10 current WWE Superstars and what happened on their WWE debut (Part 2)

#6 Randy Orton (2002)

Randy Orton is a 13-time WWE world champion

In a storyline typical of WWE’s Attitude Era, Vince McMahon’s personal assistant Stacy Keibler was enamoured by a 22-year-old Randy Orton and granted the rookie his debut match against veteran Hardcore Holly on SmackDown in April 2002.

The man who would go on to be known as “The Legend Killer” was very impressive in his first match, picking up the win with a cradle pinfall over Holly, and he defeated the Tough Enough trainer again a week later via disqualification.