Welcome to my first article here at Online World of Wrestling, and I think I'll start off with what in my opinion, are the greatest entrances of all time. The entrance is what makes the wrestler. For example, in WCW, you knew when Goldberg was coming. The music played, the security guards protected him as he walked to the ramp. He had to be a badass to have security guard blocking him. Then he would strike his pose, and the fireworks went off. He was a force to be reckoned with, and he was. So I'll stop babbling, and present the best of all time.

Ric Flair - Ric Flair once said to be the man, you have to beat the man. And he was the man. The music hit, boos (or sometimes cheers) generated. And when Ric Flair would walk through the curtains, he has his robe on. The infamous stylish robe. He would stroll to the ring, maybe doing his taunt here and there, keep screaming wooooooooooooooooooooo, and always adjust his hair. He would go into the ring, do his taunt, and another wooooooooooooooo. He was the man for that reason.

Goldust - Goldust was the person you wondered if he was gay or not. In the early years, he would come to the ring with Marlena (Terri Runnels), and even in 1999, was it good. You heard the beat start, he would walk to the ring wearing a robe and a wig. As he entered, the TV Screen would go to a movie-like viewing. Gold and Black would be pointing at him as he entered. The music played during the movie-like viewing. He would have a serious look on his face. He was ready to play mind games. He entered the ring, took his robe off, and would rub his chest. I thought he was gay at first. A very convincing character.

Kane- Masked - Before the WWE decided to ruin the Kane character, he was the brother of the Undertaker. They fooled around with matches and set the parents house on fire. He was from parts unknown, he was scary. He was a big man with the mask and couldn't speak without a voice box. When the music hit, it was dark, it was red. Your were wondering. The fire hits and he enters. He walks down the ramp, sometimes fixing his glove, and would go right to the ring, climb on, use all 3 ropes, and then walk to the middle to the ring. He would raise his hands up in the air, then when he put them down, fire was in every corner.

Gangrel - If you don't remember who he was, then you weren't around in 1999 watching wrestling. Gangrel wasn't a driving force in the WWF, but he had possibly the best entrance ever. The music played, people looked to the ramp. He didn't enter at the middle like everyone else, no he didn't, you would see fire coming from the left side of the ramp, and then you seen him rise. He would be carrying an urn of blood, he could be wearing sunglasses, and it didn't matter. His fangs are noticeable. He would walk to the ring with the urn clutched in his hands, and when he went on the steps, with the arena dark, he would drink out of his urn, and spit out the blood out of it. He was a man that always said blood is thicker then water. Best entrance I've seen in a long time.

The Rock - The Rock has the best promos ever. He could be using his famous lines all the time, call other wrestlers "roody poo candy asses", he could be saying "Finally the Rock has come back to ". The Rock was the man. When the music hit, everyone was on there feet, cheering for The Rock. He would keep turning his head to either side of the arena, as he walked, and as he walked up the stairs, he went to one side of the ring, lifted his arm up, and let the crowd cheer. He would go to the other side and do the same thing before entering the ring.

Goldberg- WCW Years - He was the undefeated wrestler. Feared around the WCW, he was a powerful force, so powerful that he would have the guards protect him as he left his locker room. You would see them walk with him to the entrance ramp, the music was playing, and everyone was on there feet. He would then walk to the entrance, hit his head with his arms, and the fireworks exploded. He then strolled to the ring, and would be ready to kick some ass.

Stone Cold Steve Austin - Austin was the face of the Federation in 1998. He was the driving force of the Attitude era. When he entered, people knew. The glass broke, everyone was ready. He could be coming out to open a can of whoop ass on Vince McMahon, he came either way. He could walk in a fast pace, shaking his head. He was ready to fight. He would enter the ring, go to all four sides of the ring, raise his arms, stick out his middle finger, and show how badass he was. Maybe at the ends of matches, you would see him guzzling beer, and everyone would be excited.

Hulk Hogan- Did it matter" - Hulk Hogan is probably the reason why Wrestling is popular today. When Hogan was in the WWF, he was a patriotic American, as he entered the ring with the Real American theme song. He would stroll to the ring with a shirt and bandana on. He would slap people's hands as he entered. When he got into the ring, he ripped his shirt off, and posed his muscles. When he was Hollywood Hogan in WCW, the screen turned Gray on your television, the version of voodoo child played, and Hogan would come out, playing the air guitar, and would be an awesome heel. He would rip his shirt, and wear the bandana. It was cool to be Hulk Hogan.

Ultimate Warrior - OK, so he is now a hated person, but c'mon, who didn't LOVE his entrance" The music hit, everyone jumped on there feet, and were waiting for the Warrior to enter. When he did, he would have his arm in the air pumping, as he ran to the ring, wearing a coat. He would jump to the side of the ring run towards the left side of the ring, and the arms still pumping. When he entered the ring, he would shake the ropes, show off his arms to the crowd, and he was ready to squash anyone. And he did.

Bret "Hitman" Hart - Bret Hart was the man in the 90's. He was bring the WWF back from the ashes of the steroid trials, and brought to the world some great matches, (including my favorite at WrestleMania 13 against Steve Austin), and his entrance was also great. You hear the screeching on the guitar, and you knew it was the Hitman coming out. Wearing his leather jacket and his sunglasses, Hart would stroll to the ring, and when he entered, he would do his taunt, and the crowd ate it up. He would then leave the ring, and hand his sunglasses off to a lucky little kid, and showed how he was a great babyface.

by Kevin Fischer