While some made the mistaken assertion that boxing's heavyweight champion was the baddest guy on the globe, those in the know knew it wasn't true—and has never been true. Pro wrestling reigned supreme for a wonderful century, if not longer. Lesnar's demise from the top of the UFC has put a stop to that streak. He retired soon after his triumph and joined the FILA Commission a year later. After the Olympic Committee decided to eliminate wrestling from the games in 2013, he surrendered his gold medal. John Smith, born in 1965, is one of the most distinguished American freestyle wrestlers. Burroughs concluded his undergraduate career with a 128-20 record. In terms of wrestling accomplishments, he is now rated second all-time in the United States. Gable earned many national and conference titles as a member of Iowa State University's wrestling team. Hogan was the most popular wrestler of the 1980s, a 12-time world champion (six with the WWE) and the first to win consecutive Royal Rumbles. Hogan, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005, will always be remembered as one of the faces of professional wrestling.