8. Sami Zayn
Without @WWEDanielBryan, many of the performers you love in @WWENXT & @WWE would never have been hired. He broke down barriers for us all. Sami Zayn (@iLikeSamiZayn) February 8, 2016
Daniel Bryan has only just retired but there's already a lot of talk about the impact he's had on the wrestling business and the way he'll one day be remembered for changing everything. The fact is, the leader of the Yes Movement really has changed the game in a major way, and Sami Zayn's message to someone he faced many times on the independent circuit definitely rings true as a result. Bryan was the underdog of that original NXT class, and it's easy to believe that Triple H would have thought twice about hiring the likes of Zayn, Finn Balor, and Chad Gable had he not shown what kind of success someone of his size is capable of achieving in the WWE.