WWE Superstars Who Had Incredible Second Runs

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From Noob to Legend In WWE
Topics Discussed In this Video:
1. WWE Superstars Who Had Better Second Runs
2. WWE Wrestlers Whose Second Run Eclipsed Their First
3. Wrestlers Whose Second WWE Run Was Their Best
4. Best Second Runs In WWE History
5. Wrestlelamia

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@DateMike22 2 ай бұрын

Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre come to mind immediately as recent second runs that have been phenomenal 👏🏼👏🏼.

@Dm_hunk 2 ай бұрын

From nothing to winning rumble matches main event WrestleMania and being two of the current top stars and cody the face of wwe now and McIntyre the best heel in all wwe Right now

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 2 ай бұрын

Straight Facts man

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

But they are no AJ Styles

@zanethind 2 ай бұрын

Yeah

@michael7054 2 ай бұрын

Shawn Michaels definitely too though. He was gone from WWE from April 1998 to summer 2002. That's a really long time. His back was in really bad shape.

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 2 ай бұрын

Shawn Michaels second WWE run was indeed iconic . This was when Shawn completely reformed & changed himself into a real life humble guy backstage

@kazallroberts 2 ай бұрын

Facts, I think his 2nd run was better than his 1st run

@maxpayne7312 2 ай бұрын

And quit the drugs which probably played a big part during his second run since now he can think more clearly

@fungunsun1 2 ай бұрын

Just grew up

@joemomma3208 2 ай бұрын

McIntyre’s second run is definitely impressive and much better than his first run as “the frozen one”

@ItApproaches 2 ай бұрын

Hey now, Chosen One Drew was AMAZING. I loved the whole "NOPE I didn't lose, I have a letter from Vince McMahon saying that loss didn't count and is erased from the record books!" That was hilarious.

@TypoSid 2 ай бұрын

Cody and McIntyre. Both started their career with being seen as the future of the company to being jobber to getting released. Both worked hard in the indies to prove every hater wrong. Came back to WWE to finish their own story of winning the WWE Championship. Truly a motivational story and an inspiration for everyone!

@Dracon350 5 күн бұрын

can't wait to see Heath Slater return in two years to finish the 3MB story and get his own WWE Championship run.

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 2 ай бұрын

Chris Jericho second WWE run was underrated

@troublemakerbros4267 2 ай бұрын

Saying anything is underrated is extremely overrated now...

@Dtdewayne 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. My thoughts exactly! Wrestling fans call everyone underrated. 😂 @@troublemakerbros4267

@lbgzmaster 2 ай бұрын

McIntyre imo had (is having) the best second run I've seen out of any wrestler so far. It's just phenomenal that they let him carry the pandemic through

@tomseville2345 2 ай бұрын

Drew doesn't realise that he would have started getting the Roman/Cena treatment as top babyface, had they had live fans; he would have been booed against Orton in their late 2020 feud, as Orton was always super-popular by then (despite trying to recreate his most evil 2007-10 'Viperous' ways) and had to turn face in 2021, and Bobby Lashley was mostly cheered against him at Mania 37 when they got a limited number of fans back. Having "live fans in attendance" for a World title reign is never all it's cracked up to be; ask Seth in 2019 and 2024, and even Cody now having many detractors at and *immediately* after Mania XL...

@user-em6ie2be7x 2 ай бұрын

R-truth he went from Jobbing to Drew McIntyre to WWE Comedy Legend.

@d.stratt7390 2 ай бұрын

McIntyre did an incredible job during the Covid era, and the Punk fued has become amazingly entertaining due to the quick jabs from Drew and the legendary promos from Punk, bravo WWE, I'm in it for the long haul, keep up the top notch entertainment WWE, thank you.

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 2 ай бұрын

Jeff Hardy run in 2008 was the best career of Jeff himself

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

Yes! Only time he stayed sober.

@tomseville2345 2 ай бұрын

@@marcohavokkhaos Are *you* sober? He was meant to win MITB at WM XXIV, which would have led to his first WWE/World title win, which he likely would have held longer than a month and a bit. He ended up missing the show ENTIRELY, and getting only short reigns into 2009, before he left on his own terms and used his time away from drug testing and Wellness checks to get himself arrested and nearly locked up for a long time...

@daveataway1952 2 ай бұрын

Drew McIntyres promos are by far the most entertaining ones by now and in spite of him being all angry and serious they are very funny

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 2 ай бұрын

Christian TNA run was iconic

@TheSpecialTomato 2 ай бұрын

bro do you comment every single thought that comes to your head?

@thephenomenalch650 2 ай бұрын

@@TheSpecialTomato why not let him express

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

@@TheSpecialTomatoI do

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

It was an Instant Classic

@sarahwoo-nv3jr 2 ай бұрын

It was butt

@oscarj.velasco3998 2 ай бұрын

i remember eddie's comeback story very well, and his story is a reminder that you can always come back from the bottom and win your way back to the top. it's sad that such a bright light like him is gone, but he'll never be forgotten! viva la raza! ❤

@jeremywilliams5141 2 ай бұрын

Honorable mention goes to Hulk Hogan. Yes it's true. When he won the world title in 1984, he was in his second run in the WWF which lasted from 1983 to 1993 under Vince McMahon. His first run in the company was from 1979 to 1981 under Vince McMahon Sr.

@kazallroberts 2 ай бұрын

Plus under Mr. McMahon Sr., he portrayed the Fabulous Hulk Hogan gimmick which was a heel gimmick.

@DJDoubleCee 2 ай бұрын

I gotta agree, Cody is having a great second run. Headlined WrestleMania twice in a row and became a main eventer for sure.

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 2 ай бұрын

Eddie Guererro winning WWE title was memorable . RIP

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

It's been since 2005

@Oswald_lusambya 2 ай бұрын

Bro Christian is criminally underrated

@910BMX 2 ай бұрын

He’s great but idk, I always get bored of him.

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

@@910BMXIs that you Vince? Do you want to put a blue dot on his face too?

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

He's the MVP of AEW. Greatest heel of all time, even Jericho couldn't compete.

@user-ly3sh7ej3o 2 ай бұрын

Mcintyre is one of the most natural superstar no corny catchphrases no hand sign.

@ItApproaches 2 ай бұрын

Hey now, I was always a big fan of Drew, when he had his debut as the Chosen One who came out with a letter from Vince saying his lost didn't count and was erased was AMAZING lol.

@yodrum 2 ай бұрын

Stache club wrestling appearing in the video 👀 MY GOATS

@ABIT-cb1qh 2 ай бұрын

Where they are appearing?

@charlesleeray-wb5kw 2 ай бұрын

Mark Henry should be on this list.. he went from being lost and almost forgotten to being the World Strongest Champion and the founder of the Hall of Pain

@xyehstream 2 ай бұрын

HBK 2nd run is just iconic, the matches with Undertaker and HHH were art.

@jameslookstwice 2 ай бұрын

That kick to the head by Del Rio was un- called for.Karma came back to bite him.

@crazyman7671 2 ай бұрын

Karma didn't bite him. It grabbed him by the throat and drove him straight to the center of the 🌎

@jameslookstwice 2 ай бұрын

@@crazyman7671 Why hell yeah it did!

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

Until Del Rio is in prison, justice won't be served.

@thegameking3931 2 ай бұрын

What kick

@jameslookstwice 2 ай бұрын

@@thegameking3931 Del Rio to Christian, back of the head.You didn't know what happened?

@kenterminateddq5311 2 ай бұрын

Surprisingly, Wrestlelamia didn't mention the recently released Jinder Mahal. When Mahal came back years ago, the Modern-Day Maharaja became WWE Champion and United States Champion. Don't hinder the Jinder, Wrestlelamia. 😅

@mattevans1643 2 ай бұрын

His title run was a joke though. They did it for a PPV in India, and even they didn't like him.

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

He got fired again in his 2nd run. And was a worse world champ than Khali, Russo and Vince McMahon combined.

@santhosh1380 2 ай бұрын

Says who? Your mom?@@mattevans1643

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 2 ай бұрын

William Regal is one of the best GM

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

But he can't beat Teddy playa

@ryukomatoi592 2 ай бұрын

I really love how Dom is living Eddie's gimmick!

@michaelbainbridge7335 2 ай бұрын

Makes what Miz asked him about being sure he isn't Eddie's kid all the more what we ask, doesn't it?

@vegvisir9276 2 ай бұрын

William Regal has always been one of my favourites, i always found him really funny in his backstage segments and such

@brianform5572 2 ай бұрын

And again that was some great WRESTLING CONTENT 😎

@JoeFlanagan-ii9mb 2 ай бұрын

Great video wrestlelamia but man I still can’t believe next year will be 20 years since Eddie passed. Now I didn’t get into wrestling until 2010, but I remember learning about Eddie from my watching videos of him on KZfaq and WWE documentaries. He was an incredible wrestler and an incredible man who was taking away from us too soon. Rest In Peace Eddie or as they say in Spanish Descanse en Paz.

@alexandru5369 2 ай бұрын

Yep Drew is the perfect example of someone who didn't fall into the garbage victim hood mindset,worked on his craft, did the hard work, and realized what he had too do too get better

@markandrewpaul4233 2 ай бұрын

William Regal is one of the most unrated wrestler. This guy was very entertaining. He always used to get a laugh out of me

@serenityrose666 2 ай бұрын

I love the shout out to Dante from SCW 😍

@Stardustcartoonns 2 ай бұрын

Young Drew McIntyre was GORGEOUS

@bhaskarkakati 2 ай бұрын

HBK's second WWE run is stuff of legends. Man just kept on putting banger after banger with his contemporaries as well as younger talent.

@allenelliott5647 2 ай бұрын

Hulk Hogan. Was fired by Vince Sr for being in Rocky III, then hired by Vince Jr. So his second run was probably the best of anyone's!

@stuartCcash 2 ай бұрын

damn good point

@kyngjustin2694 2 ай бұрын

Honorable mention Bray Wyatt

@ABIT-cb1qh 2 ай бұрын

He just had only one match at Royal Rumble 2023.

@thegameking3931 2 ай бұрын

@@ABIT-cb1qh technically Bray Wyatt should be his 2nd run since he was husky Harris in his first run where he was literally a jobber

@ABIT-cb1qh 2 ай бұрын

@@thegameking3931 💗💗

@lulaufey 2 ай бұрын

@@thegameking3931 that's not true, though. he never left the company like the wrestlers in the video did. they sent him back down to NXT and rebranded him there. he was never released between those periods. he was released in 2021 and then came back a year later, but sadly he got sick and passed away before he could really start his actual 2nd run in WWE.

@thegameking3931 2 ай бұрын

@@lulaufey if you're counting about his run as Bray Wyatt character then fiend would be his 2nd run since WWE were started to doing something different with Wyatt after 2019 and I guess he leaved WWE for a while to have character change to fiend. His 2023 run can't be even count since it never developed past 1 match in royal rumble then he got sick and passed away

@Captain_Crusade 2 ай бұрын

Jerichos second run was awesome. I loved to hate him, his work was impeccable.

@lukebutler3299 2 ай бұрын

And Shawn Michaels never wrestled after 2010 ever again.

@infinite1497 Ай бұрын

Yeah, we don’t talk about 2018

@WrestlingCompilations 2 ай бұрын

Second runs in WWE can normally be a bit hit or miss

@DshRendar 2 ай бұрын

Love the SCW cameo

@user-ed4lu2hr7e 2 ай бұрын

RIP eddie guerrero u are missed

@ItApproaches 2 ай бұрын

Huh, I didn't even know Drew did all that stuff with the indies and such after he was fired. Interesting.

@michael7054 2 ай бұрын

Yeah he was in TNA wrestling as "Drew Galloway". Bobby Lashley was too. So was Cody Rhodes. And Eli Drake ( LA Knight ) and the hardys.

@GaciMeister 2 ай бұрын

Christian now has the best run of his career and I love his work in AEW

@sarabest1961 2 ай бұрын

2:07 - I know I’m prolly going to be alone in this but Regal winning king of the ring when he did, even though it wasn’t a huge title like the WHC, is a big one in my book. I know it’s not a championship but he won the KOTR tournament and that should count for something.

@anthonymigliore29 2 ай бұрын

Like I said to this quite here, "If you failed the first time, and you succeed the second time for your career," should be remarkable.

@RussRain 2 ай бұрын

Ummmm, doesn't anyone remember JBL? His transformation is second to none!

@SeiryuuX 2 ай бұрын

This video isn't about gimmick changes like APA to JBL, it's about the second or more times that a wrestler returned to the WWF/E and had a great run To that end, JBL did retire for a bit before coming back in 2008 (I think?). His run wasn't anything special though.

@kratosgow342 2 ай бұрын

@@SeiryuuX he's in commentary for awhile before he return to the ring in 2008-2009 (I think) with his feud against John Cena but nothing special in that run though

@kayskreed 2 ай бұрын

Drew doesn't resemble his past self in the slightest. They look like two different people

@thegameking3931 2 ай бұрын

Yeah

@kevinthomas6924 2 ай бұрын

They had a good thing with Christian

@TheTony024 2 ай бұрын

Im surprised Brock didnt make this list. Otherwise, accurate and nice video acknowledging great second runs

@thegameking3931 2 ай бұрын

Brock every run was great lol. His first run itself was monster push winning title just in months after debut, winning rumble next year, main eventing WrestleMania just after 1 year, winning WWE title in 2yr of career, no one in wwe can does that especially now

@corbinselanne7990 2 ай бұрын

One particular acting project Edge partook in was Haven, where he was joined by his buddy Christian (with Jason Reso even playing a guy who was friends with Adam Copeland's character Dwight Hendrickson).

@buffetwallim 2 ай бұрын

What about Bray Wyatt...he was not even recognise while he was in Nexus but after his return he became a top player

@markula_4040 2 ай бұрын

Still waiting for Heath Slater to return jacked to the gills and win the WWE title to complete the 3 Man Band redemption trifecta

@rockydarknight2980 2 ай бұрын

McIntyre looks like he went from Alex the Lion playing air guitar a performer to Titsa savage fighter rocking built physique

@rudrakshyadav7335 Ай бұрын

I remember back in the ruthless aggression era Bobby Lashley debuted.. and I watched that match... I couldn't stop myself from comparing him with Batista and Brock Lesnar and thought he was just doing a similar gimmick (Including that pyro when he jumps in the ring - Quite similar to that of Brock Lesnar).. nice to see him grow

@sttrsp9700 2 ай бұрын

Man, Regal was great.

@ivankativa 2 ай бұрын

Please can you start doing the great introductions again?😢

@maishell 2 ай бұрын

Im surprised roman reigns wasnt on this list

@thegameking3931 2 ай бұрын

He was top guy in his 1st run and top guy in 2nd run as the guys mentioned in the list except Shawn Michaels

@AziaXtremeNFinity 2 ай бұрын

10. Christian's 2009 return = not that great honestly 9. William Regal = not bad not great, decent 8. Cody Rhodes = 100,000 million billion % agree 7. Y2J's 2007 return = yeah sure not bad 6. Bobby Lashley = pretty good not astounding 5. Eddie Guerrero = LEGENDARY 4. Edge = great 3. Jeff Hardy = love/hate relationship 2. Drew McIntyre = the less said about his first WWE run the better 1. HBK = not a humongous fan of Shawn Michaels but I'll admit it was a great return

@FwYami7 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate it

@AziaXtremeNFinity 2 ай бұрын

@@FwYami7 ???

@FwYami7 2 ай бұрын

@@AziaXtremeNFinity I didn’t feel like watching allat yfm

@wowwhatamoment8398 2 ай бұрын

Though she hasn’t won something yet, Nia Jax has been freaking great since her return

@aroffge1329 2 ай бұрын

Notigang

@jesmccoy26 2 ай бұрын

Bobby Lashley goated, WWE did great things with him during that time. Hurt business has lots of potential.

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 2 ай бұрын

Edge 2020 return was one of the best return by far

@ItApproaches 2 ай бұрын

Sad that it went no where. He came back to win the belt he never lost, and never got it lol.

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

Nah, it was a failed run. He's doing better in AEW

@thegameking3931 2 ай бұрын

@@ItApproaches he came back to win the belt he never lose actually got retired in 2013 itself. Edge wasn't WWE champion that time and universal wasn't even a thing. Plus edge leaved the company when WWE introduced new world heavyweight championship

@ItApproaches 2 ай бұрын

@@thegameking3931 Facepalm. The belt itself doesn't matter, it was the fact he was CHAMPION and was never beaten to lose it.

@thegameking3931 2 ай бұрын

@@ItApproaches doesn't matter since the belt he never lose was already retired and new version of it came in 2023 when he leaves WWE. Somebody who don't lose ic championship won't go for us title by saying he don't lose the belt same way edge won't be going to WWE or universal championship by saying he don't lose them when he never held them before retire. So you're logic makes absolutely no sense that championship not matter than it also doesn't matter weather edge lost the title or not since he vacanted the title it's over then he can't challenge for WWE title by saying he don't lose world heavyweight championship which absolutely make zero sense

@soami921 2 ай бұрын

I'll forever behind Drew McIntyre second run!❤

@Parlimant_Strifey Ай бұрын

and Shawn's epic match with the Hulkster. The Hulkster still had it brother, he was knocking HBK outta the ring like Popeye, the old man still had it, brother.

@stevenmichaelreyesmashups8302 Ай бұрын

I would've loved to see a 2nd Eddie Guerrero World Title Run. They were planning on giving him another before everything happened

@Cooljohn760 2 ай бұрын

McIntyre 2nd run was perfect example of jobber finally reaching the top. I also would say the same thing with Mahal but no one but me liked his title run.

@santhosh1380 2 ай бұрын

Surprised that they didn't even mention Mahal here

@thegameking3931 2 ай бұрын

@@santhosh1380 unlike McIntyre Jinder wasn't treated as top guy. He was just a guy who won WWE championship for 1 time example shocking scenario where jobber or mid card guy wins WWE title for once in his life. Even Jinder being champion acted more like mid carder not even above mid car. WWE put title on him to have Indian audience more engaged but it backfires since Jinder wasn't even loved in India at all. Difference in both runs were. Drew McIntyre made him a top guy and WWE started to treat him a top guy while Jinder was a jobber on whom WWE put their world title for once due to grab some country audience

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 2 ай бұрын

Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre will easily dominate in this list . Their respective second run with WWE is miles way better than their first respective run by rebulding themselves into main event players

@ItApproaches 2 ай бұрын

I will always love the Chosen One gimmick of Drew. I loved the whole "I have a letter from Vince McMahon that says my loss doesn't count, and is erased from the record book!" That was exactly how I wanted things to be. I was cheering for him to come out with a letter each week lol.

@honeyim-ohmygodwtf3199 2 ай бұрын

WHOOOOOO STACHE CLUB REFERENCE!!!!

@IamLegendaryguy1998 2 ай бұрын

👍 original host guy

@JamilaDaud-sn2up 2 ай бұрын

Every list about wrestling, you will see Shawn Michaels,Rey Mysterio,John Cena and Eddie Guerrero these four men even if you don't see them all you will see at least one True Legends

@kevinbogdan9301 2 ай бұрын

I like that Cody Rhodes, Bobby Lashley & Drew McIntyre have become big names. Now Cody needs to become a Grandslam Champ, win the World Heavyweight Championship & Drew McIntyre to win a future King of the Ring, beat Roman Reigns & Gunther at future Wrestlemania's, & become a 10 + time World Champion & Grand Slam Champion, Bobby Lashley needs to Beat Brock Lesnar at a future Wrestlemania & retire him there, Win a Greatest Rumble Match, & become a 10 + time World Champion

@jalilbalirmo1654 2 ай бұрын

I need that song in the background of this video

@YuaraMeyzing 2 ай бұрын

When you return, make sure you have the "vitamins" needed

@Chichimee 2 ай бұрын

I saw the “Bobby Lashley’s Sisters” segment live

@6lokk-Loaded 2 ай бұрын

My mind reading the title: Drew Mcintyre n Cody Rhodes

@GerritsRem Ай бұрын

I miss MVP whats going on with him? Either utilize Omos more or cut MVPfrom Omos. Such a mic master that we havent seen in a while.

@DaddyFutbol 2 ай бұрын

Edge 2nd run was after 2003. After returning from injury and singles push. 2021 was edge 3rd run.

@jjdillon1207 2 ай бұрын

Regal doesn’t get the credit he deserves. Whenever I watch old stuff with regal exudes charisma and is amazing to watch

@matthewbuffa2838 2 ай бұрын

Listen HBK had a great first run like we're talking stellar but his second run was f****** just he was way more focused and way more into it you can see it in his performance after the surgery he had he was in less pain

@user-xq8ij6et7f 2 ай бұрын

It's funny he put William regal 😂

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 2 ай бұрын

MVP easily made Bobby Lashley into a bigger deal

@marcohavokkhaos 2 ай бұрын

Lol In TNA he did.

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 2 ай бұрын

Drew McIntyre better wins World title at Clash at the Castle which will held in his home country

@MarsWrestlingKingdom 2 ай бұрын

Christian is BANGER in AEW too ✌️

@SouICoffin 2 ай бұрын

Jeff Hardys real name is Jeff Hardyman.

@Cooljohn760 2 ай бұрын

🤔Jericho had a 2nd run. I just thought he took time due to injury and have a new hair style.

@kratosgow342 2 ай бұрын

not really he want to explore other tenures for a few years before his return in 2007 you can read his book what he did when he's on break for more detail

@zzlai6235 2 ай бұрын

I'm waiting for the day Edge and Christian returns to the WWE, not because I don't like them in AEW, but because I want to see Christian in the WWE HOF and I want to see Edge be there when he gets inducted.

@mohitpandit9304 2 ай бұрын

Ohhhhhhhhh Yeahhhhhhhhhhh in Italian ❤

@zanethind 2 ай бұрын

Thank god they never mentioned that tragic Saudi match HBK had in 2018😢

@ninjatim7142 2 ай бұрын

Christian should be the last ECW champion

@tomseville2345 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, but they randomly decided it should be *Ezekiel Jackson* , *right* at the very end of "WWECW"...

@AlphachadEpicCollector 2 ай бұрын

Randy Savage never needed a “second run”. Just sayin’…

@StevenDaniels81 2 ай бұрын

Honorable mention Jinder Mahal come on man 🤣

@TheDroneGeek 2 ай бұрын

McIntyre needs another good run. Getting the nod during the COVID era was kind of a farce -- it had to be somebody, so I'm not blaming WWE for anything, but Drew is too good not to give him a WWE title run again. Might be the perfect foil to Cody's babyface character since he's SO over (that is if they don't turn Cody heel at some point during his title run). I like the idea of a morally ambiguous anti-hero dethroning Cody than I do a full-fledged heel. Let's make it interesting. Give Mac the strap in 2025.