Bruiser Brody may not be known by a lot of wrestling fans today; but he should be. Much of the Hardcore style that is popular today was originated by the man born as Frank Goodish.

A MAJOR star in Mexico, Mil Mascaras was one of the few native Mexican wrestlers who were able to transcend his popularity and skills across borders. Mascaras is arguably the most popular wrestler to ever come from South of the border and considering he did have success in the WWF, the selection of the “Man of 1,000 Masks” belongs in the WWE Hall of Fame and is an excellent example of how the “E” is trying to embrace what they hope to be international in nature.

Far too often it is said that an athlete or performer gave their life to their profession. The Dynamite Kid dedicated his life to wrestling and it is no exaggeration to say that he gave his body to the business he loved.

Despite the major respect we have for Lou Thesz, we were not initially planning to put him in our list. The bulk of Thesz’ career took place before the dawn of the WWE and even then he barely had any dealings with the North Eastern promotion. Still, the induction of Gorgeous George has opened up the idea of looking at an older era of Professional Wrestling and if you are looking at the most flamboyant wrestler of the first era of televised wrestling, you have to look at the best of its time.