In the 2000 Royal Rumble match, The Rock prevailed. The Royal Rumble match was the main attraction. Non-participants Kaientai (Funaki and Taka Michinoku) attacked the competitors by randomly and persistently entering the ring throughout the match. Every time, they were promptly ejected.

The Big Show, Kane, X-Pac, and The Rock were the last four competitors in the Royal Rumble match. After removing Kane from the ring, the New Age Outlaws attacked him. The referees were distracted by Kane and failed to see that The Rock had eliminated X-Pac. X-Pac returned to the fight. On The Big Show, Kane delivered an enzuigiri and a scoop slam, but X-Pac stopped him with a spinning heel kick. The Big Show eliminated X-Pac with a gorilla press drop after he hit him with a Bronco buster, leaving The Rock and The Big Show. After The Rock gave a People's Elbow and a spinebuster, The Big Show returned with a chokeslam. The Rock was on The Big Show.The Rock grabbed hold of the rope and pulled The Big Show over, despite The Big Show's effort to toss him over the top rope. The bout was won by The Rock.

A highly contentious ending occurred during the 2000 Royal Rumble in WWE history. The Rock was declared the winner of the bout and was given the opportunity to defend his title at WrestleMania 2000. Nonetheless, The Big Show should have been the legitimate winner since The Rock's feet reached the ground before The Big Show's, as many fans and pundits noted. In reality, on a Raw broadcast, The Big Show challenged The Rock to a match at No Way Out in exchange for a slot at WrestleMania. He even showed video proof of this. After accepting and losing the match, The Rock went on to reclaim his spot at WrestleMania by defeating The Big Show once more in a match that ended fatally and featured Triple H and Mick Foley.

Who, then, emerged victorious in the 2000 Royal Rumble? Well, that all depends on your perspective. Since The Big Show was the last person to touch the floor, he should have been deemed the winner technically. Since The Rock was the crowd favourite and the planned main eventer for WrestleMania, he won in terms of plot development. It makes little difference historically because neither man prevailed in the title fight that they ultimately found themselves in. Vince McMahon turned on The Rock in a startling change of events that helped Triple H keep his belt.

In my opinion, The Rock was the most captivating and enjoyable performer in the WWE at the time, hence he should have won the 2000 Royal Rumble. Additionally, he and Triple H had a fantastic rivalry that ought to have been highlighted at WrestleMania. Although The Big Show was a strong rival, he lacked The Rock's popularity and personality. Additionally, he experienced some backstage problems that had an impact on his booking and performance2. The Rock, in my opinion, was a better option to be the face of WWE as its main star in 2000.