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'{{Cleanup-jargon|date=June 2009}} {{Infobox Wrestling event |name=Royal Rumble (2009) |image=30068_PPV_RR_aff_ban_300x450.jpg |caption=Promotional poster featuring various [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees|WWE Superstars]] |theme="[[Let It Rock (Kevin Rudolf song)|Let It Rock]]" by [[Kevin Rudolf]] featuring [[Lil Wayne]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/|title=WWE Royal Rumble|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate= 2009-01-09| quote=Special thanks to Kevin Rudolf, whose "Let it Rock" is the official theme of the Royal Rumble. The track is off his Cash Money Records debut, In the City, which is available now.}}</ref> |promotion=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=January 25, 2009 |attendance=16,685 |venue=[[Joe Louis Arena]] |city=[[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]] |lastevent=[[Armageddon (2008)]] |nextevent=[[No Way Out (2009)]] |event=[[Royal Rumble]] |lastevent2=[[Royal Rumble (2008)]] |nextevent2=[[Royal Rumble (2010)]] }} '''Royal Rumble (2009)''', a [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event produced by [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE), took place on January 25, 2009, at the [[Joe Louis Arena]] in [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/eventdetail/?id=8111896|title=WWE Royal Rumble event details| publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]| accessdate=2009-01-03}}</ref> The 22nd event produced under the "[[Royal Rumble]]" name, it featured wrestlers from the [[WWE Raw|Raw]], [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown]], and [[ECW on Syfy|ECW]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brands]]. The [[card (sports)|card]] of the event featured five [[professional wrestling match types|matches]]. The [[Card (sports)#Main event|main event]], the annual 30-man [[Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble match]], starred wrestlers from all the three WWE brands. [[Randy Orton]], the eighth entrant, won the match by last eliminating [[Triple H]], the seventh entrant. As a tradition, Orton received a [[World Heavyweight Championship (professional wrestling)|World Championship]] match at [[WrestleMania XXV]] of his choice for the [[WWE Championship|WWE]], [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight]], or [[ECW Championship]]. For the third straight year, there was an uneven distribution of participants in the Royal Rumble match among the brands (with fifteen from Raw, ten from SmackDown, four from ECW, and one special guest entrant). The predominant match on the ''SmackDown'' brand consisted of a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|No Disqualification match]] between [[Jeff Hardy]] and [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] for Hardy's WWE Championship. Edge won with pinfall after Jeff's brother, [[Matt Hardy]], interfered in the match and hit Jeff with a [[Folding chair|steel chair]]. The primary match on the ''Raw'' brand featured [[John Cena]] defending the World Heavyweight Championship against [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] (JBL): Cena won by pinfall after performing an [[Powerslam#Fireman's carry powerslam|Attitude Adjustment]]. The [[Card (sports)#Undercard|undercard]] consisted of [[Jake Hager|Jack Swagger]] versus Matt Hardy for the ECW Championship and [[Beth Phoenix]] versus [[Melina Perez|Melina]] for the [[WWE Women's Championship]]. The event had 450,000 PPV buys, down on the [[Royal Rumble (2008)|Royal Rumble 2008]] figure of 533,000 buys.<ref name="Buyrate"> {{cite paper|title=WWE Reports 2009 First Quarter Results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|date=2009-05-07|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/documents/PressReleaseQ109050609FINAL_000.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=2009-05-07}} </ref> ==Background== {{See also|Professional wrestling}} Royal Rumble 2009 featured [[professional wrestling match types|professional wrestling matches]] that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing [[Screenplay|script]]ed feuds, [[plot (narrative)|plot]]s, and [[narrative thread|storyline]]s played out on ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|Friday Night SmackDown]]'', and ''[[ECW on Syfy|ECW on Sci Fi]]'' - [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]'s (WWE) primary television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villain]] or a [[Face (professional wrestling)|hero]] as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|title=Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-01-11}}</ref> The event featured wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands—a [[WWE Brand Extension|storyline division]] in which WWE employees were assigned to a television program of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2006/2006_05_25_02.jsp|title=WWE Launches ECW As Third Brand |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate|accessdate=2009-01-11}}</ref> [[File:John Bradshaw Layfield 081204-A-5049R-108.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] (JBL) who faced off with [[John Cena]] at the Royal Rumble]] The prime match scripted into the Royal Rumble, the annual [[Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble match]], has featured at every Royal Rumble event since its inception. The match featured 30 male wrestlers from WWE's three brands; 23 participants were officially announced{{By whom|date=October 2009}} for the match. The match ends when one wrestler remains in the ring, after the elimination of all the 29 other wrestlers via being tossed over the top ring rope and having both feet touch the floor. The winner earned an opportunity to challenge for the [[WWE Championship|WWE]], [[World Heavyweight Championship (professional wrestling)|World Heavyweight]], or [[ECW Championship]] at WWE's April [[WrestleMania XXV]] pay-per-view.<ref name="RoyalRumblematch">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/matches/9050360/preview/|title=Preview: 30-Man Royal Rumble match|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate= 2009-01-11}}</ref> The main [[Feud (professional wrestling)|rivalry]] from the Raw brand played out between [[John Cena]] and [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] (JBL) over the World Heavyweight Championship. JBL earned his championship match against Cena after winning a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|Fatal Four-Way Elimination match]]—a standard match in which the last remaining competitor who has not been eliminated is declared the winner—on the December 29, 2008 episode of ''Raw'' by defeating [[Chris Jericho]], [[Randy Orton]], and [[Shawn Michaels]].<ref name="Raw12.29">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/12292008/|title=Results: And they're off...|last=Adkins|first=Greg|date=2008-12-29|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-01-11}} </ref> Another rivalry from the Raw brand came with [[Melina Perez|Melina]] challenging [[Beth Phoenix]] for her [[WWE Women's Championship]] in a singles match. Melina won the opportunity to face Phoenix on the December 29, 2008 episode of ''Raw'' by winning a [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]], a match similar to the Royal Rumble, though with fewer competitors.<ref name="Raw12.29" /> The main rivalry from the SmackDown brand incorporated into the Royal Rumble featured [[Jeff Hardy]] and [[Adam Copeland|Edge]], with the two feuding over the [[WWE Championship]]. At WWE's previous pay-per-view event, [[Armageddon (2008)|Armageddon]], Hardy had defeated defending champion Edge and [[Triple H]] in a Triple Threat match, a standard match involving three wrestlers, to win the WWE Championship. On the January 2, 2009 episode of ''SmackDown'', on-air [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers|authority figure]] [[Vickie Guerrero]] announced that Edge would face Hardy for the WWE title at the Royal Rumble.<ref name="SD01.02">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/results/8008376/|title=Results: Hardy New Year!|last=Passero| first=Mitch|date=2009-01-02|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-01-11}}</ref> The ECW brand's main rivalry, that between [[Jake Hager|Jack Swagger]] and [[Matt Hardy]], had the two feuding over the [[ECW Championship]]. On the January 13, 2009 edition of ''ECW on Syfy'', Swagger defeated Hardy to capture the ECW Championship. On the January 16 episode of ''Friday Night SmackDown'', it was announced{{By whom|date=December 2009}} that Swagger would defend the ECW title against Hardy in a rematch at the Royal Rumble. ==Event== ===Preliminary matches=== The first match of the evening saw [[Jake Hager|Jack Swagger]] defend the ECW Championship against [[Matt Hardy]]. The match started with both wrestlers countering each other's moves for some time, until Swagger injured Matt's left shoulder and then targeted it for the rest of the match. Swagger ultimately defeated Matt by pinning him after a [[Powerbomb#Gutwrench powerbomb|gutwrench powerbomb]] and retained the ECW title.<ref name="MattJack"/> The second match on the card involved the [[WWE Women's Championship]], where [[Beth Phoenix]] defended her title against [[Melina Perez|Melina]]. Phoenix stayed mostly in control of the match after working on Melina's legs at some point{{Vague|date=October 2009}} of the match. The match ended as Phoenix attempted to deliver the [[Facebuster#Chickenwing facebuster|Glam Slam]] to Melina, but the latter countered it into a roll-up pin, giving her the win and the Women's Championship.<ref name="bethMelina"/> ===Main event matches=== [[Image:Orton Royal Rumble 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Randy Orton after winning the 2009 Royal Rumble]] The third match on the card pitted John Cena against JBL for the World Heavyweight Championship. JBL's employee [[Shawn Michaels]] accompanied him to the ring. Shawn Michaels first got involved in the match when the referee became incapacitated, whereupon he came into the ring and performed his [[Superkick|Sweet Chin Music]] finisher both on JBL and Cena. He then left ringside, leaving JBL's arm on top of Cena. Cena however managed to get a shoulder up and performed an [[Powerslam#Fireman's carry powerslam|Attitude Adjustment]] to retain his World Championship.<ref name="CenaJBL"/> The fourth match on the card involved the WWE Championship, as Jeff Hardy defended his title against Edge. Before the match began Vickie Guerrero came out and announced it as a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|No Disqualification match]]. Edge then revealed that [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.|Chavo Guerrero]] would be in his corner. The first big action came in the match when Jeff Hardy brought a ladder out and set it up near the Spanish announce table. When Chavo tried to interfere, Jeff put him on the table and jumped off the ladder, connecting Chavo and breaking the table. Jeff then had the match won when he hit the Swanton after kicking Vickie off the apron when she tried to interfere. When Jeff went for the pin, Vickie stopped referee [[Joseph James, Jr.|Scott Armstrong]] from making a three count. Jeff's brother Matt then made his way to the ring, placing a chair under Edge's face. Grabbing another chair, Matt at first appeared to be setting Edge up for his own version of Edge's [[Professional wrestling attacks#One man con-chair-to|con-chair-to]] maneuver. However, he instead smashed Jeff in the head with a chair. Edge then pinned Jeff to become the new WWE Champion.<ref name="HardyvsEdge"/> The main event consisted of the Royal Rumble match. [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]] and [[John Hennigan|John Morrison]] started the Rumble. The final six participants left in the match were [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]], [[The Undertaker]], Triple H and [[The Legacy (professional wrestling)|The Legacy]] ([[Cody Rhodes]], [[Ted DiBiase, Jr.|Ted DiBiase]] and [[Randy Orton]]). While the Undertaker and Big Show brawled on the outside apron (both went over the top rope, but had not hit the floor), Orton eliminated Big Show with an RKO, causing him to fall off the apron. Big Show eliminated The Undertaker shortly afterwards when he pulled his opponent off the apron by his leg. Despite being at a disadvantage against the Legacy, Triple H managed to eliminate both DiBiase and Rhodes. With Triple H by the ropes, Orton quickly clotheslined him from behind to send him over the top rope and become the winner of the Royal Rumble match.<ref name="Rumble"/> ==Aftermath== {{Main|No Way Out (2009)}} [[Image:Shane-07.jpg|thumb|right|Shane McMahon returned after the Royal Rumble and attacked Randy Orton]] On the January 26 edition of ''Raw'', The Legacy came out with two lawyers and a therapist. Randy Orton then revealed that he suffers from [[Intermittent explosive disorder|IED]], which causes him to experience violent outbursts when provoked, losing all control of his emotions and actions. According to Orton and his lawyers, Orton had told [[Stephanie McMahon]] that if fired, he would not only take DiBiase and Rhodes with him but the whole locker room, as he would bring in a lawsuit against the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/results/|title=The son also rises|date=2009-01-26|accessdate=2009-01-27|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}} </ref> The Raw brand started the qualifying matches for the brand's upcoming [[Elimination Chamber]] match at WWE's next pay-per-view event, [[No Way Out (2009)|No Way Out]]. Three of the qualifying matches saw [[Kofi Kingston]] defeat [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]], Rey Mysterio defeat [[Darren Matthews|William Regal]] and Chris Jericho defeat [[CM Punk]] to qualify. In a fourth qualification match, Shawn Michaels failed to win a match against John Cena that would have made JBL eligible to participate in the Elimination Chamber.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/matches/9229100/preview/ |title=Preview:World Heavyweight Title Elimination Chamber Match|accessdate=2009-01-28|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}} </ref> The ECW Championship feud between Jack Swagger and Matt Hardy had officially finished when ECW's on-air authority figure [[Theodore Long]] announced on the January 27 edition of ''ECW'' that Hardy had requested a move to the SmackDown brand. Swagger had other problems as his ECW title belt was stolen by [[Hornswoggle]]. When Hornswoggle's [[kayfabe|storyline father]], [[Dave Finlay|Finlay]], urged Hornswoggle to give the title back to Swagger, Swagger shoved Hornswoggle to the ground, which caused Finlay to knock down Swagger with his own title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/results/|title=Extreme changes|date= 2009-01-27|accessdate=2009-01-28|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> On the January 30 edition of [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown]], Matt Hardy came out to ring and told the [[WWE Universe]] that he had no remorse about smashing his brother Jeff in the head at the Royal Rumble and costing him the [[WWE Championship]]. He then told the universe that he no longer considers Jeff a partner or a sibling.<ref>[http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/results/ Matt Hardy says the incident was no accident] [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Retrieved on February 1, 2009</ref> There were three Elimination Chamber qualifiers for No Way Out. The first match being [[The Undertaker]] versus [[Mark Henry]], which Taker won via submission with the [[Gogoplata|Hell's Gate]]. The second qualifier match was [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] defeating Festus with a K.O. Punch. The last qualifier was a triple threat match featuring Triple H, [[The Great Khali]] and [[Oleg Prudius|Vladimir Kozlov]]. Triple H won the match after he delivered a [[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Pedigree]] to Khali to pick up the victory.<ref>[http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/results/ HHH, Taker and Big Show in the Chamber] Retrieved on February 1, 2009</ref> <!-- ===Reception=== --> ==Results== {| style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable sortable" !style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" width="1%"|'''#''' !style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" width="45%"|'''Matches''' !style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" width="50%"|'''Stipulations''' !style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3;" width="0%"|'''Time'''<ref name ="pwh">{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#2009|title=Royal Rumble|accessdate=2009-02-23|publisher= prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> |- |[[List of professional wrestling terms#D|Dark]] |[[James Yun|Jimmy Wang Yang]] defeated [[Paul Burchill]]<ref name="pwh" /> |[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]] |N/A |- |1 |[[Jake Hager|Jack Swagger]] (c) defeated [[Matt Hardy]]<ref name="MattJack">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/matches/9143224/results/|title=Results:Solidification with a Swagger|date=2009-01-25|last=Burdick|first=Michael|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref> |Singles match for the [[ECW Championship]] |10:27 |- |2 |[[Melina Perez|Melina]] defeated [[Beth Phoenix]] (c) (with [[Santino Marella]])<ref name="bethMelina">{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/matches/9029660/results/|title=Results:Viva Melina!|date=2009-01-25|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]| accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref> |Singles match for the [[WWE Women's Championship]] |5:56 |- |3 |[[John Cena]] (c) defeated [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] (with [[Shawn Michaels]])<ref name="CenaJBL">{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/matches/9029646/results/|title=Results:Beating the odds|date=2009-01-25|last=Sitterson|first= Aubrey|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref> |Singles match for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] |15:29 |- |4 | [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] (with [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.|Chavo Guerrero]]) defeated [[Jeff Hardy]] (c)<ref name="HardyvsEdge">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/matches/9055494/results/|title=Results:Royal Rumble: Hardy's twisted fate brings gold to Edge|date=2009-01-25|accessdate=2009-01-25|last=DiFino|first=Lenny|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> |[[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|No Disqualification match]] for the [[WWE Championship]] |19:22 |- |5 |[[Randy Orton]] last eliminated [[Triple H]] to win.<ref name="Rumble">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/matches/9050360/results/|title=Results:Detroit "RKO" City|date=2009-01-25|last=Tello|first=Craig|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-01-27}}</ref> |[[Royal Rumble#Match|2009 Royal Rumble match]] |58:37 |- |colspan="4"|{{center|{{small|''(c) - refers to the champion heading into the match''}}}} |} {{note|WMXXV}} - The winner had the option of choosing which championship he would challenge for.<ref name="RoyalRumblematch" /> ===Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations=== Red <font color="#FFEEEE">██</font> and "Raw" indicates a [[WWE Raw|Raw]] [[superstar]], blue <font color="#EEEEFF">██</font> and "SD" indicates a [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown]] superstar, purple <font color="#E7DDEE">██</font> and "ECW" indicates an [[ECW on Syfy|ECW]] superstar, and white indicates a special guest entrant.<ref name="rumblestats"> {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/participants09/|title=2009 Royal Rumble Statistics and Eliminations|accessdate =2009-01-06|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="font-size:100%; text-align:left;" !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Draw !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Entrant !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Brand !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Order !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Eliminated by !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Time |- |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |{{sort|01|1}} |[[Rey Mysterio, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]] |Raw |20 |Big Show |49:24 |-style="background: #E7DDEE;" |{{sort|02|2}} |[[John Hennigan|John Morrison]] |ECW |{{sort|06|6}} |Triple H |19:32 |-style="background: #EEEEFF;" |{{sort|03|3}} |[[Carly Colón|Carlito]] |SD |{{sort|03|3}} |Kozlov |{{sort|06:11|6:11}} |-style="background: #EEEEFF;" |{{sort|04|4}} |[[Montel Vontavious Porter]] |SD |{{sort|02|2}} |Kozlov ||{{sort|03:52|3:52}} |-style="background: #EEEEFF;" |{{sort|05|5}} |[[The Great Khali]] |SD |{{sort|01|1}} |Kozlov |{{sort|01:30|1:30}} |-style="background: #EEEEFF;" |{{sort|06|6}} |[[Oleg Prudius|Vladimir Kozlov]] |SD |{{sort|04|4}} |Triple H |{{sort|02:40|2:40}} |-style="background: #EEEEFF;" |{{sort|07|7}} |[[Triple H]] |SD |29 |Orton |49:55 |-style="background: #FFCCCC;" |{{sort|08|8}} |[[Randy Orton]] |Raw |{{sort|30|—}} |'''Winner''' |48:27 |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |{{sort|09|9}} |[[Jayson Paul|JTG]] |Raw |{{sort|07|7}} |Undertaker |11:59 |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |10 |[[Ted DiBiase, Jr.|Ted DiBiase]] |Raw |27 |Triple H |45:11 |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |11 |[[Chris Jericho]] |Raw |23 |Undertaker |37:17 |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |12 |[[Mike Knox]] |Raw |19 |Big Show |32:42 |-style="background: #E7DDEE;" |13 |[[Mike Mizanin|The Miz]] |ECW |{{sort|05|5}} |Triple H |{{sort|01:18|1:18}} |-style="background: #E7DDEE;" |14 |[[Dave Finlay|Finlay]] |ECW |21 |Kane |29:59 |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |15 |[[Cody Rhodes]] |Raw |28 |Triple H |37:01 |-style="background: #EEEEFF;" |16 |[[The Undertaker]] |SD |26 |Big Show{{note|show}} |32:29 |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |17 |[[Dustin Rhodes|Goldust]] |Raw |{{sort|08|8}} |Rhodes |{{sort|01:11|1:11}} |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |18 |[[CM Punk]] |Raw |18 |Big Show |22:29 |-style="background: #E7DDEE;" |19 |[[Mark Henry]] |ECW |{{sort|09|9}} |Mysterio |{{sort|03:14|3:14}} |-style="background: #EEEEFF;" |20 |[[Shelton Benjamin]] |SD |10 |Undertaker |{{sort|04:17|4:17}} |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |21 |[[Darren Matthews|William Regal]] |Raw |11 |Punk |{{sort|04:23|4:23}} |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |22 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |Raw |12 |Kendrick |{{sort|06:58|6:58}} |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |23 |[[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]] |Raw |24 |Rhodes, DiBiase and Orton |18:21 |-style="background: #EEEEFF;" |24 |[[Ron Killings|R-Truth]] |SD |17 |Big Show |12:06 |- |25 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |— |22 |Jericho |13:56 |-style="background: #EEEEFF;" |26 |The [[Brian Kendrick]] |SD |13 |Triple H |{{sort|00:15|0:15}} |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |27 |[[Nick Nemeth|Dolph Ziggler]] |Raw |14 |Kane |{{sort|00:21|0:21}} |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |28 |[[Santino Marella]] |Raw |15 |Kane |{{sort|00:01|0:01}} |-style="background: #FFEEEE;" |29 |[[Jim Duggan]] |Raw |16 |Big Show |{{sort|02:50|2:50}} |-style="background: #EEEEFF;" |30 |[[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] |SD |25 |Orton |{{sort|09:32|9:32}} |} {{note|show}}Randy Orton had already eliminated The Big Show prior to his eliminating The Undertaker. ==See also== {{portal|professional wrestling|break=yes}} * [[List of WWE pay-per-view events]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/ Official Royal Rumble 2009 website] {{WWEPPV|Royal Rumble}} [[Category:2009 in professional wrestling]] [[Category:Royal Rumble]] [[bg:Royal Rumble (2009)]] [[es:Royal Rumble (2009)]] [[fr:Royal Rumble 2009]] [[pl:Royal Rumble (2009)]] [[pt:Royal Rumble (2009)]] [[simple:Royal Rumble (2009)]] [[th:รอยัลรัมเบิล (2009)]]'