Royal Rumble (2009)
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Royal Rumble (2009) was a wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place in Detroit, Michigan at the Joe Louis Arena. The event was held on January 22, 2009.
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Theme song(s) | "Let It Rock" by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne[1] | |||
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Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
Brand (s) | Raw SmackDown ECW | |||
Date | January 25, 2009 | |||
Attendance | 16,685[2] | |||
Venue | Joe Louis Arena | |||
City | Detroit, Michigan | |||
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The event had the 22nd annual Royal Rumble match as the main event, which Randy Orton won. One of the matches was Jeff Hardy defending his WWE Championship against Edge. Another was John Cena defending his World Heavyweight Championship against John "Bradshaw" Layfield with his employee Shawn Michaels. A third match was Jack Swagger defending his ECW Championship against Matt Hardy. The last match was Beth Phoenix defending her WWE Women's Championship against Melina.
450,000 paid to see the event. This was down from 533,000 the year before.[3]