5 WWE Royal Rumble unscripted moments you might not know about

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#1 The Rock's feet touch the floor - WWE Royal Rumble 2000

The 2000 WWE Royal Rumble match saw The Rock flipping Big Show over the top rope to win the match, but not without some controversy.

Both Superstars went over the top rope, but The Rock's feet touched the floor first. The Great One was a popular babyface during this time, and everybody wanted him to win the match.

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WWE decided to turn the botch into a storyline, with Big Show arguing that he was the real winner. Both were eventually inserted into the title bout at the Show of Shows along with Triple H and Mankind, making it a Fatal Four-Way match, which The Game won.

In 2014, The Rock returned to WWE Monday Night RAW, where he met up with Big Show backstage. The People's Champion told the World's Largest Athlete that he watched the 2000 Royal Rumble and agreed that Big Show won the match.

The Rock also added that the director of The Scorpion King said whoever won the 30-man match would star in the film. He said it should've been Big Show who was supposed to be a Hollywood star, leaving the giant in tears.

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