10 Wrestlers Who Lost Their WWE Debut Match
10 wrestlers who lost their WWE debuts
9. Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan performed in WWE rings long before showing up as a competitor on the original season of NXT the game show.
He wrestled various dark matches while under a developmental contract in the early 2000s and famously showed up as an enhancement talent on the weekend shows Velocity and Heat after he had been released.
When he returned in 2010, he did so as someone who had developed a reputation as one of the very best wrestlers in the world.
Of course, on NXT he was a ‘rookie’ being mentored by his ‘pro’, The Miz, a man who had significantly less squared circle experience than The American Dragon.
Bryan main evented the first episode of NXT, putting in a spirited performance against Chris Jericho, who was acting as the mentor of fellow NXT contestant (and eventual winner) Wade Barrett.
While something of a dream match to a certain section of the audience, it went just under six minutes and ended with D-Bry succumbing to the Walls of Jericho.
Bryan would continue his losing streak on NXT, failing to win a single match during his spell on the show.
