The first Triple Crown winner in WWE History, Pedro Morales was a huge draw for the McMahons and captured far more than just the Hispanic market.  His World Title run lasted almost three years and was largely considered a success, especially when considering that his era followed that of the largely popular, Bruno Sammartino.  Long after Pedro’s first run with the belt, he was able to make two successful returns to the organization in the 80’s, making him known to those who witnessed the wrestling boom of that decade.

He may have stood only 5’ 6”, but Ivan Putski packed considerably more muscle on that small frame than wrestlers who stood much taller.  Putski was immensely popular and the legitimate strongman had multiple successful runs on the upper mid card for the WWE in the 70’s and 80’s.  That alone made him a legitimate Hall of Fame Selection.

The long term wild man of the WWE, George “The Animal” Steele scared audiences for years before wrestling as a beloved Neanderthal type baby face in the twilight of his career.  He rarely won any championships, but his type of character was never designed to be a champion; it was designed to scare opponents and fans alike.  Nobody did it better than George Steele.

The Big Cat was a former professional football player and though many of that sport made their way to professional wrestling none had the gridiron pedigree that Ernie Ladd had, as he was a bonafide star with the AFL San Diego Chargers.  Ladd used his large size to enter wrestling and became the first truly successful African American heels in the industry and was a natural to go against the top face in each territory.  Ladd had many big moments in the WWE and was always a favorite go to heel there.