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List of Royal Rumble 2005 Match Results

A complete match-by-match results list for Royal Rumble 2005 on January 30, 2005 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

4 itemsUpdated Mar 23, 2026

Royal Rumble 2005 on January 30, 2005 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno featured Batista winning the Royal Rumble entering at #28 and last eliminating John Cena — after a controversial finish where both Batista and John Cena fell to the floor simultaneously and a do-over was ordered. Batista chose to challenge Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship, leaving Cena to face JBL at WM21.

#	Name	Loser	Winner	Match type
1	Edge def. Snitsky — Singles Match Rated R Superstar Won Edge defeated Snitsky in a singles match.	Snitsky	Edge	Singles Match
2	John Cena def. JBL — WWE Championship Doctor of Thuganomics Retained WWE Title John Cena defeated JBL (with the Cabinet) to retain the WWE Championship.	JBL	John Cena (retained)	WWE Championship
3	Triple H def. Randy Orton — World Heavyweight Championship The Game Retained World Title Triple H retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Orton.	Randy Orton	Triple H (retained)	World Heavyweight Championship
4	Batista won the 30-Man Royal Rumble — Entry #28 — Last Eliminated John Cena The Animal Won — Controversial Do-Over Finish — Both Batista and Cena Fell Simultaneously Batista won the Royal Rumble entering at #28 — in the final moments, both Batista and John Cena fell to the floor simultaneously, causing a restart ordered by Vince McMahon (who tore both quad muscles rushing to ringside). In the restart, Batista hit a spinebuster and eliminated Cena cleanly. Batista and Edge tied for most eliminations with 5 each. Chris Benoit (#2) lasted the longest at 47 minutes 26 seconds.	—	Batista	30-Man Royal Rumble Match

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