#9 Early NXT days
With NXT providing such a high-profile platform for WWE’s next crop of talent to make their name, it’s very rare in this day and age that we see someone debut on the main roster when they’re still relatively unknown to the casual fan.
Braun Strowman – or Braun Stowman, as he was initially called – is one recent exception, having never had a match on NXT television before his August 2015 WWE debut as a member of the Wyatt Family.
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This rare picture shows Braun in his rookie days in NXT, way before he was tipping over ambulances and breaking ring canvases.
Edited by Nishant Jayaram