WWE PPV 'Royal Rumble' LIVE Coverage

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The Royal Rumble Match
Confirmed For The Match:


Raw:
- Randy Orton
- Kofi Kingston
- Rey Mysterio
- Cody Rhodes
- Ted DiBiase
- Kane
- Santino Marella
- CM Punk
- Chris Jericho

Smackdown:
- Triple H
- Big Show
- Vladimir Kozlov
- Shelton Benjamin
- The Undertaker
- R-Truth
- Brian Kendrick
- Carlito
- The Great Khali
- Chavo Guerrero

ECW:
- The Miz
- John Morrison
- Fit Finlay
- Mark Henry



World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena (c) vs. JBL

WWE Championship Match
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Edge

Women's Championship Match
Beth Phoenix (c) vs. Melina

ECW Championship Match
Jack Swagger (c) vs. Matt Hardy




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WWE: 'Royal Rumble' PPV Sunday 25th January, 2009
Location:
Announcers:
Michael Cole and Jerry 'The King' Lawler
J.R. and Tazz

The Royal Rumble opened with a cool video montage of past Royal Rumble moments, leading into shots of entrants in this year's event. When it got to Randy Orton, the video package turned into a recap of Orton insulting Stephanie McMahon and punting Vince McMahon on Raw. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler, in somber tones, said that the McMahon family were keeping details of Vince's injury quiet. They also said Randy Orton would be reprimanded, but didn't know if it would be a fine, suspension or termination (Uh, wasn't Vince going to fire him BEFORE the kick to the head?). They then said "the show must go on".


ECW Championship Match
ECW Champion Jack Swagger vs Matt Hardy

Matt Striker and Todd Grisham called this match. Matt and Swagger had a staredown before the introductions, which were done "big fight" style. They locked up, with Hardy breaking clean in the corner, but threatening to throw a punch. They locked up again, and the fans chanted for Hardy as Swagger backed Matt in a corner and tried to punch him, but Hardy blocked it and decked Swagger. Matt hit a series of punches, and Swagger bailed out to the floor. Matt went outside and hit another punch, rammed Swagger into the apron and tossed him into the ring. Matt caught a kick attempt and hit a clothesline. Swagger bailed out of the ring again and tried to regroup.



Swagger got back in and went for a takedown, finally pulling Matt down and applying a hammerlock. Hardy got to his feet, but Swagger rolled him back to the mat and continued to work on the arm. Matt elbowed out of the hammerlock and went for a Twist Of Fate, but Swagger pulled off and fell in a corner. Hardy dropkicked him into the turnbuckles, then hit a bulldog for a two count. Hardy went to the second rope, but Swagger shoved Hardy over the top and to the floor, landing on his shoulder. Swagger threw Matt back in and hit some short-arm shoulderblocks. Swagger tossed Matt into the ropes for another shoulderblock and a two count. Swagger applied an overhead wristlock. Swagger kicked Hardy in a corner, but Matt fought back with punches. Swagger yanked Hardy's arm against the top rope. Hardy went for a clothesline, but Swagger blocked it and hit a boot to the face for a two count.

Swagger went back to work on the arm with an armbar, yanking Hardy up off the mat with it twice. Hardy got to his feet and hit Swagger with his good arm. Hardy then hit an upkick from the mat, and a pair of clotheslines with his good arm. Hardy hit a inverted bulldog for a two count, then a regular bulldog for two. Hardy went to the second rope and hit an elbow to the back of the head for a two count. Hardy called for a Twist Of Fate, but Swagger grabbed him and hit an overhead belly-to-belly suplex for a two count. Swagger went for a cradle suplex, which Hardy blocked, but Swagger then hit a armbreaker for a two count. Swagger put Hardy on the top rope and went for a superplex, but Hardy knocked him to the mat. Matt hit a moonsault for a near fall. Matt then went for a Twist Of Fate, but Swagger shoved it off. Swagger ran into an elbow, and Matt went for a Side Effect. Swagger elbowed out of it and threw Hardy shoulder first into the ringpost. The announcers speculated that Hardy might have hit his head as well. Swagger pulled Hardy out of the corner and hit the gut wrench powerbomb for the pin at the ten minute mark.


Winner: Jack Swagger


After the match
Matt Hardy looked dejected as he left the ring, actually sitting on the ringsteps at one point to collect himself.


They showed how earlier tonight, Randy Orton arrived, with a lot of people staring at him in silence.


Women's Championship Match
Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Melina

Santino Marella accompanied Phoenix. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler are calling this match. They locked up, and Phoenix threw Melina down on her knees. Melina grabbed a headlock, but Phoenix powered out of it and flipped her to the mat. Phoenix applied a reverse bear hug. There was a chant for Santino, and he actually gave the crowd the "cut it" gesture. Melina foot stomped and elbowed out of the bearhug, but went down when she tried a shoulderblock. Melina used a flying headscissors to go into am armbar. Phoenix lifted Melina while in the amrbar, then put her in a corner. Melina jumped on Phoenix, but Beth dumped her to the mat. Phoenix hit a running knee in the corner for a two count, then applied a kneebar. Melina went for the ropes, but Phoenix pulled her back to center ring. Phoenix bent the kneebar so far, Melina was being in hit in the head with her own foot! Phoenix released it, and Melina hit a kick near the ropes, but Phoenix planted her with a side slam. Phoenix put Melina in a corner, then pressed her overhead and walked around the ring with her. Melina slid out and there seemed to be some miscommunication. Melina hit a jawbreaker, and slid under Phoenix and grabbed a sunset flip for two. Melina rammed Phoenix to the mat by her hair and scored a two count, then booted a charging Phoenix and hit a second rope Thesz Press, followed by a mulekick. Melina went for a legdrop on a standing Phoenix, but Phoenix stopped it. Melina went for a bodyscissors, which Phoenix blocked, but Melina swung around her, rolled up Phoenix with a sunset flip and got the three count at the six minute mark.

Winner and new Women's Champion: Melina.


A video package on JBL and Shawn Michaels' "business arrangement" and how it led to JBL vs. Cena was shown.


Backstage
Shawn Michaels was staring at himself in a mirror. JBL told him if he wins the World Title tonight, he would give Shawn Michaels all of the money he said he would, tonight, and Shawn would not have to work for him ever again. JBL said if he wins the World Title tonight, he would allow Shawn to compete in the Royal Rumble, so he could go on and headline Wrestlemania once again. JBL left the room. Shawn turned to leave, and found himself face-to-face with the Undertaker. Undertaker said "Sometimes, it's hell getting to heaven." Shawn and Undertaker stared at each other, then JBL called to him from the hallway, and Shawn exited the room.


World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. JBL, with Shawn Michaels

Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler called this match. No limo for JBL's entrance tonight. They did the "big fight" introductions again. JBL got all boos, Cena got a mixed reaction. Cena grabbed an arm and took JBL down at the start, then applied a side headlock. JBL kneed out of it and hit a side mare. JBL hit a shoulderblock, but Cena leapfrogged him and hit a back elbow. JBL rolled to the floor to regroup, and he whispered something to Michaels. Back in the ring, JBL hit a forearm, then a series of punches and a boot to the face in the corner. Cena reversed a whip by JBL and hit a bulldog for a two count, then Cena hit the Throwback for a two count. JBL rolled to the floor again. Cena chased after JBL, who ducked a Cena clothesline. Cena came face to face with Michaels, and JBL hit Cena from behind. JBL rammed Cena into the ringsteps, then rolled him back into the ring for a two count.



JBL hit a kick to the head and decked Cena. There were dueling chants, pro and con Cena. JBL hit a short arm clothesline, then five consecutive elbowdrops for a two count. JBL snapmared Cena, then applied a crossface. Cena powered up to his feet, broke out, but got caught in a side slam for a two count. Cena rolled to the apron, and JBL shoulderblocked him off and to the floor. JBL threw Cena into the ringsteps, then tossed him back into the ring for a two count. JBL slugged Cena in a corner, then set up for a superplex. Cena blocked the move, and punched JBL off the ropes. Cena hit a top rope Rocker Dropper, then crawled over onto JBL for a two count. Both men got to their feet, and JBL booted a charging Cena. JBL set up for a Clothesline From Hell, but Cena tripped him to the mat. Cena hit two shoulderblocks and a back suplex into a powerbomb.



Cena did the "You can't see me" gesture and hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle fistdrop. Cena lifted JBL for the FU, but JBL elbowed out of it. JBL went to bounce off the ropes, but Cena tripped him and applied the STF, right near the side of the ring where Michaels was standing. Michaels put his hands on the ropes, and Cena let go of the hold and kicked at them. This allowed JBL to kick Cena, and he fell through the ropes, which Michaels was "sort of" holding open. Cena stared at Michaels as he got in the ring. JBL hit the Clothesline From Hell, but Cena kicked out. JBL stared at Michaels, who stared back. JBL picked Cena up off the mat. Cena tried to grab an FU, but JBL elbowed out. JBL went for a kick, Cena moved, and the referee got caught with it. JBL and Cena clotheslined each other, so everyone is down in the ring.



Shawn Michaels climbed into the ring. He prepared for a superkick, and JBL said "kick him". Michaels kicked JBL. Cena smiled. There was an "HBK" chant. Cena then superkicked Cena. A lot of fans still chanted "HBK". Michaels rolled unconscious JBL on top of Cena and went to leave. There were boos for this. Michaels stopped, but then exited the ring and walked up the aisle. There was a chant for Cena. A second referee ran down, and began to count, but Cena got his shoulder up at two. JBL and Cena got up, and JBL went for a short arm-clothesline, but Cena ducked it and hit an FU (don't we have a new, child friendly name for it? Lawler called it the "patented move") for the pin at the 15-minute mark.


Winner: John Cena


A commercial for the "Legends Of Wrestlemania" game featuring Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, The Rock, Steve Austin, Roddy Piper and the Ultimate Warrior was shown.


Jim Ross and Tazz finally appeared on the show, and sent us to a video package hyping the World Title match.


WWE Championship Match
WWE Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Edge

Jim Ross and Tazz called this match. For some reason, the champion, Jeff Hardy, entered the ring first. Smackdown General Manager Vickie Guerrero then came out (that's probably why), and said she changed the bout to a no DQ match, so Hardy couldn't try to save the title with a DQ. Vickie then brought out Edge, who was accompanied by Chavo Guerrero. Vickie returned to the back, while Chavo went to ringside. They then had the "big fight" introductions.



Hardy charged Edge at the bell and stomped him down in a corner. Hardy worked over Edge, hitting a flying forearm. Jeff stomped Edge, who bailed out of the ring. Jeff chased him back in, but Hardy stopped and grabbed a chair. As Hardy got on the apron, Edge kicked the chair away. Edge punched Hardy back into the ring, then hit a forearm in the corner. Hardy leapfrogged Edge and clotheslined him. Hardy snapmared Edge and dropkicked him in the back of the head. Hardy slammed Edge. Some fans chanted for tables. Edge fought back hitting punched and ramming him into a corner. Edge threw out Hardy, who landed on his feet, then slid in as Edge slid out. Hardy teased a dive, and Edge ducked, but Hardy put on the breaks, then hit Edge with a clothesline from the apron. Hardy put Edge in the ring and got on the apron. Chavo distracted Hardy. Hardy then went for a springboard, but Edge booted him to the floor. Edge hit a baseball slide kick to the outside.



Edge worked over Hardy on the outside, ramming him into all the announce tables at ringside. Edge threw Hardy back in the ring and hit an elbowdrop. Edge kicked Hardy in the ribs, then punched him in a corner. Edge hit a spear in the corner, then whipped Hardy into the opposite turnbuckles. Edge charged, but Hardy grabbed a sunset flip for two, and Edge hit a clothesline after rolling out of it. Edge then applied a reverse bearhug on the mat. Hardy got to his feet and elbowed out, but Edge yanked him to the mat by his hair. Hardy threw some punches and hit a mule kick, then went to the top rope. Edge met him there, and went for a superplex. Hardy shoved Edge to the mat, then jumped off the top rope, but Edge caught him with a dropkick for a two count.



Edge went to ringside and grabbed a pair of chairs. As Edge got on the apron, Hardy shoulderblocked Edge between the ropes, sending Edge to the floor. Hardy hit a pescado, and then they fought on the apron. Jeff hit a Twist Of Fate on Edge on the ring apron, and both of them bounced off and to the floor. Jeff rammed Edge into the announce tables, and cleared off the Raw table. Jeff then reached under the ring and pulled out a ladder. Jeff set it up on the floor, and put Edge on the Raw announce table. Hardy climbed the ladder, but Chavo climbed up the other side. Hardy knocked him down. Edge slid off the table. Hardy jumped off the ladder and hit Chavo with a clothesline. Hardy rammed Edge into the ringpost. Hardy rammed Chavo into the ringsteps. Hardy put Chavo on the announce table, then jumped off the ladder (the ladder toppling as Hardy jumped off) and put Chavo through the table with a splash.



Hardy got up and dropkicked Edge, who was slumped over on the floor. Hardy tossed Edge into the ring and hit a top rope bodypress for a two count. Hardy stomped Edge, but Edge reversed a whip and hit a big boot to the face. Edge pulled the cover off a turnbuckle. Edge went to ram Hardy in the corner, but Hardy blocked it and then jumped onto the ropes and hit Whisper In The Wind. Hardy went for a Twist Of Fate, but Edge blocked it and hit an elevated DDT for a two count. Edge went to the second rope and jumped off, but Hardy got his feet up. Edge stopped himself and grabbed Jeff's feet, but Jeff upkicked and rolled Edge into a small package for a two count. Jeff hit a gourdbuster. Jeff went to climb the ropes, but Edge was rolling away, so Hardy kicked him into the corner. Hardy went for his elevated kick in the corner, but Edge grabbed him and hit a Hot Shot onto the exposed corner. Hardy kicked out at two. Edge set up for a spear, but as Edge charged, Jeff turned it into a Twist Of Fate. Jeff went to the top rope, and Vickie Guerrero ran out to stop him, but got knocked off the apron. Hardy hit the Swanton Bomb.



The referee started to count, but Vickie Guerrero pulled the referee away from the corner. Matt Hardy ran out with a chair, and threw Vickie Guerrero into the ring. Matt gave Jeff the chair, then went to get another one. Jeff slid a chair under Edge's head for the Conchairto. Matt then wound up ... and blasted Jeff with a chairshot. Edge looked stunned. Matt just stared at Jeff. Edge covered Jeff and got the three count at the twenty minute mark.


Winner and new World Champion: Edge.


After the Match
Matt Hardy, showing no emotion, walked off to the back. Edge and Vickie celebrated in the ring


They showed a commercial for No Way Out, noting that the "Road To Wrestlemania" will go through the Elimination Chamber, as both the World and WWE Championships will be defended in Elimination Chamber matches at the PPV.


Backstage
Todd Grisham interviewed Randy Orton backstage about the "rumors" that legal action would be taken against him tomorrow on Raw. Orton said he hasn't heard anything from the McMahons, but as far as he was concerned, he was still in the Royal Rumble. Chris Jericho entered, saying he didn't blame Orton for what he did. Jericho said he was a different Vince McMahon than he used to be. Jericho said "The real Mr. McMahon was already dead and buried" and the McMahon that showed up last week was just pandering to his daughter. Orton accused Jericho of siding with him so he would lower his defenses in the Rumble. Jericho said he wasn't worried about that, since he said the McMahon are vengeful people, and that Orton would probably be gone from the company tomorrow. Jericho wised Orton luck and left.



The video package for the Rumble was shown. Apparently, there was a technical problem, as they abruptly left the package and went to the ring.


The 30-Man Royal Rumble, with the winner receiving a title match at Wrestlemania.


Rey Mysterio is the first entrant


John Morrison is the second entrant


Morrison shoved Rey in the face, and Mysterio responded with kicks to the body. Rey kicked away a Morrison backdrop attempt, but Morrison tossed Rey over the top rope. Rey grabbed the ropes to stop himself, and Morrison tried to kicked him off. Rey springboarded back into the ring with a bodypress on Morrison, then hit a double tilt-a-whirl takeover. Rey tossed Morrison over the top, but he held on.


Carlito is number three


Carlito spat apple at Morrison, and went at it with Mysterio. Mysterio hit Carlito with a springboard moonsault, but Carlito turned it into a neckbreaker. Carlito hit Morrison with a double springboard moonsault as Morrison tried to toss him out. Carlito went after Rey, and Morrison hit him with a running knee. Morrison stomped Mysterio, then hit a forearm uppercut.


MVP is number four.


MVP hit Carlito with a clothesline, then Rey with an elbow, then slammed Morrison. There was a chant for MVP. MVP gave Rey Mysterio a belly to belly suplex. Morrison went for a springboard kick, and MVP ducked, and it hit Carlito. MVP gave Morrison a Shining Wizard. Mysterio gave MVP a flying headscissors.


Great Khali is number five.


MVP went to work on Kozlov, but missed a running kick in the corner. Kozlov tossed MVP to the floor.


MVP is eliminated


Kozlov tossed Carlito to the apron. Carlito did a springboard back in, but Kozlov caught him and slammed him down. Kozlov then tossed Carlito out.


Carlito is eliminated


Rey hit some kicks and punches on Kozlov, but Kozlov downed him with a headbutt. Morrison was just lying on the apron.


Triple H is number seven


Kozlov and Triple H stared each other down. They traded punches, with Triple H getting the better of it. Kozlov hit his battering ram headbutt, but missed a charge in the corner. Triple H hit a facebuster on the knee, gave him a DX crotch chop, and tossed him over the top rope and to the floor.


Vladimir Kozlov is eliminated.


Morrison attacked Triple H, hitting forearms and punches. Triple H came back with a jumping knee to Morrison.


Randy Orton is number eight.


Triple H and Orton went at it with punches, while Morrison and Mysterio fought near the apron. Orton hit Triple H with a side neckbreaker. Orton measured up for a RKO, but Triple H blocked it and went for a Pedigree, but Morrison hit Triple H with a springboard kick. Mysterio gave Orton a springboard senton. Rey tripped Morrison in the ropes and hit a 619.



Cryme Tyme came out as number nine, and tossed a coin to see who would go in. JTG won, and headed to the ring. Shad then realized it was a two-headed coin.



JTG shoulderblocked Morrison in the corner, then got slugged by HHH. Orton was trying to toss Mysterio out of the ring. HHH rammed Morrison and JTG's heads together.


Ted DiBiase is number ten.


At one point, JTG and Morrison went over the ropes on one side of the ring, Mysterio and DiBiase went out on another, and all four men held on and got back into the ring. Orton and Triple H slugged it out.


Chris Jericho is number eleven


Jericho tried to toss Randy Orton out, but he held onto the bottom rope. It's pandemonium in the ring. Bulldog from Jericho on Triple H, followed by a Lion Sault attempt. Jericho ends up going for the Walls of Jericho on Hunter. Hunter throws Jericho to the apron but Jericho holds on. Triple H stomps to the midsection of Jericho.

Mike Knox is number twelve

Knox goes to work on JTG then Morrison. Now it's time for Rey Mysterio. Mysterio takes right hands from Knox. DiBiase and Orton are planning an attack on JTG. They double team him in the corner. Morrison is working with Jericho, Knox with Mysterio. Triple H interrupts Knox as he nearly eliminates Rey.

The Miz is number thirteen

He hits the ring and goes right at JTG. Then he goes after DiBiase. Jericho has Rey up in a suplex but Rey counters. RKO on Morrison then The Miz from Randy Orton. JTG gets one but Triple H hits Orton with a Pedigree. Triple H eliminates The Miz & John Morrison at the same time.

Finlay is number fourteen

Finlay works over Mike Knox then goes to work on DiBiase. Orton helps DiBiase out.

Cody Rhodes is number fifteen

Rhodes joins the rest of Legacy as they attack JTG first, then go to Hunter. Now it's Finlay's turned to get triple teamed.Orton hits Mysterio with an RKO when Rey went off the top rope. JTG works on Jericho.

Undertaker is number sixteen

The lights go down in the arena for his entrance as he gets a huge pop. No hat or trench coat for Taker, he's in his ring gear ready to go.


The Undertaker comes in and begins to clean house. Heels and babyfaces, no one's safe. Undertaker eliminates JTG.


JTG is eliminated


Undertaker gave Cody Rhodes Snake Eyes and a boot to the face. Undertaker went to chokeslam Knox, but he blocked it.

Goldust is number seventeen.


Goldust decked DiBiase. Rhodes stopped him and they stared at each other. Goldust slapped Cody, then threw him out. Cody landed on the apron. Cody got back in, but Goldust tossed him out again. Cody landed on the apron again. Goldust punched DiBiase and Rhodes, and Orton hit Goldust with an RKO. Orton told Rhodes to toss him out, and Cody eliminated Goldust.


Goldust is eliminated.

CM Punk is number eighteen.


Punk gave Rhodes and DiBiase clotheslines, then gave Jericho a flying knee. Punk gave Mysterio a knee, then bulldogged Jericho. Triple H went to Pedigree Triple H, but Punk reversed it and gave HHH the GTS. Punk then went after the Undertaker, who decked him. Orton and Rhdoes were going after Jericho. Finlay and the Undertaker slugged it out. Knox tossed out Mysterio, who held on.


Mark Henry is number nineteen.


Henry decked Priceless, then Jericho, then headbutted Orton to the mat. Henry gave Undertaker a clothesline. Henry stood on the chest of Punk. Jericho dropkicked Undertaker. Henry powerslammed Triple H. Punk jumped into a Henry bearhug


Shelton Benjamin is number twenty


Benjamin went after DiBiase, then Mysterio. Benjamin then went after Finlay and hit Paydirt. Punk and Jericho were fighting on the top rope. Benjamin leaped up there and pulled both to the mat with a double Paydirt. Benjamin gave Henry a back heel kick. HHH tossed out Punk, who held onto the ropes. The ring is getting crowded.


William Regal is number twenty one.


Regal went right after Punk, hitting a suplex. Undertaker clotheslined Benjamin. Finlay went at it with Knox. DiBiase and Rhodes fought with HHH. Undertaker kicked Henry, and Mysterio pulled the top rope down, and Henry fell to the floor.


Mark Henry is eliminated.

Kofi Kingston is number twenty two


Mysterio backdropped Cody to the apron, but he skinned the cat back in. Kofi gave Knox a legsweep and a legdrop. Jericho clotheslined Kofi. Undertaker was busted open. Benjamin kicked Knox in the head. Benjamin went to splash Taker in a corner, but Undertaker chokeslammed him, then tossed him out.


Shelton Benjamin is eliminated.

Kane is number twenty three.
Mysterio barely escapes elimination from Chris Jericho.

Kane goes on the offensive on Ted DiBiase. Yes, The Undertaker is busted open. Kane and Undertaker team up on DiBiase to a tremendous pop from the crowd. Kane chokeslams Kofi as Jericho goes to work on Undertaker.

CM Punk eliminates William Regal.
R-Truth is number twenty-four.

A group tries to eliminate Kane but he stays in. The ring is jammed packed, very hard to call the specific spots.

Rob Van Dam is number twenty five.
Tremendous pop for RVD as he cleans house.

RVD goes for the Frog Splash on R-Truth but he's nearly eliminated by Triple H.

The Brian Kendrick is number twenty six.

Kendrick eliminates Kofi Kingston. Triple H eliminates Brian Kendrick.

Dolph Zigger is number twenty seven.

Ziggler runs right into Kane. Kane immediately eliminates him when he extends his hand to greet him.

Rhodes takes CM Punk in an electric chair. Orton is trying to eliminate Rob Van Dam.

Santino Marella is number twenty eight.

Kane eliminates Santino as soon as he gets in. Santino says he wasn't ready.

'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan is number twenty nine.

Hacksaw gets in and begins to go to work. The final Royal Rumble entrant is the Big Show.

Big Show and The Undertaker square off as Kane hits Big Show. Big Show just eliminated Jim Duggan. Randy Orton is teetering on the top rope with The Undertaker but Cody Rhodes interferes. Big Show eliminates R-Truth.

Big Show eliminates CM Punk with his stiff knockout blow. Hornswoggle gets in the ring out of nowhere and takes out Kane for Finlay. Mysterio was in the match 49 minutes. Triple H is the longest survivor in the match. Code Breaker from Jericho on Kane.

Randy Orton drops Triple H down for a stiff DDT. Big Show and The Undertaker square up in the ring. They exchange right hands. Jericho works on Big Show. Frog Splash from RVD on Randy Orton but Jericho ends up eliminating RVD. Jericho teases RVD as Undertaker walks up to him. The Undertaker ends up eliminating Jericho.

Kane is eliminated by The Legacy. We're down to six: Legacy, Undertaker, Triple H, and Big Show.

Big Show takes out Triple H as The Legacy works over Undertaker in the corner. Undertaker chokeslams each Legacy member. Now it's Big Show and The Undertaker. Undertaker losers the straps of his singlet. Big Show wants a boxing match as they exchange shots.

Randy Orton goes for the RKO on Undertaker but he counters it. Big Show and Undertaker are working on the apron. They go back and forth. Randy Orton eliminates Big Show. Big Show eliminates Undertaker from the outside. Taker and Big Show go to the crowd to fight it out. It's Legacy vs. Triple H.

Triple H is triple teamed by Legacy. Rhodes and DiBiase hold Triple H as Orton assaults him. Orton goes for the RKO but Triple H pushes him off. Rhodes and DiBiase both eat attacks from The Game. Triple H hits a Pedigree on Rhodes. Triple H eliminates DiBiase then Rhodes. Randy Orton eliminates Triple H to win the Royal Rumble.

Royal Rumble Winner - Randy Orton

Randy Orton and The Legacy celebrated in the ring. Orton points to the WrestleMania logo while in the ring as the PPV goes of the air.

Thank you for joining us tonight and make sure to be here tomorrow night, at 9pm ET, for LIVE COVERAGE OF RAW.

no christian...damn

Saw that coming and it sucked big time . No Christian .

WWE boring as usual, Christian would have made it exciting and worth watching

Rvd!

I think you're all overrating Christian beyond belief. I would much rather see Matt vs Jeff than Christian vs Jeff.

i shouldve put all my bookie cash on orton. i had 50 on jericho, good thing i dont really bet in real life lol. but christian would have been better.

^ I got all my bookies right and i'm gonna make millions off royal rumble. Orton wins! Predictable.. as was Edge winning, Swagger winning. The only unpredictable match was melina vs beth. I would've thought melina would win at WM or later on. Royal rumble match was damn good until dolph ziggler and jim duggan came out. That should've been umaga and christian! Even hbk, shad or jamie noble would've been better than those 2.

YES! Orton wins!!!!

raw should be interesting tomorrow.

That was a very predictable WWE ppv .

Did anyone else notice the boner on Cena? I was watching it on the big screen and it was impossible to miss..I guess its true what they say he is a hard worker.

^lmao

anyways, a pretty normal PPV, kinda predictable yes...

Very disappointing. Thanks for the post though!

Yeah, very predictable pay-per-view. The rumble match was okay, but definitely nothing special. And the Edge-Hardy match was decent, but other than that, a pretty below-average show.

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Originally Posted by The Amazing Rob

Did anyone else notice the boner on Cena? I was watching it on the big screen and it was impossible to miss..I guess its true what they say he is a hard worker.

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JBL's big jiggly man-boobs must've gotten to him.

am i missing something but was there only 29 entries what happened to number 30?