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#3 Roderick Strong
Real Name: Christopher Lindsey
Height and Weight: 5'10 200 lbs.
Years in the business: 18 (Veteran.)
Roderick Strong began his career in the year 2000 and was trained for the ring by Jim Neidhart.
He quickly became a stand out talent on the independent scene, and also displayed a propensity for instructing others in the art of pro wrestling.
He joined the Ring of Honor promotion in 2003 and went on to spend many years with the company.
Strong is recognized as the second Triple Crown champion in that company's history, holding the World Title, Television Title, and tag team titles with Austin Aries. In addition to his ROH gold, Strong has held over twenty different regional championships and is widely regarded as one of the best wrestlers working today.
Many were shocked when he turned down an offer from ROH and wound up on the NXT brand. Strong had a 'strong' debut, but he quickly fizzled out and didn't get much recognition until he joined the Undisputed Era stable, and became one-half of the tag team champions by proxy when Bobby Fish was injured.
Why he deserves a push: Roderick Strong is perhaps the best pure wrestler working for WWE on any brand.
While he can fly if he wants to, Strong's excellent technical wrestling and mat grappling game are second to none, and with all respect to Seth Rollins, Strong is the true Crossfit Jesus.
The biggest problem with Roderick Strong is that he would make a perfect babyface but every company he works for seems determined to make him a heel wrestler.
