The best wrestler from each of the 50 United States 

ALABAMA - "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton

The "beautiful" half of the Midnight Express earns his place on this list

The Midnight Express were one of the greatest tag teams of all time. One half of that duo was Huntsville, Alabama's own "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton.

Bobby Eaton has an incredible 26 Tag Team Championships to his name. On top of this, he has also won four Television Championships and 12 World Heavyweight Championships across several different promotions. He is one of Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Hall of Fame inductees, and though he never worked for Vince McMahon, I imagine that he will make it to the WWE Hall of Fame as part of a Midnight Express package deal (if you will), which would include his partner Stan Lane and his manager, Jim Cornette.

Though he was a largely underrated talent throughout his career, he still gets my pick for the best wrestler to ever come from Alabama.

ALASKA - Kenny Kaos

Fun fact: this is the only professional wrestler that we could find from Alaska…fancy that!

Kenny Kaos is an oft-forgotten member of the WCW roster. He is perhaps best known as one-half of the undercard tag team “High Voltage” with Robbie Rage. The team really didn’t do much of note during their WCW tenure, only winning a handful of matches together. However, once Kaos split from High Voltage following an injury to his partner, he did end up winning the Tag Team Championship with Rick Steiner in October of 1998.

As a singles wrestler, Kaos did wrestle against some high-profile opponents, including Konnan and Lex Luger, but rarely (if, at all) won. He retired from wrestling in 1999 after only four years in the business. Still, he is the greatest (albeit, only) professional wrestler to ever come from the state of Alaska.

ARIZONA - Shawn Michaels

HONORABLE MENTION: "Superstar" Billy Graham

"Superstar" Billy Graham would've been an easy pick for the state of Arizona...had it not been for the fact that Shawn Michaels was born in Chandler, Arizona.

That right there is the face of a man who knows he's the greatest of all time

I'm just going to come right out and say it - Shawn Michaels is the greatest professional wrestler of all time. Yes, I know he was a complete a**clown backstage in the 90's and I don't want to say he had a right to treat his co-workers so poorly, but he was right to believe he was the best in the business. Because he was!

I don't even know that I have to run down his list of championship victories - he's basically held it all in the WWE...three WWF Championshps, one World Heavyweight Championship, three Intercontinental Championships, a European Championship, six Tag Team Championships, two Royal Rumble match victories (in fact, he's one of only three men to win it twice consecutively and one of only seven to win it more than once), two matches rated 5-stars by Dave Meltzer, four matches voted "Match of the Year" by Wrestling Observer Newsletter, three Hall of Fame rings, he was the WWF's first Grand Slam Champion, his amazing match quality has earned him the nickname "Mr WrestleMania" even though he has a losing record at WrestleMania. He wrestled for eight more years after being told he'd never wrestle again, he founded D-Generation X, he screwed Bret Hart, he threw Marty Jannetty through a window...jeez, how many memorable moments can one guy have?

Michaels' career had a fairytale ending, too. Even though he went out in defeat, his "Career vs Streak" match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI can only be described as a work of art. A perfect end to a near-perfect career.

I'll say it again - Shawn Michaels is the greatest professional wrestler of all time. And therefore, he earns my pick for the greatest wrestler to ever come from Arizona.

ARKANSAS - Sid

HONORABLE MENTION: Bobo Brazil

I know, I know - he wasn't wonderful in the ring and he absolutely sucked on the microphone. But still, Sid has had an indelible impact on professional wrestling.

Born in West Memphis, Arkansas, Sid has quite a laundry list of accomplishments. He was, at one point, a member of the legendary Four Horsemen, he won two World Championships in both WCW and in the WWF, and he won seven more World Championships in other promotions, among other title reigns. Not only that, but he was one of the most "pro-wrestler" looking human beings I've ever seen - he was 6'9" and 300+ pounds of pure muscle, certainly a guy you wouldn't want to mess with (especially if he had a pair of scissors in his hands).

I'm not entirely sure why WWE has yet to induct Sid into their Hall of Fame. I wouldn't call him a "HOF Headliner" like Stone Cold or Bret Hart, but his merits speak for themselves. So, for now, he'll have to settle for a place on this list.

CALIFORNIA - The Rock

"The Great One" won a tough race in the state of California

The Rock is from a lot of places, including Hawaii, Florida, and New Zealand...but IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE HE'S LIVED...because he was born in Hayward, California. So, he gets my pick for this state's best.

The Rock's wrestling career started off...well, rocky. His white-meat babyface "Rocky Maivia" character was eaten alive by fans, much like Jason Jordan is today. Once he turned heel and turned into The Rock, though, all of that changed. He became the most charismatic talker in the company, spawning multiple catchphrases and exuding a brash confidence that no one else could quite manifest.

From there, he became one of the top guys in the WWF. He would go on to win eight WWF/E Championships, two WCW World Championships (during the Invasion angle), two Intercontinental Championships, five Tag Team Championships, and the 2000 Royal Rumble. His charisma was so renowned that it earned him several movie roles, and today he's one of the most highly-paid and sought-after actors in Hollywood.

He's a tried-and-true superstar who helped put wrestling into the mainstream, and he earns my pick for California's best wrestler if you smell what I'm cookin'.