Royal Rumble 2008 was the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 27, 2008 in New York, New York and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.
Results[]
- Ric Flair defeated Montel Vontavious Porter in a career threatening match.
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeated Chris Jericho by disqualification.
- Edge (with Vickie Guerrero) defeated Rey Mysterio to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
- Randy Orton defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the WWE Championship.
Royal Rumble Match[]
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Undertaker | SmackDown | 11 | Shawn Michaels | 32:33 | 3 |
| 2 | Shawn Michaels | Raw | 12 | Mr. Kennedy | 32:39 | 2 |
| 3 | Santino Marella | Raw | 1 | The Undertaker | 00:25 | 0 |
| 4 | The Great Khali | SmackDown | 2 | The Undertaker | 01:09 | 0 |
| 5 | Hardcore Holly | Raw | 6 | Umaga | 13:46 | 0 |
| 6 | John Morrison | ECW | 14 | Kane | 29:23 | 0 |
| 7 | Tommy Dreamer | ECW | 3 | Batista | 02:09 | 0 |
| 8 | Batista | SmackDown | 28 | Triple H | 37:46 | 4 |
| 9 | Hornswoggle | SmackDown | 16 | Never re-entered match | 26:17 | 0 |
| 10 | Chuck Palumbo | SmackDown | 5 | CM Punk | 04:00 | 1 |
| 11 | Jamie Noble | SmackDown | 4 | Chuck Palumbo | 00:28 | 0 |
| 12 | CM Punk | ECW | 17 | Chavo Guerrero | 23:50 | 1 |
| 13 | Cody Rhodes | Raw | 18 | Triple H | 23:14 | 0 |
| 14 | Umaga | Raw | 26 | Batista | 26:05 | 1 |
| 15 | Snitsky | Raw | 10 | The Undertaker | 12:26 | 0 |
| 16 | The Miz | ECW | 13 | Mr Kennedy | 13:07 | 0 |
| 17 | Shelton Benjamin | ECW | 7 | Shawn Michaels | 00:18 | 0 |
| 18 | Jimmy Snuka | Free agent | 9 | Kane | 02:43 | 0 |
| 19 | Roddy Piper | Free agent | 8 | 01:00 | 0 | |
| 20 | Kane | SmackDown | 27 | Batista and Triple H | 17:58 | 3 |
| 21 | Carlito | Raw | 22 | John Cena | 15:07 | 0 |
| 22 | Mick Foley | Raw | 20 | Triple H | 11:29 | 0 |
| 23 | Mr. Kennedy | Raw | 25 | Batista | 13:32 | 2 |
| 24 | Big Daddy V | ECW | 19 | Triple H | 07:49 | 0 |
| 25 | Mark Henry | SmackDown | 24 | John Cena | 09:12 | 0 |
| 26 | Chavo Guerrero | ECW | 23 | John Cena | 07:33 | 1 |
| 27^ | Finlay | SmackDown | 15 | Disqualified | 00:00 | 0 |
| 28 | Elijah Burke | ECW | 21 | Triple H | 02:11 | 0 |
| 29 | Triple H | Raw | 29 | John Cena | 11:22 | 6 |
| 30 | John Cena | Raw | — | Winner | 08:28 | 4 |