10 Hottest Free Agents LEFT In Wrestling Today

9. Nick Gage

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Of all the wrestlers on our list, Nick Gage is least likely to get signed.

A few reasons why:-

1. His legal history. 2005 saw him arrested for possession of stolen property. Then, in 2010, Gage literally robbed a bank, for which he served 85% of a five-year prison sentence before violating his parole in April 2015, earning him another stint in jail.

2. He's best known as a deathmatch wrestler, and it's hard to imagine USA, Fox, or Turner consenting to 'The King' carving people up on live television.

3. F*cking LOOK AT HIM.

Nonetheless, 'The God of Ultraviolence' is the American independent scene's most commanding presence. Gage creates a different aura whenever he walks into a room. Coupled with his real-world notoriety, the 38-year-old's charisma guarantees an attention-grabbing presence. When he says "I'd rather die than not do this sh*t," you believe him, because no American wrestler is more about the deathmatch life than 'The King,' who is in the perfect place as Game Changer Wrestling's long-serving champion at the moment.

Only BJW warrior Masashi Takeda rivals Gage for global deathmatch supremacy, and the value of loyalty in Japanese society makes him even less likely to sign than Nick.

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