A disciple of the legendary Kenta Kobashi, Hideo Itami exemplified fighting spirit, taking whatever an opponent dished out and returning fire in kind.

Ferocious and unintimidated, Itami took down Superstars twice his size with his famously soporific knee strike, the Go-To-Sleep. Although ill-timed injuries derailed much of Itami's momentum in WWE, he persevered to deliver memorable performances in the rings of WWE NXT and 205 Live.