10 Unsung Heroes Of WCW

7. Sonny Onoo

I'm not positive, but I think that Sonny Onoo might have been the one to invent the 'selfie' (after his charge was victorious in their match, Onoo would take a selfie with them on his disposable camera). But please, don't hold that against him, because he actually contributed a lot to the WCW product at one time. Onoo managed just about every Japanese performer that WCW brought in to the company between 1995 and 99. His number of clients include Ultimo Dragon, Kensuke Sasasaki, Masahiro Chono Kaz Hayashi, Yuiji Nagata, Hakira Hokuto and more. That's a damn impressive list, whichever way you look at it. A damn fine heel, Onoo was very effective because he knew how to speak both Japanese and English fluently (he grew up in Iowa), something that other Japanese talent could not do. He was an effective mouthpiece and could get involved by throwing a roundhouse kick or two, too, having competed in kickboxing and martial arts tournaments in the 1970s and 80s (which is how he met Eric Bischoff). After his late 1999 release Onoo, along with several other former WCW employees, filed a racial discrimination suit against the company, claiming wrongful dismissal and citing a lack of opportunities for minorities in the company. The case was eventually settled out of court.