Royal Rumble (2009)

Matches

#	Matches	Stipulations
1	Jack Swagger (c) defeated Matt Hardy [8]	Singles match for the ECW Championship
2	Melina defeated Beth Phoenix (c) (with Santino Marella)[9]	Singles match for the Women's Championship
3	John Cena (c) defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (with Shawn Michaels)[10]	Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship
4	Edge defeated Jeff Hardy (c)[11]	No Disqualification match for the WWE Championship[1]
5	Randy Orton last eliminated Triple H to win the Royal Rumble match[5]	The winner will receive a WWE, World Heavyweight, or ECW Championship match at WrestleMania XXV.[2]
(c) - refers to the champion heading into the match

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

Draw	Entrant	Brand	Order	Eliminated by	Time
1	Rey Mysterio	Raw		Mike Knox
2	John Morrison	ECW		Triple H
3	Carlito	SmackDown		Kozlov
4	Montel Vontavious Porter	SmackDown		Kozlov
5	The Great Khali	SmackDown		Kozlov
6	Vladimir Kozlov	SmackDown		Triple H
7	Triple H	SmackDown		Randy Orton
8	Randy Orton	Raw		Winner
9	JTG	Raw		Undertaker
10	Ted DiBiase	Raw		Triple H
11	Chris Jericho	Raw		Undertaker
12	Mike Knox	Raw		Mysterio
13	The Miz	ECW		Triple H
14	Finlay	ECW		Kane
15	Cody Rhodes	Raw		Triple H
16	The Undertaker	SmackDown		Big Show
17	Goldust	Raw		Rhodes
18	CM Punk	Raw		Big Show
19	Mark Henry	ECW		Mysterio
20	Shelton Benjamin	SmackDown		Undertaker
21	William Regal	Raw		CM Punk
22	Kofi Kingston	Raw		Kendrick
23	Kane	Raw		Rhodes, DiBiase and Orton
24	R-Truth	SmackDown		Big Show
25	Rob Van Dam	—		Jericho
26	The Brian Kendrick	SmackDown		Triple H
27	Dolph Ziggler	Raw		Kane
28	Santino Marella	Raw		Kane
29	Jim Duggan	Raw		Big Show
30	The Big Show	SmackDown		Orton