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Post by Ludwig Kaiser’s Walk on Dec 29, 2019 23:36:16 GMT -5
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2018, Dolph Ziggler
He “quit” like 2 weeks before and makes a triumphant return in the 30th spot to the Philadelphia crowd laughing when he comes out. He lasted about a minute before being quickly dumped.
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Post by Malibu Stacy on Dec 29, 2019 23:54:52 GMT -5
A.J. was definitely the biggest overall, but I darn near EXPLODED when Kharma's music hit. And oh my gosh, the look on Michael Cole's face! Awesome!
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Post by jivesoulbrah on Dec 30, 2019 0:10:00 GMT -5
Edge wasn’t nearly as much of a surprise in 2010 as Cena was in 2008. A lot of us called it, and think oddsmakers had him as one of the top 3 favorites.
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Dec 30, 2019 2:16:22 GMT -5
You forgot about The Boogeyman in 2015. It was worth it for the Bray and Boogeyman interaction even though it could have been a bit better but still it was a nice surprise.
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Post by autisticgeordie on Dec 30, 2019 4:24:47 GMT -5
Honestly? Either AJ or Nia Jax because the intergender stuff was the only time I have given a f*** about Nia.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Dec 30, 2019 4:36:30 GMT -5
Sumo Guy at GRR  But in all seriousness though, seeing AJ Styles in a WWE ring at the time was incredibly surreal..So yeah, he gets my vote. |
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Post by eJm on Dec 30, 2019 4:40:50 GMT -5
Sumo Guy at GRR But in all seriousness though, seeing AJ Styles in a WWE ring at the time was incredibly surreal..So yeah, he hers my vote. When Cole was talking about setting someone up for the Styles Clash, I remember thinking "Did Michael Cole just say that? Is this reality right now?" |
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Post by rrg251 on Dec 30, 2019 6:27:11 GMT -5
2012 the roster must have been paper thin to have 7 guest entrants... Actually, that year had almost entirely surprise entrants. I know they announced Sheamus, Jericho, and Miz, but after that I think literally every other spot was up for grabs. |
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Dec 30, 2019 6:31:46 GMT -5
Jericho managed a genuine surprise I think in about 2013
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Post by schma on Dec 31, 2019 6:56:18 GMT -5
For me AJ Styles was cool but I had only sporadically checked out TNA so it wasn't the huge moment for me that it was for a lot of people. Kharma seemed like it was going to be a big deal, it's too bad things went south there.
One of the biggest markout moments for me though was DDP. I was a huge fan of the People's Champion DDP and I had no clue that he was showing up.
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 31, 2019 9:32:09 GMT -5
AJ was the best overall, but Diesel made me mark out the most.
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Post by Christian on Dec 31, 2019 10:40:38 GMT -5
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Post by Tenshigure on Dec 31, 2019 10:49:42 GMT -5
What, you mean Kenny Omega didn't debut at the Royal Rumble after all?  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2020 13:33:11 GMT -5
What, you mean Kenny Omega didn't debut at the Royal Rumble after all? I was so sure Paige was going to be a surprise entrant in the Women's Rumble.  |
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Post by David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 on Jan 1, 2020 14:48:25 GMT -5
Kevin Nash in 2011. I had no idea beforehand so it was a legit surprise. I marked out as much as Striker did!
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Post by Macho Pichu on Jan 1, 2020 14:53:45 GMT -5
what annoys me the most about this... is the fact that they clearly had the angles for great shots... and someone (I'm assuming Dunn as he is the director) decided... nah just focus on Roman's face the entire time. I honestly think I they were just late to the camera switch |
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Post by bog on Jan 2, 2020 21:26:11 GMT -5
Probably not the "best" one, but my favorite was DDP. I was watching with a bunch of friends who only watch every once in awhile and everyone lost their shit
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 3, 2020 1:45:06 GMT -5
AJ's is the best of all time, period. Debuting in the Royal Rumble after co-headlining Wrestle Kingdom 3 weeks prior, going toe-to-toe with the top guy, announcers putting him over, crowd going nuts. It can't be topped.
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Post by eJm on Jan 3, 2020 6:44:21 GMT -5
AJ's is the best of all time, period. Debuting in the Royal Rumble after co-headlining Wrestle Kingdom 3 weeks prior, going toe-to-toe with the top guy, announcers putting him over, crowd going nuts. It can't be topped. Man, I almost forgot that it was how it all happened. Mostly because AJ/Nakamura at WK was f***ing great. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2020 7:05:44 GMT -5
AJ's is the best of all time, period. Debuting in the Royal Rumble after co-headlining Wrestle Kingdom 3 weeks prior, going toe-to-toe with the top guy, announcers putting him over, crowd going nuts. It can't be topped. I'm going to disagree with that on the basis of Cena in 2008. |
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