night champions night champions professional wrestling pay view event produced world_wrestling_entertainment wwe presented took place june dallas texas annual event promoted solely night champions eighth annual event chronology starred wrestlers raw smackdown ecw brands like previous year match card contested championship won retained main event match smackdown representative triple raw representative john_cena triple won match retained championship main match match smackdown representative edge raw representative edge won retain championship main match ecw brand standard match involving wrestlers ecw representative defeated champion raw representative kane smackdown representative big night champions received pay view buys instrumental helping wwe increase pay view revenue million compared previous year professional wrestling section website rated entire event stars higher lower event ratings ratings different writers reviewed background event featured professional wrestling matches performances pre determined outcomes wrestlers fictional personalities portrayed real featured event card buildup matches scenarios took place event planned wwe creative staff event starred wrestlers raw smackdown ecw brands storyline expansions promotion employees assigned wrestling brands wwe banner wrestlers portrayed villainous fan favorite gimmick followed series events generally built tension leading wrestling match main event scripted night champions raw brand triple john_cena royal rumble won royal_rumble match multi competitor match type wrestlers eliminated left declared winner earned right challenge wrestlemania night raw stated want wait wrestlemania title match decided wanted face champion randy_orton title episode declined defend title raw proposed meet wwe pay view event way title match agreed event defeated disqualification win title title change hands pinfall submission night triple won match ring surrounded steel structure chain earn title shot wrestlemania night way demanded receive title rematch following match raw general manager portrayed match maker rules announced facing non title match triple special guest referee main event later night stipulation won join title match wrestlemania making standard match involving wrestlers won match making main event wrestlemania wrestlemania defeated triple retain title pinning backlash defended title triple time fatal way elimination match included triple won match eliminating win title june episode raw faced stipulation hardy won earn title shot triple night champions won match challenge triple title night champions weeks later fifth annual mock sports draft lottery wrestlers switched programs triple drafted smackdown brand june episode smackdown revealed triple defend title main feud smackdown brand edge world heavyweight championship june episode smackdown defeated edge guerrero man tag team match stipulation placed match team won tag team match earned world title match edge night champions following week smackdown general manager added title shot stating order title match occur night champions defeat great title shot defeated great retained title shot june episode raw drafted raw brand wwe draft night wwe chairman vince_mcmahon informed edge drafted edge defend title matter outcome predominant title match ecw brand ecw defending title big standard match involving wrestlers night stand wwe previous pay view event big won man match including earn title shot kane night champions june episode raw kane drafted raw brand making ecw title exclusive raw program supplemental draft drafted ecw brand announced wwe official website henry added title match making triple threat match title feuds affected wwe draft additional supplemental draft held days later wwe official website result world title matches matches raw smackdown ecw brands winner match determining championships brand event event went live pay view defeated mvp dark match performing bomb preliminary matches televised match tag team match champions defended title match began ring morrison ring apron ring morrison performed match morrison control tagged match led hit run grabbed head hand forward drive face mat forth action took place teams match concluded performing morrison knocked ring pin morrison morrison gained consciousness pushed ropes slammed ring mat gain win retain tag title match defended title accompanied guerrero dominated match worked hardy left knee ringside grabbed hardy leg ring post ringside guerrero distracted referee guerrero tried perform frog splash hardy moved way match ended hardy avoided vertical suplex dubbed hardy grabbed guerrero head forward position pulling shoulders followed cover pinfall retaining match triple threat match kane defended title big match began big kane double teaming henry focusing big tossed kane rope incident saw trainers emergency medical technicians attend kane ringside ring big able upper hand henry kane returned match saw perform flying henry hit big proceeded kane going forth henry big corner caught bear hold henry kane managed hold led kane big grab lift henry throat slam mat kane performed big rope henry performed splash henry covered kane pinfall victory new ecw champion match followed champions rhodes defended title mystery partner match got underway grabbed microphone said partner text saying running late said holly rhodes match bell match began rhodes ring said wanted face holly match holly came match immediately attacked rhodes incident saw rhodes holly villain process took microphone introduced rhodes tag team partner match came end placed holly cobra clutch hold calls head mat covered holly win champion rhodes match defended title beginning match kingston gained upper hand performed body block kingston followed ring corner ring floor ring followed assaults applying abdominal stretch submission hold kingston escaped hold forth action took place competitors got kingston walls submission hold typically starts opponent laying mat wrestler standing facing hold locked shawn_michaels ran crowd performed lance ringside witnessed events released submission hold tackled michaels ring apron kingston took advantage performed jump kick kingston calls trouble paradise pinned new sixth match singles match champion james defended title accompanied beginning match saw forth action females controlled match threw james shoulder middle worked james shoulder match james began advantage successful match concluded james performed winning match retaining title main event matches main match singles match defended title duration match stood feet inches weighed pounds body size advantage easily quickly performed moves edge grabbed edge performed slam threw edge ring corner match saw forth action edge edge tried perform shoulder block charged edge hit head mid way match edge associates wheeled general manager ringside witness match edge went shoulder managed way saw edge crash performed calls bomb covered edge referee went count removed ring referee began count edge left ring edge hit official proceeded new referee match came new referee following events lifted ring threw directly guerrero ringside edge took advantage situation hit face world title belt guerrero entered ring gave edge victory match main event wwe championship match triple defended title john_cena beginning match began triple gained advantage lifted knee hit face followed knee smash took control jumped dropped leg triple head proceeded trying perform fist drop triple countered able perform triple regained control match picked triple threw rope triple landed left knee went outside began work triple knee putting ring post twice ring took upper hand hit block shoulder block targets opponent knee triple knee moment match saw apply triple wrestler arm neck opponent sleeper hold instead pulling head opponent triple escaped submission hold tried lift triple shoulder triple countered head knees jumped slam head mat triple calls pedigree triple able cover left knee men triple stood feet leading lift triple shoulders throwing execute receive near fall match concluded triple hitting allowing execute pedigree triple got pinfall victory retained title aftermath following night champions raw brand tier championship belt triple drafted smackdown brand took wwe title program june episode raw edge appearance causing beat shortly edge lost world heavyweight title punk money bank contract making world title exclusive raw brand punk lose title unable compete title match event following attack backstage randy_orton match won named replacement exclusive ecw brand following win event henry lost title september triple dropped wwe title survivor series great american bash wwe following pay view event lost wwe tag team titles fatal way match involved teams event defeated wwe divas champion defeating process summerslam lost respective titles tag team match reception usually accommodate capacity reduced event event received pay view buys night champions helped wwe earn million revenue pay view events versus million previous year later confirmed ceo wwe august quarterly result canadian online explorer professional wrestling section rated event seven rating higher lower vengeance night champions event rating ratings different writers reviewed wwe title match triple john_cena rated additionally ecw title match kane big rated event released dvd july dvd distributed label results
Night of Champions (2008)