10 Worst WWE WrestleMania Debuts Ever

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Goldberg (WrestleMania XX)

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Throughout the '90s, magazines were sold solely on the strength of articles discussing what might happen if WCW stars like Bill Goldberg worked at WrestleMania. Though opponents like Steve Austin, Triple H and The Rock were firm favourites, another headliner had risen by Goldberg's first 'Mania appearance in 2004: Brock Lesnar.

It was tantalising to envision Goldberg and Lesnar, both of whom had been introduced as unstoppable squash artists, go head-to-head. At 'Mania XX, that'd become reality, and it'd be unfortunately spoiled by the fact Bill and Brock wanted out of their WWE contracts.

Madison Square Garden, a loyal WWE venue, rejected their match, spent the duration of it catcalling both and only cheered for Steve Austin in the referee role. Goldberg's first ever WrestleMania match created demons it'd take Bill over 13 years to exorcise.

He was booed out of MSG after beating Lesnar and succumbing to a Stone Cold Stunner. At least Bill got to make up for it at 'Mania 33...

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What other WrestleMania debuts would you consider some of the worst? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.