Finding his way to WCW from the Michinoku Pro promotion in his native Japan, Kaz Hayashi debuted as part of the Cruiserweight scene in 1998. Even though he was a talented wrestler, Hayashi was relegated to being fodder for the other, more established names around him. The man never really got going in WCW, a theme for many wrestlers on this list. Due to the timing of his arrival, many wrestling fans unfairly compared Hayashi to Taka Michinoku in the WWF. Both were similar performers, but Michinoku was given far more scope to show what he could do by his employers. Meanwhile, Kay Hayashi was expected to feed off scraps in WCW, and was never handed anything he could really sink his teeth into. By the time he formed 'The Jung Dragons' with Jamie-San and Yang in 2000, it was pretty much too late. Fans were given no reason to become invested in Kaz Hayashi previously, so there was little interest in the new faction. Hayashi was part of some stellar Cruiserweight showcases against 3 Count, such as Starrcade 2000's Ladder Match, but he wasn't given enough to do in WCW.
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