-RIP Dennis Condrey.
-Today we take a look at Royal Rumble 2009 from the WWE.
-Royal Rumble 2009 was shown on PPV on January 25, 2009 from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI. There were 16,000 in attendance and the show did 450,000 buys.
-Introduction of some of the greatest Royal Rumble moments over the years and what is currently happening in the WWE and Randy Orton attacking VKM. Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole welcome us and talk about what happened on Raw.
-Matt Striker and Todd Grisham talk about the ECW title match. ECW World Championship Match. Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy: The introductions are made and the belt is presented. The bell rings, and they circle each other. A Hardy chant goes out. Hardy with a barrage of lefts and rights to knock Swagger down. Hardy with the early advantage. Swagger rolls out to regroup. He gets back in and gets Hardy down. Hardy back to his feet as Swagger gets a hammerlock on. Back and forth. Swagger goes back to the hammerlock. Hardy comes back. Hardy with a bulldog for a two count. Hardy goes up top, and Swagger pushes him to the outside. Swagger with a shoulder block for a two count. Swagger beats Hardy down in the corner. Swagger with an arm puller. He blocks a clothesline and hits a big boot to get a two count. Swagger goes back to working on the arm. Hardy fights back. Hardy breaks the hold. Hardy with a Side Effect for a two count. Hardy with an elbow from the second rope for another two count. Swagger with a belly to belly for a two count. Swagger with an arm bar DDT for a two count. Hardy fights off Swagger and hits a moonsault for a close two count. Swagger tosses Hardy into a corner post. He hits a gut wrench powerbomb to get the pin. Hardy clutches his arm and is disappointed as he leaves.
-Randy Orton is shown arriving to the arena.
-WWE Women's Championship Match. Beth Phoenix vs. Melina: Phoenix comes out with Santino Marella. The introductions are made and the belt is presented. The bell rings, and they lock up. Melina with a side headlock. Phoenix with a waist lock. Melina with a back elbow and a barrage of offense. Melina gets an arm bar on. Phoenix lifts Melina up. Back and forth. Phoenix slams Melina off. She gets a two count. Phoenix with a leg lock. Melina fights to get to the ropes and Phoenix uses Melina's own leg to hit her head. That looked brutal. Melina fights back. Phoenix gets a two count. Phoenix puts Melina on the top rope and presses her. Melina slips out and hits Phoenix with a modified Jaw Breaker. Melina fights back. Melina with a sunset flip for a two count. Melina with a flurry of offense for a close count. Melina unloads on Phoenix. Melina gets a quick roll up to get the pin and become the new Women's Champion. Phoenix and Marella look shocked in the ring.
-Flashback to Shawn Michaels being forced to work for JBL and what led to the championship match. Michaels and JBL are shown in the back. JBL says after he becomes champion tonight, he will pay Michaels off and Michaels can enter the Royal Rumble to fight JBL at WrestleMania. The Undertaker appears and tells Michaels that sometimes it's hell getting to heaven.
-World Heavyweight Championship Match. John Cena vs. John Bradshaw Layfield with Shawn Michaels: JBL and Michaels out first. Cena out to a massive ovation. The introductions are made and the belt is presented. Referee Mike Chioda checks both wrestlers. The bell rings, and they circle each other. Cena with a side headlock takeover. JBL gets to his feet. JBL with a side headlock takeover. Back and forth. Cena with a back elbow for a two count. JBL regroups with Michaels. JBL attacks Cena. He beats Cena down in the corner. Cena comes back with a corner whip and a bulldog for a two count. JBL rolls out again. Cena follows and stops when he sees Michaels. JBL attacks Cena from behind and gets a two count. JBL with a clothesline for a two count. He pummels Cena to get another two count. JBL with a rear chin lock. JBL with a side slam for a near fall. He beats Cena on the apron and knocks Cena out. JBL follows and runs Cena into the ring steps. He throws Cena in for another two count. JBl beats Cena down in the corner. He puts Cena on the top rope. He goes to superplex Cena, but Cena fights him off. Cena with a leg drop from the top rope for a two count. JBL with a big boot. Cena tackle JBL. Cena with some shoulder blocks. A big slam and U Can't See Me. 5 knuckle shuffle. JBL fights out of an AA attempt. Cena comes back with an STF. Michaels grabs the ropes and Cena comes after him. Cena gets thrown out. He gets back in and JBL hits the Clothesline from Hell for a two count. Cena goes for an AA. JBL slips out and goes for a big boot. Cena ducks and referee Mike Chioda gets taken out instead. Double clothesline, and both men are down. Michaels gets into the ring. After some time agonizing, he superkicks JBL. The crowd cheers. He then superkicks Cena. The crowd still cheers. Fickle fans. He drags JBL over and puts him on Cena and walks out. There's still no referee. Another ref comes out and Cena kicks out at two. Cena hits the AA to get the pin.
-Flashback to what led to the next match. WWE Championship Match. Jeff Hardy vs. Edge: Hardy out first, despite being the champion. Vickie Guerrero comes out and says she's made the match no DQ. She then brings out Edge, who has Chavo Guerrero Jr. with him. The introductions are made and the belt is presented. The bell rings, and Hardy attacks Edge right away. He runs Edge into a ring post. Hardy with a flying forearm. Edge rolls out. Hardy follows and grabs a chair. Edge attacks Hardy before he can use the chair. They trade moves. Hardy slams Edge. He hits Edge with forearms. Hardy ran into a turnbuckle. He knocks Edge outside. Hardy with a clothesline from the apron to Edge on the floor. Edge with a running kick to knock Hardy to the outside. Edge with another running dropkick. Edge comes out and runs Hardy into a barricade. Edge runs Hardy into all three announce tables. He throws Hardy in and gets a two count. Edge with a corner whip and a Spear. Hardy turns a second Spear attempt into a sunset flip for a near fall. Edge with a waist lock. Back and forth. Hardy goes up top. He gets caught. They fight up top, and Edge is pushed off. Hardy goes for a crossbody, but Edge catches him with a dropkick for a two count. Edge goes out and gets two chairs. He goes to bring them in, but Hardy Spears him off the apron. Hardy with a plancha to Edge. They battle on the apron, and Hardy hits a Twist of Fate. Hardy runs Edge into some of the announce tables. He pulls a ladder out from under the ring. He puts Edge on a table and climbs a ladder. Chavo climbs up the other side. Hardy knocks him off and then clotheslines him from the ladder. He runs Edge into a ring post. He puts Chavo on a table and jumps on him from the ladder, driving both through the table. Hardy throws Edge back in. He hits a crossbody for a two count. Edge comes back with a big boot. He takes a turnbuckle pad off. Hardy avoids going in and hits the Whisper in the Wind for a one count. Edge counters a Twist of Fate into a DDT. They trade moves and counters. Hardy hits a face buster and goes to hit Edge, who counters it into a Hot Shot and drives Hardy into the exposed buckle for a two count. Hardy counters a Spear attempt into the Twist of Fate. Hardy goes up top. Vickie out and grabs his leg. Hardy kicks her away and hits a Swanton Bomb to Edge. Referee Scott Armstrong goes to count, and Vickie pulls him out and yells at him. Matt Hardy comes down with a chair and grabs Vickie and throws her in the ring. Matt and Jeff go to do the Conchairto, but Matt hits Jeff with the chair. Everyone is shocked. Edge covers Jeff to win and become the new champion. He and Vickie celebrate as Matt leaves. Edge and Vickie leave as officials come out to check on Jeff. They help him to the back.
-Todd Grisham talks to Randy Orton. He says he's still in the Rumble until he hears otherwise. Chris Jericho comes in and says he doesn't blame Orton for what happened to Vince McMahon.
-They do the Royal Rumble by the numbers. 2009 Royal Rumble Match: 1. Rey Mysterio. 2. John Morrison. Both Mysterio and Morrison take their time getting to the ring. They attack each other. Back and forth. Mysterio thrown over, but he holds on. Morrison then holds on and survives. 3. Carlito. He attacks both men. He hits a springboard moonsault on Morrison. 4. MVP. He unloads on everyone. He hits Morrison with a Drive By. 5. The Great Khali. He gets in, and the others try to attack him. He tosses them around. 6. Vladimir Koslov. He and Khali go at it, and Koslov eliminates Khali. He then eliminates MVP. He slams Carlito and eliminates him. 7. HHH. He and Koslov trade blows. HHH avoids offense and attacks Koslov and eliminates him. 8. Randy Orton. He and HHH start fighting right away. Orton with a backbreaker. Morrison and Mysterio break up the fight. Mysterio with a 619 on Morrison. 9. JTG. He attacks everyone. 10 Ted DiBiase Jr. He hits everyone. JTG and Morrison hanging on. So are DiBiase and Mysterio. Everyone gets back in. 11. Chris Jericho. He attacks competitors like a man possessed. He takes on HHH. 12. Mike Knox. He attacks anyone he sees. 13. The Miz. He does some damage to his opponents. Orton hits several wrestlers with an RKO, but gets hit with a Pedigree from HHH. HHH eliminates Morrison and Miz. Mysterio is thrown over, but uses Miz and Morrison as stepping stones to get back in. 14. Finlay. He attacks everyone. 15. Cody Rhodes. Legacy all in and attack JTG and then HHH. Mysterio hit with an RKO. 16. The Undertaker. He goes through and hits everyone. JTG eliminated. 17. Goldust. He and Rhodes go after each other. Rhodes is almost eliminated. Orton hits Goldust with an RKO and Rhodes throws him out. 18. CM Punk. He comes out and dominates. He hits HHH with the GTS. 19. Mark Henry. He beats down several wrestlers. 20. Shelton Benjamin. People start to pair up. 21. William Regal. He attacks Punk. Mark Henry is eliminated. 22. Kofi Kingston. He unloads on everyone. Undertaker eliminates Benjamin. 23. Kane. He and Undertaker dominate. They double-choke slam DiBiase. Punk eliminates Regal. 24. R-Truth. He gets some shots in on everyone. Kane almost goes out. 25. Rob Van Dam. He comes out to a big pop and unloads on everyone. 26. The Brian Kendrick. He helps eliminate Kingston. HHH eliminates Kendrinck. 27. Dolph Ziggler. He gets quickly eliminated by Kane. He is distraught. 29. Hacksaw Jim Duggan. The USA chant goes out as he takes on Undertaker and Kane. More pairing off. 30. The Big Show. He and Kane trade shots. Duggan tries to slam TBS. TBS throws Duggan out to a loud chorus of boos. TBS eliminates R-Truth. TBS tries several times to eliminate Punk and finally gets it done. Mysterio and Knox eliminated. Hornswoggle appears. He gets after Kane briefly. Finlay eliminated. Orton with a draping DDT to HHH. TBS and Undertaker square up. Back and forth. RVD with a 5 Star Frog Splash to Orton, but gets eliminated by Jericho. Jericho with a Code Breaker to Undertaker. Undertaker throws Jericho out. Rhodes and DiBiase help Orton eliminate Kane. Legacy attacks Undertaker and TBS attacks HHH. TBS choke slams HHH. Undertaker fights off Legacy. Undertaker choke slams Legacy. A Taker chant goes out. Undertaker with a big clothesline. TBS was almost taken out, but holds on. Undertaker pushes off an RKO attempt. Orton with an RKO and eliminates TBS. TBS pulls Undertaker out. They fight at ringside. They go out in the crowd. Four men left. Legacy attacks HHH. They beat him down. He fights them off. Orton thrown over, but doesn't hit the ground. Pedigree to Rhodes. DiBiase and Rhodes were thrown out. Orton comes from behind to eliminate HHH and win the 2009 Royal Rumble. They show the end. Orton points at the sign as they sign off from Detroit.
-Final Thoughts: Not a bad show at all and a nice way to start 2009.