On the January 16 episode of Friday Night SmackDown, WWE announced that Swagger would defend the ECW title against Hardy in a rematch at the Royal Rumble.

Welcome to WrestlingINC.com's live, match-by-match coverage of the 2009 WWE Royal Rumble. The Sun ended its review with a high 9-out-of-10 score. On the January 13, 2009 edition of ECW on Syfy, Swagger defeated Hardy to capture the ECW Championship.

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. 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. Another referee came down and counted two. Ratings are from his Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here). Randy Orton, the eighth entrant, won the match by last eliminating Triple H, the seventh entrant. JBL earned his championship match against Cena after winning a Fatal Four-Way elimination match on the December 29, 2008 episode of Raw by beating Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels. JBL's employee Shawn Michaels accompanied him to the ring and first got involved in the match when the referee became incapacitated; he came into the ring and performed his Sweet Chin Music finisher both on JBL and Cena. He grabbed another one for himself and it looked like they were going to do a conchairto on Edge before Matt hit Jeff with the chair. We will feature the venue and the winner for each year’s event. A promo aired recapping the JBL - Shawn Michaels storyline. Jericho is #11. ECW ChampionshipMatt Hardy vs. Jack SwaggerHardy dominated early, but Swagger was able to gain the advantage with wrestling moves. [7], The first match of the night had Jack Swagger fight Matt Hardy for the ECW Championship. He then told the universe that he no longer considered Jeff a partner or a sibling. JBL's employee, Shawn Michaels, came to the ring with JBL. Royal Rumble 2009 featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines played out on Raw, Friday Night SmackDown, and ECW on Sci Fi - World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) primary television programs. The first match being The Undertaker versus Mark Henry, which Undertaker won via submission with the Hell's Gate. Santino Marella broke the record for shortest time in the ring that was previously set by Kane in 2009. [3], The main match in the Rumble was the yearly Royal Rumble match. The match started with both wrestlers countering the other's moves until Swagger injured Hardy's left shoulder and then targeted it for the rest of the match. WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2009. The finish saw Melina beat Phoenix after pinning her with a cradle. Melina later engaged in a feud with the villainous Michelle McCool, which would lead to Melina losing the title to McCool at The Bash. When Hornswoggle's storyline father, 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. MVP came in at #4. Swagger won the match by pin after hitting his finisher (the signature move that he used to finish a match) on him, a gutwrench powerbomb. Five professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event.

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However, Triple H bounced back in … CM Punk eliminated Regal. Before the match began Vickie Guerrero came out and announced it as a No Disqualification match.

He then eliminated MVP. Cole noted that the McMahon family is keeping his condition private, and Randy Orton will be punished in some form. The Great Khali is in at #5. The last match was Beth Phoenix defending her WWE Women's Championship against Melina. There was a 'Santino' chant early in the match.

This page was last changed on 1 August 2018, at 06:07. Jeff Hardy entered the ring first. Randy Orton went on an RKO rampage, hitting the RKO on the Miz, Morrison and JTG before being his with a pedigree from Triple H.HHH then eliminated The Miz and Morrison. A third match was Jack Swagger defending his ECW Championship against Matt Hardy. Melina would successfully retain her Women's Championship against Beth Phoenix on two occasions before she was drafted to the Smackdown brand. **SPOILER** - Major Storyline Twist At The Rumble? winner: edge :-(Melina vs beth . CM Punk is #18. Kane is #23. Carlito was in next at #3.

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He instead hit Jeff in the head with the chair, allowing Edge to then pin Jeff and become the new WWE Champion. [6], ECW's main rivalry was Jack Swagger and Matt Hardy fighting over the ECW Championship. As he was about the respond, The Undertaker was there and told Michaels that some times, it's hell getting to heaven. A promo for the Legends Of WrestleMania video game. Grabbing another chair, Matt at first appeared to be setting Edge up for his own version of Edge's con-chair-to maneuver. Koslov then eliminated Carlito. On the January 2, 2009 episode of SmackDown, Vickie Guerrero said that Edge would face Hardy for the WWE title at the Royal Rumble. He then left ringside, leaving JBL's arm on top of Cena. Randy Orton's victory was also well praised as it set up an intriguing story for WrestleMania XXV, however, the win was also seen as obvious and predictable. The Undertaker is in at #16. If he doesn't get injured, it should be his year. He and brother Cody immediately started going at it.

Goldust is in at #17. Here are the match ratings for the show according to Dave Meltzer.

The second qualifier match was The Big Show defeating Festus with a K.O. The story of the match was obviously if Shawn Michaels would help JBL or not. Santino Marella is #28 and is eliminated immediately by Kane. A "We want Christian" chant started. The Royal Rumble promo aired. [11], Red ██ and "Raw" indicates a Raw superstar, blue ██ and "SD" indicates a SmackDown superstar, purple ██ and "ECW" indicates an ECW superstar, and white and "WWE" indicates a member of the WWE alumni. Triple H won the match after he delivered a Pedigree to Khali to pick up the victory. Swagger ultimately defeated Hardy by pinning him after slamming him to the mat with a gutwrench powerbomb. Now, on to the action!

This was down from 533,000 the year before. Be sure […] Big Show out of anger pulled the Undertaker down eliminating him. The Big Show and the Undertaker fought outside the ropes of the ring on the edge, while they were fighting Orton knocked Big Show to the floor to remove him from the match with his finisher. Randy Orton was shown arriving in the arena earlier in the day, and all the wrestlers backstage were keeping their distance from him. JBL earned his championship match against Cena after winning a 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. Winner and still World Heavyweight Champion: John Cena. Hardy's brother Matt then ran down to the ring to help his brother. It took place in Detroit, Michigan at the Joe Louis Arena.The event was held on January 22, 2009. Undertaker then eliminated Jericho. Swagger had other problems as his ECW title belt was stolen by Hornswoggle. After the match, Rhodes and Dibiase joined Orton in the middle of the ring and they all raised their hands. 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 episode of ECW that Hardy had requested a move to the SmackDown brand. Rey Mysterio and John Morrison started the Rumble. As a result, Swagger remained the ECW Champion. The match saw Phoenix in control for a lot of the match with Beth focusing on Melina's legs. MVP was over with the crowd and they even had an "MVP" chant going. The Viper then went on to challenge Triple H for his WWE title at the main event of WrestleMania 25. ROYAL RUMBLE QUICK & DIRTY RESULTS Jimmy Wang Yang defeated Paul Burchill (Dark Match) Jack Swagger defeated Matt Hardy-ECW World Championship- Melina Perez defeated Beth Phoenix-WWE Women’s Championship- John Cena defeated JBL w/Shawn Michaels -World Heavyweight Title- Edge w/Chavo Guerrero defeated Jeff Hardy-WWE Championship- Randy Orton won the 30-Man 2009 Royal Rumble … The match ends when one wrestler remains in the ring after the elimination of all the 29 other wrestlers. . On the January 2, 2009 episode of SmackDown, on-air authority figure Vickie Guerrero announced that Edge would face Hardy for the WWE title at the Royal Rumble. [5], The main rivalry from the SmackDown brand going into the Royal Rumble was Jeff Hardy and Edge fighting over the WWE Championship. The winner was given a championship match for the WWE, World Heavyweight, or ECW Championship at WrestleMania XXV. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The match began having both wrestlers countering (reversing) each other's moves. Todd Grisham interviewed Randy Orton backstage and Orton said he hadn't heard anything from the McMahons and as far as he's concerned, he's still in the Rumble. Rob Van Dam is in at #25 as a surprise entrant to a huge pop. So much for the Rumble push as Triple H eliminated Koslov. He then superkicked Cena too.

Jericho also said that he thinks this is Orton's last night as an employee of WWE. The event was well received by critics. At WWE's last pay-per-view event, Armageddon, Hardy defeated Edge and Triple H in a Triple Threat match, a match with three wrestlers, to win the WWE Championship. Remember to keep refreshing this page for the most up to date results by hitting F5 on your keyboard . Ted Dibiase is #10. Mysterio and Knox were eliminated when Mysterio charged at Knox. There was an interesting spot where Phoenix had Melina in a half crab and was able to use Melina's own leg to kick her in the back of the head several times.

But before the referee woke up Cena got up and hit his finisher, the Attitude Adjustment, to pin JBL and keep his championship. winner: melina. Swagger thus retained the ECW title. Shelton Benjamin is #20. Before the match could start, Vickie Guerrero announced the match was now No Disqualification. Finlay is in at #14. Wrestlers portrayed a villain or a hero as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches. The main rivalry from the SmackDown brand incorporated into the Royal Rumble featured Jeff Hardy and Edge, with the two feuding over the WWE Championship. Hardy then had the match won when he performed the Swanton on Edge after kicking Vickie off the apron when she tried to interfere. JBL", "Edge def. Rhodes, Orton and Dibiase triple teamed Kane to eliminate him.