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Best WWE debut of all time?

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#1 ·
I have to say Kane. It was an epic match between HBK and Taker to begin with in the cell but to have him come out at the end, rip the door of the cell, and tombstone the Undertaker was brilliant. That scene of a bloody Shawn Michaels putting his arm on The Undertaker for the pin is one that always sticks with me. Props to Jim Cornette for that one
 
#55 ·
NWO (aka 'the poison') at No Way Out 2002, I loved it.
DDP 2001, stalking Undertaker's wife
Goldberg 2003, loved that also
Wyatt family, was completely eery and different
The Shield, marked out like a baby when I saw Dean Amrbose and Rollins
 
#56 ·
Kane. When you yank off a cell door from the hinges and make a man like the Undertaker your bitch, you made the greatest debut of all time.
 
#57 ·
I still remember Kane's intro, it was pretty obvious he was coming out if you watched the promo's leading up to the match but was still epic as hell. I honestly didn't think there was any way the Undertaker was going to beat him. I liked Y2J's promo but he pretty much jobbed in it, so I can't really count it.
 
#58 ·
I believe Jericho has said his debut promo was terrible. At the time he thought he nailed it and was so hyped heading to the back given the crowd pop/reax but Vince buried it to his face how he didn't come off like a star and was whiny and goofy and how he basically blew it. Jericho says he had no idea what Vince was talking about then, but he looks back on it now and can see exactly what Vince saw in it and that Vince was 100% right.
 
#60 ·
Idk if it's the best, but definitely the most memorable one to me has to be Brock Lesnar. As soon as I saw him I automatically became a fan
 
#67 ·
That's called lust not fan appreciation.
 
#62 ·
Jericho's debut wasn't necessarily the best, but there's 3 reasons why I like it the most.....

1. Anticipation
2. Reaction
3. THAT BAD ASS THEME SONG & TITANTRON!


The Rock did own him, so that's more of a bad thing for Jericho.
:lol

 
#70 ·
Kane's was probably the coolest and most anticipated for me, personally.

But I obviously love me some Jericho as well, so I hold that in VERY high regard.

Props to whoever mentioned Taz earlier. That crowd was awesome for everything he did. Scott Steiner also had a memorable crowd when he came in to destroy Hardy and Nowinski (does that count as a debut, since it was as a single's competitor?)
 
#78 ·
Kane, just barely. He interfered in an absolutely huge match, determined the outcome, and sparked an epic and memorable feud that culminated in an outstanding (and very underrated) WrestleMania match with The Undertaker.

Jericho's debut itself was fantastic, but it led to a whole lot of nothing. Jericho himself admits that he was doing practically nothing within 8-10 weeks of his debut.
 
#79 ·
I liked the whole build to Y2J's debut. The suspense and the build it got made you aware that they had big plans for this guy and that he would be massive.

I also liked Tazz debut when he dealt with Kurt Angle.
 
#80 ·
Giant Gonzales was pretty good, this HUGE guy came into the Royal Rumble and eliminated The Undertaker and no one knew who he was or anything, commentators clueless, the lot ... he wasn't even a participant for the Royal Rumble, just appeared out of the blue.
 
#82 ·
Takers debut was amazing, especially being 10 years old.... The mystery partner for Million Dollar Mans team... DiBiase could get anyone because he had all that money, then Survivor Series came and it was a complete unknown, but it was a giant terrifying unstoppable force.... Left a lasting impact.


Kane was great too because you just wanted to know what he would look like..... And he came in at such a perfect time.... Didn't see it coming at all.
 
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