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Cyber Sunday (2008)

2008 World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event

Cyber Sunday (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on October 26, 2008 at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the fifth and last Cyber Sunday (the third under this name) event held by WWE.

Cyber Sunday (2008)
Theme
song(s)		"Propane Nightmares" by Pendulum[1]
Information
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
DateOctober 26, 2008
Attendance12,500[2]
VenueUS Airways Center
CityPhoenix, Arizona
Pay-per-view chronology
No Mercy (2008) Cyber Sunday (2008) Survivor Series (2008)
Cyber Sunday chronology
Cyber Sunday (2007) Cyber Sunday (2008) Last

Eight professional wrestling matches happened on the card. Like for previous Cyber Sunday events, fans could vote for the competing wrestlers, match types, and more by using the internet and text messages. In the main event, Batista defeated Chris Jericho to win his fourth World Heavyweight Championship. The fans voted for Stone Cold Steve Austin to be the special guest referee.[1]

This was also the only Cyber Sunday event to be broadcast in high definition. In 2009, Bragging Rights took over Cyber Sunday's PPV slot.[3]

Results

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No. Results[4] Stipulations Times[2]
1 Shelton Benjamin (c) defeated R-Truth1[5] Singles match for the WWE United States Championship
This match streamed live for free on WWE.com 		3:23
2 Rey Mysterio defeated Kane[6] No Holds Barred match 10:17
3 Matt Hardy (c) defeated Evan Bourne[7] Singles match for the ECW Championship 11:01
4 John Morrison and The Miz defeated Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad)[8] Tag team match 10:22
5 The Honky Tonk Man defeated Santino Marella (c) (with Beth Phoenix) by disqualification [9] Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship 1:06
6 The Undertaker defeated Big Show[10] Last Man Standing match 19:23
7 Triple H (c) defeated Jeff Hardy[11] Singles match for the WWE Championship 15:37
8 Batista defeated Chris Jericho (c) [12] Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the special guest referee
Had Jericho been counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title 		17:06
  • (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match

Voting results

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Poll Results[1]
Opponent for Shelton Benjamin
Match type for Kane vs. Rey Mysterio
Opponent for Matt Hardy
Tag team match selection
Opponent for Santino Marella
Stipulation for Big Show vs. The Undertaker
Winner of the Divas Halloween costume contest
Opponent for Triple H
Special guest referee for Chris Jericho vs. Batista
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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cyber Sunday Voting Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cyber Sunday 2008 results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  3. ↑ "WWE Bragging Rights". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  4. ↑ McNamara, Andy. "Cyber Sunday lives up to the hype". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  5. ↑ Dugan, Tracy (October 26, 2008). "Still the Gold Standard". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  6. ↑ Vermillion, James (October 26, 2008). "The Big Red Monster mashed". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  7. ↑ Rote, Andrew (October 26, 2008). "Hardy controls his own fate". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  8. ↑ Sitterson, Aubrey (October 26, 2008). "WWE dot combat". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  9. ↑ Adkins, Greg (October 26, 2008). "Combo Italiano". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  10. ↑ Passero, Mitch (October 26, 2008). "Deadman's revenge". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  11. ↑ DiFino, Lennie (October 26, 2008). "Cyber Sunday: Triple H marches on as champion". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  12. ↑ Tello, Craig (October 26, 2008). ""Stunning" new champion". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved October 27, 2008.

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