Oliver Humperdink had a few decent runs as a wrestler, but it was as a manager that he made his biggest impact.  Humperdink was very successful in Florida and was a long time heel manager there.  He did reach the WWE as a face manager of Bam Bam Bigelow and Paul Orndorff, but he was largely mute in that role and it was not an indication of his value on the ring apron.  His place in the Hall of Fame is better viewed if they look at what he did outside of the WWE as opposed to inside of it.

Another star that competed mostly in Texas, “Iceman” King Parsons was one of the top stars in World Class.  Parsons was a decent wrestler whose skills with the microphone allowed him to be a face or heel with great ease.  With his butt bump and catch phrases, Parsons looked different than anyone else and in a profession full of cookie cutters; he was always a breath of fresh air.

It may have taken Eric Embry ten years to really get into a position of prominence, but once he did he certainly made the most of it.  Embry toiled around in multiple promotions competing in lighter weight divisions, but a couple years after he returned to Texas he would become the booker there.  World Class wasn’t the promotion it used to be, but he did create entertaining television with the deplete roster he had.  Embry would later be a top heel in the USWA and had he not suffered a career ending car accident in 1992 he would have likely continued as a top heel in regional promotions until the end of the 1990’s.

A big man who had few peers as powerful as he, Fred Ottman was at his best when he was Typhoon; one half of the Natural Disasters with Earthquake.  He was initially brought into the WWE as Hulk Hogan’s buddy Tugboat, but as that first run ended he slid too far down the card to have a solid program with the Hulkster (all friends of Hulk’s, especially large man would turn on Hulk at some point in time).  His heel turn was still profitable as he and Earthquake would have a good run as a team, but it was in WCW that Ottman would have his most famous moment; or rather most infamous moment.  The WCW debut of his persona, the Shockmaster remains the biggest blunder in wrestling history and is still talked about today.  Chances are, when that is your career defining moment, the Hall of Fame will elude you.