Forgotten entrants include sumo wrestler Hiroki Sumi, Babatunde, and Dan Matha. WWE blatantly tried everything they could think of to fill up the full 50 slots, but the main priority was making Braun look like a monster with a bright future. Fair enough, but that's hard to do when downplaying his win on programming back in the States.

Even though these wrestling legends left their mark in WWE, they shockingly never competed in the Royal Rumble.

The Greatest Royal Rumble, held in 2018 in Saudi Arabia, was an event that didn't need to exist. Billed as an historic 50-man Royal Rumble match, it promised to be the biggest battle royal of all-time. However, in the grand scheme of things, it felt rather pointless and didn't have much lasting impact.

The 2025 Royal Rumble kicks off from Lucas Oil Stadium with 30 men and 30 women each competing to earn a spot in the main event of this year's WrestleMania. This year's pay-per-view features two Royal Rumble matches,

The stage is set. WWE has delivered another memorable Saturday Night's Main Event, including three great title defenses from Gunther, Rhea Ripley and

The WWE Royal Rumble is set to take place on February 1, 2025 from Lucal Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 38th Royal Rumble marks the first stop on the road to WrestleMania 41.

A few days separate WWE fans from the 2025 edition of the Royal Rumble, the first PLE of the new year. It is no mystery that the WWE Universe expects a great show from this event and it will not be easy for the company to fulfill everyone's wishes.

This is the most excited I’ve been for a Royal Rumble in a long time. Unlike most recent years in which there were, at best, a small handful of wrestlers with even remote chances of winning, the 2025 version is wide open.