Despite UltraMantis being incredibly awesome, he's never held a single championship!
He will come November!
I was thinking maybe a bit more diverse progression of guys that are all awesome in some way, not just like the " top representative of their era" guys.
Just off the top of my head:
Lou Thesz --> Bobo Brazil --> Mil Mascaras --> Ric Flair (center) --> Mitsuharu Misawa --> Chris Jericho --> Austin Aries
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Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.
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