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).
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WWE Royal Rumble 2004 Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Bill Goldberg
He was 37, now 57 years old
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as Himself |
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Dave Bautista
He was 35, now 55 years old
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as Batista |
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Brock Lesnar
He was 26, now 46 years old
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as Stone Cold Steve Austin |
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John Cena
He was 26, now 46 years old
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as Stone Cold Steve Austin |
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Glenn Thomas Jacobs
He was 36, now 56 years old
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as Kane |
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Randy Orton
He was 23, now 44 years old
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as Himself |
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Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
He was 38, now 58 years old
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as Stone Cold Steve Austin |
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Steve Austin
He was 39, now 59 years old
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as Stone Cold Steve Austin |
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Paul Michael Lévesque
He was 34, now 54 years old
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as Triple H |
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Matt Hardy
He was 29, now 49 years old
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as Himself |
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Mick Foley
He was 38, now 58 years old
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as Himself |
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Mark LoMonaco
He was 32, now 52 years old
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as Bubba Ray Dudley |
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Devon Hughes
He was 31, now 51 years old
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as D-Von Dudley |
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Rob Van Dam
He was 33, now 53 years old
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as Himself |
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Kurt Angle
He was 35, now 55 years old
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as Himself |
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Shelton Benjamin
He was 28, now 48 years old
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as Himself |
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Booker Huffman
He was 38, now 59 years old
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as Booker T |
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Eddie Guerrero
He was 36, 38 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Matt Morgan
She was 27, now 47 years old
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as Himself |
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Paul Wight
He was 31, now 52 years old
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as Big Show |
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Mark Henry
He was 32, now 52 years old
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as Himself |
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Matthew Hyson
He was 33, now 53 years old
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as Spike Dudley |
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Chavo Guerrero
He was 33, now 53 years old
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as Himself |
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Scott Carl Rechsteiner
He was 41, now 61 years old
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as Himself |
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Ric Flair
He was 54, now 75 years old
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as Himself |
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Robert Howard
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as Hardcore Holly |
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Chris Benoit
He was 36, 40 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Rico Constantino
He was 42, now 62 years old
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as Rico |
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Rey Mysterio
He was 29, now 49 years old
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as Rey Mysterio |
WWE Royal Rumble 2004 Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Vince McMahon as Producer. He was 58 (now 78) years old
|
Production |
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Kevin Dunn as Director. He was 47 (now 67) years old
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Directing |
