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The main event was the 2005 Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from both brands. Raw's Batista , the 28th entrant, won the match by last eliminating SmackDown!'s John Cena , the 25th entrant.
Royal Rumble: Fresno, California: Batista won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating John Cena to earn a world championship match at WrestleMania 21: Batista chose to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship. (c) – denotes defending champion(s)
[2] [3] After winning the Royal Rumble in 2005, Batista turned on Triple H and decided to pursue the World Heavyweight Championship himself. Although Batista's departure was largely the end for the group, the final break up came when Triple H turned on and attacked Flair. During the breakup, each member faced one another at least once.
The Royal Rumble match was created by wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and the event was established by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). After the match was first tested at a house show in October 1987, [1] the first Royal Rumble event took place on January 24, 1988, and was broadcast live as a television special on the USA Network. [2]
Three weeks later at the Royal Rumble, Triple H successfully defended the title against Orton while Batista won the 2005 Royal Rumble match, earning the right to compete in the main event of WrestleMania 21 against the champion of his choice. [10]
Batista retained the championship over Kennedy at the Royal Rumble on January 28. [78] Batista's next challenger was The Undertaker, the winner of the Royal Rumble match. [79] The two formed a reluctant alliance to face John Cena and Shawn Michaels at No Way Out in February, which they lost after Batista turned on Undertaker midway through the ...
[112] [131] At the Royal Rumble on January 30, 2005, Guerrero entered the namesake match at #1 and lasted 28:11 before being eliminated by Edge. In a skit before the Royal Rumble match, he drew his number the same time Ric Flair drew his. In an attempt to get a better draw, Guerrero switched his number with Flair's (and stole Flair's wallet in ...
A 30-man Royal Rumble on January 17, 1994, at Madison Square Garden was won by Owen Hart, last eliminating Fatu. An 18-man Royal Rumble match took place on May 9, 1994, in Osaka, Japan and was won by The Undertaker, last eliminating Bam Bam Bigelow. There was a tag team Royal Rumble on the June 15, 1998 episode of Raw.