WWE Royal Rumble (I) (2005)

January 30, 2005
Save Mart Center, Fresno CA
Attendance - 12,000 PPV Buy Rate - 575,000
Theme Song - “Find the Real” by Alter Bridge

1. (Heat) (Raw) Maven def. Rhyno

2. (Raw) Edge def. Shawn Michaels

3. (SD) Casket Match - The Undertaker def. Heidenreich

4. (SD) WWE Championship (Triple Threat Match) - John “Bradshaw” Layfield (c) def. Kurt Angle, & The Big Show

5. (Raw) World Heavyweight Championship - Triple H (c) def. Randy Orton

6. (I) Royal Rumble Match for a title shot at WrestleMania 21 - Batista won

Rumble Participants (in order) - Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Daniel Puder, Hardcore Holly, The Hurricane, Kenzo Suzuki, Edge, Rey Mysterio, Shelton Benjamin, Booker T, Chris Jericho, Luther Reigns, Muhammad Hassan, Orlando Jordan, Scotty 2 Hotty, Charlie Haas, Rene Dupree, Simon Dean, Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle, Jonathan Coachman, Mark Jindrak, Viscera, Paul London, John Cena, Gene Snitsky, Kane, Batista, Christian, & Ric Flair