10 Best WWE Moments From Wrestlers Who Just Got Released
7. Rusev Makes His WrestleMania Entrance On A Tank
At 2015's WrestleMania, Rusev was still known as WWE's Bulgarian Brute and went into the Show of Shows both as the United States Champion and with an impressive undefeated streak. Unfortunately, John Cena ended that (something many fans argued hurt Rusev's career as much as Bray Wyatt's the year before), but not before his opponent made one of the best WrestleMania entrances ever.
With Lana leading what appeared to be the Russian military down to the ring, Rusev would enter Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on top of a real tank, waving the Russian flag as he went. It was a crazy sight, and one that perfectly personified his character at the time.
Yes, what happened next was undeniably disappointing, but it's this entrance fans still talk about rather than Rusev's loss to the leader of the Cenation. Plus, that wasn't all bad, especially when it led to those awesome open challenges from Cena on RAW and SmackDown most weeks.
It's mind-blowing that this is probably as high as Rusev's star ever rose in WWE outside of "Rusev Day," but his future away from the company is bound to be bright given how talented he is.