5 WWE Superstars you didn't know were in TNA Impact Wrestling

#1 Shinsuke Nakamura

Shinsuke Nakamura joined the WWE in 2016 as part of NXT.

When Shinsuke Nakamura joined the WWE in 2016, fans were ecstatic, recognising the King of Strong Style from his epic career with New Japan Pro Wrestling

But fans may not be aware of his time in TNA Impact, and whilst it was brief, Nakamura certainly made it memorable.

Joining whilst the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Nakamura defeated Elix Skipper in January 2008, though had a much bigger match a month later.

In February, Nakamura would face off against Kurt Angle, who had established himself as one of TNA's biggest stars, since joining in 2006.

In an epic bout, the King of Strong Style defended his title against Angle's IWGP 3rd Belt Championship, and even defeated the Olympian to unify the belts, a fact made more impressive when you know that Angle was the TNA World Champion at the time.