WWE Royal Rumble 2005
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Event: WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Date: January 30th, 2005
Location: Fresno, California
Arena: SaveMart Center
Attendance: 9,642
Sunday Night Heat Match: Maven pinned Rhyno.
Edge pinned Shawn Michaels.
Casket Match: The Undertaker defeated John Heidenreich in a "casket" match.
World Heavyweight Title Match Three-Way Match: John Bradshaw Leyfield (JBL) defeated Kurt Angle and The Big Show in a "three way" match when Bradshaw pinned Angle to retain the title.
WWE Title Match: Triple H pinned Randy Orton to retain the title.
Royal Rumble Match (RAW vs. SmackDown!): Batista (RAW) won the Royal Rumble. Other wrestlers included were: Eddie Guerrero (SmackDown!), Chris Benoit (RAW), Daniel Puder (SmackDown!), Hardcore Holly (SmackDown!), Hurricane Helms (RAW), Kenzo Suzuki (SmackDown!), Edge (RAW), Rey Misterio (SmackDown!), Shelton Benjamin (RAW), Booker T. (SmackDown!), Chris Jericho (RAW), Luther Reigns (SmackDown!), Muhammed Hassan (RAW), Orlando Jordan (SmackDown!), Scotty Too Hotty (SmackDown!), Charlie Haas (SmackDown!), Renee Dupree (SmackDown!), Simon Dean (RAW), Shawn Michaels (RAW), Kurt Angle (SmackDown!), Jonathan Coachman (RAW), Mark Jindrak (SmackDown!), Viscera (RAW), Paul London (SmackDown!), John Cena (SmackDown!), Gene Snitsky (RAW), Kane (RAW), Christian (RAW), and Ric Flair (RAW).