5 Most infamous botches in WWE Royal Rumble history

#1 John Cena and Batista eliminate each other (WWE Royal Rumble 2005)

The ending of the 2005 Royal Rumble was not planned.

There it is. The most infamous botch in Royal Rumble history. John Cena and Batista were the final two in the 2005 edition of the January classic, with The Animal set to go over and win the Rumble match. However, in an unprecedented moment, both Batista and Cena eliminated each other.

They fell to the floor at the exact same time, which is even more astonishing considering it was not planned at all, unlike in 1994. A furious Vince McMahon stormed to the ring, while RAW and SmackDown referees improvised and 'declared' their brand's respective Superstar the winner.

McMahon accidentally tore both of his quads while entering the ring to deal with the situation, rendering him unable to get up. The Chairman, seated in the ring, screamed orders for the match to restart. Batista then promptly eliminated Cena to finally win the Royal Rumble Match.

Seeing a visibly upset Vince McMahon sitting in the ring with two torn quads and trying to work out an alternative finish for the biggest WWE match of the year, live on pay-per-view, has to be up there as one of the most surreal moments in WWE history, let alone the Royal Rumble.