Armageddon (2008)
Armageddon | |||
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Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment | | ||
Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown ECW | ||
Date | December 14, 2008 | ||
City | Buffalo, New York | ||
Venue | HSBC Arena | ||
Attendance | 12,500[1] | ||
Buy rate | 193,000 | ||
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Armageddon chronology | |||
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The 2008 Armageddon was the ninth and final
Seven
Armageddon helped WWE earn US$15.9 million in revenue from pay-per-view events, thanks to an attendance of approximately 12,500 and 193,000 pay-per-view buys. When the 2008 event was released on DVD it reached a peak position of second on
Production
Background
Armageddon was established in 1999 as World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) December pay-per-view (PPV) and was held every year except in 2001.[2] The 2008 event was held on December 14 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. It was the ninth event in the Armageddon chronology and featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.[1] This was also the first Armageddon PPV broadcast in high definition.
Storylines
Armageddon featured seven professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
The main
On the November 24 episode of Raw,
Event
Role: | Name: |
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English Commentators
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Michael Cole (Raw) |
Jerry Lawler (Raw) | |
Jim Ross (SmackDown) | |
Tazz (SmackDown)
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Todd Grisham (ECW) | |
Matt Striker (ECW) | |
Spanish Commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Hugo Savinovich | |
Backstage interviewer
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Eve Torres |
Ring announcers | Lilian Garcia (Raw) |
Justin Roberts (SmackDown/ECW) | |
Referees | Mike Chioda |
Marty Elias | |
Chad Patton | |
Mike Posey | |
Aaron Mahoney |
Pre-show
Before Armageddon began, a
Preliminary matches
The first match of the event was between Matt Hardy and Vladimir Kozlov. Kozlov executed a chokeslam to gain the pinfall victory.[10]
The second match was the finals of the
The fifth match was an
Main event matches
The sixth and penultimate match on the card saw John Cena defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Chris Jericho. Cena attempted an FU on Jericho but Jericho countered the move into a Codebreaker for a near-fall. Cena executed an FU on Jericho for a near-fall. Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho on Cena but Cena escaped the hold. Cena forced Jericho to submit to the STFU to retain the title.[15]
The main event saw
Reception
The HSBC Arena has a maximum capacity of 19,200,
Aftermath
After Armageddon on the January 2, 2009 episode of SmackDown, Vickie Guerrero announced that Jeff Hardy would defend the WWE Championship against Edge at the WWE's Royal Rumble pay-per-view.[21] At the Royal Rumble, Edge defeated Hardy to regain the WWE Championship with the unexpected help from Matt Hardy.[22]
The rivalry between Batista and Orton continued until the December 15, 2008, episode of Raw, when Orton
CM Punk received his match for the Intercontinental title on the January 5, 2009 episode of Raw against William Regal, but failed to win due to Regal getting himself disqualified.[25] Two weeks later, Punk and Regal had another match this time under no disqualifications rules, which Punk won to claim the title.[26]
The rivalry between
The 2008 Armageddon was the final Armageddon PPV produced. In 2009, the event was discontinued and replaced by TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.[27]
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times dark match |
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Tournament brackets
The brackets for the tournament to determine the #1 contender for the Intercontinental Championship.[9]
Round 1 | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Kofi Kingston | DQ | |||||||||||||
Kane | ||||||||||||||
Kofi Kingston | ||||||||||||||
Rey Mysterio | Pin | |||||||||||||
Rey Mysterio | Pin | |||||||||||||
The Miz | ||||||||||||||
Rey Mysterio | ||||||||||||||
CM Punk | Pin | |||||||||||||
John Morrison | Pin | |||||||||||||
Finlay
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John Morrison | ||||||||||||||
CM Punk | Pin | |||||||||||||
CM Punk | Pin | |||||||||||||
Snitsky
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