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Royal Rumble 2005 was the eighteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It 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 performers from both brands. Batista, the twenty-eighth entrant, won the match by last eliminating John Cena, the twenty-fifth entrant. The predominant match on the Raw brand was Triple H versus Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Triple H won by pinfall after executing a Pedigree. The primary match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship between champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), Kurt Angle, and The Big Show. JBL won the match and retained the title after pinning Angle following a Clothesline from Hell.

Results

Sunday Night Heat: Maven defeated Rhyno (07:01)
Edge defeated Shawn Michaels (18:32)
The Undertaker defeated Heidenreich in a Casket Match (13:20)
John Bradshaw Layfield (c) defeated Kurt Angle and The Big Show in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Championship (12:04)
Triple H defeated Randy Orton to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (21:28)
Batista won the Royal Rumble (51:27)

Entrant		Eliminated by		Time
1	Eddie Guerrero	11	Edge	28:11
2	Chris Benoit	25	Ric Flair	47:26
3	Daniel Puder	1	Bob Holly	4:09
4	Hardcore Holly	2	Benoit & Guerrero	1:59
5	The Hurricane	3	Benoit & Guerrero	1:04
6	Kenzo Suzuki	4	Ray Mysterio	3:31
7	Edge	28	Batista & Cena	40:19
8	Rey Mysterio	27	Edge	38:25
9	Shelton Benjamin	10	Edge	14:35
10	Booker T	9	Guerrero & Mysterio	10:42
11	Chris Jericho	21	Batista	28:22
12	Luther Reigns	7	Booker T	7:13
13	Muhammad Hussan	5	Edge,Jericho,Benoit,Booker,Benjamin,Reigns	0:54
14	Orlando Jordan	8	Booker T	3:36
15	Scotty 2 Hotty	6	Failed to enter	0:00
16	Charlie Haas	13	Michaels	6:20
17	Rene Dupree	16	Jericho	11:32
18	Simon Dean	12	Michaels	0:20
19	Shawn Michaels	15	Angle	4:56
20	Kurt Angle	14	Michaels	0:37
21	Jonathan Coachman	23	Flair	13:48
22	Mark Jindrak	19	Kane	8:15
23	Viscera	17	Cena	3:00
24	Paul London	18	Snitsky	3:15
25	John Cena	29	Batista	15:28
26	Snitsky	20	Batista	3:38
27	Kane	22	Cena	3:54
28	Batista	na	WINNER	10:54
29	Christian	24	Batista	2:09
30	Ric Flair	26	Edge	1:58

2005 World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-views
New Years Revolution • Royal Rumble • No Way Out • WrestleMania • Backlash • Judgment Day • One Night Stand • Vengeance • The Great American Bash • SummerSlam • Unforgiven • No Mercy • Taboo Tuesday • Survivor Series • Armageddon

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