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).
as Chris Benoit
as Brock Lesnar
as Triple H
as Hardcore Holly
as Shawn Michaels
as The Big Show
as John Cena
as Stone Cold Steve Austin
as Eddie Guerrero
as Chavo Guerrero
as Rey Mysterio
as Jamie Noble
as Ric Flair
as Batista
as Bubba Ray Dudley
as D-Von Dudley
as Randy Orton
as Mark Henry
as Tajiri
as Rhyno
as Bradshaw
as Matt Hardy
as Scott Steiner
as Matt Morgan
as The Hurricane
as Booker T
as Kane
as Spike Dudley
as Rikishi
as Rene Dupree
as A-Train
as Shelton Benjamin
as Kurt Angle
as Rico
as Mick Foley
as Christian
as Charlie Haas
as Billy Gunn
as Rob Van Dam
as Goldberg
as Ernest Miller
as Nunzio
as Chris Jericho
