Former WWE star teases Royal Rumble return after 11-year absence
The WWE Royal Rumble 2023 premium live event is right around the corner, and it is turning out to be one of the most exciting times in the company. The occasion of Royal Rumble has always held a lot of importance in the history of the promotion, featuring stars of the present as well as comebacks from legends of the past.
We've seen many crowd-popping returns take place throughout Royal Rumble's long-running history, and the WWE Universe is buzzing to see who makes a comeback this year.
While many fans believe Cody Rhodes will be the biggest return of the night if he recovers in time and is able to make it to the match, another former WWE star - Chris Masters - has dropped some teases of making a surprise return too.
Masters recently took to social media to express his excitement for the upcoming premium live event, and also shared a video. The clip showed him making his entrance for the last match he wrestled in 2022, with the text caption referring to a countdown.
"10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1…..," Chris Masters tweeted.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1….. @WWE https://t.co/SfUt5FH126
We'll have to wait until January 28, 2023, to see if Chris Masters make a surprise return and participate in the Royal Rumble match.
Triple H reportedly set to make huge change to WWE Royal Rumble 2023 match
We're heading into WrestleMania season soon, and the upcoming Big Four premium live event of WWE takes place on January 28, 2023 at the Alamodome Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. This will be the first Royal Rumble that the current Head of Creative and Chief Content Officer, Triple H, manages.
We've seen The Game make a handful of changes to the creative output in WWE. And if reports are to be believed, another one is coming - this time for the Royal Rumble 2023 match.
While the company has already announced a 30-man match, that number could increase to 40.
According to Xero News, right now the potential change is only being discussed for the men's Royal Rumble match. If the change is going to take place, it might be announced on the December 30 edition of SmackDown or in the first week of January.
"Hearing 40 Person Rumble still under discussion If used will only be for Mens Still yet to be finalised If finalised will be annouced first 2 weeks of Jan," Xero News tweeted.
Hearing 40 Person Rumble still under discussion
If used will only be for Mens
Still yet to be finalised
If finalised will be annouced first 2 weeks of Jan
It should be noted that no plans have yet been finalized for the show. If the reported plans are followed through, it will be the second time a 40-man Royal Rumble match takes place - with the previous one being in 2011.
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