Dead On Arrival 2008

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PPV Info
The theme poster for Dead On Arrival made by AGFX (Assassin).
PPV Name	Dead On Arrival
Brand(s)	Massacre/Mayhem
Date	February 24th 2008
Venue	Staples Centre
City	Los Angeles, California
Last Event	The Rebirth
Next Event	WrestleMania 2

Dead On Arrival is an annual Pay-Per-View event produced by D-Generation XX and is shared by both Massacre and Mayhem. So far only one event has aired, which took place on February 24th 2008.

The shows main events were both gimmick matches. Massacres main event featured Rocco Ross defending his DXX Title against Jordinator, Rob Van Dam, James Manson, Nabeel Nawaz and Triple H in an Elimination Chamber, and Mayhems featured Randy Orton defending his DXX World Heavyweight Title against DJ Hipp in a Security Prison Death Match.

Results

• Josh Impact defeated Mike Vengeance
  • Impact pinned Vengeance after hitting his Ultimate Sin finisher

• The Motor City Machine Guns defeated Kevin Kompiler and White Cloud to retain the DXX Tag Team Titles
  • Alex Shelly pinned White Cloud after hitting the Shellshock

• The Rock defeated Atomic, Goldberg and CM Punk in a Gauntlet Match
  • The Rock pinned Punk after hitting the Rock Bottom

• Brett Unknown defeated Kurt Angle and AngelDust to win the DXX Intercontinental Title
  • Unknown pinned AngelDust after Angle hit the Angle Slam and was thrown out of the ring

The DVD cover of Dead on Arrival 2008
(image courtesy of Alex Idol)

• DJ Hipp defeated Randy Orton to win the DXX World Heavyweight Title in a Security Prison Death Match
  • Hipp pinned Orton after hitting the Cop Killa through a ladder and a table that was on fire. Orton then couldn't answer the following ten count

• Triple H defeated Jordinator, Rob Van Dam, James Manson, Nabeel Nawaz and Rocco Ross to win the DXX Title
  • Triple H (who started the match) pinned James Manson after the Pedigree to win the title