Royal Rumble 2012: Mick Foley and More Entrants Fans Will Be Pumped to See

The most exciting part of the entire Royal Rumble pay-per-view is the countdown before each new participant is revealed. Everybody in the WWE Universe is running through all the possible names who it could possibly be, and sometimes, it turns out to be somebody completely different.

Here are three probable entrants that will send fans into a frenzy once their music hits.

Mick Foley

Foley's return to the WWE hasn't been as exciting as most people hoped when he made his triumphant return on the same night as The Rock, but his return to the Rumble should change all of that. Any time a beloved legend makes an appearance, the event gets a huge boost.

While he obviously doesn't have a chance to win it all, it would be terrific to see him eliminate a couple lower-tier guys as a way to relive his former glory. Few men have put their bodies through as much carnage for the betterment of the business than him, so he deserves a miniature run.

Regardless of his performance, Foley will likely get one of the biggest pops of the entire night, and he earned every single on of those cheers.

Hornswoggle

It's basically impossible to dislike Hornswoggle. He plays his little person role perfectly, which brings some much-needed variety to the show at times, and his recent battle royal victory was a terrific way to get him back into the spotlight.

Since he's been featured so much lately, he's a strong candidate to be a surprise entrant. He would probably use his tricky tactics to eliminate at least one person, and that would surely get a massive reaction from the crowd.

Characters like Hornswoggle don't get much attention, but that ends up earning them a cult following throughout the Internet wrestling community.

“Funkasaurus” Brodus Clay

After months of waiting, Brodus Clay finally returned to Raw with a crazy gimmick know as the Funkasaurus. After picking their jaws up off the ground, the fans have really gotten into it, and I don't think it has anything to do with his wrestling skills.

Putting him into the Rumble match and allowing him to go crazy would be a nice way to give him a minor push so he can turn the gimmick into something more than a flash in the pan. That's always a risk the WWE runs when giving somebody an outlandish character like this.

There's no doubt the crowd would go crazy when they hear “Somebody Call My Momma” and the Funkasaurus comes waltzing down the ramp.