10 Biggest WWE Survivor Series Debuts
3. Sting (2014)
Unlike virtually every one of his former colleagues that entered Vince McMahon's empire with mixed fortunes, perennial Southern states star Sting held out long enough for most to assume he'd never appear in WWE.
Going as far as to join noted Vince blindspot TNA in 2003, 'The Stinger' seemed more than happy to be the exception to the rule, until all the rules suddenly started changing.
WWE went PG. They embraced countless ostracised legends in the name of pay-per-view surprises, Hall Of Fame headlines and video game sales. Lucrative DVDs documented forgotten careers in beautiful, timeless fashion.
Meanwhile, a March 2011 TNA main event ended with Sting having to forcibly tie up Jeff Hardy in a shoot pinfall because he was too wrecked on a cocktail of drugs and booze to know where he was.
'The Icon' did little upon his Survivor Series arrival, but the consequences of his actions were ostensibly huge. Taking out a corrupt Triple H with a Scorpion Death Drop, he helped Dolph Ziggler defeat Seth Rollins to remove The Authority from TV FOREVER!
Okay, so the ramifications weren't really huge, but Sting finally working for McMahon was legitimately enormous.