10 Hyped WWE Debuts That Were Total Misdirections
7. The Undertaker
Beginning in January 2011, WWE unleashed a string of gradually-more-revealing mini-movies that featured a man in black slowly making his way through a rain-soaked path to a creepy deserted house.
As each video concluded, the numbers '2 21 11' appeared, implying all payoffs to the mystery would come on February 21st's Monday Night Raw, which conveniently fell the night after the 'Elimination Chamber' pay-per-view and commenced WWE's final steer to WrestleMania.
With each weekly tease, interest would increase on just who the videos were for, with common sense pointing to The Undertaker but more speculative enjoyment garnered from outlandish predictions of Sting or Shawn Michaels.
When WWE played their hand on the night itself, it was indeed The Undertaker making his return from a 2010 'Buried Alive' defeat.
However, despite thrilling the live Raw crowd with 'The Deadman's climactic return, WWE used the segment to sensationally deliver another shock, as Triple H's music would interrupt the segment before Undertaker had even spoken.
Molten at the two huge surprises, the crowd were electric as the WWE titans stared at each other, then at the looming WrestleMania sign, booking one of the biggest matches on the card without needing to say a word.