3... WWE Championship Triple Threat Match John Bradshaw Layfield v. Kurt Angle v. Big Show
JBL (12'03" clothesline from hell -> pin) Angle
4... World heavyweight champion Triple H (21'27" pedigree -> pin) Randy Orton
5... Batista won the 30-man Royal Rumble match
Order of entry: Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Daniel Puder, Hardcore Holly, Hurricane, Kenzo Suzuki, Edge, Rey Mysterio, Shelton Benjamin, Booker T, Chris Jericho, Luther Reigns, Muhammad Hassan, Orlando Jordan, Scotty 2 Hotty, Charlie Haas, Rene Dupree, Simon Dean, Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle, Jonathan Coachman, Mark Jindrak, Viscera, Paul London, John Cena, Gene Snitsky, Kane, Batista, Christian, Ric Flair
Order of Elimination: Puder (6'00") Holly Holly (6'12") Guerrero and Benoit Hurricane (7'21") Guerrero (2) Suzuki (11'27") Mysterio Hassan (20'13") Guerrero (3), Benoit (2), Mysterio (2), Jericho, Reigns, Benjamin, Booker, Edge Scotty (xx'xx") did not enter (Hassan attack) Reigns (24'20") Booker (2) Jordan (24'23") Booker (3) Booker (24'39") Guerrero (4) and Mysterio (3) Benjamin (26'53") Edge (2) Guerrero (28'14") Edge (3) Dean (29'08") Michaels Haas (30'16") Michaels (2) Angle (31'13") Michaels (3) Michaels (33'56") Angle (injured on the floor from attack) Dupree (37'34") Jericho (2) Viscera (38'59") Cena London (40'21") Snitsky Jindrak (42'05") Kane Snitsky (43'08") Batista Jericho (43'53") Batista (2) Kane (45'12") Cena Coachman (46'28") Flair Christian (46'51") Batista (3) Benoit (47'28") Flair (2) Flair (48'02") Edge (4) Mysterio (49'16") Edge (5) Edge (49'36") Batista (4) and Cena (2) Batista (51'00") Cena (3) Cena (51'00") Batista (5)
Referees disagree on winner, Vince McMahon restarts match
RAW, Smackdown and PlayStation 2 present the 18th WWE Royal Rumble 30 January 2005 Save Mart Center Fresno, CA Attendance: not announced
Official theme: "Find the Real" by Alter Bridge
1... Edge (18'29") Shawn Michaels
2... Casket Match Undertaker (13'21") Heidenreich
3... Triple Threat - No disqualification Kurt Angle vs. Big Show vs. WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield
Layfield (12'05" Clothesline from Hell -> pin) Angle
4... World Heavyweight Champion Triple H (21'29") Randy Orton
5... Thirty Man Royal Rumble
1. Eddie Guerrero 2. Chris Benoit 3. Daniel Puder (1'31") 4. Hardcore Holly (3'56") 5. Hurricane (5'58") o Puder was eliminated by Holly (6'01") o Holly was eliminated by Benoit & Guerrero (6'12") o Hurricane was eliminated by Guerrero (7'20") 6. Kenzo Suzuki (7'35") 7. Edge (9'09") 8. Rey Mysterio (10'37") o Suzuki was eliminated by Mysterio (11'27") 9. Shelton Benjamin (12'08") 10. Booker T (13'38") 11. Chris Jericho (15'11") 12. Luther Reigns (16'49") 13. Muhammad Hassan (18'26") o Hassan was eliminated by everyone (20'14") 14. Orlando Jordan (20'26") 15. Scotty 2 Hotty (22'06") o Hotty was attacked before entering the ring by Hassan and stretchered 16. Charlie Haas (23'48") o Reigns was eliminated by T (24'22") o Jordan was eliminated by T (24'27") o T was eliminated by Guerrero (24'40") 17. Rene Dupree (25'41") o Benjamin was eliminated by Edge (26'54") 18. Simon Dean (27'19") o Guerrero was eliminated by Edge (28'15") 19. Shawn Michaels (28'49") o Dean was eliminated by Michaels (29'18") o Haas was eliminated by Michaels (30'18") 20. Kurt Angle (30'32") o Angle was eliminated by Michaels (31'14") 21. Jonathan Coachman (32'08") 22. Mark Jindrak (33'40") o Michaels was eliminated by Angle (33'57") 23. Viscera (35'37") 24. Paul London (36'54") o Dupre was eliminated by Jericho (37'57") 25. John Cena (38'09") o Viscera was eliminated by Cena (39'01") 26. Gene Snitsky (39'23") o London was eliminated by Snitsky (40'24") 27. Kane (41'00") o Jindrak was eliminated by Kane (42'06") 28. Batista (42'49") o Snitsky was eliminated by Batista (43'11") o Jericho was eliminated by Batista (43'55") 29. Christian (44'24") o Kane was eliminated by Cena (45'15") 30. Ric Flair (45'46") o Coachman was eliminated by Flair (46'30") o Christian was eliminated by Batista (46'54") o Benoit was eliminated by Flair (47'31") o Flair was eliminated by Edge (48'05") o Mysterio was eliminated by Edge (49'19") o Edge was eliminated by Batista & Cena (49'38") o Cena was eliminated by Batista (53'58")
Winner and participant in WrestleMania 21 main event: Batista
Also, Vince McMahon appeared to rip apart his leg hitting the ring after doing his "power walk"
(edited by CRZ on 30.1.05 2330)
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