Part 3 - 15 Best WWE Debuts of All Time (5 - 1)

Ronda Rousey's debut was the best one in recent times
Ronda Rousey's debut was the best one in recent times

#2 Kane (1997)

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The decision to chose the best among this entry and the entry that follows this was probably the hardest decision to make. Kane is easily one of the most underrated superstars in the history of WWE, and it was 20 years ago, in October 1997, when the Devil's Favorite Demon first appeared in WWE, and boy, What a spine-chilling moment it was.

The unpleasant breakup of Undertaker and Paul Bearer, and their subsequent feud revitalized the career of both performers in WWE. In the months leading to this debut, Bearer told the entire WWE Universe that 'Taker had a younger brother, whose face was scarred by a fire caused by the Undertaker, and he was coming to take revenge from him.

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Who would have thought at that time that this baby brother of WWEs Phenom would eventually carve his own legacy. With Taker wrestling Shawn Michaels in the first ever Hell in a Cell match, the lights of the arena went out. Walking along side Paul Bearer, Kane made his way to the ring, ripped the Cell's door and hit his own brother with a Tombstone Piledriver.

What followed was a year long feud between the two warring brothers, and, even though Kane always ended up being on the losing side, it was exactly what the character needed at that time. Kane won the WWE Championship in June 2018, and what followed was 20 memorable years as one of WWEs regular main event superstars.

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