5 Best runner-up performances in Royal Rumble match history

#2 Kane (2001)

Kane had the most dominant Rumble performance but lost to Steve Austin

When you look at the history of Royal Rumble, few Superstars have been more dominant in the Rumble match than The Devil's Favorite Demon. In his over two decades long career, Glenn Jacobs not only took part in an unprecedented 17 Royal Rumble matches under the gimmick of Kane but also eliminated a record 43 people from the match.

Despite all these marvelous numbers, Kane was never a pre-match favorite to win this gigantic contest. However, he took the whole world by storm with just a solitary performance, that solidified him as the greatest Superstar in the history of the match

In a run that lasted almost 52 minutes, Kane eliminated a total of 11 superstars from a match, a record that stood for a total of 13 years. Tazz, Steve Blackman, Raven, Crash Holly, The Rock, and even The Honky Tonk Man faced the wrath of the Big Reg Monster.

However, even such a dominant performance was not good enough for him to win the match, as a brutal summit clash with Steve Austin, who smashed Kane with three chair shots on his skull, ended with him being the last man eliminated from the match.