10 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble 2010 Facts
6. William Regal Was Supposed To Be In The Rumble Match
Regal's involvement at the 2010 Royal Rumble was solely as Ezekiel Jackson's second in the ECW Championship match. Originally, his name was among the entrants for the Royal Rumble match, but did not appear for reasons that weren't given.
There weren't any "outsider" entrants into the Rumble match, meaning no surprises that weren't on the full-time roster. Edge was a surprise in the sense that his return was kept under wraps. Future wife Beth Phoenix wasn't an announced participant, making her entrance into the match a fun little surprise unto itself. Regal, clearly, was bumped for an under-contract fill-in.
Whatever the reason was, Regal was kept out. He would later participate in the 2011 Rumble match, which to date has been the most recent one that he's entered in.