Chris Candido may have been a former WWE Tag Team Champion but he was really shackled with the role of “Skip”, a fitness fanatic.  Candido was far better (and more comfortable) wrestling under his own name and displaying the skills that he was a natural to do.  His best work was in ECW, where he labeled himself “No Gimmicks Needed” Chris Candido and he proved that every time he set foot in the ring.  Candido died prematurely at the young age of 33 due to a blood clot, and the wrestling world would have to wonder what else he could have accomplished.

Recently, Matt Striker referred to Serena as the anti-diva.  That may be somewhat accurate, but had the diva term been associated with wrestling in the past, that designation would have been earmarked for Luna Vachon.  As the daughter of Paul Vachon and the niece of Mad Dog and Vivian Vachon, Luna was bred for the business.  She was compact, strong and could grapple, but her main asset may have been her eccentric look.  Ironically, that look always managed to keep her employed but inhibited her from being pushed as the top female in any promotion.  Sadly, Luna fell on hard times and was found dead recently.  She is one of many who gave more to the wrestling game than she received in return.

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!