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.
Paul Lévesque
as Triple H
Randy Orton
as Randy Orton
John Layfield
as JBL
Kurt Angle
as Kurt Angle
Paul Wight
as Big Show
John Cena
as John Cena
Dave Bautista
as Batista
Michael Hickenbottom
as Shawn Michaels
Adam Copeland
as Edge
Eddie Guerrero
as Eddy Guerrero
Chris Benoit
as Chris Benoit
Óscar Gutiérrez
as Rey Mysterio
