10 WWE Wrestlers Who Made Their Debut Earlier Than WWE Told You

[@Puppet_Gamer]

Ciampa praising WWE for what they did with him back in 2005 warmed me up emotionally. I couldn't help but smile when I heard his story from a somewhat forgotten moment of the ruthless aggression era.

[@F1RST_BLUD1]

Ciampa looks so different before his actual debut, like today he looks like in his late 40s or 50s

[@michaelharper6481]

Yeah the grey hair and beard makes him look older

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

Ye

[@LengfOrGirf]

@@michaelharper6481 Because he is OLD. The fuq?

[@michaelharper6481]

@@LengfOrGirf what?

[@RojoCube]

And he's only 37

[@benespinosa6725]

That's very interesting that Kurt Angle's first appearance in WWE happened in March 1999 on heat I didn't know that

[@stunningbastard2153]

he even had a dark match with owen hart weeks before over the edge.

[@benespinosa6725]

​@stunningbastard2153 that's even more crazy.

[@capcha818]

I never knew the fact that Dean Ambrose made his late appearances from 2006 - 2007, it's kinda surprising to me. Also when he died his hair pink at the time I never knew that.

[@capcha818]

Dyed*

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS looking back at it now it’s weird to see moxley as a enchantment talent.

[@johnnypolzin5777]

Bro doesn't know what edit comment is 💀

[@dragostudioz]

@@johnnypolzin5777 Legit cry about it, people dont need to correct comments just as long as you get a good night sleep.

[@JGregory757]

@@johnnypolzin5777 ok grammar police

[@VincentMI9]

They are not hiding Daniel Bryan initial debut in Velocity since they are talking about it in WWE 2K19 Showcase Mode

[@vikramchandragupta4414]

Its so amazing to know how most of developmental wrestlers were in the road to becoming HHH's top guys

[@blackwidowprobe]

You forgot about Glen Jacobs(Kane)! He started in WWE/WWF as unabomb, then later as Isaac Yankem, then ‘fake’ Diesel.

[@THECAR99]

Unabomb was before wwe. He started as Issac yankem

[@roms3]

This is one of your most interesting videos to date. Crazy to see how most of them evolved to be popular, successful and well known wrestlers.

[@ShaunInce123]

Samoa Joe was very lean back in 2001.

[@Jersmen_Kay]

Lol same tbh

[@jonathancrosby2959]

@@Jersmen_Kay Chris Benoit technically made his WWF debut in 1995, he had three tryout matches two of which were against Owen Hart and Adam Bomb. This was before he came to WCW.

[@Jersmen_Kay]

@@jonathancrosby2959 lol thanks for the info but I'm confused mate

[@jonathancrosby2959]

@@Jersmen_Kay About what? If you need more info I'm happy to give it to you.

[@AlphachadEpicCollector]

Keep your eyes on those jobbers and extras, they may be the future stars of tomorrow. Also, I remember when he was Kane (Cain?) the Undertaker and then it was immediately dropped. I was a child back then, but I remember and never forgot how odd it was that they dropped the name.

[@Dark-Pikachu1]

Yeah we’re watching old wrestling in like 90 Matt and Jeff were Enhancement talent

[@ghostrider369]

There was a wrestler during the 70's who went by the name undertaker. Just like Wilf Paiement used the #99 before Gretzky did and they both played against each other in games with those numbers.

[@Daves_Faves]

A 70s Undertaker? Who was it? I remember the Memphis tag team of The Undertakers much later, late 80s I think?

[@ghostrider369]

@@Daves_Faves I had a video on here saved with the wrestling promoting the tag teams for the Saturday night match ups and one of the guys name was the undertaker. I even had a screenshot of it. These stupid crappy phones went haywire on me and I lost that screenshot, not to mention everything I had saved for a few years. There was another undertaker alone and not undertakers in one of the smaller wrestling promotions of that time. Saw it on here.

[@zanethind]

Wtf?

[@anthonywrasslin]

Also, Undertaker himself (Mark Calaway) played another wrestler prior to his scary persona, a dude named Mean Mark Callous

[@ghostrider369]

@@anthonywrasslin and a few others

[@RedHarlow31]

I'm disappointed this list didn't include carlito's bodyguard jesus manhandling an unknown zack ryder back in the day or r-truth casually appearing in a royal rumble all the way back in early 2000s

[@SylentEcho]

R-Truth used to go by K-Kwik before that and used to tag with Road Dogg.

[@qbincashion8058]

R truth won a wwf title during his first run with the company back in the late 90’s/early 2000’s.

[@Skazellino]

1:13 did they dig the Beverly Brothers cape out of the vault for Roode to use??

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Von Wagner’s dad

[@Brandilove2223]

Melina from MNM was also one of these. She was a backstage character and she was the Indian during the thanksgiving rap by John Cena.

[@TheLandofObscusion]

While it would have some carry over from this list, you could really make a video all about "Future WWE Stars Who Competed During the Attitude Era" by including things like dark matches, Heat, Jakked, & Metal. If I remember correctly, that would also include the likes of Brock Lesnar, Shelton Benjamin, John Cena, & (if you include the rest of 2001) even Randy Orton. It really can be surprising to remember just how long some people have truly been in the industry.

[@ivanvalentin3898]

Yea and no one could carry the torch from John Cena. And even the Cena era kinda sucked.

[@antwoneallwood6352]

Tye Dillinger has the most memorable unofficial debut outside the ring AJ Styles has the memorable unofficial debut inside the ring

[@zanethind]

WWE counts AJ Styles appearance in the Royal Rumble has his official debut

[@VenomSnakeMan]

Jon Moxley With Pink Hair 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@VenomSnakeMan]

@@mrt6878 yeah right lol 😂

[@sushihater]

😂

[@LucotIC.]

I'll never look at the Undertaker and Kurt Angles royal rumble's segment ever again knowing a young Dean Ambrose was standing there in the black suit 🤣

[@chronoxiong]

Wow this was a great video. I didn't know a lot of these debuted as jobbers years ago. Dean Ambrose. Bryan Danielson. And loved seeing the old footage to even prove it too. Loved it.

[@ManeeVaughn]

Mr. Kennedy wrestling on Heat and Metal a couple of times in 2003 before his official debut in 2005 against Funaki.

[@JustinEvitable80]

Some others I remember: -Braun Strowman as one of Adam Rose's Rosebuds. -Sheamus as a security guard that someone (Triple H?) hits. -Damien Sandow as "Idol Stevens" and part of the Smackdown Roster teaming with KC James. -And there a quite a few notable people who appeared in WCW first (Edge, Luther Reigns, Paul London and few others)

[@HarmonyEdge]

Does CM Punk as a Chicago gangster in Cena's WM entrance count?

[@TheForeverRanger]

Don't forget Kurt appearing in ECW during Raven's crucifixion of Sandman.

[@GratuitousGaming2363]

Others including: Dustin Runnels (Goldust) Bob Holly (Hardcore Holly) “Stunning” Steve Austin (Stone Cold, who was also The Ringmaster in WWF before becoming Stone Cold) Terra Ryzing (Triple H) Big show (don’t remember his WCW name) I’m certain that Gangrel was also in WCW briefly before joining the WWF as Gangrel, but I don’t know what his WCW character was called, and I’m sure William Regal was in WCW but that may have been after he debuted in WWF, and, not a wrestler but I believe JR started in WCW as a color commentator as well

[@tonchigaming7238]

I remember Drew McIntyre also debuting on a smackdown episode back in late 2007.

[@FCMobileWarriors07]

Who would your first opponent be if you were signed to WWE?

[@dustinsonnier5602]

Seth Rollins

[@bigmikeattack]

Veer

[@boltgaming248]

james ellsworth

[@2016doomslayer]

ultimate warrior

[@achilles1545]

Dolph ziggler

[@bryankumar2059]

Punk appears as a gunman during Cena's Wrestlemania 22 entrance.

[@mgtwrestling123]

When I got the notification I immediately clicked on it 🙂

[@JVreemer]

No notification for me, but same

[@mgtwrestling123]

@@JVreemer ok! Hey can you search MGT WRESTLING

[@tiger31623]

@Gabe x what is your point

[@TheRealWattLife]

Good ole days of Sunday Night Heat and Live Wire. Wish they could take it back to the late 90's and early 2000's way of doing it.

[@arunsphagura2659]

Drew McIntyre dabut in Smackdown Oct 12 2007

[@uxaifofficial]

Make a video on moments where fake blood was used in WWE

[@simplysteve68]

Like Bianca Belair's left side of her mouth on 1/2/23 RAW, after Bliss gave her the first DDT onto the ring steps! Lol 🤦

[@elleni-41]

@@simplysteve68 ..i said the same thing!.😂😂.. that blood was soo fake looking..a real wwe fan would surely know that...i saw immediately, im like thats soo fake..

[@Dark-Pikachu1]

@@elleni-41 it’s not because HHH banned blood though

[@Dark-Pikachu1]

@@elleni-41 No because HHH banned blood

[@elleni-41]

@@Dark-Pikachu1 ..i know that..

[@PressMinerBTC]

Yall forgot R-Truth. He Debuted in 2002 before John Cena. I cant figure out how Cena is his childhood hero when he debuted before him

[@ShaunInce123]

R Truth was known as K Kwick. And he was there during the Attitude Era.

[@mikem.9197]

@@ShaunInce123 Yup, then he was Ron The Truth Killings (now R-Truth) and won the NWA title very early in TNAs existence, from Ken Shamrock I believe.

[@alexmesa3959]

This guy gives us so much information thank you

[@danram247]

5:47 😯 Tomosa Ciampa I think is the biggest transformation...

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Alexa Bliss also appeared on main roster prior to her 2016 official debut. At one of WrestleManias, she was part of Triple H's elaborate entrance, along with several other girls.

[@chrisreynolds7394]

Wresters debut as their characters, not their real life selves. Dean Ambrose did debut in 2012

[@dailyreport5811]

Dean Ambrose is not his real life name?

[@chrisreynolds7394]

@@dailyreport5811 not sure if you're being sarcastic, but his real name is Jonathan Good

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

Did you know Razor Ramon's TV debut was against Carmella's dad, Paul Van Dale? Cody's dad vs. Carmella's dad 💯

[@ttgamerdude2065]

i love your vid Wrestlelamia

[@uxaifofficial]

Make a video on unscripted moments in WWE

[@bubbacalling]

thank you for this, very interesting indeed

[@HiThere619]

What about Lita? She debuted as one of Godfather’s hos before debuting as Lita with Essa Rios.

[@Undertakers_Father]

Wow.. This list backed with videos from past is absolute Dope!.. good work guys!.. I had no clue that lawyer was Ciampa

[@miroslavtomic7038]

AJ Styles came to WWF in 2001 as part of WWE's purchase of WCW, as he worked for WCW in its final months. He was one of many former WCW stars who were not part of Invasion, but were hired as jobbers or enhancement talents.

[@SHUBHAMSHUKLA-kk9ug]

You should make a wrestler review playlist where you review superstars like Goldberg, Batista, Roman, Cena on seperate videos each.

[@sunnytelang]

Very Interesting. Dean Ambrose, Samoa Jo, Roode, Brian Danielson & AJ styles were just superb. Thanks for the factual information about our favourite wrestler.

[@taylamiralles2122]

Tye Dillinger at Cyber Sunday 2006 "Oh look, I just kicked Stan!" Lol

[@jeffdaigle5487]

I miss the glorious one.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

The name Thomas Whitney is actually based on Tommaso Whitney, Ciampa's real name.

[@ScotBlox]

Drew mcintyre debuted in 2007 but was sent back to fcw until 2009

[@DD-373]

I've actually gotten to meet Mario Mancini at a Carnival in Connecticut and he was super nice. He even gave me free tickets out to his wrestling show that he runs with Paul Roma. So far it's my only live wrestling show and it was amazing.

[@WGW2007]

Ive been to wwe twice both in pikeville

[@RajSharma-hc6is]

Back then there were very less Indian audience but now they can't even think anything near to what they did with Indian flag. It's shameful to have such a storyline involving a country's honor and respect.

[@chambliziOfficialChannel]

Like it or not curt angle and perc angle are both just as legendary as taker and stone cold js hand 👏

[@RojoCube]

Keith Lee was a security guard for triple h at one point too.

[@willshad]

Hard to imagine Danielson wrestling in WWE in 2000 during the peak of the attitude era. It seems like he's two generations after that.

[@johngomes16]

Recently seen Rob Van Dam under the name of Matt Burn battle the Mountie on an episode of Wrestling challenge

[@simplysteve68]

RVD actually and unofficially debuted on WWF tv as a foot kisser for $100, to the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase back in 1987! Vid clip is on YT.

[@danram247]

I think AJ Styles decision to go to TNA was the right one because WWE wouldn't have appreciated his high flying talents...

[@salvatoregerbi5]

Jeff and Matt Hardy surely should be on the list no?

[@Dark-Pikachu1]

Yes

[@thomashindle6315]

I'm surprised Glenn Jacobs (Kane) wasn't in the list when he debuted as Isaac Yankem.

[@MrBam79]

I guess that might be because, from a kayfabe point of view, Kane and Isaac Yankem are considered to be two completely separate wrestlers. So WWE don't deny/ignore Yankem making his debut when he did, they just ignore the fact it was Jacobs playing him. That said, by that criteria, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa probably shouldn't be on the list either, so probably a bit of a grey area. 🤔

[@agentv_jpg7214]

Thumbnail looks like dean ambrose with long pink hair

[@blacksunshine7485]

I dont normally watch anything to do with wrestling at all except Summer Slam. That's the only single one time I'll watch anything wrestling in the year. And I accidentally stumbled onto this video by next recommended. So it's two wrestling views this year.

[@davidtaylor1630]

Steve Blackman could have been on this list - although there may not be clips available. I think he made his WWE debut as early as 1988 or 1989.

[@lumideo1]

Wow

[@joemckim1183]

There is a difference between a debut and a first appearance. Being enhancement talent isn't really a debut.

[@bubbajames2157]

Don’t forget about Kane.

[@taylormorales555]

You forgot about LA Knight, Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble!

[@heelgill]

These guys were mainly enhancement talent, so it isn't really their "debut" but just their first appearances on WWE programming.

[@DevilMode595]

You forget about Cm punk when he is with Cena Car in WrestleMania during Cena Entrance and also Sheamus and Cesaro as security guard

[@kinneyshoes1]

*Brock and Sock!!!*

[@danielmacaulay3105]

Damn champa looks so different

[@zanethind]

2K19 covers that Daniel Bryan was there in the early 2000s in the 2K Showcase mode

[@danram247]

Honorable mentions...Bray Wyatt debuted as Husky Harris in the main roster...

[@notakexuso327]

The gimmicks were so good you forgot the wrestler was in a different a gimmick. Realized so many gimmicks later when I got older. Believe it or not, at 10 I found out mick foleys other gimmicks

[@mostafakhaled9702]

wow this guy must have all of the wwf/wwe archive. look at the amount of footage shown in this vid even dark matches

[@CaliasTV]

Had no idea about the Samoa joe, aj styles and Brian Danielson

[@miroslavtomic7038]

You forgot CM Punk appearing as gangster in one of John Cena's WrestleMania entrances.

[@rezakhani4826]

MVP as a cop... That's just hilarious..

[@Mob100xgreed]

Aj styles also had a tv match against cena where cena was in a suit type of outfit and styled hit him with the styles clash

[@akshaykotian3063]

Jeff and matt were destroyed on their debut by 90s Kane lol

[@Aaden66]

Very awesome video

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Fun Fact: Jeff Hardy & Dean Ambrose were both jobbers long before they became Big Stars.

[@Kev.in1997]

Fun fact: almost everybody is

[@Dark-Pikachu1]

@@Kev.in1997 but Enhancement talent usually don’t make it in wwe

[@Dark-Pikachu1]

@@Kev.in1997 like Matt and nick Jackson we’re Enhancement Talent in wwe

[@Dark-Pikachu1]

@@Kev.in1997 maybe that’s what he’s getting at

[@SandMan1998]

Fun fact Jeff almost quit wrestling

[@bschuss1]

Just love how Bobby Roodes name was spelled differently every. single. time :D

[@JayBurris100]

Roode and H are so much alike I always said Roode was the Triple H of tna so sad we’ll never get that dream match but at least we’ll always have survivor series 2017

[@gursahajsingh430]

You forgot Brock Lesnar he also worked for WWE before his official debut and also had some dark matches back then he used the running power slam as his main finisher.

[@brennanmason1973]

Roderick Strong

[@suoquainen]

There's a wrestler in the indys with a similar gimmick like the Cedrick von Hausen...damnit, i just don't remember his name anymore.

[@ordinarypete]

1:33 Rude and HHH are doing a masonic handshake. “The masters grip”

[@ivanvalentin3898]

Yes they are all freemasons. That's the only way to be on TV and famous

[@ivanvalentin3898]

Sell your soul for a chance to be on TV.

[@Blademan54]

3:32 Vicky Guerrero???

[@Fandastico]

3:09 Moxley's tag team partner is LA Knight

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

Wwe doesn’t claim that Brian’s debut was in 2010. Someone never played 2k19

[@elleni-41]

Bobby rhoode looks sooo different than now...like not even the same person..😅😅

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Drew Gulak was one of the cops who arrested Vince McMahon in 2015

[@Ridestereo765]

Joe didn't know he was in WWF forever ago and styles. Kane the undertaker crazy name lol

[@nwo2cool]

What about Chris Benoit? He tried out for WWE months before signing with WCW.

[@ddambadavid4275]

My friend these super stars have fought battles

[@dannywestbrook5036]

What about Stone Cold as the Ringmaster or the Rock as Rocky Maivia?

[@stevegiles9080]

Jon moxleyy is like nope pink hair wasn't my debut

[@anonamatron]

I remember everyone booing Razor Ramon on his debut which I didn't get since he seemed pretty cool in all his promo vignettes before. I know he said clearly he was "the bad guy", but that doesn't mean you don't like him, right???? People got it later on though I guess.

[@life0093]

1.Samoa Joe looked like an N’Sync member haha 2. What the hell was on Moxley’s head? Haha 3. Damn AJ Styles was smaller than Rico

[@anthonywrasslin]

Technically Undertaker was the wrestler "Mean" Mark Callous before making the mortician persona

[@Maco8-c4e]

I think anyone knew when Kurt Angle really debut, there's even a KZbin video about it

[@heymikey6793]

To see Mox with the Pink hair and a much thinner Joe with blonde hair... I know some of them look back at their old selves, like WTF was I thinking 🤣🤣🤣..

[@heymikey6793]

But if they never went out and did the extreme and tried to be seen, then we'd probably never have them as they are now. Everything they were, did and been through made these men be and women who they're now, so much respect!!!

[@nrkey9166]

The name of the plumbing company I work for is called Velocity

[@cubbdacrossfacecrippler]

They also tried the name Able with The Undertaker.

[@MvttHill]

Can't believe Dolph Ziggler wasn't on this list