the 2005 edition of the royal rumble come live from the save mart centre in fresno and california . the two top championship of the wwe be be defend and the undertaker be battle heidenreich in a casket match and shawn michael be take on edge in a grudge match that have be build up since last october and of course the every man for himself over the top rope royal rumble match itself . who be go to take the price this year . chris benoit . edge . eddie guerrero . edge . john cena . batista . edge . shawn michael . there be no shortage of contender . it be batista that pick up the popular victory in the main event battle but not without controversy and or should i say and a botched finish . batista and john cena be the final two men in the ring . batista be suppose to dump the young smackdown . star over the top rope but it all go wrong and they both go topple to the floor . the referee act on their foot a we have an arm raising contest similar to that of bret hart and lex luger back in 1994. this bring out the chairman of the board . vinnie mac walk down to the ring the way only he can but injure himself badly get into the ring . it be unusual to see vince mcmahon sit and legs out and tell the two men to restart the match . batista then do be he be suppose to do first time round and dump cena to the floor seal his own future with a championship match at wrestlemania 21. the undercard for this year royal rumble have a very solid line up and with many of wwe big star compete in match . each brand have two big match each . raw open the night with the match between shawn michael and edge . this be a good technical contest . back and fourth all the way until edge get the pinfall . this be a smart booking decision and keep edge a a contender to the world heavyweight championship . the second match of the night be the feud end casket match between the undertaker and heidenreich . the match be not a classic and but then again have their be any classic casket match . it be entertain . especially when snitsky get involve and then kane pop out the casket to a great pop . the undertaker surprise no one when he get the win and slam the lid on heidenreich and this mediocre feud . the first of the two championship match of the night be john bradshaw layfields defence of the wwe championship in a triple threat match against both kurt angle and the big show . this match be very good . again and not a classic but entertain none the less . jbl take the win after pin kurt angle . his celebration be short live however when backstage teddy long inform him at no way out he would defend the wwe championship in a barbed wire steel cage match against big show . not a very nice way to spend a sunday night . and of course there be no show without punch . punch of course be reign world heavyweight champion triple h. his rematch from unforgiven 2004 with randy orton be lot good than the original encounter . it a pity because they just do not seem to click to well in the ring and this would be an excellent feud if they do . orton play the concussion role very well and go down in defeat to the game . so the first big one of 2005 be a good one . it achieve it goal . feud end and new one begin . we be now officially on the road to wrestlemania 21 .