10 Best Independent American Wrestlers Today

10. Frankie Kazarian

Anyone who watched chaotic TNA during the mid-to-late 2000s will be familiar with the name Frankie Kazarian. A supremely talented worker, Kaz was often burdened with dead-end gimmicks like video game-inspired Suicide, forever kept out of the main event scene by expensive WWE veterans brought in to boost flagging ratings (normally without much success).

Whilst he never quite broke through Impact's glass ceiling, the 39-year-old has been a revelation in Ring of Honor, where he has frequently teamed with fellow TNA alumni Christopher Daniels (collectively "Addiction"). With two tag team title reigns under his belt - and a whole bunch of great matches to go with them - Kazarian remains one of the indie circuit's most reliable workers.