100 Greatest WWE Royal Rumble Moments Ever

41. Team Hell No’s Issues (2013)

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Who’d have imagined that pairing one of the most dominant monsters in company history with the best technical wrestler on the planet would lead to comedy gold?

Of course, Kane and Daniel Bryan were involved in plenty of fantastic matches during their time together as Team Hell No, but just as memorable - if not more so - were the comedic interactions between the two. And one such moment of brilliance came at the 2013 Royal Rumble.

Having successfully retained the WWE Tag Team Championships against Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow earlier in the night, both members of Team Hell No would enter the Rumble. Unable to help himself, though, Bryan took an opportunity to eliminate Kane less than two minutes after the Big Red Machine had entered the match.

So, when D-Bry himself was then sent flying to the outside by Cesaro, only to land in the arms of his partner, Kane had quite the decision to make: place Bryan back on the apron and allow his Rumble participation to continue, or drop the Yes! Man to the floor and seal his elimination?

The work here from both members of Team Hell No was, as always, great, with Bryan screaming “Yes!” and Kane shouting “No!” before Daniel was dumped to the floor.

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