Royal Rumble (2004) was the seventeenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by Sony's PlayStation 2, took place on January 25, 2004 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. Beginning with this Royal Rumble, the winner could challenge at WrestleMania his choice of either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. 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 a Last Man Standing match between Triple H and Shawn Michaels for the World Heavyweight Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Brock Lesnar versus Hardcore Holly for the WWE Championship. The featured match on the undercard was a Tables match for the World Tag Team Championship between Evolution (Ric Flair and Batista) and the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von).
Chris Benoit
as Chris Benoit
Brock Lesnar
as Brock Lesnar
Paul Levesque
as Triple H
Robert Howard
as Hardcore Holly
Michael Hickenbottom
as Shawn Michaels
Paul Wight
as The Big Show
John Cena
as John Cena
Steve Austin
as Stone Cold Steve Austin
Eddie Guerrero
as Eddie Guerrero
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
as Chavo Guerrero
Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio
as Rey Mysterio
Jamie Noble
as Jamie Noble
