@@AAAHH As far as prestige and accolades go, its not debatable. If you are looking at singles recognition in a vaccuum then I'll bring up the US Championship. Honestly, its tiring the amount of "un(der)appreciated" wrestlers just because they never won the big one.
@@tiptoptoe2968 for real, kids these days think everyone needs to win the "big one" they forget that wrestlers are just characters and titles are just an extension of their character. For example it is just stupid and weird to put the title on the fiend bray wyatt.
Punk made all other debuts pale in comparison but on a talent end getting Claudio and Danielson was the icing on the cake, but like punk they will be wasted
Agreed, Noone thought anyone would debut after the first PPV and having him against Jericho is exactly what AEW needed, Not alot of people remember but they were each others last Feud in WWE too, the last year or so in WWE Dean/Moxley didn't do anything but Shield stuff and help Roman and Seth with their feuds and Jericho just disappeared, he was there on Raw and then poof, just gone.
One of the greatest tragedies of AEW's history (aside from the obvious REAL tragedies like the death of Brodie Lee, obviously) was the fact that they weren't able to debut Sting in front of a full arena. Could you imagine the sound if he'd made his return both from retirement for the first time in 6 years and to TNT for the first time in almost _20_ years in front of a packed house? It would have blown the roof off. The 1000 or so people they managed to get in there at the time did their best, but it really was one of the most shocking moments in AEW's history. Also, honestly I would have dropped Buddy Matthews from the list while keeping Keith Lee on (all respect to Buddy, he's great, but we kind of all knew he was coming) in favour of fitting William Regal in here somewhere. I know he's not an active wrestler, but his debut at Revolution was AMAZING.
@@Stratta2003 wasn’t spoiled nothing was confirmed until punk showed up Tony could’ve completely swerved us and it would’ve been talked abt forever even if punk still signed but later down the line
I respect and the love hell out of sting. Let's be real , who doesn't? It's STING . IT'S THE STINGER. Dude's a legend in this business. My point is his appearances should be made more special and few and not on every week's free television. I get it stinger's there every week to help put Darby over and he's been very successful. But I really think he should make only ppv appearances . His age doesn't favor him for weekly tv either.
The Sing one, It’s been repeated about 5 times through all the various wrestling promotions all over. The CM Punk one is different as he was done with wrestling for so long.
After all this time, I *STILL* get chills every single time I see that CM Punk return & debut. Simply done, but *MASTERFULLY* executed. Top 10 greatest moments in wrestling history, period. Greatest return of all time.
@@MrML4L Nah I think Punk is one the best of to ever do it, the problem is he's... well a PUNK and no matter how good you are if noone can stand you personally they don't want to work with you.
I know people trash talk AEW because they make it their hobby to talk about WWE, but we can definitely see that AEW is doing something right when it gets so many talents to switch. And it's not only money.
I'd put Mox as Number two because when he debuted he kinda put AEW on the Map for many fans that didn't know it before,but Number 1 hands down to CM Punk
Mox will always be the #1 for me. Time in the business where no one knew wtf was going on, and with the odd way WWE handled his release, his debut was a true surprise and they didnt need to do it in his home town to get a crazy reaction
Punk’s debute was huge, but in fairness it was in Chicago 😅 Sting had me sitting there in awe. Jeff took me back to my childhood. Danielson and Cole in the same night had me near enough convulsing on the floor. I can’t help but think Edge would be top 3 for sure
Unpopular opinion: Jeff Hardy is not the greatest debut in AEW. The guy got fired from WWE because he voluntarily left one event. And then he did not show up once again. WWE tried to get help for him, but he turned that down on his own terms. I feel like AEW should have handled this hiring properly, first get the guy some help. And then offer him the position. I’m sure Jeff has his own demons, but he reaaaaally needs the help. So no, not the greatest debut.
The debut itself (crowd reaction etc.) was pretty good, but the signing was a mistake. I like Jeff but he should become sober before entering a ring again.
Sting should've been top 2. They needed ratings during the shutdowns. If it was done with a full arena it would easily make the top 2. Still the best debut in my opinion.
The fact that Keith Lee's AEW debut is still, by far, the absolute best moment of his AEW run really says a lot about how poorly he was used. He should return to WWE. HHH booked him like a megastar in NXT. Now that he's running the main roster creative, he'd make great use of Keith Lee.
My List : Top 10 1) CM Punk 2) Bryan Danielson 3) Jon Moxley 4) Samoa Joe 5) Sting 6) Jeff Hardy 7) Cesaro 8) Adam Cole 9) Malakai Black 10) Christian Cage
WWE was pissed off with the Malakai Black situation. They fucked up and brought him up to the main roster under a NXT contract, and those have a 30 day non-compete thing instead of 90.
Keith Lee has world Championship potential imo also I think CM Punk’s AEW debut was announced and imo it’s better when they’re not announced and are a complete surprise
I think the only debuts that actually worked out were Daniel Bryan, Moxley, and FTR. The others either are just floundering, Spend More Time injured or fired.
Nothing beats Jeff Hardys debut, Matt getting beat up and he is just dancing on the way to the ring 😂
Yeah where's Jeff now?
😂🤣😂🤣
Dancing in a jail cell after lasy dui hahah
@@tylerfahnestock50
Ah yes being edgy 💯💯👌👌
@@tylerfahnestock50 someone’s cool aren’t they?
Jeff Hardy is funny as hell because if I had to rescue someone important I certainly wouldn’t be dancing on the ramp lol 🕺
I was laughing at that lol
Lol
Gotta get lose before the fight…
He was just stretching on his way to beat some ass.
Lmao that emoji looks like his dance 😂
Sting just can't stop, what a legend. He looks like he still has the desire and the ability. I'm all for it
This is right,sad he retired but he saw his time and knew when to stop.
I really liked Cesaro's debut as well. Always been a fan of his in ring work, he was def unappreciated in WWE.
WWE Tag Team Champion > ROH World Champion
@@tiptoptoe2968 eh somewhat
@@AAAHH As far as prestige and accolades go, its not debatable. If you are looking at singles recognition in a vaccuum then I'll bring up the US Championship.
Honestly, its tiring the amount of "un(der)appreciated" wrestlers just because they never won the big one.
@@tiptoptoe2968 fr
@@tiptoptoe2968 for real, kids these days think everyone needs to win the "big one" they forget that wrestlers are just characters and titles are just an extension of their character. For example it is just stupid and weird to put the title on the fiend bray wyatt.
Moxely's reaction has been hands down the best until Punk debuted
Punk made all other debuts pale in comparison but on a talent end getting Claudio and Danielson was the icing on the cake, but like punk they will be wasted
@@williamwest9204 you did not just say punk was wasted lol
You're right Moxley's debut was the best.
@@switchblade6well from the looks of things now punk wasted his own career
Punks was the best you broke niggas
Moxley's return will always be a game-changing revolution , others were heavily rumored and fans wanted returns . MOX return was just NEEDED !
Agreed, Noone thought anyone would debut after the first PPV and having him against Jericho is exactly what AEW needed, Not alot of people remember but they were each others last Feud in WWE too, the last year or so in WWE Dean/Moxley didn't do anything but Shield stuff and help Roman and Seth with their feuds and Jericho just disappeared, he was there on Raw and then poof, just gone.
CM PUNK POP WILL NEVER GET OLD
Not anymore he is back in wwe
And now he’s in WWE … with an even bigger POP
One of the greatest tragedies of AEW's history (aside from the obvious REAL tragedies like the death of Brodie Lee, obviously) was the fact that they weren't able to debut Sting in front of a full arena. Could you imagine the sound if he'd made his return both from retirement for the first time in 6 years and to TNT for the first time in almost _20_ years in front of a packed house? It would have blown the roof off. The 1000 or so people they managed to get in there at the time did their best, but it really was one of the most shocking moments in AEW's history.
Also, honestly I would have dropped Buddy Matthews from the list while keeping Keith Lee on (all respect to Buddy, he's great, but we kind of all knew he was coming) in favour of fitting William Regal in here somewhere. I know he's not an active wrestler, but his debut at Revolution was AMAZING.
U right, Stings debut would’ve been so much better with a full crowd
Well, in an equally fitting tragedy, Undertaker retired in front of no fans. They both got robbed, twice over. And for us it was three times.
@@samoanjoseph1457 true
@@ltsports6125 God imagine if it was in JCP country the pop would have been enormous
An honorable mention was that pandemic show. The debuts of Brodie Lee and Matt Hardy; now that was also a true shame.
"my brother is getting his ass beat.... let me dance to my theme song real quick tho" - Jeff Hardy probably
🤣
You would have thought Michael Jordan in his prime had returned to the United Center when CM Punk returned.
I think hes about to go heel. Cant wait
Cm Punk is washed up now.
@@KadariusGreen your momma's washed up punks still the best in the world
Nah Jordan would've been louder
It's ridiculous how overrated he is. Personally never liked nor cared about him myself.
The pop of the crowd during Edge's return to WWE and CM Punk's debut to AEW had me on my seat but AEW won on the pop contest for sure!
CM punk in wwe
I haven’t ever cared for Punk, but that reaction was deafening.
It’s his hometown and it was spoiled for months over twitter
Same
Actually I don't like punk the person but liked the reaction a lot
@@Stratta2003 wasn’t spoiled nothing was confirmed until punk showed up Tony could’ve completely swerved us and it would’ve been talked abt forever even if punk still signed but later down the line
You can’t even hear his theme song
You AEW fans are so full of it and ungrateful. He came to your rinky dink company and you loved it.
Edge ❤
AEW = All Elderly Wrestlers
@@husrebel494 lmao underrated comment
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I respect and the love hell out of sting. Let's be real , who doesn't?
It's STING . IT'S THE STINGER.
Dude's a legend in this business.
My point is his appearances should be made more special and few and not on every week's free television.
I get it stinger's there every week to help put Darby over and he's been very successful.
But I really think he should make only ppv appearances . His age doesn't favor him for weekly tv either.
I think he is the best debut in AEW
would've been sting if the full crowd was there
dude is like a million years old
I don't respect Sting. I think he's easily one of the top 3 most over rated wrestlers and I've literally never been entertained by him for one second.
@@redrick8900 That's...some harsh criticism. Would like to hear that top 3 list though, followed by your top 3 favorite.
Genuine curiosity here.
Standing in the same ring as Sting and the Hardys had to be the greatest moment in Darby's life. Next to the first time he tapped Gigi Dolan.
Cm punks return will be number 1 for a long time. That roof literally blew off.. amazing
Not anymore he is back in wwe
Yup. I was a mile away from the arena that night and you could hear them chanting his name.
CM punk will be the greatest for a very long time, but Sting gave me a chill that will never repeat...
The Sing one, It’s been repeated about 5 times through all the various wrestling promotions all over. The CM Punk one is different as he was done with wrestling for so long.
nah mox is better
After all this time, I *STILL* get chills every single time I see that CM Punk return & debut. Simply done, but *MASTERFULLY* executed. Top 10 greatest moments in wrestling history, period. Greatest return of all time.
And a year later he's gone and won't ever return to AEW because they realized that the Punk half of his name was the truth.
@@TheREALOC1972 Then, now, forever overrated.
@@MrML4L Nah I think Punk is one the best of to ever do it, the problem is he's... well a PUNK and no matter how good you are if noone can stand you personally they don't want to work with you.
@TheREALOC1972 He has elite mic skills but he's definitely not an ATG in the ring.
A cool finisher was all he really had.
@@TheREALOC1972you were simultaneously proven right and wrong lmao
Jeff Hardy would be the sort of guy to dance his way down even if his brother was being killed
I loved the adam cole and bryan Danielson debut, it was shock after shock and such a good way to end the ppv
I would have to say Sting 's debut was the most shocking to me. I saw nothing on him joining AEW
👍🏻 if you want cm punk to return to the wwe
I still get goosebumps when I hear Living Colour kicks on. ❤❤
I know people trash talk AEW because they make it their hobby to talk about WWE, but we can definitely see that AEW is doing something right when it gets so many talents to switch. And it's not only money.
Most of these guys aren't impressive.
No matter what happens to AEW in the near future, I'll never forget these moments and Goosebumps along this ride.
I'd put Mox as Number two because when he debuted he kinda put AEW on the Map for many fans that didn't know it before,but Number 1 hands down to CM Punk
AEW has come a long way 👏🏾
Mox will always be the #1 for me. Time in the business where no one knew wtf was going on, and with the odd way WWE handled his release, his debut was a true surprise and they didnt need to do it in his home town to get a crazy reaction
STING'S DEBUT WAS THE FN' BEST MOMENT IN AEW HISTORY, FOLLOWED CLOSE BY BRYAN DANIELSON'S DEBUT
The lights are out….as we can all see. Classic commentary 👍👍
AEW makes every arena look small
The debut of Matt Hardy was great unfortunately it took place in an empty arena!
Punk’s debute was huge, but in fairness it was in Chicago 😅
Sting had me sitting there in awe.
Jeff took me back to my childhood.
Danielson and Cole in the same night had me near enough convulsing on the floor.
I can’t help but think Edge would be top 3 for sure
That cm punk debut was something else
Unpopular opinion: Jeff Hardy is not the greatest debut in AEW.
The guy got fired from WWE because he voluntarily left one event. And then he did not show up once again. WWE tried to get help for him, but he turned that down on his own terms.
I feel like AEW should have handled this hiring properly, first get the guy some help. And then offer him the position.
I’m sure Jeff has his own demons, but he reaaaaally needs the help.
So no, not the greatest debut.
The debut itself (crowd reaction etc.) was pretty good, but the signing was a mistake. I like Jeff but he should become sober before entering a ring again.
Matt Hardy, Sting and Darby gets beat down by 5 people.
Jeff Hardy takes his time getting to the ring, then starts dancing halfway down.
So a whole bunch of emotional shit nobody gives a fuck about
5:37
*of course*
Damn that cm punk pop was like a damn late 90s attitude pop. That's impressive 😂
Missed opportunity to put the danhausen debut at #1 as a swerve 🤣
My friend was was there for Punks debut. Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston also walked passed him whe was in line at the merch stand
It's crazy my dad's favorite wrestler was sting and here he still is throwing down
Thank you
Adam cole & brayn Danielson
Their debuts Are from another world
Tbh Daniel theme hit hard asf
Amazing debuts for AEW.
Keith Lee one of my favs
His theme absolutely slaps
Punk's return was honestly insane. I wish his time in AEW ended on a better note but dear god what a cool moment we all got
great job man 😋😍
Add saraya to the list. That was wild
That Kieth Lee throw 😳
"Oh my God, For the love of God it's Bryan Danielson!" 😭👍
- Jim Ross
Real good name change real original lol Daniel Bryan, Bryan Danielson 😂😂😂
@@MoreMopar74Bryan Danielson is his real name lol
William regals debut should've been #1
It hurts me how jeff hardy screwed up his career in Aew they had plans for him to win the titles by pair with matt..
Sting was wrestling when I was a child in the 80’s and he still looks damn good. The makeup helps a bit.
JR goes crazy in these fr
Sting entrance in wwe still gives me goosebumps
Here's the thing CM Punk was literally a full on Wrestling Return!
CM Punk best debut
Huh well looks like I’m going to start watching AEW, it gives me early 2000’s TNA vibes. And that’s what I grew up watching more than WWE.
Jeff,matt and sting have the most experience I bet the new wrestlers love learning from them
hahahahaha Many of the AEW wrestlers have publically said that they take advice from no-one
1- Sting
2- Moxely
3- Adam.cole babe
4- CM Punk
5- Black
6- Jeff
Rest don't care about
Sting should've been top 2. They needed ratings during the shutdowns. If it was done with a full arena it would easily make the top 2. Still the best debut in my opinion.
BEST ONE: "IT'S STIIIIIIIIIIIIING!"
The crowd noise of jeff hardy 🤯after all these years 🔥
Nothing and nobody will ever beat Punks debut and will never be duplicated!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think redbeard one of the greatest
Aew needs more recognition it's awesome
The fact that Keith Lee's AEW debut is still, by far, the absolute best moment of his AEW run really says a lot about how poorly he was used. He should return to WWE. HHH booked him like a megastar in NXT. Now that he's running the main roster creative, he'd make great use of Keith Lee.
My List : Top 10
1) CM Punk
2) Bryan Danielson
3) Jon Moxley
4) Samoa Joe
5) Sting
6) Jeff Hardy
7) Cesaro
8) Adam Cole
9) Malakai Black
10) Christian Cage
Not being a hater. CM punk has really already been the greatest flop return in the history of the business.
Cm punks return just hits different
Wwe return is way better aew debut
The Landscape of AEW changed after Moxley debut. Basically Jericho Omega and Moxley put AEW on map.
How many guys on this list were straight out of their WWE 90 or 30 day no competes?
Exactly. Just about all of them
Well imagine not being able to work and feed your families for 90 or 30 days. I'm sure you'd start working as soon as you could
WWE was pissed off with the Malakai Black situation. They fucked up and brought him up to the main roster under a NXT contract, and those have a 30 day non-compete thing instead of 90.
Cody Rhodes Debut Missing in this Video
That's Movement is Awesome Cody Return 😍😍😍
AEW = All Elderly Wrestlers
Mjf is under 30 and the longest reigning world champion in the companies history. 75% of the upper card is younger than wwes entire roster.
Sting will always be my #1 my fiancé looked at me like I was crazy when I popped out of my recliner
Me my brother and my cousin witness Kieth’s lees debut
Alll I can say is we basked in his glory
Keith Lee has world Championship potential imo also I think CM Punk’s AEW debut was announced and imo it’s better when they’re not announced and are a complete surprise
Cm punk is back in wwe
you might just call that list : TOP 10 WWE debuts in AEW , KEKW.
Jon moxly❤❤❤
Make - sting vs undertaker , Match of the century
#1 hits a little different now
Danhausen was my favourite the reveal was brilliant, no lights out a creative way and it's not mentioned yet CM punk who fired gets top spot
Tbh I’d put Keith Lee over Buddy. But great list and great crowds for all of them! Sad though that they couldn’t have a packed house for Sting
Brother we are waiting for you highlight today
Jeff Hardy: my brother is getting beat up? I think I have time for some dance moves 🕺🕺🕺
It’s to bad CM Punk didn’t work out for AEW
wwe really dropped the ball when they released Keith Lee and Dean ambrose
They tried to sign Ambrose. They did not drop him. When his contract was up he would no resign
Keith Lee for sure
I feel like the top 3 should be Jeff hardy Jon moxley and cm punks
Saraya deserves to be on this list.
WCW LIVES
You’ve got that right, pal… :(
Roman may join u,cul vid♥️
All Out 2021 was something special. Possibly one of the best PPV’s of all time.
😂
Best of AEW? Yes. All time? No
Might need to update this and dethrone Punk to second place.
Cause on this day, i see clearly, everything has cone to life…
my favorite debuts are Cm Punk And Jeff Hardy
Cm punk is back in wwe way better than aew debut
Excelente
And that their peak in AEW.
Might have to start watching AEW. The crowd pops are much bigger than WWE currently.
4:41 THE SHIELD REFERENCE
Arn still bumps like a champ
Dean Ambrose!!!!!!!
I think the only debuts that actually worked out were Daniel Bryan, Moxley, and FTR.
The others either are just floundering, Spend More
Time injured or fired.