10 Wrestlers You Were Too Embarrassed To Admit You Loved
5. Max Mini
WWE insisted that "midget wrestlers" (and later "minis" or "juniors") were never to be taken seriously, or even considered adults amongst the other Superstars. They were shorter than everybody else and were thus children in a world full of men with development as stunted as some of their statures, but a select few of them were taller in more ways.
Far from being a throwback to Dink or any of Jerry Lawler's miniature mates years earlier, Max Mini was a dynamic performer who threw moonsaults better than almost anybody in WWE's completely misunderstood Light Heavyweight Division.
Again, due to the rigid style the company stuck to for men of his size, Mini was too often left jumping into Jerry Lawler's lap or accidentally fondling special guest referee Sunny (who herself was being criminally under-utilised at the time).
In a company more appreciative of diversity and differences talents can bring - such as WWE in 2018, sort of - Max Mini would possibly be considered credible rather than strictly comedic. He was ahead of his time talent-wise, even if the company saw him falling short elsewhere.