WWE Royal Rumble 2026: Predicting All 30 Entrants

2. Damian Priest (#29)

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Damian Priest's 'Ambulance Match' win over Aleister Black on the first SmackDown of 2026 was akin to an olive branch from higher ups to the ex-Judgment Day man. He's cooled significantly since flirting with the World Heavyweight Title scene, and there's no denying it, but Priest is still a popular enough star.

Unfortunately for him, he's about to be Adam Bombed. Need an explanation? Well, Bomb entered the 1994 Rumble as #30 and was immediately dubbed the favourite. The slight change here is that Damian would be 29th instead of 30th, but he'd still go the same 5 mins or so before being chucked over the top rope.

Big pops all round if he brings a Harvey Wippleman lookalike to ringside with him. That's one for the older fans. No, it shouldn't actually happen.

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