10 biggest surprise entrants in Royal Rumble history

Modified Dec 23, 2017 15:29 GMT

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#1 AJ Styles

There were rumors for weeks that when AJ Styles’ NJPW contract was up, he would be headed for WWE. But, many people didn’t think that the guy who helped put TNA on the map would actually set foot in WWE. WWE also did quite well to hide Styles’ from everyone and tried their best to keep him a secret.

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When the titantron lit up with words “I Am Phenomenal,” everyone knew instantly that ‘The Phenomenal One’ was finally in WWE.

The entire WWE universe chanted “AJ Styles’ throughout the match. ‘The Phenomenal One’ had stolen the show in phenomenal fashion. Styles lasted nearly half an hour in the match, but that was just enough time for him to show off his skills to the WWE universe.

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

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Edited by Akhilesh Tirumala