Recap of All the Names Rumored as Possible Surprise Royal Rumble Match Entrants Spoilers

January 24, 2015

As is the case every year, the 30 man over-the-top-rope WWE Royal Rumble match features returning names and surprise names, and this year looks to be no different.

As we exclusively reported earlier in the week, Rob Van Dam is expected to be one of the surprise names in the Royal Rumble match this year.

Additionally, WWE has had recent talks with The Dudley Boyz, and they are also rumored (but not confirmed) names for the Rumble match.

Bo Dallas is expected to be making his return to WWE TV in the Royal Rumble match. Dallas has been out of action dealing with an injury since November of last year.

A long shot name being rumored for the match, as he has a prior commitment that day, is Diamond Dallas Page.

Finally, Randy Orton has been advertised for WWE events (including the Royal Rumble PPV) for quite sometime now, and has not yet made his return to WWE TV. This has lead to much speculation that he will be returning in the Royal Rumble match, and according to many readers, he is already a strong favorite to win the bout.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.