TheShowOff Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 People always talk about the best debut, but what do you consider some of the worst? Â For my money, nothing beats RVD's TNA debut. He hadn't wrestled in a major American promotion in three years and was considered a hot free agent. So he debuts in TNA and as soon as his name appears on the big screen the fans pop. From there, he sneaks into the ring and blindsides Sting which defies babyface logic and scores a quick pin after a rolling thunder. From there, Sting proceeds to beat the shit out of him for what seemed forever. Hogan comes down and Sting topples him too. The end of the segment was all about Hogan / Sting and Hogan being helped out. RVD was an after thought, last seen laying dead in the ring. Â Surely somebody realised this was beyond shit? I can't even remember what RVD did next, all I remember was that God awful debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 That TNA monday night debut episode was fucking awful, laughable that Russo supposedly spent three months writing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSF Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Tito Ortiz was pretty dire too. Â Walk out to some crappy music, cross your arms, Done! Â That must be quite hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarTheSlouch Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Brakkus. His vignettes were on WWF TV for what seemed like an eternity and his only major appearance was in the Brawl for All Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Paul's Bin Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Public Enemies WWF Debut in 1999 was bloody awful. Apparently that was all done on purpose according to one shoot interview I watched. Can't remember for the life of me who said it. Â RVD's was bloody awful in 2010 aswell. Â Although it isn't a debut. The way Jeff Hardy returned to TNA in 2010 was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted September 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Bray Wyatt's in-ring debut is up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.PeterVenkman Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Again not a debut but a return, William Regal's debut as, erm, William Regal was shite from what I remember  They just came back from an ad break with him sat in the ring with a load of posh tables and cutlery then he did his generic snob promo, never understood why WCW and WWE to begin with wanted him to play a poncey snobbish character when his best in ring stuff is when he's aggressive as fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted September 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted September 5, 2013 Trytan in TNA. They gave him the big mysterious Gabbo build up, and then that lanky useless streak of piss wandered out on the night. Loser. Â Mordecai's debut against Scotty 2 Hotty has to be up there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted September 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2013 Trytan in TNA. They gave him the big mysterious Gabbo build up, and then that lanky useless streak of piss wandered out on the night. Loser. Â I badly want this to enter common UKFF vernacular for describing anybody receiving similar hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted September 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted September 5, 2013 Ha! If we just keep dropping it in whenever we get the chance it'll take eventually.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted September 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2013 Again not a debut but a return, William Regal's debut as, erm, William Regal was shite from what I remember They just came back from an ad break with him sat in the ring with a load of posh tables and cutlery then he did his generic snob promo, never understood why WCW and WWE to begin with wanted him to play a poncey snobbish character when his best in ring stuff is when he's aggressive as fuck Because Regal is far more interesting as a character than he ever was as a wrestler. His 2000-2001 run was the best of his career. As a character, he's sensational. The fact they had to play down his return was more to do with the fact they had previously built him up with a load of vignettes in his previous run in WWF and he was completely useless. Regal was lucky to have a job in 2000.  Pitcos and TheShowOff have nailed it, though. RVD's debut still has to be seen to be believed. And Bray Wyatt's in ring debut was one of the worst PPV matches ever. Maybe the Yeti might have outdone them if you really want to stretch it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted September 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2013 Remember his debut against Droz? Terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshC Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 GLACIER~ had the Gabbo build-up, but I can't remember his actual debut. Any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted September 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2013 Mark Haskins debut was underwhelming in the extreme. Â Maybe my memories fail me, but wasn't the feud between Trinity and Traci Brooks built up to debut two new exciting tag teams, and then it was just Phi Delta Slam and The Harris Brothers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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