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{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name=Cyber Sunday (2008)
|theme="[[Propane Nightmares]]" by [[Pendulum (band)|Pendulum]]<ref name="results" />
|promotion=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]
|date=October 26, 2008
|venue=[[US Airways Center]]
|city=[[Phoenix, Arizona]]
|attendance= 12,500<ref name="PWH">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/cyber.html#2008|title= Cyber Sunday 2008 results|access-date=2008-09-26|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref>
|lastevent=[[No Mercy (2008)]]
|nextevent=[[Survivor Series (2008)]]
|event=[[WWE Cyber Sunday|Cyber Sunday]]
|lastevent2=[[Cyber Sunday (2007)]]
|nextevent2=''Last''
}}
'''Cyber Sunday (2008)''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|show]] made by [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE). It took place on October 26, 2008 at the [[US Airways Center]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. It was the fifth and last [[WWE Cyber Sunday|Cyber Sunday]] (the third under this name) event held by WWE.

Eight professional wrestling matches happened on the card. Like for previous Cyber Sunday events, fans could vote for the competing wrestlers, [[Professional wrestling match types|match types]], and more by using the [[internet]] and [[SMS|text messages]]. In the main event, Batista defeated [[Chris Jericho]] to win his fourth [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. The fans voted for [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] to be the special [[guest referee]].<ref name="results" />

This was also the only Cyber Sunday event to be broadcast in [[High-definition television|high definition]]. In 2009, [[WWE Bragging Rights|Bragging Rights]] took over Cyber Sunday's PPV slot.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE Bragging Rights|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/rw/eventdetail/10146834|url-status=dead|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|accessdate=2009-08-24|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618125606/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/rw/eventdetail/10146834|archivedate=2009-06-18}}</ref>
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==Results==
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|results = <ref name="Slam">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/10/26/7212271.html|title=Cyber Sunday lives up to the hype|last=McNamara|first=Andy|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|work=Slam! Sports|access-date=October 27, 2008|archive-date=June 30, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630000210/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/10/26/7212271.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|times = <ref name="PWH"/>
|match1 = [[Shelton Benjamin]] (c) defeated [[R-Truth]]{{Ref|WWE.com|1}}<ref name="USTitleMatch">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/matches/8375144/results/|title=Still the Gold Standard|last=Dugan|first=Tracy|date=October 26, 2008|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>
|stip1  = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]]<br/>{{small|This match [[Livestreaming|streamed live]] for free on WWE.com}}
|time1  = 3:23
|match2 = [[Rey Mysterio]] defeated [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]]<ref name="MysteriovsKane">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/matches/8257472/results/|title=The Big Red Monster mashed|last=Vermillion|first=James|date=October 26, 2008|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>
|stip2  = [[No Holds Barred match]]
|time2  = 10:17
|match3 = [[Matt Hardy]] (c) defeated [[Evan Bourne]]<ref name="ECWTitleMatch">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/matches/8342978/results/|title=Hardy controls his own fate|last=Rote|first=Andrew|date=October 26, 2008|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>
|stip3  = Singles match for the [[ECW Championship]]
|time3  = 11:01
|match4 = [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] and [[The Miz]] defeated [[Cryme Tyme]] ([[JTG]] and [[Shad Gaspard|Shad]])<ref name="PickTagMatch">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/matches/8343404/results/|title=WWE dot combat|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|date=October 26, 2008|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>
|stip4  = [[Tag team match]]
|time4  = 10:22
|match5 = [[The Honky Tonk Man]] defeated [[Santino Marella]] (c) (with [[Beth Phoenix]]) by disqualification <ref name="ICTitlematch">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/matches/8258380/results/|title=Combo Italiano|last=Adkins|first=Greg|date=October 26, 2008|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>
|stip5  = Singles match for the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]]
|time5  = 1:06
|match6 = [[The Undertaker]] defeated [[Big Show]]<ref name="BigShowvsUndertaker">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/matches/8320770/results/ |title=Deadman's revenge |last=Passero |first=Mitch |date=October 26, 2008 |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |access-date=October 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630182014/http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/matches/8320770/results/ |archive-date=June 30, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref>
|stip6  = [[Last Man Standing match]]
|time6  = 19:23
|match7 = [[Triple H]] (c) defeated [[Jeff Hardy]]<ref name="WWETitleMatch">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/matches/8292514/results/|title=Cyber Sunday: Triple H marches on as champion|last=DiFino|first=Lennie|date=October 26, 2008|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>
|stip7  = Singles match for the [[WWE Championship]]
|time7  = 15:37
|match8 = [[Dave Bautista|Batista]] defeated [[Chris Jericho]] (c) <ref name="WHCTitleMatch">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/matches/7880726/results/|title="Stunning" new champion|last=Tello|first=Craig|date=October 26, 2008|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>
|stip8  = Singles match for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] with [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] as the special [[guest referee]]<br/>{{small|Had Jericho been counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title}}
|time8  = 17:06
}}

===Voting results===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Poll'''
!colspan=2|'''Results'''<ref name="results">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/2008votingresults/|title=Cyber Sunday Voting Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>
|-
|Opponent for Shelton Benjamin
|colspan=2|
* '''R-Truth''' (59%)
* [[Doc Gallows|Festus]] (26%)
* [[Montel Vontavious Porter]] (15%)
|-
|Match type for Kane vs. Rey Mysterio
|colspan=2|
* '''No Holds Barred match''' (39%)
* [[Professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match|Falls Count Anywhere match]] (35%)
* [[Professional wrestling match types#Series matches|Two out of three falls match]] (26%)
|-
|Opponent for Matt Hardy
|colspan=2|
* '''Evan Bourne''' (69%)
* [[Fit Finlay|Finlay]] (25%)
* [[Mark Henry]] (6%)
|-
|Tag team match selection
|colspan=2|
* '''John Morrison and The Miz vs. Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad Gaspard)''' (38%)
* [[Cody Rhodes]] and [[Ted DiBiase Jr.|Ted DiBiase]] (c) vs. [[CM Punk]] and [[Kofi Kingston]] (for the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Championship]]) (35%)
* [[Jamie Noble]] and [[Mickie James]] vs. [[Layla El|Layla]] and [[William Regal]] (27%)
|-
|Opponent for Santino Marella
|colspan=2|
* '''The Honky Tonk Man''' (35%)
* [[Roddy Piper]] (34%)
* [[Goldust]] (31%)
|-
|Stipulation for Big Show vs. The Undertaker
|colspan=2|
* '''Last Man Standing match''' (49%)
* [[I Quit Match|"I Quit" match]] (42%)
* [[Knockout|Knockout match]] (9%)
|-
|Winner of the Divas Halloween costume contest
|
* [[Beth Phoenix]] (as a [[gladiator]])
* [[Brie Bella]] (as [[Cleopatra VII|Cleopatra]])
* [[Candice Michelle]] (as [[Marilyn Monroe]])
* [[Eve Torres]] (as a [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Ninja Turtle]])
* [[Jillian Hall]] (as [[Batgirl]])
* [[Kelly Kelly]] (as a [[sailor]])
* [[Katarina Waters|Katie Lea Burchill]] (as a [[vampire]])
* [[Layla El|Layla]] (as [[Princess Leia]])
|
* [[Lena Yada]] (as a [[ninja]])
* [[Maria Kanellis|Maria]] (as a [[Rabbit|bunny]])
* [[Maryse Ouellet|Maryse]] (as a [[Maid|French maid]])
* [[Michelle McCool]] (as a [[soldier]])
* '''Mickie James (as [[Tomb Raider|Lara Croft]])'''
* [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]] (as a [[police officer]])
* [[Taryn Terrell|Tiffany]] (as a [[nun]])
* [[Lisa Marie Varon|Victoria]] (as a [[banana]])
|-
|Opponent for Triple H
|colspan=2|
* '''Jeff Hardy''' (57%)
* Jeff Hardy and [[Vladimir Kozlov]] ([[Triple Threat match|Triple threat match]]) (38%)
* Vladimir Kozlov (5%)
|-
|Special guest referee for Chris Jericho vs. Batista
|colspan=2|
* '''Stone Cold Steve Austin''' (74%)
* [[Shawn Michaels]] (22%)
* [[Randy Orton]] (4%)
|}

==Related pages==
* [[WWE Cyber Sunday]]
* [[List of WWE pay-per-view events]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Other websites==
* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/ Official website]

{{WWEPPV|Cyber Sunday}}

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