5 New Names Added To Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame Class 2018

3. Mark Lewin

Topping the vote with 70% of the vote was Mark Lewin - a major international draw, an innovator of character-based wrestling, and an eclectic polymath; at once a maniac and a technician, Lewin was also among the first wrestlers to sport a matinee physique. His stint in Florida helped shape the supernatural gimmick boom, and his stint in Japan helped pave the way for the shoot-style revolution of the 1990s.

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