10 Best Kept Secrets In Wrestling Today
10. Zack Gibson
BritWres devotees and the paltry slithers of WWE Network subscribers that tune into NXT UK's new weekly show should already know of Zack Gibson's quality, but that WWE are yet to present him on the level of Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate means he still flies under many a radar.
Gibson is, without a slither of hyperbole, one of the most effective talkers in the sport. His ability to turn any room into a cauldron of bile and venom is second to none in the United Kingdom, and it has seen him become a near-perfect heel. For evidence of this, see the typically searing promo he cut on NXT UK's 24 October episode, during which 'Liverpool's Number One' literally shouted himself hoarse just to be heard over the baying Cambridge crowd.
His formula works every time. As soon as Gibson draws out his first "soooooon to be recognised...", audiences are flinging hatred ringwards, Zack's villainy ensuring they're glued to the ring by the time the bell rings. When it does, he's a domineering technician, grinding away at his opponents' resolve ahead of his feared Shankly Gates submission.