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List of Royal Rumble 2004 Match Results

A complete match-by-match results list for Royal Rumble 2004 on January 25, 2004 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Royal Rumble 2004 on January 25, 2004 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia featured Chris Benoit winning the Royal Rumble from the #1 entry position — only the second #1 entrant to win after Shawn Michaels in 1995. Benoit lasted the entire match (1 hour 1 minute 30 seconds — the longest single Royal Rumble performance). Eddie Guerrero retained the WWE Championship against Brock Lesnar.

#	Name	Losers	Winners	Match type
1	Evolution def. The Dudley Boyz — Tables Match Batista & Flair Won Batista and Ric Flair (Evolution) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) in a Tables Match.	Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von)	Batista & Ric Flair (Evolution)	Tables Match
2	Eddie Guerrero def. Brock Lesnar — WWE Championship Latino Heat Retained WWE Title Eddie Guerrero (with WWE referee) retained the WWE Championship against Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) in an emotional match.	—	—	WWE Championship
3	Triple H def. Shawn Michaels — World Heavyweight Championship The Game Retained World Title Triple H retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Shawn Michaels.	—	—	World Heavyweight Championship
4	Chris Benoit won the 30-Man Royal Rumble — Entry #1 — Last Eliminated Big Show — 1:01:30 Iron Man Second #1 Winner — Lasted Full Match — Set New Iron Man Time Record Chris Benoit won the Royal Rumble entering at #1 and lasted the entire match at 1 hour 1 minute 30 seconds — breaking Ric Flair's record for time spent in the Rumble. He last eliminated Big Show. Chris Benoit scored the most eliminations with 6. The victory earned Benoit his WrestleMania XX World Heavyweight Championship match where he defeated Triple H and HBK.	—	—	30-Man Royal Rumble Match

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 23, 2026.

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