Current Champions
Jey Uso (WWE Raw) John Cena (WWE SD) Jon Moxley (AEW)
Oba Femi (NXT)
Bandido (ROH)
Joe Hendry (Impact) Daniel Garcia (PWG) Thom Latimer (NWA)
Jun Saito (AJPW) Hirooki Goto (NJPW) OZAWA (NOAH) Alberto El Patron (AAA) Gran Guerrero (CMLL) Steve Manders (wXw)
PWI Magazine
WWE Royal Rumble '09
| Date: Sun, Jan 25th 2009 | Pay Per View: yes |
| Venue: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan | Promotion: WWE |
| Attendance: 16,685 |
Matches for Royal Rumble '09
| no. | match | duration | match type | title(s) | rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Wang Yang | def. | Paul Burchill | dark | |||
| 2 | Jack Swagger (c) | def. (pin) | Matt Hardy | 10:27 | ECW World Heavyweight Title | **¼ | |
| 3 | Melina | def. (pin) | Beth Phoenix (c) | 05:56 | WWE Women's Championship (original) (title change) | *½ | |
| 4 | John Cena (c) | def. (pin) | John Bradshaw Layfield | 15:29 | World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) | **½ | |
| 5 | Edge | def. (pin) | Jeff Hardy (c) | 19:22 | no disqualification | WWE Championship (title change) | ***¾ |
| 6 | Randy Orton | def. | Carlito, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Finlay, Goldust, Jim Duggan, John Morrison, JTG, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, Mike Knox, Montel Vontavious Porter, R-Truth, Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, Santino Marella, Shelton Benjamin, Ted DiBiase, Jr., The Big Show, The Brian Kendrick, The Great Khali, The Miz, The Undertaker, Triple H, Vladimir Kozlov, William Regal | 58:37 | 30-man Royal Rumble | ***½ | |