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List of Royal Rumble 2009 Match Results

A complete match-by-match results list for Royal Rumble 2009 on January 25, 2009 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

4 itemsUpdated Mar 23, 2026

Royal Rumble 2009 on January 25, 2009 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit featured Randy Orton winning the Royal Rumble entering at #8. In one of the most shocking moments of the year, Orton had earlier punted Vince McMahon in the head, launching one of WWE's most controversial storylines. Jeff Hardy retained the WWE Championship against Edge.

#	Name	Note	Victim	Attacker	Match type
1	Randy Orton def. Vince McMahon — Orton Punted Vince Legend Killer Attacked Mr. McMahon — Punt Kick Randy Orton attacked Vince McMahon in one of the year's most shocking WWE moments — Orton kicked Vince McMahon in the skull with the Punt Kick, leaving McMahon incapacitated.	Orton Punt Kicked Vince — launched major McMahon family v...	Vince McMahon	Randy Orton	Assault/Storyline Segment
2	Jeff Hardy def. Edge — WWE Championship Charismatic Enigma Retained WWE Title Jeff Hardy retained the WWE Championship against Edge (with Chavo Guerrero and Vickie Guerrero).	—	—	—	WWE Championship
3	John Cena def. JBL — World Heavyweight Championship Cena Won World Title John Cena defeated JBL to win the World Heavyweight Championship.	—	—	—	World Heavyweight Championship
4	Randy Orton won the 30-Man Royal Rumble — Entry #8 — Last Eliminated Triple H The Viper Won — Big Show and Triple H Most Eliminations Randy Orton won the Royal Rumble entering at #8 and last eliminating Triple H. Big Show and Triple H each scored the most eliminations with 6. Triple H (#7) lasted the longest at 49 minutes 55 seconds as iron man.	—	—	—	30-Man Royal Rumble Match

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