Ranking EVERY WWE Royal Rumble's Biggest Surprise 1988-2022

17. 2011 - DIESEL

Diesel Royal Rumble Kevin Nash
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More than just a reaction to the return of Kevin Nash to WWE after several years with TNA, the response for Diesel's music hitting for the first time since his 1996 exit was something to behold.

Typically for 'Big Daddy Cool', every last bit of juice was extracted from the fruit. Wrestlers in the ring were given time to sell his impending entry as doomsday itself. while fans roared their approval as he tightened up his famous black glove and defiantly headed into battle.

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