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When Perry Saturn first gained attention from the wrestling world as one half of the Eliminators with John Kronus it was clear who was the true talent of the team. WCW rightfully snatched him up and considering that he could wrestle virtually any style, he was an immediate asset to the roster. Saturn was one of many younger talents who felt under utilized in WCW and along with Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko joined the WWE. Sadly, Saturn was not used well by the “E”, and degenerated to a comedy role where he was in love with a mop. Once Saturn lost that, he disappeared from wrestling all together. In can only be wondered what Perry Saturn would have accomplished had he been used correctly.
Jose Estrada Sr. may be best known as an enhancement worker usually working the opening match putting over an up and coming baby face in arena cards for the WWE in the early 1980’s, but Estrada was actually a former title holder in the biggest wrestling promotion in the world. Estrada was the Junior Heavyweight Champion, and though he failed to win any other belts in the WWE, he was much decorated in the Puerto Rican WWC promotion as the masked Super Medic. Estrada was a very good worker and with his ring work he made others look good in their victories over him. Also, any chance we have to write up one half of the Conquistadors (our favorite guilty pleasure tag team of the late 80’s), sign us up!
Crash Holly may have been undersized regardless of the era, but he became the “Houdini of Hardcore” and became the face of the Hardcore division. He pluckily fought any competitor regardless of his weight disadvantage and when he won the WWE Hardcore Championship and boldly stated that he would fight any contender 24/7, he unleashed a new era in the upstart division. The Hardcore Title has long since been retired, but should anyone be the face of it, it would be the 22 time champion. Sadly, he has since passed away, but there is no denying his place in WWE history.
A legitimate tough guy, Hard Boiled Haggerty book ended a successful wrestling career with a couple of years in the National Football League and character roles in Hollywood. Haggerty never did anything of note in the World Wrestling Federation, but he was very successful in the AWA, where he captured the one half of their tag straps in the early 60’s. Haggerty would excel in both singles and teams, but he may have become a bigger name in wrestling lore due to his post ring accomplishments than he did because of what he did in it.