Royal Rumble (2005)

Royal Rumble 2005 var det attende årlige Royal Rumble, et professionel wrestling pay-per-view-event. Det fandt sted den 30. januar i 2005 i Save Mart Center i Fresno, California.

Denne PPV ledes af WWE-grundlæggeren, Vince McMahon. Aftenens deltagere var som alle andre gange, Monday Night Raw og Friday Night Smackdown.

Pay-Par-View'en bød på hele 6 kampe, samt aftenens 44 stjerner.

Kampe

Maven slår Rhyno (7:56) (Single Match)

Edge slår Shawn Michaels (18:32) (Single Match)

The Undertaker slår Heidenreich (13:20) (Casket Match)

JBL slår Big Show og Kurt Angle (12:04) (Triple Threat Match)
- JBL genvinder WWE Championship titlen

Triple H slår Randy Orton (21:28) (Single Match)
- Triple H genvinder World Heavyweight Championship titlen

Batista vinder Royal Rumble kampen (51:27)
- Batista sikrer sig chancen om at blive ny World Heavyweight Champion under WrestleMania 21

Demonstration

Formænd

Eric Bischoff (Monday Night Raw)
Theodore Long (Friday Night Smackdown)
Vince McMahon (World Wrestling Entertainment)

Kommentatorer

Jerry Lawler (Monday Night Raw)
Jim Ross (Monday Night Raw)
Michael Cole (Friday Night Smackdown)
Tazz (Friday Night Smackdown)

Dommere

Brian Hebner (Friday Night Smackdown)
Chad Patton (Monday Night Raw)
Charles Robinson (Friday Night Smackdown)
Earl Hebner (Monday Night Raw)
Jack Doan (Monday Night Raw)
Jim Korderas (Friday Night Smackdown)
Mike Chioda (Monday Night Raw)
Nick Patrick (Friday Night Smackdown)

Lodtrækkere

Christy Hemme (Monday Night Raw)
Torrie Wilson (Friday Night Smackdown)

Rekorder

Chris Benoit starter endnu engang inde som nummer 1#, ligesom sidste år i Royal Rumble 2004 hvor han vandt.
Chris Benoit bliver endnu engang i ringen indtil sidste mand kommer ind.
Dette er femte gang at en deltager blev overfaldet og kunne dermed ikke kæmpe om en plads i Royal Rumblen. (Scotty 2 Hotty)
Scotty 2 Hotty bliver den eneste som er blevet overfaldet to gange før sin Royal Rumble kamp, ligesom i Royal Rumble 2002

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