Take Our Quiz To Find Out, – Which Current WWE Tag Team Are You? Five professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. Orton had control at the start of the match until Triple H countered an RKO attempt by throwing Orton out of the ring. Their feud started on the night after Summerslam, when Orton was kicked out of Evolution by Triple H.[5] The following month, at Unforgiven, Triple H defeated Orton to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Angle came back in later to eliminate Michaels and continued to attack him afterwards. Edge countered a superkick attempt into an electric chair drop and applied the Edgecator.
Scotty 2 Hotty, the fifteenth entrant, was attacked by Hassan during his entrance and never entered the match. Take Our Quiz To Find Out, – Which WWE Legend Are You? The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured performers from both … Prior to the match, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff banned Evolution (Batista and Ric Flair) from ringside. 28) wins the Royal Rumble Match", "Royal Rumble 2005: Royal Rumble Entrance & Elimination Information", https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Royal_Rumble_(2005)&oldid=3394582, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core, Chris Benoit, Edge, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Luther Reigns & Booker T, (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match. A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.[4][35]. Triple H devised a scheme to have Batista almost run over by a limousine resembling John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL)'s, so Batista would challenge JBL instead of himself. Triple H knocked both Orton and the referee down with a clothesline and took out a sledgehammer from beneath the ring. It was presented by PlayStation 2 and took place on January 30, 2005, at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California and featured talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! Michaels then knocked Edge off the second rope and executed a diving elbow drop. Before that, Michaels had challenged Kurt Angle (who he eliminated during the Royal Rumble match) to a match at WrestleMania after Angle had attacked him by eliminating him back. Heidenreich helped John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) defeat Undertaker in a Last Ride match by attacking Undertaker and putting him in the hearse. brands. The second match was a Casket match between The Undertaker and Heidenreich. Randy Orton would win the match after last-eliminating Triple H. Orton earned a World Championship match at WrestleMania XXV for his victory. Another feud heading into the event from SmackDown! Cena would last-eliminate Triple H to win the match. [4][16][17] The first match that aired was between Edge and Shawn Michaels. During the match, as the referee was knocked down, Triple H came in and attacked Orton along with Flair. General Manager Theodore Long also came out soon after. The 2004 Rumble took place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. After the tenth entrant, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff came to ringside, and SmackDown! This page was last modified on 10 January 2016, at 02:34. Edge then executed a spear to eliminate Mysterio.
This marked only the 2nd time that someone has won the Rumble after entering at number 1. Royal Rumble (2005) was the eighteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The 2002 Rumble took place at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Royal Rumble featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on Raw and SmackDown!
The participants then divided into their brands and fought against each other until they worked together to eliminate Muhammad Hassan, the thirteen entrant. This Rumble will be remembered by the surprise return from John Cena, who was out of action with a torn pectoral muscle. Cena and Batista then eliminated Edge as he was attacking them.
The event took place at the New Orleans Arena. The 2006 Rumble took place at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. Michaels broke the hold and attempted a roll-up, but Edge rolled through and pinned Michaels while holding the ropes. superstar. The Undertaker, however, fought out of it and executed a chokeslam and a Tombstone Piledriver. Triple H kept the advantage and targeted Orton's left knee until Orton kicked him into an announce table. Edge then executed a spear to eliminate Mysterio. Orton won the match for his team by last eliminating Triple H. Two months later, at New Year's Revolution, the pay-per-view three weeks before the Royal Rumble, Triple H won an Elimination Chamber match to win the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. Royal Rumble (2005) was the eighteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). [4][16], The fourth match was between Triple H and Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship. Snitsky and Heidenreich double-teamed The Undertaker and called for the casket to be opened. The Undertaker came back, applying the triangle choke until Gene Snitsky interfered and attacked The Undertaker. The tournament concluded in a match between him and Kurt Angle at No Way Out, which Cena won after performing an FU. [9] The following week, after a verbal confrontation between the two in the arena, Triple H ambushed Orton backstage. brand was a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship between reigning champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Kurt Angle, and The Big Show, which JBL won by pinning Angle after performing a Clothesline from Hell.
Cena and Batista then eliminated Edge as he was attacking them.
[25] Cena would then go to hold on to the title until New Year's Revolution 2006 when Edge cashed in the Money in the Bank contract he won at Wrestlemania 21 and defeat Cena after an Elimination Chamber match. Brock Lesnar would enter the match late and would go on to win after eliminating the Undertaker.
[6] At Survivor Series, Team Orton (Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Maven) defeated Team Triple H (Triple H, Edge, Batista, and Snitsky) in a four-on-four Elimination match. Their feud started at Taboo Tuesday 2004 when Michaels was voted over Edge to face Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship. Angle, the twentieth entrant, dominated upon entering the match until Shawn Michaels eliminated him. Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Maven defeated Rhyno in a match taped for Sunday Night Heat.
The next night on Raw, Orton defeated Batista to become the number one contender to the title at the Royal Rumble. Eddie Guerrero is #1, and Chris Benoit, the 2004 Winner who went wire-to-wire, gets #2... does that mean we keep the clock going for him? The tournament concluded in a match between him and Kurt Angle at No Way Out, which Cena won after performing an FU. At New Year's Revolution 2005, Edge lost a shot at the title in an Elimination Chamber with Michaels as special referee. [4][16], The third match was a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship between champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), The Big Show, and Kurt Angle. Angle came back in later to eliminate Michaels and continued to attack him afterwards. [14] On the January 27 episode of SmackDown!, SmackDown! El Royal Rumble de 2005 donde Scotty 2 Hotty entraba como #15, pero mientras ingresaba fue atacado por Muhammad Hassan. Edge fought with Mysterio and threw him over the top rope, but he stayed on the apron. The 2005 Rumble took place at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Winner: Chris Benoit (Entry #1).
Angle hit Big Show with a television monitor to send him through an announce table, thus leaving Angle and JBL on their own.
Their feud first started in 2004 at No Mercy, the pay-per-view in October. The Undertaker stopped the lid from closing with his arm, gaining control briefly. [22] Batista remained champion until the January 13, 2006, episode of SmackDown! At Survivor Series, Undertaker defeated Heidenreich by pinfall after executing a Tombstone Piledriver. At WrestleMania, Angle defeated Michaels. The final four participants remaining were Batista, John Cena, Edge, and Rey Mysterio. Triple H knocked both Orton and the referee down with a clothesline and took out a sledgehammer from beneath the ring.
WWE Royal Rumble Save Mart Center in Fresno, California January 30, 2005 The opening video showed some highlights of past Royal Rumble matches. Four months later, Michaels defeated Angle in a rematch at Vengeance. Heidenreich fought back and put The Undertaker in the casket again. Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Maven defeated Rhyno in a match taped for Sunday Night Heat. This is the only one of the Royal Rumble winners that you shouldn’t expect to see WWE advertise based on what happened with Benoit. They continued to attack Angle after the match until The Big Show came out, beat down everyone, and signaled to JBL that he wanted the title. In the Elimination Chamber, Michaels superkicked Edge, followed by a lionsault from Chris Jericho, with Jericho making the cover. Big Show returned a few minutes later and continued to control the match. The fourth match was between Triple H and Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship. Michaels broke the hold and attempted a roll-up, but Edge rolled through and pinned Michaels while holding the ropes. On the January 27 episode of SmackDown!, SmackDown!