WWE Royal Rumble 2004

180 minutes

1/25/2004

Overview

Royal Rumble (2004) was the seventeenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by Sony's PlayStation 2, took place on January 25, 2004 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. Beginning with this Royal Rumble, the winner could challenge at WrestleMania his choice of either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from both brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was a Last Man Standing match between Triple H and Shawn Michaels for the World Heavyweight Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Brock Lesnar versus Hardcore Holly for the WWE Championship. The featured match on the undercard was a Tables match for the World Tag Team Championship between Evolution (Ric Flair and Batista) and the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von).

Cast List

Chris Benoit
as Chris Benoit
Brock Lesnar
as Brock Lesnar
Paul Levesque
as Triple H
Robert Howard
as Hardcore Holly
Michael Hickenbottom
as Shawn Michaels
Paul Wight
as The Big Show
John Cena
as John Cena
Steve Austin
as Stone Cold Steve Austin
Eddie Guerrero
as Eddie Guerrero
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
as Chavo Guerrero
Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio
as Rey Mysterio
Jamie Noble
as Jamie Noble
Ric Flair
as Ric Flair
Dave Bautista
as Batista
Mark LoMonaco
as Bubba Ray Dudley
Devon Hughes
as D-Von Dudley
Randy Orton
as Randy Orton
Mark Henry
as Mark Henry
Yoshihiro Tajiri
as Tajiri
Terry Gerin
as Rhyno
John Layfield
as Bradshaw
Matthew Hardy
as Matt Hardy
Scott Rechsteiner
as Scott Steiner
Matt Morgan
as Matt Morgan
Gregory Shane Helms
as The Hurricane
Booker Huffman, Jr.
as Booker T
Glenn Jacobs
as Kane
Matt Hyson
as Spike Dudley
Solofa Fatu Jr.
as Rikishi
René Goguen
as Rene Dupree
Matt Bloom
as A-Train
Shelton Benjamin
as Shelton Benjamin
Kurt Angle
as Kurt Angle
Rico Constantino
as Rico
Mick Foley
as Mick Foley
Jason Reso
as Christian
Charles Haas
as Charlie Haas
Monty Sopp
as Billy Gunn
Rob Szatkowski
as Rob Van Dam
Bill Goldberg
as Goldberg
Ernest Miller
as Ernest Miller
James Maritato
as Nunzio
Chris Irvine
as Chris Jericho