Royal Rumble (2008) was the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 27, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. The event was also the first WWE pay-per-view broadcast in high definition. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from all three brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was Randy Orton versus Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was Edge versus Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship. The featured matches on the undercard were Montel Vontavious Porter versus Ric Flair in a Career Threatening match and John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus Chris Jericho.
as John Cena
as Randy Orton
as Edge
as Jeff Hardy
as Rey Mysterio
as Triple H
as Batista
as Kane
as The Undertaker
as Shawn Michaels
as Chris Jericho
as JBL
as Ric Flair
as MVP
as Matt Hardy
as Santino Marella
as The Great Khali
as Hardcore Holly
as John Morrison
as Tommy Dreamer
as Hornswoggle
as Jamie Noble
as CM Punk
as Cody Rhodes
as Umaga
as The Miz
as Shelton Benjamin
as "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
as Carlito
as Mick Foley
as Mr. Kennedy
as Big Daddy V
as Mark Henry
as Chavo
as Finlay
as Elijah Burke
as Chuck Palumbo
as Snitsky
as Zack Ryder
as Curt Hawkins
as Vickie Guerrero (Ringside)
