5 biggest plot holes within WWE's current product

#4. "You can't just announce yourself for the WWE Royal Rumble" - but actually, you can?

It’s actually pretty simple: Those that have been granted the ability to simply declare entry into the Royal Rumble *by management* are free to do so. Those that haven’t must qualify. I don’t write the rules, I enforce them. 🤷‍♂️

— Adam Pearce (@ScrapDaddyAP) January 20, 2021

This year's buildup to the WWE Royal Rumble was definitely one of the more confusing ones than usual. Some superstars announced their inclusion in the match and then didn't take part. Meanwhile, other superstars who didn't qualify were still added to the field.

Interestingly, in the weeks leading up to the Royal Rumble earlier this year, several WWE Superstars announced their participation in the match as part of backstage segments or even social media updates.

Whilst this became common since WWE had around 60 names to announce, several stars were not allowed to do the same. Adam Pearce commented that it wasn't possible to just announce their place in the match, instead, they would have to qualify.

Pearce then took to Twitter to give a "kayfabe" reason for this when, in actual fact, it seemed that WWE just wanted to allow some people the easy way in and others had to work for it.

The same thing happened last year when Pearce announced several members of the team for Survivor Series, but others were forced to qualify.