Royal Rumble (2005)
Royal Rumble (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 30, 2005, at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. It was the 18th Royal Rumble event held by WWE.
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| Tagline(s) | All the rumbling, minus the dancing and singing[1] | |||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
| Brand (s) | Raw SmackDown! | |||
| Date | January 30, 2005 | |||
| Attendance | 12,000 | |||
| Venue | Save Mart Center | |||
| City | Fresno, California | |||
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||||
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| Royal Rumble chronology | ||||
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Qualification matches
- Booker T and Charlie Haas defeated Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak - SmackDown house show, January 9
- Shelton Benjamin defeated Maven - Raw, January 10
- Edge defeated Rhyno - Raw, January 10
- Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Akio - SmackDown, January 18
- John Cena defeated René Duprée - SmackDown, January 18
- Rey Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero - SmackDown, January 18
- Viscera defeated Tajiri in a battle royal - Raw, January 24
- Batista defeated Rob Conway and Sylvain Grenier in a handicap match - Raw, January 24
- Muhammad Hassan defeated Val Venis - Raw, January 24
- Kane defeated Gene Snitsky and Maven in a triple threat match - Raw, January 24
- Paul London defeated Funaki, Shannon Moore, and Spike Dudley in a fatal four-way match - SmackDown, January 25
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1H | Maven defeated Rhyno | Singles match | 7:01 |
| 2 | Edge defeated Shawn Michaels | Singles match | 18:32 |
| 3 | The Undertaker defeated Heidenreich | Casket match | 13:20 |
| 4 | John "Bradshaw" Layfield (c) defeated Big Show and Kurt Angle | Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship | 12:04 |
| 5 | Triple H (c) defeated Randy Orton | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 21:28 |
| 6 | Batista won by last eliminating John Cena | 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 21 | 51:27 |
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Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
- – Raw
- – SmackDown!
- – Winner
| Draw[3] | Entrant[3] | Brand | Order eliminated[3] | Eliminated by[3] | Time[4] | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Guerrero | SmackDown! | 11 | Edge | 28:11 | 3 |
| 2 | Chris Benoit | Raw | 25 | Batista & Ric Flair | 47:26 | 2 |
| 3 | Daniel Puder | SmackDown! | 1 | Hardcore Holly | 04:09 | 0 |
| 4 | Hardcore Holly | 2 | Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero | 01:59 | 1 | |
| 5 | The Hurricane | Raw | 3 | Eddie Guerrero | 01:04 | 0 |
| 6 | Kenzo Suzuki | SmackDown! | 4 | Rey Mysterio | 03:31 | 0 |
| 7 | Edge | Raw | 28 | Batista & John Cena | 40:19 | 5 |
| 8 | Rey Mysterio | SmackDown! | 27 | Edge | 38:25 | 2 |
| 9 | Shelton Benjamin | Raw | 10 | Edge | 14:35 | 1 |
| 10 | Booker T | SmackDown! | 9 | Rey Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero | 10:42 | 3 |
| 11 | Chris Jericho | Raw | 21 | Batista | 28:22 | 2 |
| 12 | Luther Reigns | SmackDown! | 7 | Booker T | 07:13 | 1 |
| 13 | Muhammad Hassan | Raw | 5 | Booker T, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Edge, Luther Reigns & Shelton Benjamin | 00:54 | 0 |
| 14 | Orlando Jordan | SmackDown! | 8 | Booker T | 03:36 | 0 |
| 15 | Scotty 2 Hotty | 6 | Unable to compete[a] | N/A | 0 | |
| 16 | Charlie Haas | 13 | Shawn Michaels | 06:20 | 0 | |
| 17 | René Duprée | 16 | Chris Jericho | 11:32 | 0 | |
| 18 | Simon Dean | Raw | 12 | Shawn Michaels | 00:20 | 0 |
| 19 | Shawn Michaels | 15 | Kurt Angle[b] | 04:56 | 3 | |
| 20 | Kurt Angle | SmackDown! | 14 | Shawn Michaels | 00:37 | 1 |
| 21 | Jonathan Coachman | Raw | 23 | Ric Flair | 13:48 | 0 |
| 22 | Mark Jindrak | SmackDown! | 19 | Kane | 08:15 | 0 |
| 23 | Viscera | Raw | 17 | John Cena | 03:00 | 0 |
| 24 | Paul London | SmackDown! | 18 | Gene Snitsky | 03:15 | 0 |
| 25 | John Cena | 29 | Batista[c] | 15:28 | 3 | |
| 26 | Gene Snitsky | Raw | 20 | Batista | 03:38 | 1 |
| 27 | Kane | 22 | John Cena | 03:54 | 1 | |
| 28 | Batista | Raw | — | Winner[c] | 10:54 | 6 |
| 29 | Christian | Raw | 24 | Batista | 02:09 | 0 |
| 30 | Ric Flair | 26 | Edge | 01:58 | 2 |
- ↑ Scotty was attacked by Hassan before he made it to the ring, and therefore was unable to compete and never officially entered the match.
- ↑ Angle had been eliminated by Shawn Michaels and then returned to the ring and eliminated Michaels to get revenge.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cena countered Batista's finisher, the Batista Bomb with a headscissors takedown, which sent both men over the top rope and both hit the floor at the same time. After two referees argued about who touched the floor first, WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon came to the ring and ordered the match to be restarted with the final two participants. Batista then eliminated Cena to definitely win the match.
Royal Rumble (2005) Media
The event was held at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
References
- ↑ "Royal Rumble 2005 poster". Hoffco, Inc. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
- ↑ "Royal Rumble 2005". Pro Wrestling History. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Rumble Match: Batista (spot No. 28) wins the Royal Rumble Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Royal Rumble 2005: Royal Rumble Entrance & Elimination Information". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 22, 2012.