10 WWE Superstars who lasted less than five seconds in a Royal Rumble match

Santino Marella
Santino Marella

#4 No Way Jose (WWE Royal Rumble 2019, 2 seconds)

No Way Jose after being eliminated from Royal Rumble 2019
No Way Jose after being eliminated from Royal Rumble 2019

No Way Jose was in good spirits while making his way to the ring at No. 15 during Royal Rumble 2019, as he danced and came along with his congo troupe. However, he was eliminated in just 2 seconds by Samoa Joe, who delivered a clothesline as soon as he entered the ring.

Not to be disappointed, Jose made his way back dancing along with his troupe. However, Drew McIntyre hilariously gave him a Glasgow Kiss headbutt while making his entry into the match, putting him down.

The match was eventually won by Seth Rollins, who would then go on to defeat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 35.


#3 The Warlord ( WWE Royal Rumble 1989, 2 seconds)

The Warlord
The Warlord

In the second edition of Royal Rumble in the year 1989, The Warlord, one half of the tag-team The Powers of Pain, set an unfortunate record of being eliminated in just 2 seconds, after entering the ring at No. 21, This record stood for 20 years until Santino Marella broke it. More on that in the next slide.

As soon as he powered his way into the ring, Hulk Hogan eliminated him by executing a clothesline. The Hulkamaniacs went wild over it.

The match was eventually won by Big John Studd, who surprisingly didn't get any title match at WrestleMania V.

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Edited by Kaushik Das
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