Royal Rumble Match Entrances and Eliminations
Red ██ and "Raw" indicates a Raw superstar, blue ██ and "SD!" indicates a SmackDown! superstar. A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.
| Draw | Entrant | Brand | Order | Eliminated by | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Eddie Guerrero | SmackDown! | 11 | Edge | 28:11 |
| 02 !2 | Chris Benoit | RAW | 25 | Batista | 47:26 |
| 03 !3 | Daniel Puder | SmackDown! | 01 !1 | Holly | 04:09 |
| 04 !4 | Hardcore Holly | SmackDown! | 02 !2 | Benoit and Guerrero | 01:59 |
| 05 !5 | Hurricane !The Hurricane | RAW | 03 !3 | Benoit and Guerrero | 01:04 |
| 06 !6 | Kenzo Suzuki | SmackDown! | 04 !4 | Mysterio | 03:31 |
| 07 !7 | Edge | RAW | 28 | Batista and Cena | 40:19 |
| 08 !8 | Rey Mysterio | SmackDown! | 27 | Edge | 38:25 |
| 09 !9 | Shelton Benjamin | RAW | 10 | Edge | 14:35 |
| 10 | Booker T | SmackDown! | 09 !9 | Mysterio and Guerrero | 10:42 |
| 11 | Chris Jericho | RAW | 21 | Batista | 28:22 |
| 12 | Luther Reigns | SmackDown! | 07 !7 | Booker | 07:13 |
| 13 | Muhammad Hassan | RAW | 05 !5 | Edge, Jericho, Benoit, Booker, Benjamin and Reigns | 00:54 |
| 14 | Orlando Jordan | SmackDown! | 08 !8 | Booker | 03:36 |
| 15 | Scotty 2 Hotty | SmackDown! | 06 !6 | Attacked by Hassan before entering the ring | 00:00 |
| 16 | Charlie Haas | SmackDown! | 13 | Michaels | 06:20 |
| 17 | René Dupreé | SmackDown! | 16 | Jericho | 11:32 |
| 18 | Simon Dean | RAW | 12 | Michaels | 00:20 |
| 19 | Shawn Michaels | RAW | 15 | Angle | 04:56 |
| 20 | Kurt Angle | SmackDown! | 14 | Michaels | 00:37 |
| 21 | Jonathan Coachman | RAW | 23 | Flair | 13:48 |
| 22 | Mark Jindrak | SmackDown! | 19 | Kane | 08:15 |
| 23 | Viscera | RAW | 17 | Cena | 03:00 |
| 24 | Paul London | SmackDown! | 18 | Snitsky | 03:15 |
| 25 | John Cena | SmackDown! | 29 | Batista | 15:28 |
| 26 | Snitsky | RAW | 20 | Batista | 03:38 |
| 27 | Kane | RAW | 22 | Cena | 03:54 |
| 28 | Batista | RAW | 30 !— | 30 !— | 10:54 |
| 29 | Christian | RAW | 24 | Batista | 02:09 |
| 30 | Ric Flair | RAW | 26 | Edge | 01:58 |
^ Kurt Angle had been eliminated by Shawn Michaels and then returned to the ring, and eliminated Michaels in retaliation.
^ Scotty was attacked by Hassan before he made it to the ring, and therefore was unable to compete and never officially entered the match.
^ Nunzio was originally going to appear in the Royal Rumble match, but he had his entry stolen by Kurt Angle before the match.
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