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WWE Ruthless Aggression Era: Every Royal Rumble Match, Ranked

2008

Date January 27, 2008
Longest time in the match Batista (37:46)
Shortest time in the match Finlay (0:00)
Most eliminations Triple H (6)
Winner John Cena

The last Royal Rumble Match of the Ruthless Aggression Era got off to a tremendous start (notice a pattern here!?) with The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels kicking things off. They dominated the first half of the 2008 Royal Rumble, with fellow top star Batista joining them at #8.

Royal Rumble 2008 took place at Madison Square Garden, so there were some cool cameos from legends in that match. Roddy Piper and Jimmy Snuka revisited their feud in a pleasant moment, and a few moments later, Mick Foley would enter the fray as well.

Finlay getting disqualified for coming out too early was extremely weird, but everyone forgot about it when John Cena came out last. Cena shocked the world by returning from injury a lot sooner than expected, and he would last eliminate Triple H to win the 2008 Royal Rumble Match.

About Tomás Cunha

Tomás Cunha is a Portuguese freelance wrestling writer and editor with nearly a decade of experience. Before joining Last Word on Sports, Tomás worked for notable pro wrestling websites such as TheSportster, WhatCulture and WrestleTalk. Aside from pro wrestling, Tomás enjoys watching football/soccer and he is a massive supporter of both FC Porto and the Portuguese National Team.