13 Superstars who look unrecognizable from their WWE debuts

#5 Daniel Bryan

Daniel Bryan during his early appearances in WWE (L); Bryan now (R)

Daniel Bryan has had an incredible pro wrestling career and will go down as one of the best wrestlers in WWE history when he finally hangs up his boots. Bryan has been in and out of WWE on several occasions, with his first, very brief run coming in 2000.

He was a part of WWE's (then known as WWF) developmental territory, Memphis Championship Wrestling, and was about to get called up to the main roster for a match in the Royal Rumble in 2001. Between 2002 and 2003, he had several matches on Heat and Velocity, even wrestling a young John Cena.

After runs in ROH and the indie circuit, Bryan returned to the WWE in 2009 on FCW and then was a part of NXT, where he was mentored by The Miz. He was released by WWE only to return later in the year after which he had a dream run, capturing the WWE Championship on multiple appearances.

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#4 Bo Dallas

Bo Dallas in NXT in 2012 (L); Dallas now (R)

Bo Dallas is the son of the legendary Mike Rotunda – who was known as IRS in WWE – and the grandson of Blackjack Mulligan, both of whom are WWE Hall of Famers, while his brother is former WWE Champion Bray Wyatt.

So, it was quite obvious that Dallas too would be a part of the pro wrestling world. He joined WWE in 2008, first being a part of FCW and then moving to NXT, where he became the NXT Champion. He was then called up to the main roster, where he has one RAW Tag Team Title to his name.

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#3 Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt as Husky Harris in 2010 (L); Wyatt now (R)

Dallas' brother, Bray Wyatt, has had far more success than him in WWE, having won the WWE Championship and the Universal Championship, while wowing fans with his Fiend gimmick.

Like his brother, Wyatt too came through the ranks at FCW, before being called up to the main roster as part of Nexus. He then went on to lead the Wyatt Family, before branching off on his own, winning several titles.