YEAR IN REVIEW | The WWE in 2008 (Full Year Documentary)

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YEAR IN REVIEW | The WWE in 2008 (Full Year Documentary)
2008 was a huge year in pop culture. In Television we would see the first season of Breaking Bad, in film, The Dark Knight hit Theatres, and meanwhile in the WWE, things would continue to move forward in a PG direction, with a brand-new top star being crowned. But how did it all happen? Well, join us today as we take a deep dive into the entire story from start to finish in The WWE in 2008: A Year in Review.
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[@SheriffOutlaw]

2009, definitely! 2007-2009 in ring wise were my favorite ruthless aggression years. In ring that is ignoring the outside shi*estorm that was going on but let's be honest 08-09 rumbles are definitely forgotten classics. Cena and Orton won their respective rumbles at the right time. Shame about their losses after

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Division: Where Are They Now?

[@BoereViking]

Best hodgepodge tag teams ever!!

[@kadharefinley224]

2008 was a good year for WWE: Punk cashed in to become World Champion, Ric Flair “ retired “ and Jeff Hardy was the biggest face in the WWE finally winning the WWE Championship ( only held it for a month )

[@TrillBill]

HBK vs Jeff Hardy for the IC title was a hidden gem! 🔥

[@tmac731]

Edge v undertaker for the world heavyweight championship.

[@supermario_49]

Don’t forget the epic HBK-Y2J feud

[@chrisakane9840]

It's wwe pg Era done right with slight shades of ruthless aggression

[@V-95K]

Even holding the belt for a month is a big achievement in 2008, around that time many ego maniacs and legends were around, Cena, HHH, HBK, Undertaker, Orton, Batista etc.

[@jobhammond6267]

Jeff Hardy is my favorite wrestler of all time. Seeing him FINALLY win the big one on Armageddon made so happy man. Also shoutout Punk for cashing in and winning the big gold

[@ShadowCloutJutsu]

lol that’s literally at least 40% of kids at the time bro 😂

[@Cipherzz]

@@ShadowCloutJutsume too

[@drechester5171]

I hated punk at that time, still do😂💀 jeff the 🐐

[@ShadowCloutJutsu]

@@Cipherzz yeah lol I’m pretty sure for most of us he was our favorite I used to dive off shit as a kid cus “Jeff Hardy would do it”🥴😂

[@Cipherzz]

@@ShadowCloutJutsu 😂😂

[@halofean]

Edge and randy being the champions at the start of the year after their tag team run was phenomenal

[@khaitranngoc4176]

It was a banner year for WWE. All PPV ranges from good to great. Iconic moment like the Flair retirement and That Cena pop. Elite feuds like Jericho-HBK and Edge-Taker. One of the best single year in WWE ever?

[@maxb4210]

I’d have to give a resounding HELL YEAH

[@FDC42585]

Jeff and Matt won their first World Champs, Obama became our first black president, GTA 4 released and The Dark Knight premiered. What a year.

[@V-95K]

Everything was great except for Obama becoming president, that’s when it all went downhill

[@TheBandit025Nova]

The Dark Knight sucks I saw Speed Racer

[@Kidvenom7]

Speed racer ass

[@masond7573]

​@@V-95Kman acting like George W. Bush didn't precede him

[@860phantom7]

I was starting to become in love with a girl I no longer talk to 😂

[@zacharyscott6779]

To me this was the final year of WWE in its prime. The PG era had begun to take over but it wasn't fully involved in every decision made. Cena wasn't completely Super Cena just yet. The HBK v Y2J feud was absolutely amazing. Orton was moving from legend killer to viper. Jeff Hardy FINALLY reached the mountain top. And most importantly, Santino Marella was the highlight of the night every single time he was on screen. "The honky tonky maneeee"

[@lexkanyima2195]

But Cena got stale by this point in terms of coming back.

[@longboy7]

Wasn’t Supercena around in 2006-2007 tho?

[@zacharyscott6779]

@@lexkanyima2195 not completely he was still getting some pretty big pops. It was definitely brewing though.

[@zacharyscott6779]

@@longboy7 that's why I said "completely". It was definitely starting/had started, but I wouldn't say it was at its full blown level just yet. I'd say 2008 was the last year before Cena became the golden one in the companies eyes. Before than he was booked extremely strong but when they flipped the switch to bring him to face of the company aka Hogan level, that's when it got ridiculous.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@zacharyscott6779 well he came back twice very quickly

[@justinking3127]

I started watching a year before, but this is when it peaked for me. Edge and the undertaker were my favorites, so that rivalry was just magic to me as a kid. And yeah it was the start of the PG era, but the PG era those first 2 years weren’t the same PG era it became

[@halofean]

Same

[@V-95K]

Because those first 2 year were a transition from ruthless aggression era

[@GreenBeanMrClean]

Ah 2008 my favorite year of WWE. The year of Hardy😊.

[@Radentstwo]

2008 is criminally underrated and gets harsh criticism for turning PG which has nothing to do with the downfall of the product. They still had stars and epic feuds going through that year. What I consider the last greatest year of the company.

[@kazallroberts]

Pretty much 2008-2009 PG Era was fine but 2010-2013 was leaves a lot to be desired.

[@michaelsevilla3697]

​@@kazallrobertsearly 2010s wwe was the opposite of the early 2000s wwe smh

[@kazallroberts]

@@michaelsevilla3697 Yup, tho I like say early 2010s WWE is way better than late 2010s WWE.

[@ace1durago04]

2010 was the saddest year Shawn michaels retired Batista quit Triple h became a part timer Undertaker became a part timer John cena started burying everyone(nexus) Anonymous gm Randy orton started to feel like a midcarder Cool midcarders like matt hardy, mvp,carlito,shad, and finlay where also out by the end of the year

[@WowSuchGaming2009]

No lie 2008 was a underrated year tbh

[@bluguystreaming]

The year I got into wrestling. So many good memories of that time.

[@johngeorge05110]

don't forget the start of the MCU from Iron man

[@damianking42]

Mark Henry did NOT retain at Unforgiven, it was Matt Hardy who won and also defended against Mark Henry

[@SnackToxin]

Just a minor correction. HBK vs. Y2J at Unforgiven wasn't the catalyst to McMahon banning blading. It was their Great American Bash match prior that was the tipping point to WWE turning PG.

[@RyanRumbles434]

John Cena finally facing Batista at Summer Slam was a great encounter. Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho's feud was the best part of 2008 IMO.

[@molejam8166]

Great work on this Year and review video Andy this was one of WWE's last great years before 2010 which was a crappy year things don't get better after 2009 they get worse 2008 was the truly the last year of good wrestling!

[@sean-michaelw.891]

It's gotten good this year

[@dmercy8477]

2016 was a good year as well.

[@MISTER_GOLD777]

2000-2009 ALTITUDE ERA EXTREME IN WWE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kiyru]

This is the year I was born and finally seeing what wwe was like when I was Just A Baby

[@ashtonkusher433]

Jeff Hardy + Lil Wayne = 2008

[@tmac731]

And Obama

[@FDC42585]

GTA 4 released

[@Nintendoes2]

Criminally underrated channel and series to boot.

[@melissajenkner4574]

Year I was born

[@ProducedByMERC]

These Year In Review videos got me back into wrestling after stopping in 2002

[@SJSpecial]

Waiting for Andy to get to the current year and start predicting the future. Appreciate these videos

[@josecaraballo4762]

Thank you for all the time you take doing these good memories!

[@marcohavokkhaos]

You didnt mention the fact that Jeff Hardy, was originally in the triple threat at Survivor Series. But a mystery person assaulted him in the stairwell and a returning Edge, was his replacement by Vickie.

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Finally Graduated from High School with some Classmates from Huffman, Wenonah, Parker, Carver, Jackson-Olin, Hayes, West End, Woodland, Ramsey. The Other High Schoolers from Around the World including from Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS Class of 2008 were born in 1989-90.

[@Uzumakipavel]

2:30 can I just say that it's bizarre to see 2002 "Across the Nation" Raw stage in 2008's HDTV quality

[@kthuncho]

That was late 2007 before they went HD in January 2008 and redesigned their stages

[@theboykent]

​@@kthunchothey were testing out the HD cameras there's footage of Raw & ECW with their old sets in HD.

[@lestatlunar]

Man, how wwe changed in 2008 after eddie passed in 2005, and benoit did what he did in 2007.

[@lexkanyima2195]

And forced to changed the direction.

[@TERRICKable]

Please keep them coming 😭 love this series

[@tmac731]

7:55 correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t Vicky take the title from Undertaker because of the hell gate submission move?

[@benironside1264]

You are correct

[@tmac731]

@@benironside1264 edge was heel #1 for me when he cash in on Taker in 2007 but this rivalry in 2008 just cemented it for me. As much as I hated 2009 Randy, Edge taking the title from Batista and Undertaker was worse for me

[@kazallroberts]

Raw: Good Smackdown!: Decent ECW: Solid

[@jamalvargas6146]

Loved 2008 Saw Films Like The Corruptor Let's Go To Prison and V For Vendetta for the first time Squidbillies became one of my favorite Adult Swim series ever !!!

[@matthewjenkins7488]

Jeff Hardy was so over in 2008, it was insane.

[@byronortiz8979]

This is my favorite series of yours. I really wish you’d push them out faster but I know they must be a lot work. Just a suggestion. Anyways love your stuff.

[@lestatlunar]

If stone cold didnt get prematurely injured in ss 97, i wonder how long steve would go in his prime beyond 2002.

[@e93sports80]

You forgot to mention that Randy Orton got injured in the Last Man Standing match against Triple H.

[@sunpreetsandhu6464]

Thank you! Keep going with this series

[@carlintaylor2996]

Was just starting 6th grade around this time 😂😂 the original Xbox 360 the will early days of PlayStation 3 11 years old at the time them going pg at the time really didn't bother me it wasn't even bad at first there were still some pretty interesting storylines going down around this time idk why everyone acts like it's the worst thing ever

[@halofean]

Alot of these points you bringing up is crazy m&m beating punk and kane for tag titles sounds insane

[@V-95K]

A year when wwe cared about who the fans want as the champion

[@daltondean3996]

Love the year in review videos. When you’re fully up to date with the year, have you ever thought about doing the 80s? Or like years in review for other companies

[@HJ-ek6hn]

In many ways, 2008 was the final "great" year for WWE. While 2009 had it's moments, it was never truly the same company after this

[@JamaalDaGreatest]

I think even as a kid I realized this. Because by like two or three years later I stopped watching until 2022. (I’m 24 now)

[@mjdf122]

Another year in wrestling

[@halofean]

Mayweather punching big show is what got me to start watching wrestling i was in like the 3rd or 4th grade

[@marcohavokkhaos]

2008 is one of the best years ever, because of Jeff Hardy

[@paulcowlishaw]

I forgot about mayweather challenging The Big Show.

[@ARZ10198]

How did you get these footage ?

[@Ykwhat75]

I started watching full time during this time, 2008 - early 2010 underrated period

[@danalong1237]

We’re almost to the end of the 2000s! What? I said we’re almost at the end of the 2000s! What?! I SAID WE’RE ALMOST AT THE END OF THE 2000S, DAMMIT! Coming up next is WWE in 2009: A Year In Review, followed by WWE in 2010-2022!

[@tyreepowell8367]

John Cena's 2008 Year Was Amazing Winning His First World Heavyweight Championship🏆Over Chris Jericho At The 2008 Survivor Series

[@kevineduardovasquez7585]

Best year in wwe history

[@NintendoFighter9000]

definitely an underrated year that should be appreciated more. taker and edge, hbk ric flair, hbk y2j, randy orton and john cena were all killing it this year. wrestlemania 24 is an all time event in my opinion

[@wingedparagon4448]

IIRC: Edge had said the idea of him winning against Undertaker was mentioned and he flat out refused.

[@TrillBill]

Hell of a year 🔥

[@matthewmarcenaro1742]

This one came quick

[@jeffreyelliott713]

Once you've caught up with WWE will you do the same for new Japan, TNA, AEW ect.... That would be cool

[@tmac731]

Edge v Undertaker was the best feud in my opinion and made this year one of my favorites years watching WWE

[@molejam8166]

Even though the product was PG in 2008 it was still really good wrestling and I know why they went PG is because what happened the summer prior of the tragedy of Benito last WWE greatest moments!

[@ArmedChicano]

The tragedy of benito😂

[@molejam8166]

@@ArmedChicano bro why is that funny, do you find murdering family members funny don't be a sadistic bastard have some pride that tragedy was not even close to being funny it was serious for the industry it was the most darkest time in wrestling 🤨

[@ArtseyHayton06]

​@@molejam8166no because of how you spelt his name

[@kazallroberts]

@@molejam8166No they went PG because Mr. McMahon felt the violence between Shawn Michaels & Chris Jericho was too far.

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@kazallrobertsBS that is no choice

[@allthingshockey9688]

What a fucking year. That's the last year I remember enjoying wwe. Once Jeff lost to his demons I couldn't care less about wrestling 2009 was rough

[@tyreepowell8367]

Your Video 📸 Is Marvelous Wrestle With Andy And Keep Up The Good Work

[@papanoel3999]

JTG.SHAD GASPARD (RIP). I ABSOLUTELY LOVED CRYME TYME.

[@isaacjohnson3384]

It was Mr McMahon who told Ric Flar that the next match he lost he would ““ retire

[@ItzYaBoyPorche]

@WRESTLEWITHANDY Mark Henry didn’t win his championship scramble match at unforgiven. Matt Hardy won that match. The champion to retain their title in the scramble matches was Triple H.

[@HondaCivic20019]

And you forgot that 2008 was the year WWE went HD

[@cadenmedich7496]

I loved this year it was the year that i became a wrestling fan

[@extremeking425]

The year I began watching WWE full time. I can’t believe next month will mark 15 years since Jeff Hardy won the WWE Championship.

[@shomerbenyisrael]

keep doing theses

[@antonscott3963]

The unforgettable moment is Jeff Hardy is becoming WWE champion 🔥🔥🤞✌

[@jaimegranado7278]

8:45 Triple H was the one who got drafted to Smackdown, not Kane. Kane got sent over to RAW.

[@sonic5993]

2008, aka the year of Jeff "motherfucking" Hardy.

[@DylanBoos-xt1uy]

2008 was one of the best years in WWE. (Except for ECW)

[@OckWock]

2008 jeff hardy just hits different 😞

[@salsertk]

2008 and 2009 is by far my favorite years it was real WWE i still remember when jeff defeated undertaker in november and winning the wwe champion in december 2008

[@iamchrishundreds]

WWE hasn’t been the same since 2008

[@Dr_1212]

When WWE was still ok

[@MISTER_GOLD777]

PRIME JEFF HARDY ❤❤❤❤❤

[@wispa1a]

SvR game was great then

[@Punk_is_idol]

Wcw / tna would be a nice spin off

[@MarvelMTs]

This was my first full calendar year of wrestling fandom, the year of my first live show (Cyber Sunday) and was also the year that, for Halloween, I was John Cena in his AWA tribute gear. Man I was cringe back then

[@sethjohnson3650]

Kane was drafted to Raw not smackdown

[@cristyangonzalez3578]

A lot of this is inaccurate. Kane was drafted to raw, not smackdown. The match for unforgiven showed cena in the scramble but Rey mysterio replaced him, and cena was injured at summer slam by Batista. He wasn’t just out of the title picture for no reason and saved for survivor series.

[@cashaveproductions6629]

Do more of these

[@shahabsommro8950]

Cena in 2008 was untouchable.

[@lesedimosistlhaga727]

I am greatly proud to say I started watching wrestling in 2008. there's a lot i remember from that time that got me HOOKED. Whenever i rewatch the matches and moments, i remember how fun it was to watch WWE

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

Thank For The Video 🙊🤯😃😍👍🥰💐🌟🥇🏆

[@stevengrvp]

08 lets go

[@philthatcher6111]

Agreed, for me 2008 was the last decent year that WWE would have until the Sheild boys got over in 2014.

[@Shady00018]

this was a mid year tbh.

[@MerrickTheKid]

Triple H was the only Champion to defend their title in the Scramble matches at Unforgiven. Mark Henry would ultimately lose his ECW Chanpionship to Matt Hardy in theirs.

[@780tk]

They should bring back the championship scramble match

[@jossynda]

I really liked that concept

[@RelativelyAttractiveMan]

I think Armageddon 2008 was the last ppv I watched as a fan for many years. I was like 13 at the time. I remember starting to think wrestling was boring, but didn't realize the product went pg. It makes total sense now. All the wild must see angles stopped and it felt very vanilla. I figured I was just growing out of wrestling. Now at 28 I go back and watch pre 2008 shows and still enjoy it, but anything after not so much. I also believe the new titantron and led lights everywhere took away from the grittiness of the attitude/ruthless eras.

[@jwiese100]

Shouldve been Jeff Hardys year

[@longboy7]

Great year for ppvs. And solid year to end the ruthless aggression era and phase in the pg era. A shame that 2009 (at least post wrestlemania) just ruined raw

[@christopherjackson9738]

Can you please make a video of WWE 2010

[@3doors838]

The last good year in wwe

[@wolfxv3]

Mat hardy won the ECW scramble match…

[@TheBandit025Nova]

0:07 I didn’t see that in theaters but what came before it

[@CollinAbbott1997]

The Last year I watched wwe.

[@makuIa]

I commend guys like jericho, batista, orton, HHH & HBK for adapting to the PG era where as cena was made for it & wouldn’t have lasted in the attitude era. against the kliq & NWO cenas dr of thuganomics gimmick would have been like a kick me sign