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Wrestling veteran Bill Apter recently stated that it would be good to see The Great Muta show up at WWE Royal Rumble 2023 as part of his retirement tour.
One of wrestling's greatest performers, the 60-year-old, competed for the final time in his The Great Muta avatar at Pro Wrestling NOAH's The Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye" event on January 22, 2023. The veteran performer is still scheduled to compete as Keiji Muto against Tetsuya Naito at the Tokyo Dome on February 21st in his retirement match.
One of the biggest highlights of The Great Muta's retirement tour has been his match with Shinsuke Nakamura at NOAH's The New Year 2023 event.
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On Sportskeeda Wrestling's The Wrestling Time Machine podcast, Bill Apter pitched an interesting idea for The Great Muta's WWE debut. The veteran journalist stated that the 60-year-old should enter as a surprise entrant in the Men's Royal Rumble match.
"Wouldn't it be great if The Great Muta, who's on his retirement tour, winds up in the Royal Rumble?" said Bill Apter. (26:15 - 26:21)
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Bill Apter on CM Punk showing up at WWE Royal Rumble
In the same conversation, Bill Apter spoke about the possibility of CM Punk returning to WWE as part of the Men's Royal Rumble match.
Apter stated that if Punk was planned to be a part of the Premium Live Event, the promotion should have announced it beforehand as it would draw more attention.
"I don't think whether he is or isn't... I don't know either but I don't think he's trying to be there. I really don't know. First of all, him being a surprise it would work more if they announced this CM Punk is coming back and he's going to be in the Royal Rumble. That would draw more attention than him being a surprise in my opinion," said Apter. (25:06 - 25:33)
Since CM Punk is still a part of AEW, it's safe to say the chances of him showing up at Royal Rumble are slim at best.
What do you make of Bill Apter's thoughts on The Great Muta debuting for WWE this Saturday? Sound off in the comments section below.
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