WWE Royal Rumble 2005 (2005)
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.
Director: Kevin Dunn
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Dave Bautista as Batista |
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John Layfield as JBL |
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Paul Levesque as Triple H |
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Paul Wight as Big Show |
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Kurt Angle as Kurt Angle |
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Randy Orton as Randy Orton |
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John Cena as John Cena |
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Michael Hickenbottom as Shawn Michaels |
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Adam Copeland as Edge |
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Eddie Guerrero as Eddy Guerrero |
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Chris Benoit as Chris Benoit |
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Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio as Rey Mysterio |
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Christopher Keith Irvine as Chris Jericho |
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Booker Huffman, Jr. as Booker T |
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Mark Calaway as The Undertaker |
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Jon Heidenreich as Heidenreich |
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Doug Basham as Doug Basham |
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Shelton Benjamin as Shelton Benjamin |
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Carlos Colón Jr. as Carlito |
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Robert Howard as Hardcore Holly |
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Gregory Shane Helms as The Hurricane |
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Kenzo Suzuki as Kenzo Suzuki |
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Matthew Wiese as Luther Reigns |
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Mark Copani as Muhammad Hassan |
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Scott Garland as Scotty 2 Hotty |
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Charles Haas as Charlie Haas |
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René Goguen as Rene Dupree |
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Jonathan Coachman as Jonathan Coachman |
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Mark Jindrak as Mark Jindrak |
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Paul London as Paul London |
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Nelson Frazier Jr. as Viscera |
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Glenn Jacobs as Kane |
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Jason Reso as Christian |
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Gene Snitsky as Snitsky |
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Michael Bucci as Simon Dean |
| Directing | Kevin Dunn | Director |
| Production | Kieran Bent | Producer |
| Production | Vince McMahon | Executive Producer |
