Thread: Which debut intrigued or underwhelmed you the most?
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Old 08-16-2016, 10:16 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Dastardly Dale Newstead View Post
I would have to say the most "intriguing" debut I can remember is probably Mankind's. I say this, because I had to have been nine-years-old and I found myself very disturbed by this shrieking ghoul of a man, who talked about his mommy in a troubling manner, while he tore out bits of his hair and camera zoned in on half of his ear missing.

He was supposed to be presented as a monster and as a guy who could actually be a threat to the Undertaker, and between all of the above and the mandible claw which actually seemed kind of disgusting and also a very visceral finishing move, I found it all very terrifying. The goal was to make me scared of Mankind, to dislike Mankind and to care about Mankind. As a nine-year-old there is always the possibility that I would change the channel because he made me so uncomfortable, but one has to say that is a testament to the presentation and Mick Foley's delivery of this twisted new character in the WWF.
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