15 Most Surprising WWE Royal Rumble Entrants Of All Time

4. Chris Jericho (2013)

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Any time Chris Jericho would return to WWE, it would usually involve a series of vignettes. It happened before his debut in 1999, before his first return in 2007, and once again before his second return in 2012. So imagine everybody's surprise when Jericho's third return to WWE came completely out of nowehere, as he was the number two entrant in the 2013 Royal Rumble, surprising Dolph Ziggler, who drew number 1 (Ziggler had 'ended' Jericho's career the previous summer.)

Impressively, Jericho went over 45 minutes in his first wrestling match in months, before being eliminated by Ziggler, who went almost 50 minutes.

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Justin has been writing about professional wrestling for more than 15 years. A lifelong WWE fan, he also is a big fan of Ring of Honor.