10 Things In WWE That Started Awful But Turned Out Great
If at first you don't succeed...
As Aerosmith once said, "you got to lose to know how to win".
What this means is, you can't expect to get everything right on the first try; failure is essential to the learning process. It shows us what not to do in order to succeed and helps us to better appreciate success when it finally comes.
WWE knows this all too well. They are constantly introducing new characters into their canon, new programs for their fans to watch, and so on. They can't possibly expect to get everything right on the first try because, in a lot of cases, they don't.
Take John Cena, for example - he was one of WWE's hottest prospects in the early 2000s, but it took him a little while to find his confidence on the main roster because he didn't have a character when he first debuted; he was just a guy in tights. Of course, this is not to say that every future main eventer needs to start as a main eventer right away. Far removed - it's more to say that talents can't be expected to get themselves over if they're given so little to work with.
With that said, a rocky start isn't a death sentence by any stretch.
10. Braun Strowman
When the 6'8", 385-pound Braun Strowman first appeared on WWE television as a member of the Wyatt Family, everyone dreaded his eventual push. He was bland, he was green, he was just sort of... there. But he was huge, so he was going to get a push, whether any of us liked it or not.
Fast forward to 2018, and Strowman is the most over guy on the RAW roster.
After being separated from his Wyatt brethren in the 2016 WWE Draft, Strowman spent his first few weeks on RAW squashing jobbers with ease. Over time, these segments evolved from throwaways to highlights, and Strowman organically made his way into the upper card. But it was his feud with Roman Reigns that really made him a star, as it allowed him to showcase his impressive agility and superhuman feats of strength. Plus, the fans loved watching him routinely manhandle the oft-reviled Reigns.
Strowman managed to get so over with the fans that WWE had to turn him face, and he remains one of the best parts of WWE programming today.