10 Worst WWE Debuts Of The Decade (So Far)
2. Johnny Curtis (AKA Fandango)
Before he became the ballroom brawler that is Fandango, the future 'Fashion Policeman' made his inauspicious WWE debut in one of the most bizarre, head-scratching segments in the history of wrestling.
On the 3 June 2011, NXT Season 3 winner, Johnny Curtis, stood in the SmackDown locker room, pretending to cry before pouring milk over his head. As debuts go, this made the worst Vince Russo segment seem like a soliloquy from Hamlet.
While some may point to the bizarre craze of "milking" as the inspiration for this stunt - a UK social media fad that involved people pouring milk over their heads - Curtis' debut actually pre-dates that, as milking became an internet sensation in mid/late 2012.
The hidden message beneath this udderly stupid (sorry) piece of booking was, in fact, the phrase "don't cry over spilled milk". Sadly, exactly 99.99% of the viewing audience didn't make the connection and the promo came off as confusing and extremely weird.
Most importantly, even if he had blatantly made the point of saying the phrase prior to pouring the milk over his head, the segment itself still wouldn't have achieved anything in regards to getting him over.
Luckily, Curtis soon re-debuted as Fandango in far more convincing fashion, defeating Chris Jericho at WrestleMania XXIX in his first match under the guise of the dancing superstar.