10 WWE Superstars And The Angles That Made Them Famous

10. Drake Wuertz & The Tournament Of Death

Funnily enough, the man I will start with isn't a WWE superstar. If you're looking at the face above and struggling to remember where you recognise him from, worry no longer; that is the face of Drake Wuertz, current WWE referee.

Before officiating in WWE under his real name, Wuertz was known to the wrestling world as Drake Younger, and let me tell you something about Drake Younger: he was insane. Younger made his name in Combat Zone Wrestling, a company known for its hardcore leanings. One of the biggest annual events for CZW is the ominously named Tournament of Death, to give you an idea of the company.

Drake Younger made his first appearance in the tournament in 2006, making it all the way to the final before losing out to Nike Gage in a Light Tubes, Panes of Glass & Fans Bring the Weapons match, which sounds like it was a technical classic. Younger would return the following year and go one better, winning the Tournament of Death by defeating Brain Damage in a Divide & Conquer 200 Light Tubes and Lumberjacks Deathmatch. 

Younger would stand tall in CZW for a few years, winning the Todd Petty Invitational in 2008 to become the first wrestler to win both a technical wrestling tournament as well as a deathmatch one. 

Younger signed off with CZW by winning Best of the Best XIII, besting Biff Busick in the final. He is still the only competitor to win both Best of the Best and the Tournament of Death. Now he's a referee.