Kensuke Sasaki is best known to North American wrestling fans for his multiple appearances in World Championship Wrestling, where he had a brief feud with “Ravishing” Rick Rude and defeated Sting for the United States Title. In his native Japan, the stocky and powerful Sasaki collected multiple championships and was the first to win the IWGP World Heavyweight, the All Japan Triple Crown, and the NOAH Heavyweight Title.   Sasaki may not have been the flashiest Japanese wrestler, but he was among the most successful.

When we moved Kane from the Futures to the Core List when he turned 46 (our mandatory age to be removed from the Futures), he was still an active wrestler.  Now, he is over 50, still looks great, and can still wrestle.  Oh, he is also the mayor of Knox County in Tennessee.

The WWE may be the elite in every capacity, but when they put a jockstrap on the head of poor Peter Polaco they showed that their wardrobe team can certainly swing and miss.  Polaco would have a lower card spot as Aldo Montoya, but it was in ECW where he had a gimmick that matched his skills. 

Placed in a mask in WCW and vastly misused in the WWF, the career of Jerry Lynn was thankfully salvaged by the period in between at ECW.  Lynn was a high flying hardcore superstar there, and became a natural fit in Paul Heyman’s promotion.  Still wrestling today with the same aggressive style despite being near 50, Jerry Lynn should be in someone’s Hall of Fame; too bad it likely won’t be in the WWE’s version.