10 WWE superstars who had disappointing WrestleMania debuts

4. Jerry Lawler

Lawler has been one of WWE's most recognizable figures for decades

Jerry Lawler is widely regarded as one of the most influential people in wrestling history. He has played an integral part in helping wrestling grow in Memphis and has long been a key figure in WWE through his commentary. Despite also wrestling for the promotion here and there, Lawler didn’t actually make his WrestleMania debut until 2011,i.e, at WrestleMania 27, against Michael Cole.

By late 2010, Jerry Lawler had entered into a feud with Michael Cole after the latter cost him the WWE Championship in a match against the Miz. This feud gradually grew in intensity until it reached the point that Cole and Lawler would wrestle each other at WrestleMania.

This led to what is quite possibly the worst WrestleMania match in years if not decades. That match should’ve gone about a minute, with Lawler thrashing Cole to get revenge for all the abuse he had been put through. Instead, the match dragged on and on and featured an overbooked finish that saw Cole actually be declared the winner.

Even with WWE legend ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin as referee, this match was awful and did a great disservice to Jerry Lawler and his legacy.