Among Gunther’s nine Royal Rumble eliminations were Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy. Both Usos and both Hardys were removed by the same entrant.
It is a striking detail within the larger total: four of the nine came from those two pairs of brothers. Yet the Rumble did not end with Gunther winning. Brock Lesnar eliminated him, and Oba Femi ultimately took the match. The contrast is exactly why a dominant stretch and the final victory remain different achievements.