Release Date
Original Release
January 25, 2004
3h 0m
WWE Royal Rumble 2004 (2004)
Overview
Royal Rumble (2004) was the seventeenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by Sony's PlayStation 2, took place on January 25, 2004 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. Beginning with this Royal Rumble, the winner could challenge at WrestleMania his choice of either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from both brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was a Last Man Standing match between Triple H and Shawn Michaels for the World Heavyweight Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Brock Lesnar versus Hardcore Holly for the WWE Championship. The featured match on the undercard was a Tables match for the World Tag Team Championship between Evolution (Ric Flair and Batista) and the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von).
Director
Kevin Dunn
Department: Directing
Cast
Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
Paul Levesque
Triple H
Robert Howard
Hardcore Holly
Michael Hickenbottom
Shawn Michaels
Paul Wight
The Big Show
John Cena
John Cena
Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chavo Guerrero
