10 Wrestlers With Incredible First Years
8. Kevin Owens - WWE
As if his rise in NXT wasn't meteoric enough, Kevin Owens became an overnight sensation in May 2015, making his unannounced debut on the main roster with a memorable promo on (and beatdown of) John Cena.
Beating Cena clean in their first match, Owens would go on to work two more phenomenal matches with the 'Face that Runs the Place', immediately propelling himself into the upper echelon despite defeat in the storyline.
And even though no feud post-Cena would serve as WWE's top story, Owens made everything he did seem extra significant, particularly his love affair with the reborn Intercontinental Title and his unending blood feud with Sami Zayn.
As the only wrestler on the current roster apart from The Undertaker to appear on every Pay-Per-View in his first 12 months with WWE, Owens exhibited the consistency necessary to prove doubters over his longevity and look dead wrong.
He would go on to score the WWE Universal Title just 15 months into his tenure, which wouldn't have been remotely possible without such an amazing first year.