Top Ten: WWE Superstar Debuts

October 14, 2011

Number 10: John Cena WWE Smackdown June 27, 2002

Who would have thought that "Ruthless Aggression" would be the words spoken by Vince McMahon and create a superstar? Blue and yellow spandex tights, spiked hair, and a boyish grin are all ways to explain the debut of John Cena. Cena, known in Ohio Valley Wrestling as "The Prototype" is far from that. He jumped on the scene on Smackdown with his first match against Kurt Angle. He immediately became a crowd favorite when he kicked out of the Angle Slam and endured the Ankle Lock for over a minute. The crowd reaction began to pick up throughout the match, and it really showed McMahon he could have a star in the making. After this, Cena would feud with Chris Jericho, begin a tag team with Billy Kidman only to turn heel. He would then become such a great heel, where he had to turn face, and the rest is history. We couldn't see him then, but we sure can see him now.

Cena Stats: 12 World Championships, 3 United States Championships, 4 Tag Team Championships

Josh controls most of the creative writing and ideas for the show on a weekly basis, as well as an on-air talent.

Aside from working with WrestleZone, Isenberg began his career in Broadcast Journalism interning at ESPN and worked with CBS Radio for three years. He has also had the opportunity to interview some of the best athletes and performers alive, including Andrew McCutchen, Ben Roethlisberger, Chris Jericho, Billy Gunn, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Steven Strasburg and others.

Currently, Josh Isenberg works for Major League Baseball in their Advanced Media Productions. He grew up in Pittsburgh and went to Point Park University, which is where Chair Shot Reality is filmed each week.

His life outside of his obsession with wrestling include being a savant for Seinfeld, NFL, NBA, MLB and many television shows. He also has an undying love for musicals, which includes many shows he was a part of in high school. Some of his favorite wrestling moments can be linked to such superstars as Edge, The Rock, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and The Great Khali.