IWE Armageddon (2008)
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| Armageddon (2008) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Kris McGowan | ||
| Theme song(s) | "Chinese Democracy" by Guns N' Roses | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Date | December 14, 2008 | |
| Attendance | 12,500 | |
| Venue | HSBC Arena | |
| City | Buffalo, New York | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Survivor Series (2008) | Armageddon (2008) | Royal Rumble (2009) |
| Armageddon chronology | ||
| Armageddon (2007) | Armageddon (2008) | Armageddon (2009) |
Armageddon (2008) was a professional-wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) promotion, which took place on December 14, 2008 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. It featured professional wrestlers and other talent from all IWE's three brands: Raw, SmackDown and XCW. The ninth and final event within the Armageddon chronology, it featured on its card seven professional wrestling matches.
During the SmackDown main event, Josh Hooper defeated Triple K and IWE Champion Edge in a match involving three competitors to win the championship. The Raw main event featured the World Heavyweight Championship contested in a standard wrestling match, in which Dustin Simpson defeated Kris McGowan to retain the title. The undercard featured several matches, including Justin Eldridge against Scott Wright in the finals of a tournament to determine the number-one contender to the IWE Intercontinental Championship, and Kevin McAlmond versus Jesse Dern in a standard wrestling match.
Armageddon helped IWE earn $15.9 million in revenue from PPV events, thanks to an attendance of approximately 12,500 and 193,000 PPV buys. When the 2008 event was released on DVD it reached a peak position of second on Billboard's DVD Sales Chart. The professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer website rated the entire event a perfect 10 out of 10.
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