Greatest Heavyweight Champion

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(thanks to M. Lee for the bracket graphic)

Bracket A:

1 – Shawn Michaels
2 – Antonio Inoki
3 – Ed Lewis
4 – Mitsuharu Misawa
5 – Terry Funk
6 – Mil Mascaras
7 – Eddy Guerrero
8 – Triple H
9 – Keiji Muto
10 – Jerry Lawler
11 – Harley Race
12 – Mick Foley
13 – Jeff Hardy
14 – Scott Steiner
15 – Samoa Joe
16 – Steve Williams

First round results: [7] Guerrero – 75%, [8] “The King” – 25% (1,001 total votes) … [4] Misawa – 58%, [13] Hardy – 42% (828) … [8] Triple H – 65%, [9] Great Muta – 35% (814) … [3] Lewis – 57%, [14] Steiner – 43% (813) … [1] Michaels – 87%, [16] Williams – 13% (527) … [2] Inoki – 65%, [15] Samoa Joe – 35% (826) … [11] Race – 83%, [6] Mil Mascaras – 17% (757) … [12] Foley – 55%, [5] Funk – 45% (813)

Second round results: [7] Guerrero – 59%, [2] Inoki – 41% (814) … [12] Foley – 57%, [4] Misawa – 43% (815) … [11] Race – 85%, [3] Lewis – 15% (568) … [1] Michaels – 78%, [8] Triple H – 22% (756)

Sweet Sixteen round results: [1] Michaels – 87%, [12] Foley – 13% (542) … [7] Guerrero – 62%, [11] Race – 38% (899)

Bracket A championship: [1] Michaels – 80%, [7] Guerrero – 20% (1,190)

Bracket B:

1 – Ric Flair
2 – Buddy Rogers
3 – Rikidozan
4 – Undertaker
5 – Riki Coshu
6 – Verne Gagne
7 – Dory Funk Jr.
8 – Toshiaki Kawada
9 – Ricky Steamboat
10 – Gene Kiniski
11 – “Superstar” Billy Graham
12 – Edge
13 – Sting
14 – Bob Backlund
15 – Barry Windham
16 – Raven

First round results: [9] Steamboat – 87%, [8] Kawada – 13% (813) … [6] Gagne – 53%, [11] Graham – 47% (835) … [2] Rogers – 72%, [15] Windham – 28% (784) … [12] Edge – 83%, [5] Riki Choshu – 17% (665) … [1] Flair – 81%, [16] Raven – 19% (580) … [14] Backlund – 77%, [3] Rikidozen – 23% (710) … [7] Funk – 84%, [10] Kiniski – 16% (517) … [5] Hart – 91%, [12] Mysterio – 9% (594) … [4] Undertaker – 72%, [13] Sting – 28% (755)

Second round results: [14] Backlund – 53%, [6] Gagne – 47% (886) … [4] Undertaker – 80%, [12] Edge – 20% (580) … [2] Rogers – 56%, [7] Funk – 44% (814) … [1] Flair – 75%, [9] Steamboat – 25% (798)

Sweet Sixteen round results: [2] Rogers – 51%, [14] Backlund – 49% (1,007) … [4] Undertaker – 54%, [1] Flair – 46% (1,038)

Bracket B championship: [4] Undertaker – 88%, [2] Rogers – 12% (925)

Bracket C:

1 – Lou Thesz
2 – Giant Baba
3 – Stan Hansen
4 – The Rock
5 – Bret Hart
6 – Dusty Rhodes
7 – Vader
8 – Tatsumi Fujinami
9 – Chris Jericho
10 – John Cena
11 – Genichiro Tenryu
12 – Rey Mysterio Jr.
13 – Randy Orton
14 – Ivan Koloff
15 – AJ Styles
16 – CM Punk

First round results: [3] Hansen – 67%, [14] Koloff – 33% (887) … [9] Jericho – 91%, [8] Fujinami – 9% (507) … [15] Styles – 65%, [2] Giant Baba – 35% (799) … [4] The Rock – 80%, [13] Randy Orton – 20% (732) … [10] John Cena – 57%, [7] Vader – 43% (786) … [6] Rhodes – 83%, [11] Tenryu – 17% (542) … [1] Thesz – 65%, [16] Punk – 35% (817) … [6] Angle – 89%, [11] K. Gotch – 11% (579)

Second round results: [6] Rhodes – 77%, [3] Hansen – 23% (696) … [9] Jericho – 68%, [1] Thesz – 32% (827) … [4] The Rock – 51%, [5] Bret Hart – 49% (2,072) … [10] Cena – 51%, [15] Styles – 49% (1,031)

Sweet Sixteen round results: [4] The Rock – 57%, [9] Jericho – 43% (858) … [10] Cena – 51%, [6] Rhodes – 49% (1,452)

Bracket C championship: [4] The Rock – 84%, [10] Cena – 16% (968)

Bracket D:

1 – Hulk Hogan
2 – Steve Austin
3 – Bruno Sammartino
4 – Frank Gotch
5 – Jumbo Tsuruta
6 – Kurt Angle
7- Nick Bockwinkel
8 – Jack Brisco
9 – Randy Savage
10 – Dick The Bruiser
11 – Karl Gotch
12 – Kenta Kobashi
13 – Rob Van Dam
14 – Pat O’ Connor
15 – Chris Benoit
16 – Akira Taue

First round results: [2] Austin – 79%, [8] Benoit – 21% (836) … [13] RVD – 67%, [4] F. Gotch – 33% (816) .. [3] Sammartino – 95%, O’Connor – 5% (381)
… [9] Savage – 77%, [8] Brisco – 23% (817) … [7] Bockwinkel – 81%, [10] Dick The Brusier – 19% (573) … [1] Hogan – 82%, [16] Taue – 18% (601) … [12] Kobashi – 67%, [5] Tsuruta – 33%

Second round results: [2] Austin – 90%, [7] Bockwinkel – 10% (647) … [13] Van Dam – 67%, [12] Kobashi – 33% (779) … [6] Angle – 64%, [3] Sammartino – 36% (901) … [1] Hogan – 56%, [9] Savage – 44% (874)

Sweet Sixteen round results: [2] Austin – 72%, [6] Angle – 28% (879) … [1] Hogan – 55%, [13] Van Dam – 45% (1,048)

Bracket D championship: [2] Austin – 77%, [1] Hogan – 23% (894)

FINAL FOUR Results: [1] Michaels – 56%, [4] Undertaker – 44% (1,248), [2] Austin – 59%, [4] The Rock – 41% (1,221)

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: [2] Austin – 51%, [1] Michaels – 49% (3,075)