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2009, definitely! 2007-2009 in ring wise were my favorite ruthless aggression years. In ring that is ignoring the outside shi*estorm that was going on but let's be honest 08-09 rumbles are definitely forgotten classics. Cena and Orton won their respective rumbles at the right time. Shame about their losses after
2008 was a good year for WWE: Punk cashed in to become World Champion, Ric Flair “ retired “ and Jeff Hardy was the biggest face in the WWE finally winning the WWE Championship ( only held it for a month )
Even holding the belt for a month is a big achievement in 2008, around that time many ego maniacs and legends were around, Cena, HHH, HBK, Undertaker, Orton, Batista etc.
Jeff Hardy is my favorite wrestler of all time. Seeing him FINALLY win the big one on Armageddon made so happy man. Also shoutout Punk for cashing in and winning the big gold
To me this was the final year of WWE in its prime. The PG era had begun to take over but it wasn't fully involved in every decision made. Cena wasn't completely Super Cena just yet. The HBK v Y2J feud was absolutely amazing. Orton was moving from legend killer to viper. Jeff Hardy FINALLY reached the mountain top. And most importantly, Santino Marella was the highlight of the night every single time he was on screen. "The honky tonky maneeee"
@@longboy7 that's why I said "completely". It was definitely starting/had started, but I wouldn't say it was at its full blown level just yet. I'd say 2008 was the last year before Cena became the golden one in the companies eyes. Before than he was booked extremely strong but when they flipped the switch to bring him to face of the company aka Hogan level, that's when it got ridiculous.
It was a banner year for WWE. All PPV ranges from good to great. Iconic moment like the Flair retirement and That Cena pop. Elite feuds like Jericho-HBK and Edge-Taker. One of the best single year in WWE ever?
I started watching a year before, but this is when it peaked for me. Edge and the undertaker were my favorites, so that rivalry was just magic to me as a kid. And yeah it was the start of the PG era, but the PG era those first 2 years weren’t the same PG era it became
2008 is criminally underrated and gets harsh criticism for turning PG which has nothing to do with the downfall of the product. They still had stars and epic feuds going through that year. What I consider the last greatest year of the company.
2010 was the saddest year Shawn michaels retired Batista quit Triple h became a part timer Undertaker became a part timer John cena started burying everyone(nexus) Anonymous gm Randy orton started to feel like a midcarder Cool midcarders like matt hardy, mvp,carlito,shad, and finlay where also out by the end of the year
Just a minor correction. HBK vs. Y2J at Unforgiven wasn't the catalyst to McMahon banning blading. It was their Great American Bash match prior that was the tipping point to WWE turning PG.
Great work on this Year and review video Andy this was one of WWE's last great years before 2010 which was a crappy year things don't get better after 2009 they get worse 2008 was the truly the last year of good wrestling!
@@benironside1264 edge was heel #1 for me when he cash in on Taker in 2007 but this rivalry in 2008 just cemented it for me. As much as I hated 2009 Randy, Edge taking the title from Batista and Undertaker was worse for me
In 2008 I was 11 years old, I think in January or February that year a sports channel from my country just started having wwe shows on its lineup and I started watching wwe but man, that year was insane, my first experience as wwe fan in that year was unique, the sport was full of life, charismatic characters, colorful personalities, funny moments, thought personalities, ego fightings, unpredictable moments, it was just perfect. I was a John Cena fan, but I loved Jeff Hardy No More Words theme song and Kofy Kingston theme song, trying to record them during any entrances but it was in vane due to my country commentators sayings over the music😂 I fell in love with divas like Maria, Kelly Kelly or Maryse. I was laughing all the time Santino Marella had something to say, I was focused every time legends like Cena,Undertaker,Orton,Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Batista, Jeff Hardy or Chris Jericho entered the ring for a match. All things were so cool in 2008, we were talking about wwe at school or on the street with other kids, we were sharing pictures with wrestlers on our phones(not smartphones like today s age, but by infrared light) or theme songs we had in music player. We had that wwe 2003 video game for pc, setting controls for 3 players on one keyboard 😂 But I stopped watching wwe in early 2014 but for good, I lost my interest at the time because we had too predictable moments, lame and boring story lines and lack of tough characters… by summerslam 2013 I was watching just highlighted ppv and rarely a highlighted raw or smackdown.
Loved 2008 Saw Films Like The Corruptor Let's Go To Prison and V For Vendetta for the first time Squidbillies became one of my favorite Adult Swim series ever !!!
This is my favorite series of yours. I really wish you’d push them out faster but I know they must be a lot work. Just a suggestion. Anyways love your stuff.
Finally Graduated from High School with some Classmates from Huffman, Wenonah, Parker, Carver, Jackson-Olin, Hayes, West End, Woodland, Ramsey. The Other High Schoolers from Around the World including from Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS Class of 2008 were born in 1989-90.
You didnt mention the fact that Jeff Hardy, was originally in the triple threat at Survivor Series. But a mystery person assaulted him in the stairwell and a returning Edge, was his replacement by Vickie.
Love the year in review videos. When you’re fully up to date with the year, have you ever thought about doing the 80s? Or like years in review for other companies
definitely an underrated year that should be appreciated more. taker and edge, hbk ric flair, hbk y2j, randy orton and john cena were all killing it this year. wrestlemania 24 is an all time event in my opinion
Was just starting 6th grade around this time 😂😂 the original Xbox 360 the will early days of PlayStation 3 11 years old at the time them going pg at the time really didn't bother me it wasn't even bad at first there were still some pretty interesting storylines going down around this time idk why everyone acts like it's the worst thing ever
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Even though the product was PG in 2008 it was still really good wrestling and I know why they went PG is because what happened the summer prior of the tragedy of Benito last WWE greatest moments!
@@ArmedChicano bro why is that funny, do you find murdering family members funny don't be a sadistic bastard have some pride that tragedy was not even close to being funny it was serious for the industry it was the most darkest time in wrestling 🤨
2008 and 2009 is by far my favorite years it was real WWE i still remember when jeff defeated undertaker in november and winning the wwe champion in december 2008
It was his worst year since 2004. He lost at no way out, wm24,backlash,great American bash, night of champions, summerslam and was injured again until ss 2008
@WRESTLEWITHANDY Mark Henry didn’t win his championship scramble match at unforgiven. Matt Hardy won that match. The champion to retain their title in the scramble matches was Triple H.
This was my first full calendar year of wrestling fandom, the year of my first live show (Cyber Sunday) and was also the year that, for Halloween, I was John Cena in his AWA tribute gear. Man I was cringe back then
I am greatly proud to say I started watching wrestling in 2008. there's a lot i remember from that time that got me HOOKED. Whenever i rewatch the matches and moments, i remember how fun it was to watch WWE
Triple H was the only Champion to defend their title in the Scramble matches at Unforgiven. Mark Henry would ultimately lose his ECW Chanpionship to Matt Hardy in theirs.
A lot of this is inaccurate. Kane was drafted to raw, not smackdown. The match for unforgiven showed cena in the scramble but Rey mysterio replaced him, and cena was injured at summer slam by Batista. He wasn’t just out of the title picture for no reason and saved for survivor series.
Great year for ppvs. And solid year to end the ruthless aggression era and phase in the pg era. A shame that 2009 (at least post wrestlemania) just ruined raw
This year is massively underapprciated. A lot of solid PPVs and Storylines that year. There were some bad stuff but the only real con that year was the women’s division which WWE treated like an afterthought for years. People just hate on 2008 all because they went PG that year. To me this year was great for the most part and huge improvement over how terrible 2006 and 2007 were.
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2009, definitely! 2007-2009 in ring wise were my favorite ruthless aggression years. In ring that is ignoring the outside shi*estorm that was going on but let's be honest 08-09 rumbles are definitely forgotten classics. Cena and Orton won their respective rumbles at the right time. Shame about their losses after
WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Division: Where Are They Now?
Best hodgepodge tag teams ever!!
2008 was a good year for WWE: Punk cashed in to become World Champion, Ric Flair “ retired “ and Jeff Hardy was the biggest face in the WWE finally winning the WWE Championship ( only held it for a month )
HBK vs Jeff Hardy for the IC title was a hidden gem! 🔥
Edge v undertaker for the world heavyweight championship.
Don’t forget the epic HBK-Y2J feud
It's wwe pg Era done right with slight shades of ruthless aggression
Even holding the belt for a month is a big achievement in 2008, around that time many ego maniacs and legends were around, Cena, HHH, HBK, Undertaker, Orton, Batista etc.
Jeff Hardy is my favorite wrestler of all time. Seeing him FINALLY win the big one on Armageddon made so happy man. Also shoutout Punk for cashing in and winning the big gold
lol that’s literally at least 40% of kids at the time bro 😂
@@ShadowCloutJutsume too
I hated punk at that time, still do😂💀 jeff the 🐐
@@Cipherzz yeah lol I’m pretty sure for most of us he was our favorite I used to dive off shit as a kid cus “Jeff Hardy would do it”🥴😂
@@ShadowCloutJutsu 😂😂
To me this was the final year of WWE in its prime. The PG era had begun to take over but it wasn't fully involved in every decision made. Cena wasn't completely Super Cena just yet. The HBK v Y2J feud was absolutely amazing. Orton was moving from legend killer to viper. Jeff Hardy FINALLY reached the mountain top. And most importantly, Santino Marella was the highlight of the night every single time he was on screen. "The honky tonky maneeee"
But Cena got stale by this point in terms of coming back.
Wasn’t Supercena around in 2006-2007 tho?
@@lexkanyima2195 not completely he was still getting some pretty big pops. It was definitely brewing though.
@@longboy7 that's why I said "completely". It was definitely starting/had started, but I wouldn't say it was at its full blown level just yet. I'd say 2008 was the last year before Cena became the golden one in the companies eyes. Before than he was booked extremely strong but when they flipped the switch to bring him to face of the company aka Hogan level, that's when it got ridiculous.
@@zacharyscott6779 well he came back twice very quickly
Edge and randy being the champions at the start of the year after their tag team run was phenomenal
It was a banner year for WWE. All PPV ranges from good to great. Iconic moment like the Flair retirement and That Cena pop. Elite feuds like Jericho-HBK and Edge-Taker. One of the best single year in WWE ever?
I’d have to give a resounding HELL YEAH
I started watching a year before, but this is when it peaked for me. Edge and the undertaker were my favorites, so that rivalry was just magic to me as a kid. And yeah it was the start of the PG era, but the PG era those first 2 years weren’t the same PG era it became
Same
Because those first 2 year were a transition from ruthless aggression era
Jeff and Matt won their first World Champs, Obama became our first black president, GTA 4 released and The Dark Knight premiered. What a year.
Everything was great except for Obama becoming president, that’s when it all went downhill
The Dark Knight sucks I saw Speed Racer
Speed racer ass
@@V-95Kman acting like George W. Bush didn't precede him
I was starting to become in love with a girl I no longer talk to 😂
2008 is criminally underrated and gets harsh criticism for turning PG which has nothing to do with the downfall of the product. They still had stars and epic feuds going through that year. What I consider the last greatest year of the company.
Pretty much 2008-2009 PG Era was fine but 2010-2013 was leaves a lot to be desired.
@@fro-zone2kearly 2010s wwe was the opposite of the early 2000s wwe smh
@@michaelsevilla3697 Yup, tho I like say early 2010s WWE is way better than late 2010s WWE.
2010 was the saddest year
Shawn michaels retired
Batista quit
Triple h became a part timer
Undertaker became a part timer
John cena started burying everyone(nexus)
Anonymous gm
Randy orton started to feel like a midcarder
Cool midcarders like matt hardy, mvp,carlito,shad, and finlay where also out by the end of the year
Ah 2008 my favorite year of WWE. The year of Hardy😊.
Just a minor correction. HBK vs. Y2J at Unforgiven wasn't the catalyst to McMahon banning blading. It was their Great American Bash match prior that was the tipping point to WWE turning PG.
The year I got into wrestling. So many good memories of that time.
No lie 2008 was a underrated year tbh
Great work on this Year and review video Andy this was one of WWE's last great years before 2010 which was a crappy year things don't get better after 2009 they get worse 2008 was the truly the last year of good wrestling!
It's gotten good this year
2016 was a good year as well.
John Cena finally facing Batista at Summer Slam was a great encounter. Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho's feud was the best part of 2008 IMO.
Mark Henry did NOT retain at Unforgiven, it was Matt Hardy who won and also defended against Mark Henry
don't forget the start of the MCU from Iron man
2000-2009 ALTITUDE ERA EXTREME IN WWE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is the year I was born and finally seeing what wwe was like when I was Just A Baby
2:30 can I just say that it's bizarre to see 2002 "Across the Nation" Raw stage in 2008's HDTV quality
That was late 2007 before they went HD in January 2008 and redesigned their stages
@@1ktharristhey were testing out the HD cameras there's footage of Raw & ECW with their old sets in HD.
7:55 correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t Vicky take the title from Undertaker because of the hell gate submission move?
You are correct
@@benironside1264 edge was heel #1 for me when he cash in on Taker in 2007 but this rivalry in 2008 just cemented it for me. As much as I hated 2009 Randy, Edge taking the title from Batista and Undertaker was worse for me
Waiting for Andy to get to the current year and start predicting the future. Appreciate these videos
These Year In Review videos got me back into wrestling after stopping in 2002
Thank you for all the time you take doing these good memories!
Jeff Hardy + Lil Wayne = 2008
And Obama
GTA 4 released
Criminally underrated channel and series to boot.
Please keep them coming 😭 love this series
In many ways, 2008 was the final "great" year for WWE. While 2009 had it's moments, it was never truly the same company after this
I think even as a kid I realized this. Because by like two or three years later I stopped watching until 2022. (I’m 24 now)
In 2008 I was 11 years old, I think in January or February that year a sports channel from my country just started having wwe shows on its lineup and I started watching wwe but man, that year was insane, my first experience as wwe fan in that year was unique, the sport was full of life, charismatic characters, colorful personalities, funny moments, thought personalities, ego fightings, unpredictable moments, it was just perfect.
I was a John Cena fan, but I loved Jeff Hardy No More Words theme song and Kofy Kingston theme song, trying to record them during any entrances but it was in vane due to my country commentators sayings over the music😂
I fell in love with divas like Maria, Kelly Kelly or Maryse.
I was laughing all the time Santino Marella had something to say, I was focused every time legends like Cena,Undertaker,Orton,Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Batista, Jeff Hardy or Chris Jericho entered the ring for a match.
All things were so cool in 2008, we were talking about wwe at school or on the street with other kids, we were sharing pictures with wrestlers on our phones(not smartphones like today s age, but by infrared light) or theme songs we had in music player.
We had that wwe 2003 video game for pc, setting controls for 3 players on one keyboard 😂
But I stopped watching wwe in early 2014 but for good, I lost my interest at the time because we had too predictable moments, lame and boring story lines and lack of tough characters… by summerslam 2013 I was watching just highlighted ppv and rarely a highlighted raw or smackdown.
Man, how wwe changed in 2008 after eddie passed in 2005, and benoit did what he did in 2007.
And forced to changed the direction.
Loved 2008 Saw Films Like The Corruptor Let's Go To Prison and V For Vendetta for the first time Squidbillies became one of my favorite Adult Swim series ever !!!
This is my favorite series of yours. I really wish you’d push them out faster but I know they must be a lot work. Just a suggestion. Anyways love your stuff.
Finally Graduated from High School with some Classmates from Huffman, Wenonah, Parker, Carver, Jackson-Olin, Hayes, West End, Woodland, Ramsey. The Other High Schoolers from Around the World including from Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS Class of 2008 were born in 1989-90.
You didnt mention the fact that Jeff Hardy, was originally in the triple threat at Survivor Series. But a mystery person assaulted him in the stairwell and a returning Edge, was his replacement by Vickie.
What a fucking year. That's the last year I remember enjoying wwe. Once Jeff lost to his demons I couldn't care less about wrestling 2009 was rough
Jeff Hardy was so over in 2008, it was insane.
Year I was born
Thank you! Keep going with this series
If stone cold didnt get prematurely injured in ss 97, i wonder how long steve would go in his prime beyond 2002.
Love the year in review videos. When you’re fully up to date with the year, have you ever thought about doing the 80s? Or like years in review for other companies
Raw: Good
Smackdown!: Decent
ECW: Solid
definitely an underrated year that should be appreciated more. taker and edge, hbk ric flair, hbk y2j, randy orton and john cena were all killing it this year. wrestlemania 24 is an all time event in my opinion
You forgot to mention that Randy Orton got injured in the Last Man Standing match against Triple H.
Was just starting 6th grade around this time 😂😂 the original Xbox 360 the will early days of PlayStation 3 11 years old at the time them going pg at the time really didn't bother me it wasn't even bad at first there were still some pretty interesting storylines going down around this time idk why everyone acts like it's the worst thing ever
8:45 Triple H was the one who got drafted to Smackdown, not Kane. Kane got sent over to RAW.
Alot of these points you bringing up is crazy m&m beating punk and kane for tag titles sounds insane
I started watching full time during this time, 2008 - early 2010 underrated period
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IIRC: Edge had said the idea of him winning against Undertaker was mentioned and he flat out refused.
Even though the product was PG in 2008 it was still really good wrestling and I know why they went PG is because what happened the summer prior of the tragedy of Benito last WWE greatest moments!
The tragedy of benito😂
@@ArmedChicano bro why is that funny, do you find murdering family members funny don't be a sadistic bastard have some pride that tragedy was not even close to being funny it was serious for the industry it was the most darkest time in wrestling 🤨
@@molejam8166no because of how you spelt his name
@@molejam8166No they went PG because Mr. McMahon felt the violence between Shawn Michaels & Chris Jericho was too far.
@@fro-zone2kBS that is no choice
Edge v Undertaker was the best feud in my opinion and made this year one of my favorites years watching WWE
2008 was one of the best years in WWE. (Except for ECW)
How did you get these footage ?
The year I began watching WWE full time. I can’t believe next month will mark 15 years since Jeff Hardy won the WWE Championship.
A year when wwe cared about who the fans want as the champion
2008 and 2009 is by far my favorite years it was real WWE i still remember when jeff defeated undertaker in november and winning the wwe champion in december 2008
Once you've caught up with WWE will you do the same for new Japan, TNA, AEW ect.... That would be cool
Your Video 📸 Is Marvelous Wrestle With Andy And Keep Up The Good Work
John Cena's 2008 Year Was Amazing Winning His First World Heavyweight Championship🏆Over Chris Jericho At The 2008 Survivor Series
It was his worst year since 2004. He lost at no way out, wm24,backlash,great American bash, night of champions, summerslam and was injured again until ss 2008
Oh yeah The Rock made his First WWE appearance in nearly 4 years in 2008. It would have been crazy if he returned for in ring action at WM 24
I loved this year it was the year that i became a wrestling fan
Mayweather punching big show is what got me to start watching wrestling i was in like the 3rd or 4th grade
Another year in wrestling
Hell of a year 🔥
@WRESTLEWITHANDY Mark Henry didn’t win his championship scramble match at unforgiven. Matt Hardy won that match. The champion to retain their title in the scramble matches was Triple H.
I forgot about mayweather challenging The Big Show.
keep doing theses
2008 is one of the best years ever, because of Jeff Hardy
This was my first full calendar year of wrestling fandom, the year of my first live show (Cyber Sunday) and was also the year that, for Halloween, I was John Cena in his AWA tribute gear. Man I was cringe back then
It was Mr McMahon who told Ric Flar that the next match he lost he would ““ retire
I am greatly proud to say I started watching wrestling in 2008. there's a lot i remember from that time that got me HOOKED. Whenever i rewatch the matches and moments, i remember how fun it was to watch WWE
Thank For The Video 🙊🤯😃😍👍🥰💐🌟🥇🏆
The PG Era was the worst Era.
Cena in 2008 was untouchable.
Triple H was the only Champion to defend their title in the Scramble matches at Unforgiven. Mark Henry would ultimately lose his ECW Chanpionship to Matt Hardy in theirs.
Best year in wwe history
The unforgettable moment is Jeff Hardy is becoming WWE champion 🔥🔥🤞✌
This one came quick
JTG.SHAD GASPARD (RIP). I ABSOLUTELY LOVED CRYME TYME.
Agreed, for me 2008 was the last decent year that WWE would have until the Sheild boys got over in 2014.
Is it just me or were the PG Era restrictions just there in name only until Batista bladed in the Cage match vs Jericho?
A lot of this is inaccurate. Kane was drafted to raw, not smackdown. The match for unforgiven showed cena in the scramble but Rey mysterio replaced him, and cena was injured at summer slam by Batista. He wasn’t just out of the title picture for no reason and saved for survivor series.
And you forgot that 2008 was the year WWE went HD
2008 jeff hardy just hits different 😞
2008 was definitely better than 2007
But 05 was one of wwe”s highest points since the attitude era lol
Wcw / tna would be a nice spin off
SvR game was great then
Do more of these
Great year for ppvs. And solid year to end the ruthless aggression era and phase in the pg era. A shame that 2009 (at least post wrestlemania) just ruined raw
PRIME JEFF HARDY ❤❤❤❤❤
2008, aka the year of Jeff "motherfucking" Hardy.
When WWE was still ok
This year is massively underapprciated. A lot of solid PPVs and Storylines that year. There were some bad stuff but the only real con that year was the women’s division which WWE treated like an afterthought for years. People just hate on 2008 all because they went PG that year. To me this year was great for the most part and huge improvement over how terrible 2006 and 2007 were.
WWE hasn’t been the same since 2008
0:07 I didn’t see that in theaters but what came before it
They should bring back the championship scramble match
I really liked that concept
17:51 shame on WWE for putting on a show for those war criminals.
You wouldn't be here without certain ones
@@jordannewsom3606 lol that makes no sense
@@pushon10 Wars? Yes that make sense. Give me context
The best thing of 2008 was john cena winning the royal rumble match, taking into account that I was born in 2008.
08 lets go
4:03 HBK foreshadowed his own retirement match.