10 Wrestling Facts We Didnt Know Last Week (Dec 28)

4. One Of The Usos Made His WWE Debut In 1997

Take a closer look at the pic attached to this entry and you'll see the tentative, almost worried look of a young boy who'd go on to become a WWE stalwart. Yes, that is either Jimmy or Jey Uso (Bruce Prichard, speaking of this incident on his podcast, couldn't remember which one it was).

One of The Usos made their televised debut way back in 1997 anyway. On the 22 December episode of Raw, he was used as part of a Steve Austin segment with some indy hack playing Santa Claus, and Austin even quizzed the future tag star on whether or not they believed 'Santa' was the real deal.

They didn't, and so Santypants ate a Stone Cold Stunner for his troubles.

Prichard said both Uso boys were hanging out with their dad (Rikishi) backstage, and one was drafted in last-minute to fill the role of that timid little fella' looking to expose a fake. This isn't an early cameo many people talk about, which makes it even more interesting.