Triple H has hinted at a big surprise entrant for the Royal Rumble.
On February 1st, 30 stars will battle it out to punch their ticket to the main event of WrestleMania by winning the Men’s Royal Rumble match. Over the last 38 years. the bout has seen surprise entrants ranging from returning stars to celebrity guests trying their luck in the squared circle for the first time. It looks like 2025 will be no different.
At the Royal Rumble Kick-Off event, Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton made an appearance to confirm he would be attending the show after the Pacers take on the Atlanta Hawks in Indianapolis. Triple H then began pondering surprises at the Rumble before asking Haliburton if he had a minute to talk.
“Thinking about the Royal Rumble, it makes me think just about anybody could enter the Royal Rumble as a surprise. [To Halburton] You, uh, you got a minute?”
Haliburton responded, “Let’s talk, let’s talk,” before the pair left the stage.
Triple H says that “just about anybody could enter the #RoyalRumble as a surprise”.
And then proceeds to ask Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton if he’s got a minute. pic.twitter.com/rsOXs27x2N
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) January 31, 2025
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