10 Wrestlers Who Were Way Ahead Of Their Time

10. Taz

Taz certainly wasn't the first submission specialist in mainstream professional wrestling, but he may very well have been the first to incorporate the MMA-feel that pervades pro graps on all levels in 2016. Taz was cartoon-ish in his own way yes, but he brought a real-fight feel that was missing in wrestling up until that point.

Taz popularised getting his opponents to tap out, locking them in his patented Tazmission until they had no choice but to tap. Until then most submission victories were gained via the dreaded arm dropping or vocal submission, but the tap out has since become the common way of giving up.

Taz was different to most things around him in the mid 1990s, a mat grappler who threw you around whilst giving the impression that he was there for no other reason. He was called 'The Most Miserable Man on the Planet' for a reason.