A former World Heavyweight Champion, Hungarian, Sandor Szabo would become a legend in California where he was not just a multi-time champion but a booker and celebrity.

A former recognized National Wrestling Association Heavyweight Champion, Danno O’Mahony would become a major draw in the American Northeast due to his skill and Irish heritage.  Mahony would unify for a time The NWA and AWA World Title and was the biggest wrestling draw in Boston for years.

From GoDaddy.com commercial spokesgirl to WWE Diva, Candice Michelle parlayed her looks to a WWE Women’s Championship.  Michelle was far from a great wrestler when she began, but she did work at her craft to become a passable woman’s wrestler and credible champion.

For decades, most wrestling fans got their information from the “Apter Mags”, namely the publications from Bill Apter.  While those magazines maintained “kayfabe”, they were a major part of the life of wrestling fans and the WWE does use many of the pictures that Apter himself took today.  While he never worked for the WWE, this could be a real dark horse candidate.