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.
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WWE Royal Rumble 2008 Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Dave Bautista
He was 39, now 55 years old
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as Batista |
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Hulk Hogan
He was 54, now 71 years old
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as Hulk Hogan (archive footage) |
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John Cena
He was 30, now 47 years old
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as Himself |
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Glenn Thomas Jacobs
He was 40, now 57 years old
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as Kane |
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Randy Orton
He was 27, now 44 years old
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as Himself |
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Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
He was 42, now 59 years old
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as Himself |
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Paul Michael Lévesque
He was 38, now 55 years old
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as Triple H |
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Adam Copeland
He was 34, now 51 years old
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as Edge |
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Phillip Jack Brooks
He was 29, now 46 years old
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as CM Punk |
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Cody Runnels
He was 22, now 39 years old
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as Cody Rhodes |
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Jeffrey Nero Hardy
He was 30, now 47 years old
|
as Himself |
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Roddy Piper
He was 53, 61 years old when he died
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as Roddy Piper |
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Mick Foley
He was 42, now 59 years old
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as Himself |
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Dylan Postl
He was 21, now 38 years old
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as Hornswoggle |
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Shelton Benjamin
He was 32, now 49 years old
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as Himself |
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John Hennigan
He was 37, now 54 years old
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as John Morrison |
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Dalip Singh Rana
He was 35, now 52 years old
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as The Great Khali |
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Ken Anderson
He was 31, 16 years old when he died
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as Mr. Kennedy |
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Mark Henry
He was 36, now 53 years old
|
as Himself |
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Carlos Colón, Jr.
He was 28, now 45 years old
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as Carlito |
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Ric Flair
He was 58, now 75 years old
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as Himself |
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Thomas Laughlin
He was 36, now 53 years old
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as Tommy Dreamer |
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Chavo Guerrero
He was 37, now 54 years old
|
as Himself |
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Vickie Guerrero
She was 39, now 56 years old
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as Herself |
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Chris Irvine
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as Chris Jericho |
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Anthony Carelli
He was 28, now 45 years old
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as Santino Marella |
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Robert Howard
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as Hardcore Holly |
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The Miz
He was 27, now 44 years old
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as The Miz |
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Jimmy Snuka
He was 64, 73 years old when he died
|
as Jimmy Snuka |
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The Undertaker
He was 42, now 59 years old
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as The Undertaker |
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Rey Mysterio
He was 33, now 49 years old
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as Rey Mysterio |
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Umaga
He was 34, 36 years old when he died
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as Umaga |
WWE Royal Rumble 2008 Crew
