Every WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Surprise

3. IShowSpeed

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For a certain demographic, a Royal Rumble appearance from IShowSpeed will be viewed as a huge deal.

A quick Google from your writer - because hey, I'm an old man who's very much out of the loop with such things - says Speed is quite the big star when it comes to streaming and just generally having an online presence. As such, WWE clearly hopes the 20-year-old's Rumble involvement will get them plenty of viral buzz in the coming days.

For IShowSpeed, he was a kayfabe emergency replacement in the men's Royal Rumble, being conveniently in the Gorilla Position when Triple H was looking for someone to fill the spot vacated by Tozawa; the Alpha Academy man having been attacked by Carmelo Hayes.

Speed was ushered to the ring, joined forces with Bron Breakker to eliminate Otis, then was thrown over the top onto Otis by Breakker, before Otis then tossed the streamer over his head onto the announce desk.

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