 What's good Josh Royce back again with another video so I'm gonna check out 10 WWE wrestlers who debuted as fans in the audience The first person I can think of immediately and I remember watching this live when it happened I think Rob was doing their like European tour or what not and there was a person infamously known by Santino Morella in the crowd and I think he ended up facing Not sure who it was exactly. Let me know down below, but I think he ended up winning like the intercontinental championship Or something like that. It was something wild I believe let me know if I'm correct on that, but I remember watching that live and I was like wow That's that's pretty pretty damn cool. You know I'm saying just seeing how His dudes in the crowd he ends up I think winning a championship match or the match he was in involved He ended up winning but then you know they went with the Santino thing and then he became a strictly comedy act and all this stuff was hilarious and then the him entering in That women's battle role Santino Like the female version of him. It just it got weird very quickly So we're gonna check this out appreciate all love and support man I'm sure he's gonna be on this list at the top of the list because it only make sense So let's do this thing There have been some wild and unique debuts throughout WWE history But from time to time WWE likes to debut a brand new wrestler by disguising them as an actual fan This approach traditionally works rather well as the fans instantly relate to the wrestler in question and over the years Some of the most iconic names in WWE history have debuted in this exact same manner Join us now as wrestling me looks at 10 WWE wrestlers who debuted Ronda hop that barricade. I thought oh, this is something special and then it kind of Came less special, but it was a cool original moment fans Once she hopped that barricade people went crazy. I Was a dope subscribe and hit that notification bell for daily wrestling videos and follow us on Facebook for exclusive lists Also, check out wrestling me a Dakota UK in an un-wrestling channel incredible number 10 Emma and 2014 when WWE made plans to call NXT's MR I remember that they had a clear creative vision in mind Emma would appear in the audience on both raw and Smackdown and Gradually over a few weeks the fans would begin to question Emma's motives and question why she was hanging around in the audience Following our being planted in the audience for a number of weeks Emma would officially become a member of the main roster when Santino Morello pulled her out of the audience for a dance-off It's funny that Santino of all people would be doing that It was appreciated that WWE didn't wreck on Emma's celebrated history in NXT as it was mentioned both by Santino as well as the WWE commentary team that Emma was previously a key part of the black and gold brand That's a way to call up a talent from NXT and pairing Emma with someone as popular I remember that little dance was it was it was pretty popular at the time I didn't know how it originated But just to see that they kept that going to kind of introduce her to the main roster Santino was a smart initial move on behalf of WWE Number nine Steve Blackman Other lethal weapons Steve Blackman was one of the most underrated stars of the attitude era Blackman's martial arts gimmick was way ahead of its time and fans had Especially in the hardcore division What is often forgotten about when it comes to black man is that he debuted as a fan back in 97 Wow November 7th 97 episode of raw Blackman would be sitting in the crowd and he would jump the guardrail to attack the heart foundation who are attacking Vader You'd be given instant credibility with his presentation and a substantial push would follow Oh, yeah, be a part of Team USA 97 Survivors series in a featured match against Team Canada Following this push blackman would have a number of notable feuds in the attitude era with the likes of Ken Shamrock and Shane McMahon I remember yeah, he did whack him and Shane fell to his demise Number eight Rosa Mendez when Rosa Mendez took part in the 2006 diva search WWE believed that she had true potential before they signed it to a WWE developmental deal Fast forward to 2008 and they would decide to call it Mendez Santino's in a lot of these segments And they had an interesting storyline planned for her she would pose as a fan Specifically a Beth Phoenix superfan Their support of Phoenix would escalate when Mendez jumped the guardrail to attack Phoenix's arch rival, Melina WWE would then declare that Mendez was banned from all future WWE events But she got around this by disguising herself as a member of Melina's paparazzi Eventually hire Mendez in the storyline to be her and Santino Morela's intern This would ultimately be the highlight of a WWE run She would transition into a manager for Primo and Epico in later years whilst remaining active whenever WWE needed her She had a decent run in the company that lasted over a decade Which was certainly a noteworthy achievement for the former diva search star Yeah, I didn't realize that. Number seven, Hillbilly Jim. Hillbilly Jim? The debut of Hillbilly Jim was nothing like WWE had ever done before He'd be seen in the front row of live events and he'd be known to fans as simply big Jim Big Jim! Eventually he would appear as a guest on Piper's Pit and this would lead to Hulk Hogan training him to become a WWE superstar In a series of vignettes, Hogan would be seen training Jim and even providing him with his first set of wrestling boots This was a huge spot like for Hillbilly Jim's persona To his credit, he managed to get over with the audience and the fans loved what he offered Although Jim never won a championship in WWE, he was a certified legend and would later be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018 Number six, Serena Dieb In early 2010, WWE debut Serena Dieb and their plan was for Serena to join CM Punk in a straight-edge society On the January 22nd 2010 edition of SmackDown, she sat in the audience before she jumped over the guardrail in an attempt to get to Punk Serena would scream, I need you, over and over This was when Punk offered her a spot in the cult as stable In unique fashion, she would have her head shaved which was just highlighted how dedicated and passionate Serena was about her role Her initial WWE run ultimately came to an end after WWE ruled that she wasn't living the straight-edge lifestyle in real life Despite the WWE run not being what she or fans expected, she would have a number of guests stint in WWE and number of years later before becoming a permanent fixture of AEW's women's division Number five I remember how like, yo, she's, hey man, kudos to her for legit cutting her hair off for a storyline That shit was crazy, I do straight-edge society That was a pretty cool little faction for the time period they had it Hey, CM Punk may not get the respect he deserved, but he was doing some great stuff on SmackDown, man If earthquake, earthquake had an insanely memorable WWE debut in the late 80s On the November 11th, 1989 edition of Superstars Adino Bravo would challenge the Ultimate Warrior to a strength test Bravo, along with his manager Jimmy Hart, suggested that a member of the audience should be picked and Bravo and Warrior would perform push-ups with a fan on their back This was when the man who would be later known as the Earthquake would be selected Earthquake informed the audience that his name was simply John and when it was time for Earthquake to sit on the back of the warrior Earthquake would officially become the member of the roster when he used a seated senton on the Warrior Earthquake would then perform several big splashes on the incapacitated warrior making fans instantly know that Earthquake was a devastating force in WWE Earthquake This was an ingenious way for them to debut a new star and it worked wonders for Earthquake's connection with the audience I mean, the dude is humongous So, oh, Zack Gowan, man, we checked out a clip of his recently on the inter-clutch page Man, I remember him forgetting F5'd into a goddamn pole My fucking brocks, it was brutal WWE likes to experiment with their programming from time to time and the in-ring debut of Zack Gowan was certainly an interesting storyline that transpired in 2003 Gowan would debut as a fan in May of the aforementioned year and jumped a barricade in order to help Hulk Hogan, aka Mr. America, who was being attacked by Roddy Piper and Sean O'Hare Gowan had a prosthetic leg, so WWE naturally decided to incorporate this into his debut as Piper pulled off the prosthetic leg completely He'd be instantly thrown into the big time as during his first few months he would work with WWE legends such as Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle and The Big Show He would even wrestle the former WWE chairman, Vince McMahon So, it's evident that WWE believed that Gowan would be a huge star for the company Now, it was running WWE, though, wouldn't last too long as it was released in 2004 for having backstage heat Nevertheless, Gowan looks fondly back on his WWE run and appreciates the platform he was given at such an early age Number 3, Mickie James The WWE debut of Mickie James was executed to perfection In October 2005, Trish Stratus would defeat Victoria on Raw Following the match, she would attack Stratus only for an unknown woman to make the save This unknown woman was Mickie James Jim Ross and Jerry Lola sold this amazingly on commentary as they had no idea who Mickie was and Lola questioned if Mickie came from the crowd She would be declared as a super fan of Trish and this would be a storyline which would develop over the next several months The storyline between the two would be insanely compelling and it was read that WWE would devote this much time and effort into a women's storyline back in the ruthless aggression era Mickie's admiration of Stratus eventually turned sinister leading to an acclaimed matchup at WrestleMania 22 The initial debut was the perfect introduction of Mickie to the WWE audience and she would end up being one of the most iconic female talents in WWE history Number 2, Beth Phoenix One year after WWE hit a home run with the debut of Mickie James they attempted a similar approach with the debut of Future Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix On the May 8th 2006 edition of Raw Phoenix would emerge from the crowd attacking Mickie It was then explained that she and Mickie were old friends but Phoenix was swearing revenge because Mickie had ruined her life This debut is often forgotten about mainly since Phoenix was taken off TV shortly after her initial debut When she eventually returned in 2007 a rocket was strapped to her and she became the top star in the women's division which she would be cemented for the next several years Number 1, Santino Morella One of the most iconic debuts of the ruthless aggression era was that of Santino Morella Morella would debut on the April 16th 2007 episode of Raw which it was emanating from Milan, Italy Morella was present as a fan who was picked out of the crowd by Vince McMahon as an opponent for the villainous Umaga Morella vs Umaga would be a match for the IC title and following some interference from Bobby Lashley he would win the title in one of the biggest upsets in WWE history It was a fantastic and memorable moment that still holds up over 15 years later Morella would go on to have a rather successful WWE career winning the IC title on a number of occasions taking part in some of the most hilarious comedic segments ever seen on WWE programming Santino, even though there's some stuff that they did with him I found just mega cringe, especially the whole internet and women's battle royale that to me was ultimate cringe I think he won the women's divas championship at one point correct me from wrong but hey, I will say this the dude was hilarious, his comedic timing was on point I enjoyed his funny moments, I'm not gonna lie and that epic moment of him beating Umaga and me watching that live and the crowd going crazy was pretty damn cool so comment down below, let me know what's your favorite Santino moment of all time we knew this was gonna be the number one person in this video so what's your favorite Santino moment of all time for me, it gotta be up there with him getting eliminated in the royal rumble as the fastest elimination and him getting up and saying I wasn't ready I wasn't ready, that's always funny to me I wasn't ready, people in the front row had a Santino sign and him doing the little power walk that shit is funny to me, I ain't gonna lie to you so comment down below, let me know your favorite Santino Morella moment but I appreciate all the love and support row 250k and I am still gonna just be the youtube wrestling champion of the world appreciate y'all kicking in me, see y'all next time peace