Every single wrestling style has its essence that makes it unique, whether it's technical, powerhouse, or hardcore, but one wrestling style that has always captivated fans is high-flying.
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Fans love to see insane stunts, breathtaking high-flying moves, and extreme maneuvers, which only the best high-flyers, such as Jeff Hardy or Rey Fenix can do. However, throughout wrestling history, there have been some pretty bad high-flyers, who were unsafe, sloppy and perhaps better off not getting too high.
10 Mike Sydal
Matt Sydal's brother Mike has had an absolutely lackluster career. In fact, many didn't even know him before his AEW debut in 2021.
It seems that it was Matt Sydal himself who got his brother a shot in AEW, although Mike evidently didn't take advantage of it. Mike Sydal is a pretty mediocre high-flyer, who has never been able to stand out, even on the independent circuit. It seems that his brother Matt was the one who got all the talent.
9 Ho Ho Lun
You probably already forgot Ho Ho Lun, who worked for WWE for a few months between 2016 and 2017. He participated in the Cruiserweight Classic, winning the first match against Ariya Daivari but losing the second match against Noam Dar. Frankly Lun looked pretty bad. Lun was subsequently involved in a couple more matches and then fell off the map. Clearly WWE tried to expand their market to China through Ho Ho Lun, but this guy just didn't belong in the biggest wrestling promotion of all time.
8 Sonny Siaki
Sonny Siaki was never an extraordinary wrestler, but frankly, having a gimmick similar to The Rock's was too much weight on his shoulders, which eventually led to his failure in this industry.
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Siaki had a world champion look, but his in-ring skills were pretty basic, and his high-flying moves were not impressive at all. His best moment was when he became TNA X-Division Champion, but his title reign was lackluster, as was his career.
7 Marko Stunt
It's actually hard to believe that Marko Stunt is a professional wrestler, and it's even more unbelievable that he was in a promotion like AEW. Obviously, his height is his biggest problem, as he is 5' 2", and that makes him look like a child. With that being said, it's impossible to take him seriously when he's in the ring. Certainly, Marko has guts to take those bumps, but only that, because in terms of offensive high-flying moves, Marko Stunt is a bad joke.
6 Christy Hemme
Christy Hemme was pretty good on the mic, but in terms of wrestling skills, it has to be said that she was deficient. Hemme was a high-flyer who couldn't really do much, and many other women of that era did a better job from the ropes. Even Christy Hemme's finisher, the Flying Firecrotch Guillotine, was strange. It was a fairly original finisher, yes, but nothing that highlighted her high-flying skills.
5 Sin Cara
Sin Cara had some good moments in WWE, with occasional insane stunts, like at WrestleMania 32, and some memorable horrifying bumps. However, Sin Cara was also a wrestler who botched frequently, and that made him a sloppy worker, even getting injured several times.
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Being a high-flyer carries a lot of risks, both for the one executing the maneuver and for his opponent, so if you are not safe enough, then it is better not to take flight.
4 Shannon Moore
Shannon Moore kept competing at the top level for a decade, working for both WWE and TNA, but never excelled. Moore was trained by Jeff Hardy himself, one of the best high-flyers in history. They say the apprentice surpasses the master, but obviously this was the exception, as Shannon Moore never reached his full potential. His high-flying skills were pretty basic, and instead of being remembered for his maneuvers, people remember him for his hair and punk gimmick.
3 Tony Mamaluke
Tony Mamaluke wrestled in several promotions throughout his career, including short stints in ECW and WWE. He was a forgettable mid-card wrestler. Mamaluke was a decent worker, with satisfactory technique, but his high-flying moves were no big deal. He could be entertaining in tag team action, but in singles matches Mamaluke was terrible. Overall, Tony Mamaluke was a competent wrestler, but with overrated high-flying skills.
2 Tanaka
Tanaka was part of The Orient Express alongside Kato, who most of the time was the better performer in their matches. Kato brought the power while Tanaka brought the technique and high-flying moves.
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Frankly, they complemented each other very well. However, Tanaka was not talented enough to shine as a singles star. He took several nasty bumps throughout his career, but beyond that, his high-flying move attacks, such as his Diving Crossbody, were mediocre.
1 Evan Karagias
Evan Karagias worked for WCW in the final years of the company, where he was a Cruiserweight Champion. After that, he worked a few years on the independent circuit. Frankly he wasn't very talented, to say the least, he was such a poor worker that even Shannon Moore and Shane Helms overshadowed him when they were part of 3-Count. Evan Karagias was simply a sloppy wrestler, who often tried things that he clearly didn't have the talent to do, and therefore didn't turn out well at all. Undoubtedly, Karagias is one of the worst high-flyers in wrestling history.
