4. Dean Malenko
Quite possibly the greatest pro wrestling technician of them all, Dean Malenko was the man of 1000 holds, yet sadly, he may be all but forgotten by the current generation of wrestling fans. An effortlessly smooth performer, everything he did was picture perfect and executed with unbelievable efficiency. Small in stature and rather stocky, Malenko never looked like a wrestling star, yet he honed his craft and eventually, after years of wrestling all over the world finally got some recognition. Malenko's best days were in ECW in the mid-nineties where he proved that ECW had the best technical competitors as well as the fiercest hardcore brawlers. His 1995 battles with Eddie Guerrero rank alongside the greatest matches ever captured on film and words just can't describe how awe-inspiring those bouts were. He and Guerrero would eventually be offered big bucks to join WCW, and they did, which was a sad day as both men were stupidly wasted and booked down the card by Eric Bischoff. Despite WCW acting like he didn't exist, Malenko would still end up being a premier performer and his clashes with Chris Jericho would be a highlight of late 90s WCW. After duelling the likes of Rey Mysterio, Pschosis, Ultimo Dragon and Disco Inferno, Malenko received a push and was made part of the latest and last incarnation of the Four Horsemen along with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael, though the angle didn't receive much success. After getting fed up with WCW, he, Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn and Eddie Guerrero left and joined WWE to form the stable, the Radicalz. Malenko was finally booked with some authority in a promotion with a major audience and fans began to love his cool, unmoving demeanour and remarkable wrestling ability. His stay in WWE was much shorter than anyone would have liked as he retired, which meant he still remained without a world title to his name. Currently a trainer in WWE, there is no better job for someone with the ability of Malenko than to pass on his skills and knowledge to the stars of the future.