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• Actors: Jeff Hardy, John Cena, Antonio Banks, Shelton Benjamin, Phil Brooks
• Directors: Kevin Dunn
• Producers: Vince McMahon
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: World Wrestling
• DVD Release Date: February 24, 2009
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001KKU9D2
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Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 02/24/2009 Run time: 180 minutes

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5.0 out of 5 stars The road to Wrestlemania XXV begins!, October 7, 2010

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Wavnelius Wrim - See all my reviews

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This review is from: WWE: Royal Rumble 2009 (DVD)

One of the best Rumbles I've seen for a long time.

The ECW Championship match with former champ Matt Hardy vs. then champion Jack Swagger. It was back and foward and good opener for the PPV and for me it gets a 3.5/5

Now we go to the Women's Championship match with Melina vs. Beth Phoenix, the girls always do a good job with Beth domonated most of the match with Melina coming from behind giving this match a 3.5/5

Now the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match with John Cena in his 4th championship run vs. his old rival JBL w/ his new "employee" HBK in his corner. Not much to say in this match cause like always John Cena wins until losing the title the next month in the Elimination Chamber. 2/5

Now we move on to the WWE Championship Match with Jeff Hardy in his first run as a World Champion vs. his old TLC "buddy" Edge. Before the match even stared then Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero makes the match no DQ so her nephew Chavo can get involed in the match for Edge. In the end Matt turned on his own brother so Edge can win his 8th world championship. 4/5

And now the MAIN EVENT the ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH with Rey Mysterio(who lasted a long time in there)and John Morrison staring at #1 and #2. This was an interesting Rumble because Orton kicked Vince McMahon in the head so it was unknown what will happen if he won or not. When Triple H who entered at #7 and Randy Orton #8 they got a huge pop from the fans like always. But to my surprise Rob Van Dam was a guest entrent at #25 and crowd went crazy! But in the end with help of Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton wins the match and will main event The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania!!! 5/5

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4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD RUMBLE EVENT, July 17, 2011

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fmwaalex "fmwaalex" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWE: Royal Rumble 2009 (DVD)

WWE
ROYAL RUMBLE 2009

1.[ECW TITLE] JACK SWAGGER VS MATT HARDY-we start out with a really good opener that was for the now gone ECW title. Swagger of course wanted to make this a mat based contest working on Matt's arm. Hardy however tried turning this into more of a fight with more high impact blows and fists. Matt controlled most of the first half of the match but his arm was too worked over in the process. Swagger would retain the tile and defeat Hardy again.

2.[WOMEN'S TITLE] BETH PHOENIX VS MELINA-this match right straight up upset me and it still bothers me. I am a big fan of Beth. I think Beth along with Natie is the best female wrestlers in the WWE. This match showed off what both are really good at, with Beth showing off her strength. Melina showed off her agility but the best part was Beth beating her with her own foot. Still Beth ended up getting reversed and pinned loosing her title and many months long streak.

3.[WORLD TITLE] JOHN CENA VS JBL-now I know a lot of people were not expecting much out of this match. But to be honest this was a good match between the two with solid action that went back and forth. Of The Shawn Michaels storyline going into this was great and HBK getting involved added a lot to the match. After a super kick or two from Shawn, Cena was able to defeat JBL once again.

4.[WWE TITLE] JEFF HARDY VS EDGE-now I have to say from there tag team days all the way to now these two have good matches. This like the others was a well done match with a good pace and some good high spots due to Vickie making it a no DQ match. Also with Chavo on the outside to help Edge added to the atmosphere. Still the story here was the ending that was just wonderful Matt Hardy turning on his brother and costing him his title. Not only was it great to see that but it was even stranger to see who he helped become champ given the history.

5.ROYAL RUMBLE-I have never seen a Rumble match that I did not like and this is no different. There is just something special about the Rumble or battle royals for that matter. This Rumble was full of action with all kinds of high spots as usual. Some of the many great moments were the one night return of RVD and how Rey was able to stay in the match, you will see. But the story here was Legacy and their dominance and team work throughout the Rumble. At one point it looked like Randy Orton was eliminated but he stayed in there and moments later surprised Triple H to win the Rumble.

Over all this was a good event with a few missteps but it was a good Rumble event for sure. Of course I loved HBK being apart of this show in the way that he was, it added so much to that match. Also the Rumble was great as always. I recommend picking this up with the two pack with the 2010 Rumble as well. Special features include an exclusive interview with RVD after he was eliminated and Legacy on RAW.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Randy Orton's Legacy Reigns Supreme, February 24, 2009

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Scotty M. "Little Nose" (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWE: Royal Rumble 2009 (DVD)

This Royal Rumble will most likely be remembered for Randy Orton and his Legacy helping him winning the Royal Rumble Match. The past week on RAW, Orton has just taken out Mr. McMahon with a violent assault right after Vince was about to fire Orton. So with Randy Orton not being excluded from the Rumble Match, the winner of the Rumble became pretty predictable.

ECW World Championship
Jack Swagger (C) vs. Matt Hardy
Very good opening contest. Hardy scored with some hard right fists to Swagger early going in the match. The match went at a good pace with Swagger targeting the shoulder of Hardy every second he got. A good match and a strong way to open up the show. 4/5

Women's Championship
Beth Phoenix (C) w/ Santino Marella vs. Melina
I felt this was a very good women's title match. During the match Beth seemed dominant and showing a great deal of strength. Even hitting Melina with her own boot. A little bit of a back and forth contest with a sudden end but doesn't equal to their "I Quit" Match last year at ONS. Listen for the "SANTINO" chants early in the match. 3/5

World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena (C) vs. JBL w/ Shawn Michaels
If you remember their Wrestlemania 21 match and their single matches back in '08, then you can recall them not being so good. But this time around Cena and JBL tried to have a "wrestling" match and it played out pretty well. The suspense factor was there and Shawn Michaels being at ringside and getting involved in the match certainly did more for the match then anything else. By far Cena's and JBL's best "wrestling" match together. 3.5/5

No Disqualification for the WWE Championship
Jeff Hardy (C) vs. Edge
Another good title match here but I don't think Edge and Hardy brought their best stuff. The No DQ rule added more to the match and it certainly came into effect with the shocking end. A couple of good spots here including Hardy performing the twist of fate to Edge on the apron of the ring and Hardy splashing Chavo Guerrero through an announce table. A good match for the title but I really expected and wanted to see more. 4.25/5

30 Man Royal Rumble Match
One of the best Rumble Matches from the past 5 years. As I stated earlier this Rumble has a predictable winner but the match really lived up to the hype. Randy Orton, Triple H, Rey Mysterio, Ted Dibiase, & Cody Rhodes all has impressive showings. All lasted over 30 minutes. This Rumble has some great moments as well. Including Randy Orton's Legacy being dominant, Santino setting a Royal Rumble record, the Brother's of Destruction reunion, the confrontation between Cody Rhodes and Goldust, and the return of the "Whole F'N Show". This was a great Royal Rumble Match. And it really delivered. 5/5

Royal Rumble '09 started the road to Wrestlemania 25 and it was a great start to the year. If WWE keeps rolling like this then 2009 should be one awesome year. I recommend getting this event. The Rumble match was solid and the mid card is pretty good too.