Virtually all followers of wrestling are aware of the 1975 plane crash where Ric Flair’s back was broken and his career was threatened.  We know that Flair came back to wrestle again.  Johnny Valentine was not as lucky as the injuries he suffered ended his wrestling career permanently.

A quick look at Ron Garvin would not make you think you are looking at a star.  He was not very big (by wrestling standards) and not the best interview.  However once he got in the ring, he was tough, capable and looked like he could take anyone apart.

The words underrated and overrated are brandished often wrestling.  Although Dick Murdoch was much respected he could very well have still been vastly underrated.  He was a tough Texan capable of delivering a technically brilliant masterpiece or a full out brawl.

Although he is still a relatively young man, the successful outside ventures of John “Bradshaw” Layfield make is confident that we can include him on our list and that his retirement will likely stick.  It is interesting that he made our list as when he started in the WWE he really didn’t have the makings of a Hall of Fame performer.