"All the rumbling, minus the dancing and singing"
Royal Rumble (2005) was the eighteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by PlayStation and took place on January 30, 2005 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California and featured talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from both brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was Triple H versus Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship. The primary match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship between reigning champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Kurt Angle, and The Big Show.
Batista

JBL

Triple H

Big Show

Kurt Angle

Randy Orton

John Cena

Shawn Michaels

Edge

Eddy Guerrero

Chris Benoit

Rey Mysterio

Chris Jericho

Booker T

The Undertaker

Heidenreich

Doug Basham

Shelton Benjamin

Carlito

Hardcore Holly

The Hurricane

Kenzo Suzuki
Luther Reigns

Muhammad Hassan

Scotty 2 Hotty

Charlie Haas

Rene Dupree

Jonathan Coachman

Mark Jindrak

Paul London

Viscera
Kane

Christian

Snitsky

Simon Dean
