The 2020 Royal Rumble matches had more than their fair share of surprise entrants. Stars from the past and stars from NXT took part in both the men’s and women’s Rumble matches with some very notable names popping up. Here we will provide a breakdown of which surprise entrants showed up, when they showed up and who eliminated them.
Women’s Royal Rumble Match:
- Bianca Belair #2 – Eliminated by Charlotte Flair
- Mighty Molly #3 – Eliminated by Bianca Belair
- Mercedes Martinez #6 – Eliminated by Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose
- Candice LeRae #9 – Eliminated by Bianca Belair
- Mia Yim #12 – Eliminated by Alexa Bliss
- Dakota Kai #15 – Eliminated by Chelsea Greene
- Chelsea Greene #16 – Eliminated by Alexa Bliss
- Naomi #18 – Eliminated by Shayna Baszler
- Beth Phoenix #19 – Eliminated by Shayna Baszler
- Toni Storm #20 – Eliminated by Shayna Baszler
- Kelly Kelly #21 – Eliminated by Charlotte Flair
- Xia Li #24 – Eliminated by Shayna Baszler
- Shotzi Blackheart #26 – Eliminated by Shayna Baszler
- Tegan Nox #28 – Eliminated by Shayna Baszler
- Santina Marella #29 – Eliminated by herself (himself?)
- Shayna Baszler #30 – Eliminated by Charlotte Flair
Holy smokes that is over half the field. Of the 30 participants that entered the match, 16 of them were not active members of the roster. Now let’s move on to the men’s match
Men’s Royal Rumble Match:
- MVP #12 – Eliminated by Brock Lesnar
- Keith Lee #13 – Eliminated by Brock Lesnar
- Edge #21 – Eliminated by Roman Reigns
- Matt Riddle #23 – Eliminated by Baron Corbin
Far fewer surprises in the men’s match but what surprises they were. Edge and MVP returned after nearly a decade away from WWE and Matt Riddle and Keith Lee made their first main roster appearances since Survivor Series.
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