WWE Royal Rumble 2005 was a Pay Per View event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which took place on January 30, 2005 , at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
It's the 18° edition of the Royal Rumble event series, after WWE Royal Rumble 2004.
The show features wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands.
The event had an attendance of 12,000 fans. The main event of the show was 30-Man Royal Rumble Match.
Below you can find the full match card and results of WWE Royal Rumble 2005, and more information about the event.
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WWE Royal Rumble 2005: Results & Match Card
Match Card
Casket Match
WWE Championship Triple Threat Match
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
Winner gets a World Championship match of his choice at WrestleMania 21Announced Participants:Batista, Booker T, Charlie Haas, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Christian, Daniel Puder, Eddie Guerrero, Edge, Gene Snitsky, Hardcore Holly, John Cena, Jonathan Coachman, Kane, Kenzo Suzuki, Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak, Muhammad Hassan, Orlando Jordan, Paul London, René Duprée, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, Scotty 2 Hotty, Shawn Dean, Shawn Michaels, Shelton Benjamin, The Hurricane, Viscera
Results
- [Sunday Night Heat]via Pinfall
- via Pinfall
Casket Match
WWE Championship Triple Threat Match
to retain the Title- via Pinfall to retain the Title
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
Winner gets a World Championship match of his choice at WrestleMania 21Winner:Final Four: Batista, John Cena, Edge, Rey MysterioOrder of Entrances:N. Entrant Elimination 1 
Eddie Guerrero#11 - by Edge 2 
Chris Benoit#25 - by Ric Flair & Batista 3 
Daniel Puder#1 - by Hardcore Holly 4 
Hardcore Holly#2 - by Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit 5 
The Hurricane#3 - by Eddie Guerrero 6 
Kenzo Suzuki#4 - by Rey Mysterio 7 
Edge#28 - by Batista & John Cena 8 
Rey Mysterio#27 - by Edge 9 
Shelton Benjamin#10 - by Edge 10 
Booker T#9 - by Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio 11 
Chris Jericho#21 - by Batista 12 
Luther Reigns#7 - by Booker T 13 
Muhammad Hassan#5 - by Edge,Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Booker T, Shelton Benjamin & Luther Reigns 14 
Orlando Jordan#8 - by Booker T 15 
Scotty 2 Hotty#6 - unable to compete 16 
Charlie Haas#13 - by Shawn Michaels 17 
René Duprée#16 - by Chris Jericho 18 
Simon Dean#12 - by Shawn Michaels 19 
Shawn Michaels#15 - by Kurt Angle (from outside) 20 
Kurt Angle#14 - by Shawn Michaels 21 
Jonathan Coachman#23 - by Ric Flair 22 
Mark Jindrak#19 - by Kane 23 
Viscera#17 - by John Cena 24 
Paul London#18 - by Gene Snitsky 25 
John Cena#29 - by Batista 26 
Gene Snitsky#20 - by Batista 27 
Kane#22 - by John Cena 28 
BatistaWinner 29 
Christian#24 - by Batista 30 
Ric Flair#26 - by Edge
Event Info
- Event Name WWE Royal Rumble 2005
- Promotion
World Wrestling Entertainment - Event Type Pay Per View
- Brand Raw, SmackDown
- Country
United States - Location Fresno, California
- Event Date January 30, 2005
- Year 2005
- Event Series Royal Rumble
- Arena Save Mart Center
- Network On-Demand
- Attendance 12,000
- Running Time 3 hours
- Commentary By
Jim Ross
Jerry "The King" Lawler
Tazz
Michael Cole - Ring Announcer
Howard Finkel
Tony Chimel - Theme Song "Find the Real" by Alter Bridge
- Main Event 30-Man Royal Rumble Match
- Game Appearances
