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2008 WWE & TNA Title Changes

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Dec 26 2008
WWE RAW
World Heavyweight Championship
3/30 WrestleMania XXIV - The Undertaker beat Edge
5/2 SmackDown - The Undertaker was stripped of the title because of his use of the unnamed choke hold.
6/1 One Night Stand - Edge beat the Undertaker in a TLC Match to win the vacant title
6/30 RAW - CM Punk cashed in the Money in the Bank title shot and in the process brought the title to RAW.
9/7 Unforgiven - Chris Jericho - (subbing for CM Punk) beat Batista, Kane, Rey Mysterio, & JBL in a Scramble Match
10/26 Cyber Sunday - Batista beat Chris Jericho in a match where Steve Austin was voted the special guest referee.
11/3 RAW - Chris Jericho regained the title from Batista in a Steel Cage Match
11/23 Survivor Series - John Cena beat Chris Jericho
Intercontinental Championship
3/10 RAW - Chris Jericho beat Jeff Hardy
6/29 Night of Champions - Kofi Kingston beat Chris Jericho
8/17 SummerSlam - Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix beat Kofi Kingston & Mickie James in a Winners Take All match
11/10 RAW - William Regal beat Santino Marella
Women's Title
4/14 RAW - Mickie James beat Beth Phoenix
8/17 SummerSlam - Beth Phoenix & Santino Marella beat Mickie James & Kofi Kingston in a Winners Take All match
World Tag Team Championship
6/29 Night of Champions - Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes beat Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes
8/4 RAW - John Cena & Batista beat Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes
8/11 RAW - Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes regained the titles from Batista and John Cena
10/27 RAW - CM Punk & Kofi Kingston beat Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes
12/13 House Show - The Miz & John Morrison beat CM Punk & Kofi Kingston

WWE SmackDown
WWE World Title
4/27 Backlash - Triple H beat Champion Randy Orton, JBL, and John Cena in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination Match
6/23 RAW - when Triple H was drafted to SmackDown the title followed him from RAW to SmackDown
11/23 Survivor Series - Edge beat Champion Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov
12/14 Armageddon - Jeff Hardy beat Champion Edge and Triple H
U.S. Title
4/27 Backlash - Matt Hardy beat MVP
6/23 RAW - when Matt Hardy was drafted to ECW the title moved from SmackDown to ECW
7/20 Great American Bash - Shelton Benjamin beat Matt Hardy and in the process moved the title back to SmackDown
WWE Tag Team Championship
7/20 Great American Bash - Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder beat Champs John Morrison & The Miz, Jesse & Festus, and Finlay & Hornswoggle
9/26 SmackDown - Carlito & Primo Colon beat Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder
WWE Divas Championship
7/20 Great American Bash - Michelle McCool beat Natalya Neidhart to become the first-ever Divas Champion
12/26 SmackDown - Maryse beat Michelle McCool in a match that featured Maria as the special guest referee


ECW
ECW World Title
1/22 ECW on Sci-Fi - Chavo Guerrero beat CM Punk in a No DQ Match
3/30 WrestleMania XXIV - Kane beat Chavo Guerrero
6/29 Night of Champions - Mark Henry beat Kane & The Big Show
9/7 Unforgiven - Matt Hardy beat Champion Mark Henry, Finlay, Chavo Guerrero, & The Miz in a Scramble Match


TNA
TNA World Title
4/13 Lockdown - Samoa Joe beat Kurt Angle in a steel cage match
10/12 Bound for Glory - Sting beat Samoa Joe
TNA Tag Team Titles
4/17 iMPACT! - Eric Young & Kaz beat Champions AJ Styles & Tomko and the LAX
4/17 iMPACT! - Eric Young and Kaz were stripped of the belts when Eric wouldn't admit that he was Super Eric
5/11 Sacrifice - The Latin American Xchange beat Team 3D in the finals of the Deuces Wild Tournament to win the vacant title
8/10 Hard Justice - Beer Money Inc. beat The LAX
Legends Championship
10/23 iMPACT! - Booker T declared himself the first-ever Legends Champion
X-Division Title
1/24 iMPACT! - Johnny Devine beat Jay Lethal
2/10 Against All Odds - Jay Lethal won the title when he and the Motor City Machine Guns beat Champion Johnny Devine and Team 3D in a hardcore street fight
4/17 iMPACT! - Petey Williams beat Jay Lethal
9/14 No Surrender - Sheik Abdul Bashir beat Champion Petey Williams & Consequences Creed
11/13 iMPACT! - Eric Young beat Sheik Abdul Bashir
11/20 iMPACT! - Sheik Abdul Bashir was awarded the title when TNA nullified Eric Young's victory due to the actions of referee Shane Sewell
12/7 Final Resolution - Eric Young beat Sheik Abdul Bashir
12/7 Final Resolution - the title was declared vacant several minutes after Young won it due to the actions of referee Shane Sewell
TNA Knockouts Women's Championship
1/10 iMPACT! - Awesome Kong beat Gail Kim
7/10 iMPACT! - Taylor Wilde beat Awesome Kong
10/23 iMPACT! - Awesome Kong beat Taylor Wilde

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