20 Awesome WWE Royal Rumble Debuts And Returns

15. Mr. Perfect (2002)

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Let’s be honest: Mr. Perfect’s return to WWE in 2002 reached its high point with his initial appearance.

Curt Hennig showed up at the 2002 Royal Rumble in the #25 position to a big pop as a legit surprise. Perfect had last been seen in WWE in late 1996, and his WCW contract had already expired when WWE took them over in 2001.

Mr. Perfect managed to last until the final three, even pulling off a memorable gum swat as he was being shoved into a corner. Although he didn’t really do much else during his brief run, it was a memorable moment for fans.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.