FAILED BEGINNINGS | Wrestling's Worst Debuts!
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FAILED BEGINNINGS | Wrestling's Worst Debuts!
In wrestling you only get one chance to make a good first impression. And so that’s why it’s critical your debut be a great one because, if it is, it can carry you far. But unfortunately, for every Chris Jericho or Kane out there, there are those who fall on the opposite end of the spectrum too. But which introductions were the worst of them all? Well, that’s exactly what we’re going to be looking at today. So, join us as we take a deep dive into Tripping at the Starting Line: Wrestling’s Worst Debut’s.
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@RyanRumbles434
Жыл бұрын
You think of great subjects that I never would have thought of. Great as always.
@princemoses452
Жыл бұрын
Dude why won't you make a LA KNIGHT ( ELI DRAKE ) DOCUMENTARY
@mds52900
Жыл бұрын
Finish the 07-09 year in reviews Andy. Pls.
@romeokoroma3341
Жыл бұрын
Please do the return of the undertaker’s American badass in judgment day 2000.
@tyreepowell8367
11 ай бұрын
This Video 📸 Is Cool 😎 Thanks
Vince's mustache is by far the worst decision he ever made.
@channelneo7519
10 ай бұрын
He looks like Gomez Adams
@shakaomni
10 ай бұрын
@@channelneo7519 or John Waters
@serbonkers4130
10 ай бұрын
Its glorious
@tjmanning10
8 ай бұрын
What is a moustache? Ha, haha. It's a little bit of hair growing over the... upper lip... I don't have one, nobody else here has one... But you know what? A moustache is for a real man..! See, of all these people here, I have the best moustache of them all. Give me a couple more days, I'll have a nice, thick moustache.
@Me_AV
8 ай бұрын
@@tjmanning10Giving off creepy John Waters vibes 😂
Let's not forget these: 1. The Rock as Rocky Maivia 2. Edge's debut WWF match in 1998 ended prematurely after Edge legitimately injured Jose Estrada's neck with a somersault senton. 3. Jackie Gayda in 2002. That mixed tag team match was a disaster. She botched a lot of moves, including a late selling of a bulldog.
@luisgomez8635
Жыл бұрын
Jackie Gayda makes the first two on your list look like 5 star matches. For a train wreck like that to have won Tough Enough that year, she had to have been blowing someone.
@jeremywilliams5141
Жыл бұрын
@@luisgomez8635 To be fair to her though, this wasn't her fault. The company should have known that she wasn't ready. But they put her out there anyway. Winning a contest on MTV is not enough training. She should've immediately been sent to development before being sent to the main roster.
@doctorsuave
Жыл бұрын
Damnit man I had managed to forget about Gayda thanks for wrecking my morning! Lmao she was so bad.
@jmurdock8303
Жыл бұрын
Rocky was a bad debut at all he was the sole survivor Edge isn't memorable to be on the list .
In defense of Escobar, he had already lost his mask in Mexico, so the name and gimmick change wasn't really a 100% WWE decision
That ring master looks like he could have been something
@yettbrimon7912
Жыл бұрын
What?
@AisanSpanky
Жыл бұрын
@@yettbrimon7912Do you always need people to explain jokes to you or is this a one time thing ?
@safari445
Жыл бұрын
@@AisanSpankywhat?
@Mega_Collosas
Жыл бұрын
or maybe he would have been buried anyway even if that debut didnt flop
@Dinglenut8845
Жыл бұрын
@@AisanSpankyWHAT?!?
Man, poor Fred Ottman. When they built the set the person that did it put a 2x4 there and it never should have been there. Ottman didn't really mess it up it was more a avalanche of mistakes that caused it. Still hilarious though. Especially Ole Anderson doing the voice offstage over the sound system to give him this all powerful voice effect. And Sid totally selling the whole thing even after the trip.
Honorable Mentions: *The Rock as Rocky Maivia *William Regal as Steven Regal, The Real Man's Man *MVP in a Power Ranger suit (vs KANE) in 2006 *Muhammad Hassan *Mordecai *Hade Vansen *Jacke Gayda *Retribution - Shane Thorne as Slapjack - Mia Yim-Lee a.k.a Michin as Reckoning - Mercedes Martinez as Retaliation - Dio Maddin as Mace (now Ma.ce/ Machey) - Dominic Dijackovich as T-Bar (now Dijack) *Edge *L.A Knight.... YEAAAAHHH as Maxx Dupri *Sean Waltman as Kamikazee Kid *Mayor Glenn Jacobs as Dr. Isaac Yankeem D.D.S *Karrion Kross Main Roster debut in 2020 *James Ellsworth *Duane Gill before he became Gillberg *Toni Storm *One Man Gang as Hakeem the African Dream *Mark Jindrak ALMOST a member of Evolution
@green_eye_shy_guy
10 ай бұрын
Just asking your opinion, but why was Muhammad Hassan debut a flop, I thought going head to head with Mick Foley on the mic he was holding his own👍
The "karen" gimmick honestly works for Chelsea tho 😂😂😂
@Mega_Collosas
Жыл бұрын
too bad current wwe hates pay offs ..so itll be dropped
@drunozeko4332
Жыл бұрын
@@Mega_Collosaswhat are you talking about? she's on TV every week and they're dedicating actual segments to her. you're just running your mouth
@relent-lass7510
10 ай бұрын
It really does
"In wrestling, you only get one chance to make a good first impression" *laughs in Ed Leslie*
Let's don't forget about the Rock debuting as white bread babyface Rocky Maivia. Let's also remember how smart Austin was to stick with the Stone Cold name. Vince wanted to name the character Chilly McFreeze.
@jmurdock8303
Жыл бұрын
Are you stupid he debuted at the garden to loud ovation and became the sole survivor
I saw Becky Lynch’s NXT debut as it happened. It was so embarrassing that I got second-hand embarrassment just from witnessing it. I just felt so bad for her that she had to do this gimmick.
@jeangentry6656
Жыл бұрын
apparently it was her indie gimmick and it was well received in Europe, just not in the States.
@medes5597
11 ай бұрын
@@jeangentry6656it wasn't. Her indie gimmick involved the Irish music but the dancing, the embarrassing over the top smiling and so on - no that was wwe, and it was hated in Europe too. Her indie gimmick was that she was Irish and lucky because of it. The dancing and all of they wasn't it.
@mariobros68
11 ай бұрын
Sheamus it's the reason why they change her Irish Dance gimmick to a Steam, later to Lass Kicker and Seth's Man. I don't know if it's truth, but I want to hear your opinions.
@Scarybugjuice
7 ай бұрын
@@medes5597damn she told u that?
@medes5597
7 ай бұрын
@@Scarybugjuice no I saw her on the indies and remember her, the UK indie scene isn't very big and was even smaller back then. You tended to see the same people all the time. So you know. I knew her gimmick and I knew what changed when she went to WWE. And I was on squared circle when she debuted and the thread about it - full of UK indie fans saying "oh they didn't get her original gimmick at all, I hate this" I like how in your head "youre a smark thinking they're special when you don't know Jack" was apparently way above "lives in the UK" as a plausible reason for that answer.
Vince McMahon's worst booking decision to date has to be booking that mustache for his face
@jmurdock8303
Жыл бұрын
That's not a booking decision genius
@musicalcacti
Жыл бұрын
@@jmurdock8303 she's a stunt granny
@jmurdock8303
Жыл бұрын
@@musicalcacti what? Are you high?
@jucool5
Жыл бұрын
@@jmurdock8303you must be a little slow if you don’t know what a joke is 🤦♂️
@DovahFett
11 ай бұрын
@@jmurdock8303 No, but you must have been when that joke flew over your head.
Escobar's debut ROCKED. No way he should be on this list.
@LibraJohnny
Жыл бұрын
Yes, he was very enjoyable as a masked wrestler and his heel turn cemented him.
@zoopie_doop8957
Жыл бұрын
The entire plan was literally to change him to Santos Escobar, the kidnapping storyline with the masked men had been happening, so to act like plans changed is just making things up
Personally i loved Esobars debut and how the reveal was especially cause i was a fan of his before and it wouldve been a lot better and memorable with a crowd
Fun fact: The giant ninja gimmick of Omos was inspired by the giant ninja gimmick of 6'8" Baron von Lector (a 2000 trainee of Road Dogg) who briefly was known as "Super Ninja Gai (Guy)" in 2010.
If you listen real closely, you can also hear Stevie ray during the shockmaster debut say “Look at that motherfucker!”
When Shockmaster debuted...Young Cody sat at home with friends and Said "I think that was Uncle Fred"🤣🤣😂😂
Don’t really know if this counts or not but Matt bloom re debuting as Tensai was cringeworthy, which is a shame because he was a monster in Japan
@studentNEET319
Жыл бұрын
Matt Bloom couldve been a badass monster but nah "He went to Japan, now he Japanese"
@YourPalFry
Жыл бұрын
These filthy gaijins man.
@gabepollock1641
10 ай бұрын
What sucks is that they could’ve saved that gimmick if they just acknowledged who he was. Doing some vignettes where they interviewed Bloom, used a couple snippets of his time in Japan, and explained the ways he had changed his style would’ve been enough. Instead they expected the audience to have forgotten that A Train ever worked there.
Vince's new moustache is just the worst look ever. It screams Mexican Snidely Whiplash.
The thing with Austin was at the time no one really thought he had so much charisma. He was known as a good worker but bland at the time
@FBA_God_Emperor_Doom
Жыл бұрын
And we weren't in the attitude era yet.
@BlakeAustin2011
3 ай бұрын
@@FBA_God_Emperor_DoomHis King of the Ring win and f/u impromptu speech of Austin 3:16 to Jake Roberts was roasted by Vince backstage. Then the Raw the next night had Austin 3:16 signs everywhere and Vince realized the cash cow Stone Cold just created. This solidified at Wrestlemania with Bret Hart. All of this courtesy of a FedEx firing from WCW and Paul Heyman realizing Austin’s pipe bombs would bolster ECW. Can you imagine if we had Austin in WCW during the NWO era? He and Sting playing 2 sides of the anti-hero personas? That would have been epic!
Yeah, Alexa's gimmick was seriously awful. Anybody watching then would have never believed if you would have told them that Alexa would go down as one of the best female heels in pro wrestling history.
Lmao 🤣 I forgot about omos being a giant ninja!
Kane debut still the best 🔥
@DJMcFlinty
Жыл бұрын
Yeah Issac Yankem was amazing
@jmurdock8303
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
It have to mention Edge. I mean, he accidentally broke Jose Estrada’s neck in his TV debut.
Kane? He had quite a few so-so gimmicks before debuting as Kane. Irwin R Scheister and Fake Diesel come to mind.
@shatteredking2774
10 ай бұрын
Kane was never IRS, that was Bray Wyatt’s dad.
I remember playing the stone cold showcase on 2k16 and being so confused by the ring master stuff at the beginning 😭
How about one of Kevin Nash’s early characters? The “wizard”. Came out in a silly Merlin costume complete with a fake white beard.
@mariobros68
Жыл бұрын
The Oz character
Please next do a video titled Ring General: The Gunther Story.
i hate to be one of those guys but....how is karrion kross's debut not on here?? maybe there will be a part 2 lol
I'm sorry but the greatest part of the shock masterbit was the fact that said it didn't break character and still tried to cut a promo... Also you forgot about kross
@moffjerjerrod1579
Жыл бұрын
Except Ottman did not cut the promo, the voice was actually Ole Anderson offstage while Ottman just gestured during it. But Sid still selling the debut is hilarious.
Haha i knew the shock master would be first on the list
My Wrestling What if: - What if the Shockmaster Never trip. - What if Kerry Von Erich never smell a Cheeseburger during his Revocery from a Motorcycle Accident. - What if WWE kept the Vince's Death Story after Benoit's Death. - What if Eddie Won the Custody Match.
@samclark379
2 ай бұрын
I can't speak for the others, but as for the Vince McMahon story, initial plans were to have a power struggle ensue, including Vince's real life brother joining the company. It would have ended with the revelation that Linda was the one who blew up the limo. Vince would have returned, "divorced" Linda, and retaken the company.
First thought, Brodus Clay's Funkasaurus. My buddies and I were expecting something badass and when he came out we all laughed. Are you for real? Somebody call my momma!
The shock master, the cool aid man, the sparkler! L0L 🤣
Ngl, the buzz cut hair alone took the ring master gimmick from bad to worse
Imagine if "The Shock Master" would have WORKED OUT!?!?! What was he supposed to say? How was he going to make THAT work?!!??!
I slighty disagree with you about kane. Sure kane was an incredible debut but his previous caracter (dentist) was terribly awful. Btw nice video as always !
Was Austin Theory not on the main roster with Seth Rollins and Murphy? Before being paired with Garza?
Vince burying talent - that's a thing. Does he have a son? Yep.
" He fell on his arse" - Davey Boy Smith. 😆
Thats why first impressions dont always better. Is it just be but odd Steve and Batista both look much better as they got older.
McMustasche looks like he’s going to tie a unsuspecting woman to the train tracks
@DBoy38
4 ай бұрын
And shit all over her face.
Always wondered why it’s called new York when it’s home base is in Connecticut
@tl4330
3 ай бұрын
Drives me batty! In the days of territories it was considered to be the New York territory. It hasn’t been that way in literal decades.
Thank goodness, some worst debuts coulda been fixed after.
Why did they punish the shockmaster with a comedy gimmick afterwards? It was never gonna work even if the debut wasn't botched.
Deacon Batista wasn't bad
@DBoy38
4 ай бұрын
It could've been worse. Apparently the original plan was for it to be revealed that his mother was rapped and he being born a result of that. Good thing they quickly changed their minds and sended him to RAW to join Evolution instead.
Rocky Maivia definitely should've been on the list. I'm not even a fan of Dwayne Johnson or his Rock persona.
I was at Bautista's first ever match in Hazelton Pennsylvania with WXW. He took 20 mins to come out, he was so shy
The shock master is so funny because after he fell and ole started talking I feel like there was no script and ole is the worst improv guy ever
Becky Lynch debut would of been better had she been brought out with Fit Finley and Hornswoggle 🍀
The person in that photo with the shockmaster looks like grim
He's just so goddamn big Hunter I see a Ninja!
I didn't know the British Bulldog was Cornish!!
bro said el he ho lmao
I wish that the the funny parts were showed in a small non commentated clip. The shockmaster debut is hilarious in its entirety
What about the beginning of every john cena match
Remember Glen Jacob as Fake Diesel and that wired Dentist guy
Vince with died hair and mustache looks like comic book villian
I am still waiting for Austin Theory do do what he really needs to to break out in the way he really needs to.
Batista got real lucky because weren't they going to go with Test instead of him for Evolution
I’ve never heard anyone say they consider Becky Lynch to be Stone Cold’s female counterpart, where the hell did you make that up from!?
Evil Stevie Nicks... I LOVE IT
Shock master tripped over plywood not a 2x4
This why in star wars you don't have giant storm troopers lmfao😂
Usually enjoy your videos, but I think some of this list is a bit of a stretch. NXT was pretty much the indies when Alexa Bliss and Becky Lynch debuted. Those ladies persevered through bad gimmicks, but if you didn't have access to it, then it's forgettable or simply unknown. Becky Lynch had a lackluster main roster debut though. Bianca Bel Air and Austin Theory not receiving the royal carpet treatment from the start isn't so bad either, though Bianca could've been given a much better debut. Could've included: the Hardy Boyz, since they were jobbers at the beginning, before Michael Hayes took them under his wing. Triple H as Terra Ryzing in WCW. Edge, who had a bad debut in a different way. Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles both being forgettable in their early WWE days. Kevin Nash as Oz.
@thefootballfan2607
Жыл бұрын
Despite the gimmick change,Alexa was still a jobber or a sidekick at best in NXT while Becky was just Sasha's sidekick or booked as the worst 4HW and the most irrelevant 4HW with the other three getting all the big moments in NXT....Becky literally was involved on a major feud when she made her main roster debut and hasn't felt as a sidekick or as a jobber
@thefootballfan2607
Жыл бұрын
The problem is that you can actually watch how horrible Becky and Alexa first gimmicks were.....Also Bianca's return wasn't that bad, but it wasn't anything special and random
@thefootballfan2607
11 ай бұрын
debut*
@Joe_Parmesan
11 ай бұрын
@@thefootballfan2607 I'm just saying that there could've been a deeper dive for the subject matter of Worst Debuts. Alexa and Becky didn't have great starts with the company as a whole, but it all happened in an exclusive setting. The video creator could've gone much deeper with the wrestling history and shown people who were on national television as jobbers and bad gimmicks. Scott Taylor (better known as Scotty 2 Hotty) is another one who was similar to the Hardyz
@thefootballfan2607
11 ай бұрын
@@Joe_Parmesan NXT is a TV show for years and both debuted as jobbers(one of them even remained a jobber until her main roster debut)🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️It wasn't an exclusive thing, you could have seen it in TV
AUSTIN THEORY 🔥👌
Poor piper niven was turned into a modern Bertha Faye😓
@Mega_Collosas
Жыл бұрын
now shes back to piper niven and they haven't done anything with her for months......
@cheriblossom983
Жыл бұрын
@@Mega_Collosas sigh. They really don’t know what to do w good wrestlers sometimes
@Mega_Collosas
Жыл бұрын
@@cheriblossom983 they can send her to sd and push her as tye resident monster .but thats too much effort for vince and hhh ..they would rather keep the status quo and give charlotte all the spotlight
@cheriblossom983
Жыл бұрын
@@Mega_Collosas unfortunately facts my friend
shockmaster uncle fred
Let’s face it, The Shockmaster is wrestlings version of a RickRoll
Becky's still makes me mad and showed just how STUPID creative can be...
@thefootballfan2607
Жыл бұрын
Triple H booked that,but no one remembers it
I really enjoyed your videos every day
I don’t agree with Alexa Bliss having a bad debut. It wasn’t anything special, but it also wasn’t bad. It was just… normal. I guess “normal” is kind of bad for wrestling though.
@thefootballfan2607
Жыл бұрын
What?Since when being a jobber with no character is a "normal" thing?🤣
@suntanironman
11 ай бұрын
@@thefootballfan2607 Did you stop reading after the third sentence? I know people have short attention spans, but was reading four total sentences really too much to ask for? Read the fourth/final sentence! 🤣😂
@thefootballfan2607
11 ай бұрын
@@suntanironman 🤣🤣🤣
Mean Mark should've been Eggman. Could've pecked harder than the Red Rooster. Put the picture of a tombstone in your head.
In fairness, Santos Escobar is cool as hell
Alexa Bliss and Julia Hart are very similar
@thefootballfan2607
Жыл бұрын
At what?debuting with a cheerleader gimmick?🤔🤣
I Know I late but Thank For The Video 🙊🤯🥰😍💐🌟🥇🏆
Chelsea Green is funny af. I fuck with her.
Well you can now add Gable Stevenson to the list after his NXT Great American Bash debut
@relent-lass7510
10 ай бұрын
That didn’t go well
I don't think Vince said 'Ninja' tbh.
Omos shoulda stayed as a giant masked ninja no one would care about. :)
@thefootballfan2607
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank You For Uploading This Video 📸 I Like It.
Yes brooooooo awesome video
Fred Ottman is the GOAT!!
First impressions matter
Becky Lynch also had lame Amelia Earhart pilot gimmick Hulk Hogan (off all peoplpe) in AWA
I just watched this Clash LOL!
Weird that you count debuts on NXT for some wrestlers but not others
I think I’m off all of them. The ShockMaster was the worst.
Beaver Cleavage what the hell
Austin theory is not good big star i like he in middle match
@jasons970
Жыл бұрын
You right
@mgtwrestling123
Жыл бұрын
I like he in middle match what do you mean by that?
@Aliver.25_Legue
Жыл бұрын
Yeah😅
@gordonkenyon94420
Жыл бұрын
@@mgtwrestling123midcard
@mgtwrestling123
Жыл бұрын
@@gordonkenyon94420 Austin theory is still a young up in comer
So...how much $$$$$?😅
Who would have thought becky and alexa will become huge superstars in wwe
I think they were hoping for a san digeo chicken
First 2 should have just been honorable mentions
Vince McMahon is the worst 😂
That braid annoys me and I don’t know why Because it didn’t in NXT
I know this is late but dewdrop? It’s doudrop
Gobbledee goo
@wrestling with andy u missed a debut that was even worse. i liked A train and prince albert back in the attitude era and 2003 but later they repackaged him as LORD TENSAI I couldnt stop laughing why not go back to A train.
So no rock ?