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20 memorable debuts: photos
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S: _9 \: U2 l* P3 V) I, U I6 wThen-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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WWE Hall of Famer Abdullah the Butcher made his WCW debut as a gift-wrapped present for Sting.
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Presumably still under WWE contract, Scott Hall made his WCW debut on Monday Nitro in 1996.6 r3 y9 Y0 W; ^
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Sabu debuted on ECW Hardcore TV in 1993 while chained to a gurney.9 C! n; f. O# h# _7 B7 q
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When Brock Lesnar debuted the night after WrestleMania X8, he proved he would be unstoppable.
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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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0 O! U' B6 Y$ u% Q: G% t; gThe original NXT Rookies banded together as The Nexus in June 2010.
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1 r3 }2 p8 c" H MMr. McMahon shocked the world when he named Eric Bischoff as Raw's General Manager in 2002.
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In his 2006 SmackDown debut, The Great Khali decimated The Undertaker.9 t& p; h* s: N Z; f* t
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$ m1 G/ e( d, |- kRey Mysterio made a 2002 WWE debut on SmackDown in a bout with Chavo Guerrero.- G4 O. G. h5 i8 q3 ]- c
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* Q% C$ j; z K+ V% Y0 `* |The same evening as his debut match, Mysterio wowed the WWE Universe by leaping off the top of a steel cage.8 S! h0 z# r/ J/ Y2 u6 T
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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.
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John Cena made his debut answering an open challenge from Kurt Angle in 2002.6 i- Q6 X+ X1 j& }
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The Undertaker first competed in WWE at Survivor Series 1990.
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8 D5 ?/ M2 t, A: @) `After weeks of anticipation, Kane made his presence known to his brother - and the WWE Universe - at Badd Blood 1997.
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Chris Jericho's 1999 WWE debut began with an outspoken interruption of The Rock.
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/ k J# o# x" y8 M1 E! n- ~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.. F' k& e1 A3 M; m% M$ X
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9 f( a# Y9 ^' OWhat's next for the eerie Wyatt Family? |
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