10 Wrestlers Who Could Be Inducted To WWE Hall Of Fame Next Year
9. The Great Muta
Moreso than any other performer in wrestling history, what The Great Muta accomplished in 1989 in the NWA could be the most influential single-year of a career, ever. Keiji Muto was the first wrestler regularly seen on American television who blended lucha libre, Japanese "Strong Style" and a distinctly American flair for the dramatic into one truly enticing presentation. For the purposes of current-era WWE, if looking at NXT, the standard Muta set being reflected in everyone from Finn Balor to Sami Zayn (and more) is incredibly important. I mean, who doesn't to see the backstage pic of painted up Muta next to painted up Balor, right?
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
