Every 2008 WWE PPV Ranked From WORST To BEST

From WWE's big 4 PPVs of Survivor Series, WrestleMania 24, Royal Rumble and SummerSlam to B-PPVs like Great American Bash, Cyber Sunday and Armageddon, this is Every WWE 2008 PPV Ranked From WORST To BEST.
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[@camilabIacksun]

Armaggeddon has such a special place in my heart. Jeff Hardy winning the world championship is one of the best underdog winning moments in WWE up to date.

[@EnigmatikNeko]

I remember the next day at School x3 and the celebration on Smackdown

[@Steveo3420]

I remember this was one of the first ppv's I ever tried to stream. That quality was low but damn that show stands out to me.

[@wwefan2496]

I remember everyone in my house telling me he was going to lose and at the end when he finally won was one of my favorite moments in wrestling

[@emmanuelasare272]

When he won I acted very crazy Jeff is truly a champion

[@m.y1152]

i was 9 and it was a highlight of my childhood

[@atticus5106]

2008 was the last year in WWE where the good outweighed the bad for me.

[@venomousnate7263]

2008 was a excellent year for WWE.

[@cool-fh9bd]

Jeff Hardy, Edge, John Cena, Triple H, Undertaker, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Michelle McCool, Melina, Beth Phoenix, and Mickie James were the best thing to ever happened to WWE in 2008. *LEGENDS*

[@scaryterry1637]

My favorite part about these videos is trying to piece together the timeline for titles and feuds

[@traviskoontz4796]

Fantastic year that Michaels Jericho feud was one for the ages

[@richborn6700]

I started watching wrestling in 8th grade back in late 2007. I watched through 2010 ans fell off when I got bored of Super Cena. I kept an eye on the Summer of Punk and then left wrestling behind. But in 2016 when I heard AJ Styles went to WWE I came back again. But man 2017-2018 were rough years. 2019 was meh. 2020 started hot. 2021-2022 were rough too but once Triple H took over Ive been pretty satisfied. So far 2023 has been excellent

[@jayewilliams5921]

2008 was when I started and it really made me fall in love with pro wrestling. I remember always talking to my friends at school the next morning after raw. Man I loved 2008.

[@ttd633]

Started watching wrestling before wrestlemania 24 and I was hooked 2008 still holds up great

[@skullbasher3926]

Oh yeah 2008!!! Year it was crazy good!!

[@APH1991]

2008 was, indeed, two thousand and great.

[@MrSamBerrett1]

Don't think I've ever forgiven WWE for ending Chris Jericho's amazing world title run by just giving the title to John Cena with no real build.

[@brandontex945]

2008 will always be my favourite year for WWE, I was 7 and it's the year I distinctly remember being obsessed with it and also the first time I ever went to a live show. 12 years later I'm still a massive WWE fan but have also found AEW, New Japan and Impact. John Cena is still my favourite also

[@nickmontoya3001]

I attended Cyber Sunday with my cousin, her first ppv event

[@Oxe1988]

Amazing as always :) Little mistake in the video: the I Quit match between Beth and Melina was not for the title. Neither of them was champion.

[@lexiwashington6685]

Can't wait to see 2007 ppv shows ranked since that's when I started watching wrestling and wwe I was 12 years old back then 25 now in 2020.

[@thochaos13]

This was really funny all the way through. Nice work =D

[@kingkarrot9304]

2008 was the peak of my fandom

[@l2jnichol1986]

Is it just me or was Batista acting more heelish in his stretcher match against Shawn Michaels at One Night Stand?

[@WhelmedButReady]

God I love and miss my wrestling childhood. 2008 saw the end of the Ruthless Aggression Era. I swear just seeing the images feels different than what came afterwards.

[@carlosdias8142]

Now that they did the Tna world title from worst to best... they can do rhe tag team and X division too... ROH tag team .. theirs countless of them cuz they can do the 3 bigs left of opening matches.. the best # 1 n 2 people in the beginning of the Royal Rumble .. idk i got dozens of them

[@space_ghost_8406]

Mania 24 is my all time favorite wrestlemania

[@mikegreg1524]

Same here.

[@UncannyEXP]

Did you know the WWE roster was stacked in 2008?

[@cvg5184]

2007 was a trash year for WWE but holy hell 2008 more than made up for it. Absolutely fun and great year for the company which was surprising since they made the move to PG.

[@coltaname1518]

As the tweet goes "2008 WWE roster was stacked."

[@AndersonTenecela]

No one is mentioning how The Great American Bash 2008 marked the end of Ruthless Aggression

[@brianburnswildcat]

I don't care what anyone says. 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 were terrible years. I don't care what anyone's opinion is. 2008 was such a fun year and the only bad thing was the product of the WWE turning TV-PG.

[@muhammadasad729]

There needs to be a Cyber Sunday PPV when crowds return.

[@gamergodx-treme8378]

There are so many dead Wrestlers involved in 2008...rip Shad,Big Daddy V & Umaga.❤

[@Konton_No_Tenshi]

2008 is the year I started watching wrestling too, SummerSlam is my first ppv I ever watched.

[@SJ_RANKS]

In my opinion 2008 was the best year for wwe ppv’s I’ve got these on DVDs Royal rumble Wrestlemania Backlash One night stand The great American bash Summerslam Unforgiven And Cyber Sunday I need these ones Night of champions Survivor series And Armageddon (I didn’t like no way out or judgment day I gave my copy of no way out 2008 to my neighbour I thought the show was underwhelming)

[@santanuram7856]

2007-09 was the greatest era after the attitude era. Change my mind

[@billytheta9016]

Yeah 02-04 where definitely better

[@xgray2012]

@19:52-20:06 *Noooo!!!* Beth Phoenix was not the WWE Women's Champion at the time of that match. The "I Quit!!" Match between Phoenix and Perez was a non-title match. Phoenix won the women's title at Summerslam (2008) in a "Winners Take All!!" Mixed-gender tag team match with Santino Marello winning the Intercontinental title in that same match *Get your facts straight!!*

[@yasminjade96jade2]

Even raw and smack down were dope, such a good year for the company, they really should take note now of what they did back then

[@noicon85]

Wrestlemania 24 was my first time at a major wrestling event.

[@__.130]

When I think about Seth Rollins,I think someone follows me

[@Northstar77777]

2008 was legendary

[@venousbirch2186]

Good luck with ranking the year 2000

[@BLZ-ux5pd]

Thank you Cultaholic

[@JaimeD.]

I remember an episode of SD where *The Undertaker* did the "Tombstone Piledriver" on Vickie Guerrero. Truly a sweet revenge that made my childhood self happy for the heel's comeuppance. P.S: Oh! Also, when Theodore Long was in charge of SD before the B.S of 2012.

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Probably my first exposure to a wrestling episode as a kid and boy was I hooked. Who says kids can’t enjoy good ol doses of violence In their programming? Pussies, that’s who

[@JaimeD.]

@@o.w.omarquito2047 It is a choreography performance at the "suspension of disbelief" to entertain fans, no matter the age. I already saw bruises and blood when I used to watch the IWA (International Wrestling Alliance) from my own Island home. So...why censor all head object shots in WWE videos since they were booked and done in the first place?

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Jaime D. Yep, violence isn’t bad at all as long as we ingrain in children the idea that it is stupid to try what they see in TV. That’s why I’m pro-making of of people who do dumb shit. Maybe that way society won’t place as many restrictions on violence in programming for example

[@JaimeD.]

@@o.w.omarquito2047 Besides, there always has to be an adult near the child/children that'll try those risky maneuvers after watching it once or a couple of times, for PRECAUTIONS. Also, WWE tries to question our intelligence with those "angles" that DOESN"T put the company in a better light. Sure, not everything is PERFECT, but they have to FIX the dumbest directions to present their "superstars" BETTER.

[@Ykwhat75]

2008 was the last great year for the company, and stopped being entertaining around 2013 😐

[@maldini883]

ofc trips won in the scramble, i hate the way they ae condescending toward him. Those people in them match were in it more to see how they held up as future main eventers. No everyone is cut out out to be a main eventer. And people like the big man matches just for spectacle, especially live.

[@affanshahriyar4461]

Do one on 2007 please Adam. I beg u.

[@TheGreatDevlin]

It really took me until now, 12 years later, to question how Edge came back from literal *Hell* after the ending of SummerSlam 2008. They never explained it and no one asked. 🤣

[@dustinfreeman4189]

lol these were simpler times where people were more willing to suspend their disbelief and buy into the corny parts of wrestling. Probably part of why it was more enjoyable to watch back then. Wrestling takes itself too seriously these days and when they do silly stuff the fans tend to shit on it.

[@youngoriginal03]

finalllyyy

[@mikegreg1524]

Man 2007 and 2008 were awesome years when WWE had star power.

[@WatermelonCat941]

"Four and a half stars short of a five-star match" XD

[@TheAmazingSpiderGuy_99]

Adam is great.

[@cool-fh9bd]

Michelle McCool and Maryse did a great job tho

[@kiancairns704]

@@cool-fh9bd no they did not

[@cool-fh9bd]

@@kiancairns704 look into their matches and seek for yourself ✌

[@kiancairns704]

@@cool-fh9bd i just found more shit match's

[@musakivines7721]

Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels was one of the best storyline of 2008

[@ross4005]

It is ric flair vs Shawn Michaels cause the storytelling and the drama was one of a kind. Yes Y2J vs HBK was a very close second but the storyline was the best in a few years

[@prj7894]

Edge and taker says hold my beer

[@vampirascoffin870]

@@ross4005 not even close

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

prj 789 No way pal. I’m being biased but Taker v Edge wasn’t nowhere near Jericho v Michaels

[@prj7894]

@@o.w.omarquito2047 Just my opinion edge vs taker a a kid was more interesting than y2j-shawn

[@enigmaskull3495]

The MVP’s of 2008 were Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels and Jeff Hardy.

[@M1CHA3L22]

Don’t forget Randy, HHH, Edge and Taker

[@mikeymorrison272]

Underrated year. Has two of my favorite rivalries in Edge/Taker and HBK/Jericho.

[@emmanuelasare272]

I don't think it was an Underrated year because WWE started pushing superstars who needed it.

[@Mrazmatmahmood]

Arguably WWE's last truly great year. They've had some good ones since, 2012 and 2015 come to mind. However, 2008 is the last year most of the top feuds and storylines were pretty solid throughout.

[@alphonsemaina8293]

Dont forget 2016

[@Mrazmatmahmood]

@@alphonsemaina8293 oh yeah, that year was good too. 2017 wasn't too bad either. It's been terrible since 2018 though.

[@atticus5106]

That we can all agree on.

[@Severen45]

07-09 was the era of WWE that I grew up on. Kinda fell out of watching it until 2011-2013, then only watched when Batista came back in 14. After WM30 kinda stopped for a few more years. Now I have just periodically kept up but I've grown frustrated with how stale they've become now. And I'm sick of Brock Lesnar!

[@maguire7476]

@@Mrazmatmahmood 2017 after wrestlemania was atrocious

[@Jimbo_Ka-Blamo]

Chris Jericho’s character from 2008-10 was truly must see entertaining. One of the MVPs of WWE during this time. From epic World Heavyweight Championship rivalry with HBK to epic Intercontinental Championship rivalry with Rey Mysterio to memorable Tag Team Champions as a part of JeriShow to pretty good World Championship rivalry with Edge. Definitely worth a rewatch!

[@jcp6]

Jimbo_Ka-Blamo I wouldn’t use the word entertaining, it was very interesting. Him speaking at a very slow pace and a low voice made Jericho a very real heel, rather than what we knew him as, which was a rockstar

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Ahh, back when Jericho wasn’t a bellend like today and he captured me as the best consistent heel in wwe in that period

[@Jimbo_Ka-Blamo]

@@o.w.omarquito2047 His work in AEW has been equally as entertaining imo, especially his run as the champ. So many golden characters/runs

[@ProbablyHunter]

The 2008 roster was STACKED

[@bluboiiReal]

God damnit don't remind me

[@XTesT15X]

"2008 was a Stellar year on PPV for WWE" "2008 was the First year of the PG Era" Smart Marks: CONFLICTSHUN!!

[@masonspencer918]

But it's true though

[@alexgunn7479]

PG only kicked in from late July and Summerslam was the first PG PPV. All the shows prior were TV14

[@XTesT15X]

@@alexgunn7479 Night of Champions*

[@atticus5106]

Too bad PG didn't stop the "Piggy James" story.

[@Krisbcream1]

And it all started going downhill in '09

[@ems6706]

Ric Flair's retirement match is my favorite WrestleMania match ever, and the reason is it was a match my grandmother and I watched before she passed away. My grandmother LOVED wrestling, and loved/hated Ric Flair. She was actually in the building when Flair beat Harley Race, and hated him so fucking much when he turned on Dusty. When we watched his retirement, my grandmother who was recovering from a round of chemo got so fired up and emotional she just... idk it just left me where that match is so emotional and powerful with that context I remember every beat of that match and try to watch it at least once a year. I'm getting teary just thinking about it, i love wrestling so much and i always will cause when everything is on with wrestling idk anything that can touch me the way wrestling can.

[@zainraza6026]

Damit you made me cry by just reading it

[@bradcarver8127]

WrestleMania 24 holds a special place in my heart. Being the first Mania I attended and emanating from where I grew up

[@mittalvinayak12]

It was my first year of watching WWE and have been a fan ever since. Although I enjoyed then a lot more than I enjoy it now maybe because of the internet where everyone is more concerned with the booking or critiquing everything than enjoying the show. Would love to go back to those simpler times

[@yasminjade96jade2]

Same bro my first ppv was armergeddon 2007 but 2008 was my official first year, even the raw and smack down were amazing I couldn't wait for the next one then the ppvs were something special, wwe won't catch the lightning in the bottle again like they did in 2008, near perfection booking ⚡👌

[@dustinfreeman4189]

Was also my first year of really watching. I'd started to become interested in wrestling throughout '07, and watching Smackdown every so often, but '08 was when I became invested. I didn't miss a single Raw in 2008. Jericho's heel character that he played then was so damn good and is honestly my favourite iteration of my all time favourite wrestler. But I definitely agree with you about enjoying it more then than I do now, and I think the reasons you mentioned are exactly why. I do think the product has dropped in quality since then but there's still a lot to love and I feel like a lot of fans choose not to see those things.

[@BashisWrestling]

2008-2010 was my attitude era best time to watch wrestling hardy taker Jericho hbk Batista edge it was a bad ass era

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

Edge was easily the MVP of the year. Main-evented 3 of the 4 big Four PPVs, top-notch storylines and simply couldn't have a bad match.

[@M1CHA3L22]

4 big PPVs: WrestleMania: main evented SummerSlam: main evented Survivor Series: nope Royal Rumble: nope So 2 out of the big 4.

[@Kleetus_Van_Damm]

His feud with Taker and Batista is what got me in love with the wrasslin lol

[@MrCodystewie]

Jericho was the MVP, easily Jerichos best year ever.

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

@@MrCodystewie He didn't main event any PPV.

[@MrCodystewie]

@@sainandanramakrishnan4812 storyline, match quality and character development, no one was on Jerichos level in 08.

[@matthennessy146]

2008 was probably my favourite wrestling year in WWE RAW ECW & SmackDown where great On RAW we had the great Jericho vs HBK rivalry and the Cena vs Batista feud. Punk winning the world heavyweight championship was a great moment after his excellent work as ECW world champion it felt like the right time to pull the trigger on him On WWE ECW Mark Henry got to be a dominant world champion a sample of his hall of pain run to come and Matt Hardy carried WWE ECW as it world champ in 2008 putting on great matches on a consistent basis. The dirt sheet with Miz & Morrision was wonderful and ahead of its time On SD we saw the conclusion of the excellent US title feud between MVP & Matt Hardy. Edge was the ultimate bastard at time with the SD GM in his pocket. Triple H had a solid baby face run as WWE champion and who can forget the rise of Jeff Hardy to the WWE championship. Honestly this was WWE at its best there where a few good years afterward but 2008 was truly WWE last great year

[@Nikola46]

6. SummerSlam 5. ???? 4. Armageddon 4. Royal Rumble

[@mrkipling2201]

Glad someone else noticed that thought I misheard it or something!!

[@o.g.francis9361]

I thought I lost count when they skipped 5

[@Jhakri_]

2007 is when I got into wrestling, I use to get the WWE magazine and I have all the in-magazine posters for these PPVs. This was a lovely nostalgia trip.

[@rodneylewisjr2917]

2008 was my favorite year in WWE. Cena winning Royal Rumble, Edge and Taker's rivalry, Flair's retirement, HBK and Y2J's rivalry, and the highlight career of Jeff Hardy.

[@UnbrokenFlame]

I just uploaded my own list of top wrestlers on my channel if you are interested. You may like my list lol

[@vendaboi8652]

I really hated Chris Jericho at this time XD

[@onuoraawesome7777]

1. Wrestlemania 24: 9/10 2. No Mercy: 8.5/10 3. One Night Stand: 8.5/10 4. Unforgiven: 8/10 5. Royal Rumble: 8/10 6. Summerslam: 7.5/10 7. No Way Out: 7.5/10 8. Backlash: 7/10 9. Armageddon: 7/10 10. Cyber Sunday: 7/10 11. Night of Champions: 7/10 12. Judgement Day: 6.5/10 13. Great American Bash: 6/10 14. Survivor Series: 5/10 A great year for WWE PPV quality!

[@heatherspurgeon3326]

Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels, my all time favorite storyline

[@redbattle5355]

I nearly went to SummerSlam of that year till family drama

[@ThomasWrldYT]

Tbh 2008 and 2016 are the best years of WWE in the last 15 years

[@mikegreg1524]

2016 sucked.

[@mikegreg1524]

@@brianburnswildcat No dude. 2006 2007 2008 and 2009 were best years and better yet 2014 2018 and 2019 were worst years.

[@absentjade883]

had one of my favourite rosters ever Smackdown!: Undertaker, Batista, CM Punk, Jeff Hardy, Edge, Rey Mysterio, Big Show, Kane Raw: John Cena, Triple H, Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Ric Flair, JBL amazing and theres so much more: Umaga, William Regal, THE Brian Kendrick, Shelton Benjamin, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston, MVP, R truth, Finlay, Mr Kennedy...just wow

[@lukeboger7311]

Gosh dang it man this was my favorite year of wrestling and I have been a fan since 2002 which is my second favorite. Wrestlemania 24 was the first mania I saw on ppv and it is still my favorite. Jericho vs HBK at no mercy is my favorite match ever. The slow burn of Jeff Hardy was nail biting and cathartic when the trigger was pulled. Just wow I love this year!

[@pkmkid84]

2008 was the last decent year Matt Hardy got it.

[@juniorchandler4669]

Definitely his best as well, went from United championship to the ecw Championship he was on fire

[@wynstonwilliams8208]

One of my favorite years of wwe Smackdown was straight fire 🔥

[@MegaAwesome1121]

The first year I started watching WWE. No way out was the first PPV I ever watched. I was 7 years old

[@KEVINZARD]

But the sad thing is that 2008 is the last year of the WWE TV14 shows and the beginning of the PG Era

[@smoothst9303]

2008 was a great year to conclude Ruthless Aggression.

[@DeathShock28]

2008 was the last year when wwe had that raw-esque feel and less corporate vibe to it Probably the last great year for the company (2016 came very close)

[@mitchellima4736]

It still felt fresh like the ruthless agrrssion era but got rid of a lot of the stupidy of that era due to its more pgness(I know that's a fake word but you get it). Also they had a lot of star power. You could say Similar things with 2016 tbh

[@divinericks68]

WWE bounce back in 2008 after a horrible 2007 (especially summer of 07)

[@franciscoolveralfd]

What a good year was 2008.

[@M1CHA3L22]

I love 2008. Was my childhood

[@bobcalamardo3722]

2008 was awesome

[@bobcalamardo3722]

Burns Wildcat I agree honestly every PPV was awesome

[@M1CHA3L22]

Burns Wildcat here we go again with you saying this is better than that

[@mikegreg1524]

@@brianburnswildcat I never heard of the word "Opinion" dude. 2006 2007 and 2009 were better. 2010 was alright but great so as 2011 2012 and 2013. In fact, 2014 sucked.

[@mikegreg1524]

@@brianburnswildcat 2010 and 2011 were least better. 2014 sucked.

[@khaylanlalla4164]

2008 is the year i started watching wrestling! These ppv's were so good which made me a WWE fan until now.....

[@KyrinChase]

WrestleMania 24 is my favorite WrestleMania and the 2008 Royal Rumble is my favorite Royal Rumble Match

[@SJ_RANKS]

2008 wwe ppv’s were like nxt takeovers before nxt takeovers were a thing none of them were bad they were all good

[@SteRDLK]

Except 2008 WWE PPV's were full of interesting and distinctive characters

[@juniorchandler4669]

Both hardy boys were really amazing that year

[@NavyugCheema]

Damn you gotta stop bullying Khali

[@lazypaladin]

Ahh, I've just replayed Show bollocking Punk with the Cane 5 times now...still so beautiful

[@PalataoBola0]

2008 Triple H always wins lol

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

Im looking forward to 1985 Ranking every pay per view from worst to best "Number 1 Wrestlemania"

[@ncg1541]

2008 was an amazing year of wrestling

[@vbadger1056]

Still say no mercy was where Jeff should of won the wwe title. The whole build was how Jeff couldnt grab the brass ring so have him grab the brass ring by beating trips. give him a couple month reign with the title and some good defenses against triple h and edge. You can keep the Matt jealous thing but it would more sense if he got jealous of Jeff getting so much more attention after a couple month wwe title reign compared to Matt’s like 6 month ecw title reign

[@nyosrevenge7332]

been an WWE Fan since 2006 2007

[@HossHeartthrob]

I was at Armageddon for my first ever live wrestling show I just turned 10 that year it was an amazing experience

[@jamesmakume2630]

Hmmm! I figured it out. Vickie Guerrero : Excuse Me! As promised, this will be a triple threat match. A triple threat match. Ladies and gentleman he is here! He is here ! Here he is.... You Think You Know Me!

[@RobNotBob95]

Can't wait for 2007. That was also a fantastic year for WWE!

[@alexswanson9665]

My personal favorite year of wrestling.

[@MightyAmygdala]

I was at the 2008 Armageddon in Buffalo, NY. It was the first sporting event I've been to and it was incredible. One of my fondest memories.

[@m.y1152]

That twist of fate counter into an RKO is still one of the best things i've ever seen.

[@AdamGalloper]

7:25 this just in folks...Adam Pacciti doesn't think Mickie James is good at costume contests, pass it on

[@Macephtopheles]

According to WWE, she does make for a fantastic Peppa Pig though.

[@JWinkArt]

Dude when/if they get to 2002-2003 every PPV should end with "and then HHH wins"

[@Mrazmatmahmood]

*2002- 2005. "The reign of terror" indeed.

[@kennethferrell3275]

I feel like I'm the only one who liked the scramble concept

[@Seth_-lq1rr]

They should really bring back the scramble match

[@thecake6635]

Armageddon 2008 was fantastic