History Main / ThePeteBest

** In WWE, he became the breakout of The Real Americans. Technically Wrestling/JackSwagger had been more successful than Cesaro has as of 2018 before the team ever formed, but Swagger eventually slid down the card and was released, while Cesaro went on to form successful teams with Wrestling/TysonKidd and Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}.

* [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] was first played by Creator/BrianCox in ''Film/{{Manhunter}}'' (as Dr. "Lecktor"), and later by Creator/AnthonyHopkins. Cox's substantial roles in ''Film/{{Rushmore}}'', ''Film/SuperTroopers'', ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', ''Film/Red2010'', and the ''[[Film/TheBourneSeries Bourne]]'' films have since made him a recognized character actor, but as ''Manhunter'' is far less known the other films (especially since the novel ''Literature/RedDragon'' it was based on was later adapted a second time) and Hopkins' portrayal became so iconic, Cox carried the 'first to play Lecter' footnote for much of his career. Many still wonder what he could've done with the role if he'd been cast in the later films.

* ''VideoGame/Starcraft'': Sarah Kerrigan was originally voiced by Glynnis Talken Campbell in the first game of 1998. She was later replaced by Tricia Helfer for the long awaited sequel in its trilogy of episodes in 2010, 2013 and 2016 - a role that earned Helfer the Spike Video Game Award for the best female performance plus other accolades and recognitions. Apparently, Blizzard has long since forgotten Campbell, who didn't quite like the exchange, stating that initially she had even recorded the whole first episode of the sequel (''Wings of Liberty'') [[TheOtherMarty before being replaced]], and that [[https://starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Hawki/Interview_with_Glynnis_Campbell "They never actually told me. I did record the whole game for Blizzard, but they called in a new VO director who brought in a name talent to replace me. She was younger and sexier, but I'm going to pretend that had nothing to do with it"]].

* ''Franchise/Starcraft'': Sarah Kerrigan was originally voiced by Glynnis Talken Campbell in the first game of 1998. She was later replaced by Tricia Helfer for the long awaited sequel in its trilogy of episodes in 2010, 2013 and 2016 - a role that earned Helfer the Spike Video Game Award for the best female performance plus other accolades and recognitions. Apparently, Blizzard has long since forgotten Campbell, who didn't quite like the exchange, stating that initially she had even recorded the whole first episode of the sequel (''Wings of Liberty'') [[TheOtherMarty before being replaced]], and that [[https://starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Hawki/Interview_with_Glynnis_Campbell "They never actually told me. I did record the whole game for Blizzard, but they called in a new VO director who brought in a name talent to replace me. She was younger and sexier, but I'm going to pretend that had nothing to do with it"]].

* ''Film/{{Dreamgirls}}'' opens it second half, with Deena watching a documentary about the Dreams, produced by Curtis, with it openly omitting Effie and replacing her with Michelle.

* The Ottawa Senators are a subversion. The original Senators teams won 11 Stanley Cups in the early 1900s, their last one coming in 1927, before, like the Maroons, going bankrupt and folding. Therefore, the Senators would've been a straight example until 1992, when a new Ottawa team, also called the Senators, started playing, making the original teams somewhat notable again (in fact, the current Senators team even has the Stanley Cup banners from the original Senators championships hanging from the rafters). Technically speaking, the Sens do play the trope straight, since they were considered a brand-new team when they arrived in 1992 and not an official continuation of the old team.
* In the NHL there were many teams that qualify for this trope. Aside from the famed "original six" The early NHL had many notable teams such as the Senators who spent their last few seasons in St. Louis, several Montreal based teams that attempted to compete with the Canadians, The Quebec Bulldogs, The Hamilton Tigers, The Brooklyn/New York Americans(the last of the nonoriginal six teams to leave the league), and the Pittsburgh Pirates/Philadelphia Quakers. When the Original Six finally decided to allow new teams into the NHL (after some pressure during TV negotiations) St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh were among the first to join the league with new franchises, but none of them are continuations of the old teams. Quebec City and Hamilton are the last remaining old NHL cities with no NHL hockey yet but are often considered as expansion/relocation destinations[[note]]Though as it sits right between Toronto and Buffalo (which are only 90 miles away from each other) a team in Hamilton is pretty unlikely, the owners of both the Maple Leafs and the Sabres have said they would block any attempt to put a team there. Quebec City has twice been passed over for an expansion team (in favor of Las Vegas and Seattle) thanks to its tiny media market and the weak Canadian dollar[[/note]]. So, one day this trope may be averted for all the old NHL teams.

* Steve Harley sang in the original single release for ''Theatre/ThePhantomoftheOpera'', but when the London production began was replaced by ''Creator/MichaelCrawford'' after preparing for the role for several months.

* Wrestling/TheElite had Wrestling/MartyScurll, who was a member of the faction before AEW but didn't sign with the other members in January of 2019. In 2020, sexual assault allegations assured that he's more than likely to continue fading into obscurity.

* Creator/TeamFourStar originally consisted of [=KaiserNeko=], Lanipator, [=Takahata101=], and [=Vegeta3986=]. After Season 1 of ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' concluded, [=Vegeta3986=] would leave the team to move to Japan to become an English teacher. Raditz's role would go back to Lanipator and his other voice roles would be recast. [=KaiserNeko=] would voice Oolong, [[WebAnimation/WeeklyTubeShow Remix]] would voice Kami, and Fullero would voice Yamcha.

* Another variant focused on original ''Series/MondayNightFootball'' play-by-play broadcaster Keith Jackson. Jackson was assigned to call play-by-play for MNF's first season in 1970 only to give way to Frank Gifford (who ABC Sports president Roone Arledge wanted from day 1; eventually bringing Gifford in as soon as his contract with Creator/{{CBS}} expired). Became a ZigZaggedTrope for Jackson, who later would become most famous as the voice of Creator/{{ABC}}'s [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball college football]] coverage.

* For its first three years, the Creator/{{PBS}} show ''Scientific American Frontiers'' was hosted by MIT professor Woodie Flowers. He was replaced by Alan Alda, who hosted for 12 years.