victory road victory road professional wrestling pay view event produced promotion took place july reliant arena houston texas fourth event victory road seventh event schedule professional wrestling matches featured event card championships main event world heavyweight championship champion defended title challenger match ended contest interference sting security personnel causing joe retain championship man tag team metal match featured victory road pitting team team brother devon angle contest defended fan revenge match champions homicide defeated retain title final rounds world cup tournament took place victory road round featured team man elimination tag team match won final round way ultimate match defeated victory road remembered closing world cup tournament reported figure event victory road attendance people professional wrestling section canadian online explorer rated lower given edition production background fourth installment victory road announced january july date attached hoped host event houston texas end year earliest late summer issued press release late revealing victory road held reliant arena houston texas tickets went sale released poster promote event featuring tagline houston problem booker joe final rounds world cup tournament scheduled place victory road online vote commenced start select stipulation man tag team match promoted choices match tables match storylines victory road featured professional wrestling matches involved different wrestlers pre existing scripted feuds storylines wrestlers portrayed villains heroes distinguishable characters scripted events built tension culminated wrestling match series matches main event victory road world heavyweight championship champion joe challenger booker previously fought event june king mountain match title joe won remain champion june episode television program impact booker claimed joe beat event interference joe mentor led nash stating joe beat booker match segment joe announced booker face victory road title houston booker hometown promoted match attempting win championship people houston july episode impact sting proclaimed know win victory road watch storyline heading event rivalry members february episode impact held scripted wedding angle real life wife styles despite angle karen married screen karen angle separated storyline march episode impact continued build situation angle attempting reconcile karen episode impact karen refused angle request episode impact leading angle turning assaulting styles later episode jealousy affection karen showed styles led match styles won distraction karen faced match june episode impact angle won ended brawl abyss brother devon team cage involved feud joining angle cage sided styles team injured cage narrative knocked june episode impact june episode impact cage slammed glass table brother ray returned injury july episode impact challenging angle man tag team match victory road adding rules bout promoted match event conclusion world cup tournament held victory road matches completing final rounds tournament consisting teams competing points teams men teams representing country representing teams began june episode impact round tag team matches worth point round concluded june episode impact round standard wrestling matches worth points july july episodes impact fourth round announced june episode impact place victory road ultimate match reported round tournament multi man team elimination match consisting wrestlers competing fourth round defended fan revenge match homicide june episode impact storm teamed face match originally won storm restarted interference won restart retain championship bout storm assaulted manager management director scheduled title defense victory road storm fan revenge rules june episode impact announced june episode impact contest held winner getting free trip participate match event miscellaneous victory road featured employees wrestlers involved matches commentators telecast providing commentary metal match ring event johnson participated encounters event employees appeared wrestling role abyss sting appeared camera backstage ringside segments preliminary matches opened round world cup tournament team man elimination tag team match bout lasted minutes seconds rules encounter involved wrestlers ring times member team allowed tag time members team eliminated team remained team considered winner earned points world cup match came won bout pinning forcing mat signature maneuver second match pitted love love accompanied ring duration match minutes seconds early bout kim held love figure submission hold forced release referee later kim slammed love mat signature happy ending maneuver followed pinfall win fought bout card lethal accompanied ring contest lasted minutes seconds victor encounter roll pinning maneuver lethal distracted world tag team championship defended fan revenge match known fourth match accompanied ring storm accompanied fan revenge match people chosen audience encounter standing ring primary purpose sure participants remain ring participants remain ring fans chosen supposed hit enter twice encounter thrown ringside area second fell outside won match minutes seconds pinned following signature tag team maneuver defended bout lasted minutes seconds accompanied ring won match victory roll pin retain championship bout assaulted abyss came defense main event matches fourth final round world cup tournament involving member respective team way ultimate match encounter team japan team mexico ultimate match steel cables attached steel supports way form ring center item hung retrieved participant win match bout item hanging ring enlarged red points world cup encounter ascended steel supports jumping center ring leg holding cables action forced fall crash ring mat ascended cables retrieved win match points minutes seconds victory won world cup tournament seven points compared respectively awarded trophy victory bout spanish commentator man tag team metal match followed pitting team duration contest minutes seconds bout way win pinfall submission weapons legal encouraged cage ascended steel supports left ultimate match bout jump aerial splash members angle participant match forced table bout angle followed cage member forced table styles interfered encounter behalf attempting hit styles stick kicked head styles later styles laid angle table ascended ladder time interfered hitting styles head stick allowing angle force styles set table signature olympic slam maneuver pinfall victory main event world heavyweight championship champion defended title challenger forehead cut open match thrown pair steel ring steps booker forehead cut open contest knocked joe storyline encounter point security sent ring joe booker legitimate wife interfered bout attempting stop joe applied signature clutch submission hold entered arena went ring calm joe listened giving sting finger continuing assault joe gut baseball bat booker covered joe counted pinfall left arena title belt leaving outcome mystery ruled contest minutes seconds reception total people attended victory road reported people bought event canadian writer rated entire event lower given edition higher given edition chris victory road rating received month prior compared rival world_wrestling_entertainment wwe event july victory road fared better great american bash received discussed review main event impact rest event stated confusing main event victory road leave bad taste mouth pretty solid went based crowd reaction finish enthusiasm good unfortunate leading point good great gave main event metal match received round world cup tournament given final round received wade reviewed event felt main event good start decent match stated far satisfying finish price felt bout match time entertaining start finish match said felt having fans ringside distraction world cup said round bout dream match lots cool spots start finish little context early bunch spots said minutes better people somewhat final round commented spectacular dangerous looking spots ended feeling short match caliber reviewed live arena said main event terrible terrible finish killed crowd commented worst finishes seen stated metal match lots crazy spots received superstar pop coming ring audience carried match felt match tag match world cup stated round bout entertaining long crowd super said match settled action turned pretty good match final round seen repeat spot matches big double foot crowd overall called spot match aftermath brother devon injured ankle metal match injured hip jump ultimate match devon later diagnosed deep world tag team championship bout legitimate fans houston area national winner promoted contest houston victory road joe booker continued rivalry july episode impact management director demanded booker championship joe recognized official champion booker refused demand joe declined offer felt deserve hold title pinned event feelings instead scheduled rematch championship event august july episode impact joe challenged booker contest rematch sides steel cage match booker accepted adding weapons allowed match joe defeated booker event retain championship went face man standing match bout announced july episode impact styles challenged angle match end rivalry angle assaulting styles earlier episode styles defeated angle event july episode impact cost cage chance number contenders match match cage challenged team fight accepted cage contest event went defended july episode impact defeated cage number contenders august episode impact forced homicide glass table injuring eye storyline defeated win world tag team championship event victory road match time match promoted chain match lethal won encounter event featured woman tag team match pitting team team beautiful people love team kim contest results world cup elimination match
Victory Road (2008)