Kharma – 2012 Entrant Number 17
Michael Cole was in the ring prancing around and then an evil maniacal laugh could be heard echoing through-out the arena and out steps Kharma. She made a beeline right for the annoying announcer. Intimidated him over the top rope and then left Dolph laying with an Implant Buster, military pressed Hunico over the top rope and out to the floor, but then she made a crucial mistake and took a second to glance around the arena which allowed Dolph Ziggler to rid the Rumble of the mammoth menace.
The Godfather – 2013 Entrant Number 17
With a greatly reduced number of hoes, The Godfather returned. Clearly the audience was very happy to have him back as he received a standing cheer from everyone in attendance. Off came the hat, glasses and coat, he stepped into the ring and Dolph Ziggler drop-kicked him straight over the top rope. Unfazed the hat and glasses went back on and the Godfather and the hoes danced their way to the back. His appearance was so quick I believe he is actually the only competitor to ever be back behind the curtain before his music had finished playing.
Jimmy Snuka – 2008 Entrant Number 18
The Rumble was in Madison Square Garden. Roughly 20 minutes into the Royal Rumble. “Super-Super-Superfly,” comes out of the speakers in the arena and out steps Jimmy Snuka. The New York crowd gives a very loud pop for the WWE Hall of Famer. He gets into the ring and immediately goes into action, hitting anything that moves including headbutting the Undertaker and chopping The Miz, John Morrison and CM Punk. Then the clock starts to count down and…
Roddy Piper – 2008 Entrant Number 19
When the bagpipes started playing the crowd erupts even louder than they did for Snuka and the ovation does not stop, it continues as he strips off his clothes down to his wrestling shorts and gets into the ring pointing at Jimmy Snuka. The two legends go at it in the ring and every wrestler in the ring momentarily stops to watch Piper and Snuka attack each other. Then Kane came out and eliminated them both in a singular motion. It didn’t matter though in less that five minutes they had secured one of the highlights of that years event.
Haku – 2001 Entrant Number 29
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one…zero. Some tribal melodic sounding music hits and the crowd look on confused as to who the Samoan with an afro coming out from behind the curtain is. Of course there are that portion who soon realize it’s Haku and he gets a warm reception. He looks right at home diving into the ring to take on the Undertaker and Kane at the same time. Sadly he was eliminated an entrant later by the toughest S.O.B. in the WWF, Steve Austin. We all know though that Austin can only dream of being as tough as Haku is (and that’s no slight on Austin).
– By Jimmy Wheeler
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