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Survivor Series (2008)

WWE's 2008 Survivor Series pay-per-view

Survivor Series (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on November 23, 2008 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the 22nd yearly Survivor Series event held by WWE and was also the first Survivor Series event to be broadcast in high definition.

Survivor Series (2008)
Tagline(s)Spoilin' for a Fight
Theme
song(s)		"Spoilin' for a Fight" by AC/DC[1]
Information
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)Raw
SmackDown
ECW
SponsorTHQ
DateNovember 23, 2008
Attendance12,498[2]
VenueTD Banknorth Garden
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Pay-per-view chronology
Cyber Sunday (2008) Survivor Series (2008) Armageddon (2008)
Survivor Series chronology
Survivor Series (2007) Survivor Series (2008) Survivor Series (2009)

Six matches happened on the card. The main event was for the World Heavyweight Championship. John Cena beat the champion, Chris Jericho, to win the title for the first time (and his fourth world championship overall in WWE).[3] SmackDown's main event saw Edge defeat Vladimir Kozlov, and the champion Triple H, in a Triple Threat match to win his third WWE Championship (his sixth world championship overall in WWE). Both Cena and Edge returned from absence at this event.[4]

Results

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# Matches Stipulations Times[2]
1D The Brian Kendrick defeated Kung Fu Naki Singles match N/A
2 Team HBK (Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio, Cryme Tyme (Shad and JTG), and The Great Khali (with Ranjin Singh) defeated Team JBL (John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Kane, Montel Vontavious Porter, John Morrison and The Miz)[5] Five-on-five Survivor Series Elimination match 18:13
3 Team Raw (Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Candice Michelle, and Jillian Hall) (with Santino Marella) defeated Team SmackDown (Michelle McCool, Victoria, Maria, Maryse, and Natalya)[6] Five-on-five Divas Survivor Series Elimination match 9:39
4 The Undertaker defeated Big Show[7] Casket match 12:45
5 Team Orton (Randy Orton, Shelton Benjamin, William Regal, Cody Rhodes, and Mark Henry) (with Layla, Manu and Tony Atlas) defeated Team Batista (Batista, CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy, and R-Truth)[8] Five-on-five Survivor Series Elimination match 16:13
6 Edge defeated Triple H (c) and Vladimir Kozlov[a][4] Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship 14:22
7 John Cena defeated Chris Jericho (c)[3] Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship 21:19
(c) - is the champion(s) going into the match
D - This match was a dark match
  1. ↑ This started as a singles match between Triple H and Kozlov, but Vickie Guerrero announced during the match that Edge was a participant, making it a Triple Threat match.

Survivor Series Traditional Elimination Matches

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Elimination Wrestler Team Eliminated by Elimination move Time[2]
1 JTG Team HBK MVP Drive-By Kick 1:41
2 MVP Team JBL Khali Khali chop 1:54
3 Kane Team JBL Mysterio Khali Chop by Khali and an Aided splash with Khali 3:26
4 Shad Team HBK The Miz Reality Check 6:30
5 The Miz Team JBL Mysterio 619 followed by a Frog Splash 11:45
6 JBL Team JBL - Counted out 17:57
7 Morrison Team JBL Michaels Sweet Chin Music 18:13
Survivor(s): Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio and The Great Khali (Team HBK)
Elimination Wrestler Team Eliminated by Elimination Move Time[2]
1 Victoria Team SmackDown Kelly Kelly Roll-up 2:54
2 Kelly Team Raw Maryse Backbreaker 3:23
3 McCool Team SmackDown James Mickie-DTT 5:07
4 James Team Raw Maryse Roll-up 5:26
5 Natalya Team SmackDown Candice Spear 6:45
6 Jillian Team Raw Maria Roll-up 7:44
7 Maria Team SmackDown Candice Northern lights suplex 7:55
8 Candice Team Raw Maryse Inverted figure-4 leglock 8:38
9 Maryse Team SmackDown Phoenix Glam Slam 9:39
Survivor(s): Beth Phoenix (Team Raw)
Elimination Wrestler Team Eliminated by Elimination Move Time[2]
1 Regal Team Orton Punk Go To Sleep 0:11
2 R-Truth Team Batista Benjamin Paydirt 7:38
3 Kingston Team Batista Orton Rope hung DDT 10:45
4 Punk Team Batista Rhodes Silver Spoon DDT 13:06
5 Hardy Team Batista Henry World's Strongest Slam 14:22
6 Henry Team Orton Batista Spear 14:32
7 Benjamin Team Orton Batista Batista Bomb 15:06
8 Batista Team Batista Orton RKO 16:13
Survivor(s): Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes (Team Orton)
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References

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  1. ↑ "AC/DC's 'Black Ice' debuts at No. 1". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-11-01. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Survivor Series 2008 at Pro Wrestling History". Pro Wrestling History.com. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Results: The Champ is back!". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Results: To Hell and back". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  5. ↑ "Results: Team HBK Survives!". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  6. ↑ Burdick, Michael (2008-11-23). "Results: Phoenix rises above the rest". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  7. ↑ DiFino, Lennie (2008-11-23). "Results: Beantown burial". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  8. ↑ "Preview:Team Batista vs. Team Orton: Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-11-15.

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