10 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About KUSHIDA

10. He Is A Wrestler's Wrestler

Upon attempting to compile the definitive list of the 100 Greatest Pro Wrestlers of all time, as part of a gigantic feature in WhatCulture Wrestling issue three, we didn't just task ourselves with it; in order to gain the perspective of insiders, to lend the list some authority, we reached out also to wrestling personalities of the past and an elite set of active stars - including Pete Dunne and one Will Ospreay.

The latter, with over a century of data and a limitless subjective criteria to draw upon, put in-ring rival KUSHIDA alongside more celebrated legends like Eddie Guerrero and Shawn Michaels in his top ten list submission.

That is because KUSHIDA is a complete junior heavyweight wrestler with a mastery of each sub-genre associated with and coherent to the style: spectacular in the sky, stiff in the strike and able to transition from one jaw-dropping spot to the next with a lucha libre flourish, the Time Splitter for years was entrusted with the top spot in the division because he was best-equipped to star in partnership with all manner of opponents from all corners of the globe.

That may suggest KUSHIDA is a curator of style; in reality, he is a pioneer...