Royal Rumble 2005 was the eighteenth annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 30, 2005 in Fresno, California and featured talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands.
Sunday Night Heat[]
Results[]
- Edge defeated Shawn Michaels.
- The Undertaker defeated Heidenreich in a casket match.
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeated Big Show and Kurt Angle in a triple threat match to retain the WWE Championship.
- Triple H defeated Randy Orton to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
Royal Rumble Match[]
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Guerrero | SmackDown! | 11 | Edge | 28:11 | 3 |
| 2 | Chris Benoit | Raw | 25 | Batista and Ric Flair | 47:26 | 2 |
| 3 | Daniel Puder | SmackDown! | 1 | Hardcore Holly | 04:09 | 0 |
| 4 | Hardcore Holly | SmackDown! | 2 | Chris Benoit and 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 and 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 | Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio | 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 and Shelton Benjamin | 00:54 | 0 |
| 14 | Orlando Jordan | SmackDown! | 8 | Booker T | 03:36 | 0 |
| 15 | Scotty 2 Hotty | SmackDown! | 6 | Attacked by Muhammad Hassan before entering the ring | 0:00 | 0 |
| 16 | Charlie Haas | SmackDown! | 13 | Shawn Michaels | 06:20 | 0 |
| 17 | René Duprée | SmackDown! | 16 | Chris Jericho | 11:32 | 0 |
| 18 | Simon Dean | Raw | 12 | Shawn Michaels | 00:20 | 0 |
| 19 | Shawn Michaels | Raw | 15 | Kurt Angle | 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 | SmackDown! | 29 | Batista | 15:28 | 3 |
| 26 | Gene Snitsky | Raw | 20 | Batista | 03:38 | 1 |
| 27 | Kane | Raw | 22 | John Cena | 03:54 | 1 |
| 28 | Batista | Raw | - | Winner | 10:54 | 6 |
| 29 | Christian | Raw | 24 | Batista | 02:09 | 0 |
| 30 | Ric Flair | Raw | 26 | Edge | 01:58 | 2 |