WWE Royal Rumble 2008

Synopsis

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.

Release date

27 Jan 2008

Directed by

Kevin Dunn

Runtime

3h 0m

Cast

John Cena

John Cena

Randy Orton

Randy Orton

Adam Copeland

Edge

Jeff Hardy

Jeff Hardy

Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio

Rey Mysterio

Paul Levesque

Triple H

Dave Bautista

Batista

Glenn Jacobs

Kane

Mark Calaway

The Undertaker

Michael Hickenbottom

Shawn Michaels

Christopher Irvine

Chris Jericho

John Layfield

JBL