10 Most Over Wrestlers In The World Right Now

9. HOOK

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Bryan Danielson doesn't feature on this list, and HOOK does.

If that scans as wrong - the Dragon's phenomenal craft generates glorious volume in the heat of his weekly masterpieces - HOOK is verging on phenomenon territory.

It all started as a meme because the sheer concept of HOOK was fascinating, amusing. Taz had a brooding teenage heartthrob son who, in various Team Taz beat-down angles, showed off a wicked worked punch to the gut and an overhead suplex with a beautiful arch. His presence was deliberately scaled back to both wait until he was ready and cultivate his myth.

Now that he has been sent, the masterplan has revealed itself because HOOK f*ckin' rules and everybody loves him.

He moves like PAC and works like Taz. It's an irresistible combination within the coolest package imaginable. His convincing judo takedowns; head-drop suplexes; piledriver no-sells: HOOK fuses the legitimacy and theatre of pro wrestling to a stunning - and wildly popular - extent.

He drew a monster pop for his debut and steadily raised the volume with every awesome throw and flip-out reversal. He outdrew CM Punk on ProWrestlingTees, which as you'll discover was a particularly remarkable feat.

When his Rampage matches get announced on Dynamite, the lad's match graphics get a Road Warrior pop.

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