2008 in professional wrestling

2008 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. == List of notable promotions == These promotions held notable events in 2008. == Calendar of notable shows == === January === === February === === March === === April === === May === === June === === July === === August === === September === === October === === November === === December === == Accomplishments and tournaments == === AAA === ==== AAA Hall of Fame ==== === Ring of Honor === === Sendai Girls === === TNA === === WWE === ==== WWE Hall of Fame ==== ==== Slammy Awards ==== == Title changes == === AAA === === NJPW === === ROH === === TNA === === WWE === – Raw – SmackDown - ECW Raw and SmackDown each had a world championship, a secondary championship, a women's championship, and a male tag team championship. ECW only had a world championship. == Awards and honors == === Pro Wrestling Illustrated === === Wrestling Observer Newsletter === ==== Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ==== ==== Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards ==== == Births == August 29 – Daichi Sato == Debuts == January 3 – Ryuichi Sekine February 11 – Takashi Okita (Kensuke Office) March 2 – Kenoh March 7 – Matt Taven March 11 – Shinya Ishikawa April 12 – Hamuko Hoshi April 19 – Shota April 26 – Adam Cole May 24 – Adam Page June 27 – Yuji Okabayashi July 13 – Nozomi Dai (NEO) July 20 – Hikaru Shida September 19 – Bayley September 20 – Nikki Cross October 26 Shane Mercer Syuri November 11 – Yumehito Imanari November 15 – Bo Dallas November 22 – Rusev December 4 – Ryuichi Kawakami == Retirements == Roadkill (1996 – February 4, 2008) (brief return only in 2012) Billy Kidman (September 11, 1994 – February 23, 2008) Woody Farmer (1960s-April 12, 2008) Torrie Wilson (February 21, 1999 – May 8, 2008) (brief return only in 2009 and 2018) Jonathan Coachman (December 23, 1999 – June 2008) Danny Basham (1998–July 5, 2008) Ashley Massaro (June 27, 2005 – July 9, 2008) Carlos Colón (February 16, 1966 – July 19, 2008) Johnny Jeter (September 2001 – August 2008) (brief return only in 2014) Cherry (January 1999 – August 15, 2008) Sonny Siaki (March 1998 – September 17, 2008) Joey Mercury (October 12, 1996 – October 2008) (returned to wrestling from 2010 onwards) Peter Thornley (1964-October 29, 2008) KC James (December 15, 2001 – December 12, 2008) Misae Genki (August 28, 1994 – December 31, 2008) == Deaths == January 17 - Ernie Holmes, 59 February 6 - Elephant Boy, 86 February 15 – Johnny Weaver, 72 March 6 – Don Curtis, 80 March 16 – Gary Hart, 66 March 20 – Bestia Salvaje, 46 March 23 Chase Tatum, 34 Luis Magana, 97 March 28 – Ron Slinker, 62 April 5 - Buffalo Jim Barrier, 55 April 30 - Yvon Robert Jr., 65 May 11 – Judy Grable, 72 May 12 – Penny Banner, 73 May 25 – Rudy Kay, 65 June 17 – Jimmy Jackson (wrestler), 51 June 19 – Chief White Owl, 72 July 12 - Evgeny Artyukhin Sr., 59 July 30 – Alfonso Dantés, 65 August 20 - Sonny Fargo, 80 August 30 – Killer Kowalski, 81 September 20 - George Larson, 93 September 21 - Al Hobman, 83 October 8 - Hogan Wharton, 72 October 16 – Jack Reynolds, 71 October 19 – Lia Maivia, 81 October 26 – S. D. Jones, 63 December 4 – Steve Bradley, 32 December 14 – Mike Bell, 37 == See also == List of NJPW pay-per-view events List of ROH pay-per-view events List of TNA pay-per-view events List of WWE pay-per-view events == References ==