Reception
The event was attended by 900 people and, according to the The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, 25,000 people purchased the show on pay-per-view. Chris Sokol of the Canadian Online Explorer rated Sacrifice a seven out of ten; the same rating he gave to the 2007 Sacrifice event and higher than TNA's previous event, Lockdown, which he gave a six and a half out of ten. TNA's next PPV event, Slammiversary on June 8, received the same rating by Jon Waldman. Sokol felt that Sacrifice was a "decent PPV", and "interesting" overall and rated main event a seven and a half out of ten; he described it as a "solid match, with good wrestling". He rated the TerrorDome the highest, an eight out of ten, and the TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal and The Latin American Xchange versus Kip James and Matt Morgan bout the lowest, a six out of ten. He rated the Finals of the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament a seven and a half out of ten, and said that it was "another solid match between these two teams". Sacrifice received a higher rating than rival World Wrestling Entertainment's Judgment Day PPV event, held on May 18, which Bob Kapur gave a six out of ten.
James Caldwell of the Pro Wrestling Torch gave the main event two and three-quarter stars out of five and the Tournament Final received two and a half stars out of five. He stated that the main event had "its moments" but "wasn't memorable". However, he described the Tournament Final as a "great story". Bryan Alvarez of Figure Four Weekly commented that the main event was a "good match" and the Tournament Final was a "pretty good match". Phil Allely, a journalist for The Sun, argued that the absence of Kurt Angle "actually helped TNA as it added some realism to the night, giving an ultra talented mid-carder a rare chance to shine in the main event" but felt that the show was "marred by TNA’s reliance on run-ins and interference".
Sacrifice was released on DVD on July 15, 2008 by TNA Home Video.
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