The 2009 Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE. It was the 22nd annual Royal Rumble event and took place on January 25, 2009, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. For the 2009 event, the winner received their choice to challenge for either Raw's World Heavyweight Championship, SmackDown's WWE Championship, or the ECW Championship at WrestleMania 25.