10 Dumbest Royal Rumble Participants In WWE History

4. Big Show

Kane Royal Rumble 2001
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The World’s Largest Athlete is always good for a few huge spots every year. Big Show will enter the Rumble, throw a few smaller guys around, and enjoy a spell of dominance. The roster will inevitably unite against the greater threat, however, and he’ll be tossed out before long. WWE’s commentators love pointing-out that his size presents a huge advantage in these matches, but it makes him a target more often than not, and Show has never won a Rumble.

This is partly because he’s one of the most illogical competitors in the match’s history. Show’s favourite Rumble trick is grabbing a wrestler in a Gorilla Press, but slamming them down inside the ring instead of throwing them out. He did it to Hardcore Holly and Billy Gunn in 2000, Triple H (twice!) in 2006, and did the same with a Chokeslam to Chris Benoit in 2004/

The 2000 Rumble saw him hesitate on delivering a slam to The Rock, before eventually charging across the ring and creating enough momentum for Rocky to flip him over the top. In 2010 he opted to pull Shawn Michaels back into the ring instead of knocking him out while he was skinning the cat, and in 2006, a double-goozle between him and Kane forced them towards the ropes, and allowed Triple H to push both men out.

Big Show should be the most imposing participant in any Rumble he enters, but he has no idea how to use his size to his advantage. That being said, he’s far from the dumbest big man in Royal Rumble history...

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