Royal Rumble 2004 was the seventeenth annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 25, 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands.
Sunday Night Heat[]
- Victoria (with Steven Richards) defeated Molly Holly.
Results[]
- Evolution (Batista and Ric Flair) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) to retain the World Tag Team Championships.
- Rey Mysterio defeated Jamie Noble (with Nidia) to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Chavo Guerrero (with Chavo Classic).
- Brock Lesnar defeated Hardcore Holly to retain the WWE Championship.
- Triple H versus Shawn Michaels in a Last Man Standing match for Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship ended in a draw.
Royal Rumble Match[]
- Chris Benoit won the 2004 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Big Show.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Benoit | SmackDown! | - | Winner | 1:01:35 | 6 |
| 2 | Randy Orton | Raw | 19 | Mick Foley | 33:44 | 5 |
| 3 | Mark Henry | Raw | 3 | Chris Benoit | 05:14 | 0 |
| 4 | Tajiri | SmackDown! | 2 | Mark Henry and Rhyno | 03:39 | 0 |
| 5 | Bradshaw | SmackDown! | 1 | Chris Benoit | 00:38 | 0 |
| 6 | Rhyno | SmackDown! | 8 | 14:00 | 1 | |
| 7 | Matt Hardy | Raw | 9 | René Duprée | 14:18 | 0 |
| 8 | Scott Steiner | Raw | 5 | Booker T | 06:49 | 0 |
| 9 | Matt Morgan | SmackDown! | 11 | Chris Benoit | 12:14 | 1 |
| 10 | The Hurricane | Raw | 4 | Matt Morgan | 00:19 | 0 |
| 11 | Booker T | Raw | 13 | Randy Orton | 09:11 | 2 |
| 12 | Kane | Raw | 6 | Booker T | 01:30 | 0 |
| 13 | Spike Dudley | Raw | 7 | Attacked by Kane before entering the ring; never entered | 00:00 | 0 |
| 14 | Rikishi | SmackDown! | 12 | Randy Orton | 03:48 | 1 |
| 15 | René Duprée | Raw | 10 | Rikishi | 00:33 | 1 |
| 16 | A-Train | SmackDown! | 14 | Chris Benoit | 01:44 | 0 |
| 17 | Shelton Benjamin | SmackDown! | 15 | Randy Orton | 00:37 | 0 |
| 18 | Ernest Miller | SmackDown! | 16 | 00:56 | 0 | |
| 19 | Kurt Angle | SmackDown! | 28 | Big Show | 29:04 | 1 |
| 20 | Rico | Raw | 17 | Randy Orton | 01:06 | 0 |
| 21^ | Mick Foley | Raw | 18 | Himself | 00:43 | 1 |
| 22 | Christian | Raw | 20 | Chris Jericho | 07:39 | 0 |
| 23 | Nunzio | SmackDown! | 23 | Goldberg | 03:48 | 0 |
| 24 | Big Show | SmackDown! | 29 | Chris Benoit | 22:38 | 4 |
| 25 | Chris Jericho | Raw | 27 | Big Show | 14:58 | 1 |
| 26 | Charlie Haas | SmackDown! | 21 | Goldberg | 06:53 | 0 |
| 27 | Billy Gunn | SmackDown! | 22 | 05:37 | 0 | |
| 28 | John Cena | SmackDown! | 25 | Big Show | 07:37 | 0 |
| 29 | Rob Van Dam | Raw | 26 | Big Show | 06:44 | 0 |
| 30 | Goldberg | Raw | 24 | Kurt Angle | 02:08 | 3 |