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2008

Royal Rumble 2008

2008-01-27, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
  1. Career threatening match:
    Ric Flair def. M.V.P. (US champion) (subm)
    Stipulation: If Flair loses, he retires from wrestling. Flair wins when M.V.P. taps out to the figure-four leg lock.
  2. John "Bradshaw" Layfield def. Chris Jericho (dq)
    Jericho was disqualified after hitting Layfield with a steel chair.
  3. World heavyweight championship:
    Edge (ch) def. Rey Mysterio
    Pinfall after a spear, after Vickie Guerrero blocked Rey from performing his signature 619.
  4. WWE championship:
    Randy Orton (ch) def. Jeff Hardy (intercontinental champion)
    Pinfall after the RKO.
  5. The Royal Rumble:
    Elim. Ent. Name By
    1 3Santino MarellaUndertaker (1)
    2 4The Great KhaliUndertaker (1)
    3 7Tommy DreamerBatista (8)
    411Jamie NobleChuck Palumbo (10)
    510Chuck PalumboCM Punk (12)
    6 5Hardcore HollyUmaga (14)
    717Shelton BenjaminShawn Michaels (2)
    819Roddy PiperKane (20)
    918Jimmy SnukaKane (20)
    1015SnitskyUndertaker (1)
    11 1UndertakerShawn Michaels (2)
    12 2Shawn MichaelsMr. Kennedy (23)
    1316The MizHornswoggle (9)
    14 6John MorrisonKane (20)
    1527FinlayDQ
    16 9Hornswoggleself
    1712CM PunkChavo Guerrero (26)
    1813Cody RhodesTriple H (29)
    1924Big Daddy VTriple H (29)
    2022Mick FoleyTriple H (29)
    2128Elijah BurkeTriple H (29)
    2221CarlitoJohn Cena (30)
    2326Chavo GuerreroJohn Cena (30)
    2425Mark HenryJohn Cena (30)
    2523Mr. KennedyBatista (8)
    2614UmagaBatista (8)
    2720KaneBatista (8) & Triple H (29)
    28 8BatistaTriple H (29)
    2929Triple HJohn Cena (30)
    Winner:
    30John Cena
    John Cena wins a guaranteed title shot at WrestleMania XXIV. Finlay is disqualified when he enters early to save Hornswoggle, he and Hornswoggle leave the ring together.

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No Way Out 2008

2008-02-17, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
  1. ECW championship:
    Chavo Guerrero (ch) def. CM Punk
    Pinfall after a frog splash.
  2. SmackDown/ECW Elimination Chamber Match:
    Undertaker def. Batista, The Great Khali [w/Ranjin Singh], Finlay, Montel Vontavious Porter, Big Daddy V [w/Matt Striker]
    Batista and Undertaker starts out. Big Daddy V entered as number three, but was pinned by Batista. Khali entered fourth and submitted to Undertaker's Hell's Gates. Finlay entered fifth and MVP sixth. Finlay pinned MVP after being chokeslammed by Undertaker, only for Finaly to himself be pinned by Undertaker after another chokeslam. Undertaker eventually pinned Batista after a tombstone. Undertaker earned a shot at the world heavyweight championship at WrestleMania XXIV.
  3. Carreer threatening match:
    Ric Flair def. Mr. Kennedy (subm)
    Stipulation: If Flair lost, he would have to retire from wrestling. Kennedy eventually submitted to Flair's figure four leglock.
  4. World heavyweight championship:
    Edge (ch) def. Rey Mysterio
    Pinfall after a spear.
  5. WWE championship:
    John Cena def. Randy Orton (ch) (dq)
    Orton was disqualified after slapping the referee, but retained the title.
  6. Raw Elimination Chamber Match:
    Triple H def. Shawn Michaels, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Umaga, Chris Jericho, Jeff Hardy
    Jericho and Michaels started out with Umaga and JBL entering as number three and four. Jericho pinned JBL after the codebreaker. Triple H entered as number five. Umaga was eliminated next after being pinned by Jericho, who was then eliminated by Hardy. Triple H eliminated Michaels after a pedigree, and then Hardy after another pedigree onto a steel chair. Triple H earned a shot at the WWE championship at WrestleMania XXIV.

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WrestleMania XXIV

2008-03-30, Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, USA
  1. Belfast Brawl:
    John "Bradshaw" Layfield def. Finlay
    "Belfast Brawl" means no disqualification, no count-out and falls counted anywhere. Pinfall after a Clothesline from Hell.
  2. Money in the Bank, Ladder Match:
    CM Punk def. Chris Jericho, Mr. Kennedy, Carlito, Shelton Benjamin, John Morrison, M.V.P.
    CM Punk won a contract that at any time in the following year could be cashed in for a title match of his choice.
  3. Battle for brand supremacy:
    Batista (SmackDown) def. Umaga (Raw)
    Pinfall after the Batista Bomb.
  4. ECW championship:
    Kane def. Chavo Guerrero (ch)
    Pinfall after chokeslam, in eight seconds.
  5. Career Threatening Match:
    Shawn Michaels def. Ric Flair
    Stipulation: If Ric Flair loses, his wrestling career is over. Pinfall after Sweet Chin Music.
  6. WWE championship, Triple threat match:
    Randy Orton (ch) def. Triple H, John Cena
    Orton pinned Triple H to retain the title.
  7. No disqualification match:
    Floyd Mayweather, Jr. def The Big Show
    Knockout after Mayweather hit Show with a pair of brass knuckles.
  8. World heavyweight championship:
    Undertaker def. Edge (ch) (subm)
    Submission after the Hell's gate. Undertaker keeps his undefeated streak at Wrestlemania, with 16 straight wins.

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King of the Ring 2008

2008-04-21, BI-LO Center, Greenville, South Carolina, USA (Live on Raw)

Quarter finals

  1. Chris Jericho (intercontinental champion) def. MVP (US champion) (subm)
  2. CM Punk def. Matt Hardy
  3. Finlay def. The Great Khali (dq)
  4. William Regal def. Hornswoggle

Semi-finals

  1. CM Punk def. Chris Jericho
  2. William Regal def. Finlay

Final

William Regal def. CM Punk (subm)
Punk submitted to the Regal stretch.

Chris JerichoChris JerichoCM PunkWilliam Regal
MVP
Matt HardyCM Punk
CM Punk
FinlayFinlayWilliam Regal
The Great Khali
William RegalWilliam Regal
Hornswoggle

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Backlash 2008

2008-04-27, 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimor, Maryland, USA
  1. US championship:
    Matt Hardy def. Montel Vontavious Porter (ch)
    Hardy pinned MVP after a Twist of fate.
  2. ECW championship:
    Kane (ch) def. Chavo Guerrero [w/Bam Neely]
    Pinfall after chokeslam.
  3. The Big Show def. The Great Khali
    Pinfall after chokeslam.
  4. Special guest referee: Chris Jericho
    Shawn Michaels def. Batista
    Pinfall after Sweet chin music.
  5. 12-diva tag-team match:
    Beth Phoenix & Melina & Layla & Jillian Hall & Victoria & Natalya def. Mickie James & Maria & Ashley & Michelle McCool & Cherry & Kelly
    Phoenix pinned Ashley after a fisherman suplex.
  6. World heavyweight championship:
    Undertaker (ch) def. Edge (subm)
    Undertaker unsuccessfully tried to pin after a tombstone piledriver, but eventually managed to get Edge to submit to Hell's gate.
  7. WWE championship, Fatal four-way elimination match:
    Triple H def. Randy Orton (ch), John Cena, John "Bradshaw" Layfield
    JBL was eliminated first, submitting to Cena's STFU sleeper hold. Cena then was kicked in the head by Orton, who pinned him. Eventually Triple H performed a pedigree on Orton, pinning him for the title.

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Judgment Day 2008

2008-05-18, Qwest Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  1. John Cena def. John "Bradshaw" Layfield
    JBL tried to perform a second Clothesline from Hell, but Cena countered with an FU, after which he pinned JBL.
  2. WWE tagteam championship:
    John Morrison & The Miz (ch) def. Kane & CM Punk
    Morrison pinned Punk after a Moonlight Drive.
  3. Shawn Michaels def. Chris Jericho
    Michaels countered Jericho's Walls of Jericho submission move, winning by pinfall.
  4. Women's championship, Triple threat match:
    Mickie James (ch) def. Beth Phoenix, Melina
    James pinned Melina after a jumping DDT.
  5. World heavyweight championship:
    Undertaker def. Edge (countout)
    Undertaker had been stripped of the world heavyweight championship, due to using the banned Hell's Gate move. Undertaker won the match on count-out, but the title remained vacant since titles cannot change hands via countout.
  6. Jeff Hardy def. Montel Vontavious Porter
    Pinfall after the Whisper in the Wind.
  7. WWE championship, Steel cage match:
    Triple H (ch) def. Randy Orton
    Pinfall after the pedigree.

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One Night Stand

2008-06-01, San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA
  1. Falls count anywhere:
    Jeff Hardy def. Umaga
    Hardy pinned Umaga after a Swanton bomb off a truck on the outside parking lot.
  2. Singapore cane match:
    Big Show def. John Morrison (WWE tagteam champion), Tommy Dreamer, Chavo Guerrero, CM Punk
    Big Show pinned Dreamer after a chokeslam.
  3. First blood match:
    John Cena def. JBL
    John Cena drew first blood after applying the STF on JBL.
  4. "I Quit" match:
    Beth Phoenix def. Melina
    Phoenix got Melina to submit after the Glam Slam.
  5. Stretcher match:
    Batista def. Shawn Michaels
  6. WWE championship, Last man standing match:
    Triple H (ch) def. Randy Orton
    Orton landed outside after being pushed over the top rope, and was unable to answer the ten count.
  7. World heavyweight championship, Tables, ladders and chairs match:
    Edge def. Undertaker (ch)
    Stipulation: Undertaker would retire if he lost the match. Undertaker tried to climb the ladder, but was stopped by Chavo Guerrero, Neeley, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, which gave Edge the opportunity to climb the ladder and win the title.

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Night of Champions 2008

2008-06-29, American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
  1. WWE tagteam championship:
    John Morrison & The Miz (ch) def. Finlay & Hornswoggle
    Morrison pinned Hornswoggle to retain the titles.
  2. US championship:
    Matt Hardy (ch) def. Chavo Guerrero [w/Bam Neely]
    Hardy countered Guerrero's attempt at Thee Amigos with a Twist of Fate, and won by pinfall.
  3. ECW championship, Triple threat match:
    Mark Henry def. Kane (ch), The Big Show
    Henry pinned Kane to win the title.
  4. World tagteam championship, 2-on-1 handicap match:
    Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes (ch) def. Hardcore Holly (ch)
    The match was between Holly & Rhodes as champions, against DiBiase and his mystery partner. The mystery partner turned out to be Rhodes. DiBiase pinned Holly after performing the Million Dollar Dream to become champion together with Rhodes.
  5. Intercontinental championship:
    Kofi Kingston def. Chris Jericho [w/Lance Cade] (ch)
    Jericho had Kingston in the Walls of Jericho submission move when Shawn Michaels came in and kicked Jericho with the Sweet Chin Music. Kingston then pinned Jericho after his Trouble in Paradise.
  6. Women's championship:
    Mickie James (ch) def. Katie Lea Burchill [w/Paul Burchill]
    Pinfall after the Mickie DT.
  7. World heavyweight championship:
    Edge (ch) def. Batista
    Batista was about to pin Edge when Vickie Guerrero, who had come to the ring, removed the referee from the ring. Chavo Guerrero came in as a new referee, counting a pinfall for Edge after Edge had hit Batista in the face with the title belt.
  8. WWE championship:
    Triple H (ch) def. John Cena
    Triple H pinned Cena after hitting Cena with his Pedigree move a second time.

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The Great American Bash

2008-07-20, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA
  1. WWE tagteam championship, Fatal four-way:
    Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder def. John Morrison & The Miz (ch), Jesse & Festus, Finlay & Hornswoggle
    Hawkins and Ryder won after pinning Jesse.
  2. US championship:
    Shelton Benjamin def. Matt Hardy (ch)
    Pinfall after the Paydirt.
  3. ECW championship:
    Mark Henry (ch) [w/Tony Atlas] def. Tommy Dreamer [w/Colin Delaney]
    Pinfall after the World's strongest slam.
  4. Chris Jericho def. Shawn Michaels
    Jericho hit Michaels eye, causing him to bleed. He then continued to attack Michaels' face, which made the referee stop the match as Michaels were unable to continue.
  5. WWE Divas championship:
    Michelle McCool def. Natalya (subm)
    Natalya submitted to McCool's leglock, giving McCool the victory and her becoming the inaugural Divas champion.
  6. World heavyweight championship:
    CM Punk (ch) vs. Batista (2xDQ)
    Kane interfered with the match, attacking both Batista and Punk, causing a double disqualification.
  7. New York City parking lot brawl:
    John "Bradshaw" Layfield def. John Cena
    JBL countered Cena's FU by pushing Cena into a window, for the victory.
  8. WWE championship:
    Triple H (ch) def. Edge [w/Vickie Guerrero]
    Edge accidentally speared Guerrero, allowing Triple H to get a pinfall after a pedigree.

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