Independent promotions like Pro Wrestling America and the Global Wrestling Federation saw great things in the Sean Waltman following his debut as the Lightning Kid in 1989, and he debuted for the WWF in May 1993 as the Kamikaze Kid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZrp6wW8c3Q After that, he was the Cannonball Kid, and then just the Kid, and finally, and most notoriously, the 1-2-3 Kid, taking part in one of RAW's first real storylines with Razor Ramon. It wouldn't be until his return to the WWF after a run with the nWo in WCW that he'd be renamed X-Pac, his most famous wrestling sobriquet. The 'Kid' nicknames originally came about because Waltman was a huge fan of the Dynamite Kid - but they fitted like a glove, because of his early start in the business. As a teenager Waltman had trained with Joe and Boris Malenko, trying to keep busy and stay out of trouble. He was only seventeen when he debuted, embarking on a two-year feud with the vastly underrated Jerry Lynn. Underrated is a good way to describe Waltman himself. Despite his perennial issues with substance abuse, he'd go on to become a mainstay of the upper midcard in both the WWF and WCW during the Monday Night Wars/Attitude Era, and was a member of the Kliq, the nWo and D-Generation X, influencing the development of both of the latter two factions. One of the earliest cruiserweights to properly get over on the grand stage of internationally televised wrestling, Waltman has wrestled pretty much everywhere it's possible to wrestle, and kicked ass while doing so. King of the bad reputation for years, he's cleaned up his act and his image, and has a lot left to give the wrestling business.
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