Plot
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).
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Cast
Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
Paul Lévesque
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
Óscar Gutiérrez
Rey Mysterio
Jamie Noble
Jamie Noble
Richard Fliehr
Ric Flair
Dave Bautista
Batista
Mark LoMonaco
Bubba Ray Dudley
Devon Hughes
D-Von Dudley
Randy Orton
Randy Orton
Mark Henry
Mark Henry
Yoshihiro Tajiri
Tajiri
Terry Gerin
Rhyno
John Layfield
Bradshaw
Matthew Hardy
Matt Hardy
Scott Rechsteiner
Scott Steiner
Matt Morgan
Matt Morgan
Gregory Shane Helms
The Hurricane
Booker Huffman, Jr.
Booker T
Glenn Jacobs
Kane
Matt Hyson
Spike Dudley
Solofa Fatu Jr.
Rikishi
René Goguen
Rene Dupree
Matt Bloom
A-Train
Shelton Benjamin
Shelton Benjamin
Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Rico Constantino
Rico
Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Jason Reso
Christian
Charles Haas
Charlie Haas
Monty Sopp
Billy Gunn
Rob Szatkowski
Rob Van Dam
Bill Goldberg
Goldberg
Ernest Miller
Ernest Miller
James Maritato
Nunzio
Chris Irvine
Chris Jericho
