10 Possible Big Returns at WWE Men's Royal Rumble 2024

Producer: Peuli Bakshi

Brock Lesnar

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Andrade El Idolo

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The Rock

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Rey Mysterio

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CM Punk

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Sean Waltman

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Sheamus

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Big E

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Ken Shamrock

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Matt Cardona

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