9. Hes Too Small
KENTA stands just 58 and weighs about 180 lbs. At the age of 33, hes at his physical peak for a wrestler, and hes achieved everything he wants to achieve in his native Japan. Conquering the US is his next challenge. Daniel Bryan is two inches taller and 30 lbs heavier than KENTA, and he has been criticised for his small stature by WWE management. Evan Bourne was of similar dimensions to KENTA, and, while he was spectacular and popular with fans, he was never as popular with WWE management and his pushes stopped and started far too often. The only real exception to this historically is Rey Mysterio, who was an out and out phenomenon with his style of wrestling. You couldnt help but be enamoured with Rey from the moment you saw him. KENTA is going to have to wow people in the same way, but his style is very much different and it may be harder for him to be a small fish in the biggest pond of them all.