10 Wrestlers Who Just Don't Care Anymore

9. Togi Makabe

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A legend of the banter and a former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Togi Makabe's dedication to getting by with as little effort as possible is seriously impressive.

NJPW's 'Unchained Gorilla' barely breaks a sweat. Depending on your stance, this either makes him the laziest man alive or the smartest in the game. He only really works tags and multi-mans these days and even then, the word "works" is a stretch, with Togi spending 95% of the bout on the outside before tagging in, grunting, cursing, hitting his 10-punch, then getting the hell out of there, all without taking a single bump. On the occasions when he's the biggest name on his team, big Togi might hit his King Kong Knee Drop for the pin. That's it.

Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinsuke Nakamura both have (or had) a reputation for dogging it in tags. Makabe takes it to another level, however, and he rarely even wrestles singles bouts these days, having worked only three non-tournament one-on-ones since 2015 and pulled out of the G1 Climax pool this year.

For further proof of Makabe's lack of f*cks to give, consider that despite being a big hard bastard, he hosts a TV show in which he travels around Japan trying different sweets.

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Legend.

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