WWE Royal Rumble 2005

Kevin Dunn
2005-01-30

All the rumbling, minus the dancing and singing
8.2
180 min

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

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