10 Most Surprising WWE Main Eventers
Several surprise choices to go on last!
5. Savio Vega
WWE
When WWE Champion Shawn Michaels went down with a serious back injury at the 1998 Royal Rumble and had to be taken out of a scheduled Eight-Man Tag Team Street Fight at the following month's No Way Out, WWE knew they were in a bind.
After all, this was supposed to be a key moment in the build-up to the WrestleMania main event between Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
With such an integral talent being removed from the pay-per-view, WWE had to find a suitable replacement and hyped up a last-minute surprise. People were abuzz at the possibilities. Could it be a returning star like the Ultimate Warrior? Or perhaps a high-profile defection from rival WCW? Maybe an ECW wildcard?
It was ultimately none of those, though, and Savio Vega was revealed to be the mystery partner as the fans in attendance went mild. Vega ended up teaming up with Triple H and The New Age Outlaws in a losing effort to Stone Cold, Owen Hart, Cactus Jack, and Chainsaw Charlie.
