Another great early Light Heavyweight, Danny McShain was a multi time NWA Light Heavyweight Champion and one of the best natural heels of his day.  His tough guy exterior was matched with a cocky attitude and he was hated, though respected, everywhere he performed.

It seems unfathomable that Chris Benoit is in this category instead of being on the page as a lock for the Hall of Fame as his wrestling career would suggest.  Currently persona non grata within the WWE, it is extremely doubtful that this status will change, and due to his heinous actions, they probably shouldn’t.  Regardless, his wrestling skills had few peers (if any) even though these will likely never be shown on WWE programming again.

The brother of Dr. Tom Prichard, Bruce Prichard started working behind the scenes with the WWE in 1986, though he was often used as an announcer.  Prichard would come up with the persona of “Brother Love”, a play off real life televangelists.  Brother Love would be a regular character for three years on WWE Television, but backstage, he would emerge as a top mover and shaker.  Prichard would work for the WWE on and off for twenty-two years.

Before the days of cable TV and National wrestling promotions, Bill Apter’s series of magazines (Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Inside Wrestling and The Wrestler) were often the best way for fans to know what was going on in the wrestling world outside of their territory.  Even today in the era of globalization and the internet, the PWI 500 issue remains an anticipated issue for the magazine.  Wrestling fans may not know Apter’s name, but many know the publications he created.