5 wrestlers who appeared on WWE TV before they were superstars

By Phillipa Mariee

Modified Nov 29, 2017 20:06 GMT

A number of current WWE stars made their debuts on WWE TV long before they were famous

#2. CM Punk - Backstage

CM Punk was the self-proclaimed "Best in the World" during his time in WWE before he left the company back in 2014.

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Many of the WWE Universe thought that CM Punk made his official debut back in 2006 as part of the ECW roster when it was rebranded under the WWE banner, but Punk actually made his first appearance on WWE TV a number of years before.

CM Punk appeared in a backstage segment alongside Mr Kennedy and Brock Lesnar as a fan of The Beast Incarnate who was attempting to congratulate the new Champion following his victory over Chris Benoit at WrestleMania XIX. Punk was seen shaking Brock's hand before he moved over to sign the chest of a female fan.

Punk later appeared as part of John Cena's WrestleMania 22 entrance where he was one of the gangsters, a few months before he made his ECW debut in June 2006.

About the author

Phillipa is a WWE writer for Sportskeeda. She is also a mother, wrestler, dancer, former actress and a Seth Rollins fan. She is a retired wrestler, dancer, and at one-time enjoyed boxing.

Phillipa has tried her hand at all aspects of the wrestling business in the past including booking, promoting, refereeing, commentating, ring announcing and wrestling.

Throughout her time in Sportskeeda she has become known for picking up botches and sharing them.

Phillipa's favorite wrestler is Seth Rollins, but will allow her head to be turned by any high-flying superstar.

She also once had a dream that Drake Maverick was her father, this is yet to be confirmed by the man himself. Outside of the world of spandex and screwjobs, Phillipa likes to watch football, supports Stoke City and is a huge fan of Judd Trump.

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Edited by Lennard Surrao