IWE Royal Rumble (2009)

Royal Rumble (2009) 	Royal Rumble (2009) 	 	 	
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Promotional poster featuring various IWE Superstars	
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Promotional poster featuring various IWE Superstars	 	 	
Theme Song(s) 	"Let It Rock" by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne	 	 	
Information 	Information 	 	 	
Promotion 	International Wrestling Entertainment 	 	 	
Brand(s) 	Meltdown
FusionXCW 	 	 	
Date 	January 25, 2009 	 	 	
Attendance 	16,685 	 	 	
Venue 	Joe Louis Arena 	 	 	
City 	Detroit, Michigan 	 	 	
Pay-per-view chronology	Pay-per-view chronology 	 	 	
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Royal Rumble (2009) was the twenty-second annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It took place on January 25, 2009 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan and featured talent from the Meltdown, Fusion and XCW brands. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble Match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania XXV) for his choice at either the IWE Championship, World Heavyweight Championship and the XCW World Championship.
Five professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble Match which featured wrestlers from all three brands. Kevin McAlmond, the eighth entrant, won the match by last eliminating Triple K, the seventh entrant. The featured match on the Raw brand was for the World Heavyweight Championship between reigning champion Dustin Simpson and John Goff, which Cena won by pinfall after performing an Attitude Adjustment. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was a No Disqualification Match between Josh Hooper and Chris Gomez for the IWE Championship, which Chris Gomez won by pinfall after Matt Hooper interfered in the match and hit Josh with a steel chair. The predominant match on the XCW brand was between Charlie Wilson and Matt Hooper for the XCW Championship, which Wilson won by pinfall after performing a gutwrench powerbomb.
==Background==
==Event==
Other on-screen talent
Role: 	Name:
Commentator 	Michael Cole (Meltdown)
Commentator 	Jerry Lawler (Meltdown & Royal Rumble)
Commentator 	Jim Ross (Fusion & Royal Rumble)
Commentator 	Tazz (Fusion)
Commentator 	Todd Grisham (XCW)
Commentator 	Matt Striker (XCW)
Commentator 	Carlos Cabrera (Spanish)
Commentator 	Hugo Savinovich (Spanish)
Ring announcer	Lillian Garcia (Meltdown)
Ring announcer	Justin Roberts (Fusion & Royal Rumble)
Ring announcer	Tony Chimel (XCW)
Referees 	Scott Armstrong
Referees 	Mike Chioda
Referees 	Jack Doan
Referees 	Marty Elias
Referees 	Chad Patton
Referees 	Charles Robinson
===Pre-Show Matches===
Before the Royal Rumble Pay-per-view, Jimmy defeated Paul B.
Note: Jimmy and Paul B. was not entered in the Royal Rumble Match that was scheduled for the Royal Rumble events Main Event Match.
===Preliminary Matches===
The first match of the evening saw Charlie Wilson defend the XCW Championship against Matt Hooper. The match started with both wrestlers countering the other's moves until Wilson injured Hooper's left shoulder and then targeted it for the rest of the match. Wilson ultimately defeated Hooper by pinning him after slamming him to the mat with a gutwrench powerbomb. Wilson thus retained the XCW title.
The second match on the card involved the IWE Women's Championship, where Chandra Denney defended her title against Denise Lynn. The match ended as Denney attempted to perform the Glam Slam on Denise, but the latter countered it into a roll-up, giving her the win and the Women's Championship.
===Main event Matches===
The third match on the card pitted Dustin Simpson against John Goff for the World Heavyweight Championship. John Goff's employee Ryan Barnhart accompanied him to the ring and first got involved in the match when the referee became incapacitated; he came into the ring and performed his Sweet Chin Music finisher both on John Goff and Simpson. He then left ringside, leaving John Goff's arm on top of Simpson. Simpson however managed to get a shoulder up and performed an Attitude Adjustment to retain his World Championship.
The fourth match on the card involved the IWE Championship, as Josh Hooper defended his title against Chris Gomez. Before the match began Lynn Lehr came out and announced it as a No Disqualification Match. Chris Gomez then revealed that Josh Nuss would be in his corner. During the match Hooper brought a ladder out and set it up near the Spanish announce table. When Josh Nuss tried to interfere, Hooper put him on the table and jumped off the ladder, connecting with Josh Nuss and breaking the table. Hooper then had the match won when he performed the Swanton on Chris Gomez after kicking Lynn off the apron when she tried to interfere. When Hooper went for the pin, Lynn stopped referee Scott Armstong from making a three count. Josh's brother Matt then made his way to the ring, placing a chair under Gomez's face. Grabbing another chair, Matt at first appeared to be setting Gomez up for his own version of Gomez's con-chair-to maneuver. However, he instead smashed Josh in the head with a chair, and Gomez then pinned Joshto become the new IWE Champion.
The main event consisted of the Royal Rumble match. Scott Wright and Joe Linderman started the Rumble. The final six participants left in the match were The Big Marc, Martin McAlmond, Triple K and The Legacy (Mark Semmler, Kyle Johnson and Kevin McAlmond). While the Martin McAlmond and Big Marc brawled on the outside apron (both went over the top rope, but had not hit the floor), McAlmond eliminated Big Marc with an RKO, causing him to fall off the apron. Big Marc eliminated Martin McAlmond shortly thereafter when he pulled his opponent off the apron by his leg. Despite being at a disadvantage against the Legacy, Triple K eliminated Johnson and Semmler. With Triple K by the ropes, McAlmond quickly clotheslined him from behind to send him over the top rope and become the winner of the Royal Rumble match.
==Aftermath==
==IWE Royal Rumble 2009 (Results)==
# 	Matches 	Stipulations
Dark	Lauren Ireland, Katie Barnhart, Nicole Bergman and The Gozelanski Twins (Crystal and Tierney) defeated Riley, Kayty Kapphan, Dixe Hooper, Kassi Austin and Shannon	10-Diva tag team match
1 	Charlie Wilson (c) defeated Matt Hooper 	Singles match for the XCW Championship
2 	Denise defeated Chandra Denney (c) 	Singles match for the IWE Women's Championship
3 	Dustin Simpson (c) defeated John Goff (w/ Ryan Barnhart) 	Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship
4 	Edge (w/ Josh Nuss) defeated Josh Hooper 	No Disqualification match for the IWE Championship
6 	Kevin McAlmond last eliminated Triple K to win 	2009 Royal Rumble match
==Royal Rumble Match Order and Eliminations==
# 	Entrant 	Brand 	Order	Eliminated By
1 	Scott Wright 	Meltdown	19 	Big Marc
2 	Joe Linderman 	XCW 	6 	Triple K
3 	Michael Ferry 	Fusion 	3 	Jake Wilson
4 	Mikhail Schmalzried	Fusion 	2 	Jake Wilson
5 	Reg Hageman 	Fusion 	1 	Jake Wilson
6 	Jake Wilson 	Fusion 	4 	Triple K
7 	Triple K 	Fusion 	29 	Kevin McAlmond
8 	Kevin McAlmond 	Meltdown	 	
Winner	 	 	 	
9 	Luke Maleski 	Meltdown	7 	Martin McAlmond
10 	Kyle Johnson 	Meltdown	27 	Triple K
11 	Kris McGowan 	Meltdown	23 	Martin McAlmond
12 	Alex Knox 	Meltdown	20 	Big Marc
13 	Joe Smith 	XCW 	5 	Triple K
14 	Dan Hooper 	XCW 	21 	Chris LeGreca
15 	Mark Semmler 	Meltdown	28 	Triple K
16 	Martin McAlmond 	Fusion 	26 	Big Marc^
17 	James Thomas 	Meltdown	8 	Mark Semmler
18 	Justin Eldridge 	Meltdown	18 	Big Marc
19 	Steven Larson 	XCW 	9 	Scott Wright
20 	Junior Remeriz 	Fusion 	10 	Martin McAlmond
21 	William Kapphan 	Meltdown	11 	Justin Eldridge
22 	Jose Serrano 	Meltdown	12 	Brian Woods
23 	Chris LeGreca 	Meltdown	24 	Kyle & Mark
24 	Blake Wheeler 	Fusion 	17 	Big Marc
25 	KGM 	 	 	
22 	Kris McGowan 	 	 	
26 	The Brian Woods 	Fusion 	13 	Triple K
27 	Nick Kessler 	Meltdown	14 	Chris LeGreca
28 	Justin Black 	Meltdown	15 	Chris LeGreca
29 	Jim Duggan 	Meltdown	16 	Big Marc
30 	Big Marc 	Fusion 	25 	Kevin McAlmond