6 Superstars who won a match on WWE TV after 10 years

MVP achieved an interesting feat when he pinned the United States Champion Apollo Crews on this week's edition on Monday Night RAW. It has his first win in over 10 years on WWE's Red brand. This got us thinking.

There have been many WWE Superstars in the company's history who've had to wait more than a decade to get a single win on WWE TV, let alone on a particular brand. Mostly because of being away from WWE, these stars had to bide a long time before they could get a win on any of the company's televised shows, i.e., RAW, SmackDown, or NXT (previously ECW).

Without further ado, let us look at six such Superstars who won a match on WWE TV after a gap of 10 years or more.

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#6 Bret Hart

Locking in the iconic Sharpshooter

Most wrestling fans are aware of the infamous Montreal Screwjob at Survivor Series 1997 that soured the relations between Bret Hart and the WWE head honcho Vince McMahon.

It took more than a decade for the two to set their differences aside as The Hitman returned to RAW in January 2010 and started a feud with Vince which culminated at WrestleMania 26. Post that, the Hart Dynasty started a feud with the tag team duo ShoMiz (Big Show & The Miz)

Hart did not wrestle any match on WWE TV up until the 17 May episode of RAW that year, where he faced and beat The Miz to win his fifth United States Championship. He would then relinquish a week later after being named the General Manager of RAW.

The Hitman's last win prior to this one came all the way back on the 20th October 1997 episode of RAW in a non-title match against Nation of Domination leader Farooq. Both men were flanked by members of their respective factions.

#5 Vader and #4 Sycho Sid

Vader and Sycho Sid in their respective matches against Heath Slater

Back in the summer of 2012, WWE was building towards the 1000th episode of Monday Night RAW. Several yesteryear Superstars would make appearances around that time to promote the landmark edition of the show.

It was around this time that Heath Slater decided to get into feuds with WWE legends. He would call them out stating that their era was over and it was his time now. A host of Superstars would beat Slater in a series of squash matches but two names, in particular, were achieving a special milestone.

Firstly, Vader bludgeoned Slater on the 11 June 2012 episode of RAW to record his first win on WWE TV since beating Goldust in September 1998 on the same show.

Then there was Sycho Sid who also took care of business quickly against Slater on the 25 June 2012 episode of RAW. This was the 2-time WWF Champion's first victory on television in over 15 years since he pinned Owen Hart in 1997.

#3 Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle as El Conquistador

When Kurt Angle originally parted ways with WWE back in 2006, it was due to health reasons. Nevertheless, he still exited the company on a decent note, having only recently challenged Rob Van Dam unsuccessfully for the ECW World Heavyweight title. Angle's last win on WWE TV came against The Brooklyn Brawler in August 2006 on ECW.

Angle made his return in 2017 and was appointed as the RAW General Manager. He did make his return to in-ring action soon enough but only fought on pay-per-view, with the most notable match being against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon where he had paired up with Ronda Rousey.

The Wrestling Machine finally won a match on WWE TV after over 12 years on the 8 October 2018 edition of RAW. Disguised as El Conquistador, Angle entered Baron Corbin's 10-Man Global Battle Royal for a spot in the WWE World Cup tournament that was set to take place at Crown Jewel PPV next month.

Angle sat at ringside while Corbin eliminated the rest of the participants. When it was down to these two men, the former hit three German Suplexes and the Angle Slam on Corbin before finally eliminating him to win the Battle Royal. Only then would Angle go on to take off his mask and reveal his identity.

#2 Bobby Lashley

Bobby Lashley made his WWE return on the RAW after WrestleMania 34

Bobby Lashley's last feud during his original run in WWE was against Mr. Kennedy. His last match on WWE TV at the time should've been against King Booker on the 9 July 2007 episode of RAW.

However, Mr. Kennedy would interfere and Lashley would have to find a tag team partner for himself. He eventually teamed up with Jeff Hardy as the duo beat Mr. Kennedy and Booker in the main event of the night.

Lashley would only return to WWE after a decade on the RAW after WrestleMania 34 where he attacked Elias to suggest that he was a babyface at the time being. The next weeks would involve The All-Mighty taking part in several tag team matches.

His first win on WWE TV after returning would also be in the form of a tag team match, albeit one involving 10 men, the very next week on RAW. Lashley teamed up with Braun Strowman, Bobby Roode, Seth Rollins, and Finn Balor to take on Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, The Miz, and The Miztourage (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel). Strowman eventually got the pin after hitting the Running Powerslam on The Miz, thereby giving Lashley his first win on WWE TV after almost 11 years.

#1 Brock Lesnar

This was a painful watch

Brock Lesnar's first stint in the WWE came to a controversial end. Despite being one of the most dominant Superstars in the company, Lesnar wanted to make a career playing football in the NFL. His last match at the time involved him losing to Goldberg at WrestleMania XX in 2004 amidst jeers from the crowd. Prior to that, he had beaten Hardcore Holly on SmackDown just a couple of weeks ago.

Now, Lesnar made his return to WWE back in 2012 and has gone on to dominate the entire roster. He's decimated John Cena, broken The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak, and won multiple world titles since returning. But he wrestled his first match on WWE TV on the SmackDown premiere on FOX in October last year.

The Beast challenged Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship in an encounter whose outcome is still difficult to swallow. Lesnar fought in a televised match for the first time in over 15 years, only for him to deliver an F5 on Kingston right out the gates and pin him, thereby ending the ordeal in less than 10 seconds.