31. The Great Muta

A trailblazer of Japanese wrestlers coming to America was The Great Muta. Hailing from Tokyo, Japan, Muta’s battles with Sting are how he became a legend. He usually only faced the best WCW had to offer. His list of opponents included Ric Flair, Lex Luger and Arn Anderson.

Muta won the WCW Television Championship and helped other Japanese wrestlers become successful in America. Although he primarily competed in New Japan throughout the nineties, Muta’s ties to WCW remained strong, as he both battled and joined the Japanese branch of The nWo.