Night of Champions (2008)
WWE's 2008 Night of Champions pay-per-view
Night of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).[2] It took place on June 29, 2008 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. It was the second Night of Champions event held by WWE and the first without the Vengeance name.[3] As a tradition, every championship in WWE was defended at the event.
Night of Champions (2008) | ||||
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![]() Triple H as WWE Champion | ||||
Tagline(s) | It's a Night of Defenders, It's a Night of Challengers, It's a Night of Champions. | |||
Theme song(s) | "Devour" by Shinedown[1] | |||
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Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
Brand (s) | Raw SmackDown ECW | |||
Date | June 29, 2008 | |||
Venue | American Airlines Center | |||
City | Dallas, Texas | |||
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Night of Champions chronology | ||||
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Results
change- ↑ This match was announced as a Tag Team match between reigning champions Holly and Rhodes and the team of DiBiase and a mystery partner. After DiBiase made his entrance, he said his partner was late and wanted to start the match as a two-on-one Handicap match. Rhodes then betrayed Holly and was revealed as DiBiase's partner. DiBiase pinned Holly to win the match.
- ↑ This match became a Special guest referee match. After Edge knocked out the official referee, Edge's manager Vickie Guerrero called out Chavo Guerrero, who then acted as the special guest referee.
References
change- ↑ "Night of Champions". WWE.
- ↑ "WWE Night of Champions Details". WWE. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ↑ "WWE Night of Champions website". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
Before WWE's June pay-per-view event was called Night of Champions, it was dubbed Vengeance. Take a look back at the many memorable moments.
- ↑ Passero, Mitch (2008-06-29). "Results: Dirty Deeds". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ↑ Passero, Mitch (2008-06-29). "Results: Defending what's his". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ↑ Rote, Andrew (2008-06-29). "Results: World's Strongest Extreme Champion". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ↑ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-06-29). "Results: Priceless partnership". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-29.