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WWE STAR TRIBUTES ANIME AT RUMBLE, TALENTS BROUGHT IN THAT DIDN'T COMPETE

By Mike Johnson on 2022-01-29 21:36:00

Aksana, Kaitlyn and Jillian Hall were brought into the Royal Rumble PPV but ended up not being used in the Women's Rumble bout.

Jun Naito sent the following...As a huge anime fan, I popped HUGE for Zelina's entrance tonight.  Her ring gear was obviously inspired by Naruto's lead villian, Madara Uchiha.  I also believe that Neil Kaplan, who does Uchiha's voice for the English language version of Naruto was the new voice at the start of her entrance theme.  This was SUCH a cool Easter Egg if you were a fan of Naruto or even just anime.

Sasha Banks' gear was inspired by another anime property, Sailor Moon.

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