10 Wrestlers Who Appeared On WWE TV WAY Before They Were Stars

[@captcharisma]

Jungle Boy too appears with his dad Luke Perry ringside at Summerslam 09

[@SchofieldAJ]

Jungle Boy Jack Perry doesn't count for this list as he was never a WWE Stuperstar pal!

[@daltonpinell6251]

When you realize that in two years, the storyline involving Rey, Eddie and Dom Dom will be 20 years old

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

LALALALALALALALA NOT LISTENING

[@theo7945]

Damn, I’m OLD🫠🙃

[@hhtptai]

PLEASE. DON'T DO THIS.

[@noahsteadmansings2241]

Soon 2019 will have been 5 years ago 😅

[@MiOMio-zu3ky]

Hey that happened the same year I was born

[@discoron77]

RVD was also at WrestleMania III, if you want to count the wide crowd shots as his first appearance.

[@jackforster7783]

Most people don’t know that Johnny Gargano was actually the kid that won the tag belts with Braun Strowman. I’m glad you’re finally shedding a light on that

[@visionet3241]

And his story doesn’t finish til he becomes a ref like his father

[@richcantgame]

Johnny “Nicholas” Gargano

[@kaitlinlara2010]

Lier

[@DelilahBeard]

Nice try but Nicholas is the ref John Cones kid. WWE is even making an Elite Figure for him just like the did kid DomDom

[@visionet3241]

@@DelilahBeard Stop lying and to us- the guy that reffed that match was not cones it was Cena

[@RandyJ85]

RIP Eddie Guerrero, feels a long ago with that storyline over Dominick, who would of knew he would be such a heel now, Eddie must be laughing like a proud father right now lol

[@DragonHeart613]

8:06 = A lesser known fact is that Edge also showed up as an audience member at a local talk show in which Bret "The Hitman" Hart was an invited guest. Bret took the time to answer some questions from several audience members & the very starstruck Edge was one of those who got to interact with his country's pro wrestling national hero.

[@colerieger7300]

It's worth noting that after the show, Bret approached Edge and said he was sorry he couldn't give him a better answer on air. I forget if Bret elaborated more in this personal meeting or not.

[@Vamparicsaiyan]

Edge wrote about it in his autobiography Adam Copeland on Edge

[@robertclark2253]

Sitting right next to Edge on that interview was his friend Joe E Legend as he was known on the independent circuit and some might remember him from his short run in WWE as Just Joe a character who would stir up trouble usually among mid card superstars but usually land up in a match against one of them or sometimes in a tag match with one of them being his partner . I remember an episode of Sunday Night Heat when Joe tried to stir up trouble between Al Snow and the team Lo Down and Al and Joe had a match against Lo Down .

[@ajx2956]

Dang

[@davidcampbellfilms8668]

Such a well researched and written video 💜 after years of watching your stuff assumed nothing on a list would surprise me anymore: STUNNED to learn Charlotte got into it with Russo in WCW

[@newageoutlaw]

Van Damn isn't really into cooking, but he loves baking.

[@Kerorofan1990]

I hear he likes to bake right after getting up. Waking and baking.

[@armarelder7260]

That's why he lost the wwe and ecw title. Wwe found out he likes to bake.

[@landonmiles97]

@@armarelder7260 rather that than pumping ungodly amounts of steroids.

[@brendanb2982]

Particularly brownies.

[@nasirthesenatejohnson6935]

Charlotte Flair was at a lot of shows in North Carolina. I remember rewatching the first Raw I went to on July 14th, 2008 in Raleigh, NC and I can see Charlotte in one of the front row seats.

[@stephenjmedina]

I popped when Adam called Dominik a little bastard

[@hbkid718]

Technically Charlotte VS Sasha was the 4th Women's Match to main event Raw. Alundra Blayze VS Bertha Faye was the final match of Raw on October 23, 1995, though the show actually closed with a Shawn Michaels promo. So, the final match of the show is the main event.

[@LMPunk]

If the show ends with a promo that has no connection to the last match, then the show had no main event.

[@ratedtriplex]

Back in the early 90s i kinda met one of the Usos when i was a kid. I was at an arcade in Cordova Mall in Pensacola playing that wrestling game with a white haired Hulk Hogan knock off and started talking to a teen about wrestling. He told me that some wrestlers live here like Fatu (Rikishi) and he was actually right behind me. I was like "yeah right", turned around and saw Fatu standing there with a little kid by his side. Blew my 11yr old mind. Oh, and about 6 or 7yrs later i saw that teen i was talking to in the local paper, he had been arrested for kiddie porn

[@JeremiahCharles-f7r]

i miss velveteen dream he was hilarious

[@21til85]

Number 10 is number one for me. Damn!

[@mouse40oz]

The Smackdown where Rey Mysterio beat Matt Hardy for the Cruiserweight title was in Anaheim not San Diego

[@zanethind]

We never got that Aj Lee vs Lita match sadly 😢

[@GBTwelveSixteen]

Not sure if it counts but Stacy Keibler was in the crowd at Starrcade 1998.

[@TonyT-i9w]

Right,luv her ❤.

[@espurrthestupididiot2405]

wait we still believe those Dream allegations????

[@loboneiner1034]

So I guess former tag team champion Nicholas will be headlining Wrestlemania 50

[@ChrisManley1994]

Johnny Gargano still ISN'T a star! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@heffman102]

All WWE wrestlers are stars, why do you think they're called superSTARS? 🤦

[@ChrisManley1994]

@@heffman102Cause it’s a buzzword clearly……..

[@heffman102]

@@ChrisManley1994 if the company acknowledges them as superstars then they're superstars, a random schmuck on the internet's opinion does not outweigh the company

[@MarkieDood]

Imagine idolizing someone so much, you grow up to marry their ex. That's dedication.

[@dhenderson1810]

Too bad that they never had a Lita v AJ Styles angle.

[@neighslayer768]

Honorable mention to Eddie Kingston being front row during ECW: ONS '05. Which was technically a WWE production.

[@SchofieldAJ]

Eddie doesn't count for this list as he was never a WWE Stuperstar pal!

[@neighslayer768]

@@SchofieldAJ The list says wrestlers who appeared on WWE TV before they were stars. Doesn't say before they were WWE stars, Partner.

[@ericadams214]

"And just look at how the ungrateful little bastard repaid his old man." 🤣🤣💀💀

[@onmas909]

7:12 Wasn't it called WWF when he was in school though?

[@RiderXtreme1]

They changed it for the documentary

[@dhenderson1810]

Did you know, that Adam Copeland attended WM6 with his friend, and the friend sat next to him. That friend who attended with him later became known as Christian (Cage).

[@robertclark2253]

Although never a WWE superstar Richie Steamboat , son of Ricky Steamboat , was at WrestleMania 4 at 8 months old . Bartholomew Hardy aka King Maxel made his "wrestling" debut on Impact's Final Deletion at 2 years old in 2016 "defeating" Rockstar Spud/Drake Maverick . Bartholomew/King Maxel is the son of Matt Hardy and is 9 years old so you never know he might become a wrestling superstar himself . Speaking of Matt Hardy he and brother Jeff were the gatekeepers at King of The Ring 1996 and were flattened as Ahmed Johnson made his entrance to his Intercontinental title win against Goldust .

[@Outlawkk]

Maxel and Barttholomew are two different kids.

[@robertclark2253]

@@Outlawkk Fair enough but either or even both could become wrestling superstars

[@dhenderson1810]

CM Punk was one of the gangsters who appeared in John Cena's entrance at WM22, which was held in Chicago.

[@UncleUkaliq]

December 2nd, 1997. It was non of jimmy or jay that appeared. It was one of their younger brothers. Not solo

[@LucotIC.]

I refuse to believe that lawler-looking man and tomasso ciampa are the same person.

[@dhenderson1810]

I remember Muhammad Hassan's lawyer but never knew it was Tomasso Ciampa..

[@scootinand]

Sometimes, I genuinely forget that Dom isn't Eddie's son

[@starrsmith3810]

You brought up that Natalya and Tyson Kidd showed up at Canadian Stampede…..but not DH Smith/Davey Boy Smith Jr????

[@MudSluggerBP]

The WWE didn’t exist when Edge was in high school 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@TheStormbringer8751]

They had to edit the bit for wildlife reasons

[@heffman102]

Yes it did, it had a different name but it was still the same company

[@LickOnBlues]

@10:56 is that car going in reverse or the footage is backwards

[@tkbaptist1611]

I have never heard of AJ Lee😂😂

[@jw1177]

she was huge in 2012-2015. she was in sex storylines with Daniel Bryan, Cena, Punk, Ziggler, Kane. then ran the divas division after that. she was one of the best women in wwe of all time.

[@Zambineaux305]

So, Edge was a time traveller?? 😂😂😂

[@cijmo]

Gargano's son looks just like Johnny in that picture of Johnny as a kid in the crowd.

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsiIico]

Wait until Nicholas becomes a fully fledged wwe superstar

[@devonmosley9294]

There’s also Randy Orton on Smackdown n 2000 n a bar n I believe Charlie haas as well

[@HollandTHG]

I appreciate you calling out Dream's abhorrent behavior at the end of the section.

[@venomgaming7014]

And at mania 27, LA knight (YEAH) was in the crowd right next to when cena and miz crashed over the barricade.

[@JoshHatfield]

So great that Lita and AJ have such a connection.

[@stutteringcris468]

1:43 wait a minute, CM PUNK WAS BANGING LITA?? 😳😳😳

[@conatser]

5:23 in a neat “beat” between Gargano and Ciampa. I see what you did there.

[@lamjianhua2884]

Technically the rock's and edge's entries are not valid as their tv appearances did not happen on the WWE TV

[@JulesEAbril]

the words "16 or 17 year old and Velveteen Dream have a different context these days.....

[@cnotes1790]

Fun fact, CM Punk smashed AJ Lee and Lita

[@Outlawkk]

Damn...Tamina was looking good! Still does!

[@josedlaconsha1731]

tomaso chiapa sounds like a guatemalan first and last name.

[@jugghead82]

An Awesome vid showing the RESPECT that a lot of wrestlers have for the business RESPECT

[@benpezzot8805]

Im suprised randy orton isnt on the list

[@Chaguerrand]

These children (albeit future WWE superstars) appearing in the backgrounds or their WWE superstar dad/mom shouldn't count in this imo.

[@ricardonb6375]

Will there be another list with wrestlers who appeared on other promotions like AWA, ECW, TNA, ROH, MLW, and WCW?

[@AronHallan]

"Dominic i'm your papi!

[@muhammedomar5399]

RVD does not cook he bakes

[@PhillAndersonGuitarist]

Didn't they show Mick Foley in the crowd when Jimmy Snuka did his leap off the steel cage on Bob Backlund?

[@benjaminsmith2708]

Now aj married to lita ex

[@foreverunsaved6661]

Gargano still is not a star

[@joserosero3066]

watch Ric Flair vs Bret Hart where the Hitman wins his first champion en route to the ring Lindsey Lohan is in the audience as a child 1992 red hair and glasses 😂

[@jasonjimerson7046]

I don't think those herbs were meant for cooking. But, I guarantee if you did use them, you will feel baked afterward.

[@TonyT-i9w]

Stacy Keibler

[@zanethind]

I actually can't believe that kid was Johnny Gargano

[@666AbbeyRoad]

I hate kids too!

[@Patrick2480]

0:26 whos who in the collage, Bayley(?) Sasha banks, bottom dont recognize them

[@Cultivation420]

😂 Natalyer.

[@ivanderozan-1022]

Damn I want some Johnny wrestling back on raw 😢 he definitely could be a midcard champion

[@pischotery6876]

I hope champa bring back mohamad hassan Lawyer gemic

[@nicolemerrill9167]

This is very random but does anyone else think ivy Niles and Layla Hersh would be a good match

[@sashabanks5219]

Bro is totally forgetting Sasha Banks appearance at the Diva era

[@wan-day-oldtv4760]

3:51 HAHAHA

[@sadetwizelve]

Wrestlers are the biggest marks,not the fans lol

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

You need to do an expansion of this showing wrestling stars in general rather than just WWE wrestlers

[@straightedge8763]

did never know the yousos were on TV so early :D

[@GabbyPlaysGames02]

Several NXT women at Triple H’s WM 30 entrance, RVD with Ted DiBiase, and little Dom with Eddie and Rey come to mind off the top of my head.

[@KegOfMeat]

Wow I didn't know about Gargano on Raw in 98

[@B0NY_HAWK]

9:35 Aye my guy The Rock didn’t go from here to debuting at Survivor Series in 2 years. You are off 10 years.

[@heffman102]

Bruh he clearly said 1984 💀

[@Dr_1212]

Vince needs to disappear totally from WWE

[@ajx2956]

I always wondered this.

[@jeffdaigle5487]

800K!!!! ITS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!!!!

[@Cruz0881]

Young Charlotte sitting front row during Trish vs Lita main event is pretty spot on

[@KNVisual]

How did I not know that Edge is 6 foot 5?

[@JayWIll2000s]

The velveteen dream had so much potential smh 🤦‍♂️

[@kennyking9347]

It’s all good now, he’s been proven innocent

[@brokenregistry]

5:45 gargano is 11 he was born in 1987

[@heffman102]

He was born in August 1987 and this episode of Raw was in March so he hadn't turned 11 yet, he was 10

[@darthrex192]

Yo

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@ThandrieDavis]

Fantastic video.

[@lilpoetat]

Thanks 🎉

[@Trunks7500]

Top 10

[@Shaun_3114]

DIY v Brothers of Destruction fued? 😂

[@venomousnate7263]

Talk about humble beginnings.

[@WhosAlx]

How could Edge been voted most likely to win the WWE championship when it was still the WWF when he joined

[@sirjthe3rd185]

It was changed in the wwe documentary it was called wwf In the actual yearbook

[@WhosAlx]

@@sirjthe3rd185 I understand WWE pretending that the WWF never existed but I'm not sure why other people referring to the WWE play along with it.

[@sirjthe3rd185]

For anyone confused on why it said edge was most likely to win the wwe championship instead of wwf was because it was shown in a documentary but they changed it due to the fact that they couldn’t show the wwf

[@jerelminter]

I saw The Miz on Smackdown in 2004 when he was a contestant on Tough Enough 4. Kurt Angle got in his face and said "You're that MTV guy right ?" Miz said "yes" and then Angle said "MTV sucks". Then I didn't see Miz again until 2006 or 07 on Smackdown when he was wrestling Chris Benoit, and I said "wait a minute ?" "That's that Tough Enough guy".

[@guyincognito143]

Lita got around.

[@RiderXtreme1]

How do ya think she got in the company?

[@Hundo_Mo]

That tone of voice for Velveteen Dream. Lmao nice Adam

[@demented_cycles]

Why was Edge voted most likely to become WWE champion when it was the WWF at the time?

[@sirjthe3rd185]

It was changed in the wwe documentary but it was actually called wwf in the actual yearbook

[@benharrison7855]

Y’all seriously have uploaded this more than once! ☹️😡

[@mickhh85]

Nice to see that the Usos are still clinging to the same fake thug/wangster gimmick after 20 years...

[@titoA4794]

Cm punk is a sick man

[@mattalan6618]

HOW?

[@kingdavid7516]

"how dare he date a woman younger than him... as two consenting adults!" - jealousy disguised as righteousness

[@titoA4794]

@@kingdavid7516 lol

[@kingdavid7516]

@@titoA4794 that _is_ what you were implying right? there's people in the business that WWE and the fans still respect who deserve those types of comments. like Pat Patterson for instance.

[@titoA4794]

What did pat Patterson do?