10 Biggest WWE Survivor Series Debuts
1. The Undertaker (1990)
Like anybody else could lay claim to the number one spot.
The Undertaker's historic introduction to WWE lore holds up to this day as one of the most important and impressive debuts in company history. Never even flirting with farce despite an ostensibly daft concept, 'The Deadman's original incarnation is fully formed from the second the wailing organs screech out the haunting original version of his theme music.
The company are right to replay the scene as often as they do - it's an inch-perfect presentation that should frankly be pored over internally even more than it is by fans old and new. Establishing a gimmick, an in-ring style, a killer finisher and a window into the character's future, The Undertaker tore through his first opponents in exquisitely booked fashion.
Making mincemeat of the goons on Dusty Rhodes' team before taking out the 'American Dream' himself, 'Taker brawled to the back with Rhodes in a count-out elimination that didn't strip an iota of his awe-inspiring aura. It took decades to craft a WrestleMania legend, but just a single match to build a Survivor Series one.