10 STRANGEST WWE Royal Rumble Entrants Ever

From Tom Brandi and Jonathan Coachman to Carlos Colon and Drew Carey, these are the 10 Strangest WWE Royal Rumble Entrants Ever.
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[@kay_sou]

I think the strangest one for me is Hiroki Sumi in the Greatest Royal Rumble, especially considering the rumors that the Saudis wanted Yokozuna in that spot, not realizing that he was long dead.

[@therandyness]

I thought the same thing

[@pers0nified675]

Wait, they wanted Yokozuna even though he’s dead? That’s hilarious.

[@mikeattard3543]

@@pers0nified675 They didn't even know he was dead. I guess Google is *not* their friend. 😂

[@wimpman94]

@@pers0nified675 they also wanted Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior!

[@DocDevious23]

@@wimpman94 Something tells me they're a little behind

[@JohnSmith-lp1kd]

I remember Vince McMahon saying “anybody can win the rumble!” Bobby henan - “ unless your name is Virgil “

[@MrManfly]

John Smith 👍🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnSmith-lp1kd]

👍🏻

[@vicaras1]

@J.S Moore how so ?

[@joehung1552]

@J.S Moore I should ask my cousins if his kids were losers like their old man since they went to school with them.

[@chuckyduck7265]

Weres that at big guy

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Half the fun of the Rumble for me has always been the returning legends & guys you don't see all the time, so I thought it was cool seeing legends like Murdoch & Carlos Colon.

[@tysargent9647]

Don't forget the likes of the Boogeyman and Bob Backlund. Oh, and the Hurricane and Hornswoggle.

[@Capt._Cheese_Balls]

@@tysargent9647 I liked Hurricane

[@RaineRed]

Why would anyone want to see murdoch since he was a rl pos.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

HERE HERE! Totally agree

[@Brimst0ne_XB]

That's what I'm saying. You never know who's going to show up in the Rumble. That's why it's always been my favorite event.

[@rmoore2nd619]

Royal Rumble > WrestleMania even if a Rumble is bad, it’s still somewhat watchable

[@notsoflyguy7635]

@@blackphillip2264 no stories ?

[@notsoflyguy7635]

@@blackphillip2264 I mean you ain’t have to take it up the ass bro, I was just confused for a minute

[@sonnyfox60]

@@blackphillip2264 wrestlmanias never built around a gimmick match? One of the main parts of a wrestlmania show was the MITBs they used to do. And a lot of the time the flagship matches are gimmick matches.

[@sonnyfox60]

@@blackphillip2264 I don’t even know what the original point is. That PPVs can only be good if the main attraction is a gimmick match. Because Wrestlemania, summerslam, night of champions, and every single takeover not called war games disproved this. People come to PPV to see the good storylines Finnish or continue. The only difference In the royal rumble is you can start and Finnish a story in a match. And why all the ...

[@mangler013junior4]

The Royal rumble match good or bad will leave you guessing who's next/dream matches for a few seconds including mr socko vs the cobra/ unforgettable moments like too cool original dance break ( move over r truth and let professionals show you how too do it) as well as fantastic saves like skinning the cat one if not the orginal cool saves but also some controversy/why moments such as a tag team eliminated each other

[@SkyDog1972]

11:07 "The star of The Drew Carey Show (of course) and one time host of The Price is Right"... One time? He's hosted it for the past 14 years, and is still currently hosting it!

[@MarcusFenixKO]

He very clearly isn’t American lol. Man watched price as right as a child like twice probably.

[@drg5352]

I mean technically, he's right. He's a one time host. It's just his one time hasn't ended yet. Like Bruno Sammartino holding the WWWF title for the better part of a decade.

[@SkyDog1972]

@@drg5352 The definition of "one-time" when used in that context is "former" (look it up to see for yourself). He is not the former host, he is the current host. So, technically, he's wrong, and so are you.

[@IngloriousBoshtet]

@@SkyDog1972 Right. When he said "and one time host of The Price Is Right" I was like, "wait, he left? When?" I know I haven't watched that in a bit but I was certain he was still hosting it.

[@bboyven]

My favorite was when mick foley entered 3 times with different alter egos

[@nashburnette7247]

While that was entertaining, it was not right to do so. That took two spots away from two deserving men.

[@hankheel9944]

Great 4th wall type moment for sure Has always been my favorite too

[@tysargent9647]

@@nashburnette7247 Considering the Honky Tonk Man appeared in the 1998 Rumble as well, I think WWE didn't have enough guys under their employment worthy of drawing out a 30-man match.

[@bigcountrymxog]

That's a name I haven't heard in years

[@MrSheckstr]

I always thought it would be hilarious if Hogan came out Four Times as Hulk, Hollywood, ThunderLips, and Rip

[@psychosissafari]

"fans didn't really care about the AAA involvement" Speak for yourself! Latin Lover entering the Rumble and immediately superkicking Goldust in the arse as he bent over is my no.1 Royal Rumble highlight

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

I'm half-expecting a "Make a Wish" kid to enter the ring and dominate everyone.

[@ScrubbyChubs1917]

I'm that kid

[@jimmyjohnson9044]

Wasn't that Cena???? LOL!!!!!!

[@herzkine]

with current Personal that kid could probably do that in a shoot fight. :-D

[@romeonantenaina2067]

Your right the rumble does have a once in a lifetime moment, like when Hacksaw Jim Duggan won the rumble, he only won it once i think.

[@zackvanhalen]

Ernest Miller was a pretty big star in WCW. It's pretty lame to say he was only in WCW because he was Eric Bischoff's son's karate instructor. He was a legit 3 time karate world champion and kick boxing champion and had tons of charisma. He would also go on to have a pretty big role in "The Wrestler".

[@dankelly5150]

His in ring abilities were marginal at best but I liked the guy and even though he was a great commentator with his gift of gab, be would have made an outstanding long term manager, kinda like what Bobby Heenan did, going from full time wrestler to full time manager.

[@WALTRIPFLAIR]

@@dankelly5150 I loved he Cat. "Somebody better call my Mama".

[@FoxeyeValkyrie]

Adam just hates Drew Carey because he took his spot in the rumble.

[@bradcarver8127]

Adam was in Lo Down?

[@OdinSmilesRavensLaugh72051]

actually he replaced either Chaz or D'lo Brown who were part of tiger ali singhS version of lo down... but asshole correction aside i got the joke 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dave-rf1zj]

Fun fact about Genichiro Tenryu, particularly for fans of WCCW (World Class Championship Wrestling). The logo for WCCW depicts Kevin Von Erich putting the "Iron Claw" on Genichiro Tenryu.

[@TheThird1977]

I will not stand idly by while Ernest "The Cat" Miller gets denigrated in such a beastly fashion. Gave us a great theme song (which has been reused multiple times because it is so great), told Chris Adams "If you beat me with a body looking' like that, I'll leave this country for three years and eight days", and the all-time catchphrase of "Somebody call my mama, 'cause I'm about to whoop somebody!"

[@sonnyfox60]

S O M B O D Y C A L L M A H M O M A

[@stevegallo8483]

Somebody call my momma, cause I'm about to whoop a fool.

[@TheM00ndawg]

i actually remember him. how, i don't know, and what am i forgetting to retain this knowledge.

[@944stylez]

remember his slick footwork 😂

[@holyhibachi]

He's in the gif of Vince and Sable dancing lol

[@wickideazy]

Honorable Mention: Vader's backwards singlet in 96.

[@Joecbg100]

What was he thinking?

[@monarched]

@@Joecbg100 He actually did that a few times, even in WCW.

[@GeneralBuckNaked]

TF is a singlet?

[@Heneggsboss]

Yeah that was funny af

[@kwikdraw7332]

@@GeneralBuckNaked It's the "uniform" that Greco Roman wrestlers wear. If you're unfamiliar with Greco Roman, think Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, Mr. Perfect, or the aforementioned Vader

[@earlofdrumer1851]

"A lot of fire in this youngster" A Monsoon classic.

[@lyricsanonymous9036]

😂🤣😂

[@hgonz14]

I remember watching that as a kid and seeing Colon coming out and Gorilla saying that with me saying "what the fuck"

[@PrlytheWn]

47 years old. He was just a fxcking kid

[@rickyrosay33977]

I bet that was everyones reaction when they saw colon enter the match unless youre puerto rican​@hgonz14

[@slashandbones13]

Even if the rumble match isn't the best ever, the unusual and surprising entries are something to look forward to.

[@tonyv3427]

Carlos Colon and Jose Gonzales should be in jail for the murder of Bruiser Brody.

[@jjenk911]

Yeah, but Kayfabe was real back then -_-

[@jovanaponte3400]

Carlos Colon have nothing to do

[@egpmh2891]

@@jovanaponte3400 Tony Atlas has stated in many interviews that he witnessed in the locker room Colon, Gonzales, and a handful of gangsters stab and shoot Brody to death. Also how Vega came to Atlas’ hotel room to tell him to go back to America as Colon was going to come for him next as Atlas had planned to go to the police. Vega for warning Atlas had his house and car burnt to a crisp by the same gangsters, later he moved to America the Canada. Vega has state many times Carlos Colon is the devil of wrestling.

[@Tristan-ni8wz]

@@egpmh2891 I’ve seen the Tony Altas interviews more than once and he stated that Bruiser was stabbed *twice* by Invader. Atlas didn’t see the attack, he heard the commotion but witnessed the aftermath. Atlas and nobody else has ever mentioned anything about gangsters joining in with stabbing Bruiser or that they were present in the room during the altercation. He wasn’t shot either!

[@GeneralBuckNaked]

Dark Side of the Ring has a great episode about that whole situation

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Bobby Heenan is still the greatest manager of all time

[@dean8705]

And funniest colour commentator. RIP

[@soulfly3438]

jimmy hart?!?

[@ericseitzler81]

Paul Heyman or miss Elizabeth or James cornette or even sensational Sherri should get some love.i hated bobby Heenan u can tell he was a jerk in real life but he was very good at his job

[@Meatball2022]

@@ericseitzler81 that’s EXACTLY why he was the greatest ever. You “can tell” something about him despite never even meeting him. You’re a mark. His kayfabe completely worked on you.

[@ericseitzler81]

@@Meatball2022 I said he was good at his job but that's not the reason I hated him,he never got under my skin at all I just got a bad vibe off of him personally.actually I never thought he was that great as a heel manager because he never made me hate his character I just hated the man.

[@knicksprop]

I remember my friend's brother saying how he went to the Rumble in Albany and walked by a dressing room where Ric Flair was doing his victory speech BEFORE the Rumble. My friend's brother was like...11 at the time, and I think this sort of was like a wrestling culture shock for him.

[@lyricsanonymous9036]

Albany in the house WOOT WOOT

[@alienlife7754]

So your brother was just able to walk around back stage? Not buying it.

[@lyricsanonymous9036]

@@alienlife7754 If he knew someone that worked there, it's possible

[@knicksprop]

@@alienlife7754 this was like 20 years ago, idk, i'm not going to go crazy to prove it to you lol

[@paulbledsoe3392]

@@knicksprop almost 30 years.

[@fatman2124]

I remember Tom Brandi, he was the undercard guy who had a very small rivalry with Marc Mero. His attire often made me think he was a reject of ecw's Full-Blooded Italians.

[@jb888888888]

Tom Brandi spoke with an Italian (not Italian-American) accent as Salvatore Sincere.

[@Rockhound6165]

IIRC Brandi donned the Patriot gimmick in the Indy's much to the chagrin of Del Wilkes.

[@getpumped87]

Whoa, Ohio's own Drew Carey is not a "one time" host of The Price is Right, he is the 2nd longest host of the show at 14 years and he played a man with a hole in his hand on Community.

[@arkan205]

Yeah I believe he was being sarcastic

[@getlostyougoofball]

I don't think Pacitti likes Drew Carey much, lol.

[@davisbowe8668]

Yeah, main reason I can't watch Cultaholic's content is because of his obnoxious snarky commentary, which is a shame because the content itself is usually pretty interesting. Dude needs to get over himself and realize that he's not as funny or as witty as he likes to think he is. He's honestly a bit of a twat.

[@jacohenn42]

@@davisbowe8668 he's the main reason quite a lot of us watch lmao

[@ruffiovega6999]

Brits don’t know how Important price is right lol

[@cozybones4644]

A bit odd how positively you spoke of Carlos Colon given everything that happened.

[@shatadrupaul3870]

10:58: "And rightfully took his place in the WWE Hall of Fame" He helped Jose Gonzalez to kill Bruiser Brody and faked his death infront of police.

[@user-ns7tv2li1u]

We are not 100% sure about it are we ???!!!...too many dark sides of story...

[@chrislouden6702]

Don't forget Abdullah the Butcher who was there and owned part of the company, Abdullah also gave Hepititis to numerous wrestlers and never wrestled in WWE

[@user-ns7tv2li1u]

@@chrislouden6702 Sad but true and Abdullah never participated on the court...

[@dashtoroya2838]

And he also portrayed Jose Gonzalez as a Babyface after that incident.

[@garyhen1707]

In 2005 the oddest entrants were Vince McMahons quads lol

[@geechie-don7157]

Carlos Colon was an absolute legend down south. His feud with Abdullah the Butcher is absolute gold and worth checking out...

[@rickyrosay33977]

The amount of blood those two bleed could've been enough to fill hundreds of buckets

[@Squiggrock]

Adam, get your facts right. Drew Carey is STILL the host of the Price is Right. Philistine.

[@LordKellicos]

I was at the Royal Rumble in 1997. I was 9 years old and it was MAGIC. I watched it when i was probably about 25, and thought, "Who the hell are all these people?" 😂

[@rickyrosay33977]

Honestly the only ones I know are latin lover and mil mascaras mainly because latin lover is now a actor for Spanish soap operas and well mil mascaras is a legend in the Mexican community

[@rickyrosay33977]

Also fun fact Marco corleone better known in wwe as Mark Jindrak is also now an actor for Spanish soap operas and it's pretty popular in Mexico

[@KyleKnoblauch]

IDK why everyone talks trash on Aldo Montoya..... I thought he was “just incredible” 😂🤣😂🤔🤣

[@robstevens4296]

Okay, that made me laugh hahahaha

[@wiseguy3675]

He was the coolest, and the best!

[@FIXTREME]

That jock should have been given a strap

[@SchofieldAJ]

And he made an Impact! Before Impact! Was even born!

[@fredfredburger3611]

Hey let's not forget about Drew Carey hosting the American version of "Whose Line is it Anyways?" on TV too

[@SensiofRabbitude]

I mean I'm sure the Price is right is big there (America's a big country and game shows are big business in their individual countries) and he hosted it for longer than Whose Line but does anyone outside of America know him as the host of that? If you're not American, you're either likely to know him as the star of the Drew Carey Show, or as the Whose Line host.

[@Wolfman051970]

Prior to his time in WWF/E as Salvitore Sincere, he was known as “Chippendale” Tom Brandi complete with the Chippendales signature look as his entrance gear. I know this from wrestling magazines that I was reading in the late 80s like Wrestling Eye and PWI

[@Schmidtactular]

Hey, Cibernetico went on to have a highly decorated career.

[@thee_man]

🤣 I loved the 90s sitcom audience "Ooooooooo" 🤣

[@axisgarm]

Ernest the cat Miller was a straight up a legit black belt, a multi time karate champion, a kickboxing champion, if you don’t know much about him look him up it’s worth it

[@jariojario99]

i remember Earnest Miller’s elimination very well especially the part where his sidekick Le’Mont clearly had a late reaction to the kick in his gut by Benoit.

[@mrpink99]

Forgot about that; I only remembered his wig coming off to reveal his bald head

[@jeremyk4378]

I was just watching 96 and Mr Perfect didn't even know who Doug Gilbert was even though Perfect tagged with Eddie Gilbert. Nice.

[@JohnSmith-lp1kd]

I remember that “who’s that guy?” Lol

[@tetristech9732]

Probably ribbing him

[@JohnSmith-lp1kd]

I dunno seemed pretty genuine, this is when they still had matches between stars vs enhancement talent, I’m sure some of the stars barely noticed the local guys

[@michaelrose5614]

Of course he knew who he was. Comment was for clueless fans who had no idea

[@Thecallmemisterajp]

Tom Brandi was pretty active on TV working with Sable at the time. Didn’t really get over but he was a fine entry.

[@raymondswenson5529]

Why didn't Salvatore Sincere catch on?

[@TotsNater]

@@raymondswenson5529 Because it was a terrible gimmick. A stereotypical Italian guy wearing all pink and with the worst possible accent. What's to love?

[@AnEternalEnigma]

Marc Mero's promo on him was a pretty big moment in terms of how the business treated kayfabe and such. Mero came out one night on RAW and refused to wrestle Salvatore Sincere, straight up calling him a "jobber" and told everyone his real name was Tom Brandi lol

[@Thecallmemisterajp]

@@TotsNater Wasn’t pushed either, for what it’s worth. The Mero feud in 98 is the only feud I remember him having in his 2 years in the company.

[@skorpiosavage9818]

@@AnEternalEnigma I remember laughing at that

[@nicktaylor2657]

The Headhunters look like Abdullah the Butcher twin sons

[@junedog4390]

Are they not?

[@gspvideo5543]

Am I the only one who found the music irritating?

[@MrBlack1968]

Same, maybe it's something that people will get used to but at the moment it's insufferable, too intrusive.

[@rayhanhussain2731]

Yyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeessssssss

[@GREATSCOT1984]

Bobby heenan when typhoon was running to the ring "The only time I've seen typhoon or buffoon whatever his name is run like that was for the lunch line at the free buffet 😂😂😂😂

[@ricolewis2949]

Dick Murdoch was a former WWF Tag Champion a year before WRESTLEMANIA 1, AND a major NWA figure

[@dannyvanhoutenjr.7224]

And a really horrible human being

[@RaineRed]

And a racist pos

[@KenRising1996]

And a full fledged asshole

[@pjabrony8280]

I'd have liked to have seen a fatal 4 way between the Headhunters, the Headbangers, the Headshrinkers, and Head Cheese.

[@ganglabesh]

a real head to head(s)

[@keithnpee]

The freaking cat was awesome.

[@Beshman12]

I think the medical term for 10:00 is "Ballbag Forehead"

[@ptccombatfitness6726]

Ernest Miller was actually a good talent

[@user-ns7tv2li1u]

And a great no brainer...his GM work on WCW was catastrophic... Put the nails on the coffin...

[@theLongPigChef]

And effing hilarious! He was sooo funny as the Cat!

[@dazzaMusic]

Drew Carey got a HOF induction just for appearing in that match

[@PrimetimeD]

So the deal with Tom Brandi was that he was in WWF at the very, very beginning of the Attitude Era. He started as Salvatore Sincere, with the gimmick being that he *wasn't* sincere, but then came out and did some sort of promo and started wrestling under his "real" name. There was a period when he would have a Raw match pretty much every week, but he never really got over that much (obviously).

[@alienlife7754]

You guys sound so proud of your useless wrestling knowledge. Lol.

[@Rockhound6165]

Brandi didn't start wrestling under his own name on his own. Marc Mero outed him as Tom Brandi when he was supposed to wrestle Mero as Salvatore Sincere. Mero in a rant pointed at him and said, "Your name is Tom Brandi" and said that he was a jobber and the 2 started a bit of a feud.

[@evanwilliams6406]

Faces of Foley all in one Rumble! How Mick was able to pull that one off.

[@michaellyden2580]

1:37 The funny thing is: if you had said Kane, Rikishi, Hardcore Holly, The Godfather, and Justin Credible, no one would have any idea what you were complaining about.

[@justinobuscape7031]

What do you mean? And why are you including P.J. Polaco there?

[@lordtrigon1733]

He means all those men went on to have more successful gimmicks.

[@justinobuscape7031]

@@lordtrigon1733 While I agree that it was the case with the other wrestlers, I'd argue that P.J.Polaco was a more successful gimmick than Justin Credible.

[@SometimesCreator]

and then there's the trashman

[@jb888888888]

Salvatore Sincere was a Latin Lover, and a Jobber to the Stars. He had a gimmick but would (almost) always lose. His biggest push came when he went up against Marvellous Marc Mero, who called him out as being a jobber on live TV.

[@ricolewis2949]

Salvatore was italian

[@jb888888888]

@@ricolewis2949 "Latin lover is the stereotype of a passionate and attractive male *of Latin European origin and phenotype.* The term was first applied to *Italian* actor Rudolph Valentino. Valentino was known as The Latin Lover. " --Wikipedia, emphasis mine

[@jb888888888]

@Robert Green Oh the irony of your (deleted) statement!

[@davidmatoushek9111]

This feels similar to Brian Zane's list, except his list didn't mention Tom Brandi.

[@MrManfly]

Tom Brandi was just another wasted talent in the WWE because he did have in ring abilities but was never allowed to show much.

[@kafan439]

@@MrManfly Yeah. Mr. Chippendale had a fairly long career. I remember the name all the time in Pro Wrestling Illustrated issues, mostly results for different companies' cards.

[@0121zachary]

Drew Carey a one time host of The Price is Right? By my calculations he’s been the host for over a decade

[@nosajdabeno]

Watching this list I came to the realization that Cultaholic should hire 1) an "old" fan 2) a fan from America and or 3) an "old" fan from America!!! 😂

[@DaveWillacy]

So I’m assuming it’s “one time” as in, he was at one time i.e “current” or “former” (which I’m assuming is future proofing ) not “once”.

[@Kyyd_Vycious]

@Joey Cagle he hasn't been host for a while

[@Matrim42]

“One time” in this context typically means “used to be”

[@andrewbrady2626]

@Kyyd he’s absolutely still the host lol

[@Ashannon888]

In fairness to Drew Carry, he's in the celebrity wing. Elizabeth, Vader and the Steiners would be in the actual HoF. So not fair to use that as a comparison. HOwever you could mention that Cyndi Lauper is not in the celebrity wing...

[@TheUltimateGamer07]

Vader and the Steiners thankfully will get their spots in the 2022 class.

[@herzkine]

I expect to prime time cyndi to kick some current wrestlerettes Asses in a real fight ;-)

[@originalhuggies9740]

Tom Brandi was one of the greatest champions in Maryland Championship Wrestling.

[@donny9078]

The WWE hall of fame isn't really a hall of fame it's just another ridiculous way for McMahon to fill his pockets.

[@herzkine]

Its as legit as all of his Business and crown jewel :-D

[@racereels51]

Tom Brandi is one hell of a talent and a great human being...thats who he is

[@prowrestlingnetwork9691]

Don't call yourself a Pro wrestling fan, if you dont know who Genichiro tenryu is

[@teresabarrera6855]

One time host of the Price is Right? Paccitti you’re drunk again...

[@mequetrefe413]

Exactly, as Drew is still the host. Sure he is no Bob Barker, but Drew got Bob's blessing to take over.

[@pigs18]

Doug Gilbert's inclusion wasn't intended to highlight their USWA connection in WWE but to draw local interest to USWA. USWA was WWE's development territory at the time and this would not be unlike NXT's contests to send a wrestler to the Rumble. Dick Murdoch's appearance isn't that odd when you consider that due to how weak the roster was, the original idea was to make it a mix of current talent, legends, and talent from outside the organization. (ECW's Taz has said he was also supposed to be in this event.) Unfortunately, this was the height of the Monday Night Wars so no one trusted the WWE not to make them look bad so the plan fell through and Murdoch was the only legend signed to the event.

[@space_ace_1]

Auska and Nakamura winning the Royal Rumbles was great, neither winning at Mania not so much

[@SensiofRabbitude]

They had something with Nakamura. Just like they had something with Booby Roode. They ended up doing not nearly enough with either guy. To be fair, Nakamura seems content to collect his pay, do whatever and go surfing but as a fan it's still frustrating thinking what might have been.

[@thegameacademy1]

Doug Gilbert was one of Jerry Lawler's knights in the Survivor Series. So technically he did appear another time.

[@Gamesta100]

Ernest Miller is actually one of the most memorable wrestlers in WCW to me.

[@WALTRIPFLAIR]

Somebody call my Momma.

[@PaddyMac]

Up there with “Screaming” Norman Smiley

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

@@PaddyMac I came here to mention Norman Smiley. He's one of the best comedy midcarders of all time and he could go in the ring too.

[@skorpiosavage9818]

@@BiggieTrismegistus he was like santino

[@TonySpike]

I always thought the headunters were called the squat team not the swat team, something about the way vince calls it

[@user-ns7tv2li1u]

Yeah Vince called them "The Squat Team"...

[@barrymcsherry7159]

The best quick appearance for me had to be Nikolai Volkov in the 91 Rumble when he came in and was ceremoniously dumped out of the other side of the ring with all of 3 seconds in the ring, absolutely priceless!

[@robertclark2253]

Volkoff wasn't in Royal Rumble 1991 the one you might-have-been thinking of is Bushwhacker Luke eliminated by Earthquake . Volkoff appeared in 1992 he didn't last long 1minute and 3 seconds he was eliminated by Repo Man.

[@barrymcsherry7159]

@@robertclark2253 yeah I hate it when I mix up them 2, I remembered that it was 92 and I forgot to edit my comment.

[@LordMonstro]

haha my Dyslexia kicked in and i thought the video title was 10 STRONGEST rumble entrants. Strangest makes way more sense haha.

[@WingChunEmpire]

Ernest Miller was fantastic in WCW, didn’t do him justice in this video.. -_-

[@dangerousd1312]

The headhunters are one of my favorite tag teams lol

[@ActionFuzz]

Ernest the cat Miller was a 3 time world karate champion. That's why he had a contract with WCW.

[@butt5ful]

And he was Bischoff’s son’s karate instructor.

[@SpicySpecials]

I take umbrage with that velocity quip I loved that show as a kid on a Saturday night

[@BoRaiChoWins]

Didn’t mention Drew Carry was host of Who’s Line?

[@CARTOONIVERSE1]

BoRaiChoWins- He also didn't mention that *Carlos Colon ordered the murder of Bruiser Brody.*

[@thearkangel579]

"One time host of 'The Price is Right.'" Lolwat. He's still hosting.

[@SensiofRabbitude]

Yeah I'd have slipped that in, for those of us outside of America, because being the host of a popular gameshow usually is big business for the country you're in but it doesn't normally translate well to elsewhere. Tony Barber, Baby John Burgess, Ian Turpie and others were icons in Australian gameshow history but I doubt anyone that reads this has ever heard of any of them. I mean hell I know Bob Barker's considered a legend there but I'd barely know he existed if not for Happy Gilmore.

[@Dieselhockey16x]

How dare you soil the good name of Earnest "The Cat" Miller!

[@thack57]

Austin had the same likelihood of NOT winning that 1998 Royal Rumble as Flair had of losing 1983's 'Flare For The World'. I mean what are the odds guys? 🤔😏 'Let me crunch the numbers and I'll get back to ya.' 😆

[@dannyx1791]

Wanna hear something funny? I used to think the 98 Rumble poster showed one of the Headbangers lol. Never understood why, until years later I realised it was Austin 🤣

[@SensiofRabbitude]

To be fair one Rumble had a rather long Thrasher run. He didn't do much, just lasted waaaay longer than random tag guy A normally lasts.

[@darrellgrant7615]

Drew Carey is also a former Marine which means he’s more of a man than most of the numb nuts that have even stepped in a wrestling ring.

[@HkFinn83]

Yeh he’s a real bruiser, some shoot interviews have alluded to his kicking Dan Severn’s ass

[@herzkine]

So if he was a real fighter that would make him even less a "Sports entertainment" guy :-D

[@etherair]

crayon eaters aren’t men lmao.

[@jamieholmes4751]

1996 WWF - Not enough depth 2021 WWE - Too much depth and most wrestlers are lost in the shuffle In a way , WWE are no better off than 25 years ago lol 😂😂😃😃

[@KokoandFooFoo]

Tenryu has probably one of the strongest and hardest backhand chops in pro wrestling. Just watch any of his matches and you'll see.

[@KyleKnoblauch]

6:27 Austin has a bit of a beer gut going on, the Sandman would be proud 😎🍻

[@83reggieT]

Dick Murdoch was actually a good worker not just a brawler as this video implies not in 95 maybe but 70s and 8os he was quite good

[@SometimesCreator]

shame he was a klansman

[@sabbathunter]

umm Drew isn't the one time host of Price is right. He still hosts it.

[@leonskum7705]

Yeah...one time. That time is now.

[@hollismallory2757]

Ernest “The Cat” Miller was one of the most hilarious wrestlers ever

[@CasualVideoGamer]

Oh man, I'm not sure if this is finally proof of my age or if this was a jab at the man, but the whole "who the hell is Tom Brandi!?" bit got me going. He had been fairly prolific throughout 1996 & 1997, specifically feuding with Marc Mero. I can't remember much else about him though.

[@kyledamron]

I viewed Diesel as a viable winner

[@ericseitzler81]

Kevin Nash is the laziest wrestler of all time.the guy refused to any movement at all in the ring

[@SensiofRabbitude]

Jimmy Valliant did bugger all for the longest time and stretched out his career for way longer than it probably deserved based on ring work alone, because of charisma and fan support.

[@LCSteeler16]

Michael cole has to be the strangest, he has no reason to be there

[@matthewcarroll4996]

wElL hE dId BeAt JeRrY lAwLeR aT wReStLeMaNiA sO hE mUsT hAvE sOmE iN rInG aBiLiTy

[@georgejackson4426]

Dory Funk Jr. was 55 and looked 70 at the 1996 Royal Rumble.

[@TSNMLitoFightingGamesPassion]

Cultaholic understands me and share the same views on Christmas

[@bigmurph68]

I actually work with Doug Gilbert. He’s a really great guy and boss.

[@lukeayer1352]

Royal Rumble 2013 was so underrated

[@footballstats9127]

it wasn t particullary good

[@lukeayer1352]

@@footballstats9127 it was strong from start to finish from Ziggler an Jericho to Cena and Ryback

[@robertclark2253]

Tom Brandi wrestling as Johnny Gunn won the ECW Tag Team title with Tommy Dreamer in 1993 while ECW was still an affiliate of the NWA known as Eastern Championship Wrestling .

[@okiban1]

Doug Gilbert and that awesome Franken-mullet! Seriously thought I had hallucinated that he showed up in a rumble.

[@georgevarughese4886]

Your not a wrestling fan if you don't know who Salvatore was Adam Pit

[@ste_zace]

i seem to remember Salvatore Sincere was a well known jobber type in the mid 90s then kinda just dropped the gimmick when wwf was moving to the edgier stuff

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

Salvatore Sincere was low card heel in the wwf in 1997. In an odd heel v heel match he was about to have with Marvelous Marc Mero, Mero actually outed Salvatore Sincere as to quote a jobber named Tom Brandi before Tom Brandi would dropkick a distracted Mero over the top rope and subsequently being counted out as he argued with Sable who was his Valet at the time. This feud went nowhere, and then there was this 12 second appearance he had in the Rumble and that was it for Mr. Brandi !!!

[@jscan4442]

@@freighttrainsahpassing9790 Yeah, that "outing a wrester's real name" thing is a Russo staple.

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

@@jscan4442 Ah Like that time he outed Doc Hendrix as Michael PS Hayes on WWF Mania lol

[@brownmut5518]

Mick Foly entering 3 different times in one night was epic

[@JetFire0422]

I'm pretty sure the Headhunters were called the Squat team in the rumble not the swat team.

[@jb888888888]

Imma guess he got the Headhunters aka Squat Team confused with the Headshrinkers aka Samoan SWAT Team.

[@OversizedDetour1341]

I will say this. Drew Carey is a United States Marine, and had some legitimacy in that aspect. Semper Fi.

[@etherair]

being in the marines isn’t that special

[@OversizedDetour1341]

​@ZeWonna seems like everyone who couldn't make it to the yellow footprints thinks that. We're just talking about the footprints, not actually earning the title. I'm guessing that's you.

[@etherair]

@@OversizedDetour1341 i took the footprints of walking into ur girls and moms room

[@firzenfire990]

I was just wondering if anyone has made a video on stange entrants in Royal Rumbles. I was thinking Tenryu has got to be on the list and I found this video uploaded 2 days ago. Nice job guys

[@KevinLuper99]

0:13 this picture is 80s wrestling in a nutshell. Shit was fucking wild back then. 😂

[@darreng745]

Regarding the statement about Dick Murdoch and a KKK membership card, JR confirmed that in his book so it's not exactly an issue nor libellious to state it and as you noted yourself others have also mentioned his past in that respect. The funnier one is about when he worked for Bill Watts and once threatened not to cash a $1 cheque that Watts had paid him after fining him saying he would frame it for the bar that he owned and thus drive Watts mad while Watts tried to account for the money.

[@danmount9462]

Last time I was this early , Paciti was asking for a job on a billboard.

[@danmount9462]

@@slanderman3296 autocorrect monster got me

[@RuanAntunes7]

Edit your comment & try again. It makes no sense....... Or better yet just delete it to save yourself the trouble

[@luisguerrero603]

How dare you! Ernest the cat Miller is a legend!

[@stevegallo8483]

Carlos Colon also owns the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, where Bruiser Brody was wrestling when he was stabbed and killed by Puerto Rican wrestler Jose Gonzalez before Brody's scheduled match against Dan Spivey. According to some of the witnesses (also performers in World Wrestling Council at the time), Dutch Mantell and Tony Atlas, said that when Brody and Gonzalez, Brody was very stiff and according to SD Jones, Gonzalez said of Brody "One day I am gonna kill that man" yet Gonzalez was acquitted of murder.

[@WisconsinParkour]

I thought I remembered him having some involvement/association with that.

[@aaronhurst4379]

Oh, I thought the guy in the thumbnail was Lord Alfred Hayes lol

[@michelnewcomb9860]

Funny! Sadly, many around here have no idea who Hayes is. Being a WWF fan since the early 90s, I do.

[@robertclark2253]

@@michelnewcomb9860 He also wrestled on the UK circuit as Judo Al Hayes unfortunately never got to see any of his matches , until KZbin came along , because by the time I was watching wrestling in 1979 he'd already gone to America . Sky TV came along in the 80's by which time he was in WWF/E as a commentator and interviewer .