9. He Remained Undefeated In WWE For 357 Days
It goes without saying that Rusev lost the odd match here and there via a disqualification thanks to an interference by Lana and the like, but he managed to go almost a year without losing clean via pin fall or submission. The Bulgarian Brute made his main roster debut at 2014's Royal Rumble, being eliminated by no less than four superstars - Kofi Kingston, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, and Seth Rollins to be precise - after a devastating seven minute cameo. He wouldn't appear on WWE television until April 7, when Lana officially introduced him after a spout of vignettes hinting at his arrival. It's from that date he started this most impressive streak. Think about it for a second, when was the last time we saw an undefeated streak from a new Superstar that even came as close to a year as Rusev's did in the modern era? It really was a staggering achievement and acknowledged how much potential the company saw in him at the time. Then, of course, a rivalry with John Cena surfaced with 'Super Cena' going over at this year's WrestleMania.
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