10 Wrestlers WWE Should’ve Signed When They Had The Chance

1. Keiji Mutoh/The Great Muta

Mutoh was one of the first Japanese wrestlers to gain widespread popularity in the United States. Whether he was wrestling under his own name or under his famous gimmick of the Great Muta, he was incredibly skilled and very charismatic. His career accomplishments speak for themselves: he is one of two men to hold the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at the same time; he has won the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship 3 times; he€™s a 12-time Tag Team Champion, has won numerous tournaments and several recognitions from legitimate wrestling publications. He has also owned and operated two promotions (including All Japan itself), and took part in the bloodiest match in history, leading to the creation of €˜the Muta scale€™. In short, he has done it all€except be a part of WrestleMania. The worst part of this is, the only thing that prevented him from competing in WWF was a no-compete clause in his contract. If that was not there, he would€™ve jumped to Vince€™s promotion. Can you imagine the kind of reaction he would€™ve gotten? In terms of popularity, Keiji Mutoh has become the Japanese equivalent of the Undertaker. He could do anything in the ring, from aerial maneuvers to submission wrestling, to hardcore matches to brawls. His use of Asian Mist would€™ve gotten him over much like it did for Tajiri, only on a larger scale. Finally, fans would€™ve loved to see Mutoh drop people with his now-legendary Shining Wizard technique. While this argument assumes that WWE would€™ve treated Mutoh as a legitimate athlete, like he was in WCW and in the NWA, there is also the possibility that he would€™ve been given a comedy gimmick like Tajiri. However, even if that happened it would€™ve worked for Mutoh; some people just want to see him spit Asian Mist in people€™s faces, and it works for his gimmick more than anyone else. Overall, it€™s a shame Mutoh never got to wrestle in WWE; if they had the possibility to sign him, then maybe an entirely new set of fans would€™ve gotten the chance to see this legendary performer in action.