10 Wrestlers That Shouldn't Have Lost Their WrestleMania Debuts
8. Big Show
There is no denying Chris Jericho made one of the biggest first impressions of all-time when he left WCW for WWE in August 1999, but fans tend to forget Big Show jumped ship mere months before Y2J did. He made his explosive debut at February's St. Valentine's Day Massacre pay-per-view and busted through the ring mat attempting to help Mr. McMahon beat Stone Cold Steve Austin, immediately capturing the attention of every fan due to his sheer size.
Big Show has gone on the record in the past (most recently on the Stone Cold Podcast) to say that WWE's booking of him has been absolutely awful, and that can be traced back to his first few months with the company. One month removed from his shocking WWE debut, he faced Mankind at WrestleMania 15 to determine who would serve as the special guest referee for the main event between Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock.
The bout lasted just six minutes before ending in disqualification as Mankind was awarded the victory. With Big Show attacking him afterward, he didn't serve as the special guest ref in the main event regardless, deeming the entire WrestleMania match worthless.
Obviously, Show has stood the test of time in WWE as one of the company's biggest attractions of all-time, despite well-placed concerns over booking, but his initial loss on the grand stage didn't kick off his WWE run on the best note.