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==Significant events== |
==Significant events== |
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'''March''' |
'''March''' |
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*23: [[Pro Wrestling Allstars]] is founded in [[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]]. |
*23: [[Pro Wrestling Allstars]] is founded in [[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]]. |
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| + | *30: [[Ric Flair]] wrestles his final WWE match against [[Shawn Michaels]] at [[Wrestlemania XXIV]] |
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'''April''' |
'''April''' |
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*[[Stampede Wrestling]], which had been revived by [[Bruce Hart|Bruce]] and Ross Hart in 1999, ceases operations once again. |
*[[Stampede Wrestling]], which had been revived by [[Bruce Hart|Bruce]] and Ross Hart in 1999, ceases operations once again. |
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'''July''' |
'''July''' |
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*19: [[Carlos Colon|Carlos Colón]] retires |
*19: [[Carlos Colon|Carlos Colón]] retires |
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'''September''' |
'''September''' |
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*19: [[Blue Panther]] loses his mask vs. Villano V |
*19: [[Blue Panther]] loses his mask vs. Villano V |
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| + | *25: [[Florida Pro Wrestling Association]] holds its final event [[FPWA Ring Of Horror 5]] before ceasing operations in 2009. |
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'''November''' |
'''November''' |
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'''April''' |
'''April''' |
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*April ? – [[Sarah Lee]] 76 |
*April ? – [[Sarah Lee]] 76 |
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*April ? – [[Bill Savage]] |
*April ? – [[Bill Savage]] |
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*April ? – [[Comando Loco]] |
*April ? – [[Comando Loco]] |
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'''May''' |
'''May''' |
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*9 - [[Judy Grable]] 82 |
*9 - [[Judy Grable]] 82 |
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'''August''' |
'''August''' |
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:*12 – [[Jeff Hardy]] returned to [[RAW]] |
:*12 – [[Jeff Hardy]] returned to [[RAW]] |
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:*26 – [[Ted DiBiase Jr.]] ('''''[[WWE]]''''') |
:*26 – [[Ted DiBiase Jr.]] ('''''[[WWE]]''''') |
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'''June''' |
'''June''' |
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:*3 – [[Evan Bourne]] ('''''[[WWE]]''''') |
:*3 – [[Evan Bourne]] ('''''[[WWE]]''''') |
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| + | :*7 – [[Elias Samson]] ([[International Wrestling Cartel]]) as Logan Shulo |
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'''August''' |
'''August''' |
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'''May''' |
'''May''' |
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:*11 – [[Sacrifice 2008|TNA Sacrifice]] |
:*11 – [[Sacrifice 2008|TNA Sacrifice]] |
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| − | :*18 – [[Judgement Day 2008|WWE Judgement Day]] |
+ | :*18 – [[Judgement Day 2008|WWE Judgement Day]] |
:*30 – [[ROH Take No Prisoners]] |
:*30 – [[ROH Take No Prisoners]] |
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==Title changes== |
==Title changes== |
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'''January''' |
'''January''' |
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| − | :*6 – [[Thunder and Lightning]] defeated [[Chris Joel]] and [[Noriega]] for the [[WWC World Tag Team Championship]] |
+ | :*6 – [[Thunder and Lightning]] defeated [[Chris Joel]] and [[Noriega]] for the [[WWC World Tag Team Championship]] |
:*21 – [[Johnny Devine]] defeated [[Jay Lethal]] for the [[TNA X-Division Championship]] |
:*21 – [[Johnny Devine]] defeated [[Jay Lethal]] for the [[TNA X-Division Championship]] |
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:*22 – [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.]] defeated [[CM Punk]] for the [[ECW Championship]] |
:*22 – [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.]] defeated [[CM Punk]] for the [[ECW Championship]] |
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'''June''' |
'''June''' |
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:*15 – [[Fire Ant]] defeated [[Helios]] for the [[CHIKARA Young Lions Cup]] |
:*15 – [[Fire Ant]] defeated [[Helios]] for the [[CHIKARA Young Lions Cup]] |
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| − | :*25 – [[The Ultimate Warrior]] defeated [[Orlando Jordan]] for the [[NWE World Heavyweight Championship]]; he |
+ | :*25 – [[The Ultimate Warrior]] defeated [[Orlando Jordan]] for the [[NWE World Heavyweight Championship]]; he immediately vacated the title afterward. |
:*29 – [[Mark Henry]] defeated [[Kane]] for the [[ECW Championship]] |
:*29 – [[Mark Henry]] defeated [[Kane]] for the [[ECW Championship]] |
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:*15 – [[Full Blooded Italians (professional wrestling)|The F.B.I.]] ([[James Maritato|Little Guido]] and [[Tracy Smothers]]) defeated [[Latin American Exchange|The Latin American Xchange]] ([[Homicide]] and [[Hernandez]]) for the [[JAPW Tag Team Championship]] |
:*15 – [[Full Blooded Italians (professional wrestling)|The F.B.I.]] ([[James Maritato|Little Guido]] and [[Tracy Smothers]]) defeated [[Latin American Exchange|The Latin American Xchange]] ([[Homicide]] and [[Hernandez]]) for the [[JAPW Tag Team Championship]] |
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:*23 – [[Edge]] defeated [[Triple H]] for the [[WWE Championship]] |
:*23 – [[Edge]] defeated [[Triple H]] for the [[WWE Championship]] |
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| − | :*23 – [[John Cena]] defeated [[Chris Jericho]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] |
+ | :*23 – [[John Cena]] defeated [[Chris Jericho]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] |
'''December''' |
'''December''' |
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==Also see== |
==Also see== |
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Revision as of 02:21, 7 March 2020
This is a list of various things that took place in 2008.
Significant events
January
- 27: The Royal Rumble is the first WWE pay-per-view event to be broadcast in high-definition format. Shortly beforehand, all of WWE's televised programs, including Monday Night RAW convert to HD format.
March
- 23: Pro Wrestling Allstars is founded in Antwerp, Belgium.
- 30: Ric Flair wrestles his final WWE match against Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania XXIV
April
- Stampede Wrestling, which had been revived by Bruce and Ross Hart in 1999, ceases operations once again.
July
- 19: Carlos Colón retires
September
- 19: Blue Panther loses his mask vs. Villano V
October
- 25: Florida Pro Wrestling Association holds its final event FPWA Ring Of Horror 5 before ceasing operations in 2009.
November
- 1: PowerSlam Productions is founded by Wes Adams.
Births
July
- 28 - Murphy Claire Levesque (Stephanie & Paul Levesque's daughter)
Deaths
January
- January – Arman Hussian
February
- 6 – Babe Sharon 55 (Heart problems)
- 6 – The Elephant Boy 76
- 15 – Johnny Weaver 72 (Heart attack)
March
- 6 – Don Curtis 80 (Massive stroke)
- 16 – Gary Hart 66 (Heart disease)
- 20 – Juan Manuel Rodriguez 46 (Liver disease)
- 23 – Chase Tatum 34 (Drug overdose)
- 28 – Ron Slinker 62 (Liver failure)
April
- April ? – Sarah Lee 76
- April ? – Yvon Robert junior 65
- April ? – Bill Savage
- April ? – Comando Loco
May
- 9 - Judy Grable 82
- 25 - Chief White Owl 72
August
- 18 - Killer Kowalski 81 (Heart attack)
October
- 26 – Special Delivery Jones 63 (Stroke)
December
- 4 – Steve Bradley 32 (Heroin and painkillers)
Debuts and Returns
January
- 22 – Kofi Kingston (WWE)
- 27 – John Cena returned to the Royal Rumble
May
- 12 – Jeff Hardy returned to RAW
- 26 – Ted DiBiase Jr. (WWE)
June
- 3 – Evan Bourne (WWE)
- 7 – Elias Samson (International Wrestling Cartel) as Logan Shulo
August
- 18 – Primo Colon (WWE)
Events
January
- 5 – PWG All Star Weekend 6 (Night One)
- 6 – PWG All Star Weekend 6 (Night Two)
- 6 – CZW Maven Bentley Association Show: Wii Appreciate It!
- 11 – ROH Proving Ground
- 12 – CZW New Year's Resolutions
- 12 – ROH Transform
- 19 – ECWA Night Of Unusual Matches
- 25 – ROH Breakout
- 26 – ROH Without Remorse
- 27 – PWG Pearl Habra
February
- 9 – CZW 9 F'n Years
- 16 – IGF Genome3 - Inoki Memorial 65
- 22 – ROH Eye Of The Storm
- 23 – ROH Sixth Anniversary Show
- 24 – PWG ¡Dia De Los Dangerous!
- 29 – CHIKARA King of Trios (Night One)
March
- 1 – CHIKARA King of Trios (Night Two)
- 2 – CHIKARA King of Trios (Night Three)
- 7 – PWG Scared Straight
- 8 – CZW Lights! Camera! CZW! Fuck Hollywood!
- 14 – ROH Double Feature (Night One)
- 15 – ROH Double Feature (Night Two)
- 16 – AAA Rey de Reyes
- 16 – ROH Take No Prisoners
- 21 – PWG 1.21 Gigawatts
- 28 – ROH Dragon Gate Challenge II
- 29 – ROH Supercard Of Honor III
April
- 5 – PWG It's A Gift... And A Curse
- 12 – IGF Genome 4
- 18 – ROH Tag Wars
- 19 – CHIKARA Deuces Wild
- 20 – CHIKARA Passion and Persistence
May
- 17 – CHIKARA Cafe Culture
- 17 – CZW Tournament Of Death VII
- 17 – IWC Hell Hath No Fury 3
- 17 – PWG Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (Night One)
- 18 – CHIKARA Grit And Glory
- 18 – PWG Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (Night Two)
- 23 – CHIKARA Aniversarioma!
- 24 – CHIKARA Aniversarioct!
- 24 – IWS Freedom To Fight
- 24 – XPW Cold Day In Hell
- 31 – JAPW Full F'N Force
- 31 – FIP Southern Stampede
June
- 7 – NWA 60th Anniversary Show
- 7 – IWC Summer Sizzler
- 7 – IWA Mid-South Extreme Intentions
- 8 – PWG It's It (What Is It?)
- 10 – AJPW Muto Festival Card
- 11 – IWA East Coast Snow In The Summertime
- 21 – IWA Mid-South Queen Of The Death Matches
- 21 – NOAH European Navigation
- 21 – CZW No Pun Intended
- 27 – PWA Tag Team Explosion
- 27 – ROH Battle For Supremacy
- 28 – ROH Vendetta II
August
September
November
- 24 – IGF Genome 7 (Japan)
Pay-Per-View events
January
- 6 – TNA Final Resolution
- 18 – ROH Undeniable
- 27 – WWE Royal Rumble
February
- 10 – TNA Against All Odds
- 17 – WWE No Way Out
March
- 7 – ROH Rising Above
- 9 – TNA Destination X
- 30 – WrestleMania XXIV
April
- 13 – TNA Lockdown
- 27 – WWE Backlash
May
- 11 – TNA Sacrifice
- 18 – WWE Judgement Day
- 30 – ROH Take No Prisoners
June
- 1 – WWE One Night Stand
- 8 – TNA Slammiversary
- 14 – AAA TripleMania XVI
- 29 – WWE Night of Champions
July
- 13 – TNA Victory Road
- 20 – WWE The Great American Bash
August
- 1 –ROH Respect Is Earned II
- 10 – TNA Hard Justice
- 17 – WWE SummerSlam
September
- 7 - WWE Unforgiven
October
- 5 - WWE No Mercy
- 26 - WWE Cyber Sunday
November
- 23 - WWE Survivor Series
December
- 14 - WWE Armageddon
Title changes
January
- 6 – Thunder and Lightning defeated Chris Joel and Noriega for the WWC World Tag Team Championship
- 21 – Johnny Devine defeated Jay Lethal for the TNA X-Division Championship
- 22 – Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated CM Punk for the ECW Championship
February
- 9 – Drake Younger defeated Brain Damage for the CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship
- 10 – Phoenix Star and Zokre defeated Joey Ryan and Karl Anderson for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
- 16 – Roderick Strong defeated Erick Stevens for the FIP World Heavyweight Championship
March
- 2 – Takeshi Morishima defeated Mitsuharu Misawa for the GHC Heavyweight Championship
- 30 – Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. for the ECW Championship
- 30 – The Undertaker defeated Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship
April
- 12 – The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) defeated The No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Rocky Romero) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
- 13 – Samoa Joe defeated Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
- 27 – Halloween and Extreme Tiger defeated Joe Lider and Crazy Boy for the AAA World Tag Team Championship
- 27 – Triple H defeated Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
- 27 – Matt Hardy defeated Montel Vontavious Porter for the WWE United States Championship
May
- 10 – Chuck Taylor defeated Sabian for the CZW Junior Heavyweight Championship
June
- 15 – Fire Ant defeated Helios for the CHIKARA Young Lions Cup
- 25 – The Ultimate Warrior defeated Orlando Jordan for the NWE World Heavyweight Championship; he immediately vacated the title afterward.
- 29 – Mark Henry defeated Kane for the ECW Championship
July
- 19 – Erick Stevens defeated Roderick Strong for the FIP World Heavyweight Championship
- 20 – Shelton Benjamin defeated Matt Hardy for the WWE United States Championship
August
- 23 – Go Shiozaki defeated Erick Stevens for the FIP World Heavyweight Championship
September
- 6 – Kensuke Sasaki defeated Takeshi Morishima for the GHC Heavyweight Championship
- 19 – Kevin Steen and El Generico defeated The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
- 21 – Player Uno and Player Dos defeated Delirious and Hallowicked for the CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas
- 21 – Low-Ki defeated Tiger Mask IV for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
- 23 – Pierrothito defeated Mascarita Dorada for the vacant Mexican National Lightweight Championship
- 28 – Naomichi Marufuji defeated Ryuji Hijikata for the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship
October
- 4 – The Skullcrushers (Rasche Brown and Keith Walker) defeated Phoenix Star and Zokre for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
- 11 – Danny Havoc defeated Drake Younger for the CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship
- 12 – Sting defeated Samoa Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
- 13 – KENTA defeated Bryan Danielson for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
- 25 – Blue Demon Jr. defeated Adam Pearce for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
November
- 10 – William Regal defeated Santino Marella for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- 15 – The F.B.I. (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) defeated The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) for the JAPW Tag Team Championship
- 23 – Edge defeated Triple H for the WWE Championship
- 23 – John Cena defeated Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship
December
- 14 – Jeff Hardy defeated Edge for the WWE Championship
- 20 – Tyler Black defeated Go Shiozaki for the FIP World Heavyweight Championship
- 20 – Erick Stevens and Roderick Strong defeated Jason Blade and Kenny King for the FIP World Tag Team Championship
- 22 – Último Guerrero defeated Dos Caras, Jr. for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
Also see
- Botched Spot - Dirt sheet launched in 2008.