WWE Royal Rumble 2008 (2008)
Royal Rumble (2008) was the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 27, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. The event was also the first WWE pay-per-view broadcast in high definition. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from all three brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was Randy Orton versus Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was Edge versus Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship. The featured matches on the undercard were Montel Vontavious Porter versus Ric Flair in a Career Threatening match and John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus Chris Jericho.
Director: Kevin Dunn
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John Cena as John Cena |
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Randy Orton as Randy Orton |
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Adam Copeland as Edge |
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Jeff Hardy as Jeff Hardy |
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Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio as Rey Mysterio |
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Paul Levesque as Triple H |
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Dave Bautista as Batista |
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Glenn Jacobs as Kane |
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Mark Calaway as The Undertaker |
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Michael Hickenbottom as Shawn Michaels |
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Christopher Keith Irvine as Chris Jericho |
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John Layfield as JBL |
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Ric Flair as Ric Flair |
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Hassan Hamin Assad as MVP |
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Matthew Hardy as Matt Hardy |
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Anthony Carelli as Santino Marella |
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Dalip Singh as The Great Khali |
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Robert Howard as Hardcore Holly |
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John Hennigan as John Morrison |
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Tom Laughlin as Tommy Dreamer |
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Dylan Postl as Hornswoggle |
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Jamie Noble as Jamie Noble |
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Phil Brooks as CM Punk |
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Cody Rhodes as Cody Rhodes |
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Edward Fatu as Umaga |
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Mike Mizanin as The Miz |
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Shelton Benjamin as Shelton Benjamin |
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James Reiher as "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka |
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Roddy Piper as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
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Carlos Colón Jr. as Carlito |
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Mick Foley as Mick Foley |
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Ken Anderson as Mr. Kennedy |
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Nelson Frazier Jr. as Big Daddy V |
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Mark Henry as Mark Henry |
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Chavo Guerrero Jr. as Chavo |
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Dave Finlay as Finlay |
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Elijah Burke as Elijah Burke |
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Charles Palumbo as Chuck Palumbo |
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Gene Snitsky as Snitsky |
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Matthew Cardona as Zack Ryder |
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Brian Myers as Curt Hawkins |
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Vickie Guerrero as Vickie Guerrero (Ringside) |
| Writing | Brandon Campbell | Writer |
| Directing | Kevin Dunn | Director |
| Writing | Jenifer Bloodsworth | Writer |
| Production | Vince McMahon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vince McMahon | Producer |
| Crew | Michael Buffer | Presenter |
