kazuchika OkadaVSHiroshi Tanahashi GOAT Score 83 — 76 CM PunkVSAJ Styles GOAT Score 75 — 75 Kenny OmegaVSJon Moxley GOAT Score 74 — 64 Charlotte FlairVSTrish Stratus GOAT Score 71 — 67 Rhea RipleyVSBianca Belair GOAT Score 62 — 56 Hulk HoganVSRoman Reigns GOAT Score 92 — 80 John CenaVSRoman Reigns GOAT Score 76 — 80

All-time top 25 — Men's division

By GOAT Score. Full methodology below — argue accordingly.

1	Ric Flair21 world reigns · 3,808 days · WWE, NWA, WCW · 1981–2000	94
2	Hulk Hogan7 world reigns · 2,688 days · WWE, WCW · 1984–1999 · vs №1 →	92
3	Kazuchika Okada7 world reigns · 2,043 days · NJPW · 2012–2023 · vs №1 →	83
4	Brock Lesnar11 world reigns · 1,802 days · WWE, NJPW · 2002–2022 · vs №1 →	81
5	Roman Reigns7 world reigns · 1,553 days · WWE · 2015–now · vs №1 →	80
6	Verne Gagne10 world reigns · 4,677 days · AWA · 1960–1981 · vs №1 →	79
7	Mitsuharu Misawa8 world reigns · 2,509 days · AJPW, NOAH · 1992–2008 · vs №1 →	79
8	Keiji Muto9 world reigns · 1,947 days · AJPW, NOAH, NJPW, NWA · 1992–2021 · vs №1 →	78
9	Harley Race7 world reigns · 1,799 days · NWA · 1973–1983 · vs №1 →	77
10	John Cena17 world reigns · 1,513 days · WWE · 2005–2025 · vs №1 →	76
11	Hiroshi Tanahashi8 world reigns · 1,396 days · NJPW · 2006–2019 · vs №1 →	76
12	AJ Styles9 world reigns · 1,234 days · WWE, TNA, NJPW, NWA · 2003–2018 · vs №1 →	75
13	CM Punk12 world reigns · 1,049 days · WWE, AEW, ROH · 2005–2026 · vs №1 →	75
14	Kenny Omega4 world reigns · 1,430 days · AEW, TNA, NJPW, AAA · 2018–2021 · vs №1 →	74
15	Triple H14 world reigns · 1,225 days · WWE · 1999–2016 · vs №1 →	74
16	Cody Rhodes6 world reigns · 1,204 days · WWE, ROH, NWA · 2017–now · vs №1 →	74
17	Kurt Angle12 world reigns · 988 days · WWE, TNA, WCW · 2000–2015 · vs №1 →	73
18	Místico3 world reigns · 3,240 days · CMLL · 2007–now · vs №1 →	72
19	Seth Rollins8 world reigns · 1,172 days · WWE, NXT · 2012–now · vs №1 →	72
20	Vader8 world reigns · 1,019 days · AJPW, NJPW, WCW · 1989–2000 · vs №1 →	71
21	Nick Bockwinkel4 world reigns · 2,990 days · AWA · 1975–1987 · vs №1 →	70
22	Randy Orton14 world reigns · 815 days · WWE · 2004–2020 · vs №1 →	70
23	Kensuke Sasaki7 world reigns · 1,070 days · AJPW, NOAH, NJPW · 1997–2009 · vs №1 →	69
24	Sting14 world reigns · 859 days · TNA, NWA, WCW · 1990–2011 · vs №1 →	69
25	Chris Jericho9 world reigns · 649 days · WWE, AEW, ROH, WCW · 2001–2025 · vs №1 →	69

All-time top 25 — Women's division

Same formula, same scale, its own chart — divisions never compete, so they don't share one.

1	The Fabulous Moolah8 world reigns · 20,703 days · WWE, NWA · 1956–1999	78
2	Mercedes Moné10 world reigns · 1,106 days · WWE, NJPW, NXT, CMLL · 2015–2026 · vs №1 →	74
3	Charlotte Flair15 world reigns · 1,109 days · WWE, NXT · 2014–2023 · vs №1 →	71
4	Becky Lynch8 world reigns · 913 days · WWE, NXT · 2016–2024 · vs №1 →	69
5	Trish Stratus7 world reigns · 828 days · WWE · 2001–2006 · vs №1 →	67
6	Debbie Combs3 world reigns · 2,984 days · NWA · 1986–1996 · vs №1 →	66
7	Taya Valkyrie5 world reigns · 2,421 days · TNA, AAA · 2014–2023 · vs №1 →	66
8	Marcela5 world reigns · 2,343 days · CMLL · 2005–2020 · vs №1 →	64
9	Asuka5 world reigns · 1,002 days · WWE, NXT · 2016–2023 · vs №1 →	62
10	Mickie James11 world reigns · 912 days · TNA, WWE · 2006–2023 · vs №1 →	62
11	Rhea Ripley6 world reigns · 837 days · WWE, NXT · 2018–now · vs №1 →	62
12	Lady Apache5 world reigns · 1,633 days · AAA, CMLL · 1996–2007 · vs №1 →	59
13	Mildred Burke1 world reigns · 1,692 days · NWA · 1950–1954 · vs №1 →	58
14	Athena1 world reigns · 1,281 days · ROH · 2022–now · vs №1 →	58
15	Toni Storm5 world reigns · 871 days · AEW, NXT · 2019–2025 · vs №1 →	58
16	La Amapola1 world reigns · 1,442 days · CMLL · 2007–2011 · vs №1 →	57
17	Stephanie Vaquer5 world reigns · 929 days · WWE, NXT, CMLL, NJPW · 2023–now · vs №1 →	57
18	Deonna Purrazzo5 world reigns · 894 days · ROH, TNA, AAA · 2020–2023 · vs №1 →	57
19	Bayley5 world reigns · 937 days · WWE, NXT · 2015–2024 · vs №1 →	56
20	Awesome Kong3 world reigns · 718 days · TNA, NWA · 2007–2009 · vs №1 →	56
21	Bianca Belair3 world reigns · 553 days · WWE · 2021–2023 · vs №1 →	56
22	Liv Morgan4 world reigns · 723 days · WWE · 2022–now · vs №1 →	55
23	AJ Lee3 world reigns · 406 days · WWE · 2013–2014 · vs №1 →	55
24	Akira Hokuto2 world reigns · 996 days · CMLL, WCW · 1994–1997 · vs №1 →	54
25	Gail Kim8 world reigns · 763 days · TNA, WWE · 2003–2017 · vs №1 →	54

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How the GOAT Score works

Every number is derived from dated reigns in the tracked title lineages — no projections, no vibes. The score is capped at 99 and built from six published components:

Volume0–32 · log-scaled total days as a world champion

Reigns0–18 · 2.0 points per world title reign

Peak0–12 · longest single reign, maxing at 1,400 days

Era Share0–12 · world-title days ÷ days in the wrestler's championship span — the inflation adjustment that lets the territory era and the modern era share one chart

Scope0–5 · promotions where they won a world title

Span0–3 · years between first and last world title reign

Honors0–9 · annual honors beyond the belts: Wrestler of the Year — Observer (3) and PWI reader vote (2), PWI Woman of the Year (3), PWI 500 and PWI Women's No. 1 (2.5), G1 Climax (2.5), Royal Rumble win (2), Champion Carnival and Continental Classic (1.5), King/Queen of the Ring, Money in the Bank and the Owen Hart Cup (1.25). One winner per year by construction — every era competes on equal footing, no decay required

Big Match0–8 · log-scaled, tier-weighted flagship main events. Every promotion's marquee counts, weighted by its tier: WrestleMania and Starrcade carry full weight, SummerSlam 0.85 as a Tier 1 second flagship, Wrestle Kingdom and All In 0.8 as Tier 2 flagships, with Tier 3 and 4 flagships at 0.6 and 0.4 as their rows land. Four full-weight main events earn about five points, ten earn about seven and a half, capped at eight. In the books now: every WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Starrcade, Wrestle Kingdom, All In, Bound for Glory and November to Remember main event, WCW's July summer flagship (the Great American Bash, then Bash at the Beach), and AEW's Double or Nothing flagship era. TripleMania, the CMLL Aniversario, the full Final Battle list, Stand & Deliver, the modern Final Battle era, AWA SuperClash and the pre-2007 January 4 Dome shows are in; TripleManía's verified lineage, the first Aniversario rows, NOAH's The New Year (complete), AWA SuperClash and NWA Hard Times are in; the remaining TripleManía multi-man years and Regia shows, the Aniversario backfill, Final Battle 2004–2021 and Hard Times 6 are queued; All Japan's marquee is carried by the Champion Carnival honor rather than an event series

Careers are unified across ring names (Danielson/Bryan, Moxley/Ambrose, Savage's billing variants). Scores reflect recognized, tracked lineages — including the territory era's marathon reigns, which is exactly the kind of thing worth arguing about. Disagree with a weight? Good. That's the point.