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Thirty men. Every man for himself. And an opportunity at the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship on the line. Put all of that together and you have yourself one of the most intense, unpredictable, exciting matches of the year. It’s the Royal Rumble, and it’s coming to you Sunday, Jan. 29.
Last year Batista and John Cena went into sudden death in the Royal Rumble with Batista ultimately winning and defeating Triple H at WrestleMania 21 for the World Heavyweight Championship.
The year before that, Chris Benoit finally won the big one and went on to WrestleMania XX and achieved his life-long dream of becoming World Champion.
Will the Rumble prove to be the starting point for someone else’s march to the title at WrestleMania?
On the RAW side, Rob Van Dam will his return to ring in the Royal Rumble Match. Will he make a big splash? Who else will join the fray at the Royal Rumble? Which Superstar will be heading to WrestleMania 22 to fight for the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship? Watch the Royal Rumble Sunday, Jan. 29 at 8/9 CT on pay-per-view to find out.
Here's a list of all announced Royal Rumble Match participants. Also, click here for each Superstar's odds of winning:
RAW SUPERSTARS
1) ROB VAN DAM - watch RVD video package
2) BIG SHOW
3) KANE - watch Kane qualify
5) TRIPLE H
7) CARLITO
9) SHELTON BENJAMIN - watch Shelton qualify
10) VISCERA - watch Vis qualify
11) CHAVO GUERRERO - watch Chavo qualify
12) JONATHAN COACHMAN - watch Coach qualify
13) RIC FLAIR
SMACKDOWN SUPERSTARS
1) CHRIS BENOIT
2) REY MYSTERIO
3) RANDY ORTON
4) MATT HARDY
6) LASHLEY
7) SYLVAN - watch Sylvan qualify
9) JOHNNY NITRO
10) JOEY MERCURY
11) SIMON DEAN
12) BOOKER T
