10 Most Dangerous Wrestlers Under Six Feet Tall

8. The Radicalz

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Perry Saturn, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko's shocking WCW departure in January 2000 proved to be one of the few missing ingredients in a WWE recipe approaching perfection in late-1999.

Caustically referred to as 'vanilla midgets' by Kevin Nash during their time in the Atlanta outfit, the four workhorses knew that office reflection didn't differ too much from 'Big Sexy's own cutting assessment. Not least when he commanded booking control. When their heights became the stick their own company chose to beat them with, all four sought refuge in a WWE that itself was gradually embracing quality of work alongside the traditional size and stature associated with the brand.

As giants Triple H and The Rock upped their workrate exponentially, Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle and even new ECW arrival Tazz kept pace underneath as the product underwent its latest transformation. Arguably the best all-rounder of the bunch, Eddie Guerrero sustained an injury delivering the frog splash during his very first match, but Benoit, Malenko and Saturn led the charge all the same. By the summer, it was apparent that only 'Latino Heat' and 'The Crippler' would overcome an ingrained size bias, but all four provided a vital and believable service between the ropes nonetheless.

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