The 10 most surprising entrants in Royal Rumble history (With Pictures)

5. Rob Van Dam (2009)

Due to burn out from the wrestling business, RVD left the WWE back in 2006 to take a break and heal up. He eventually started making the rounds in the indy wrestling scene, but in early 2009 he decided to come back to the WWE for a special appearance.

Without any advertising, RVD just showed up, much to the crowd’s surprise, destroying almost everyone who was in the ring at the time. He hung around for almost fourteen minutes before eventually being eliminated by Chris Jericho.