Royal Rumble
January 25, 2009
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
Attendance: 16,685
ECW Championship Match
Matt Hardy VS. Jack Swagger (©)
Winner: Jack Swagger
WWE Women's Championship Match
Melina VS. Beth Phoenix (©) w/ Santino Marella
Winner: Melina
World Heavyweight Championship Match
John "Bradshaw" Layfield w/ Shawn Michaels VS. John Cena (©)
Winner: John Cena
No DQ Match for the WWE Championship
Jeff Hardy (©) VS. Edge w/ Chavo Guerrero
Winner: Edge
| Royal Rumble Match | ||
|---|---|---|
| A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds. | ||
| # | Order of Entry | Order of Elimination |
| 1 | Rey Mysterio | The Great Khali |
| 2 | John Morrison (World Tag Team ©) | Montel Vontavious Porter |
| 3 | Carlito (WWE Tag Team ©) | Carlito |
| 4 | Montel Vontavious Porter | Vladimir Kozlov |
| 5 | The Great Khali | John Morrison |
| 6 | Vladimir Kozlov | The Miz |
| 7 | Triple H | JTG |
| 8 | Randy Orton | Goldust |
| 9 | JTG | Mark Henry |
| 10 | Ted DiBiase | Shelton Benjamin |
| 11 | Chris Jericho | William Regal |
| 12 | Mike Knox | Kofi Kingston |
| 13 | The Miz (World Tag Team ©) | The Brian Kendrick |
| 14 | Finlay | Dolph Ziggler |
| 15 | Cody Rhodes | Santino Marella |
| 16 | Undertaker | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan |
| 17 | Goldust | R-Truth |
| 18 | CM Punk (WWE Intercontinental ©) | CM Punk |
| 19 | Mark Henry | Mike Knox |
| 20 | Shelton Benjamin (WWE United States ©) | Rey Mysterio |
| 21 | William Regal | Finlay |
| 22 | Kofi Kingston | Rob Van Dam |
| 23 | Kane | Chris Jericho |
| 24 | R-Truth | Kane |
| 25 | Rob Van Dam | Big Show |
| 26 | The Brian Kendrick | Undertaker |
| 27 | Dolph Ziggler | Ted DiBiase |
| 28 | Santino Marella | Cody Rhodes |
| 29 | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | Triple H |
| 30 | Big Show | |
| Winner: Randy Orton | ||