The WWE reportedly had Angel Garza scheduled for a comedy at the recent Men’s Royal Rumble Match.
Garza did not appear at the 2021 Men’s Rumble after a late decision to replace the RAW Superstar with Otis from SmackDown, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Although Otis was announced at one point, he ended up being pulled in internally, but he replaced Garza.
Garza was at Tropicana Field for Rumble’s pay-per-view and was originally hired to make a comedy film where he would enter, tear his pants as he always does and be eliminated immediately.
It is not yet known why Garza was removed from the game, but it was noted that it was a last minute decision.
Garza has not been recorded in a regular RAW storyline since the rivalry with Andrade ended in mid-October. His last RAW appearance came on January 4, when he lost the WWE 24/7 Title to R-Truth on Legends Night. He worked on the last 4 episodes of the WWE Main Event, winning 3 wins over Ricochet, Humberto Carrillo and Akira Tozawa, and 1 loss to Tozawa.
Otis ended up being # 20 in Men’s Rumble. He lasted 53 seconds before being expelled by King Baron Corbin, as the 13th elimination. He did not have his own eliminations during the match.
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