10 Most Shocking WWE Reveals

5. That's Gotta Be Kane's Future Tag Partner!

Sasha Banks Undertaker As Kane
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In the summer of 1999, a countdown clock began airing on WWE programming, promising the impending arrival of a 'millennium man'. It was pretty much an open secret amongst wrestling fans that Chris Jericho, having walked from WCW after years of seeing his considerable talents neglected, would be the man toasting the new century, but there was no guarantee; after all, this was the company which had birthed the Gobbledy Gooker at Survivor Series '90.

When the Year 2000 finally hit in, er, August, fans were not to be disappointed. The moment a silhouette with outstretched arms appeared underneath the word 'JERICHO' in absolutely enormous letters, it seemed pretty bloody likely that yes, this was indeed the Atlanta escapee. Verbally sparring with The Rock proved the young lion had the heart for his new home.

Y2J would spent the early months of his WWE tenure fixing the bugs in his act, but there was no denying he'd made more of an impact on night one than a whole circus of debutants who came before him.

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