Night of Champions (2008)

Night of Champions (2008)
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]
Information
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)Raw
SmackDown
ECW
DateJune 29, 2008
VenueAmerican Airlines Center
CityDallas, Texas
Pay-per-view chronology
One Night Stand (2008) Night of Champions (2008) The Great American Bash (2008)
Night of Champions chronology
Vengeance: Night of Champions Night of Champions (2008) Night of Champions (2009)

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.

Results

# Results Stipulations Times
Dark Jeff Hardy defeated Montel Vontavious Porter Dark match N/A
1 John Morrison and The Miz (c) defeated Finlay and Hornswoggle[4] Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship 8:48
2 Matt Hardy (c) defeated Chavo Guerrero (with Bam Neely)[5] Singles match for the WWE United States Championship 9:20
3 Mark Henry defeated Kane (c) and Big Show[6] Triple Threat match for the ECW Championship 8:16
4 Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes (c) defeated Hardcore Holly (c) [7] Two-on-one Handicap match for the World Tag Team Championship[a] 1:28
5 Kofi Kingston defeated Chris Jericho (c) (with Lance Cade) Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship 11:00
6 Mickie James (c) defeated Katie Lea Burchill (with Paul Burchill) Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship 7:20
7 Edge (c) defeated Batista Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship[b] 16:49
8 Triple H (c) defeated John Cena Singles match for.the WWE Championship 19:39
(c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "Night of Champions". WWE.
  2. ↑ "WWE Night of Champions Details". WWE. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Passero, Mitch (2008-06-29). "Results: Dirty Deeds". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  5. ↑ Passero, Mitch (2008-06-29). "Results: Defending what's his". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  6. ↑ Rote, Andrew (2008-06-29). "Results: World's Strongest Extreme Champion". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  7. ↑ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-06-29). "Results: Priceless partnership". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-29.

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