According to WWE, Angel Garza planned for a comedy spot in the recent Men’s Royal Rumble Match.
Garza does not appear in the 2021 Men’s Rumble after a late decision to replace the RAW Superstar with Otis from SmackDown, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. While Otis was advertised at one point, he was eventually pulled internally, but replaced Garza.
Garza was on Tropicana field for the Rumble pay-per-view and was originally booked to do a comedy spot where he would walk in, tear off his pants like he regularly does, and then be eliminated immediately.
There is still no word on why Garza was taken out of the match, but it was noted that it was a last minute decision.
Garza was not discussed in a regular RAW storyline, as the feud with Andrade ended mid-October. His last RAW appearance took place on January 4 when he dropped the WWE 24/7 title to R-Truth on Legends Night. He has worked the last 4 episodes of the WWE Main Event and scored 3 wins over Ricochet, Humberto Carrillo and Akira Tozawa, and 1 loss against Tozawa.
Otis was eventually the no. 20 in the Men’s Rumble. It lasted 53 seconds before being thrown out by King Baron Corbin as the 13th elimination. He had no eliminations of his own during the game.
Stay tuned for more information.