WWE hosted a very successful event in Saudi Arabia last week titled The Greatest Royal Rumble. One of the unexpected highlights from the show included a moment when Raw Superstar Titus O’Neil tripped before sliding almost completely under the ring as he made his way down to the ring for the 50-man Royal Rumble match. It was undoubtedly one of the most hilarious accidents in the history of professional wrestling with several fans comparing the incident to The Shockmaster’s botched debut in WCW. However, the fun and games have stopped momentarily for WWE and Titus O’Neil with an ongoing lawsuit against the two sides beginning in court recently.
Cameraman Donald Anderson claims that he was injured by Titus while filming an episode of the WWE Network prank series Swerved back in 2015. The lawsuit was moved from California to Florida earlier this month and it has only continued from there. PWInsider just provided a brand new update on the current status of the lawsuit. The report mentions that WWE filed a motion to have the lawsuit thrown out back on April 27th. WWE also says that the courts in the state of Florida have no jurisdiction over them since they are “headquartered there.” Titus himself has not officially filed any sort of response. Stay tuned for future updates on the lawsuit against O’Neil and WWE.
Among the surprise appearances during the 50-man Royal Rumble match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event was Hornswoggle. The former WWE Superstar made an appearance during the match but did not last very long. Hornswoggle’s return during the match was certainly unexpected and he received a great response from the crowd in Saudi Arabia when he came out, however, PWInsider has reported that Hornswoggle was originally set to compete in a different match during the show. The report claims that Hornswoggle was going to face Rob “The Giant” Araujo, who once appeared in WWE as “Wee-BL.” Araujo was flown to Saudi Arabia, but the change in plans meant that he was not used on the show.