Ranking 15 WWE Debuts And Returns In 2020
13. Brendan Vink
You’re forgiven if you saw this name and said, “Who?” at the
screen.
Brendan Vink was a product of the Empty Arena Era, suddenly showing up on Raw alongside Shane Thorne as a tag team to fill out a depleted roster in the early days of the pandemic. With everything shut down and many wrestlers either unable or unwilling to perform, WWE turned to several of their NXT superstars who were already at the Performance Center to help fill the programs.
Unlike some of the NXT talent who filled in, Vink & Thorne (better known today as Slapjack) actually became part of the main roster for a very brief time. They pulled off a win against Ricochet & Cedric Alexander, and then drew MVP as a manager. However, sometimes after one more match in early May, the group was sent back to NXT. While Thorne returned to Raw under a mask, Vink hasn’t competed in a single match since and has apparently changed his ring name to Tony Modra, after an Australian football player.
That’s quite a forgettable debut year, though we’ll be receptive if Vink (or Modra or whatever he’s called) gets another crack at the main roster.