- Carilito and Shelton Benjamin are rumored to make surprise appearances in Sunday's 30-man Royal Rumble match. It's something Shelton has denied on Twitter, so take it for it's worth. Shelton Tweeted the following:

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- This week's WWE Vintage Collection highlighted matches from past Royal Rumble pay-per-views. Devin Cutting transcribed the following:

• X-Pac vs. Gangrel (1999)
• Edge & Christian vs. The Dudleys (2001)
• The Rock vs. Ken Shamrock (1998)
• Shawn Michaels vs. Sycho Sid (1997)