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20 memorable debuts: photos
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1 W3 J4 S" g3 E+ _/ CThen-WCW Champion Booker T made his WWE debut at King of the Ring 2001 by attacking then-WWE Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
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6 G$ N3 X' E8 U& J% h" LWWE Hall of Famer Abdullah the Butcher made his WCW debut as a gift-wrapped present for Sting.6 h3 S! A) p( w1 b4 X
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Presumably still under WWE contract, Scott Hall made his WCW debut on Monday Nitro in 1996.
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) C. A0 Q# ^1 z9 `: u; y: D+ }Sabu debuted on ECW Hardcore TV in 1993 while chained to a gurney.
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* k7 ?0 b% z, a! pVader's first WCW appearance was in a battle against Tom Zenk at The Great American Bash in 1990.
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When Brock Lesnar debuted the night after WrestleMania X8, he proved he would be unstoppable.6 ~! Y) P% N Y$ i2 |! J
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In his WWE debut, Santino Marella was hand-picked by Mr. McMahon to battle Intercontinental Champion Umaga.
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The original NXT Rookies banded together as The Nexus in June 2010.: d7 _3 M0 `$ k. B" }
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Mr. McMahon shocked the world when he named Eric Bischoff as Raw's General Manager in 2002., c- J* Q( U; Y7 z+ A" G. c
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In his 2006 SmackDown debut, The Great Khali decimated The Undertaker.2 }$ _5 M( N% z; V) ~
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' g- \9 b- \2 ~* r) q: H% v0 y) R# qRey Mysterio made a 2002 WWE debut on SmackDown in a bout with Chavo Guerrero.- R+ Q# X, R- X* y0 q. }3 ^
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^4 C0 f" X' I0 k, uThe same evening as his debut match, Mysterio wowed the WWE Universe by leaping off the top of a steel cage.
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Big Show shocked the world when he appeared through the ring canvas in an attempt to aid Mr. McMahon at St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1999.! N I4 {8 y p( n
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John Cena made his debut answering an open challenge from Kurt Angle in 2002.* x. G: k r8 ~
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After weeks of anticipation, Kane made his presence known to his brother - and the WWE Universe - at Badd Blood 1997.5 Q* C! ~! ~2 }+ m# p; `$ {
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* @5 d6 }* R; X* P+ e! h4 ^2 BChris Jericho's 1999 WWE debut began with an outspoken interruption of The Rock.
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On the July 8, 2013, epsiode of Raw, Bray Wyatt and his followers - Erick Rowan and Luke Harper - made their long-awaited debut and attacked Kane.
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1 \6 X v) a" k5 G9 Y% b& D; t8 e) jWhat's next for the eerie Wyatt Family? |
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