{"id":2260877,"date":"2026-02-01T09:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2260877"},"modified":"2026-02-01T09:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:57:10","slug":"6-surprise-entrants-from-the-2026-royal-rumble-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/6-surprise-entrants-from-the-2026-royal-rumble-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Surprise Entrants From the 2026 Royal Rumble Matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Despite Paul \u201cTriple H\u201d Levesque touting this year\u2019s <em>Royal Rumble<\/em> as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/triple-h-teases-big-wwe-royal-rumble-surprises-and-one-may-already-be-spoiled\/\">star-studded<\/a>, the crowd sure sucked the feeling out of the room. They popped for the big guys \u2014 Roman Reigns, Brie Bella, Brock Lesnar, LA Knight \u2014 but it fell pretty flat otherwise. However, despite the crowd reaction, there were still some big moments of the night including returns and a debut! We\u2019re diving into the six surprises below.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brie-bella\">Brie Bella<\/h2>\n<p>Brie Bella has been absent from WWE since the 2022 <em>Royal Rumble<\/em>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/brie-bella-wants-one-last-run-in-wrestling\/\">She\u2019s mostly retired<\/a>, although she and her twin sister, Nikki Bella, contemplated joining the AEW women\u2019s division at one point. With Nikki back in WWE for the last year, Brie was bound to follow. Brie entered at No. 29, matching her gear to her sister. They targeted the Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions, RHIYO, so at least one <em>WrestleMania<\/em> match might already be decided.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tiffany-stratton\">Tiffany Stratton<\/h2>\n<p>Tiffy Time lit up Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Stratton hasn\u2019t been seen since she suffered an injury last year. She dropped the Women\u2019s Championship to Jade Cargill and disappeared shortly after. Now she\u2019s back, and she made it to the final three. Although she didn\u2019t win, if last year\u2019s post-Rumble teases were any indication, 2026 will be a big year for Stratton and Sol Ruca. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-royce-keyes-powerhouse-hobbs\">Royce Keyes (Powerhouse Hobbs)<\/h2>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/4-powerhouse-hobbs-moments-in-aew-to-watch-before-his-wwe-debut\/\">Powerhouse Hobbs departed AEW<\/a> when his contract expired and he was expected to sign with WWE. His debut at the <em>Royal Rumble<\/em> was kept under wraps, which might just be easier given it\u2019s in Saudi. He was eliminated by Bronson Reed, but not before catching an elimination of his own: Damian Priest. That\u2019s a pretty big deal, as Priest is a main player on Monday nights.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-parka-amp-mr-iguana\">La parka &amp; Mr. iguana<\/h2>\n<p id=\"h-la-parka-amp-mr-iguana\">This year\u2019s Rumble took advantage of WWE\u2019s working relationship with AAA. La Parka and Mr. Iguana represented the company, but neither of them picked up eliminations. Iguana was eliminated by Trick Williams and La Parka by Austin Theory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-knight\">LA Knight<\/h2>\n<p>Knight has been out of action due to injury. He came out at No. 21, racking up three eliminations: Austin Theory, Bronson Reed and Brock Lesnar (with the help of Cody Rhodes). He was then eliminated by Rhodes. 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They popped for the big guys \u2014 Roman Reigns, Brie Bella, Brock Lesnar, LA Knight \u2014 but it fell pretty flat otherwise. 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