This isn’t 1995 where WWE is desperate to find warm bodies to fill spots in the men’s Royal Rumble. There are now way more than thirty regularly featured male characters on the roster. Even performers who are popular with the crowd aren’t guaranteed to get in. This year we missed out on a dozen or more guys who are over with the crowd, but one omission has proven particularly confusing for fans.
No, I’m not talking about Finn Bálor. Not having the future Hall of Famer in the Rumble is definitely a WTF, but WWE addressed that in recent episodes of television. He also addressed that on social media. WWE is clearly going to incorporate him not being in the Rumble into a plotline to build his character. I’m not saying that’s the right choice, but clearly, he wasn’t there in service of trying to tell a story. No, instead, I’m talking about someone whose absence was just a straight up creative choice: Kit Wilson.
