10 Greatest High-Flyers Of The Pre-Attitude Era

10. Dynamite Kid

No list of high-flying innovators would be complete without one of the original, plucky underdogs; Dynamite Kid. 

In an effort to make up for what was, at the time, considered an extremely small stature, Kid implemented a rich arsenal of top turnbuckle attacks that had never been seen before, but have since become staples in the business.

The Kid's legacy is evident in just about any match you watch today where aerial attacks are present, as everyone from Chris Benoit to Jay Lethal adapted significant chunks of his move set into their own bag of tricks.

His diving headbutt off the top turnbuckle, in particular, was seen as an absolutely insane attack in his day, much like RVD's Van Terminator was when he first unveiled the coast-to-coast chair-assisted dropkick to the world.

Unfortunately, the manner in which the Dynamite Kid sustained an injury that led to the beginning of the end of his career himself was not the result of a risk-taking maneuver, but a fluke back spasm that occurred when trying to jump over Cowboy Bob Orton's prone body.

Luckily, he managed to secure a large number of classic matches before his injuries caused his performance to start slipping. In fact, some of those were with the next wrestler on this list...