#2 Dean Ambrose
Today, Ambrose is the inmate that is running the asylum. He has captured the Intercontinental championship, the United States championship and the WWE championship.
Fans have seen Ambrose move up through the ranks, from his time in FCW feuding with Seth Rollins, to his call-up to the main roster as part of The Shield, to his singles run. Fans have also witnessed him becoming 'the lunatic fringe' and rekindling his feud with Seth Rollins, and ultimately becoming the WWE World champion.
There is no doubt he has had to work hard to get where he is today and has faced an uphill climb both personally and professionally in the process.
What fans are unaware of, however, is that part of his climb was a previous stint with the company five years before he actually joined the roster.
In 2006, an almost unrecognisable Ambrose debuted with long pink hair under the name Jon Moxley, and was nothing more than enhancement talent used on Velocity. Those days are long gone, and Ambrose has found a look and style that has proven to appeal to countless fans today.
What fans have come to appreciate is that Ambrose is more comfortable simply being himself.