It defied logic, but the Jamaican born Dory Dixon became a major star in Texas and Mexico in the squared circle. He was a bodybuilder in his native country but during a meet in Mexico, he fell in love with the culture and stayed. With his physique, he was given a chance in EMLL and would be given the NWA Light Heavyweight Championship. Mexico was his love, but he did have successful stints north of the border, specifically Texas and a run in New York. Dixon was another black wrestler who helped blaze a trail for many other minority grapplers to follow.

If you look at the managing track record of Harvey Wippleman in the WWE, it isn’t very good. More often than not, his clients were on the losing end of their PPV matches, and the only championship he held as a manager was the WWF Women’s (Bertha Faye) which coincidentally would be a belt he would himself own. However, after his on camera career ended, Wippleman would become part of the WWE team, with various capacities. We know that anyone who can last as long working in the shark tank that is World Wrestling Entertainment as long as Wippleman has, might be worthy of some Hall of Fame!

The only person ever to come out of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling promotion with a decent career in the industry, Lisa Moretti had a decent run as “Ivory”, where she showed off a solid balance of beauty and skill and was a welcome addition to the Women’s division in the WWE.   She would hold the WWE Women’s Championship three times, and though she was not always used correctly, she was a worker in a division that needed it desperately.

Another of the great wrestlers who cut their teeth in All Japan, Toshiaki Kawada was a bit of an unsung superstar in Puroresu. Although he would win multiple championships in All-Japan and other promotions, he was in the shadow of bigger names like Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi. Kawada had multiple five star matches and is considered one of the toughest men ever to lace up the boots. Still, without anyone else from All-Japan getting in, what chance is there for Kawada?