10 Secret Debuts Of Famous Wrestlers
6. Johnny Gargano
Johnny Gargano has shared a number of images of himself as a young Shawn Michaels fan over the years, mostly because 'HBK' was legitimately Gargano's favourite wrestler, but also as a nice nod to the association between the two within the daily Performance Center/NXT grind.
He wasn't so hot for Kane.
Or if he was, he was too afraid to show it back in 1998 when cameras caught him mesmerised by the 'Big Red Machine's attack on a planted fan during a violent rivalry with The Undertaker that had spiralled out of control.
Gargano (on the right in the above image) seemingly didn't know how to react to the carnage other than looking on in total shock, speaking to how effective the original incarnation of Kane was.
The Undertaker's long lost brother very quickly felt on par with the company's 'Phenom', ensuring his status as much more than just another monster-of-the-week for his storyline sibling to end. The future 'Johnny Wrestling's shock speaks to that success.