5 memorable Royal Rumble competitors who never won the match

#2 Big Show is the Royal Rumble definition of so close yet so far

As memorable Royal Rumble non-winners go, few have come close to the Big Show. The Giant, now known as Paul Wight, infamously lost the 2000 match to the Rock despite the latter's feet appearing to touch the floor first. The incident is one of the most infamous botches in WWE history.

It reportedly forced the company to change its planned Wrestlemania 2000 main event by adding Show and Mick Foley to the mix. Thus, out of the 7-Foot, 500-pounder's misfortune came forth the "A McMahon in every corner" match, from which he was eliminated first. He endured more Rumble agony in 2004, this time finishing runner-up against Chris Benoit.

To add insult to the injury, The Rock teased him about the 2000 Rumble finish in a RAW backstage segment on January 25, 2016.

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#1 Chris Jericho has spent the most time EVER in the Royal Rumble match

Despite only being ninth on the all-time Royal Rumble appearance list, Chris Jericho is the match's all-time "iron man." The Canadian-born star is only 27 seconds shy of 5 hours in Rumble contention. However, he has never won the match, making his feat even more incredible.

Jericho has been the "iron man" for an individual match twice, clocking in at 38 minutes and 54 seconds in the 2003 edition and 1 hour and 13 seconds in 2017. For the purposes of this list, at least, it is somewhat poetic that Le Champion's final appearance in WWE came at the 50-man Greatest Rumble in 2018.

While Randy Orton can surpass the Ayatollah of Rock-N-Rolla by lasting 26 minutes in the upcoming match, no one can dispute that Y2J is a bonafide Rumble legend.