8 WWE Superstars who won titles in their very first match

Carlito, Santino and Gail Kim all won titles on their first nights.
Carlito, Santino and Gail Kim all won titles on their first nights.

#4 Jerry Lynn

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Lynn won the title from Crash Holly in his first ever match as part of the WWF.
Lynn won the title from Crash Holly in his first ever match as part of the WWF.

Though his WWE career couldn't match his time in ECW or ROH, Jerry Lynn did plenty in Vince McMahon's promotion. Following the demise of ECW, Lynn joined in 2001, making his in-ring debut on the April 29th edition of Heat. During the show, Lynn would beat Crash Holly to win the Light Heavyweight title in his debut and would have a short but impressive reign, retaining against the likes of Dean Malenko, Taka Michinoku, Essa Rios and Christopher Daniels.

Eventually losing the title to Jeff Hardy, Lynn's career in WWE would never reach the same heights, and after suffering a knee injury, was released in February 2002, less than a year after his historic debut win. Post WWE, Lynn would become a veteran of the independent scene, where he sometimes still takes bookings.

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