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One Night Stand (2008)
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One Night Stand was a professional wrestling
pay-per-view
(PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment
(WWE) that took place on June 1, 2008 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. It was the fourth and final event promoted under the One Night Stand
name. The event featured talent from the Raw
, SmackDown, and ECW brands
.
The main match on the SmackDown! brand was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship
between Edge and The Undertaker, which Edge won after retrieving the belt suspended above the ring. Per the pre-match stipulation, Undertaker was forced to leave the WWE. The predominant match on the Raw brand was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship
between Triple H
and Randy Orton
, which Triple H won after Orton failed to answer the ten-count.
The primary match on the ECW brand was a Singapore Cane match involving The Big Show
, CM Punk
, John Morrison, Chavo Guerrero
, and Tommy Dreamer
. Big Show won the match after pinning Dreamer to become the number-one contender to the ECW Championship at Night of Champions
. Featured matches on the undercard included Shawn Michaels
versus Batista in a Stretcher match, and John Cena
versus John "Bradshaw" Layfield
in a First Blood match.
The main feud
heading into One Night Stand on the Raw
brand
was between Triple H
and Randy Orton
over the WWE Championship
. At Backlash
, a Fatal-Four Way Elimination match took place for the WWE Championship. The contestants were Orton, Triple H, John Cena
and John "Bradshaw" Layfield
(JBL). Triple H won the match after last eliminating Orton to win the WWE title. At Judgment Day
, Triple H defended the WWE Championship against Orton in a Steel cage match. Triple H won the match after a Pedigree to retain the title. On the May 19 episode of Raw, General Manager William Regal booked a tag team match
between Orton and JBL against Cena and Triple H. If Orton and JBL won, they would have received re-matches against Triple H and Cena, respectively, at One Night Stand in an extreme
match of their choosing. If Cena and Triple H had won, however, then the pair would have faced each other for the WWE Championship, with Regal choosing the match type. After Orton and JBL won the tag team match, Orton announced that he and Triple H would compete in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship at One Night Stand. JBL announced that he and Cena would compete in a First Blood match at One Night Stand.
Another feud heading into One Night Stand, was between Shawn Michaels
and Batista. The feud began after Batista expressed his remorse over the retirement of Ric Flair
at WrestleMania
, which was caused by Michaels getting the pinfall over Flair in Flair's career threatening match. During the rivalry, a match between Batista and Michaels took place at Backlash, with Chris Jericho
as the special guest referee. At the end of the match, Michaels appeared to suffer a knee injury, lowering Batista's guard until Michaels sprang up to perform Sweet Chin Music on him and defeated him by pinfall. In following weeks, Batista and Jericho remained skeptical about Michaels' injury, then Michaels admitted to Jericho that he'd staged
the injury on the May 12 edition of Raw. Batista defeated Jericho on the May 19, 2008 episode of Raw to earn the right to face Michaels at One Night Stand in a Stretcher match.
The main feud on the SmackDown brand was between Edge and The Undertaker, over the vacant World Heavyweight Championship
. At Backlash, Undertaker defeated Edge to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, by making Edge submit to his submission chokehold, the Gogoplata
. On the May 2 edition of SmackDown, General Manager Vickie Guerrero
stripped Undertaker of the title and banned his chokehold to "protect the SmackDown superstars". At Judgment Day, Undertaker and Edge faced off against each other in a match again for the vacant World Heavyweight title. Undertaker won the match by countout, however, Guerrero announced that as per WWE rules, championships cannot change hands, or be captured by disqualification or countout. On the May 23 episode of SmackDown, Vickie announced a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
between Edge and Undertaker at One Night Stand for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship, with the stipulation that if Undertaker should lose the match, he would have to leave the WWE.
The main feud heading into One Night Stand on the ECW brand
was between CM Punk
, Chavo Guerrero
, Tommy Dreamer
, John Morrison and The Big Show
. On the May 20 edition of ECW, General Manager Armando Estrada announced a Fatal Four-Way, Singapore Cane on a pole match, for One Night Stand featuring Punk, Guerrero, Dreamer, and Morrison, where the winner would receive an ECW Championship match against the ECW Champion Kane at Night of Champions
. Later that night, the team of Guerrero and Morrison defeated the team of Dreamer and Punk in a tag team
match. After the match, however, Big Show attacked all four superstars. Big Show then announced that he would also compete in the match One Night Stand, making it a five-man Singapore Cane match.
The next match was the Singapore Cane match between The Big Show, John Morrison, CM Punk, Chavo Guerrero and Tommy Dreamer. The match started with The Big Show dominating. But all the other superstars grabbed canes and teamed up on The Big Show knocking him out the ring. Bam Neely and The Miz came out to help Guerrero and Morrison. The Big Show split his eye open after falling on the steel steps. The Big Show took out all the superstars with canes including Neely and Miz. The Big Show won by pinning Dreamer after a chokeslam and striking him with a cane.
The third match of the pay-per-view was the First Blood match between JBL and John Cena. Both men tried their best to get their opponent to bleed first by utilizing steel steps, the steel barricade and chairs. The match ended when Cena got tied up in the ring ropes & JBL claimed a bullwhip to use on Cena, but Cena gave him a low-blow and then used a steel chain to pull JBL's neck back, a move Cena calls the STF. That drew first blood. John Cena was the winner.
The "I Quit!" match was next contested between Melina and Beth Phoenix. Both used very creative and sharp submissions to make their opponent say the words "I Quit". Beth Phoenix won the match after a Glam Slam, and a very powerful submission pulling Melina's body back, thus, making Melina say "I Quit". It is also the first Divas "I Quit!" match in WWE history.
The following match was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship between the champion, Triple H, and the challenger, Randy Orton. Both men started the match with hard strikes trying to keep each other down. Orton hit Triple H with a DDT off the announcer's table but only kept Triple H down for a 9 count. Orton then hit Triple H with the steel ring steps, but only got a 2 count. Orton tried to choke Triple H with a cable but failed. Following this, Orton tried to execute the RKO on Triple H, but was countered with Triple H pushing him over the top rope. Orton then landed on the outside, but on his collarbone, which was broken legitimately. Orton could not answer the 10 count and as a result Triple H won the match and retained the WWE Championship.
The final match of the night was The Undertaker versus Edge in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. Throughout the match both men used all the weapons in different ways. At one point, The Undertaker choke-slammed Edge over the top rope and through a ladder. All members of La Familia got involved. The match became a 5-on-1 handicap as along with as along with Edge, Chavo, Neely, Hawkins and Ryder also got involved. The Undertaker attempted to climb the ladder; Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder interfered and tried to put The Undertaker in between two tables, but he threw both Hawkins and Ryder through both tables on the outside. As The Undertaker was distracted, Edge started to climb the Ladder but The Undertaker executed a Last Ride on Edge off the ladder and through the two tables. The Undertaker again started to climb the Ladder but was stopped by Chavo Guerrero and Bam Neely. The Undertaker hit both men with steel chairs. As The Undertaker reached the top of the ladder, Edge recovered and tipped The Undertaker off the ladder and crashing through four tables on the outside. Edge then climbed the Ladder and got the World Heavyweight Championship, thus winning, and as the per-match stipulation, forcing The Undertaker to leave the WWE. The Undertaker sat up after the match, left on his feet, and, for the first time in his WWE career, shed a tear.
. After Edge banished The Undertaker from the WWE, CM Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on June 30, and defeated Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship. During the wedding of Edge and Vickie Guerrero, Triple H came and showed a video with Edge cheating on Vickie with Alicia Fox. Vickie became angry and started to hit Edge. After failing to win the WWE Championship
, Vickie Guerrero revealed that she had rehired The Undertaker on SmackDown and booked a Hell in a Cell match at SummerSlam. At the PPV, Undertaker defeated Edge and after the match, Undertaker chokeslamed Edge through the wrestling ring with fire coming out of it soon after.
The Big Show would challenge for the ECW Championship at the Night of Champions
PPV, he would soon run into Mark Henry who also challenged for the title. At Night of Champions, Mark Henry defeated The Big Show and Kane in a Triple Threat Match for the ECW Championship.
After Randy Orton broke his collar bone, Triple H would later defend his WWE Championship at Night of Champions, by defeating John Cena. On June 23, Triple H was drafted to SmackDown and started a feud with Edge. He would later defeated Edge at the Great American Bash
for the WWE Championship. After defending the title against The Great Khali, Jeff Hardy, and Vladimir Kozlov, Triple H finally lost it to Edge at Survivor Series
in a Triple Threat Match involving Kozlov. One month later, at Armageddon
, Edge defended the championship in a Triple Threat match, which was won by Jeff Hardy
.
Professional wrestling
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pay-per-view
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(PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
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(WWE) that took place on June 1, 2008 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. It was the fourth and final event promoted under the One Night Stand
WWE One Night Stand
WWE One Night Stand was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every June by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in 2005, with its inaugural event taking place in June of that year. The event's name refers to its original format, that...
name. The event featured talent from the Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
, SmackDown, and ECW brands
WWE Brand Extension
WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment , currently promotes its core business of professional wrestling through two "brands" named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown...
.
The main match on the SmackDown! brand was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
A Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, often abbreviated as a TLC, is a type of professional wrestling match originated within WWE, but can be seen under different variations in other wrestling promotions....
for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand...
between Edge and The Undertaker, which Edge won after retrieving the belt suspended above the ring. Per the pre-match stipulation, Undertaker was forced to leave the WWE. The predominant match on the Raw brand was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
between Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
and Randy Orton
Randy Orton
Randal Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand...
, which Triple H won after Orton failed to answer the ten-count.
The primary match on the ECW brand was a Singapore Cane match involving The Big Show
Paul Wight
Paul Donald Wight, Jr. , better known by his ring name, Big Show, is an American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand....
, CM Punk
CM Punk
Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand currently serving his second title reign as WWE Champion....
, John Morrison, Chavo Guerrero
Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
Salvador "Chavo" Guerrero IV also known as Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero, Jr., is a third generation Mexican-American professional wrestler and member of the famed Guerrero wrestling family who was well known for working with World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling...
, and Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
. Big Show won the match after pinning Dreamer to become the number-one contender to the ECW Championship at Night of Champions
Night of Champions (2008)
Night of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on June 29, 2008 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. It was the first annual event to be promoted solely under the Night of Champions name and the eighth...
. Featured matches on the undercard included Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American television host and retired professional wrestler. He presents the Outdoor Channel show MacMillan River Adventures, and is currently signed to WWE, where he has served in an ambassadorial role since December...
versus Batista in a Stretcher match, and John Cena
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
versus John "Bradshaw" Layfield
John Layfield
John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News...
in a First Blood match.
Background
Feud (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or alliances of wrestlers. They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised...
heading into One Night Stand on the Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
brand
WWE Brand Extension
WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment , currently promotes its core business of professional wrestling through two "brands" named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown...
was between Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
and Randy Orton
Randy Orton
Randal Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand...
over the WWE Championship
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
. At Backlash
Backlash (2008)
Backlash was the tenth annual Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on April 27, 2008 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland...
, a Fatal-Four Way Elimination match took place for the WWE Championship. The contestants were Orton, Triple H, John Cena
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
and John "Bradshaw" Layfield
John Layfield
John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News...
(JBL). Triple H won the match after last eliminating Orton to win the WWE title. At Judgment Day
Judgment Day (2008)
Judgment Day was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on May 18, 2008 at the Qwest Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska...
, Triple H defended the WWE Championship against Orton in a Steel cage match. Triple H won the match after a Pedigree to retain the title. On the May 19 episode of Raw, General Manager William Regal booked a tag team match
Professional wrestling tag team match types
Much like singles matches, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace...
between Orton and JBL against Cena and Triple H. If Orton and JBL won, they would have received re-matches against Triple H and Cena, respectively, at One Night Stand in an extreme
Hardcore wrestling
Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments, using foreign objects that are not normally permitted...
match of their choosing. If Cena and Triple H had won, however, then the pair would have faced each other for the WWE Championship, with Regal choosing the match type. After Orton and JBL won the tag team match, Orton announced that he and Triple H would compete in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship at One Night Stand. JBL announced that he and Cena would compete in a First Blood match at One Night Stand.
Another feud heading into One Night Stand, was between Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American television host and retired professional wrestler. He presents the Outdoor Channel show MacMillan River Adventures, and is currently signed to WWE, where he has served in an ambassadorial role since December...
and Batista. The feud began after Batista expressed his remorse over the retirement of Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
at WrestleMania
WrestleMania XXIV
WrestleMania XXIV was the twenty-fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . The event took place on March 30, 2008, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida and was the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Florida...
, which was caused by Michaels getting the pinfall over Flair in Flair's career threatening match. During the rivalry, a match between Batista and Michaels took place at Backlash, with Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
as the special guest referee. At the end of the match, Michaels appeared to suffer a knee injury, lowering Batista's guard until Michaels sprang up to perform Sweet Chin Music on him and defeated him by pinfall. In following weeks, Batista and Jericho remained skeptical about Michaels' injury, then Michaels admitted to Jericho that he'd staged
Deception
Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, bad faith, and subterfuge are acts to propagate beliefs that are not true, or not the whole truth . Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, and sleight of hand. It can employ distraction, camouflage or concealment...
the injury on the May 12 edition of Raw. Batista defeated Jericho on the May 19, 2008 episode of Raw to earn the right to face Michaels at One Night Stand in a Stretcher match.
The main feud on the SmackDown brand was between Edge and The Undertaker, over the vacant World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand...
. At Backlash, Undertaker defeated Edge to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, by making Edge submit to his submission chokehold, the Gogoplata
Gogoplata
A gogoplata is a type of chokehold also called Kagato-Jime in Judo, that is used in grappling and was popularised by practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.-Execution:...
. On the May 2 edition of SmackDown, General Manager Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
stripped Undertaker of the title and banned his chokehold to "protect the SmackDown superstars". At Judgment Day, Undertaker and Edge faced off against each other in a match again for the vacant World Heavyweight title. Undertaker won the match by countout, however, Guerrero announced that as per WWE rules, championships cannot change hands, or be captured by disqualification or countout. On the May 23 episode of SmackDown, Vickie announced a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
A Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, often abbreviated as a TLC, is a type of professional wrestling match originated within WWE, but can be seen under different variations in other wrestling promotions....
between Edge and Undertaker at One Night Stand for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship, with the stipulation that if Undertaker should lose the match, he would have to leave the WWE.
The main feud heading into One Night Stand on the ECW brand
WWE Brand Extension
WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment , currently promotes its core business of professional wrestling through two "brands" named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown...
was between CM Punk
CM Punk
Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand currently serving his second title reign as WWE Champion....
, Chavo Guerrero
Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
Salvador "Chavo" Guerrero IV also known as Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero, Jr., is a third generation Mexican-American professional wrestler and member of the famed Guerrero wrestling family who was well known for working with World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling...
, Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
, John Morrison and The Big Show
Paul Wight
Paul Donald Wight, Jr. , better known by his ring name, Big Show, is an American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand....
. On the May 20 edition of ECW, General Manager Armando Estrada announced a Fatal Four-Way, Singapore Cane on a pole match, for One Night Stand featuring Punk, Guerrero, Dreamer, and Morrison, where the winner would receive an ECW Championship match against the ECW Champion Kane at Night of Champions
Night of Champions (2008)
Night of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on June 29, 2008 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. It was the first annual event to be promoted solely under the Night of Champions name and the eighth...
. Later that night, the team of Guerrero and Morrison defeated the team of Dreamer and Punk in a tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
match. After the match, however, Big Show attacked all four superstars. Big Show then announced that he would also compete in the match One Night Stand, making it a five-man Singapore Cane match.
Preliminary matches
The opening match of the night was Jeff Hardy vs. Umaga in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Both men took advantage of the stipulation battling around the arena, which included Hardy sliding down a stair rail and hitting Umaga. Both men continued to fight to the outside into a car park. The match ended when Hardy hit a Swanton Bomb on Umaga off a truck and scored a pinfall victory.The next match was the Singapore Cane match between The Big Show, John Morrison, CM Punk, Chavo Guerrero and Tommy Dreamer. The match started with The Big Show dominating. But all the other superstars grabbed canes and teamed up on The Big Show knocking him out the ring. Bam Neely and The Miz came out to help Guerrero and Morrison. The Big Show split his eye open after falling on the steel steps. The Big Show took out all the superstars with canes including Neely and Miz. The Big Show won by pinning Dreamer after a chokeslam and striking him with a cane.
The third match of the pay-per-view was the First Blood match between JBL and John Cena. Both men tried their best to get their opponent to bleed first by utilizing steel steps, the steel barricade and chairs. The match ended when Cena got tied up in the ring ropes & JBL claimed a bullwhip to use on Cena, but Cena gave him a low-blow and then used a steel chain to pull JBL's neck back, a move Cena calls the STF. That drew first blood. John Cena was the winner.
The "I Quit!" match was next contested between Melina and Beth Phoenix. Both used very creative and sharp submissions to make their opponent say the words "I Quit". Beth Phoenix won the match after a Glam Slam, and a very powerful submission pulling Melina's body back, thus, making Melina say "I Quit". It is also the first Divas "I Quit!" match in WWE history.
Main-event matches
The first main-event match was contested between Shawn Michaels and Batista in a Stretcher match. Both men tried to put each other on the stretcher, but failed to do so. The match ended with Batista rolling Shawn Michaels on the stretcher across the finish line.The following match was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship between the champion, Triple H, and the challenger, Randy Orton. Both men started the match with hard strikes trying to keep each other down. Orton hit Triple H with a DDT off the announcer's table but only kept Triple H down for a 9 count. Orton then hit Triple H with the steel ring steps, but only got a 2 count. Orton tried to choke Triple H with a cable but failed. Following this, Orton tried to execute the RKO on Triple H, but was countered with Triple H pushing him over the top rope. Orton then landed on the outside, but on his collarbone, which was broken legitimately. Orton could not answer the 10 count and as a result Triple H won the match and retained the WWE Championship.
The final match of the night was The Undertaker versus Edge in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. Throughout the match both men used all the weapons in different ways. At one point, The Undertaker choke-slammed Edge over the top rope and through a ladder. All members of La Familia got involved. The match became a 5-on-1 handicap as along with as along with Edge, Chavo, Neely, Hawkins and Ryder also got involved. The Undertaker attempted to climb the ladder; Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder interfered and tried to put The Undertaker in between two tables, but he threw both Hawkins and Ryder through both tables on the outside. As The Undertaker was distracted, Edge started to climb the Ladder but The Undertaker executed a Last Ride on Edge off the ladder and through the two tables. The Undertaker again started to climb the Ladder but was stopped by Chavo Guerrero and Bam Neely. The Undertaker hit both men with steel chairs. As The Undertaker reached the top of the ladder, Edge recovered and tipped The Undertaker off the ladder and crashing through four tables on the outside. Edge then climbed the Ladder and got the World Heavyweight Championship, thus winning, and as the per-match stipulation, forcing The Undertaker to leave the WWE. The Undertaker sat up after the match, left on his feet, and, for the first time in his WWE career, shed a tear.
Aftermath
The feud with Edge and The Undertaker continued to SummerSlamSummerSlam (2008)
SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on August 17, 2008 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the 21st annual SummerSlam event and starred wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands.Seven...
. After Edge banished The Undertaker from the WWE, CM Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on June 30, and defeated Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship. During the wedding of Edge and Vickie Guerrero, Triple H came and showed a video with Edge cheating on Vickie with Alicia Fox. Vickie became angry and started to hit Edge. After failing to win the WWE Championship
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
, Vickie Guerrero revealed that she had rehired The Undertaker on SmackDown and booked a Hell in a Cell match at SummerSlam. At the PPV, Undertaker defeated Edge and after the match, Undertaker chokeslamed Edge through the wrestling ring with fire coming out of it soon after.
The Big Show would challenge for the ECW Championship at the Night of Champions
Night of Champions (2008)
Night of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on June 29, 2008 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. It was the first annual event to be promoted solely under the Night of Champions name and the eighth...
PPV, he would soon run into Mark Henry who also challenged for the title. At Night of Champions, Mark Henry defeated The Big Show and Kane in a Triple Threat Match for the ECW Championship.
After Randy Orton broke his collar bone, Triple H would later defend his WWE Championship at Night of Champions, by defeating John Cena. On June 23, Triple H was drafted to SmackDown and started a feud with Edge. He would later defeated Edge at the Great American Bash
The Great American Bash (2008)
The Great American Bash was the fifth annual Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
for the WWE Championship. After defending the title against The Great Khali, Jeff Hardy, and Vladimir Kozlov, Triple H finally lost it to Edge at Survivor Series
Survivor Series (2008)
Survivor Series was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , took place on November 23, 2008 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts The Survivor Series was in Boston 15 years prior in 1993 in the now-demolished Boston Garden...
in a Triple Threat Match involving Kozlov. One month later, at Armageddon
Armageddon (2008)
Armageddon was a professional-wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment promotion, which took place on December 14, 2008 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. It featured professional wrestlers and other talent from all WWE's three brands: Raw, SmackDown and ECW...
, Edge defended the championship in a Triple Threat match, which was won by Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
.
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hardy Matt Hardy Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .... defeated Shelton Benjamin Shelton Benjamin Shelton James Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment. Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. In addition, Benjamin has acted... |
Singles match | ||
| 1 | Jeff Hardy Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion... defeated Umaga Eddie Fatu Edward Smith "Eki" Fatu was a Samoan-American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Umaga... |
Falls Count Anywhere match | 19:21 |
| 2 | Big Show defeated CM Punk CM Punk Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand currently serving his second title reign as WWE Champion.... , John Morrison (with The Miz Mike Mizanin Michael "Mike" Gregory Mizanin is an American professional wrestler and reality television personality better known by his nickname and ring name The Miz. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its Raw brand... ), Tommy Dreamer Tommy Dreamer Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment... , and Chavo Guerrero Chavo Guerrero, Jr. Salvador "Chavo" Guerrero IV also known as Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero, Jr., is a third generation Mexican-American professional wrestler and member of the famed Guerrero wrestling family who was well known for working with World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling... (with Bam Neely Justin LaRouche Justin Bruce Rocheleau is an American professional wrestler, who worked on World Wrestling Entertainment's ECW brand under the name Bam Neely... ) |
Singapore Cane match for an ECW Championship match against Kane Kane (wrestler) Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury.... at Night of Champions Night of Champions (2008) Night of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on June 29, 2008 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. It was the first annual event to be promoted solely under the Night of Champions name and the eighth... |
08:35 |
| 3 | John Cena John Cena John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand.... defeated JBL |
First Blood match | 29:55 |
| 4 | Beth Phoenix Beth Phoenix Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion.... defeated Melina Melina Perez Melina Nava Perez is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Women Superstars Uncensored. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring mononym Melina.... |
"I Quit" match | 09:06 |
| 5 | Batista defeated Shawn Michaels Shawn Michaels Michael Shawn Hickenbottom , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American television host and retired professional wrestler. He presents the Outdoor Channel show MacMillan River Adventures, and is currently signed to WWE, where he has served in an ambassadorial role since December... |
Stretcher match | 21:33 |
| 6 | Triple H Triple H Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley... (c) defeated Randy Orton Randy Orton Randal Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand... |
Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship WWE Championship The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963... |
14:16 |
| 7 | Edge defeated The Undertaker | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match A Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, often abbreviated as a TLC, is a type of professional wrestling match originated within WWE, but can be seen under different variations in other wrestling promotions.... for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand... ; Prior to the end of the match and the stipulation, The Undertaker was thus banished from WWE World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales... |
23:50 |