In an interview with The New York Post, WWE commentator Jerry “The King” Lawler ruled out former WWE Tag Team Champion and WWE Intercontinental Champion Rikishi as a surprise entrant at this Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view in Phoenix, Arizona.

“I do know that they had contacted Rikishi, but he had a prior commitment that he could not get out of. My son Brian told me that it was just a commitment he literally could not get out of even though he really wanted to be in the Rumble.”

Lawler also hinted that some entrants in the Rumble this Sunday will include people that the majority of fans wouldn’t have been able to predict.

“The Royal Rumble has become our next biggest and most fan-favorite pay-per-view. It’s so unpredictable. I know for a fact, I don’t know who it will be, but there’s always some surprise entrants. There will be some people that you didn’t have a clue they were going to be involved in the Rumble.”

The interview is available in full at this link.