10 Top Secret Wrestling Debuts That Will Blow Your Mind
3. Keith Lee Was Battered By The McMahons (2009)
Another future NXT Champion who didn't exactly get off to the most memorable of WWE starts, the performer who would redefine the term "Limitless" over the years actually first popped up on Monday Night Raw as little more than a large obstacle for his eventual bosses to overcome.
In the lead-up to Triple H and Randy Orton's then-incoming WrestleMania XXV showdown over the WWE Championship, The Viper and his Legacy faction wound up coming head-to-head with The Game and the McMahon family. And on the March 30 edition of Monday Night Raw, Papa H joined forces with Shane and Vince McMahon to take the fight to Orton, Cody Rhodes, and Ted DiBiase Jr.
This wasn't merely the moment that gifted fans with the sight of Vince standing like he'd just soiled himself on live television, though. The brawl also came equipped with Keith Lee getting thumped a few times by both McMahon and Trips as the unit made their way through security and down the ramp.
In fact, the one-time head of NXT would even go as far as to dump his future champ into the guard rail before locking onto his upcoming 'Mania opponent. And according to Lee himself, Vince's initial right hand was anything but worked, too, with the big man not actually needing to sell the fact he'd been legitimately jawed on the night.