#8 Kassius Ohno
The Royal Rumble match over the last several years has always had appearances from at least one or two NXT superstars.
And looking over the current NXT roster, hardly anyone deserves to make a Royal Rumble appearance among the men and women, more than Kassius Ohno. Kassius Ohno is a workhorse who gives great performances, yet always helps put others over and get ahead of him if it is best for business.
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The former independent sensation is an NXT original, having been on the original NXT roster from its transformation from Florida Championship Wrestling to NXT. After his release from WWE in 2013, he once again took the independent scene by storm and was making so much noise on it, that WWE just had to take him back.
To be honest, it is not known if Kassius Ohno will ever make it to the main roster, with him now being 39 years old. He doesn't have the look of someone who will get the push he deserves on the main roster. So if it isn't meant to be, then he should at least be given the opportunity to knock some superstars out in the Royal Rumble, and show the casual fans and WWE higher-ups that he does have what it takes to make an impact someday.