The Slammy Awards were brought back in 2008 as part of a strategy to air more "special episodes" and revive the brand as well as boost ratings. WWE.com announced some of the nominees for the awards on December 2. The event took place on December 8 from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| Poll |
Presenter(s) |
Results |
| Superstar of the Year |
Stephanie McMahon |
- Chris Jericho
- Batista
- Edge
- Jeff Hardy
- John Cena
- Triple H
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| Match of the Year |
Mr. Kennedy and Eve Torres |
- Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania XXIV
- Royal Rumble match – Royal Rumble 2008
- Money in the Bank ladder match: CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho vs. John Morrison vs. Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Carlito vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Shelton Benjamin – WrestleMania XXIV
- Hell in a Cell match: The Undertaker vs. Edge – SummerSlam
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| Diva of the Year |
Theodore Long and Melina |
- Beth Phoenix
- Kelly Kelly
- Mickie James
- Michelle McCool
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| "O M G!" Moment of the Year |
Joey Styles and Alicia Fox |
- CM Punk cashes in Money in the Bank briefcase and defeats Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship on the June 30 edition of Raw
- John Cena returns at the Royal Rumble
- Floyd Mayweather, Jr. punches Big Show and breaks his nose at No Way Out
- The Undertaker sends Edge to Hell at SummerSlam
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| Couple of the Year |
Kane and Kelly Kelly |
- Edge and Vickie Guerrero
- Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix
- William Regal and Layla
- Finlay and Hornswoggle
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| Tag Team of the Year |
Festus and Maria |
- John Morrison and The Miz
- Priceless (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase)
- Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad Gaspard)
- Carlito and Primo
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| Finishing Maneuver of the Year |
Cryme Tyme and Candice Michelle |
- Air Bourne (Evan Bourne)
- RKO (Randy Orton)
- Hell's Gate (The Undertaker)
- Knockout Punch (later WMD (Weapon of Mass Destruction) (Big Show)
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| "Damn!" Moment of the Year |
Ron Simmons and Mickie James |
- The Great Khali hosts the Kiss Cam (SmackDown, November 7)
- CM Punk attacks Chavo Guerrero disguised as a Mariachi band member (ECW, January 29)
- Jim Ross dresses up as a sailor for Halloween (SmackDown, October 31)
- Santino Marella attempts Melina's entrance (Raw, December 1)
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| Extreme Moment of the Year |
Matt Hardy and Tiffany |
- Jeff Hardy gives Randy Orton the Swanton Bomb from the top of the Raw set (Raw, January 14)
- Edge shoves The Undertaker off a ladder and through several tables (One Night Stand)
- Chris Jericho throws Shawn Michaels' head through the Jeritron 6000 HD (Raw, June 9)
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield throws John Cena off the stage and through a car windshield (The Great American Bash)
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| Best WWE.com Exclusive |
WWE.com |
- John Morrison and The Miz present "The Dirt Sheet"
- Cryme Tyme's "Word Up!"
- Santino's Casa
- Out-think The Fink
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| Breakout Star of the Year |
WWE.com |
- Vladimir Kozlov
- Kofi Kingston
- Evan Bourne
- Ted DiBiase
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| Best Musical Performance |
WWE.com |
- R-Truth – "What's Up?" (Smackdown, Sept 15)
- Santino Marella – "Santino rapping to Akon" (Raw, Nov 17)
- Edge – "Heaven" (Smackdown, Feb 15)
- John Morrison and The Miz – "Mizfits and Mofos" (The Dirt Sheet, Aug 29)
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| Announce Team of the Year |
WWE.com |
- Todd Grisham and Matt Striker (ECW)
- Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler (Raw)
- Jim Ross and Tazz (Smackdown)
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| Best Impersonation |
WWE.com |
- Charlie Haas as "The GlamaHaas" (Raw, Oct 27)
- Charlie Haas as "Haas Hogan" (Raw, Oct 13)
- Charlie Haas as "Charlie Haas Layfield" (Raw, Sept 8)
- Charlie Haas as "Mr. (Im)Perfect" (Raw, Sept 22)
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