17 Wrestlers You Didn’t Know Worked In WWE-12

12. Christopher Daniels

 

See Samoa Joe, just a few years earlier. Daniels was a veteran independent wrestler, but the post-ECW indie boom was years away. He got a pair of TV matches against Taka Michinoku on Shotgun Saturday Night, and impressed the hardcore fans watching the WWF’s most throwaway show. He started to be more in demand among promoters all over the country, and compilations of his best matches were heavily traded. He became a hot commodity and was signed to WCW, but it didn’t go anywhere. He became one of the most induring stars on the independent scene via runs with ROH and TNA.