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62. Ken Shamrock

We are going to borrow from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which cites influence as a key criterion to get into their Hall of Fame.  Mixed Marital Arts has certainly influenced professional wrestling but it was Ken Shamrock (we are not counting Kama the Supreme Fighting Machine) who was the first to truly bring MMA to the WWF.

Rikishi

Following in the footsteps of a successful family is never easy, but Rikishi (as Fatu) was able to carve his own path with his cousin, Samu to create the Samoan SWAT Team (later the Headshrinkers) and win multiple tag team titles.  That alone would make it a successful wrestling career, but after multiple attempts Solafu Fatu would achieve singles success by literally showing his ass to the fans.

87. Shane Douglas

Although he was somewhat successful as a vanilla babyface in WCW in the early 90’s, few could have imagined that he was capable of becoming the acid tongued “Franchise” who would become one of the most arrogant heels in wrestling history.

25. Goldust

In WCW, “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes rose up through the ranks to be a dependable upper card babyface.  He may have been the son of WCW booker Dusty Rhodes, but his place on the card was established by skill as evidenced by the fans not turning on him, like they did with Eric Watts later.  Despite his position on the card and frequency of decent matches, it paled to what he became in the WWF.