Royal Rumble 2009 was the twenty-second annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 25, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.
Results[]
- Jack Swagger defeated Matt Hardy to retain the ECW Championship.
- Melina defeated Beth Phoenix (with Santino Marella) to win the WWE Women's Championship.
- John Cena defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (with Shawn Michaels) to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
- Edge (with Chavo Guerrero) defeated Jeff Hardy in a no disqualification match to win the WWE Championship.
Royal Rumble Match[]
- Randy Orton won the 2009 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Triple H.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rey Mysterio | Raw | 20 | Big Show | 49:26 | 1 |
| 2 | John Morrison | ECW | 5 | Triple H | 19:35 | 0 |
| 3 | Carlito | SmackDown | 3 | Vladimir Kozlov | 06:11 | 0 |
| 4 | Montel Vontavious Porter | SmackDown | 2 | 03:52 | 0 | |
| 5 | The Great Khali | SmackDown | 1 | 01:30 | 0 | |
| 6 | Vladimir Kozlov | SmackDown | 4 | Triple H | 02:40 | 3 |
| 7 | Triple H | SmackDown | 29 | Randy Orton | 50:00 | 6 |
| 8 | Randy Orton | Raw | — | Winner | 48:30 | 3 |
| 9 | JTG | Raw | 7 | The Undertaker | 11:59 | 0 |
| 10 | Ted DiBiase | Raw | 27 | Triple H | 45:11 | 1 |
| 11 | Chris Jericho | Raw | 23 | The Undertaker | 37:17 | 1 |
| 12 | Mike Knox | Raw | 19 | Big Show | 32:42 | 0 |
| 13 | The Miz | ECW | 6 | Triple H | 01:20 | 0 |
| 14 | Finlay | ECW | 21 | Kane | 30:00 | 0 |
| 15 | Cody Rhodes | Raw | 28 | Triple H | 37:01 | 2 |
| 16 | The Undertaker | SmackDown | 26 | Big Show | 32:30 | 4 |
| 17 | Goldust | Raw | 8 | Cody Rhodes | 01:11 | 0 |
| 18 | CM Punk | Raw | 18 | Big Show | 22:29 | 1 |
| 19 | Mark Henry | ECW | 9 | The Undertaker and Rey Mysterio | 03:14 | 0 |
| 20 | Shelton Benjamin | SmackDown | 10 | The Undertaker | 04:17 | 0 |
| 21 | William Regal | Raw | 11 | CM Punk | 04:23 | 0 |
| 22 | Kofi Kingston | Raw | 12 | The Brian Kendrick | 06:58 | 0 |
| 23 | Kane | Raw | 24 | Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton and Ted DiBiase | 18:21 | 3 |
| 24 | R-Truth | SmackDown | 17 | Big Show | 12:06 | 0 |
| 25 | Rob Van Dam | Free agent | 22 | Chris Jericho | 13:56 | 0 |
| 26 | The Brian Kendrick | SmackDown | 13 | Triple H | 00:15 | 1 |
| 27 | Dolph Ziggler | Raw | 14 | Kane | 00:21 | 0 |
| 28 | Santino Marella | Raw | 15 | 00:01 | 0 | |
| 29 | Jim Duggan | Raw | 16 | Big Show | 02:50 | 0 |
| 30 | Big Show | SmackDown | 25 | Randy Orton | 09:32 | 6 |