Sometimes it takes a long time for a wrestler to finally make it. For Minnesota native, Jerry Lynn it must have felt like eternity.

The burly French Canadian, Jos LeDuc terrorized fans and opponents with his burly lumberjack persona for years.

Best known for his role as the foreign heel manager, General Skandor Akbar, the man born as Jimmy Webha was actually a native Texan.

Another Japanese wrestler who is not well known to North American audiences (although he did have many matches here in the 70’s), Riki Choshu also was one of the top stars in Japan and was a constant fixture in the Heavyweight ranks there for decades.