100 Greatest WWE Royal Rumble Moments Ever

69. Tye Dillinger Enters At #10 (2017)

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Quick! Name one moment from Shawn Spears/Tye Dillinger's career. Some will point to a controversial steel chair shot to the head in AEW, and a few big-time fans may recall matches from his first NXT run, but it's probably going to be his character-pleasing entrance during the 2017 Rumble. There, Dillinger lived up to his Perfect 10 nickname.

The live crowd counted down from 10-0 as usual, then began chanting the first number all over again. Tye was #10, and it proved to be one of the most oddly pleasing moments in the match type's entire history (which is really saying something). This is the moment Dillinger/Spears is best known for, no doubt.

He could've done more. Just ask anyone who saw him in NXT.

Tye's Rumble showing wasn't much beyond the entrance, to be fair. He lasted just over five minutes before being punted from contention by an angry Braun Strowman. Oh well, everyone will always have the following sing-along: "10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... TEN!"

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