10 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble 2001 Facts
6. Half Of The Entrants Didn't Last Four Minutes
It was another one of those "express" Rumbles, where there isn't too much deadwood lying around, overstaying their welcome. Only two wrestlers managed to survive longer than 20 minutes, and they were both true stars: Kane was the iron man at 53:46, while The Rock helped pace most of the match at 38:42.
For 15 entrants, they wouldn't come close to those times, and in fact failed to even reach the four-minute mark. Steve Blackman had the 16th longest stay in the match, and that was a grueling three minutes and eight seconds.
Rather than list all 15 names, it's easier to just note the four quickest eliminations, that all went under one minute. Faarooq only made it 58 seconds, while Scotty 2 Hotty lasted just 47. The Goodfather of Right to Censor was gone in 13, and Tazz posted the lowest time at a scant ten seconds.