Hayabusa was one of the most exciting wrestlers of his time.
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The wrestler who lands at number 7 on this list is someone who was tragically taken too soon. Hayabusa was trained by a legendary team of who's who when it comes to professional wrestling trainers, Ultimo Dragon and Rey Mysterio Sr. being two of them.
In 1987, Hayabusa made his debut with a very small Japanese independent promotion. For the first few years of his career, he would struggle through the smaller independent ranks before finally being noticed by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, which is where things really took off for Hayabusa.
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Throughout his career, Hayabusa would stack up a mountain of championships with FMW, but in 2001, everything came to an abrupt halt. During a match against Mammoth Sasaki, Hayabusa went for a springboard moonsault off the middle rope. Unfortunately, he lost his footing, which resulted in him landing on his head.
Due to the manner in which he landed, Hayabusa tragically cracked two of his vertebrae, which subsequently left him paralysed.
Immediately following his injury, Hayabusa would constantly suffer harsh side effects from the injury, one being bleeding of the brain. On March 3, 2016, Hayabusa passed away unexpectedly after suffering a severe brain haemorrhage. He was only 47 at the time of his death.
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J. Carpenter
Jonathan Carpenter is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda. After obtaining a degree in political science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he started writing WWE articles in 2016. Jonathan believes integrity is vital in journalism and ensures his work is high on accuracy. He conducts in-depth research and verifies information from various sources before curating a feature.
Jonathan has engaged in many meaningful conversations with prominent pro wrestling personalities like Drew McIntyre and DDP. He grew up in Memphis, admiring Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan during WWE’s Golden Era in the ‘80s. He has attended many pro wrestling events and credits The Hulkster for making his childhood memorable.
Jonathan, a big fan of Bray Wyatt, would like to see the latter's brother, Bo Dallas, continue his legacy as Uncle Howdy. If he were to work on the storyline, Jonathan would book the return of Erick Rowan as Howdy’s muscle. He thinks it would be a great way to honor the former Universal Champion.
When not writing pro wrestling features, Jonathan likes to collect sports memorabilia and has amassed a large collection of event-used and autographed relics over the years.
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