WWE Royal Rumble 2008 (2008)

Royal Rumble 2008 was the twentyfirst 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 payperview broadcast in high definition As has been customary since 1993 the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that years WrestleMania The main event was the annual 30man 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