7. Hideo Itami
I'll start with arguably the most obvious. Throughout his WWE career, CM Punk used the Go To Sleep as his finisher, a fireman's carry into a knee to the face that was as brutal as anything seen on WWE TV before. From where did this move come? Well, none other than NXT superstar, Hideo Itami. Formerly known as KENTA, Itami has hinted at using the move during his WWE run so far (doing so once at a live show) but is still to make it a full time part of his arsenal, most probably as WWE doesn't want 'CM Punk' chants breaking out anytime soon. A Punk/Itami match would have been something of a striking fest, but it is difficult to imagine anything less than a top-tier battle between two of the best. The intrigue as to who would be able to put the other away with the GTS would be off the charts.
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