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.
John Cena
Randy Orton
Edge
Jeff Hardy
Rey Mysterio
Triple H
Batista
Kane
The Undertaker
Shawn Michaels
Chris Jericho
JBL
Ric Flair
MVP
Matt Hardy
Santino Marella
The Great Khali
Hardcore Holly
John Morrison
Tommy Dreamer
Hornswoggle
Jamie Noble
CM Punk
Cody Rhodes
Umaga
The Miz
Shelton Benjamin
"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Carlito
Mick Foley
Mr. Kennedy
Big Daddy V
Mark Henry
Chavo
Finlay
Elijah Burke
Chuck Palumbo
Snitsky
Zack Ryder
Curt Hawkins
Vickie Guerrero (Ringside)
Sooryavanshi
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Ghost Team One
WWE Extreme Rules 2021
WWE SummerSlam 2008
WWE Survivor Series 1993
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
The True Story of WrestleMania
WWE Armageddon 2007
Cop Out
Wingwomen
The Royal Treatment
Avatar
Finch
Witch Hunt
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Encanto
On Deadly Ground
Boston Strangler
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