19 WWE Extras Who Became World Champion
2. MJF
Rather than getting in the way of a naked sprinter, the soon-to-be AEW World Champion known as Maxwell Jacob Friedman had a far more intimidating object in front of him than his Revolution 2023 rival - his eventual Worlds End 2023 opponent and the man who would take away his 'Triple B', Samoa Joe.
In a beat that would eventually brilliantly play into the pair's rivalry last year, 'The Salt of the Earth' was once humiliated by the then-NXT Champion as he made his way to the ring for a bout against Shinsuke Nakamura at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II.
Shoving the yellow-shirted security Friedman out of the way, it was that little moment of bullying from Joe after MJF's WWE tryout that day which would only make that chip on the 19-year-old's shoulder even bigger, using that embarrassing push as fuel to fire him right to the very top.
So, keep your eyes on whoever is seen trying to keep the talents of today under control in a security shirt, folks. You never know which of them will be carrying a company on their back in the coming years.