Overview
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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20 - 1Royal Rumble January 25, 2004 -
20 - 2No Way Out February 15, 2004 -
20 - 3WrestleMania XX March 14, 2004 -
20 - 4Backlash April 18, 2004
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20 - 5Judgement Day May 16, 2004
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20 - 6Bad Blood June 13, 2004
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20 - 7The Great American Bash June 27, 2004
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20 - 8Vengeance July 11, 2004
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20 - 9SummerSlam August 15, 2004 -
20 - 10Unforgiven September 12, 2004
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20 - 11No Mercy October 03, 2004
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20 - 12Taboo Tuesday October 19, 2004
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20 - 13Survivor Series November 14, 2004
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20 - 14Armageddon December 12, 2004