Top five greatest high flyers in WWE history

WWE has produced wrestlers of various wrestling styles such as submission specialists, powerhouses, hardcore, high flyers, lucha libre, and so on. Among them, the high-flying style is unique and could be performed only by highly talented professionals.

With a number of high flyers in WWE, Wade Barrett on a recent episode of Raw called Ricochet as the Greatest Highflyers in the history of business. There is no doubt that he is one of the greatest high flyers of the company, but where does he stand on our list? Here is our list of the Top five greatest high flyers in WWE history

5. Evan Bourne

Evan Bourne is one of the greatest high-flyers who had a seven-year long-run with WWE. Almost all of his moves were high-flying moves and it is so rare to see him perform ground moves, which makes him one of the top 5 highfliers in the company. Some of his high-flying moves include Catapult Corner Dropkick, Snapmare Driver, Standing Moonsault, After shock, Airborne and so on.

4. Ricochet

Ricochet is one of the two greatest high flyers on the current WWE roster. He is one of the few wrestlers who can perform any high-flying move with ease. However, what makes him stuck in the fourth spot is the unstable finishing maneuver which he changes week after week. His poor finishing and signature move made him stuck in the mid and low mid-card, which didn't made him position in the top three list.

3. Rob Van Dam

High-flyer's list without Rob Van Dam? RVD is one of the greatest highflyers with a combination of hardcore wrestling style. Van Dam is damn good in performing some of the extreme high flying moves with weapons assist. His foot is ofter on the air than the floor. Some of his high-flying moves includes Step Over Heel Kick, Diving Cross Body, Corkscrew  Leg Drop,  Somersault Plancha, Split legged Moonsault, Chair Surf, The Van Daminator, Van Terminator and his finisher "Five Star Frog Splash".

2. Jeff Hardy

The Charismatic Enigma and the extreme wrestler stays at the number two spot im our highflier's list. Jeff is one of the few wrestlers who doesn't fear heights. He flies from top of anything and risks his whole career. His extreme flying skills and charismatic wrestling style made him achieve great success. Some of the most popular high flying moves of Jeff Hardy include Diving Clothesline, Whisper in the wind, Mule Kick, Plancha, Twist of Fate and his finisher Swanton Bomb.

1. Rey Mysterio

The Ultimate Luchador and the legendary Hall of Famer is the greatest high-flier of all time, who stands on the top spot on our list. Rey is one of the top high-flying and sneakiest wrestlers of all time. The Ultimate Underdog had proved that height and size does not matter to become the world champion. Rey Mysterio is the one who defined the term high flying in WWE.

Some of the signature high-flying wrestling moves of Rey include Super Hurricanrana, Slingshot leg drop, West Coast Pop, 619, Tilt-A Whirl, Springboard Crossbody, Mysterio Rana, Frog Splash and Dragon Rana. He not only attacks using high-flying moves, but also counters them with it. His technical and high-flying skills has made him one of the most successful wrestlers and a Hall of Famer.