10 Wrestlers Whose Careers Started In The Worst Way Possible
3. Edge Injures His First Opponent
One of the most decorated world champions in WWE history he may be, but Edge's debut match was a calamity.
Though he'd worked several dark matches and house show dates beforehand, the future Hall-of-Famer was made to wait until June 1998 for a televised introduction, meeting Los Boricuas member Jose Estrada Jr. on an episode of Raw. It started quickly. Estrada leapt upon his opponent from the bell, but Edge fought back, nailing a Spear and a dropkick. This prompted Jose to take a powder, and Edge, in a complete accident, caught the top of his opponent's head when trying to nail a somersault plancha to the outside.
The Canadian climbed back into the ring, but Estrada didn't. Something was up. Unfortunately, a neck injury had left him unable to move, and the referee was left with no alternative but to count him out and declare Edge the winner.
Estrada's injuries weren't as bad as first feared. He suffered pinched nerves, and was able to return soon after, but Edge had earned the reputation of an unsafe worker in his very first match. Fortunately, he'd eventually overcome this perception.