"WWE Royal Rumble" 2009 Talkback (Spoilers)

[The Penguin]

The Road to WrestleMania starts tonight! At the top of the hour, the WWE pay-per-view year will begin with the Royal Rumble! Tonight, catch four title matches and of course, the Royal Rumble Match where the winner will go on to the main event of WrestleMania XXV!!

"WWE Royal Rumble" #22
Sunday, January 25, 2009 @ 8 p.m. ET/7 CT on Pay-Per-View
From the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan

Royal Rumble Match
RAW Superstars
Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Santino Marella, Kane, Intercontinental Champion CM Punk
SmackDown Superstars
Triple H, Big Show, Vladimir Kozlov, United States Champion Shelton Benjamin, The Undertaker, R-Truth, WWE Tag Team Champion Carlito, The Brian Kendrick, The Great Khali
ECW Superstars
World Tag Team Champion The Miz, World Tag Team Champion John Morrison, Finlay, Mark Henry
and eight more Superstars

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

WWE Championship
Champion
Jeff Hardy
vs.
Edge

ECW Championship
Champion
Jack Swagger
vs.
Matt Hardy

Women's Championship
Champion
Beth Phoenix
vs.
Melina

Please remember this thread is to talk about the EVENT. To talk about your picks, go to the Prediction Thread. This includes how you did should you deem it necessary (it's not). This is not the place for "I've gotten two right" type posts.

[BigBear]

Beth to Melina: Stop hitting yourself.

[Majin_Megabyte]

Well the unexpected just happend, Matt turned heel on us all and this could lead into the return of Version 1.

[TnAdct1]

Either WWE is getting way too predictable (like anyone didn't see Matt turning heel coming), or TNA was able to get Christian to stay in their league.

[The Penguin]

I'm not able to watch the event right now, but with Morrison out as number two, he's my pick to go a long way, but not be the winner.

[email2003]

Well Matt turning heel was a surprise for me. Didn't see that coming.

[Jin Kazama]

Despite the total awesomeness of Heel Matt Hardy, and how much I love to have him back, hotshotting the WWE Title for a now third PPV in a row is kind of crappy. I'm not saying you have to be a champion for a year-plus, but it doesn't make the title look good.

[Scarface 2.0]

That does not mean Matt Turned heel. Maybe on Ecw or Smackdown Matt will explain why he did what he did.

Guess he'll say his temper got the best of him.

[bigddan11]

TNA was able to get Christian to stay in their league.

All of TNA management has confirmed Christian Cage has left TNA, and they've removed his profile from their site. With Matt becoming a heel though, perhaps this will lead to Christian vs. Edge as well, with face Christan remaining in the WWE.

Results:
Jack Swagger def. Matt Hardy to remain ECW Champion

Melina def. Beth Phoenix to become the new WWE Women's Champion

John Cena def. JBL to retain the World Championship

Edge def. Jeff Hardy in a match that was changed to be a no-DQ match after Matt Hardy hit him wit a chair and allowed Edge to pin his brother

Royal Rumble entries:
1) Rey Mysterio
2) John Morrison
3) Carlito
4) MVP (Mystery entrant #1)
5) The Great Khali
6) Vladamir Kozlov
7) Triple H
8) Randy Orton
9) JTG (Mystery entrant #2)
10) Ted DeBiase
11) Chris Jericho
12) Mike Knox (Mystery entrant #3)
13) The Miz
14) Finlay
15) Cody Rhodes
16) Undertaker
17) Goldust (Mystery entrant #4)
18) CM Punk
19) Mark Henry
20) Shelton Benjamin
21) William Regal (Mystery entrant #5)
22) Kofi Kingston
23) Kane
24) R-Truth
25) Rob Van Dam (Mystery entrant #6)
26) The Brian Kendrick
27) Dolph Ziggler (Mystery entrant #7)
28) Santino Marella
29) "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (Mystery entrant #8)- apparently SmackDown! was wrong when they said Chavo was in
30) Big Show

Order of elimination:
1) The Great Khali by Vladamir Kozlov
2) MVP by Vladamir Kozlov
3) Carlito by Vladamir Kozlov
4) Vladamir Kozlov by Triple H
5) The Miz by Triple H
6) John Morrison by Triple H
7) JTG by Undertaker
8) Goldust by Cody Rhodes
9) Mark Henry by Rey Mysterio
10) Shelton Benjamin by Undertaker
11) William Regal by CM Punk
12) Kofi Kingston by The Brian Kendrick
13) The Brian Kendrick by Triple H
14) Dolph Ziggler by Kane
15) Santino Marella by Kane
16) "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan by Big Show
17) R-Truth by Big Show
18) CM Punk by Big Show
19) Mike Knox by Big Show
20) Rey Mysterio by Big Show
21) Finlay by Kane
22) RVD by Chris Jericho
23) Chris Jericho by Undertaker
24) Kane by The Legacy
25) Big Show by Randy Orton
26) Undertaker by Big Show (pulled off the apron from outside the ring)
27) Ted DeBiase by Triple H
28) Cody Rhodes by Triple H
29) Triple H by Randy Orton
Winner: Randy Orton

[BigBear]

I think Santino just broke the Warlord's record.

[Majin_Megabyte]

Santino did beat the Warlord's record.

[email2003]

LOL! Santino beat the Warlord's record of 2 secs?

RVD? He's still in WWE!?

[BigBear]

It's over and here is your winner:
RANDY ORTON

[TnAdct1]

RVD? He's still in WWE!?

Hopefully, he'll be going to ECW, as that brand is in need of A-calibur faces after the booking that happened tonight.

[email2003]

I guess I'll be seeing Randy Orton win the title at WrestleMania here in Houston!

[Scarface 2.0]

Man I thought cage was gonna be the last entrant. I guess he did'nt signed with WWE again?

[RedNinja84]

Man, I hate Orton.

[Scarface 2.0]

Man, I hate Orton.

Me too.

Hopefully, he'll be going to ECW, as that brand is in need of A-calibur faces after the booking that happened tonight.

Has it even been confirmed that he resigned?

He probably did what Trish and Al snow did.

[Blueranger]

Man I thought cage was gonna be the last entrant. I guess he did'nt signed with WWE again?

He did. WWE writing staff acknowledged him, I guess he'll return similar to Y2J as a face. That way he'll feud with Edge and Vickie and turn heel at some point in the future.

[Spike Mcdougal]

Well at least I have an excuse to boo Matt Hardy again



#%!@ ORTON!!!

If he wins at Wrestlemania when I'm there then I'm going to stop watching RAW until he losses.







Ah who am I kidding I wouldn't be able to do that