Wrestlers where their debut televised matches were

[Lil' Bitch]

Goldust and The Rock. Any others?

[DCMaximo]

I assume you mean for the company, which explains Goldust

 

Christian (for the Lightheavyweight title, no less)

Tazz (vs Angle at Rumble 2000)

Kurt Angle (vs Stasiak at Survivor Series 1999)

Great Sasuke and TAKA Michinoku (Canadian Stampede)

Mikey Whipwreck (WCW debut vs Kidman, Uncensored 2000)

 

And obviously celebs like Lawrence Taylor and Mr T

[MillenniumMan831]

Didn't Bob Holly debut in the 1994 Royal Rumble?

Undertaker at Survivor Series 1990.

Flash Funk at Survivor Series 1996.

[Guest reshad974]

Doug & Furnas Lafon at Survivor Series '96

[Guest drdrainoscott]

Jerry Lynn at Judgement Day 2001? (I don't remember which PPV it was, but he won the LHW title from Scotty 2 Hotty, although it was on Heat)

Vader in Royal Rumble 96

Gail Kim at some PPV a couple years ago

[Superstring]

Did Jazz debut at Survivor Series in 2001?

[Mecha Mummy]

Gail Kim at some PPV a couple years ago

... Wait, WHAT? You might be thinking of Jazz, who debuted at SurSer 01 (which also answers Superstring's question, yay).

[Just John]

Steve McMichael at GAB 96.

[landy1987]

Jerry Lynn at Judgement Day 2001? (I don't remember which PPV it was, but he won the LHW title from Scotty 2 Hotty, although it was on Heat)

Jerry Lynn's debut was on Heat at Backlash 2001 where he defeated Crash Holly for the Light Heavyweight title

 

Also Isaac Yankem debuted at SummerSlam 95

[landy1987]

Jerry Lynn at Judgement Day 2001? (I don't remember which PPV it was, but he won the LHW title from Scotty 2 Hotty, although it was on Heat)

Jerry Lynn's debut was on Heat at Backlash 2001 where he defeated Crash Holly for the Light Heavyweight title

 

Also Isaac Yankem debuted at SummerSlam 95

[Papacita]

If you ignore his 93/94 run, Scott Steiner in WWE.

 

Wasn't Survivor Series 97 vs Mankind Kane's first match (as Kane anyway).

[Guest Fook]

Not sure about that, but he did first show up at Badd Blood, so his debut was on a PPV.

[Lil' Bitch]

Wasn't Survivor Series 97 vs Mankind Kane's first match (as Kane anyway).

 

As far as I know.

 

 

And how the fuck could I forget about the Undertaker?

 

*bangs head against the wall

[Guest drdrainoscott]

How about The Prisioner (Nailz) at Slamboree 93, The Giant at Bash at the Beach 95 and the Yetti at Halloween Havoc 95 maybe? I'm not too sure about any of those but I think they are correct

[Papacita]

How about The Prisioner (Nailz) at Slamboree 93, The Giant at Bash at the Beach 95 and the Yetti at Halloween Havoc 95 maybe?  I'm not too sure about any of those but I think they are correct

Not sure about Nailz, but neither Giant or Yetti wrestled those nights (did Yetti ever wrestle?). Plus, Yetti debuted on a Nitro and Giant had shown up on Saturday Night and other shows a few times before.

 

Actually, I think Giant made his wrestling debut at Halloween Havoc that year.

[Guest Askewniverse]

Rey Mysterio Jr. (Great American Bash '96)

Chris Jericho (Fall Brawl '96)

[Guest DR PHIL]

I'm certain jericho wrestled alex wright on nitro a few weeks before fall brawl.

It's an extra on the before they were superstars dvd.

[Guest Askewniverse]

You're right, Jericho did face Alex Wright a few feeks before Fall Brawl.

 

I just looked it up, and Jericho's WCW debut was against Mr. JL on August 20, 1996. Jericho's match against Alex Wright happened six days later on Nitro.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh]

Holy shit, how'd you guys miss THIS?

 

Brock Lesnar's WWE wrestling debut = Backlash 2002 PPV.

 

Jerry Lynn's WWE debut was on MONDAY NIGHT RAW in the summer of 1997, against TAKA Michinoku. Sorry folks.

[Papacita]

Jerry Lynn's WWE debut was on MONDAY NIGHT RAW in the summer of 1997, against TAKA Michinoku. Sorry folks.

Actually, it was aired on an episode Friday Night's Main Event.

 

And didn't Brock fight one of the Hardys on the Raw before Backlash? Or was that match a no contest or something?

[ChrisMWaters]

Papacita: Yes, the Yeti DID "wrestle".

 

He competed in the first World War 3 Battle Royal, IIRC.

 

Then he was later repackaged as "He Who Eats Too Many Reese's Cups"...er, Reese. ^^;;;;

[ChrisMWaters]

And didn't Brock fight one of the Hardys on the Raw before Backlash? Or was that match a no contest or something?

Nope. Lesnar's first match was at Backlash...and he beat down one of the Hardys (can't remember which one though) brutally that the match was stopped.

[JHawk]

Papacita: Yes, the Yeti DID "wrestle".

 

He competed in the first World War 3 Battle Royal, IIRC.

 

Then he was later repackaged as "He Who Eats Too Many Reese's Cups"...er, Reese. ^^;;;;

He also did one shot as "The Super Giant Ninja" on an episode of WCW Saturday Night, losing in about a minute and a half to new US Champion One Man Gang.

 

Sadly, so few people watched World War 3 that nobody noticed even though the ring outfit was the same.

[MillenniumMan831]

Papacita: Yes, the Yeti DID "wrestle".

 

He competed in the first World War 3 Battle Royal, IIRC.

 

Then he was later repackaged as "He Who Eats Too Many Reese's Cups"...er, Reese.  ^^;;;;

He also did one shot as "The Super Giant Ninja" on an episode of WCW Saturday Night, losing in about a minute and a half to new US Champion One Man Gang.

 

Sadly, so few people watched World War 3 that nobody noticed even though the ring outfit was the same.

I noticed . . . and now that you mentioned it, I do remember the Giant Ninja.

[JST]

Gail Kim debuted on RAW and actually won the Women's title. Why I should remember this more than anything else, I don't know...

[Guest MikeSC]

And didn't Brock fight one of the Hardys on the Raw before Backlash? Or was that match a no contest or something?

Nope. Lesnar's first match was at Backlash...and he beat down one of the Hardys (can't remember which one though) brutally that the match was stopped.

But he did run-ins for weeks beforehand (first against Spike Dudley)

-=Mike

[ChrisMWaters]

And didn't Brock fight one of the Hardys on the Raw before Backlash? Or was that match a no contest or something?

Nope. Lesnar's first match was at Backlash...and he beat down one of the Hardys (can't remember which one though) brutally that the match was stopped.

But he did run-ins for weeks beforehand (first against Spike Dudley)

-=Mike

Yeah...this was when some friends of mine thought that he was Sid and Brakkus' love child.

[King Cucaracha]

I'm guessing you can't count Mr America at Judgement Day '03.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Jake Roberts WWE Return in 1996 was @ the Royal Rumble. That should count. Faarooq's debut as "The Nation of Domination" @ Survivor Series 1996...otherwise, I can't remember real debut's.

[Guest Your Olympic Hero]

How about The Prisioner (Nailz) at Slamboree 93, The Giant at Bash at the Beach 95 and the Yetti at Halloween Havoc 95 maybe?  I'm not too sure about any of those but I think they are correct

Not sure about Nailz, but neither Giant or Yetti wrestled those nights (did Yetti ever wrestle?). Plus, Yetti debuted on a Nitro and Giant had shown up on Saturday Night and other shows a few times before.

 

Actually, I think Giant made his wrestling debut at Halloween Havoc that year.

Yeti was in WW3 and got eliminated first IIRC.