Royal Rumble 2005
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| Royal Rumble 2005 | |
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| Promotion | WWE |
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| Date | January 30, 2005 |
| Venue | Save Mart Center |
| City | Fresno, California, USA |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Last Event | New Year's Revolution |
| Next Event | No Way Out |
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
- Edge defeated Shawn Michaels
- Edge pinned Michaels with a roll up while holding the ropes.
- The Undertaker defeated Heidenreich in a Casket Match
- John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Kurt Angle and The Big Show in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Championship
- JBL pinned Kurt Angle after a Clothesline From Hell.
- During the match, JBL's Cabinet interferred in his behalf and Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns interferred on Angle's behalf.
- Triple H defeated Randy Orton to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
- Triple H pinned Orton after a Pedigree.
- Royal Rumble Match
- See Below
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
| Entrant | Eliminated by | Time | ||
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| 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 |
External links and references
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