Judgement 2008 was a

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event promoted by

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(DDT). It took place on March 9, 2008, in

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, at the

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. It was the twelfth event under the

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name. The event aired domestically on

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Storylines

Judgement 2008 featured eight

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Event

The second match was for Muscle Sakai's personal belt, which was not a championship recognized by DDT. The match could be won by taking the belt off Sakai's waist. Next, Gentaro acted as the

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for a match between

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and Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Nakazawa quickly went for a

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but Matsunaga dodged the attack and Nakazawa hit Gentaro instead which caused Nakazawa's disqualification in just 21 seconds after the bell. Gentaro then accepted Nakazawa's request for a rematch. After the defeat of

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's team in the sixth match, Danshoku Dino took advantage of the fact that Ibushi was asleep backstage to pin him in order to become the new

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. Next was an

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dubbed "DDT 11th Anniversary Memorial Match" that saw the return of

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Results

Three-way elimination match

References

External links

The official DDT Pro-Wrestling website
{{List of major DDT Pro-Wrestling events

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