King of the Ring 2008 King of the Ring 2008 was a special edition of World Wrestling Entertainment ' s ( WWE ) television program , " Raw " . The episode was held on April 21 , 2008 at BI - LO Center in Greenville , South Carolina . The episode featured the twentieth annual King of the Ring tournament , which was won by William Regal . Unlike the previous tournament that only featured wrestlers from the SmackDown brand , the 2008 version of the tournament featured wrestlers from WWE ' s all three brands – " Raw " , " SmackDown " and " ECW " . The return of the King of the Ring tournament for one night only was announced on April 14 edition of " Raw " . Another King of the Ring tournament will take place on November 29 , 2010 , as a special 3 - hour edition of " Raw . " Matches . Quarter - Finals . The show started with the quarter - final round of the 2008 King of the Ring tournament pitting the WWE Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho against the WWE United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter ( MVP ) . MVP began dominating Jericho until Jericho hit a Springboard Dropkick on MVP . MVP regained his momentum and hit Jericho a Delayed Elbow Drop , which he calls " Ballin Elbow " for a near - fall . MVP began working on Jericho ' s face and applied a Three - quarter Facelock and followed by hitting Knee Lifts . MVP hit Jericho a Big Boot but was unable to defeat Jericho . Jericho tried to hit MVP a Diving Crossbody but MVP countered it into a Flapjack . However , Jericho recovered and hit MVP a One - Handed Bulldog . Jericho tried to hit MVP a Springboard Moonsault which he calls " Lionsault " but MVP avoided the move . MVP tried to finish Jericho with an Overdrive which he calls " Playmaker " but Jericho countered it into an Elevated Boston Crab which he calls " Walls of Jericho " . Jericho forced MVP to tap out to the Walls of Jericho . The second match in the quarter - final was between Matt Hardy and the Mr . Money in the Bank CM Punk . Hardy and Punk started the match by utilizing submission maneuvers against each other . Punk began dominating the match and attacked Hardy sending him to the corner . Hardy took advantage and climbed to the top rope hitting a Flying Back Elbow on Punk ' s head . Hardy whipped Punk into the corner and hit a Corner Clothesline followed by a Bulldog which was countered by Punk . Punk whipped Hardy into the corner and hit him a Shining Wizard and a Bulldog . Punk tried to finish the match by attempting a Fireman ' s Carry Knee Strike which he calls " Go To Sleep " on Hardy . Hardy reversed it and hit Punk a Wrist - Lock Side Slam which he calls " Side Effect " . Hardy attempted a Front Facelock Three - Quarter Facelock Cutter which he calls " Twist of Fate " on Punk . Punk countered it into a Go 2 Sleep but Hardy attempted a Sunset Flip on Punk . Punk sat and held the Roll - Up to win the match . The third match in the quarter - final was between Finlay and The Great Khali . Khali dominated Finlay with a Lariat and a Scoop Slam , followed by a Leg Drop attempt . However , Finlay avoided the Leg Drop and began beating on Finlay . Khali threw Finlay into the corner and continued assaulting him into the corner . Khali grabbed Finlay and took him outside the ring and wrapped Finlay ' s knee into the ring post . Khali continuously slammed it into the ring post , causing the referee to disqualify Khali . After the match , Khali continued to assault Finlay until Big Show came to chase Khali . Finlay was being helped by Hornswoggle and WWE staff to the backstage . At the same time , the Raw General Manager William Regal was making his entrance to the ring for his tournament quarter - final match . It was announced that Hornswoggle would be Regal ' s opponent . Regal easily defeated Hornswoggle by forcing him to submit to a Cross - Legged STF which he calls " Regal Stretch " . After the match , Finlay tried to rescue Hornswoggle but was attacked by Regal . After the quarter - final round , a non - tournament match occurred between one half of the World Tag Team Champions Hardcore Holly and Carlito . Holly dominated Carlito with some of his moves until Carlito gained momentum after hitting a Knee Lift . Holly flung Carlito to the ropes but Carlito dropkick ed Holly . Carlito hit Holly ' s head on the turnbuckle and whipped him into the corner followed by a Corner Splash attempt which was avoided by Holly . Holly hit Carlito a Back Elbow and tried to hit him a Flapjack Spinebuster which he calls " Alabama Slam " . However , Carlito countered the move and hit Holly a Double Knee Backbreaker which he calls " Backstabber " for the victory . Semi - Finals . The semi - final of the King of the Ring tournament began with Chris Jericho taking on CM Punk . Jericho and Punk exchanged blows until Jericho hit Punk a Springboard Dropkick . Punk followed by attempting a Springboard Clothesline but Jericho dropkicked the ropes and Punk crashed on the ropes . Jericho applied a Backbreaker on Punk until Punk countered and hit Jericho a Spinning Wheel Kick . Jericho tried to pin Punk with a Roll - Up but Punk kicked out . Jericho applied Walls of Jericho on Punk and Punk fought of the submission hold but was hit with an Enzuigiri . Punk recovered and hit Jericho a Scoop Powerslam and hit a series of kicks to Jericho . Jericho would hit Punk a Bulldog and tried to hit a Lionsault on Punk but Punk blocked the move . Jericho applied Walls of Jericho on Punk for a second time in the match . Punk broke the hold and hit Jericho a Go 2 Sleep to win the match . The next semi - final match was between Finlay and William Regal . Regal targeted Finlay ' s injured knee and attacked it . However , Finlay protected his knee and tried to battle Regal but Regal continued to attack it and injured Finlay ' s head . Finlay regained momentum and hit Regal a Double Foot Stomp and attempted a Running Back To Belly Piledriver which he calls " Celtic Cross " on Regal . Regal fought of the move and kicked Finlay ' s head and applied a Regal Stretch on Finlay . Finlay was knocked out and as a result , Regal advanced to the finals . After the semi - final round , a match occurred between an impostor Barack Obama and an impostor Hillary Clinton , who was managed by an impostor Bill Clinton . The impostor Obama used the entrance , moves and mannerisms of The Rock whereas the impostor Hillary used the entrance , moves and mannerisms of Hulk Hogan . Hillary dominated Obama in the earlier part of the match until Obama made a comeback and hit a Lifting Side Slam , which he called " Rock Bottom " . He followed by attempting an Elbow Drop which he called " People ' s Elbow " . However , Bill tripped Obama and pulled him out of the ring . Umaga made his way to the ring and interfered in the match by attacking both Hillary and Obama . Final . The King of the Ring Final match took place pitting CM Punk against William Regal . Regal attacked Punk into the corner until the referee broke it up and Punk kicked Regal and placed him in the corner . Punk hit a Shining Wizard and tried to hit a Bulldog but Regal hit a Bridging Belly To Back Suplex , which he calls " Regal - Plex " . Regal followed by applying a Bow And Arrow Stretch on Punk . Punk and Regal would exchange blows until Punk attempted to hit a Go 2 Sleep . However , Regal caught the top rope and hit Punk a Running High Knee which he calls " Knee Trembler " . Regal attempted a Regal Stretch on Punk . Punk tried to break the hold but Regal continued to punch Punk , forcing him to tap out to the hold . Next was the main event an eight - man tag team match pitting the team of the WWE Champion Randy Orton , Edge , Chavo Guerrero and John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) against the World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker , the ECW Champion Kane , Triple H and John Cena . The match went back and forth with both teams battling each other and getting momentum against each other . In the end , the match was left between Kane and Guerrero . Guerrero attempted a Frog Splash on Kane but Kane caught him by throat and chokeslam med him . The legal man Edge took advantage and speared Kane to win the match . However , after the match , Cena hit Edge a Fireman ' s Carry Takeover , which he called " F - U " . Triple H attacked Cena and tried to hit him a Double Underhook Facebuster , which he calls " Pedigree " . JBL hit Triple H a Lariat , which he called " Clothesline From Hell " . Orton hit Cena a Jumping Cutter , which he calls " RKO " . Undertaker hit both Orton and JBL with a Double Chokeslam to end the brawl . Aftermath . After winning the King of the Ring tournament , William Regal began feuding with Mr . Kennedy , who interfered in Regal ' s King of the Ring coronation ceremony on April 28 edition of " Raw " . This would lead to a Loser Gets Fired match between Kennedy and Regal on May 19 edition of " Raw " . Kennedy defeated Regal , forcing Regal to quit and vacate his position as the Raw General Manager . Many of the participants in the King of the Ring tournament participated at Backlash pay - per - view . The WWE Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho served as the Special Guest Referee for the match between Shawn Michaels and Batista . Montel Vontavious Porter ( MVP ) and Matt Hardy , two of the participants in the tournament competed for MVP ' s WWE United States Championship . Hardy defeated MVP to win the championship . Another participant The Great Khali wrestled at the event against Big Show in a losing effort . The participants of the main event of April 21 edition of " Raw " were all involved in matches at Backlash . The Undertaker defeated Edge to retain the World Heavyweight Championship . Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero to retain the ECW Championship . Randy Orton defended the WWE Championship against Triple H , John Cena and John " Bradshaw " Layfield in a Fatal Four Way Elimination match . Triple H won the championship . Results . Tournament brackets . The tournament was held on April 21 , 2008 edition of " Raw " . External links . King of the Ring 2008 at CAGEMATCH . net