Kane
Royal Rumble 2004
| Entrant Number | 12 |
|---|---|
| Time In The Match | 1:40 |
| Number Of Eliminations | None |
| Eliminated By | Booker T |
The 2004 Royal Rumble was one of the best of all time. Chris Benoit came out first and won the entire thing, Big Show dominated the second half of the match, Randy Orton had an incredible performance, Mick Foley made his return and the Final Four was fantastic.
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Someone who didn’t get to spend a lot of time in the ring was Kane, who had essentially killed the American Badass gimmick by burying The Undertaker at Survivor Series 2003. Now, The Deadman’s “spirit” was back to torment his brother, as Undertaker’s gong distracted Kane and allowed Booker T to eliminate him.
Kane took his anger out on poor Spike Dudley, who didn’t even make it to the ring!
Royal Rumble 2013
| Entrant Number | 24 |
|---|---|
| Time In The Match | 1:46 |
| Number Of Eliminations | 2
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| Eliminated By | Daniel Bryan |
Speaking of Kane’s anger issues, he finally worked on it a decade later with the help of Dr. Shelby. Shelby thought he had things under control with Kane and his tag team partner Daniel Bryan, the reigning WWE Tag Team Champions at the time. Team Hell No retained their belts against Team Rhodes Scholars at Royal Rumble 2013, and they were both scheduled to appear in the Rumble Match later that night.
Daniel Bryan came out at #21 while Kane joined the match a few moments later, at #24. Less than two minutes after Kane entered the ring, his own tag team partner had already eliminated him! While the two argued, Cesaro knocked Bryan off the apron, who landed right on Kane’s arms. The Big Red Machine had the chance to save his tag team partner, but he decided to return the favor and eliminate Bryan instead.
Royal Rumble 2014
| Entrant Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Time In The Match | 1:10 |
| Number Of Eliminations | 1 (CM Punk) |
| Eliminated By | CM Punk |
One year later, the fun was over for Kane – literally and figuratively – as he was now The Authority’s Director of Operations. The mask and the iconic attire were gone and had been replaced by a suit and tie. It was as entertaining and visually impressive as it sounds. The same can be said about Kane’s performance in the 2014 Royal Rumble Match.
For the third time in his career, Kane didn’t even last two minutes in the Rumble. This time, it wasn’t to set up a WrestleMania match or because he was in a super entertaining tag team with Daniel Bryan. Kane’s one-minute elimination was used to set up a Triple H/CM Punk WrestleMania XXX clash that never happened because Punk left WWE the next night.
Sure, Kane was no longer a main eventer, but he was still one of the biggest names that competed in that match. He deserved better than this.
