WWE Royal Rumble 2008

WWE Royal Rumble 2008

180 mins | Drama, Action | Jan. 27, 2008

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.

WWE Royal Rumble 2008

180 mins | Drama, Action | Jan. 27, 2008

WWE Royal Rumble 2008
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers
Original title WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Directors Kevin Dunn
Writers Brandon D. Campbell, Jenifer Bloodsworth

Cast

Randy Orton

as Randy Orton

Jeff Hardy

as Jeff Hardy

Adam Copeland

as Edge

Óscar Gutiérrez

as Rey Mysterio

John Cena

as John Cena

Dave Bautista

as Batista

Mark Calaway

as The Undertaker

Michael Hickenbottom

as Shawn Michaels

Matthew Hardy

as Matt Hardy

Chris Irvine

as Chris Jericho

John Layfield

as JBL

Ric Flair

as Ric Flair

Hassan Hamin Assad

as M.V.P.

Anthony Carelli

as Santino Marella

Dalip Singh

as The Great Khali

Robert Howard

as Hardcore Holly

John Hennigan

as John Morrison

Tom Laughlin

as Tommy Dreamer

Dylan Postl

as Hornswoggle

Jamie Noble

as Jamie Noble

Phil Brooks

as CM Punk

Cody Runnels

as Cody Rhodes

Edward Fatu

as Umaga

Mike Mizanin

as The Miz

Shelton Benjamin

as Shelton Benjamin

James Reiher

as Jimmy Snuka

Roddy Piper

as Roddy Piper

Glenn Jacobs

as Kane

Carlos Colón Jr.

as Carlito

Mick Foley

as Mick Foley

Ken Anderson

as Mr. Kennedy

Nelson Frazier Jr.

as Big Daddy V

Mark Henry

as Mark Henry

Dave Finlay

as Finlay

Elijah Burke

as Elijah Burke

Gene Snitsky

as Snitsky

Maria Kanellis

as Maria

Ashley Massaro

as Ashley

Matt Cardona

as Zack Ryder

Chris Benoit

as Chris Benoit (archive footage)

Brian Myers

as Curt Hawkins

Vickie Guerrero

as Vickie Guerrero

Theodore R. Long

as Teddy Long

Chuck Palumbo

as Chuck Palumbo