100 Greatest WWE Royal Rumble Moments Ever

6. Drew McIntyre Claymore Kicks Brock Lesnar Out (2020)

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One moment from the 2020 Rumble lives rent free in the minds of fans everywhere. You know what it is, and you also know it's coming shortly after this on the list! First, everyone should revel in the beauty of that pop when Drew McIntyre smacked Brock Lesnar with a Claymore Kick so deadly it knocked the Beast out of the ring and ended his night.

Night night, Brock. Sleep well, son.

Lesnar had been toying around with some other members of the roster since the start of the match. Guys like Big E, Keith Lee, and Braun Strowman had tried to match power with power, but all failed. McIntyre wouldn't. He looked like a million bucks after booting Brock in the chops as an aghast Paul Heyman looked on at his meal ticket from ringside.

Drew would go on to win the Rumble and secure a title match at WrestleMania 36. Nobody knew then that it'd end up being the strangest 'Mania ever due to the global COVID pandemic. It's difficult to shake the idea that McIntyre was robbed of bigger pops than this in 2020, but... what a goosebumps-inducing reaction his Claymore Kick got.

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