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Matt Riddle & Keith Lee Make Royal Rumble Debuts, MVP Returns In WWE Men's Royal Rumble

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Jeremy Lambert Jan 26, 2020 10:01PM

During the 2020 Men's Royal Rumble, Fightful will keep an ongoing list of surprise entrants including returns and debuts. There are 26 confirmed entries -- 27 if you count R-Truth, who declared and undeclared but is listed on the WWE website -- into the men's Royal Rumble. You can find a list of confirmed participants by clicking here.

- Bobby Lashley & Rusev were removed from the Royal Rumble after getting into an altercation before the event. They were not medically cleared.

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- Robert Roode entered at number four. He was quickly eliminated by Brock Lesnar.

- Cesaro entered at number nine and was quickly eliminated by Brock Lesnar.

- Shelton Benjamin entered at number ten. He too was quickly eliminated by Brock Lesnar.

- MVP returned, entering at number 12. It marked his first Royal Rumble appearance since 2010. As you may have guessed, he was quickly eliminated by Brock Lesnar. Fightful Select reported MVP was backstage.

- Keith Lee, making his Royal Rumble debut, entered at number 13. He was (not as quickly) eliminated by Brock Lesnar.

- Karl Anderson entered at number 20.

- Edge returned, entering at number 21. This marks Edge's first appearance in the Royal Rumble match since 2010, which he won.

- Matt Riddle entered at number 23. Riddle is making his first appearance in the Royal Rumble.

- Luke Gallows entered at number 24.

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