Awesome WWF & WWE Returns
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Many superstars have left the WWF / WWE over the years, some on good terms and some on bad terms. For some superstars (such as Bret Hart, CM Punk and Ultimate Warrior) it was hard to imagine them ever returning to the company after the manner in which they left, but these men did come back to the WWE to much fanfare. Other superstars have made memorable returns without having prior controversial exits, some of these are simply returns from injury while others are legends from the past coming back for one last run. This video looks at some of the best WWE returns over the years in no particular order.
I’m not sure if he completely counts, but Cactus Jack’s return in 2000 was so good. Triple H’s shock and the crowd pop was so dope and the following match at RR was a damn good hardcore match.
Only because it's one I saw as it happened, Curt Hennig in the Royal Rumble
I was honestly expecting this one on this list too. He did real well on that night, and the crowd was excited too.
@@SonnyOIIRC it wasn’t a surprise return, they promoted Curt, Rikishi, and two others in the lead up to the Rumble that year.
The return of Deadman Undertaker is a core childhood memory. I've forgotten literally everything else from when I first watched Mania 20, but I remember the druids and Kane yelling, "You're not real!" vividly to this day
Brock Lesnar's 2012 return was pretty epic. The way they had Cena waiting for the rock and when Lesnar came out. Some people knew as there were signs, but I litterally hadn't watched Raw for years and happened to randomly tune in, and Lesnar came out. The Arena came unglued 😅
The brock lesnar guy in the crowd made it better
@@That_Guy-that too
I was at mania 38. I was so careful to not see spoilers and my friend baited me into thinking it was gonna be Shane vs Rollins. When Cody’s music hit I was screaming. That made the ticket for wrestlemania 38 so worth it and to this my favorite wrestling moment of all time
@@gravitykat714 that would have sucked if it was Shane lol
If your friend knew, then they’re a good friend for making the surprise that much better for you 😊
@@AzFRUclips he didn’t know himself either he was mostly joking but his joking is like so serious you can’t tell the truth.
Undertake at XX was just incredible. 3am in the morning bouncing around my living room. Greatest entrance of all time
HHH coming back from that quad tear was electric. I was there that night.
Awesome. That's my goat.
The Dudley Boyz return to Raw in 2015 where they took out the New Day was epic
Taker's return to the Deadman kept most of the best things from both characters. While I'll always love late 90s Taker the most, this new version was probably the best overall
I always thought Ric Flairs return in 2001, the night after survivor series, was pretty Epic.
It was one of my favourite episodes of Raw, too.
The beginning of Ruthless Aggression era.
@@TheMasterofDisaster48 I thought that started around 2003 with rookie John Cena being told by Vince to demonstrate "ruthless aggression".
@@user-rx6dm4si9t No. And Cena was just a rookie not important why would he play a role of ushering a new era? The overglazing of Cena by gen z is ridiculous.
@@TheMasterofDisaster48You usher a new era with a new future star. The AE wasn't ushered with Undertaker. It was ushered with Austin.
Vince declared the RA era in a promo the Raw after KOTR 2002, and then
Cena echoed it the following SD as the commenter alluded to, but got the year wrong.
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For myself, Scott Steiner at Survivor Series 2002 will always stand out because of the line he yelled before he was handed a live mic. Paul Bearer’s returns with Kane in 2000 and Undertaker in ‘04. Paul Heyman returning in 2001 (I view the 1997 invasion as his debut) was the best possible response to the King leaving. That said, the King’s return was great later in 2001. It always gets overshadowed by Ric Flair’s return later that night. Finally Brock Lesnar returning the night after Wrestlemania in 2012.
February 14, 2011, I was laying in a hospital bed. A spinal injury 6 months prior had left me virtually paralyzed from the waist down and I had two previous unsuccessful surgeries to fix it. February 13th they tried a double spinal fusion micro lumbar surgery to release the pressure on the nerves and put in titanium to support the bone. I had the surgery and was lying in the bed. It was too early to tell if anything had worked and I remember feeling pretty low. That night, I was watching Raw on a small wall mounted TV above my hospital bed. As the show closed, they were about to introduce the special guest host for Wrestlemania...when that music hit, and the Rock emerged on stage, I immediately had this cathartic moment. He was my absolute favorite of all time, and hadn't really seen him since WMXX. In that moment, I felt a peace and excitement I had not felt since my accident. Things were definitely still rough, but that 15ish minute promo was so amazing and it really showed how good the Rock was, how he could walk back in after nearly a decade, and pick up where he left off like he never left. 13 years later and I still think about that moment. The excitement and the John Cena feud helped get me through the next month of rehab, culminating in me WALKING to a friend's house to watch WM27.
I know there are more impactful returns, but for me, that was the most magical return I could have asked for.
"When Shane and Stephanie sold their stocks to a consortium the consortium was ME! We're Partners"
I remember every frame of that segment.
with the way Cody left AEW in terms of his character being booed more than cheered to a point where he seemed like a heel (even against Cody's best efforts), it's kinda astonishing he grew to become the ace of WWE in this second run. I guess his clean-cut babyface role fits more in WWE's purview than it ever did in AEW.
His booking in aew screwed him after a while
AEW basically has heels & tweeners, no babyfaces. Also, their fanbase kept comparing his outfit to Homelander and thus kept painting him as a covert bigot, which is insane. I think it's impossible to state how much damage AEW's fans have done to their image.
Who is aew's biggest babyface now? Swerve, the guy who broke into his opponent's house and kidnapped his family. I think aew can't have a Superman type babyface. I think even dusty Rhodes would have got booed by aew fans after some time.
@@ananyaraizada7657 well ospreay Is a babyface and bryan as well eddie kingston kenny obviously injured... but yeah tony isn't good at booking anything right now
@@ananyaraizada7657 Yeah, the company & fanbase don't really want babyfaces.
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I just heard that ' Sycho' Sid died today of cancer at the age of 63 RIP Sid
I was at Judgement Day 2000, and what a damn day/night that was. This was the first and only time I showed up early in the day. I met one of my buddies behind the arena and we hung out waiting to meet wrestlers as they came in. There was the two of us, along with a few dozen others. We succeeded in meeting a few, and though he ignored everyone yelling for him, we saw Taker behind the gate, and even saw him playing around with the motorcycle he would later ride to the ring. Even though we seen him and the bike, it was still a crazy surprise to see him fly to the ring on it.
There were a lot of insane things that happened that day and night, and often when I share the story on here I’m called a liar 🤥 😂. But things are totally different these days, so I get why some people would doubt it. Back then, there was an outside gate between Freedom Hall and the old Cardinal/Redbird stadium that they would all enter through, and it was perfectly fine for people to be out there. I just recently took my son to a Smackdown at Yum, where they all now drive directly into the building. And if you try to hang out by the door, security tells you to “move along sir”. It sucks, cause my son really wants to meet more wrestlers, and they rarely do meet and greets in this area. I don’t want to be one of those people stalking around hotels and airports, so I really wish there were more options, or things were like the good old days.
I remember Taker returning then and the fans trashing the ring when HHH was awarded the win lol. The Rock in 2000 was as over with the crowd as he ever got
Good days I'm on peacock watching the old raw and SmackDown episodes in in the middle of 02 like 2 or 3 weeks after they dropped the e right after judgement day which was undertaker vs hulk Hogan nothing can compare to the attitude era
I can't believe you chuckled when talking about Punk and Tony Khan, the man feared for his life have some respect!
My favorite Chris Jericho return was Lighty Jacket Chris Jericho. Especially how he came to the ring and didn't say anything. It was hilarious and wonderful.
i like how he spent weeks going through the different variations of his character.
the "yea baby!" lionheart
the crybaby wcw heel
the y2j
the save_us222
back to the evil heel
We went insane over X-Pac jumping to WWF and the rebuild of DX. The best of DX was still ahead of us and we knew it.
I think I caught that episode on the original airing, and was PUMPED to see the return of Sean! And that promo was kind of goofy, but it had punch!
I watched if live when hs returned. Henwas my cousins favorite. I guess cause he was small and he jumped around and was fast and all that. And he was cool. My fav was always STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN lol. M sisters fav was The Rock of course....... She thought he was hott.
@michaelpeacock4228 kind of, but it was one of the most direct shots WWF had taken at WCW at that point, and knowing how he was fired, you could tell he was legit mad at Bischoff.
No xpacs dx wasnt nearly as good as shawns
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Still waiting for Smokey the cat’s return
That's what Vince wanted to call Keith Lee.
I think that one might be a bit unfortunate :/
No that's Bob the Cat 😺
I hear El Dandy thinks Smokey is a jam up cat.
Who are we to doubt El Dandy
My picks would be Big Show in 2004, interfering in a lumberjack match between Guerrero and Angle and just handing out chokeslams to everyone. And the other is Lesnar's return in 2012, confronting Cena. Yeah, people expected him but the moment was still surreal.
Mr Perfect at royal rumble 02. Could have done so much more with him. He could still go. I remember really wanting a Kurt Angle vs Mr Perfect feud and match for that years mania. It would have been excellent. Instead they used him as enhancement talent. Such a crying shame. The audience still loved him.
When Kane returned in 2000 after Tori betrayed, I got goosebumps. The return of Paul Bearer made the moment even better
One of my favorite moments. One of the best Raw matches ever and the return of my favorite character back than.
Scott Steiner at Survivor Series 2002, Stone Cold at Mania 38, and Bray Wyatt at Extreme Rules (RIP).
While I can understand why a company would announce the return of a wrestler to increase ticket/ppv sales I prefer those returns to be surprises
Other great returns:
-Roman Reigns' "I'm in remission, y'all" return
-Also his 2020, 2024 returns stand out.
- Bray's return in 2022 with the QR codes and rabbit trails were so much fun
- Daniel Bryan's in ring return in 2018
there was something about Edge's Royal Rumble entrance that hit me different than the rest in this list...the way they timed it out, the countdown reaches 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, (1, 2, 3 extra seconds) "You Think You Know Me" BOOM!! the smoke hits, the crowd pops, Edge himself is surprised to see his return...but the bigger thing was the buildup leading up to that PPV(/PLE/whatever)...as far as i recall, there were only whispers and rumors, "oh, they Might bring back Edge", like thats exactly the kind of buzz WWE would want spreading, to drive up ticket sales (its the "old-fashioned" form of Clickbait)...
...but then those Five Words hit, and EVERYONE in the crowd knew what it meant...legend says theyre still looking for the last few pieces of that building's roof, cuz it was blown the hell off that night...
Edge returning was tops for me.
Awesome video, I hope the heihachi Mishima T3 stage remix gets released!! Loved that!!
RIP Sid Vicious
Cactus Jack’s return in early 2000 was pretty great
I was at the Rumble in 2020... There were grown people crying and the pop still sends chills down my spine
After all the stuff Bischoff pulled on TV, WCW had the nerve to sue Sean Waltman for his promo?
I don't think he took it seriously
Didn’t work for someone, brother
@@zlinedavid 😆
i can imagine how the deposition went for x-pac
"mr. waltman, why did you make those comments about hall and nash on live television?"
"yea i was there...."
0:00 As a Tekken player that loves wrestling I appreciate the use of the Heihachi Theme form Tekken 3 ❤
2 come to mind that I remember well. The first one is when Mick Foly in 2000 when he became the commissioner. And the other one is Ric Flair after the WCW/ECW invasion.
Steve Mufuggin Blackman in the 15th Raw Anniversary Show in 2007, taking part in the Mufug Battle Royale that night. His previous WWE match had been in June 2001, because he wasn't allowed to be part of the Invasion angle - something to do with being legally categorised as Unfair In War.
Im glad that Hunter basically took over things because Vince might have been a business man but he wasent as much a People person.
I see wrestling bios is a tekken 3 fan for the Intro music
I think where people go wrong with the Shane McMahon return was Vince never said Shane had to beat the Undertaker, just simply have a match. Maybe a slip of a tongue or missing a word, but Shane did exactly what he was told and still didn't get Raw. DAMMIT VINCE 🤬
So taker is now a full fledged biker Michael liker
For my money, even though it wasn’t a full time return, but seeing “Stone Cold” Steve Austin return for that one off match at WrestleMania against Kevin Owens ranks up there as a return for the ages. Simply cause I didn’t think it would happen, and that taped promo Austin cut leading up to WrestleMania gave me goosebumps and brought me back to my childhood.
Edge in 2020, bar none. He was the first wrestler I ever truly became a fan of, and seeing him go away so soon after I started watching was heartbreaking. That day was a horrible one (waking up to news of Kobe Bryant and several others passing away), and the Rumble was my escape. Little did I know I was going to be bawling all over again from hearing Alter Bridge during the main event.
Your videos are awesome man keep it up
Speaking of returns, I'm home from All In 24. Feel good show. all the love. Cap it off with a WB feel good video. 💪
Kane's 1st return in 2000 when Paul Bearer reunited with him and the 2002 return when he saved Booker T and Goldust are amazing. The crazy thing with that 2000 return on RAW was the fact he was only gone for like 2 weeks, he was just that beloved in the Attitude Era (though I'm sure people were hyped to see a slimmer returning Paul Bearer too who was gone for months)
Originally from what I'd heard, Taker (and I presume Paul too?) was supposed to be one to return that night, but he wasn't ready yet, so ended up being Kane, hence why it felt rushed. Idk if it's true tho.
I watched WM 8 on closed circuit television at my aunt’s house. The feed cut off 3 seconds after Warrior’s music hit, so it left my cousins and I very confused and upset that we didn’t get to see what was happening.
When I hear Born in the USA on the radio and the song goes “Got in a little hometown jam”, I immediately hear Homer Simpson in my head saying “mmmmmmmm, hometown jam!” Then I imagine a sign promoting “Bruce’s Hometown Jam” and in the lower right corner, is a picture of Bret Hart with a thumbs up and a talking balloon saying”Bruce is a jam up guy!” Thanks Wrestling Bios.
Shane O Mac return was insane.
Coincidentally Jamie Hayter made a return today on the pre show. This is like The rock coming in to help Funaki on Velocity
The Nostalgia GoAT Wrestling Bios, thanks for the video my man
My fav. return is Grandmaster Sexay returning in 2004, I saw that and I recognized Sexay from Smackdown! 2 from 2000, that PS1 video-game.
I routinely rewatch the Hardys returning at WM. I just love the shivers I feel seeing two of my fav wrestlers getting such an enormous pop.Speaking of rewatching......
Litas return after her broken neck. I remember the HHH return in 2002, it was electric, you could feel the audience through the TV.
Guys, I just heard about Sid 😢
Steve Austin return in 2000. He took on a Stone cold investigation on who ran him down only for it to be Rikishi. The match was brutal.
8:34 Yeah, that was the big problem with the NWO in WWE that people don’t talk about. Hulk Hogan returning to the company he made the biggest in wrestling was always going to make NWO coming to WWE an afterthought.
I POPPED for Badass Biker 'Taker. I wan't one more 'You're gonna Pay' entrance.
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12:39 Tony Khan ALWAYS looks like he’s in shock
Thanks guys
Dude has this weird thing where he wants to be a public face but is also obviously TERRIFIED of public speaking.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
The one that was left out i really liked. The Rock returning and announcing he would join the WWF during the invasion.
Triple H's return was completely built up the right way. Once he stepped through the curtain, the crowd went mental.
Kane had one of my favorite returns in both 2002 and 2011, in 2002 he came out to Slow Chemical to wipe out the unamericans then doing the kanearonni then in 2011 during the slammy awards he returned during the John Cena vs Mark Henry match after scaring off Mark Henry he chokeslammed Cena before taking his mask off to show a new mask
Can't forget the 2000 return of Kane where Paul Bearer showed up on the ramp, followed by Kane helping clean house against a bunch of heels.
I would say Brock coming back the night after Wrestlemania.
Plus Ric Flair coming back the night after the Invasion Angle was done as a co owner with Vince.
Plus Kurt Angle coming back for his Hall of fame induction then to become GM of Raw
The day xpac returned to the wwe was the first time i ever watched wwe.
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Taker's at WM 20 was off the charts. I remember watching that live, and the second you heard OHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES, goosebumps. That one is always going to be hard to top.
For me, the best part of that match was Kane slowly moving closer to check if what he was seeing was actually real while Undertaker just stood there motionless and staring back. Just a great piece of storytelling.
WM 20 is the GOAT.
I was at Wrestlemania 8. And I can confirm that the place went insane.
I marked out too it definitely was an awesome return
My favorite will always be the last on your list here, HBK returning in 2002. In a day before the internet like it is now, reading all the magazines and it being 4 years, I never thought it would happen. I still remember when he returned that June in 2002, and was on phone with a friend from work, while waiting on Kevin Nash’s announcement. I was adamant it wasn’t going to be Shawn, I even left the room to go into kitchen when Kev came out and my friend on phone was like dude get back to the tv, it’s really him! I remember it like it was yesterday.
They told Edge he could return because AEW was trying to sign him back then
RIP Sid 😞😞😞😞😞
I liked seeing Vader and Sid return against heath slater
I remember when this happened. I’ll admit I was in full TNA mode and was excited to see them go head to head with Raw, and was optimistic when they announced Hogan was going to debut with TNA. But then when I heard WWE’s counter to this was Bret Hart’s return since the MSJ incident, I immediately thought “WWE’s won the week already!” Cause how could TNA truly counter such a moment?? A truly Hell freezing over moment indeed.
Idc what anybody says, "Big Evil" Undertaker will always be favorite version. You had way more places to go than with the dead man.
I've always wished they would've kept that version, and eventually added characteristics of the dead man. Have him sit up the old way. Have him walk to the ring slower, more methodical, and bring the lights up with his eyes rolled back. Basically, have it be 70/30, maybe 60/40 Big Evil to Dead Man. That's just me, though.
Y'all Be Blessed
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That Hardy Boyz return still gives me goose bumps
I was there the night X-Pac came back. It seriously was one of the most exciting things I ever witnessed, along with seeing Stone Cold come out with the beer truck the day after the Tyson WrestleMania.
I was there in Albany in 98 when X-Pac returned. Amazing night. Crowed was so hot all night. Vince debuted the Attitude Era belt. Even Raymond Rougeu tagged with Jaques and PCO in a dark match 6man. Went to Mania 14 the night before. Awesome senior year of HS.
For me it has to be cena in 2008. I literally remember my soul leaving my body when his music hit.
Wrestlemania XX, I don’t remember the undertaker match, I just remember Paul bearer yelling at the ring, “You’re no son of mine!” and Kane, completely losing it, yelling all through the entrance, “No, you’re dead, I buried you! You’re not real, you’re not real!” He was still yelling when the first punch was thrown, you can easily forget just how good Glenn Jacob’s was with his expressions and presence in and out of the ring and his mask.
I loved the entrance when you hear him say “Oh yes!!” when the lights went out but before the gong hits.
RIP BIG SID
Maybe a bit bias, but Asuka's return from her current knee injury will be up there
Edge and the return of the Dudley Boyz to wreck the new day. I love the way the entire building in unison yells “D-VON, GET THE TABLES!”
All of Austin's returns, HBK's return in 2007, Undertaker's return at Judgment Day 2000 and Kane's returns twice in both 2000 and 2002 for me.
You definitely should do a video on specific wrestlers with multiples returns. Like a standalone Jericho video and Undertaker and Rock video
Shawn Michael's return and NWO was the best for me
The pop 😨💥👊🏻
You not showing Mick Foley coming back is a crime haha but dope video nonetheless!
Some of mine are John Cena at the 2008 Royal Rumble, The Rock in 2011, and Brock Lesnar at the Raw after WrestleMania 28.
And I know he wasn’t that big of star but I liked seeing Tantaka returning in 2006
He was I 92
I know it’s an AEW return, but Nigel McGuinness return at All In is a new favourite of mine. Not only because I was there to see it live but in what has become a rarity in wrestling, it wasn’t leaked ahead of time. Yeah news of him training had come out, but no one expected him to show up in the gauntlet match, the crowd reaction was insane.
I started watching around the time Undertaker took a break in 1999. So I grew up with ABA/Big Evil Undertaker. I loved his faster, more aggressive style. And the 2004 return as the Deadman was incredible. Whatever you think of the American Badass, you have to see that it breathed new life into the Deadman gimmick.
I was at the Skydome for Wrestlemania x8. Everyone was cheering for Hogan hours before the doorsopened, and everyone continued to cheer for Hogan during the Rock vs Hogan match. I literally got shivers down my spine. It was a truly electrifying experience. Hogan also got a healthy pop during Raw after Wrestlemania by the Canadian fans. Hogan IS wrestling. Props to Rocky for doing business, accepting the pin and helping to make the event an iconic match. I was also at Wrestlmania 6 but I had no interest in Ultimate Warrior so the main event was not as exciting. 10 y/o me wanted to see Demolition and Macho Man.
Thank you for the video! Triple H was always my favorite wrestler growing up and even though I liked him better as a heel his return in 2002 still gives me goose bumps whenever I watch it. It was probably my favorite return of all time. Don’t get me wrong he was great as a baby face but I like his heel work better. Regardless though his 2002 return is a moment I will never forgot. I was also there in the audience so it was Andrea come true seeing my favorite wrestler return live.
I Was Looking Forward To Cena’s Rumble Return From 2008 To Be On The List But The List Was Valid Nonetheless 💯
A video for all of the Undertakers hiatuses/time away as well as the subsequent returns would be great! Remembering the old school Ted Dibiase vignettes of summer 94’… classics!
Despite his "efforts" in the past 10 or 15 years, the first 20-25 years of Ric Flairs career will always see him as 'FIRST' in my book. Relax if we don't agree 100% with your list, mate- we're just spectators!
Nice... had a busy week, and only just got to watch the "WWF Debuts" video today... so that means this Sunday is a Wrestling Bios "twofer" for me!
Lod 2000 at WrestleMania 14 is up there as one of my favorites, I know they hadn't been gone long but there's just something about the two power houses coming back and dominating that battle Royal 👍🏻
There is a Kane return on raw where he and Paul Bearer come out and he wipes out DX and the Radicals. The fans went ballistic when the music hit and you could see Paul loved it.
Brock Lesnar return in 2012
Yep, I said the same. Epic stuff.
@@Lordborak316 goosebumps 20 years later