10 forgotten WWE Royal Rumble match entrants

With the 2020 edition of the WWE Royal Rumble is almost upon us, we decided to roll back the calendar and take a look at some obscure Royal Rumble match entrants from years gone by. This list features a legendary luchador, a man billed to be from outer space as well as the man who co-main evented the first-ever episode of WWE RAW.

#10 Mil Mascaras

We start off our list with the legendary Mexican grappler Mil Mascaras. The year 1997 saw WWE enter into a talent sharing partnership with AAA and one of the only things to come out of this was a few AAA stars appearing in the 1997 Royal Rumble. The AAA stars who came over were Mascaras, Cibernetico, Latin Lover, and Pierroth.

Mascaras had a decent showing in the Rumble and ended up eliminating Cibernetico with the help of Pierroth. Mascaras' elimination was one of the stranger spots in the match, with the man climbing to the top rope and leaping out to ringside to take out his opponent. Mascaras ended up eliminating himself.

#9 Mantaur

Does anyone remember Mantaur? If your answer is no, we aren't surprised. Mantaur made his debut in 1995, during the New Generation Era. Debuting on the January 7th episode of Superstars of Wrestling he soon got Jim Cornette as his manager. However, his first run in the company barely lasted 6 months and his last WWE appearance came at In Your House 2 in July where he was on of the Lumberjacks during the Sycho Sid and Diesel match.

During this run in the company, Mantaur got the chance to be one of the entrants in the 1995 Royal Rumble match. He entered at #20 and lasted almost 10 minutes before Lex Luger eliminated him from the match.

#8 El Torito

El Torito is best remembered as the mascot of Los Matadores. However, during his run in WWE, he was part of the 2014 Royal Rumble match, the one which was eventually won by Batista.

El Torito came into the match at #20 and barely lastest 2 minutes before he was tossed out by Roman Reigns. During his brief time in the match, Tortio got an elimination, taking out Fandango.

#7 Genichiro Tenryu

Genichiro Tenryu is a grizzled veteran of Japanese wrestling but he was still in the early stages of his career when he appeared in WWE. His appearances came as part of a deal between WWE and Super World of Sports and WAR.

Tenryu appeared in the 1993 and 1994 Royal Rumble but he barely made any impact. He failed to get an elimination in either of his appearances and wasn't really used much by the WWE out of it. Things went a lot better for Tenryu in his native Japan where he is considered a legend today. He faced Kazuchika Okada in his retirement match in 2014.

#6 Carlos Colon

The next entry on our list is Puerto Rican legend Carlos Colon who is the father of former WWE Superstars Primo and Carlito. Colon is the owner of the World Wrestling Council promotion in Puerto Rico. His only Royal Rumble appearance came during the 1993 edition of the PPV.

Colon entered the Rumble at #24 and quickly got an elimination for himself, taking out Damien Demento. However, that's where Colon's luck ended as he was eliminated from the match by eventual winner Yokozuna.

#5 Max Moon

Max Moon had one of the most outrageous gimmicks of the early '90s. Konnan, the man originally under the Max Moon costume, left WWE in 1992 and was replaced by Paul Diamond.

The man billed to be from Outer Space only made one appearance in a Royal Rumble match. Moon was an entrant in the 1993 Royal Rumble match, coming in at #8. Moon didn't have much success in his solitary Rumble appearance, lasting just under 2 mins. He was eliminated by the future WWE Hall of Famer Jerry 'The King' Lawler.

#4 Damien Demento

Damien Demento was in the main event of the first RAW

Our next entrant in the list was also a part of the 1993 Royal Rumble match, which was also his solitary WWE PPV appearance. Demento's run in WWE lasted around a year from October 1992 to October 1993. Demento is best remembered for main-eventing the first-ever episode of RAW in a losing effort against The Undertaker.

Damien Demento entered the 1993 Royal Rumble at #17. Despite lasting more than 12 mins, he failed to make an impact and got zero eliminations before Carlos Colon tossed him over the top rope.

#3 The Squat Team

The Squat Team made a name for themselves in Japan as The Headshrinkers before they were signed by WWE. Their debut in the Fed came at the 1996 Royal Rumble and it was clear to see from it that they wouldn't find much success in the company. Both men were summarily eliminated by Yokozuna and only made a couple of appearances in the company after this.

#2 Daniel Puder

At #2 on the list is the winner of the 2004 Tough Enough competition, Daniel Puder. Puder was a former MMA fighter and is best remembered for his segment with Kurt Angle on SmackDown.

Puder entered the 2005 Royal Rumble match at #3. He then received a brutal initiation at the hands of Chris Benoit, Hardcore Holly, and Eddie Guerrero. The three veterans laid into Puder before eliminating him from the match. Puder was released from the WWE later the same year. Puder went on to have stints with Ring of Honor as well as New Japan Pro Wrestling.

#1 Fake Diesel and Fake Razor

With Kevin Nash and Scott Hall defecting to WCW, Vince McMahon passed on the Diesel and Razor Ramon gimmicks to Ric Bognar and Glenn Jacobs. Their run, which was also supposed to kickstart Jim Ross' heel turn, didn't work at all.

During their brief run, Fake Diesel and Fake Razor made one Royal Rumble appearance - both during the 97 Rumble. Fake Razor entered the match at #3 and only lasted 17 seconds. Fake Diesel entered at #23 and did slightly better, lasting 17 minutes. Bognar was later released by the company while Jacobs went on to become a future WWE Hall of Famer as Kane.

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