5 impressive performances from 2018 Royal Rumble

#3 Andrade "Cien" Almas

The NXT Champion was a surprise entrant in the Men's Royal Rumble.

NXT Superstars are always a surprise inclusion in the Royal Rumble match. Over the past years, we have seen the likes of Rusev, Bo Dallas and Tye Dillinger make their main roster debut in the Rumble. But none of these made any significant impact on the match. This Year, however, was different, with the reigning NXT champion Andrade 'Cien' Almas making an impactful debut in the Rumble Match. Adam Cole also made his debut in the same match, but it was Almas who impressed more. Almas lasted more than twenty-eight minutes. He fought with the likes of Finn Balor, Seth Rollins and John Cena. He also managed to eliminate one superstar when he threw Kofi Kingston over the top rope.

Almas, who wrestled Johnny Gargano in a classic match on Saturday, will surely return to the development territory after Royal Rumble. But his impressive performance was enough to catch the eye of the fans and to show that he too can hang with the big guys.