CREATE TABLE table_204_684 (id NUMBER, "wrestler:" CLOB, "times:" NUMBER, "date:" CLOB, "location:" CLOB, "notes:" CLOB)

how many different men held the wsl title before horshu won his first wsl title ?
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT "wrestler:") FROM table_204_684 WHERE "date:" < (SELECT "date:" FROM table_204_684 WHERE "wrestler:" = 'horshu')
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT "wrestler:") FROM "table_204_684" WHERE "date:" < (SELECT "date:" FROM "table_204_684" WHERE "wrestler:" = 'horshu')