

WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009-01-25 · 180 min · ★ 7.1
The 2009 Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE. It was the 22nd annual Royal Rumble event and took place on January 25, 2009, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. For the 2009 event, the winner received their choice to challenge for either Raw's World Heavyweight Championship, SmackDown's WWE Championship, or the ECW Championship at WrestleMania 25.
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- Kevin Dunn
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- World Wrestling Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Randy OrtonRandy Orton
Jeff HardyJeff Hardy
John CenaJohn Cena
Donald Hager Jr.Jack Swagger
Adam CopelandEdge
John LayfieldJohn "Bradshaw" Layfield
Matt HardyMatt Hardy
Paul LevesqueTriple H
Cody RhodesCody Rhodes
Ted DiBiase Jr.Ted DiBiase Jr.
Mark CalawayThe Undertaker
Paul WightThe Big Show
Glenn JacobsKane
Christopher IrvineChris Jericho
Rob SzatkowskiRob Van Dam
Óscar Gutiérrez RubioRey Mysterio
Phil BrooksCM Punk
Hassan Hamin AssadMVP
Carlos Colón Jr.Carlito
John HenniganJohn MorrisonTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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