X-Pac says there’s ‘zero chance’ he’ll be in WWE Royal Rumble
Sean “X-Pac” Waltman is claiming that there’s no chance he’ll be in the 2024 Royal Rumble.
Though he’s been rumored as a potential surprise entrant, Waltman posted a tweet on Thursday saying that there’s “zero chance” he’ll be in the Royal Rumble. Waltman said he can still go in the ring at least for a few minutes, but he won’t be able to get in shape in time for the Rumble.
Waltman wrote:
I can still go at the drop of hat, at least for a few minutes. I can do all my kicks, except the one in the corner & I can do that again with a few weeks training. I’m at least month away from taking my shirt off in public, so zero chance I’ll be in the Rumble.
PWInsider reported on January 2 that there was word going around the WWE Performance Center that Waltman would be at the facility that week.
Waltman hasn’t wrestled since facing Joey Janela at Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6 in 2022. He worked that match with a torn biceps.
In 2019, Waltman was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of D-Generation X.
Royal Rumble 2024 is being held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday, January 27. Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre are the first five wreslers who have been confirmed for the men’s Rumble match.
Bayley, Nia Jax, Becky Lynch, and Bianca Belair have been announced for the women’s Rumble.
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