In a recent episode of the Busted Open podcast, Tommy Dreamer speculated on potential surprise entrants in the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble, naming Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton as possibilities. The veteran pointed to a recent Lesnar reference on RAW as a hint towards a possible appearance:

Away from Gunther and Cody, Ricochet and Logan Paul spectacularly clashed, Bobby Lashley’s elimination of Brock Lesnar reignited their rivalry, and Edge returned to renew his beef with the Judgment Day - complete with a Beth Phoenix spear on Rhea Ripley!

Rey Mysterio has become the latest superstar to declare for the Royal Rumble 2025. A one-time Royal Rumble winner, Rey won the 30-man match in 2006. Rey was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2023.