5 Huge WWE debuts that ended up disappointing

#2 Paige

Paige retired due to injuries in 2018.

With her jet-black hair and emo look, Paige was always going to be seen differently than any other woman in WWE.

But on the night after WrestleMania 30, the then-NXT Women’s Champion proved just how different she was, when she interrupted then-Diva’s Champion AJ Lee, to congratulate her on retaining at the pay-per-view.

Incensed, the future Mrs CM Punk berated the NXT star, challenging her to a title match, which the 21-year-old won, becoming the youngest Divas Champion in history, and the only woman to hold the Divas Title and NXT Women’s Title at the same time.

Despite all this rapid success, things quickly turned sour for the Anti-Diva, who found herself like so many champions, losing practically all non-title matches.

And even in title matches, Paige didn’t fare better, with her first title defence against Brie Bella ending in a no-contest thanks to Kane, and the British star barely making it through another defence against Naomi.

By the time that AJ returned to RAW, the shine had clearly left Paige, who quickly lost the title back to the same woman she’d won it from.

For the rest of the year, the pair would go back and forth, with both having several reigns throughout the year, as fans grew tired of the constant flip-flopping.

This definitely hurt both women, and whilst AJ would quietly retire from wrestling in 2015, the British star was never treated the same from the WWE or the fans, ever again, never again holding any championships, before retiring due to injuries in 2018.