6. Taka Michinoku
Oh man, Taka Michinoku was just so explosive to watch back then: he entertained many (arguably more than any other Japanese superstar to ever set foot in a WWE ring - during the Attitude era, at least) with his daredevil approach to in-ring performance; all high-kicks, spins and fast-paced attacks matched with a great deal of technical precision. With Kai En Tai, Michinoku was thrust into the limelight around the globe with some intentionally ridiculous dubbed sketches. Before that though, Michinoku had some great fueds for the Light Heavyweight Championship with the likes of Brian Christopher (Grandmaster Sexay) and Christian. I know this seems a little far-fetched and Taka was never really going to feature in the game, but it would've been cool to see an Indeed! cut-scene using one of those aforementioned badly-dubbed skits. It's good to see Taka is still getting recognition at home in Japan these days, as I believe he could've done some much better in the WWE if given more shots to achieve, like Mysterio and Hardy have been allowed in more recent years. http://youtu.be/6Is5OWiu09w
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