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.
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 Keith Irvine
Chris Jericho
John Layfield
JBL
Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Hassan Hamin Assad
MVP
Matthew Hardy
Matt Hardy
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 Rhodes
Cody Rhodes
Edward Fatu
Umaga
Mike Mizanin
The Miz
Shelton Benjamin
Shelton Benjamin
James Reiher
"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
Roddy Piper
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Carlos Colón Jr.
Carlito
Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Ken Anderson
Mr. Kennedy
Nelson Frazier Jr.
Big Daddy V
Mark Henry
Mark Henry
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chavo
Dave Finlay
Finlay
Elijah Burke
Elijah Burke
Charles Palumbo
Chuck Palumbo
Gene Snitsky
Snitsky
Matthew Cardona
Zack Ryder
Brian Myers
Curt Hawkins
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero (Ringside)
