10 Worst WWE Debuts Of The Decade (So Far)

10. Mike Kanellis

Despite having successful runs in both ROH and TNA, Mike Bennett was repackaged in unusual fashion in WWE. Debuting with a bizarre love gimmick at Money in the Bank 2017, the former 'Miracle' debuted alongside his real life wife and former WWE Diva, Maria Kanellis, under his wife's surname as Mike Kanellis.

Preaching about the "power of love", the power couple were presented as a cringe-inducing duo, consumed with their love for each other. Sadly, overt displays of affection have never gone down well in WWE... except for maybe the "live sex celebration" between Edge and Lita, but that's a whole other story.

Nevertheless, Kanellis made his in-ring debut against Sami Zayn, wearing tights adorned with hearts, kisses, and a cartoon image of his wife. Inevitably Maria got involved in order to save her man and the distraction allowed the newcomer to score the win.

Unfortunately, the gimmick scored very little crowd reaction before, during or after the match and Kanellis went on to suffer a string of losses after the fact, notably losing to Zayn on PPV, before being fed to Bobby Roode in his glorious SmackDown debut.

After a shaky start that was far from ideal, Bennett has his work cut out for him. Hopefully he can overcome the stumbling blocks of his initial few weeks and still reach his full potential in WWE.