100 Wrestlers Spotted On WWE TV Before They Were Famous

[@kadharefinley224]

SummerSlam 2011: LA Knight in the crowd SummerSlam 2024: LA Knight winning the United States Championship

[@greedoshotfirst1]

YEAHHHHH!

[@eveyyYT]

YEAHHHHH!

[@ama24107]

Sumemrslam 2023: winning battle royal

[@slighce]

Sometimes you gotta wait

[@jasmineaaron-campbell2623]

YEAH

[@shawnmichaels568]

So half of the wrestler's journey started as a security guard.

[@cameroncola]

Triple h made a joke about that actually. At a post ple press conference

[@galaxy-eyesknight405]

Triple H said it himself also

[@mcweezy1]

Wizard of the Oz Tunnel starts with security

[@Lele-fu7fw]

Mostly

[@louiehunter6490]

Is that surprising? They clearly get trained in taking a bump and selling finishers. Why wouldn't they be training in other aspects aswell. Plus the wwe already knows they can work with you.

[@kadharefinley224]

Whenever you look in the background at the “Security Guard’s” or an “Employee” during segments. Just know that you’re potentially looking at a future WWE Champion

[@doshi066]

or AEW champion too with that MJF segment with samoa joe

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

​@@doshi066 MJF is a future WWE Champ. It'll definitely happen one day.

[@doshi066]

@@Lost_n_Found_1 not for a long time once his aew contract ends and it be weird if he does go to wwe knowing he has a aew tattoo

[@Trxpifyz]

​@@Lost_n_Found_1he won't go to wwe

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

Because of videos like this, I've tried to keep an eye on "security guards" to see if I remember them in the future.

[@ThunderTHR]

8:16 Owens was in the crowd for One Night Stand 2006, rather than 2005 as you mentioned. *HOWEVER* at the 2005 event, just prior to The Sandman's entrance, if you spot the guy in the red shirt behind Tommy Dreamer, that's Eddie Kingston. :)

[@DeanMoxley87]

I was in the Crowd many times during the 90's and early 2000's and look where i am now.

[@forgottenson3411]

well... where are you?

[@xXMrPersieXx]

@@forgottenson3411 in the comments of a youtube video. @DeanMoxley87 is my hero

[@AlexRodriguez-ng6bb]

You are without a doubt one of the most talented individuals in our business today and i got news for you, you can play in our team any day of the week.

[@LubbockBabesFan]

And where would that be?

[@yourefatandlazy]

Working at Pizza Hut

[@mysteryman0216]

So basically, pay attention to security guards because they might become future wrestling stars

[@BaldHeadSosa]

Pretty much just pay attention to everyone involved actually you really never know

[@Change4b]

Aj crying meeting Lita as fan at a signing and then growing up to become a WWE women's champ is surreal

[@cqmorrell]

Even crazier: Lita used to date Punk and now AJ and Punk are married.

[@sincerelymike]

@@cqmorrell Well damn

[@MusicChanneI1738]

*Divas champion.

[@nichhodge8503]

And little did AJ Lee know that Lita’s boyfriend CM Punk would cheat on Lita with her and one day marry her idol’s ex boyfriend

[@MrsWellner]

​@@cqmorrellI came here to make sure this was mentioned.

[@Tanat83]

the security guard next to Trick Williams @1:39 is NXT Superstar Dante Chen, who hails from Singapore.

[@greatestever2212]

1:48 Von Wagner and Julius and Brutus Creed

[@bluemym1nd]

13:30 this was always so cool since Cena and Bryan main-evented SummerSlam 10 years later.

[@DXTokusatsu]

Great video! Thanks for sharing this, I can't imagine the amount of research and how hard to find some of these clips.

[@aldouscoroza]

Those who started out as Fans and as Security is Totally insane

[@Dukcy101]

The security guard between Trick Williams & Bron Breakker is another wwe star in Dante Chen. Who just wrestled a match in TNA yesterday.

[@SlapNutsMaxx]

Nope

[@stingersplash]

​@@SlapNutsMaxxyep. Dummy.

[@SlapNutsMaxx]

@@xiaozhu125 who?

[@MidNightMass402]

2:00 that moment ALONE is the reason MJF is always bashing WWE 😭😂😂

[@eLite-Tiss91]

And then he pushed him again in AEW xD

[@slighce]

Bro this is so embarrassing

[@TheBestUltimateK]

On the first clip with Bron and Trick the person next to trick is Dante Chen (who is in NXT) and the second clip with them had Von Wagner and The Creeds

[@shawnmichaels568]

I wonder why WWE always make the security guard look weak even when a lot of wrestlers were one themselves.

[@K-dawg26]

They make the referees look like clueless idiots too.

[@LinKueiDragon]

It is funny how even though they were younger, or even a lot younger, some of them actually didn't change much in appearance

[@alifnajmi1997]

No wonder Alberto Del Rio became a Mexican reincarnation of JBL since he's part of his personal security team beforehand. And now, we need to keep our eyes on the person who became a wrestlers who became a jobber, a security, an extra from the crowd or an extra who appeared as background characters on backstage segments and etc. I know that most of the current Wrestlers who actually took part of the cameo appearances as security, fans and etc but I don't know that Darren Young became a security, AJ Style became an innocent staff who taking beating on WCW and others who appeared in this video (I know that Shawn Spears already appeared as Stan at one episode of RAW before)

[@danielland3767]

I didnt know who Stan was till now..lmao😂😂😂

[@quentinmitchell4568]

You forgot to mention Otis and montez Ford, they were also security guards

[@TaseenKarim]

Yeah

[@sthembisomadonsela8269]

It took me 24 years,8 months and 24 days to realise that Stan was actually Shawn Spears.

[@SolidSonicTH]

Kevin Steen being at ECW ONS feels right.

[@MrAnythingForSelenas]

Of course it does the hate for Cena was so nuclear and raging that night obviously someone like Owens as a fan would attend something like that.

[@Carecorn1997]

1:39 Trick Was Also One Of The Two Soliders When Apollo Had The Nigerian Gimmick

[@someone...1184]

1:15 "Is that a gun in your pocket or you're just happy to see me?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MST3Kfan1]

This was a hilarious video. So many stars in the background. Subbed!

[@TheVampManson]

9:23 He even did the head twitch back then.

[@Juggalo972]

2:45, the security guard on the far right Kristopher Haiden a DFW talent that I've worked with. Good guy that should be booked more often.

[@EdgarakaEdgorilla07]

13:17 LA Knight and Jon Moxley in WWE IN THE EARLY DAYS

[@WrestlingFlicks]

A huge appreciation to this channel. Other channels just narrates and shows stills of the footages. Wrestlelamia goes way beyond and scours the internet for all these footages. Kudos to all the writers, researchers, and all the crew! Amazing!

[@LjLongYT]

1:20 Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me 😂

[@BrandonMekish-tr2dk]

🤣🤣

[@nathanglennie]

When I was a kid I actually used to believe that these guys were really EMT’s and lawyers etc and be like why the fuck would they sign up for this???

[@HGO965]

"Is that a gun in your pants or are you just happy to see me" 💀💀

[@MALITH666]

Gosh. That Lee and Lita moment is so wholesome. And I had crushes on both LOL.

[@leatherface964]

Best video of these early appearances yet.

[@damianking42]

These types of videos are always interesting

[@InfiniteNaos]

When UnderTaker said “you pay your dues….” sometimes it can be as an extra, a jobber, or any other sort of enhancement before getting in the ring.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

Very cool collection! Thanks for putting this together.

[@Panickedpercy]

1:15 IS THERE A GUN IN YOUR POCKET OR ARE YOU HAPPY TO SEE ME😂😂

[@jonathanconsunji]

Loved this SO MUCH! Thanks for these hidden gems!!!

[@U_Y_S]

One of the best video i watched today thanks man💀🗿

[@hotcoldman77]

Awesome video man 👏

[@Hillbillabeast]

Preston Vance was one of the cops arresting Charlotte, Becky, & Ronda on Raw.

[@Nomad416]

The look MJF gave Joe @2:02 😂

[@AdrianGuzmanOfficial]

Man, seeing Johnny so frequently in this list shows that his nickname JohnnyWrestling is not only a nickname, is what he was destinated to be

[@AidanSalminen31405]

Bro forgot that trick Williams was a guard on Apollo crews army

[@LaVitaNouva]

Crazy to think, in 10 years, some random guy in the crowd we see today might dethrone invincible heel champion at that time.

[@zurimoore2545]

its cool that some of the wrestlers were spotted on tv of wwe and wwf

[@ETG715]

The Rose buds must be the most legendary extra groups of all times

[@Kaiya-k1v]

It's crazy how WWE does many easter eggs on wrestlers I'm really shock how many wresters are show in the background before becoming famous some of them are popular like cm punk wm 22 la knight summerslam mjf nxt but all other are insane espacially adam rose one's Thasalute so diificult to find all of them for this video I salute GOAT Keep going

[@blairfggk120]

I knew it! If all those bodyguards, security details were actual professionals, wwe would be broke by all those lawsuits 😂😂😂😂

[@michaelmidax8108]

4:36 now Johnny Ace needs a whole different legal team these days 😂😂😂

[@jordanroman841]

Wait Shawn Spears was “Stan” at 2006 Cyber Sunday? Hahahaha I never knew that. Maybe we all should really pay attention to these extras. A lot of them could future stars.

[@hankthetank8039]

That shot of Kevin Owens (Steen) at One Night Stand is incredible.

[@atharvakulkarni9861]

Great video. Thanks!

[@michaelholt5069]

There's a Gillberg entrance from 1999 where his "escort" includes Rob Conway and Doug Basham

[@love24hrshere]

I knew it!!!! Thank yu for this 😅

[@Jovius2k]

Shawn Spears/Tye Dillinger as "Stan" is STILL my favorite cameo!

[@CrossfacePanda]

Another one is Colt Cabana can be seen at the entranceway guardrail taking swings at the Legion of Doom during their match against the Nation of Domination at Wrestlemania 13. He’s also seen in the crowd of an ECW Hardcore TV show a couple years later (I believe the exact same show Justin Roberts was on, but I’m not 100% sure on that).

[@indihome2728-x8c]

im gonna bow down to you,you're so enthusiastic search a lot of artifact about old photo/video from wrestler

[@gamerdude612]

It's Funny how the most of the Rosebuds went on to have more success than then Adam Rose himself especially the most successful one being Becky Lynch & Alexa Bliss.

[@MrsWellner]

Stephanie showed up much earlier than that. She started as a model for their merch line when she was a teenager.

[@DinoCrazy15]

the ones that surprised me the most was Liv Morgan and Jon Moxley

[@gladlee7520]

5:54 even Matt riddle was there.!

[@justflavio3260]

bro, wasnt he training for ufc at that time?

[@AGT-WrestlingGames]

Its not Riddle

[@30xron]

Billy Kidman was in the audience during the Bret Hart and Lex Luger meeting in the ring on WWF SUPERSTARS before wrestlemania 10

[@jugghead82]

Awesome Vid seeing these stars from humble beginning is incredible just seeing all the stars that were rosebuds crazy. An I KNEW ABOUT rvd an Ted Diese but never knew RVD wrestled in WWF early in his career WOW AMAZING

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Tamina still wored that same suit as Well.😂

[@generalmcterror2718]

Another honorable mention is the one you should believe in, Joe Hendry. He appeared on WWE tv as Rusev’s lawyer (in I want to say 2015?). The other dude actually had to buzz his hair for it because Hendry wasn’t meant to be one of the lawyers but there was a mix up and Hendry became the lawyer and had hair while the second guy in the ring had to buzz his hair beforehand because both men were supposed to be buzz cut. He talks about it in his interview with Chris Van Vliet.

[@ShaunInce123]

If he does a part 2 to this video, that one should be brought up.

[@Rhyzizzfoxboyd2]

david godly was an security guard before becoming an wrestler

[@michaelmidax8108]

4:55 Taker is scary fast😂

[@WillyM79]

I was at that Survivor Series in 2000, I had no idea that was Tamina, wow

[@rainy_guy]

Dominik also appeared on an episode of Nitro. He was about 2-3 at the time and they showed him in the crowd when his Dad was making his entrance.

[@justflavio3260]

5:07 best cameo of all time. Stan is more remembered than Tye Dillinger/Shawn Spears

[@IamLegendaryguy1998]

Jacy was the security guard and a nurse L a knight Woman before she became a wrestler on NXT

[@Metis1337]

I used to love Heat/Velocity, having these unknown talents on the show was great. Different world now

[@mattheweubanks6163]

Everything from cops, security guards, lawyers,ho's, anger management patients, EMTs and Russian translators.

[@Mikbiter15]

Mick Foley in Madison Square Garden watching Jimmy Snuka's cage match.

[@TheEffort99]

13:29 was John Cena's fit at one time😅😅😅

[@Bill-lg1xy]

Wow, Sasha Banks so young, who would have thought it but it does make sense that she is a huge fan attending the show and since it is filmed was picked out being in the audience!

[@WuwuWuwuTV]

1:41 that's Dante Chen in-between them too. 1:49 has Von Wagner too.

[@scotty_89]

You can spot Stephanie and Linda McMahon in the crowd at WrestleMania 14 during the Pete Rose segment before Kane comes out.

[@PedroBenolielBonito]

Megan the Therapist really needed an announcer behind her, saying her name in a wacky, unique, memorable and all-around awesome way. Also, that should have happened at 5:14 as well (and probably WAS happening, in the background...)

[@donovandelaney3171]

IzzyMania will soon be on this list. She's a Pro Wrestler now.

[@PowerRangerfan]

Scorpio Sky also played Harold during the anger management segments with Kane and Daniel Bryan.

[@PalataoBola0]

Hate to say it but Joey Ryan also on the crowd when Henry vs Sheamus. I didnt even recognized Knight because too focus on Joey.

[@stingersplash]

During the Trick and Bron bit you could also have said Dante Chen, Von Wagner and The Creeds.

[@CadChamberlain]

Stephanie McMahon showing up like a random person is crazy

[@Codyc0de]

A more unknown appearance for Johnny Gargango before he was famous. WWE Superstars - September 29, 2011 Brodus Clay VS Joey Gray (Johnny Gargano)

[@PERCANGLE412]

11:45 no fucking way I just rewatched that episode the other day because I’ve just been rewatching the whole ‘07 year and I still had no idea that was gargano 😂

[@futurewiz8832]

Might be one of us in the near future who knows

[@teoprod]

OMGGG!! Cesaro looks like Aiden English!!! 😯😯

[@LordManDam]

I think you forgot Powerhouse Hobbs grabbing Braun Strowman at 0:32.

[@TheActualKingOfRailfanning]

12:04 Roderick strong would recreate this promo with London lightning on the march 30th 2024 edition of aew collision. (London lightning is from London Ontario which is where the episode was being taped from.)

[@brck03_08]

When i saw EC3 as a security guard, i say, "TROUBLE TROUBLE"

[@AwesomeSauce11823]

Can I just say that Dom endured so much punishment. Dude took a beating from Brock Lesner and sold it like a champ.

[@hellionsentinel]

Damn how do you find out all of these bits and pieces of info. Great job

[@aaa_leef]

You did not notice Braun Strowman at 14:57 seconds

[@justinheine]

Cessaro looks funny with the beard

[@btf_flotsam478]

No mention of Matt Jackson vs Big Show in an "I quit" match when he was just called 'sideburns'?

[@RALF0691]

Victoria appeared on WCW Nitro with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash before she appeared as a *** on RAW.

[@krazyeman4]

I always love Lillian's fuck up, "The team of CM Punk", like that was their team name.

[@justflavio3260]

Another one that should be included is Logan Paul in Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens feud