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This is a list of various things that took place in '''2008'''.
  
This is a list of various things that took place in '''2008'''.
   
 
==Significant events==
  
==Significant events==
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'''January'''
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* 27: The [[Royal Rumble 2008|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|''Monday Night RAW'']]'' ''convert to HD format.
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'''March'''
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*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'''
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*[[Stampede Wrestling]], which had been revived by [[Bruce Hart|Bruce]] and Ross Hart in 1999, ceases operations once again.
 
'''July'''
  
'''July'''
 
*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|Blue Panther]] loses his mask v.s. Villano V
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*19: [[Blue Panther]] loses his mask vs. Villano V
   
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'''October'''
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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'''
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*1: [[PowerSlam Productions]] is founded by [[Wes Adams]].
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==Births==
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'''July'''
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:*28 - Murphy Claire Levesque (Stephanie & Paul Levesque's daughter)
   
 
==Deaths==
  
==Deaths==
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'''March'''
  
'''March'''
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*6 – [[Don Curtis]] ''(Massive stroke)''
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*6 – [[Don Curtis]] 80 ''(Massive stroke)''
 
*16 – [[Gary Hart]] 66 ''(Heart disease)''
  
*16 – [[Gary Hart]] 66 ''(Heart disease)''
 
*20 – [[Juan Manuel Rodriguez]] 46 ''(Liver disease)''
  
*20 – [[Juan Manuel Rodriguez]] 46 ''(Liver disease)''
 
*23 – [[Chase Tatum]] 34 ''(Drug overdose)''
  
*23 – [[Chase Tatum]] 34 ''(Drug overdose)''
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*28 – [[Ron Slinker]]
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*28 – [[Ron Slinker]] 62 ''(Liver failure)''
   
 
'''April'''
  
'''April'''
 
*April ? – [[Sarah Lee]] 76
  
*April ? – [[Sarah Lee]] 76
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*April ? – [[Yvon Robert junior]] 65
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*April ? – [[Yvon Robert junior]] 65
 
*April ? – [[Bill Savage]]
  
*April ? – [[Bill Savage]]
 
*April ? – [[Comando Loco]]
  
*April ? – [[Comando Loco]]
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'''May'''
  
'''May'''
 
*9 - [[Judy Grable]] 82
  
*9 - [[Judy Grable]] 82
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*25 - [[Chief White Owl]] 72
   
 
'''August'''
  
'''August'''
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'''October'''
  
'''October'''
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*26 – [[Conrad Efraim|Special Delivery Jones]]
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*26 – [[Conrad Efraim|Special Delivery Jones]] 63 ''(Stroke)''
   
 
'''December'''
  
'''December'''
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*4 – [[Steve Bradley]]
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*4 – [[Steve Bradley]] 32 ''(Heroin and painkillers)''
   
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==Debuts==
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==Debuts and Returns==
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'''January'''
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:*22 – [[Kofi Kingston]] ('''''[[WWE]]''''')
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:*27 – [[John Cena]] returned to the Royal Rumble
   
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'''May'''
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:*12 – [[Jeff Hardy]] returned to [[RAW]]
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:*26 – [[Ted DiBiase Jr.]] ('''''[[WWE]]''''')
   
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'''June'''
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:*3 – [[Evan Bourne]] ('''''[[WWE]]''''')
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:*7 – [[Elias Samson]] ([[International Wrestling Cartel]]) as Logan Shulo
   
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'''August'''
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:*18 – [[Primo Colon]] ('''''[[WWE]]''''')
   
 
==Events==
  
==Events==
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'''November'''
  
'''November'''
 
*24 – [[IGF Genome 7]] (Japan)
  
*24 – [[IGF Genome 7]] (Japan)
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==Pay-Per-View events==
  
==Pay-Per-View events==
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'''May'''
  
'''May'''
 
:*11 – [[Sacrifice 2008|TNA Sacrifice]]
  
:*11 – [[Sacrifice 2008|TNA Sacrifice]]
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:*18 – [[Judgement Day 2008|WWE Judgement Day]]
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:*18 – [[Judgement Day 2008|WWE Judgement Day]]
 
:*30 – [[ROH Take No Prisoners]]
  
:*30 – [[ROH Take No Prisoners]]
   
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'''September'''
  
'''September'''
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:*7 - [[Unforgiven 2008|WWE Unforgiven]]
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'''October'''
  
'''October'''
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:*5 - [[No Mercy 2008|WWE No Mercy]]
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:*26 - [[Cyber Sunday 2008|WWE Cyber Sunday]]
   
 
'''November'''
  
'''November'''
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:*23 - [[Survivor Series 2008|WWE Survivor Series]]
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'''December'''
  
'''December'''
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:*14 - [[Armageddon 2008|WWE Armageddon]]
   
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==Title changes==
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'''January'''
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:*6 – [[Thunder and Lightning]] defeated [[Chris Joel]] and [[Noriega]] for the [[WWC World Tag Team Championship]]
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:*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]]
   
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'''February'''
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:*9 – [[Drake Younger]] defeated [[Brain Damage]] for the [[CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship]]
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:*10 – [[Phoenix Star]] and [[Zokre]] defeated [[Joey Ryan]] and [[Karl Anderson]] for the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]]
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:*16 – [[Roderick Strong]] defeated [[Erick Stevens]] for the [[FIP World Heavyweight Championship]]
   
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'''March'''
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:*2 – [[Takeshi Morishima]] defeated [[Mitsuharu Misawa]] for the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]]
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:*30 – [[Kane]] defeated [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.]] for the [[ECW Championship]]
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:*30 – [[The Undertaker]] defeated [[Edge]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]]
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'''April'''
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:*12 – [[The Briscoes]] ([[Jay Briscoe|Jay]] and [[Mark Briscoe]]) defeated [[The No Remorse Corps]] ([[Davey Richards]] and [[Rocky Romero]]) for the [[ROH World Tag Team Championship]]
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:*13 – [[Samoa Joe]] defeated [[Kurt Angle]] for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]]
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:*27 – [[Halloween]] and [[Extreme Tiger]] defeated [[Joe Lider]] and [[Crazy Boy]] for the [[AAA World Tag Team Championship]]
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:*27 – [[Triple H]] defeated [[Randy Orton]] for the [[WWE Championship]]
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:*27 – [[Matt Hardy]] defeated [[Montel Vontavious Porter]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]]
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'''May'''
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:*10 – [[Chuck Taylor]] defeated [[Sabian]] for the [[CZW Junior Heavyweight Championship]]
   
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==Title changes==
  
 
'''June'''
  
'''June'''
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:*25 – [[The Ultimate Warrior]] defeated [[Orlando Jordan]] for the [[NWE World Heavyweight Championship]]; he immidiately vacated the title afterward.
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:*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 immediately vacated the title afterward.
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:*29 – [[Mark Henry]] defeated [[Kane]] for the [[ECW Championship]]
   
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'''July'''
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:*19 – [[Erick Stevens]] defeated [[Roderick Strong]] for the [[FIP World Heavyweight Championship]]
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:*20 – [[Shelton Benjamin]] defeated [[Matt Hardy]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]]
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'''August'''
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:*23 – [[Go Shiozaki]] defeated [[Erick Stevens]] for the [[FIP World Heavyweight Championship]]
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'''September'''
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:*6 – [[Kensuke Sasaki]] defeated [[Takeshi Morishima]] for the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]]
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:*19 – [[Kevin Steen]] and [[El Generico]] defeated [[Age of the Fall|The Age of the Fall]] ([[Jimmy Jacobs]] and [[Tyler Black]]) for the [[ROH World Tag Team Championship]]
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:*21 – [[Player Uno]] and [[Player Dos]] defeated [[Delirious]] and [[Hallowicked]] for the [[CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas]]
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:*21 – [[Low-Ki]] defeated [[Tiger Mask IV]] for the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]]
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:*23 – [[Pierrothito]] defeated [[Mascarita Dorada]] for the vacant [[Mexican National Lightweight Championship]]
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:*28 – [[Naomichi Marufuji]] defeated [[Ryuji Hijikata]] for the [[AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship]]
   
 
'''October'''
  
'''October'''
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:*25 – [[Blue Demon Jr.]] defeats [[Adam Pearce]] to win the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] and to become in the first masked and the first Mexican Wrestler in getting the Red Belt.
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:*4 – [[The Skullcrushers]] ([[Rasche Brown]] and [[Keith Walker]]) defeated [[Phoenix Star]] and [[Zokre]] for the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]]
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:*11 – [[Danny Havoc]] defeated [[Drake Younger]] for the [[CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship]]
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:*12 – [[Sting]] defeated [[Samoa Joe]] for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]]
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:*13 – [[KENTA]] defeated [[Bryan Danielson]] for the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship]]
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:*25 – [[Blue Demon Jr.]] defeated [[Adam Pearce]] for the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]].
   
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'''November'''
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:*10 – [[William Regal]] defeated [[Santino Marella]] for the [[WWE Intercontinental 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]]
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:*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]]
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'''December'''
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:*14 – [[Jeff Hardy]] defeated [[Edge]] for the [[WWE Championship]]
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:*20 – [[Tyler Black]] defeated [[Go Shiozaki]] for the [[FIP World Heavyweight Championship]]
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:*20 – [[Erick Stevens]] and [[Roderick Strong]] defeated [[Jason Blade]] and [[Kenny King]] for the [[FIP World Tag Team Championship]]
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:*22 – [[Último Guerrero]] defeated [[Dos Caras, Jr.]] for the [[CMLL World Heavyweight Championship]]
   
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==Also see==
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*[[Botched Spot]] - Dirt sheet launched in 2008.
   
 
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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

April

July

September

October

November

Births

July

  • 28 - Murphy Claire Levesque (Stephanie & Paul Levesque's daughter)

Deaths

January

February

  • 6 – Babe Sharon 55 (Heart problems)
  • 6 – The Elephant Boy 76
  • 15 – Johnny Weaver 72 (Heart attack)

March

April

  • April ? – Sarah Lee 76
  • April ? – Yvon Robert junior 65
  • April ? – Bill Savage
  • April ? – Comando Loco

May

August

October

December

Debuts and Returns

January

May

June

August

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

August

September

November

Pay-Per-View events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Title changes

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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