VIDEO: We Might Have The First Royal Rumble Entrant (And It’s A Surprise)

The first of many. We are officially in the new year and that means a lot of things are changing in WWE. Later this month, we will officially be on the Road To WrestleMania, which will start at the Royal Rumble. The show will feature a pair of its namesake matches, with thirty men and thirty women will vie for a title shot at WrestleMania. That is a pretty special list, but now one name is taking up a spot.

Jackass Forever star Johnny Knoxville has posted a video to his Instagram, announcing that he is entering the Royal Rumble. Knoxville said that he wants to start the new year fighting and says the best way is by getting involved in the match. He also said that there was no one who could throw him out of the ring, including Roman Reigns or Big E. Knoxville and the rest of the Jackass cast appeared on a recent episode of SmackDown to promote the film. There is no word on if Knoxville will actually be entering the match.

It’s a surprising announcement. Check out what Knoxville said, plus some other surprising Royal Rumble entrants:

Opinion: It might sound dumb, but at the end of the day, this is one of those entrants that will come and go without changing a thing. Both WWE and the movie can get a little extra attention and that is a good way to help the two sides at once. Jackass certainly seems to tie in with wrestling for some reason and this is the latest example, though I’m still not sure I get why they have such a connection.

What do you think of the appearance? Who do you have winning the Royal Rumble? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 60,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 6,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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