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#7 The SmackDown Rumble (January 2004)
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It's not very often that WWE presents a Royal Rumble match outside of the January Pay-Per-View but it has happened on occasion. In 1994, WWE presented the New York City Rumble just a week prior to the official Royal Rumble in Providence RI. A few years later, the Corporate Rumble took place on Monday Night RAW, but the Rumble's alternate version in 2004 had the highest stakes.
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After the 2004 Royal Rumble winner Chris Benoit defected to RAW to challenge for the World Championship at WrestleMania XX, SmackDown needed a new #1 contender. This led to the SmackDown Rumble that featured 15 of the blue brand's top superstars.
Unlike the traditional Royal Rumble match in which the winner received a world title shot at WrestleMania, the winner of SmackDown's Rumble was promised a title match at the very next Pay-Per-View, No Way Out.
Outlasting Kurt Angle, the Big Show, John Cena, and more, Eddie Guerrero won the SmackDown Rumble and went on to defeat Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship.
