Royal Rumble 2005
January 30, 2005 in Fresno, CA
Save Mart Arena drawing 12,000 ($750,000)
Shown live on PPV (1.02)
- Maven pinned Rhyno (7:01).
- Edge pinned Shawn Michaels (18:32).
- The Undertaker beat John Heidenreich (13:20) in a «casket» match.
- WWE Champ John Bradshaw Layfield beat The Big Show and Kurt Angle (12:04) in a «triple threat» match when he pinned Angle.
- World Champ Triple H pinned Randy Orton (21:28).
- Dave Batista won a «royal rumble» (51:27). Also in the match were: Kurt Angle, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Benoit, John Cena, Christian, Jonathon Coachman, Simon Dean, Rene Dupre, Edge, Ric Flair, Eddie Guerrero, Charlie Haas, Muhammad Hassan, Bob Holly, Hurricane, Chris Jericho, Mark Jindrak, Orlando Jordan, Kane, Paul London, Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio, Daniel Puder, Luther Reigns, Scotty Too Hotty, Gene Snitsky, Kenzo Suzuki, Booker T, and Viscera.