You seriously think that The Boogeyman harmlessly putting over Bray Wyatt is worse than Shane McMahon ruining the whole of the end of the 2022 Royal Rumble. Don’t get me wrong the Boogeyman return wasn’t Cena in 08 or anything put it wasn’t the worst ever
Roman entering at 30 after he already had a title mqtch earlier just so he could eliminate the undertaker is by far the worst surprise I’ve ever witnessed
Most of this list is okay, but I totally disagree on Hurricane in 2018. That was fun, and him doing his pose on the steps on the way back was good for a laugh. Ziggler's unretirement to zero crowd reaction, however, was pretty bad.
if they wanted a Hurricane appearance, the 2022 Rumble was right there as well. The shameless copying of his 2001 Rumble spot wasn't as effective the 2nd time.
I just realized that Kharma coming out after Michael Cole, was in a of itself, Karma, since Cole talked about how when Jerry and Booker came in, how they were “taking spots from deserving stars” and he did the same thing 😂😂
How Melina got eliminated was bad but her surprise entrance at the 2022 Women's Royal Rumble was nice. Hurricane's surprise entrance was also a nice welcome it wasn't bad.
At least with 2021 it made sense because with Covid it was probably better to use people already in-house as surprises in the Thunderdome (of course we also got Christian and Carlito so who knows)
Not to mention did a lot of racist stuff like harass Mexicans on the border and gave Eddie Guererro's mother a heart attack in the ring, which happened to Eddie the following week.
@@unholyperiodza5442I used to love JBL until he became the millionaire. After hearing how he was backstage with bullying and racism. It was so disappointing.
"Santina" in the Women's Rumble is peak cringe and a huge blow to the effort to get the mainstream crowd to take women's wrestling more seriously. My pick for #1
Im pretty sure ziggler was intent on leaving the WWE in 2017 so thats why they gave him the US title to convince him to stay, but he still said he was leaving so they had him vacate the US title and the between the time he vacated the title and the rumble, he was given a contract for an absurd amount of money he couldnt pass up, so he decided to resign with the WWE, leading to his rumble return in 2018
Doesn't surprise me that Kevin Nash had a wet fart of a surprise return, given that he drew the most cursed number in Royal Rumble history (look it up)
but personally, they should tread their special suprises with more respect - its annoying that most of them are out within a few seconds - thats just a waste - they did not need to be as dominant as shane, but give them more respect like with Bad Bunny or Knoxville
Honestly, I kind of miss the days when most of the Royal Rumble entrants were announced in advance, and the only surprise was the number they pulled. I think 2-3 surprise entrants (an NXT call-up, a returning legend, and maybe one completely new signing like AJ Styles in 2016) is the right number. And make them be proper showcases for the entrant, rather than a cheap pop followed by a 10-second elimination.
I think the Pat McAfee spot WAS unplanned. I know Bron Breakker got put in Lesnar's spot after the lawsuit dropped, but I'm almost certain he was going to be in the match anyway, so Pat was called in for an easy comedy spot to fill in last minute.
Santino was also runner up in 2012, which was also totally pointless, as he spent most of the match under the ring and then came into the ring at the very end, as Alberto Del Rio was celebrating his "win", only to be promptly eliminated in couple of seconds by Del Rio.
Dude what are you talking about? The Boogeyman is one of the greatest wrestling gimmicks ever. It's creepy and freaky and funny at the same time. I love the Boogeyman.
Champion in 2005, fought Boogeyman in 2006, he commentated 2007, 2008 he faced Jericho, 2009 he faced Cena for the title. Those years had ecw people so they didn't like doubling up people too much in matches and rumble.
The Booker T entrant in the Rumble sort of made sense. He had a bit of beef with Cody Rhodes prior to the Rumble. And he was part of the Smackdown GM vs. Raw GM Tag match at WrestleMania with the likes of The Miz and Cody being in those matches.
Boogeyman at 1? Wtf shane single handedly ruined the 2022 rumble he deserved the number 1 worst suprise entrant my Grandma bought the rumble for ppv that year and i was beyond disappointed especially when i was rooting for Kevin Owens then boom shane eliminates him almost immediately after he got in the ring
Unpopular opinion: Until Daniel Bryan is eliminated (about half way through the Rumble) the 2015 Rumble is actually really enjoyable. Granted it completely implodes after D-Bry's elimination, but the first half including Boogeyman's spot was good!
It is worth noting that the 2015 rumble was in Philly like you said. And if you know anything about Philly. It isn’t surprising what they did. Like just look at what they did after the nfc championship
I don't see the Boogeyman being an insult to the rumble. Now Roman Reigns being number 30 after already having a title match only to show up and eliminate the Undertaker and make an Orton win not seem so bad was the worst surprise.
I mean I was fine with Santina and the women's world rumble. It was clearly just done as a call back to a past where the women weren't taken as seriously and the character getting scared out of the ring demonstrates that.
Reference Mcafee on last years entry, i genuinely believe he stepped up to fill in Lesnars entrance spot. Without lesnars star power the next best thing would have been a cameo appearance especially at short notice
Kinda wild that one minute of Melina was the best part of the 2022 Rumble PPV. :^) (Okay, okay, Rollins x Reigns was an alright match. But you get my drift.)
yeah I have to admit I personally don't agree with a few of these, most of these were terrible rumbles and these entrants at least added some fun to it
Nash is a legend in his own mind name one good match the man had if not for being around greatness in shawn and hulk he would have been a nobody during that era even when he was champ in the wwf it was at a all time low
What do you mean Shane was a bad surprise he is one of the funniest guys and tbh the only entertaining McMahon, Ross would agree I'm sure No joke would like to see him again in the ring xD
Boogeyman being on this list, especially in the place he took on it, is kinda sad. I liked the little spot with Bray it was fun to see them together. I get the reasoning behind thinking it was a waste but idk the kid in me who liked Boogey was happy to see it haha
I said the exact same thing about the Santina spot on Wreddit and got dogpiled on. "It's just a comedy spot in the women's Rumble match. Who cares?" "I liked it." "I was sports entertained!"
I personally think that almost all "surprise returns" are bad if they dont start an active career after that. Wasting Spots by putting Legends in the Rumble is just awful. We know its just for fun and they will not win the Rumble and thats it so its pretty much just a waste of time.
You seriously think that The Boogeyman harmlessly putting over Bray Wyatt is worse than Shane McMahon ruining the whole of the end of the 2022 Royal Rumble. Don’t get me wrong the Boogeyman return wasn’t Cena in 08 or anything put it wasn’t the worst ever
Haha saying Shane McMahon ruined an event is redundant, basically all his appearances severely hindered whatever event it was in
I agree. When the entrant was bad enough to end up fired afterward, that’s worthy of the top spot
Well I was happy to see my top 5 favorite boogeyman
It's an unwritten rule that every British wrestling personality on RUclips has to have a hate boner for the Boogeyman.
Yeah how can you not pop for boogie man vs Wyatt crazy end of the list🤣
We don’t tolerate Boogeyman disrespect in this household.
I’ve never hated a gimmick more than that in WWE. It’s not as bad as Oklahoma in WCW but not by much.
@@jeremycastillo8594He's a nice guy. He deserved the push
speak for yourself .......that shit trash!
Roman entering at 30 after he already had a title mqtch earlier just so he could eliminate the undertaker is by far the worst surprise I’ve ever witnessed
I was at the Alamodome that night. Yeah, that was really bad lol
@@d3ricc same here, I was so disappointed
It should've been Samoa Joe
Well it was A Samoan Joe
But not related to the Rock
Most of this list is okay, but I totally disagree on Hurricane in 2018. That was fun, and him doing his pose on the steps on the way back was good for a laugh. Ziggler's unretirement to zero crowd reaction, however, was pretty bad.
if they wanted a Hurricane appearance, the 2022 Rumble was right there as well. The shameless copying of his 2001 Rumble spot wasn't as effective the 2nd time.
@@codyssmith73it was the 2002 rumble he did that spot
Exactly! It was a great pop and moment. That they retreaded it a few years later was worthy of an inclusion though.
I just realized that Kharma coming out after Michael Cole, was in a of itself, Karma, since Cole talked about how when Jerry and Booker came in, how they were “taking spots from deserving stars” and he did the same thing 😂😂
How Melina got eliminated was bad but her surprise entrance at the 2022 Women's Royal Rumble was nice. Hurricane's surprise entrance was also a nice welcome it wasn't bad.
The 2018 hurricane spot was fine, but not the 2021 one, that was too far
At least with 2021 it made sense because with Covid it was probably better to use people already in-house as surprises in the Thunderdome (of course we also got Christian and Carlito so who knows)
*slowly raises hand* I liked The Boogeyman's appearance in 2015
Are you saying "boo" or "boo-oogy man"?
Ok, I’m going to give so pushback on 2024, Pat going up to the ring, looking at Omos and Breaker, then leaving the ring made me laugh my ass off
Pat doing that spot is a hell of a lot better than a full-time guy doing it. And it popped me so I enjoyed it, at least.
Yeah I really liked that too I thought it was hilarious. Pat’s best spot was the bum a$$ Corbin choir though that was chefs kiss, lol.
Lawler, Booker, and Cole: "Then why were they wearing their gear, Bart? Why were they wearing their gear?"
Funny you should mention JBL, he once shot on the Blue Meanie at ECW One Night Stand.
No way.
Maybe they will do a video about it in the future!
for realzees
Not to mention did a lot of racist stuff like harass Mexicans on the border and gave Eddie Guererro's mother a heart attack in the ring, which happened to Eddie the following week.
@@unholyperiodza5442I used to love JBL until he became the millionaire. After hearing how he was backstage with bullying and racism. It was so disappointing.
"Santina" in the Women's Rumble is peak cringe and a huge blow to the effort to get the mainstream crowd to take women's wrestling more seriously. My pick for #1
Honorable mentions:
1. Vickie Guerrero in 2018
2. Dick Murdoch in 1995
At least Vickie got a great crowd pop, though.
Dick Murdoch had been announced as a participant before the show, so it wasn't a surprise.
nevermind that was dirty Dick slater
@@manfredaxcore If only she confronted Dominik and his moustache
I liked Vickie’s moment
I still love the Pat Macafee spot it’s just goofy
Im pretty sure ziggler was intent on leaving the WWE in 2017 so thats why they gave him the US title to convince him to stay, but he still said he was leaving so they had him vacate the US title and the between the time he vacated the title and the rumble, he was given a contract for an absurd amount of money he couldnt pass up, so he decided to resign with the WWE, leading to his rumble return in 2018
Bad choice that led him to become a jobber before finally landing in TNA
My best friend walked out of his own house when Santina showed up. He was hosting!
Doesn't surprise me that Kevin Nash had a wet fart of a surprise return, given that he drew the most cursed number in Royal Rumble history (look it up)
Considering he lost his best friend and son in a short amount of time. I'd say the "14 curse" is still lingering.
but personally, they should tread their special suprises with more respect - its annoying that most of them are out within a few seconds - thats just a waste - they did not need to be as dominant as shane, but give them more respect like with Bad Bunny or Knoxville
Honestly, I kind of miss the days when most of the Royal Rumble entrants were announced in advance, and the only surprise was the number they pulled.
I think 2-3 surprise entrants (an NXT call-up, a returning legend, and maybe one completely new signing like AJ Styles in 2016) is the right number. And make them be proper showcases for the entrant, rather than a cheap pop followed by a 10-second elimination.
the disrespect to hurricane is crazy
I think the Pat McAfee spot WAS unplanned. I know Bron Breakker got put in Lesnar's spot after the lawsuit dropped, but I'm almost certain he was going to be in the match anyway, so Pat was called in for an easy comedy spot to fill in last minute.
it was funny i enjoyed that spot
@@CreepyBEEF I agree, I think it was a clever comedic break. I'm just acknowledging its probable improv.
I'm not saying it happened, but the idea of not telling McAfee he was in the Rumble ahead of time as a rib is kind of funny.
Santino was also runner up in 2012, which was also totally pointless, as he spent most of the match under the ring and then came into the ring at the very end, as Alberto Del Rio was celebrating his "win", only to be promptly eliminated in couple of seconds by Del Rio.
2011 not 2012
Hurricane was a good one youre tripping
Dude what are you talking about? The Boogeyman is one of the greatest wrestling gimmicks ever. It's creepy and freaky and funny at the same time. I love the Boogeyman.
he couldn't wrestle for shit tho!
Overrated
This vid gave me deja vu all over again.
Ok... After reading a few comments I see it's not just me.
wasn't Melinas return a botch? they screwed up on her elimination& that she was suppose to be in the match longer
also Pats was unscripted i believe. Pat didn't know he was in it so all of the spot was improvised
@@logankerr8090it was very clearly scripted
Roman in 2017. I was at the rumble in and when he came out at #30 is the loudest I've ever heard anyone get booed
Samoa Joe should've been no.30 also Jericho should've won the rumble if only he resigned his contract
We need more WCW PPVs ranked by year as well as Professional Wrestling Timeline years videos thanks
If Hogan comes out this year he’s taking the top spot
If Hogan attempts to come out , he'll be eliminated asap . And we don't care if it don't work for you ... brother !
Hogan’s gonna finish the story.
I doubt Hogan's hips, knees, and back can take a bump anymore, brother.
Obsessed with Hogan much?
Seeing the Rumbles in arenas and not stadiums looks weird now.
Shane McMahon popped me in 2022 tbh, think it was worth it for all the hilarious stories that came out afterwards
The JBL entry made me do some research, he has been employed by WWE for 30 years and only was in 1 rumble
He was in a couple of Rumbles as his previous personas. It's just the JBL character that has only 1 appearance.
He was in the world title picture in most of the Royal Rumbles
Blackjack Bradshaw was in the 1998 Rumble.
Bradshaw in his APA days was in 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004.
Entering from the crowd or the announcers desk is always stupid.
The Michelle McCool entrance from the crowd wasn't bad.
Aj Styles and Sasha Banks should've won the 2022 Royal Rumbles. Sigh god was that a bad Rumble
That would have made so much sense
Quite an interesting list of the worst Royal Rumble Surprises, How a list of 10 of those on the Best Side?!
You left out a certain youngster by the name of Carlos Colon.
You mean the guy who was announced as being part of the Rumble he was in, and thus was not a surprise?
@craigmcnicoll4861 in 93 I'm not seeing any announcements for that youngster.
@@TheJbonez1000 Then you weren't watching in 93, cause he was definitely announced as part of the Rumble.
Hope we get some good surprise entrants this year
All I want is AJ Lee tbh… 😭
@ Me too..Me too
It’s been awhile.. mainly debuts never returns , unfortunate, but the women’s match is gonna be stuffed like a fucking turkey
@@CometMedalChavez I do too. Wait, you meant for her to be in the Rumble. 😏🤦🤔😲😜
@@CometMedalChavezI think we have a pretty good shot. She was on HEELS w Punk in a pretty big role and she looked great in the ring.
2012 had a lot of wasted spots. Socko vs The Cobra was hilarious and Alejandro Rodriguez 😂
3:34 TBF, this moment was hilarious.
i actually loved dolphs rumble entrance and story there and absolutely agree with him
The JBL/Pat Macafee gag was done years before with Jerry The King Lawler and it was 100 times funnier when Jerry did it
Yall got Michelle Beadle at 0:11 😂
What was going on with Dolph's attire during that time? Weird faces and flags. It made no sense.
Crazy that 2015 was Bubba Ray’s first and only rumble and the D-Von never appeared in a rumble at all.
1:20, is that right? I would’ve thought that he would’ve been in at least one during his 07-09 in ring run.
Champion in 2005, fought Boogeyman in 2006, he commentated 2007, 2008 he faced Jericho, 2009 he faced Cena for the title. Those years had ecw people so they didn't like doubling up people too much in matches and rumble.
For all those who are still wonder why things in WWE made no sense is either because the old man lost interest or simply forgot the storyline
Dolph, Haku, Pat and Roman
Thank god Kurt didn't make a surprise entrant in the 2014 Royal Rumble because I have a feeling he'd get booed out of the building
i still think Snuka and Piper 2008 where among the worst - wasting two spots for a stupid nostalgia skit that came 10 years to late...
Yeah although the crowd was into it
Yet everyone wants old wrestlers to come back nowdays
I know he should have been doing life, but I don't think I've ever seen an old man come back and wrestle as impressively as Snuka.
@@mankytoes Until Steamboat came out of retirement the following year.
@@SeeYouNextTuesday- We are running out of old wrestlers to come back though
The Booker T entrant in the Rumble sort of made sense. He had a bit of beef with Cody Rhodes prior to the Rumble. And he was part of the Smackdown GM vs. Raw GM Tag match at WrestleMania with the likes of The Miz and Cody being in those matches.
I love how Mickie James was there and didnt get a mention
The Boogeyman in the Royal Rumble is a treat and more and I hope he gets another entry soon
Boogeyman at 1? Wtf shane single handedly ruined the 2022 rumble he deserved the number 1 worst suprise entrant my Grandma bought the rumble for ppv that year and i was beyond disappointed especially when i was rooting for Kevin Owens then boom shane eliminates him almost immediately after he got in the ring
Thanks 🎉
This is quite the timing.
Second video I watched today with the exact same topic. Wild.
0:50 Am I the only one who actually remember they explicitly said D-Bry wasn't going to be in
You mentioned Brock Lesnar with the Pat McAfee entry…Pat was added last minute and made to do nothing to fill the Lesnar spot on short notice
Unpopular opinion: Until Daniel Bryan is eliminated (about half way through the Rumble) the 2015 Rumble is actually really enjoyable. Granted it completely implodes after D-Bry's elimination, but the first half including Boogeyman's spot was good!
I didn't even recognize Melina in the 2022 Royal Rumble.
Did you not even recognise her arse when she did the splits?
@@SteRDLK No, I didn't recognize her face.
It is worth noting that the 2015 rumble was in Philly like you said. And if you know anything about Philly. It isn’t surprising what they did. Like just look at what they did after the nfc championship
Santina Morella's entrance in the woman's Royal Rumble was a seminal moment in the Men's Rights Movement (MRM). MEN'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.
Rey Mysterio coming in at #30 in 2014 was the WORST
We need more Rise and Fall of wrestling promotions let’s do AJW 1968-2005
I don't see the Boogeyman being an insult to the rumble. Now Roman Reigns being number 30 after already having a title match only to show up and eliminate the Undertaker and make an Orton win not seem so bad was the worst surprise.
Ernest the wild cat miller from 2004 was horrendous
I mean I was fine with Santina and the women's world rumble. It was clearly just done as a call back to a past where the women weren't taken as seriously and the character getting scared out of the ring demonstrates that.
To be fair boogey vs bray would have been an awesome match if taped in cinematic style😢😢😢
RIP bray you beautiful weird
roman coming in at #30 after losing his title earlier that night was 1a and shane mcmahon was 1b. i cant split them apart theyre both so awful.
Shane vs Braun happens at mania 37?? I don’t remember that at all 😂
Reference Mcafee on last years entry, i genuinely believe he stepped up to fill in Lesnars entrance spot. Without lesnars star power the next best thing would have been a cameo appearance especially at short notice
I wouldn't say that all of these would be considered the worst, but they were all disappointing.
Kinda wild that one minute of Melina was the best part of the 2022 Rumble PPV. :^)
(Okay, okay, Rollins x Reigns was an alright match. But you get my drift.)
I was there for Nash in 2011 and it was excellent.
I will never forgive the WWE for what they did to Dolph Ziegler. He should have been wayyyy bigger than he was. It’s such a shame
Santina was 100% Vince being Vince and a giant disrespect of the division
Grow a sense of humour it was funny
melina getting eliminated that quick was not right
it HAD to be a botch cause there is no way they made her get back after all these years just to get eliminated in 2 seconds.
Okay, I wouldn’t mind Santina at like 11 or something, BUT 29?!?!? 29 is crazy and mad disrespectful to the overall goal.
Hurricane came back again. Making 2018's appearance way better
A half a dozen years later and that whole Ziggler thing still makes no sense.
yeah I have to admit I personally don't agree with a few of these, most of these were terrible rumbles and these entrants at least added some fun to it
Nash is a legend in his own mind name one good match the man had if not for being around greatness in shawn and hulk he would have been a nobody during that era even when he was champ in the wwf it was at a all time low
michaels sucked too
We don't tolerate Boogeyman slander here buddy .
Defending the Santina Marella spot until I die. Shane was number one on this list. Michael Cole was number 2. No Ivory?
Number 11: ishowspeed in 2025
You should do similar video on TNA call your shot gauntlet. It’s generally highlight of slammiversary.
I thought Melina was eliminated so early because she lost her grip of the ropes. Wasn't she supposed to just land on the apron?
Nah Hurricane and Pat were great! 😂
What do you mean Shane was a bad surprise he is one of the funniest guys and tbh the only entertaining McMahon, Ross would agree I'm sure
No joke would like to see him again in the ring xD
Legends in the rumble will not be pushed for title shots even talent like Melina would never gotten a shot just a filler spot sadly
Boogeyman being on this list, especially in the place he took on it, is kinda sad. I liked the little spot with Bray it was fun to see them together. I get the reasoning behind thinking it was a waste but idk the kid in me who liked Boogey was happy to see it haha
Im pretty sure pat took the place of Brock Lesnar in the 2024 rumble
Looks like the rumble this year will have it too with Logan Paul, a spot wasted with him while we will have at least 29 good fighters in it
I said the exact same thing about the Santina spot on Wreddit and got dogpiled on.
"It's just a comedy spot in the women's Rumble match. Who cares?"
"I liked it."
"I was sports entertained!"
It would have been more sports entertaining if Santina got the Muhammad Hassan treatment instead of using the Cobra imo
I gotta go to another Rumble. The one I went to was 2022.
I personally think that almost all "surprise returns" are bad if they dont start an active career after that. Wasting Spots by putting Legends in the Rumble is just awful. We know its just for fun and they will not win the Rumble and thats it so its pretty much just a waste of time.
Shane was definitely the worst! Nia Jax entering the men’s rumble at 30 was terrible also.
Ah, #03 was a good lark.
Pat mcafee hate will not be tolerated
The Boogeyman definitely doesn’t belong on this list. Let alone #1
*The Hurricane in 2021 is the worst in my opinion*
If that crap with riddle and ownes didn't happen Shane's rumble probably wouldn't have been that bad