Royal Rumble (2005) was the eighteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by PlayStation and took place on January 30, 2005 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California and featured talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands. 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 Triple H versus Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship. The primary match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship between reigning champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Kurt Angle, and The Big Show.
Paul Lévesque
Randy Orton
John Layfield
Kurt Angle
Paul Wight
John Cena
Dave Bautista
Michael Hickenbottom
Adam Copeland
Eddie Guerrero
Chris Benoit
Óscar Gutiérrez
Chris Irvine
Booker Huffman, Jr.
Mark Calaway
Jon Heidenreich
Doug Basham
Shelton Benjamin
Carlos Colón Jr.
Robert Howard
Gregory Shane Helms
Kenzo Suzuki
Matthew Wiese
Mark Copani
Scott Garland
Charles Haas
René Goguen
Jonathan Coachman
Mark Jindrak
Paul London
Nelson Frazier Jr.
Glenn Jacobs
Jason Reso
Gene Snitsky
Michael Bucci