Thursday, August 20, 2026

Shawn Spears Reveals He Pitched His WWE Return For The 2024 Royal Rumble

WWE NXT star Shawn Spears appeared on Insight With Chris Van Vliet, where he talked about a number of topics including how he pitched his return to the company at the 2024 Royal Rumble PLE, although he was too late.

Spears said, “I shot my shot. I was a little late. I was too late. It was too tight of a timeframe once everything had to be settled and finalized. It was tight. Things evolved and it was a last minute thing. Royal Rumble is a massive event every year for WWE. I just missed the bar. I shot it out there and they were like, ‘Urgh, things are done and things are set.’ I was just down the street and I was ready, just in case. I had stuff made up just in case. Always be ready so you never have to get ready.”

You can check out Spears’ comments in the video below.

(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)