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The 2004 Royal Rumble was a WWE wrestling PPV event that took place on January 25, 2004.
The Royal Rumble is a yearly WWE wrestling event that takes place before WrestleMania in January. More information can (eventually) be found at the Royal Rumble page, including the general rules for the main event.
The Royal Rumble main event is a 30-Man Over-The-Top Elimination match, in which thirty men fight it out for a chance at the WWE World Title.
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2004 Royal Rumble Commentators
RAW Announce Team
- Jim "JR" Ross
- Jerry "The King" Lawler
- Jonathan Coachman
- Al Snow (from Heat, which was on Spike TV before the Royal Rumble)
Smackdown! Announce Team
The Spanish Announce Team
Main Event Announcers
The 2004 Royal Rumble Match Results
Match #1
- WWE RAW Tag Team Championship
- Tables Match
- Referee: Charles Robinson
- The Dudley Boyz vs. Ric Flair and Batista (champs)
- Ric Flair and Batista defeated The Dudley Boyz when Batista tossed D-Von Dudley through a table.
Match #2
- Cruiserweight Championship Match
- Referee: Jimmy Korderas
- Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) vs. Rey Mysterio (champ)
- Rey Mysterio defeated Jamie Noble
Match #3
- Family Matters Match
- Referee: Nick Patrick
- Chavo Guerrero, Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
Match #4
- WWE Heavyweight Championship Match
- Referee: Brian Hebner
- Hardcore Holly vs. Brock Lesnar (champ)
- Brock Lesnar defeated Hardcore Holly
Match #5
- World Heavyweight Championship Match
- Last Man Standing Match
- Referee: Earl Hebner
- Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H (champ)
- The match was a double count out, when neither wrestler could stand up before the count of ten.
Match #6
- The Royal Rumble
- 15 Superstars from Raw & 15 Superstars from Smackdown battle it out until one man remains. The winner of the match will get a shot at his brand's champion at Wrestlemania 20.
- Chris Benoit wins The Royal Rumble, entering at #1 and eliminating The Big Show to become the last remaining man.
- Full entrance and elimination results are listed below.
The 2004 Royal Rumble Entrance and Elimination Results
Entrance is the order in which the wrestlers came out to the ring.
Elimination is the order in which the wrestlers were eliminated from the ring.
| # | Entrance: | # | Elimination: |
| 1 | Chris Benoit | WINNER | |
| 2 | Randy Orton | 18 | by Mick Foley |
| 3 | Mark Henry | 3 | by Chris Benoit |
| 4 | Tajiri | 2 | by Rhyno |
| 5 | Bradshaw | 1 | by Chris Benoit |
| 6 | Rhyno | 8 | by Chris Benoit |
| 7 | Matt Hardy | 9 | by Rene Dupree |
| 8 | Scott Steiner | 5 | by Booker T |
| 9 | Matt Morgan | 11 | by Chris Benoit |
| 10 | The Hurricane | 4 | by Matt Morgan |
| 11 | Booker T | 13 | by Randy Orton |
| 12 | Kane | 6 | by Booker T |
| 13 | Spike Dudley | 7 | (never makes it to ring, thanks to Kane) |
| 14 | Rikishi | 12 | by Randy Orton |
| 15 | Rene Dupree | 10 | by Rikishi |
| 16 | A-Train | 14 | by Chris Benoit |
| 17 | Shelton Benjamin | 15 | by Randy Orton |
| 18 | Ernest "The Cat" Miller | 16 | by Randy Orton |
| 19 | Kurt Angle | 28 | by The Big Show |
| 20 | Rico | 17 | by Randy Orton |
| 21 | Mick Foley | 19 | by Mick Foley |
| 22 | Christian | 20 | by Chris Jericho |
| 23 | Nunzio | 23 | by Goldberg |
| 24 | The Big Show | 29 | by Chris Benoit |
| 25 | Chris Jericho | 27 | by The Big Show |
| 26 | Charlie Haas | 21 | by Goldberg |
| 27 | Billy Gunn | 22 | by Goldberg |
| 28 | John Cena | 25 | by The Big Show |
| 29 | Rob Van Dam | 26 | by The Big Show |
| 30 | Goldberg | 24 | by Kurt Angle |
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