One of the biggest surprises of the Greatest Royal Rumble match was Hiroko Sumi appearing. There is little information about him, other than he had a successful career in the world of Sumo wrestling in the past.
There is a rumor floating around about why Hiroki Sumi appeared in the Greatest Royal Rumble match.
Dave Meltzer discussed the topic on Wrestling Observer Radio (subscribe here). He says that the Prince of Saudi Arabia asked for some specific wrestlers from the past to appear. Here is a quote from Meltzer (via Ringside News):
“So the Prince who wanted the show when he was talking to Vince McMahon or whoever it was when they were making the deal he said the guys he wanted on the show — he listed a bunch of names but among the key names he wanted were Ultimate Warrior, Undertaker, and Yokozuna. So that’s probably why they got the sumo guy.”
Jerry ‘the King’ Lawler and Jim Ross were also reportedly brought over for the show for the same reason.
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Take with a grain of salt but would kind of make sense since Hiroki’s appearance was so random.
Your thoughts?