Top 5 opening entrants in Royal Rumble history

#2 Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit (2005)

The stars of WrestleMania in 2004 started off the Rumble in 2005.

In 2004, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit were on top of the world. Latino Heat won the WWE Championship just prior to WrestleMania 20, while the Rabid Wolverine won the Royal Rumble match and became the World Heavyweight Champion at 'Mania. The two celebrated in the ring to close the show, in what was an extremely emotional moment. In 2005, both warriors were back on the trail to the Show Of Shows.

Benoit won the 30-man match in 2004 from the number 1 spot, lasting for over an hour. He had to do it all again as he entered at number 2 in 2005, with Guerrero being the first entrant. They were layered with history, especially from that night at Madison Square Garden.

A repeat was highly unlikely at this point, but both Guerrero and Benoit enjoyed decent spells in the match, with the latter lasting until the final six. This elite combination of wrestlers, coupled with the emotional moment from ten months ago make this the second greatest opening pairing in Royal Rumble history.