INSTANT MAIN EVENTERS | WWEs Fast Tracked Pushes!
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INSTANT MAIN EVENTERS | WWEs Fast Tracked Pushes!
Sometimes a wrestler’s journey towards becoming a main eventer can be a long and arduous one, one which sees them spend years toiling away on the indie scene only to, years later, finally get the opportunity they’ve been waiting for. Other times though, it can be the exact opposite as, for one reason or another, a performer can find themselves being fast tracked right to the top of the card. And while the reasons for this can vary, it’s generally done on account of that person being so naturally talented, they simply can’t be ignored. But what are some of the best examples of this in action? Well, join us today as we take a deep dive into Instant Main Eventers: Wrestlers who were Fast Tracked to the top.
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@k-lee481
Жыл бұрын
I really, really want to see you cover Chris Benoit 🐺
@paulcowlishaw
Жыл бұрын
@@k-lee481 me too.
@Hallofshame-f7x
Жыл бұрын
Do worst world title reigns in wrestling history
@paulcowlishaw
Жыл бұрын
@@Hallofshame-f7x Roman Reigns current Reign.
@aznpikachu215
Жыл бұрын
If possible, maybe cover wrestlers who are safe to work with.
Kurt angle was a rare case of a super early push being a good idea. He had it all
@chrisbuckley1785
Жыл бұрын
Including a broken freaking neck....
@coolbreeze3793
Жыл бұрын
Also a handful of percs. GOAT.
@elamcyril
10 ай бұрын
The same was with Brock Lesnar who won the WWE title within 5 months of debut. Brock was the greatest athlete wrestling has ever had.
@aguynamedguy309
10 ай бұрын
His comedy stuff is some of the best shit ever.
Vader's debut in NJPW dominating Anoki for the title and causing a full scale riot. Hands down best debut I've ever seen.
@cliffordjackson3
Жыл бұрын
FACTS and don’t forget that the riot incident caused njpw to be banned from ryoguko sumo hall for a few years.
@steeveboyce
Жыл бұрын
@@cliffordjackson3 I love that story and the debut is on yt. I was a little kid when I first saw him in WCW and I was scared to death of him. I kept thinking who's going to be able to beat him for the title. Along came Ron Simmons and afterwards Simmons was my Hogan. (Saw that match when it originally aired.) Excellent job to WCW then as they did an amazing job with booking Vader. I only saw his NJPW debut when I was much older. I had always heard about him but finding it back in the tape trading days was hit and miss.
@e32b61
Жыл бұрын
Don’t expect that to be discussed on this lame channel
Kurt Angle fit in so well with the other main eventers at that time: Rock, Austin, HHH - not an easy feat to go punch for punch with these guys and mic to mic with Austin and the Rock, but he did it so damn well.
Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio come to mind with fast tracked WWE championship pushes!
@khesipresents1885
Жыл бұрын
Lol delrios push was hella insane ,mitb ,rr,world title*2,barely one year
@JahinAlam
Жыл бұрын
@@khesipresents1885 it was crazy that he achieved all this despite being a rookie in just a year
@peejay9954
Жыл бұрын
Sheamus skin complexion 🤮 it’s giving mayonnaise
@adriannieves6722
Жыл бұрын
Shamus is a part of this video lol
@cliffordjackson3
Жыл бұрын
FACTS.
Angle’s rise was a perfectly natural progression. One of the best ever! Brock was slightly rushed imo. Just slightly
What I find the most amazing with Angle wasnt his physical ability , it was his mic skills..he could get heat, be funny, intense or the top baby face on a mic. With no experience. He was better than most people on todays roster after about a month
@fordid42
8 ай бұрын
The "Respect me!" promo was probably his best, in my opinion. He's one of the GOATs, no doubt.
@SgtFletch313
7 ай бұрын
When CM Punk was Running Around saying he was "The Best In The World!".....I was like I think someone needs to have a word with you about this Best in The World Stuff you've been running your mouth about.....Someone Named Mr. Kurt Angle!
The fact Brock Lesnar isn’t the face of the thumbnail is a crime lol
@antvq
Жыл бұрын
ikr
@chadsknnr
Жыл бұрын
He should've swapped Sargeant Slaughter for Logan Paul ftw . . . .
@kevinlee9929
Жыл бұрын
First person I thought of when I saw the title.
@tyrrellhueston8588
Жыл бұрын
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@edwinayala7395
Жыл бұрын
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Paul Wight definitely deserves to be on this list seeing that he won the WCW Championship beating Hulk Hogan in his first match.
@jeremyhegg9367
Жыл бұрын
And he was 23 at the time, which makes him the youngest World Champion in history, beating out the likes of Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar, The Rock and Undertaker to name a few. But I think this is a WWE exclusive list, but even still he did win the WWE Title within his first year there too.
@onesaucynougat7471
Жыл бұрын
@@jeremyhegg9367 yeah he won the title a couple months after his debut, he also main evented wrestlemania like a month after his first year
Holy shit. The flow of this video was more than textbook perfect. Legit perfection here. Great job with this video and analysis of the many talents of WWE
according to brocks autobiograghy, it was rocks idea to put him over at summerslam, brock wrote that original plans were for rock to retain then brock win the belt later in the year, apparently rock argued to vince that brock winning the first time would be more impactfull...although technically the rock did retatain against brock in a triple threat match wiv hhh at global warning in ausrtalia.
@heavensbeardedheathen6999
Жыл бұрын
Wiv you mean with right? If not I'm really hating lazy writing.
The problem with Ronda was her tendency to hurt people in the ring. Alexa Bliss herself said she got hurt a lot working with Rousey.
Actually great Kahli could wrestle decently . Just look at his NJPW run . But the problem was his legs started to stop working and his disease was catching up to him
@peejay9954
Жыл бұрын
🧢… he was horrible in wwe
@yungugh1-689
Жыл бұрын
@@peejay9954 not at first he was ok until his legs started giving. could barely walk let alone wrestle how he’s supposed to
A recent one you could put in with the women is Bianca Belair. She shot up the card on smackdown super fast and main scented her first mania
@darkblade125alt4
Жыл бұрын
Main evented you mean?
@y2jfan462
Жыл бұрын
Yeah. They pushed her like crazy, and she’s still green in the ring. Meanwhile, Liv Morgan still hasn’t been in a WrestleMania main event.
@darkblade125alt4
Жыл бұрын
@@y2jfan462 yeah because her wrestling sucks
@y2jfan462
Жыл бұрын
@@darkblade125alt4 WDYM? She has improved drastically over the past year.
@darkblade125alt4
Жыл бұрын
@@y2jfan462 eh not really
The Bron push fascinates nd impresses me a lot considering how they all were put to pressure. .. NXT got rebranded, wrestlers left or were released , fans were against all the new guys nd format .. so for guys nd girls like bron, Carmelo ,cora jade ,toxic attraction to actually take the main role in brand despite being new not established, nd actually succeeding in doing so is impressive
@heavensbeardedheathen6999
Жыл бұрын
Was it really that hard to put the "a" in and? Talk about lazy sheesh.....
@himanshugaur9680
Жыл бұрын
@@heavensbeardedheathen6999 wow that's what bothered you😂😭😭😂
@showtime1235
Жыл бұрын
i don’t think anyone was against the new talent??
@himanshugaur9680
Жыл бұрын
@@showtime1235 Naa bro .. they used to get shit on just coz they were put as replacements of indie darlings .. internet wrestling community, wrestling journalists were shitting on every week just for showing up 😂 ..
@zemox2534
8 ай бұрын
@himanshugaur9680 First off, do not fucking disrespect Johnny and the other OG nxt stars by calling them "indy darlings". They have far more fucking experience in the ring than half the current nxt roster. That said, they should not have been in nxt in the first place. Nxt is developmental, and it is insulting that guys like Samoa Joe wasted half their time in fucking development. WTF did Joe been to develop?
Brock STILL holds the "youngest WWE Championship holder" record.. Randy Orton was younger, BUT he had the WORLD title.. Different belts 😉
the good thing about wwe, they do not carry past grudges from fathers or siblings, Bronn was what Scott was intended to be had he focus on being a single star and they still have a good relationship with Ric despite beef with Scott before his HOF induction
@anthonyanderson9303
Жыл бұрын
That's cuz they're a business. If you can make them money, they'll bring you in. So many examples of this over the years.
@briwanderz
Жыл бұрын
Yeah tell that to DDP, sting, and how many other stars Vince buried (losing himself money) just because they were from wcw. Now how this goes with triple h and the new team might be very different... Hopefully.
Even though people hate Benoit for what he had done, the matches with Angle were some of the best matches of all time
@MrX-uu8vi
Жыл бұрын
It's kinda sad
@garyhen2028
Жыл бұрын
I have no issue in watching Benoit's classics! Like my favorite ladder match ever with Jericho vs Benoit ic title, Royal rumble 2001. Those Eddie V's Benoit matches were great too. I just wish that Benoit vs taker feud could have happened.
@peterversionone
Жыл бұрын
@@garyhen2028 wasn’t Benoit and Taker on two different shows at the time?
@garyhen2028
Жыл бұрын
@@peterversionone at times yes, but there were times there were no brand split, it's funny they had them feud in one of the raw vs smackdown games in story mode lol
@peterversionone
Жыл бұрын
@@garyhen2028 I remember that storyline from the game. One match I remember Benoit had, he made Kane tap
It's actually kinda easy to forget but Yokozuna was legitimately the most successful Anaoi family member before The Rock showed up. I remember in school during the mid 90s, Yokozuna was always a big deal, talked about in the same sentences as wrestlers like Undertaker and Hulk Hogan.
Macho Man trying to pin Yokozuna in the Royal Rumble still makes me laugh lol
@glasschin871
Жыл бұрын
Never understood that
I’m watching 2010 on Peacock right now so Wade Barrett jumped to my mind immediately.
I remember Yoko’s debut. Heenan when he and Earthquake squared off said “it is like two Sears Towers meeting”
This video flowed so smoothly! Great work Liked and subbed!!
in an interview: Kurt said un his early years, he wasn't connected with the crow. Vince then asked Kurt to cheat on his matchs and celebrated like he won the gold Olympic. Kurt: wouldn't that make the crow hate me. Vince: Exactly.
@kelseykjarsgaard5774
Жыл бұрын
Genius call
Love your stuff dude must be hard comming up with ideas for new content. So iv had an idea you should do a top ten matches of list of some of the best guys im the business
This video deserves a second part to this cuz there’s a few more to mention like Paige, Roxanne, Omos, Kaitlyn, Josh Alexander & Austin Theory…
Overall angle is the best wrestler I've ever seen and was amazed how quickly he grasped "fake" wrestling so quickly,if I could pick any wrestler ever to start a company with it would be Kurt.
Before Spectralon was discovered, the whitest thing on earth, beating even Barium Sulfate, was Sheamus.
Thanks for the new video, Andy! Your content never bores me 💪🏻🔥🤩🇵🇷💞
@WRESTLEWITHANDY
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate the support, hope you enjoy the vid 💪🏻👊🏻🤟🏻☝🏻
@k-lee481
Жыл бұрын
@@WRESTLEWITHANDY Thanks, man 💪🏻🔥🤩🇵🇷 ☝🏻
Cm punk? Bro won RAW’s world championship after a week due to his cash-in, arguably faster than Balor
Love your videos, very well put together!
In fairness to Khali he was pretty solid in Japan.
I was waiting for Sheamus since the beginning. BANGER AFTER BANGER AFTER BANGER AFTER BANGER
Love ur stuff keep doing more can u do a video on AJ lee thank u 🥰❤
I always thought Kurt angle was just the patriot without the mask when he first showed up lol. Mostly because the entrance music and American flag themed attire. Of course I was a teenager back then too so was a bit more oblivious lol
God I miss the 90s title design so much.
Why is Slaughter on the list? He was in WWWF fighting Backland for the belt in the 70s and later the Shiek in the 80s. Slaughter was a well established name from his GI Joe run. I mean you might as well include Hogan then since he was brought in by Vince Jr to be champ within a month. Of course he had already been in WWF before this and AWA. And where's Undertaker? He won the belt on his 1st anniversary with the company.
If anyone ever questions about Lesnar's fast push to main event, just tell them .... Why don't you ask Lesnar yourself? ... In person! 🤨🤨🤨🤨
@edwinayala7395
Жыл бұрын
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@glasschin871
Жыл бұрын
I did , he agreed
What about Del Rio? He was given a push to the moon. He was the Royal Rumble winner, MITB winner & won the World Heavyweight title, within one year.
Honorable Mention(s) goes to Kane (Badd Blood '97 to KOTR '98) and Goldberg (September '97 to July '98) winning their respective companies Heavyweight Championship before their 1st year on television 📺
@thescott7539
Жыл бұрын
you can't really count Kane, since he had already been around since 95 as Isaac Yankhem and Fake Diesel.
@DaviniaHill
Жыл бұрын
Goldberg wasn't pushed by WWF
@anjhontongo6945
Жыл бұрын
@@thescott7539 yeah but, Kane after his monstrous debut at Bad Blood 1997, he was getting his instant push as a Main Eventer when fought and beat Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWE Championship
"Overnight success takes a long time to achieve." Brilliant quote.
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
But you have to work for it
@edwinayala7395
Жыл бұрын
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I didn't think I was going to like logan Paul when he came in to the wwe but I was very impressed with his matches!
Don't forget Paige.
Santino Marella became the Intercontinental Champion before he even had an entrance theme.
Bro u always have an excellent content and we are always supporting uhh. Luv from India 💗
Did I miss something or was Undertaker not mentioned? Dude beat Hogan for the title a year into his career!
@clintgrimsley
Жыл бұрын
He was in wcw beforehand
@anthonyanderson9303
Жыл бұрын
@@clintgrimsley ok and? AJ Styles was in TNA and NJPW before coming to WWE. Slaughter was in NWA. Most guys got their start somewhere before WWE.
@glasschin871
Жыл бұрын
@@anthonyanderson9303 slaughter was a big star in the wwwf in the 70s and 80s
Brock Lesnar was a Vince McMahon wet dream come to life. Paul Wight (Big Show) could have made this list. His debut in WWF was during a cage match between Stone Cold and Vince and shortly after he was challenging Stone Cold for the WWF title. That doesn't even count his WCW debut which immediately put him in a program with Hulk Hogan challenging for the WCW Championship and winning it.
I've never followed the Paul brothers on social media. But his boxing matches against retired boxers and MMA guys did catch my attention, but mostly because of the nature of the fact that they may have been fixed(you be the judge, I didn't buy the PPV, so I can't really say anything either way) But the fact remains that after seeing clips of his WWE matches, I'm more apt to watch him in wrestling rather than any match that's supposed to be legit. Stick with WWE Mr Paul. You'll make more money and receive just as many injuries.
1992 the best year in 90’s
Considering you had A.J Stylz and Finn Baylor on the list, I'm surprised to have not seen Ric Flair here.
@anthonyanderson9303
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. He basically did what Styles did 20 years before.
@mrmojomajestic8317
Жыл бұрын
@@anthonyanderson9303 👆🏻 This guy gets it.
@ThomasMiddlehurs1984
Жыл бұрын
Only difference I'd say. Is that wrestling is a lot smaller today than in 1991. Everyone knew who Ric Flair was. Being big in in Japan and on the internet is different to be recognizable to mothers and grandparents buying action figures for their kids.
Kurt angle was the right move he was funny, good on the mic, and kept improving as a professional wrestler
Majority of the people who got pushed instantly couldn’t wrestle or didn’t have a personality at all
Yeah I have to agree Brock’s push literally broke the light barrier.
fun fact about angle: he spend more time as a wrestler in tna than in wwe.
So many diss Ronda Rousey, but the simple truth is that she held the UFC Women's title so long, and defeated so many people because she really is that good.
@glasschin871
Жыл бұрын
She only was champion 2 and a half years and she was the first holder of that title.
@Panwere36
Жыл бұрын
@@glasschin871 , yes.. but she beat everyone she faced till Holmes. THEN the "perfect woman" so many claimed she was afraid of quickly retired after not holding it even a forth of that time.
@glasschin871
Жыл бұрын
@@Panwere36 then retired what are you talking about Holm had 9 fights before and 10 after. She lost 6 of the 10 fights, including Amanda Nunes who also beat Ronda.
@Panwere36
Жыл бұрын
@@glasschin871 , I am not talking about Holmes here.. I am talking about Mischa Tate. How many did she win before Nunes got the belt back?
It was not a broken neck, it was a BROKEN FRICKIN' NECK!
Brock was almost became a Russian monster heel. Tazz heard that and told Brock to speak to Paul Heymen. in Paul words: A 6'4 D1 champ and they were going to make him stand still.
great video andy
So what about Ric Flair when he debuted in 91?
Virgil took a big ass Banzai drop there from Yokozuna
Punk won Money in the bank,World Title,Intercontinental title and Tag team titles all in one year after main Roster debut.
Wait....did he just say that Brock conquered the world of MMA??? The record does not reflect him "conqueroring" MMA...LOL
Vladimir kozlov would’ve been one if wwe didn’t lose faith in him I wonder what would’ve been
@j.b.gruberiiiesq6582
Жыл бұрын
Not much
Why Alberto Del Rio is not mentioned?
You missed Gail Kim who won the women's title in her first match
@MaxShinGun
Жыл бұрын
And, sadly, that was her peak in McMahonland.
@fightingchicken2009
Жыл бұрын
@@MaxShinGun yea she's beast in the ring
Hey Andy have you ever did a story on macho man Randy Savage
I have to say it plant or not the Paul brothers been training for wwe and boxing since kids
Nice video! Keep up the good work 👍
Angle cant be denied ! He deserved every bit of his early push . Has anyone in wrestling done so damn good in that very small amount of time ? Ever ? And i dont mean a guy 7 foot tall getting pushed 6 months in . Kurt was outstandingly good in only a year ! Yeah he had obvious wrestling ability as an Olympic champion . But that doesnt always translate well to pro wrestling ! Dude nailed it !!! And you can say Brock too , but Kurt got it ALL better and faster in pro wrestling psychology and what not . Brock is probably next on that list though .
@anthonyanderson9303
Жыл бұрын
I put Angle over Brock cuz not only did he have the in ring stuff down, he was a fantastic character. Great mic work, hilarious, but then could turn around and be serious.
@Brando-Lee3725
Жыл бұрын
@@anthonyanderson9303 I agree 100
The Lesnar class was absolutely INSANE!
I'd throw Diesel into the ring. His WWF in-ring debut was shortly before Survival Series 93 and a few days after the Series 94 he'd won the triple crown and was the top face of WWF.
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
He was just getting on the map
Was Zeus originally planned to be a main eventer?
Hell, Rhonda Rousey could’ve beaten any of those superstars if & whenever she wanted to
I can't wait when Bron Breakker gets called up to the main roster. I want him on smackdown tbh
@angelbamba7614
Жыл бұрын
Let's hope wwe don't ruin him
@M._mkid
Жыл бұрын
@@angelbamba7614 he won't get ruined lol Triple H will have plans for him
@angelbamba7614
Жыл бұрын
@@M._mkid yeah believe triple h because he's definitely gonna help and elevate bron brekker career when he has horrible wrestlers like johnny gargano and chaimpia and other losers on the roster who aren't even as talented as bron karion or priest
awesome to see most of them were genuinely talented guys that deserved it. and i love most of these performers
Mam....Shamus always makes me turn down my screen brightness😎
I’m actually shocked that Logan Paul performances are that good honestly I can see him having a serious run
Warrior no selling that Slaughter elbow drop infuriates me
Chris Jericho, his debut was a main event
Some wrestlers just have 'IT' the moment you seen them you know it I been watching wrestling since 3 years old If I can see someone has IT I know the higher ups in the business do like Bron Breaker and Austin Theory for example
i still can't believe they gave del rio practically everything in under a year
Bruh… you listed so many people that suck Really says a lot
Love how Logan Paul wasn’t on the thumbnail but it was on 3:38, then again angle a legend
Best part of video, loved the sarge, best ever champion
Surprised Del Rio was never mentioned. I mean dude won the Royal Rumble, MITB and while didn't win at Mania, won the title little bit later on
I'd love to watch just ONE wrestling video without Joke Hogan popping up constantly. It's not the Channels fault. Great Content as always..
Good
What the hell was Khali pushed for then..?
@davidparkes7741
Жыл бұрын
The Indian market $$.
First name that comes to mind is that prim a Donna Ronda rousey
Kurt and brock were anomallys and logan would maybe be if he was full time
Styles Deserves it 👍
AJ styles deserves to be undisputed world champion ASAP a
@buddy3635
Жыл бұрын
Watch him be the one to beat Roman
I'm watching this after Logan Paul had the best highlight of the entire Royal Rumble event.
91-02 were the nuttiest years of wrestling
He knew
Rhea ripley, charlotte??
Brock push was great and made wwe more watchable
Bruh didn’t Paige win the divas championship when she debuted
@lexkanyima2195
Жыл бұрын
But she was pushed at the right time
I could be mistaken but isn’t Angle a 6 time world champion for wwf/wwe
If possible, maybe cover wrestlers who are safe to work with.
@emmanuelonaeko7948
Жыл бұрын
Good opinion
@ARG0T
Жыл бұрын
Glenn Jacobs/Kane should definitely be on that video.