IShowSpeed Calls Out and Challenges WWE Champions Following His Royal Rumble 2025 Appearance

YouTuber IShowSpeed called out the entire WWE roster after getting injured during his debut Royal Rumble match.

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YouTuber IShowSpeed with WWE’s John Cena (Image via IShowSpeed / YouTube)

Darren “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. debuted at World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) Royal Rumble 2025 event on February 1, 2025. Every year, the WWE invites some celebrities and Hall of Fame wrestlers to cameo at the annual Royal Rumble event. Speed starred as a celebrity this year, but he got knocked out of the match in 56 seconds.

During Speed’s 56-second debut, the YouTube streamer eliminated WWE Superstar Nikola “Otis” Michal Bogojević. Bron Breakker ended Speed’s early momentum and eliminated him before the YouTuber could get more eliminations. Otis caught the streamer and injured his neck by smashing him into the announcer’s table.

WWE medics took Speed to the backstage for treatment. The YouTube streamer said that he would return next year and called out the entire WWE roster, including Roman Reigns, Dominic Mysterio, and Mark Henry. 

IShowSpeed Challenges Entire WWE Roster for Royal Rumble 2026

When Speed was leaving Lucas Oil Stadium after suffering an injury, a WWE staff member asked him:

“How do you feel you fared considering all the elements and odds stacked against you?”

Speed tweeted that he was “done” with the WWE after his injury. But he had a different answer for the interviewer; he said: 

“If I had more time. I don’t know why they keep doing this to me. If I had more time, I promise you, I could do way more than y’all think I could. Next Royal Rumble I’m calling out everybody. Roman Reigns, Mark Henry, Rey Mysterio, Dom…it don’t matter who you are. I’m getting all y’all. Just wait until I start training out there.”

In 2024, Speed dressed up as a Prime energy drink bottle to come to support Logan Paul during his match against Randy Orton at Wrestlemania. After interrupting Orton during the match, the wrestler used his signature “RKO” move on Speed and dropped him through the announcer’s table. 

Speed’s Wrestling Debut at WWE Royal Rumble 2025

WWE’s Royal Rumble matches feature 30 contestants, including a mix of wrestlers, celebrities, and WWE Hall of Fame members. IShowSpeed entered the match in the number eight spot and worked with WWE Superstar Bron Breakker to eliminate Otis. 

Speeds’ fans cheered him on as he did his signature backflip in front of 70,000 members in the audience. Breaker cut Speed’s celebrations short and threw him into Otis’ hands outside the ring. Otis grabbed Speed and injured his neck on the announcer’s table. WWE’s medical staff had to intervene and put a neck brace on the streamer to prevent further injuries. 

The whole event followed a script; it is unlikely that Speed sustained any real injuries. After saying he wouldn’t return to the WWE ever again, the streamer promised to return in 2026.


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