Seemingly toiling around the regional territories of the South for what seemed like an eternity, Jimmy Golden got his taste of the big time in his mid 40’s by following his long time partner and friend Robert Fuller into WCW.  He was under Fuller’s (now Col. Robert Parker) guidance and was rechristened Bunkhouse Buck and was placed immediately into a high profile feud with Dustin Rhodes.  He was a key member of the Stud Stable and had a couple of years of mid card greatness with WCW.  He has recently resurfaced as Jack Swagger’s father in the WWE and it again gives reason to take a look back at what has been a very long and productive career.

Often a debate may ensue as to who is the best wrestler pound for pound.  Mike Shaw may have tipped the scales at nearly 400 pounds, but pound for pound he was saddled with the worst gimmicks in wrestling history.  A far better wrestler then he was allowed to show, Shaw was an escaped mental patient, a demented monk and even worse had his highest profile run as a slovenly hunchback named Bastion Booger.  Could it be possible that Mike Shaw deserves a posthumous induction just for the years of possessing embarrassing personas?

Chris Candido may have been a former WWE Tag Team Champion but he was really shackled with the role of “Skip”, a fitness fanatic.  Candido was far better (and more comfortable) wrestling under his own name and displaying the skills that he was a natural to do.  His best work was in ECW, where he labeled himself “No Gimmicks Needed” Chris Candido and he proved that every time he set foot in the ring.  Candido died prematurely at the young age of 33 due to a blood clot, and the wrestling world would have to wonder what else he could have accomplished.

Recently, Matt Striker referred to Serena as the anti-diva.  That may be somewhat accurate, but had the diva term been associated with wrestling in the past, that designation would have been earmarked for Luna Vachon.  As the daughter of Paul Vachon and the niece of Mad Dog and Vivian Vachon, Luna was bred for the business.  She was compact, strong and could grapple, but her main asset may have been her eccentric look.  Ironically, that look always managed to keep her employed but inhibited her from being pushed as the top female in any promotion.  Sadly, Luna fell on hard times and was found dead recently.  She is one of many who gave more to the wrestling game than she received in return.