13 Superstars who look unrecognizable from their WWE debuts

#11 Curt Hawkins

Hawkins when he was in OVW (L); last year at WrestleMania where he and Ryder won the RAW Tag Team Titles

Curt Hawkins came through WWE's system – having joined the company way back in 2006 – and quickly moved to ECW, where his tag team with Zack Ryder continued. The duo had been a tag team before WWE and they have since wrestled together as a team.

Hawkins wrestled in FCW, RAW and NXT, following which he left the company for indie promotions and TNA, before returning to WWE in 2016.

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#10 Zack Ryder

Ryder in 2005 as a 19-year-old (L); Ryder now (R)

Unlike Hawkins, Ryder has been with the company since joining in 2005. Ryder had his first match in 2005 at Madison Square Garden where he wrestled against Matt Morgan when he was 19 years old.

Ryder teamed with Hawkins on ECW and was then in a faction with Hawkins and Edge called the Edgeheads. He had a great run to capture the United States Title, before becoming a lower card Superstar. He and Hawkins had their WrestleMania moment when they won the RAW Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania 35 after defeating The Revival.