10 biggest surprise entrants in Royal Rumble history

#8 The Three Faces of Foley

In the 1998 Royal Rumble match, Mick Foley entered at number 1 as Cactus Jack but was eliminated 10 minutes into the match by Chainsaw Charlie. Halfway through the match, Foley entered the match again at number 16 as Mankind. Mankind eliminated Chainsaw Charlie but didn’t last long as he was eliminated by Goldust after lasting only three minutes in the match.

Later on in the match, the third face of Foley, entered the Royal Rumble match at number 28 as Dude Love. This time, the ‘Hardcore Legend’ made it to the final four with The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Farooq before being eliminated by Farooq.

Foley made history by becoming the first wrestler to enter the Royal Rumble match more than once on the same night, and it was a complete surprise for fans who got to witness all three alter egos of Foley in the same night.

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