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Jackass star and actor Johnny Knoxvile just took to Instagram to announce he will be competing in the 2022 Royal Rumble match. Yes, that's what he said:
"Happy New Year’s Day and love to everyone. I have a big announcement that I have been dying to get off of my chest. I spent a lot of times over the holiday thinking about how i wanted to start off my 2022, and I decided I want to do it kicking ass and taking names. And the best way to do that i feel is making a run for the Rumble, that’s right @WWE’s Royal Rumble. Training starts today, not that I will need a lot of it because I have seen the WWE’s current roster and it’s laughable to think anyone can throw me over the top rope. LAUGHABLE! I will be channeling my wrestling heroes like @therock, Abdullah the Butcher and the great Gorilla Monsoon. The way I’m looking at it I am giving myself a %100 chance of winning. What chance do you think I have? Sincerely, Johnny Knoxville, World Champ #roadtowrestlemania #royalrumble #wwe #jackassforever"
This would appear to be a promotional crossover for the next Jackass film Jackass Forever, which will be released 2/4, just a week after the 2022 Royal Rumble in St. Louis on 1/29. The cast popped up on WWE programming a few weeks ago on Friday Night Smackdown:
FOX's WWE-related social media outlets are already promoting Knoxville's announcement, so this is not some New Year's prank.
Knoxville would not be the first celebrity competitor in a Royal Rumble match. That "distinction" would go to WWE Celebrity Hall of Famer Drew Carey, who appeared in 2001 Rumble match briefly before fleeing from Kane.
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