Top 5 Big Men in Royal Rumble History

#2 - Kane (Royal Rumble 2001)

"The Big Red Machine" Kane

Number two on our list is one of the greatest big men in WWE history, and that goes with all due respect to everyone who has been named or mentioned on this list. In my honest opinion, you cannot have a top big man list for the Royal Rumble match and not bring up "The Big Red Machine", Kane.

Kane has had many historical moments throughout his WWE career: Feuds, storylines, angles, various heel and face turns, etc.. He has been loved and hated by the WWE Universe over the last two decades, but his performances in the Royal Rumble match were something to behold. In particular, I will be focusing on his run during the 2001 Royal Rumble match-up.

Kane entered the match at number 6. After scaring the living daylights out of comedian Drew Carey (who was a "surprise" entrant of sorts), bashing a guitar over the head of WWE Legend, The Honky Tonk Man and of course, eliminating a then-record 11 WWE Superstars, breaking the previous elimination streak held by Diesel (Kevin Nash) from the 1994 Royal Rumble.

Kane would eliminate Raven, Perry Saturn, Al Snow, Steve Blackman, Grandmaster Sexay, Honky Tonk Man, The Rock, Tazz, Albert, Crash Holly and Scotty 2 Hotty. Kane would make it all the way to the very end, where he was eliminated by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Kane lasted a little over 53 minutes as well, which is quite a feat for a big man and showed the endurance Kane had during the prime of his wrestling career.

Kane would go on to have many more historic Royal Rumble moments and of course career highlights, but none would fail to compare to his dominance in the 2001 Royal Rumble.

Kane is still currently a semi-active member of the WWE roster but has taken a much-reduced role due to his real-life duties as the Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee.

Kane would have been considered number one on my list had it not been for the performance of our next and final entry...