Yes. It was very obvious from the game itself that MK9 is a sequel (in form of a reboot) that takes place after MK Armageddon where everyone was fighting to get the power of Blaze. The dying Raiden from first timeline udner the hands of Shao Kahn sent a message to his past self to prevent Shao kahn from escaping after the tournament which means he has to die now. this changed the whole timeline and made new events. Liu Kang didn't die and ddin't become a chained zombie and characters even got children who inherited their legacies. While the current Shao kahn died for sure, it seems the older Shao kahn survived and he is character in this game. The older Raiden became corrupt attacking and killing the new clean Scoprion. The older Scorpion who is still a spectre came back too to do his still wicked job.
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