Gorgeous George

[10.0] "One of if not the first heel, which is the genuine basis of the sport today and how wrestlers interact with crowds. Being arrogant, pretentious, and flamboyant were things you wouldn't see before this. Not only did he shape wrestling but you can argue he was influential in modern culture as a whole, adding personality into sports. Muhammad Ali took inspiration from George and used it to promote himself in ways athletes didn't do before. You can argue he made being the arrogant guy cool and a marketable strategy in what was then a new age of media. Undeniably one of the most important people of all time in the wrestling business and in my opinion he altered the course of the business more than anyone else."

[10.0] "How can I not rate this guy a 10? He was quite literally the first ever "heel" in wrestling. And my goodness, despite his work being over a century old at this point, it still holds up today. Inspired Muhammad Ali to run his mouth. He's better than almost every heel that's existed after him, and that's saying something..."

[10.0] "Raymond George Wagner was the biggest new thing in wrestling history back in 1950 in its 80 year history, becoming a true characteristic heel. Part two of this review will highlight his abilities in-ring, he was never the best or a world champion, solid and strong wrist locks, very meat and potatoes in his prime before the long blonde hair or robes. His wife is the biggest inspiration to his life and his biggest source how to piss off a live crowd. He was a professional with a professional mindset, just dont want the ref to put his filthy gross hands on him or his hair. Another cool fact, unresolved fact but he came out to the music pomp and circumstance all the way through that sometimes was the longest thing than the battle that night. George was Gorgeous and Gorgeous George is the influence of the heel blueprint that built THE Greatest, The Nature Boy, The Macho Man, THE Superstar, The Salt of the Earth etc."

[10.0] "One of the most important and greatest wrestlers in history. One of the first sports entertainers and the modern incarnation was built off of this man. Easily earns his 10"

[9.0] "The era defining star and the ultimate heel, this man is the blueprint on how to play heel and he was awesome"

[10.0] "Original pretty boy gimmick. A pioneer for this. His moves are good. He would have this butler come to the ring with him called Jeeves. Great heel"

[8.0] "He was the guy who pretty much brought gimmicks into wrestling spicing things up and while he really deserves all the credit for getting the ball rolling he wasn't really that impressive in ring wise. Typical heel tactics with a great gimmick but at the time it was something completely different. Massive props to George for being one of the firsts."

[9.0] "The inventor of the "gimmick" from the valet that sprayed the ring with perfume, to the robes, to the golden "Georgie pins" in his hair. He invented sports entertainment and was the ultimate heel"

[10.0] "Gorgeous George is a legend who was one of the first cocky, make you want to punch them in the face, chicken shit heels who has influenced many legends. Such a big influence in fact that Muhammed Ali based himself of George and even the SIMPSONS made an episode on him."

[10.0] "The man, the myth, the legend. There is no question that Gorgeous George's influence is the reason that most fans are interested in wrestling today."

[10.0] "Gorgeous George is pretty much the man that started it all. All the fancy music, gimmicks, pyro, special effects, and anything else you see today traces back to George. In the picture, he doesnt look all that great but once you see one of his matches you will realize why George has this high of a rating. Definitely a 10/10."

[10.0] "Conventionally labeled the first gimmick ever, George revolutionized the concept of "being a worker in the pro-wrestling business". It was after him that "characters" and "gimmick" really started to appear. Do you like The Rock? Do Or maybe Tiger Mask? Antonino Rocca? CM Punk? Well... it all goes back to the 40s in good ole America. And it all traces back to this man."

[10.0] "The first major gimmick wrestler in history. You can find some of his matches around the net without even looking too hard, and they were phenomenal, even by today's standard. One of the greatest wrestlers of all time."