User:Wrestlinglover/2008 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view events

Production
There were several ideas being tossed around in TNA regrading 2008 PPV events. The main subject was that of location for several of the events, as TNA wanted to have more held outside of the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. One such city thought of was holding an event in New York City. In October 2007, it was reported TNA were planning on hosting events in Ohio, Virginia, Illinois, and Massachusetts. In late-2007, TNA issued an alert through their mobile service that they were planning to host an event in Boston, Massachusetts in 2008. In January 2008, it was reported TNA were thinking of holding an event in Texas, while Chicago, Illinois was also under consideration as a possible location.

The first event announced of the 2008 schedule was Final Resolution in mid-October 2007, slated to be held on January 6. Against All Odds was announced in late-November 2007 to take place on February 10. It was reported in December 2007 that Destination X was planned to be held on March 16. However, in January 2008 TNA announced that Destination X would be held on March 9 instead. TNA also announced the remaining dates for all 2008 events. The list published had Lockdown set for April 13, while Sacrifice followed on May 11. TNA's anniversary PPV event Slammiversary was slated for June 8, Victory Road was set for July 13, and Hard Justice planned for August 10. No Surrender on September 14, Bound for Glory on October 9, Genesis on November 9, and Turning Point on December 14 rounded out of the list. The date of Turning Point was later changed to December 21. In October 2008, Genesis and Turning Point were moved. Turning Point was moved to the Genesis event date of November 9, however the December 21 date of Turning Point was instead given to another Final Resolution event. Later it was announced Genesis would be held on January 11, 2009.

All events in 2008 were held outside of the TNA Impact! Zone, besides both Final Resolution events, Sacrifice, and Turning Point. In late-November 2007 TNA announced that Against All Odds would be held at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. TNA issued a press release in mid-January 2008 stating that Destination X would be held at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.

Final Resolution (January 2008)
Final Resolution (January 2008) was the first PPV event held in 2008. It took place on January 6, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fourth event under the Final Resolution chronology and first of two Final Resolutions to take place in 2008. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, three of which involved championships.

The main event was for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Kurt Angle and the challenger Christian Cage. Angle ended up winning the bout, thus retaining the championship. A.J. Styles and Tomko defended the TNA World Tag Team Championship against the team of Kevin Nash and Samoa Joe on the card. Styles and Tomko retained the tag team championship in the encounter. The team of Johnny Devine and Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) fought the team of Jay Lethal and The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) in a Six Man Tag Team Ultimate X match. Devine and Team 3D were the victors in the contest. The TNA Women's Knockout Championship defense by Gail Kim against Awesome Kong in a No Disqualification match was another highly promoted match for the event. Kim won the bout, successfully retaining the title.

Mark Xamin of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the event a six out of ten. Nine hundred people attended the event.

Against All Odds
Against All Odds (2008) was the second event of 2008, held on February 10 at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. It was the fourth event under the Against All Odds chronology. Nine professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, four of which involved championships, while two matches were held prior to the event.

The main event was for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with Samoa Joe as Special Outside Enforcerbetween then-champion Kurt Angle and the challenger Christian Cage. Angle ended up winning the bout, thus retaining the championship. Jay Lethal and The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) fought Johnny Devine and Team 3D (Brother Devon andBrother Ray) in a Six Man Tag Team Street Fight on the card. Lethal and The Motor City Machine Guns won the encounter. A Barbed Wire Massacre between Abyss andJudas Mesias was held at Against All Odds, which Abyss won. Booker T fought Robert Roode to a double count-out in another highly promoted match for the event.

This is the first event to have matches featured from different arenas air on the same show. This event also marked the second time the Barbed Wire Massacre match type was used by TNA. Three thousand five hundred people attended the event. Chris Sokol of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the event a seven and a half out of ten.

Destination X
Destination X (2008) was the third event, taking place on March 9, 2008 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. It was the fourth event under the Destination X chronology. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, two of which involved championships, while one match was held prior to the event.

The main event was a Six Man Tag Team match between The Unlikely Alliance (Christian Cage, Kevin Nash, and Samoa Joe) and The Angle Alliance (Kurt Angle, A.J. Styles, and Tomko). The Unlikely Alliance were the victors in the contest. Rhino fought James Storm in an Elevation X match on the card. Rhino won the encounter. Robert Roode versus Booker T in a Stand By Your Man Strap match was another highly promoted match on the card. Roode ended up winning the bout. A Fish Market Street Fight was held between the team ofCurry Man and Shark Boy and Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray). Curry Man and Shark Boy were the victors in the bout.

This event marked the second time the Elevation X match was used by TNA. Jason Clevett of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the event a six of ten.

Lockdown
Lockdown (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on April 13, 2008 at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts. It was the fourth under the Lockdown chronology and fourth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches, two of which for championships, were featured on the card. In the tradition of Lockdown events, every match took place inside a six sided steel structure known as the Six Sides of Steel.

The main event was for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe, with the added stipulation if Joe lost he would retire from professional wrestling. Joe won the encounter, thus winning the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Also held on the card was the 2008 Lethal Lockdown match between Team Cage and Team Tomko. Team Cage of Christian Cage (captain), Matt Morgan, Kevin Nash, Rhino, and Sting defeated Tomko (captain), A.J. Styles, James Storm, and Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) of Team Tomko in the contest. Two featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard. The first was an Intergender Tag Team match pitting the team of Robert Roode and Payton Banks against the team of Booker T and Sharmell. Booker T and Sharmell were the victors in the match. The TNA X Division Championship was defended in the 2008 TNA Xscape match by Jay Lethal against Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Johnny Devine, Shark Boy, and Sonjay Dutt. Lethal won the competition to retain the championship.

Lockdown marked the fourth time the Lethal Lockdown and Xscape match formats were used by TNA. 55,000 was the reported figure of purchasers for the event by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Lockdown had an attendance of 5,500 people. Chris Sokol of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the event a 6.5 out of 10, higher than the 2007 event's ranking of 5.5 out of 10 also by Sokol.

Sacrifice
Sacrifice (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on May 11, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fourth under the Sacrifice chronology and fifth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Ten professional wrestling matches, two of which for championships, were featured on the card.

The main event was a Three Way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Samoa Joe and the challengers Kaz and Scott Steiner. The match was originally promoted as Joe defending against Kurt Angle and Steiner, however, Angle sustained an injury prior to the gathering forcing his removal from the bout and replacement with Kaz during the show. Joe won the match, thus retaining the championship. The Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament also took place at Sacrifice for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship. The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) defeated Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) in the Finals to win the tournament and the championship. TNA featured two matches on the undercard, the TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal for a future TNA Women's Knockout Championship match and the debut of the TNA TerrorDome for a future TNA X Division Championship match and to take Angle's place in the main event. Gail Kim won the TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal, while Kaz won the later.

Sacrifice is noted for the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament and the debut of the TerrorDome, which was later renamed the Steel Asylum at TNA's Bound for Glory IV PPV event on October 12, 2008. 25,000 was the reported figure of purchasers for the event by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Sacrifice had an attendance of 900 people. Chris Sokol of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated Sacrifice a 7 out of 10, the same as the 2007 event's ranking also by Sokol.