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#2 Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito
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Tetsuya Naito shares a love for, and background, in baseball with his LIJ stablemate, alongside sharing the gym where they learned their craft. A school baseball player, Naito's love for the sport has made him wear the primary colors of Central League team Hiroshima Toyo Carps throughout his professional wrestling career.
Naito has been highly successful, with NJPW insistent on making him the face of the promotion. He has won multiple world championships during his career. Yet, despite fan support, he has never quite achieved his true potential as a franchise player.
#1 WWE Hall of Famer "Macho Man" Randy Savage was a professional baseball player
"Macho Man" is one of the greatest professional wrestlers to ever step inside the squared circle. Constantly oozing charisma, the flamboyant star was comfortable performing as a face and a heel.
Savage, one of the rare wrestlers to headline both WrestleMania and Starrcade, was a professional baseball player until 1974. He played for several teams in the minor leagues.
He couldn't become the cream of the crop in baseball. However, the second-generation talent soon moved to professional wrestling and became one of the biggest legends in the history of the industry.
