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Video: IShowSpeed Calls Out Roman Reigns After Leaving WWE Royal Rumble in Neck Brace

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After a surprise—and brief—appearance in the 2025 Royal Rumble, IShowSpeed is setting his ambitions high for whenever he gets in the Rumble match again.

Speaking to Cathy Kelley backstage and wearing a neck brace, IShowSpeed said he would be back in 2026 and called out "everybody," including Roman Reigns.

The YouTube star was added to the match by Triple H as a replacement for Akira Tozawa, who was making his way to the ring as the eighth entrant when he was attacked by Carmelo Hayes.

IShowSpeed worked with Bron Breakker to score an elimination by tossing Otis over the top, but the intercontinental champion proceeded to break Speed in half with a spear.

It's interesting that Speed's post on X says "no more WWE" then he followed it up by calling out superstars and vowing to take part in the 2026 Rumble, though he doesn't seem to be paying close attention because after Reigns he mentioned eliminating Mark Henry.

Henry hasn't worked for WWE since 2021, though he's at least no longer under contract to AEW. It was also odd Speed didn't call out Breakker, though it's hard to blame him for not wanting to make him mad given how vicious that spear looked.

If nothing else, WWE got exactly what it wanted from IShowSpeed's appearance. Steve Carrier of Ringside News noted the clip of Breakker's spear generated 49.6 million views on social media in the first 12 hours after the event.

This marked IShowSpeed's second appearance at a WWE premium live event. He took an RKO from Randy Orton in a triple-threat match that included Paul and Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 40.

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