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.jpg) Promotional poster featuringBryan Danielson andNigel McGuinness | |||
| Promotion | Ring of Honor | ||
| Date | November 22, 2008(taped) January 16, 2009(aired) | ||
| City | Chicago Ridge, Illinois | ||
| Venue | Frontier Fieldhouse | ||
| Attendance | 900[1] | ||
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Rising Above (2008) was the secondRising Aboveprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV) event produced byRing of Honor. It took place on November 22, 2008, from the FrontierFieldhouse inChicago Ridge, Illinois. It aired on January 16, 2009.
Rising Above 2008 featuredprofessional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers working for theRing of Honor promotion. It also involved a match for theShimmer Championship, the top title in Ring of Honor's then sister promotionShimmer Women Athletes.
The majorfeuds leading into the event were those betweenAustin Aries andJimmy Jacobs andNigel McGuinness andBryan Danielson.[2][3] Austin Aries and Jimmy Jacobs began feuding when Aries took Jacobs'kayfabe girlfriendLacey away from him. The feud escalated to the point in which it was decided the pair would face each other in an"I Quit" Match. TheNigel McGuinness andBryan Danielson feud largely revolved around their very competitive previous matches. TheROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness also resented the fact that Danielson was considered the 'best wrestler in the world' by many fans, despite the fact that he was the World Champion.[2]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[1] | ||||
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| 1D | The Phoenix Twins (Tweak Phoenix and Dash Phoenix) defeated Grizzly Redwood and Aaron Scott | Tag team match | — | ||||
| 2 | Kevin Steen and El Generico (c) defeatedThe Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | Tag team match for theROH World Tag Team Championship | 06:39 | ||||
| 3 | MsChif (c) defeatedSara Del Rey (withLarry Sweeney) | Singles match for theShimmer Championship | 09:11 | ||||
| 4D | Delirious defeatedRhett Titus | Singles match | 06:43 | ||||
| 5 | Claudio Castagnoli defeatedSami Callihan, Silas Young, and Alex Payne | Four-corner survival match | 08:54 | ||||
| 6 | Sweet n' Sour, Inc.(Chris Hero,Go Shiozaki andDavey Richards) (withLarry Sweeney and Bobby Dempsey) defeatedRoderick Strong,Brent Albright andAce Steel | Six-man tag team match | 16:15 | ||||
| 7 | Austin Aries (withLacey) defeatedJimmy Jacobs (withTyler Black) | "I Quit" match | 22:08 | ||||
| 8 | Nigel McGuinness (c) defeatedBryan Danielson | Singles match for theROH World Championship | 28:16 | ||||
| 9D | Samoa Joe defeatedTyler Black | Singles match | 18:56 | ||||
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