This month marks 20 years since a fresh-faced Randy Orton was called up to WWE’s main roster. With plenty of talk now about who is moving up to Raw and SmackDown, what better time to reflect.
Orton was not the only one promoted from developmental in 2002. Alongside John Cena, Brock Lesnar and Batista, that year has a strong claim at being the strongest class of WWE newbies ever. But even with all those hits, we still got a few misses…
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