WWE Royal Rumble 2008 (2008)
WWE Royal Rumble 2008 (2008)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
John Cena
John Cena
Paul Michael Lévesque
Triple H
Randy Orton
Randy Orton
Óscar Gutiérrez
Rey Mysterio
Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Kevin Dunn
Director
Kevin Dunn
Director
Jenifer Bloodsworth
Writer
Jennifer Bloodsworth
Writer
Dave Bautista
Batista
Mark Calaway
The Undertaker
Brandon D. Campbell
Writer
Michael Hickenbottom
Shawn Michaels
Christopher DeJoseph
Writer
Matthew Hardy
Matt Hardy
Vince McMahon
Producer
Adam Copeland
Edge
Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
John Layfield
JBL
Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Hassan Hamin Assad
M.V.P.
Anthony Carelli
Santino Marella
Dalip Singh
The Great Khali
Robert Howard
Hardcore Holly
John Hennigan
John Morrison
Tom Laughlin
Tommy Dreamer
Dylan Postl
Hornswoggle
Jamie Noble
Jamie Noble
Phil Brooks
CM Punk
Cody Runnels
Cody Rhodes
Edward Fatu
Umaga
Mike Mizanin
The Miz
Shelton Benjamin
Shelton Benjamin
James Reiher
Jimmy Snuka
Roddy Piper
Roddy Piper
Glenn Jacobs
Kane
Carlos Colón Jr.
Carlito
Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Ken Anderson
Mr. Kennedy
Nelson Frazier Jr.
Big Daddy V
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The 2008 Royal Rumble was the 21st annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on January 27, 2008, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. 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 world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. For the 2008 event, the winner received their choice to challenge for either Raw's WWE Championship, SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW Championship at WrestleMania XXIV.
Five professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's supercard. The main event was the 2008 Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from all three brands. Raw's John Cena, the surprise 30th entrant returning from a torn pectoral muscle, won the match by last eliminating Raw's Triple H, the 29th entrant. The primary match on the Raw brand was Randy Orton versus Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship, which Orton won to retain the title. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was Edge versus Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Edge won to retain the title. The featured matches on the undercard were Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) versus Ric Flair in a Career Threatening match and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) versus Chris Jericho.