10 Biggest WWE Survivor Series Debuts

9. Steve Blackman (1997)

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Steve Blackman dove into the ring just days before the Survivor Series in an effort to save Vader from a 'Team Canada' kicking. It was lucky the 'fan' was a chiselled specimen with a canny knack for martial arts.

'The Lethal Weapon' was an unnamed invader from the audience on the go-home Monday Night Raw, having actually performed jobber duties for the company nearly a decade earlier before a near-fatal bout of malaria robbed much of his early-1990s career.

Kicking a not unreasonable amount of a** on Vader's 'Team USA' alongside mostly useless heels Marc Mero and Goldust on the Montreal undercard, Blackman was eliminated early by count-out as commentators noted he perhaps wasn't fully aware of the rules.

His impactful style immediately drew comparisons to Ken Shamrock, ensuring him a solid spot on the undercard for the entirety of the Attitude Era. There were fewer nights better to make a main roster bow.

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