Forgotten entrants include sumo wrestler Hiroki Sumi, Babatunde, and Dan Matha. WWE blatantly tried everything they could think of to fill up the full 50 slots, but the main priority was making Braun look like a monster with a bright future. Fair enough, but that's hard to do when downplaying his win on programming back in the States.

Royal Rumble has been a staple in WWE for nearly four decades. The specialty match debuted in the 1980s and has been a yearly event ever since.

Even though these wrestling legends left their mark in WWE, they shockingly never competed in the Royal Rumble.