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10 Wrestlers Who SECRETLY Elevated The Stars - The Shield! Chyna! Randy Orton! Ken Shamrock?!

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🗓️ 19 August 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Driving a career forward from the back seat... Psy White presents 10 Wrestlers Who SECRETLY Elevated The Stars...


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0:00.0

These do-good-ing superstars prove that wrestling is, at its best, a truly collaborative business.

0:05.3

I'm Sy for WhatCulture.com, and these are 10 wrestlers who secretly elevated the stars.

0:11.1

10. Rhino When it came to adding third members to WWE's attitude

0:15.8

era classic tag teams, it can seem like Edgen Christian drew the short straw.

0:20.3

The Hardies and Lita were a perfect fit, while Spike Dudley helped to build the gleefully

0:24.7

silly Dudleyville extended universe. The blonde Canadians, meanwhile,

0:28.7

seemed less natural bedfellows with the beefy ECW seasoned Rhino.

0:33.3

They'd crack wise and avoid conflict, he'd charge at people as fast as he could,

0:37.1

and snarle rather than speak. This, though, was kind of the point.

0:41.0

Rhino didn't legitimize Edgen Christian, per se, the in-ring skills and championships did that.

0:46.0

He did, however, add a totally different dynamic to the sneaky heels,

0:49.5

a battering ram to employ when Gael failed.

0:52.4

And to this, the fact that Edge Christian and fellow Canadian trained Rhino actually go way back,

0:56.9

and the team starts to make a lot of sense. He helped the frequent champions prove there was

1:00.9

a lot more to them than five second poses. They could take things as extreme as anyone

1:05.6

our former ECW champion helped demonstrate that. 9. Diesel

1:10.6

Forgeven Nash's obvious upside finally paid off from languishing his Vinnie Vegas,

1:14.9

and, less we forget, Oz, he was at last where he belonged, the champ in the main event.

1:19.6

Only he didn't quite work out that way, through reasons linked more to a dip in wrestling's

1:24.2

popularity, and to the performer, Diesel didn't draw at all, and new plans were quickly drawn up.

1:30.1

A handsome, competent, giant failing to get over as a top star? No one saw this coming.

1:34.8

Well, except for one person, Sean Michaels the real future of the business.

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