5 Wrestlers who are being overlooked by fans

#1 Jay 'Switchblade' White

When parody becomes originality. That's Jay White

A gradual increasing dose of high-octane wrestling makes fans then begin to forget the great power that binds wrestling into an art transcendent of the tag of just sports. That is storytelling, whether WWE calls it entertainment or otherwise; it's important. On the top-level, NJPW features competitors with compelling character work but more visibly great wrestling skill.

Sticking out like a sore thumb to most is Jay White, the aptly named Switchblade cuts razor-sharp on fans seeking competitive entertainment in Japan. He just can't go like the others or so they think. Yet look back to White's development as a New Japan young lion or his ruffian ways under the direction of Ring of Honor. This is a man who can clearly go and how.

What fans fail to realize is that Jay White is what he is because he is so aware of his character and the story need to tell with him. Just like his namesake, he cuts deep into fans with his portrayal because he balances genuine egotistical ruthlessness with the occasional sneaky tactic American heels are oversaturated with.

Much like Kenny Omega as the Yang, White portrays the Yin to a perfection of a sliver of the taste of the American incursion into Japanese shores. His style is both an elevation and parody of every other heel running around in the WWE today regardless of size or ability. It's why he cuts like no other compared to the cheap tactics of a Suzuki Gun or Firing Squad.

He's real and that's the scary being, a villain through and through.

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