WWE Royal Rumble 2004 (2004)
Royal Rumble (2004) was the seventeenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by Sony's PlayStation 2, took place on January 25, 2004 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. Beginning with this Royal Rumble, the winner could challenge at WrestleMania his choice of either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. 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 a Last Man Standing match between Triple H and Shawn Michaels for the World Heavyweight Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Brock Lesnar versus Hardcore Holly for the WWE Championship. The featured match on the undercard was a Tables match for the World Tag Team Championship between Evolution (Ric Flair and Batista) and the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von).
Director: Kevin Dunn
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Chris Benoit as Chris Benoit |
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Brock Lesnar as Brock Lesnar |
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Paul Levesque as Triple H |
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Robert Howard as Hardcore Holly |
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Michael Hickenbottom as Shawn Michaels |
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Paul Wight as The Big Show |
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John Cena as John Cena |
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Steve Austin as Stone Cold Steve Austin |
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Eddie Guerrero as Eddie Guerrero |
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Chavo Guerrero Jr. as Chavo Guerrero |
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Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio as Rey Mysterio |
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Jamie Noble as Jamie Noble |
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Ric Flair as Ric Flair |
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Dave Bautista as Batista |
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Mark LoMonaco as Bubba Ray Dudley |
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Devon Hughes as D-Von Dudley |
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Randy Orton as Randy Orton |
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Mark Henry as Mark Henry |
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Yoshihiro Tajiri as Tajiri |
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Terry Gerin as Rhyno |
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John Layfield as Bradshaw |
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Matthew Hardy as Matt Hardy |
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Scott Rechsteiner as Scott Steiner |
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Matt Morgan as Matt Morgan |
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Gregory Shane Helms as The Hurricane |
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Booker Huffman, Jr. as Booker T |
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Glenn Jacobs as Kane |
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Matt Hyson as Spike Dudley |
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Solofa Fatu Jr. as Rikishi |
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René Goguen as Rene Dupree |
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Matt Bloom as A-Train |
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Shelton Benjamin as Shelton Benjamin |
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Kurt Angle as Kurt Angle |
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Rico Constantino as Rico |
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Mick Foley as Mick Foley |
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Jason Reso as Christian |
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Charles Haas as Charlie Haas |
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Monty Sopp as Billy Gunn |
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Rob Szatkowski as Rob Van Dam |
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Bill Goldberg as Goldberg |
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Ernest Miller as Ernest Miller |
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James Maritato as Nunzio |
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Christopher Keith Irvine as Chris Jericho |
| Directing | Kevin Dunn | Director |
| Production | Vince McMahon | Producer |
