It is hard to argue that most of the wrestlers we spoke of loved the wrestling business.  Tojo Yamamoto loved it so much; he took his own life when he could no longer be a part of it.  Yamamoto was another Hawaiian born wrestler who wrapped himself in the Japanese flag to get heel heat.  Tojo never reached the big time, but he very good tactician who was a multi time (mostly tag team) belt holder in or around the Memphis area.  He was known as a man who gave back to wrestling, as he was always willing to help younger wrestlers wherever he could.  When Tojo’s health failed, he was a top manager in Memphis.  Sadly, when he could no longer perform that, depression over not being a part of the business he loved got the best of him.

To people who are unfamiliar with the wacky world of Professional Wrestling, would it be probable that they think that all wrestlers look like Ox Baker?  With a shaved head, bushy eyebrows and a menacing Fu Manchu, Ox Baker looked every bit his catch phrase of “I Like to Hurt People”.  Baker was not the most fluid of wrestlers and he may actually be more known for his film and television appearances than he was in the wrestling ring.  Still, with that look how could Ox Baker be out of place in any professional wrestling Hall of Fame?

Long before she set foot in the WWE, Jackie Moore was kicking ass and taking names fighting more men than women in the USWA.  Jacqueline had proved herself to be a top flight wrestler and finally received her due on the national stage competing for WCW.  She wouldn’t stay there long, and she would soon join the WWE roster giving Sable a credible opponent.  She was tough and sexy and had a passion for wrestling.  She was recently released from TNA and likely has completed in her last match.  As the first African American Woman of note in wrestling, she may not make the Hall of Fame, but she established a very impressive footnote for herself.

He was wild, crazy looking and with a thick Argentine accent, Pampero Firpo stood out in what was a very colorful crowd.  Firpo had a natural look of a heel, and wrestled in a style that would predate the Hardcore scene that would popularize wresting later.  Despite his crazy look, Firpo did have a natural charisma that allowed him to have a very successful face run against the Sheik in the Detroit area.  Firpo also popularized the elongated “Ohhhh Yeahhhhh” phrase long before Randy Savage, though if those two words can’t get the Macho Man in, we don’t think it will do much for Firpo.