5 WWE Superstars who overshadowed the winner of the Royal Rumble match 

#4 Kane (WWE Royal Rumble 2001)

In the 2001 Royal Rumble, Kane wore a mask for 54 minutes and eliminated 11 people. You can wear one to Aldi. pic.twitter.com/3TbKYwk4Ur

— Sam Jones (@SamJonesMCR) July 14, 2020

Kane's dominance in the 2001 edition of Royal Rumble is regarded as the most terrifying and greatest performance in the history of the PPV. Entering at number 6, The Big Red Machine stayed in the match for over 53 minutes and eliminated 11 participants in the process. Though nobody had expected him to win the bout, Kane made it feel like he might pull-off a shocker of an upset victory.

Kane was eventually eliminated by Stone Cold Steve Austin, who entered the match at number 27, and stayed for a mere 9 minutes before winning. While nobody can ignore what Stone Cold achieved here and his all-time great clash at WrestleMania 17 against The Rock, Kane was easily the star performer in the bout. Whenever people look back at this match, it is mostly for The Big Red Machine's jaw-dropping performance.

On this day 20 years ago, my favourite Royal Rumble match of all time took place. It's the Royal Rumble 2001. From Kane dominating to a bloody Steve Austin winning, this one had it all. There was also a great ladder match on the same night! pic.twitter.com/2NXqHfYZ8v

— Select Match Type Podcast (@SelectMatchPod) January 21, 2021

The two-time WWE Champion is widely considered to be the greatest Royal Rumble performer, as he holds the record of the highest collective eliminations in the Rumble history with 44 total eliminations.