WWE Royal Rumble 2005
All the rumbling, minus the dancing and singing
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
Dave Bautista
Batista
John Layfield
JBL
Paul Lévesque
Triple H
Paul Wight
Big Show
Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Randy Orton
Randy Orton
John Cena
John Cena
Michael Hickenbottom
Shawn Michaels
Adam Copeland
Edge
Eddie Guerrero
Eddy Guerrero
Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Óscar Gutiérrez
Rey Mysterio
