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85: Iron Sheik
Score: 20
# of Lists: 1

Won Wrestlemania X-7's gimmick battle royal because he couldn't take the required bump to be eliminated at that point (2001).

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26wdeb; Gimmick Battle Royal, April 1 2001

84: Shinya Hashimoto
Score: 20
# of Lists: 2

Of NJPW's Three Musketeers that would carry them through the 90s, Hashimoto is the least known to Western fans, with both Mutoh and Chono appearing in WCW. Hashimoto however was busy holding the IWGP championship in Japan and never made it over to the WCW shows - probably a blessing for him. In Japan he would be one of the most popular wrestlers of the 90s, and is one of the names most associated with "Strong Style".

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9a8ci; Shinya Hashimoto vs. Lord Steven Regal, April 16 1995

83: Tiger Mask
Score: 21
# of Lists: 1

One of the most influential wrestlers ever in the Light Heavyweight division, the work he was doing in the early 80s would still blow many minds today and his matches with Dynamite Kid in particular put the style of wrestling on the map with hardcore fans.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7gsqrs; Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid, April 21 1983

82: Bill Goldberg
Score: 21
# of Lists: 3

There is a great lesson that can be learned from Bill Goldberg - a great squash match is one of the most entertaining things you can see in pro wrestling. Goldberg didn't work in longer matches, and that right there is the argument against every match being long - because Goldberg could still have some of the most enteraining matches on your show if you booked him right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8DcBibsj5w; Goldberg vs. Raven, April 20 1998

80 (tie): Tommaso Ciampa
Score: 22
# of Lists: 2

Ciampa is in some ways one of NXT's greatest success stories - while the history of NXT is littered with the top guys from the independent scene, Ciampa was not that - but has definitely become one of the biggest names in NXT. Tying his NXT career to Gargano from the offset definitely worked out for both - from a great match in the CWC to becoming a tag team and having some of the greatest tag matches in North American history, before moving on to an era defining feud between themselves.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x60rh7x; Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa vs. Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson, November 19 2016

80 (tie): Claudio Castagnoli / Cesaro
Score: 22
# of Lists: 2

In the early 2000s era of independent wrestling there weren't many big men, so Cesaro's size and power offense set him apart from peers. His size and strength, combined with an undersized and flippy talent pool to work with, set him up to be one of the greatest bases of all time. He rarely gets to show that off in WWE, but he did manage to bring his fantastic matches with El Generico/Sami Zayn over to WWE and those matches were a huge part of establishing NXT as a hardcore favourite early on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwCx6U-tEo8; Claudio Castagnoli vs. Mike Quackenbush, September 30 2006

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