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Every superstar in the WWE is given a unique character to build relevance with the fans. Some are over-the-top, others are life-like, and some transcend from scary to the scariest.
WWE, over the years, has created characters as scary as they come–be it Kane, Papa Shango, Kamala, The Brood, Boogeyman, The Fiend, or The Undertaker.
Each character with a scary persona has struck a chord with the WWE Universe. The debut of such characters is vital as it helps instill fear in the WWE Universe as they walk out into the squared circle for the first time. After all, the first impression is the last impression.
In this article, we take a look at the five scariest superstar debuts in WWE:
#5 Scariest Debut - The Brood
The Brood–a stable comprising of Edge, Christian, and leader Gangrel–made their debut on October 26, 1998 during WWE's Attitude Era.
Their gimmick was a clan of blood-sucking vampires. Their gothic entrance saw the superstars rise amid a ring of fire with Gangrel holding a chalice of blood. Gangrel drank the blood before spitting it on the audience while entering the ring.
The Brood's scariest act was giving their opponents a sudden blood bath, which terrified most people in attendance, and their opponents. Their entrance and act still strikes fear every time one watches their video.
#4 Scariest Debut - The Boogeyman
Martin Wright aka The Boogeyman has been one of the scariest and creepiest characters in the WWE.
Having made his debut on the October 14, 2005 edition of Smackdown, his entrance involved crouching to the ring while eating a can of worms. He also carried a voodo stick and an over-sized alarm clock that he smashed on his head.
His words "I'm the Boogeyman and I'm comin' to get'cha" followed by the maniacal laugh were enough to scare fans and other WWE superstars.
#3 Scariest Debut - Kane
The build-up to Kane's debut was phenomenal. Paul Bearer mentioned The Undertaker's half-brother being burnt in the family funeral home while toying with the Phenom.
In 1997 at Badd Blood: In Your House, as The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels battled in the Hell in a Cell, the WWE Iniverse witnessed one of the scariest moments ever when monster Kane appeared wearing a diabolical mask.
The Undertaker looked petrified as his half-brother ripped open the cell door with ease and tombstoned the Deadman, costing him the match.
A chilling experience to say the least.
#2 Scariest Debut - 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt
In 2019 on RAW, the WWE Universe witnessed the scariest moment of the decade. Finn Balor celebrated in the ring before the lights went out and the alter ego of Bray Wyatt, the Fiend, appeared in the ring.
He delivered a Sister Abigail on the Irish superstar, reaffirming his stand as a heel. The Slipknow-esque mask Wyatt wore genuinely scared the fans.
The scariest moment of Fiend's persona was how each of his promos ended with the words 'let me in'.
#1 Scariest Debut - The Undertaker
This debut gives and chills till date. In the 1990 Survivor Series, Ted Debiase, as part of The Million Dollar team, announced the name of The Undertaker, and out came a man looking scary to the core led to the ring by his manager, Brother Love.
With the debut of the Deadman, WWE redefined the word scary. Typically, at that point in time, most characters were of an over-the-top in nature.
The Undertaker's debut was one of a kind and will be etched in fans' memory as the scariest ever.
