WWE Greatest Royal Rumble: Predicting 10 Entrants Not Yet Announced

5. Tommaso Ciampa

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The other half of NXT's perfect payoff over WrestleMania weekend, Tommaso Ciampa generated more honest-to-god heel heat than just about any performer under the WWE umbrella since Vince McMahon in his late-1990s pomp.

New Orleans fans despised Ciampa for his campaign of abuse directed at beloved former #DIY partner Johnny Gargano, seemingly fuelling his ferocious fire. Ripped to shreds and entering to no music beyond the vuvuzela hum of the capacity crowd, the former 'Pyscho Killer' has been reborn in NXT as someone of equal evil.

Due at least one more TakeOver skirmish with 'Johnny Wrestling' Tomasso's got time yet to kill on the developmental brand, but both former partners may have one eye on the main roster around SummerSlam call-up time. Royal Rumbles have in the past provided the perfect surprise vehicle to reignite major conflicts - Gargano and Ciampa lobbing bombs at one another before coming unstuck in the heat of the private war will likely delight the loyal following in Saudi Arabia.

Allowing their war to travel the world will add just another layer to what's already the company's best story this decade.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett