2008
From Pro Wrestling
This is a list of various things that took place in 2008.
Contents |
Significant events
July
- 19: Carlos Colón retires
September
- 19: Blue Panther loses his mask v.s. Villano V
Deaths
January
- January – Arman Hussian
February
- 6 – Babe Sharon 55 (Heart problems)
- 6 – The Elephant Boy 76
- 15 – Johnny Weaver 72 (Heart attack)
March
- 6 – Don Curtis (Massive stroke)
- 16 – Gary Hart 66 (Heart disease)
- 20 – Juan Manuel Rodriguez 46 (Liver disease)
- 23 – Chase Tatum 34 (Drug overdose)
- 28 – Ron Slinker
April
- April ? – Sarah Lee 76
- April ? – Yvon Robert junior 65
- April ? – Bill Savage
- April ? – Comando Loco
May
- 9 - Judy Grable 82
October
December
- 4 – Steve Bradley
Debuts
Events
January
- 5 – PWG All Star Weekend 6 (Night One)
- 6 – PWG All Star Weekend 6 (Night Two)
- 6 – CZW Maven Bentley Association Show: Wii Appreciate It!
- 11 – ROH Proving Ground
- 12 – CZW New Year's Resolutions
- 12 – ROH Transform
- 19 – ECWA Night Of Unusual Matches
- 25 – ROH Breakout
- 26 – ROH Without Remorse
- 27 – PWG Pearl Habra
February
- February 9 – CZW 9 F'n Years
- February 16 – IGF Genome3 - Inoki Memorial 65
- February 22 – ROH Eye Of The Storm
- February 23 – ROH Sixth Anniversary Show
- February 24 – PWG ¡Dia De Los Dangerous!
- February 29 – CHIKARA King of Trios (Night One)
March
- March 1 – CHIKARA King of Trios (Night Two)
- March 2 – CHIKARA King of Trios (Night Three)
- March 7 – PWG Scared Straight
- March 8 – CZW Lights! Camera! CZW! Fuck Hollywood!
- March 14 – ROH Double Feature (Night One)
- March 15 – ROH Double Feature (Night Two)
- March 16 – AAA Rey de Reyes
- March 16 – ROH Take No Prisoners
- March 21 – PWG 1.21 Gigawatts
- March 28 – ROH Dragon Gate Challenge II
- March 29 – ROH Supercard Of Honor III
April
- April 5 – PWG It's A Gift... And A Curse
- April 12 – IGF Genome 4
- April 18 – ROH Tag Wars
- April 19 – CHIKARA Deuces Wild
- April 20 – CHIKARA Passion and Persistence
May
- May 17 – CHIKARA Cafe Culture
- May 17 – CZW Tournament Of Death VII
- May 17 – IWC Hell Hath No Fury 3
- May 17 – PWG Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (Night One)
- May 18 – CHIKARA Grit And Glory
- May 18 – PWG Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (Night Two)
- May 23 – CHIKARA Aniversarioma!
- May 24 – CHIKARA Aniversarioct!
- May 24 – IWS Freedom To Fight
- May 24 – XPW Cold Day In Hell
- May 31 – JAPW Full F'N Force
- May 31 – FIP Southern Stampede
June
- June 7 – NWA 60th Anniversary Show
- June 7 – IWC Summer Sizzler
- June7 – IWA Mid-South Extreme Intentions
- June 8 – PWG It's It (What Is It?)
- June 10 – AJPW Muto Festival Card
- June 11 – IWA East Coast Snow In The Summertime
- June 21 – IWA Mid-South Queen Of The Death Matches
- June 21 – NOAH European Navigation
- June 21 – CZW No Pun Intended
- June 27 – PWA Tag Team Explosion
- June 27 – ROH Battle For Supremacy
- June 28 – ROH Vendetta II
August
- August 30 – PWG All Star Weekend 7 Night 1
- August 31 – PWG All Star Weekend 7 Night 2
September
- September 19 – CMLL 75th Anniversary Show
November
- November 24 – IGF Genome 7 (Japan)
Pay-Per-View events
January
- January 6 – TNA Final Resolution
- January 18 – ROH Undeniable
- January 27 – WWE Royal Rumble
February
- February 10 – TNA Against All Odds
- February 17 – WWE No Way Out
March
- March 7 – ROH Rising Above
- March 9 – TNA Destination X
- March 30 – WWE WrestleMania XXIV
April
- April 13 – TNA Lockdown
- April 27 – WWE Backlash
May
- May 11 – TNA Sacrifice
- May 18 – WWE Judgement Day
- May 30 – ROH Take No Prisoners
June
- June 1 – WWE One Night Stand
- June 8 – TNA Slammiversary
- June 14 – AAA TripleMania XVI
- June 29 – WWE Night of Champions
July
- July 13 – TNA Victory Road
- July 20 – WWE The Great American Bash
August
- August 1 –ROH Respect Is Earned II
- August 10 – TNA Hard Justice
- August 17 – WWE SummerSlam
Title changes
October
- October 25 – Blue Demon Jr. defeats Adam Pearce to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and to become in the first masked and the first Mexican Wrestler in getting the Red Belt.
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