WWE Royal Rumble 2022: The first entrant for men’s Royal Rumble match revealed- ‘Jackass’ star Johnny Knoxville will be the first entrant into the men’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble PPV in 2022.
WWE Royal Rumble 2022: The 50-year old Hollywood star has declared himself for the 30-man Royal Rumble match to get a chance to fight the World Champion of his choosing at the Showcase of Immortals, Wrestlemania 38. He announced the news on his official Instagram handle in a video with a caption reading,
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“Happy New Year’s Day and love to everyone. I have a big announcement that I have been dying to get off of my chest.
I spent a lot of time over the holiday thinking about how I wanted to start off my 2022, and I decided I want to do it kicking ass and taking names. And the best way to do that I feel is making a run for the Rumble, that’s right @WWE’s, Royal Rumble. Training starts today, not that I will need a lot of it because I have seen the WWE’s current roster, and it’s laughable to think anyone can throw me over the top rope.
LAUGHABLE! I will be channeling my wrestling heroes like @therock, Abdullah the Butcher, and the great Gorilla Monsoon. The way I’m looking at it I am giving myself a %100 chance of winning.
‘What chance do you think I have? Sincerely, Johnny Knoxville, World Champ #roadtowrestlemania #royalrumble #wwe #jackassforever (sic)”
WWE Royal Rumble 2022: ‘Jackass’ star Johnny Knoxville reveals himself as the first entrant in men’s Royal Rumble match, check details
WWE seemingly has confirmed the news too, on their official handle. You can check it below.
Is #JackassForever star Johnny Knoxville gearing up to win the #RoyalRumble Match?! @realjknoxville @jackassworld pic.twitter.com/0vrYE4wSig
— WWE (@WWE) January 2, 2022
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WWE Royal Rumble 2022: Knoxville made fun of the current champions
In his video, Johnny Knoxville took a jibe at current champions Big E (before losing his WWE Championship to Brock Lesnar at WWE Day 1), and Roman Reigns calling them “Little E” and “Roman Ruins,” respectively.
He also targeted the current roster and termed them laughable as he thinks that no one on the current roster has the strength to throw him over the top rope in the Royal Rumble match. It would be interesting to see how the star power of Johnny Knoxville will oomph the 30-men Royal Rumble match on January 29 at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis.