Royal Rumble (2008) was the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 27, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. The event was also the first WWE pay-per-view broadcast in high definition. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from all three brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was Randy Orton versus Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was Edge versus Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship. The featured matches on the undercard were Montel Vontavious Porter versus Ric Flair in a Career Threatening match and John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus Chris Jericho.
John Cena

Randy Orton

Edge

Jeff Hardy

Rey Mysterio

Triple H

Batista

Kane

The Undertaker

Shawn Michaels

Chris Jericho

JBL

Ric Flair

MVP

Matt Hardy

Santino Marella

The Great Khali

Hardcore Holly

John Morrison

Tommy Dreamer

Hornswoggle

Jamie Noble

CM Punk

Cody Rhodes

Umaga

The Miz

Shelton Benjamin

"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Carlito

Mick Foley

Mr. Kennedy

Big Daddy V
Mark Henry

Chavo

Finlay

Elijah Burke

Chuck Palumbo

Snitsky

Zack Ryder

Curt Hawkins

Vickie Guerrero (Ringside)
