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WATCH: Fans compare Italy's Euro 2024 elimination to Kane's famous Santino Marela's elimination in Royal Rumble (Source: X)
Fans have compared Italy's elimination in the Euro 2024 with Santino Marella's elimination from the Royal Rumble 2009. It is worth noting that Kane eliminated the Italian in the match in just 1.9 seconds, a record in the history of the Rumble. Given how quick the elimination of Marella was, the fans found it similar to that of Italy's elimination from the Euro 2024.
Santino was the 28th entrant in the Royal Rumble. He came to the arena with full intensity and tried to make a mark. Kane, who was standing right towards the entrance of the ringside, wasted no time and eliminated Santino. The current TNA manager was shocked by the way he got eliminated. He could not believe that it took just 1.9 seconds for Kane to eliminate him.
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The segment from the PLE is remembered to date as one of the most funniest incidents in the history of WWE. The fans found Italy getting knocked out of the tournament funny, as they lost to a lower-ranked team in the Round of 16. The defending champions, who are ranked 10th in the FIFA world rankings, lost to Switzerland, who are ranked 19th in the world.
Italy's forgettable Euro 2024 campaign
The disappointing aspect of Italy's campaign was that they did not show enough fight in their matches. In their first match, the defending champions beat Albania 2-1. But they could not sustain the momentum and lost 0-1 to Spain. Italy barely managed to draw their game against Croatia 1-1 and qualified for the Round of 16 as the second-best team in their Group.
In a must-win game against Switzerland, Italy did not just concede two goals but failed to score even one. It led to their elimination from the tournament. The fans felt their elimination to be similar to Marella's as both did not last long in their match after entering the knockout stages. Many on the Internet found it to be an apt comparison. The video has gone viral on Instagram and other social media platforms.