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The 2009 Royal Rumble was the 22nd annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on January 25, 2009, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
The Royal Rumble match was created by wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and the event was established by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). After the match was first tested at a house show in October 1987, [1] the first Royal Rumble event took place on January 24, 1988, and was broadcast live as a television special on the USA Network. [2]
Royal Rumble is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every January by WWE since 1988. The event's main featured match is a battle royal -type match, also titled the Royal Rumble.
WWE announced on Monday the Royal Rumble will take place outside of North America for the first time when Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, plays host in 2026.
It was the first of WWE's original four pay-per-views, which includes Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, referred to as the "Big Four". [7] WrestleMania 25 was held on April 5, 2009, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The event featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.
The Royal Rumble 2007 was released on DVD on February 27, 2007 and was distributed by WWE Home Video. [33] The DVD debuted on Billboard ' s Top DVD sales chart at #3 on March 24, 2007. [ 34 ] The DVD remained on the chart for 13 consecutive weeks until June 16, 2007 when its final rank was at #10.
The 2008 Royal Rumble was the 21st annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on January 27, 2008, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
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