5 Best No. 9 Entries in the Royal Rumble Match

The Royal Rumble has been a staple of the WWE's PPV calendar since 1988
The Royal Rumble has been a staple of the WWE's PPV calendar since 1988

#2 Husky Harris (2011) - Eliminated 15th - 3 Eliminations

Husky Harris with the New Nexus at the 2011 Royal Rumble
Husky Harris with the New Nexus at the 2011 Royal Rumble

Husky Harris, now better known as Bray Wyatt, was a member of CM Punk's New Nexus heading into the 2011 Royal Rumble. While the leader of the New Nexus, CM Punk, was entered first. Harris was the first member after Punk to enter the Royal Rumble, immediately rushing to Punk's defence. As a result, Harris was able to eliminate Ted DiBiase, John Morrison, and Mark Henry with the help of his New Nexus stablemates.

After lasting over 15 minutes in the Rumble, Harris' best Royal Rumble performance before adopting his better-known cult leader gimmick in Bray Wyatt. However, despite having 4 members of the New Nexus in the Rumble at the time, Harris was eliminated first by the Great Khali, while all the other members were eliminated by John Cena. One of the more memorable parts of Harris' Royal Rumble was while trying to protect CM Punk in the corner, Harris inadvertently got to close and appeared to have his rear end shoved in Punk's face.

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