Randy Orton Wins the Rumble

Randy Orton (pictured above, center) has defied the odds (even though there were none to begin with) and has won the 2009 Royal Rumble and is heading to WrestleMania 25 as the #1 contender.

RKO WIN

With the help of his trusted allies Cody Rhodes (pictured above, left) and Ted DiBiase (pictured above, right), Randy Orton was able to steal the win from Triple H.

Now, he heads to WrestleMania to challenge for either the WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship.

A LITTLE HELP FROM YOUR FRIENDS...

The Legacy stable were the overall dominants in this year's Royal Rumble.

If not for the stable, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase would have never been in the Rumble, let alone be apart of the final four.

As Triple H was eliminating Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase, Orton was able to sneak in from behind and eliminate Triple H.

FORESEEN WINNER

With all the hype, and the McMahon Family feud - Randy Orton was an obvious choice the win the Rumble.

When rumours and reports starting printing that 'Cowboy' Bob Orton (Orton's Father) was going to be in the audience, things became even more predictable.

Of course, the SmackDown writers were trying to sway the thoughts of wrestling fans, by giving Triple H a slim chance of "over-coming the evil SmackDown Empire" and win the Royal Rumble after being chosen as the 1st entrant.

Notably, those plans were scraped at the very last minute.


FINAL THOUGHT

I'm glad Orton won - I would have liked to have seen Triple H and Orton have a longer battle though.