10 Early Reasons To Be Worried About WWE Royal Rumble 2023

10. Pointless Surprise Entrants

It may be hyperbolic to state that the Royal Rumble match is nothing without its surprise entrants. The euphoric feeling of hearing an ex-WWE Superstar’s theme music blaring around the arena, the thousands in attendance going wild while you yourself do the same in your living room at two in the morning.

More often than not, the feeling will hit you regardless of who’s stepping on to the stage. For Christ sake, Torrie Wilson was met with a rapturous reception during her two Rumble appearances.

Torrie bloody Wilson!

For the 2023 Royal Rumble matches, this can’t be the case. There’s no benefit to having a Torrie Wilson or a Hurricane enter the match for all of twenty seconds. All you gain from this is the above; a nice feeling that quickly goes away within ten seconds of hearing their theme. Come in, punch a few folk, dumped out. Next.

Instead, Triple H needs to find the perfect balance between main roster entrants and surprises. No more than five to seven surprises in each bout is more than enough, but ensuring each of them adds SOMETHING to the match is where the money lays.