5 WWE Superstars who eliminated themselves from the Royal Rumble

Modified Jan 31, 2021 05:58 GMT

Mick Foley threw both Randy Orton and himself out of the 2004 Royal Rumble match

#1 Matt Hardy eliminates himself while throwing Bray Wyatt out of the free-for-all (Royal Rumble 2018)

Two years ago today - Matt Hardy showed his 'Broken' form for the first time in WWE in a segment with Bray Wyatt.I wish they did more with that character. @MATTHARDYBRAND pic.twitter.com/684MsMlg8s
— GiveMeSport WWE & Wrestling (@GMS_WWE) December 4, 2019

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A long time before his Royal Rumble 2018 appearance, Matt Hardy was busy reinventing himself in IMPACT Wrestling. At the time, WWE fans were excited about the possibility of him returning someday and feuding with Bray Wyatt. A while after Matt Hardy made his WWE return at WrestleMania 33, the company decided to give the fans this feud. Soon after Survivor Series 2017, Hardy became Woken Matt Hardy, and kicked off a feud with Bray Wyatt. The Royal Rumble match saw Bray Wyatt lasting 20+ minutes, until Matt Hardy came out to the ring.

Bray Wyatt offers to help Matt Hardy https://t.co/oe0YH8GHSh
— WrestlingNews.co - WWE/AEW News (@WrestlingNewsCo) January 13, 2020

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Matt Hardy proceeded to sacrifice himself in order to throw Bray Wyatt out of the Royal Rumble

Matt Hardy entered the Royal Rumble match at No. 19. Hardy and Wyatt both eliminated Rusev, who had been in the Royal Rumble match for 30 minutes at that point. Hardy and Wyatt then put their focus on each other, and kicked off a brawl in the middle of the ring. It ended with Hardy throwing Wyatt out of the Royal Rumble match, and eliminating himself in the process.

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