WWE Royal Rumble 2005

180 minutes

1/30/2005

Overview

Royal Rumble (2005) was the eighteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by PlayStation and took place on January 30, 2005 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California and featured talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands. 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 Triple H versus Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship. The primary match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship between reigning champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Kurt Angle, and The Big Show.

Cast List

Dave Bautista
as Batista
John Layfield
as JBL
Paul Levesque
as Triple H
Paul Wight
as Big Show
Kurt Angle
as Kurt Angle
Randy Orton
as Randy Orton
John Cena
as John Cena
Michael Hickenbottom
as Shawn Michaels
Adam Copeland
as Edge
Eddie Guerrero
as Eddy Guerrero
Chris Benoit
as Chris Benoit
Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio
as Rey Mysterio
Chris Irvine
as Chris Jericho
Booker Huffman, Jr.
as Booker T
Mark Calaway
as The Undertaker
Jon Heidenreich
as Heidenreich
Doug Basham
as Doug Basham
Shelton Benjamin
as Shelton Benjamin
Carlos Colón Jr.
as Carlito
Robert Howard
as Hardcore Holly
Gregory Shane Helms
as The Hurricane
Kenzo Suzuki
as Kenzo Suzuki
Matthew Wiese
as Luther Reigns
Mark Copani
as Muhammad Hassan
Scott Garland
as Scotty 2 Hotty
Charles Haas
as Charlie Haas
René Goguen
as Rene Dupree
Jonathan Coachman
as Jonathan Coachman
Mark Jindrak
as Mark Jindrak
Paul London
as Paul London
Nelson Frazier Jr.
as Viscera
Glenn Jacobs
as Kane
Jason Reso
as Christian
Gene Snitsky
as Snitsky
Michael Bucci
as Simon Dean