10 WWE Royal Rumble Entrants NOBODY Wanted

4. Santina Marella (2020)

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First, a party political broadcast; Santino Marella is an industry treasure, and his comedic persona should be rewarded with a WWE Hall Of Fame slot someday. That said, his "sister" Santina should never be seen on company television again. It's one of the lamest jokes pro wrestling has ever hurled up.

Santina blighted the 'Miss. WrestleMania' scenario back in 2009, and the gimmick popped up again to zero fanfare during the 2020 women's Royal Rumble. There, Marella worked some gags with Beth Phoenix and Natalya before being unceremoniously dumped out of the match.

It was a complete and utter waste of everybody's time.

Sorry to the Santina fan club out there (all one of you), but it was. Some hardworking full-time female on the WWE roster was denied a pay-per-view payday because Santino had to play his alter ego one more time and clown around as everyone sat around wishing he'd get the hell out of the ring.

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