5 ECW Originals who deserve induction into the WWE Hall of Fame

#4 Taz

Taz: ECW's top star between 1997-98

For WWE fans who only know Taz(z) from his WWE tenure, a Hall of Fame berth may seem a bit of a stretch, considering "The Human Suplex Machine" achieved little of note during his in-ring WWE run between 2000-02.

He is better known to WWE fans as a color commentator and was a successful one, holding the role until 2009 before he departed for Total Nonstop Action (now Impact Wrestling).

However, in the mid-1990s, Taz, despite his diminutive size, was a colossal force of nature in ECW, cutting through the competition with his impressive array of devastating suplexes. He defeated every star the company had to offer, winning the ECW World title twice, TV title twice and FTW title twice. He also held the Tag Team Championship on three separate occasions.

He introduced "tapping" out into mainstream wrestling when wrestlers submitted to his Tazmission hold, pre-dating Ken Shamrock doing the same in WWE.

If ECW had had a Hall of Fame during the promotion's operating years between 1993-2001, then Taz would undoubtedly have been one of the inaugural inductees, so immense was his influence in the company.

Taz was no doubt an ECW legend and his feuds with Heyman and Sabu was nothing short of legendary. It was unfortunate that he was plagued by injuries throughout his career and couldn't compete as much in the WWE.

He did a mighty good job as a play-by-play commentator on SmackDown during his non-wrestling stint.