During the year where the WWE had their idiotic “Guest Host” idea for Monday Night Raw, it was evident which celebrities were fans of the product and which ones had no idea what WWE stood for. Very quickly, when Maria Menounos hosted the show, it was clear that the entertainment correspondent was more than just a fan. That night she wrestled in a six woman tag team match, and held her own. She did so well, she was worked into a Wrestlemania program in a tag team match, and she was the inductee for Bob Backlund at his Hall of Fame induction. When the WWE calls, she is there, and frankly the WWE fan base should appreciate her more than they do.

The final ECW (and we mean the real ECW) Heavyweight Champion, Rhyno was a large beast of a man who had he not suffered a few untimely injuries, might have been properly pushed in the WWE. He is still young enough that he could be brought back in some capacity, but his career seems more like a vat of wasted potential as opposed to actual accomplishments.

Alvin Burke’s wrestling career did not begin until after he served over nine years in prison for armed robbery.  While in jail, he befriended a corrections officer who wrestled part-time, and after he was released, the future MVP entered the world of professional wrestling.

Beginning his career in 2002, MVP signed with the WWE as a developmental wrestler three years later.  In 2007, he was packaged as Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), a pastiche of egocentric football/basketball players, who cared more about looking good than performing good.  It was a great gimmick, and he won the United States and World Tag Team Titles and was a string mid-card performer.

MVP sought his release so that he could go to Japan, and he won a tournament to become the inaugural IWGP Intercontinental Champion.  He would later work for TNA, leading a stable that included Bobby Lashley.

In 2020, MVP returned to the WWE, and as of this writing, MVP is managing Lashley, and showing the wrestling world that few can match him with a microphone.  It is very possible it is this run, although he rarely wrestles, that could get him into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Entering the WWE in 2005, as a psychotic Diva with clear lesbian undertones, Mickey James won the Women’s title from Trish Stratus at Wrestlemania 22 in Chicago. Although her character would turn face and be defanged somewhat, James was always considered one of the top female wrestlers not only in the WWE, but also in women’s wrestling in general. She would win the Women’s Title four more times and the Diva’s Title once before being released from her contract in 2010. It is still very conceivable that another high profile and lengthy run is in her future, so we will hold off for a bit before ranking her among the 300.