The Royal Rumble has come and past so what better to do than rundown my opinion of the pay-per-view.
To start with, the ECW Championship was successfully retained by Jack Swaggaa (as he is referred to by Matt Striker) against challenger and former champion Matt Hardy. By the point that Matt wa
s sitting on the ring steps in what appeared to be tears (don't cry Matt, it's only the title of a company that was bought out years ago and is used as a label to rake in more cash) I was certain he would be the one costing Jeff the WWE Championship later in the evening. Decent match, even though it was extremely predictable.
s sitting on the ring steps in what appeared to be tears (don't cry Matt, it's only the title of a company that was bought out years ago and is used as a label to rake in more cash) I was certain he would be the one costing Jeff the WWE Championship later in the evening. Decent match, even though it was extremely predictable. Next up, the Women's title match. Since Beth Phoenix is involved, it might be entertaining. Beth 
powerhoused her way through and Melina wins with a roll-up. Hmm. I don't know why I saw more with this match but what more can you want, two girls get in the ring and duke it out. Melina is the new Women's champ which is a shame since Beth is the best female wrestler they've got.
powerhoused her way through and Melina wins with a roll-up. Hmm. I don't know why I saw more with this match but what more can you want, two girls get in the ring and duke it out. Melina is the new Women's champ which is a shame since Beth is the best female wrestler they've got.Cena vs. JBL for the World Heavyweight Championship. This wasn't a bad match because there were scenarios in which either one of these guys could have ended up walking out with the title. It was also good to see this classic fued from when Cena one his first WWE Championship 
against JBL in 2005 rehatched. Of course now, the role of Shawn Michaels was added. With both men down, HBK set up Sweet Chin Music. At this point, I knew it would be for JBL and I was right. I figured Cena had won and the Bradshaw/Michaels relationship was done. Then, out of nowhere, Michaels hit Cena with a superkick as well. Now I was convinced JBL would win the title and lose it at No Way Out's Elimination Chamber. It was a seemingly short match with a lot of back and forth but wasn't too bad. Just a little short for a World title match. In the end, Cena hit Bradshaw with the FU (or Throwback?, I believe it was only referred to as his patented finisher by Michael Cole) and retained the belt.
against JBL in 2005 rehatched. Of course now, the role of Shawn Michaels was added. With both men down, HBK set up Sweet Chin Music. At this point, I knew it would be for JBL and I was right. I figured Cena had won and the Bradshaw/Michaels relationship was done. Then, out of nowhere, Michaels hit Cena with a superkick as well. Now I was convinced JBL would win the title and lose it at No Way Out's Elimination Chamber. It was a seemingly short match with a lot of back and forth but wasn't too bad. Just a little short for a World title match. In the end, Cena hit Bradshaw with the FU (or Throwback?, I believe it was only referred to as his patented finisher by Michael Cole) and retained the belt. Finally, the match before the Rumble. Jeff Hardy vs. Edge for the WWE Championship. Before the match, Vickie Guerrero announced it would be a no DQ match. Bunch of big spots in this match as you would expect. Jeff comes out looking a bit like Vampiro. Why WWE makes a big deal out of Jeff wearing face paint is confusing to me. Not only has he been painting his face for about 7 years or so, he first wore it in WWE in 2003. Face paint aside, the biggest spot of the match was probably on Chavo Guerrero, whom Jeff jumped off a ladder onto and through a table. So for everyone that thought Chavito would be in the Rumble, I think his chances are very slim right now. As Jeff ascended the top rope for the Swanton Bomb, I looked and listened for the cheering fans spotting Matt. Soon enough, Matt ran in and hit his brother with a steel chair, costing him the title. Nobody who has been following this storyline can honestly tell me that when Matt got in the ring, they had no 
idea what was going on. Anyway, so Edge is now a 7-time champion, which I find hard to believe that 7 title reigns of Edge went by that quick.
idea what was going on. Anyway, so Edge is now a 7-time champion, which I find hard to believe that 7 title reigns of Edge went by that quick. Last but completely out of the question of being least, the 2009 Royal Rumble match. Drawing the dreaded numbers one and two were Rey Mysterio and John Morrison. The match included a funny spot by Cryme Tyme where JTG duped Shad to get into the match. JTG actually lasted much longer than I thought he would. Push for Cryme Tyme on the horizon? My hopeful winner Goldust was cheated by his brother Cody Rhodes and was only in for about a minute. You may have won this battle Cody, but you will never stop (breaths in deeply) Goldust. For the record, Goldust and Snitsky had some of the best comic chemestry I have seen in quite a while. Took me back to the days when Goldust teamed with Booker T. Speaking of comedy, Santino Marella made history on Sunday by beating a record that had been held since 1989 by The Warlord. He last
ed only two seconds in the match by being quickly eliminated by Hulk Hogan. This year, Santino was in and out so quick that if you blinked you would have missed it. Santino did something I didn't think was possible, he managed to last a shorter time than two seconds in the ring and I guess I'm proud of him. One of the unannounced entries ended up being none other than Rob Van Dam. Sadly, we won't see RVD making a full return to the ring. It was merely a one-time deal like when he fought Santino on the Raw 15th Anniversary show. I had major deja vu when Big Show picked R-Truth up over his head and threw him out of the ring. For those who don't know, R-Truth (then known as K-Kwik) was eliminated by the same man in the very same way in the 2001 Royal Rumble. I assume this was a bit of a homage kind of moment to that or a complete coincidence. By the end of the 
match, the four guys I knew would be in there were there. Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, and Triple H. It came as a bit of a suprise to me that Rhodes and DiBiase were among the final four in the match. I assumed they would have been eliminated earlier by Triple H. Of course the Legend Killer picked up the win by dumping Triple H over the ropes.
ed only two seconds in the match by being quickly eliminated by Hulk Hogan. This year, Santino was in and out so quick that if you blinked you would have missed it. Santino did something I didn't think was possible, he managed to last a shorter time than two seconds in the ring and I guess I'm proud of him. One of the unannounced entries ended up being none other than Rob Van Dam. Sadly, we won't see RVD making a full return to the ring. It was merely a one-time deal like when he fought Santino on the Raw 15th Anniversary show. I had major deja vu when Big Show picked R-Truth up over his head and threw him out of the ring. For those who don't know, R-Truth (then known as K-Kwik) was eliminated by the same man in the very same way in the 2001 Royal Rumble. I assume this was a bit of a homage kind of moment to that or a complete coincidence. By the end of the 
match, the four guys I knew would be in there were there. Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, and Triple H. It came as a bit of a suprise to me that Rhodes and DiBiase were among the final four in the match. I assumed they would have been eliminated earlier by Triple H. Of course the Legend Killer picked up the win by dumping Triple H over the ropes. As always the Royal Rumble never fails to disappoint me, even though I watched the first two matches of the card on a very poor live stream online (the guy running it was displaying "certain photos" of Chyna in a "certain movie" she was in up on the screen while I was watching with my friend's 7 year old brother. Thanks pal.) Thus concludes my review of the 22nd annual Royal Rumble. Onward to WrestleMania 25!
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