122. The Hurricane Shane Helms

From North Carolina, Shane Helms was a top flyer in southern independents.  When the Hardy Boys broke through in the WWF, WCW countered by signing Helms and his friend, Shannon Moore, and placing them with Evan Karagias, and the three became 3 Count, a parody of boy bands.  Helms would later be the breakout star of the trio, winning the Cruiserweight Title on the promotions last PPV.

Helms’s contract was one of the few that the WWE picked up immediately when they bought the company, and while he lost his title in his debut match, he was able to show personality, and morphed into the Hurricane, a super hero wrestler in the vein of the Green Lantern.  The Hurricane was entertaining as a low to mid-card face, and he a good wrestler to boot.  An ill-advised heel turn in 2005 did not do much for his career, and he fizzled out before departing the company shortly after.

Helms would have a food career afterwards in the independents, and he eventually returned to the WWE as an agent.