AniMania II was ACW's 8th CPV and is the second CPV event of its chronology. It aired on September 8, 2008 from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Canada. This mega event can still be watched on Dailymotion.
The card was comprised of eleven matches. Beast Boy, Naruto, and Edward Elric wrestled in a Triple Threat Match for the ACW Impulse Championship in the main event.
Card[]
Beast Boy © v. Naruto Uzumaki v. Edward Elric for the ACW Impulse Championship
Aang v. Gaara v. Akuma v. Zuko
Momochi Zabuza © v. KYO v. Kazuki Muto for the ACW Turbo Championship
Gohan v. Cyborg v. Speedy v. Monkey D. Luffy
Ryoma Echizen © v. Dennis v. Ultraman Tiga v. Joe Higashi v. Chaotzu v. Roronoa Zoro for the ACW Cruiserweight Championship
Preliminary matches[]
Ryoma Echizen defended the ACW Cruiserweight Championship against Joe Higashi, Roronoa Zoro, Dennis, Ultraman Tiga and Chiaotzu in a Cruiserweight Battle Royal.
- Higashi pinned Chiaotzu after a calf kick.
- Ryoma pinned Zoro after a discus punch.
- Higashi pinned Ultraman Tiga after a jumping neckbreaker.
- Higashi pinned Dennis after a capture suplex.
- Ryoma pinned Higashi after a spike DDT to retain the Cruiserweight Championship.
Gohan defeated Cyborg, Speedy, and Monkey D. Luffy in the Impulse Road to Destiny Match.
Ken Masters & Dan Hibiki wrestled against Team Guy (Rock Lee & Neji Hyuga) for the inaugural ACW Excel Tag Team Championship. Ken pinned Neji after Irish whipping him into a steel chair to win the Tag Team Championship.
Kakashi Hatake and Broly were set to wrestle for the ACW Television Championship but in a surprise twist, it became a Hardcore match. Broly pinned Kakashi after a chokeslam to win the Television Championship.
White Tigers (Rai Chou & Rei Kon) and Earthbound (Ness & Lucas) wrestled for the ACW Impulse Tag Team Championship. Rai Chou pinned Ness after the Gatlin Claw to retain the Tag Team Championship.
Momochi Zabuza, Kazuki Muto and KYO wrestled in a Triple Threat Match for the ACW Turbo Championship. Kazuki pinned KYO after the Buso Renkin Suplex to win the Turbo Championship. With this, the Turbo Championship and brand were gnite retired.
Aang defeated Gaara, Akuma, and Zuko in the Excel Road to Destiny Match.
Sasuke Uchiha pinned Mugen after the CKO to win the ACW Intercontinental Championship.
Miroku and Haru Glory wrestled for the ACW Excel Championship. Ken and Sasuke tried to interfere but backfired. Haru pinned Miroku after the Rave of Destiny to win the Excel Championship.
Main event[]
Beast Boy, Edward Elric, and Naruto wrestled in a Triple Threat Match for the ACW Impulse Championship. Elric was injured in the match leaving Beast boy and Naruto to finish. Naruto was attacked by Gohan. Beast Boy pinned Naruto to retain the Impulse Championship.
Gohan cashed in his Road to Destiny Briefcase. Gohan pinned Beast Boy after the DX Driver to win the Impulse Championship. Gohan then laid a brutal beatdown on Naruto to close the event.
Results[]
| # | Result | Stipulation | Brand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryoma Echizen (c) defeated Dennis, Ultraman Tiga, Joe Higashi, Chiaotzu and Roronoa Zoro | Cruiserweight Battle Royal for the ACW Cruiserweight Championship | Impulse |
| 2 | Gohan defeated Cyborg, Speedy and Monkey D. Luffy | Impulse Road to Destiny Match | Impulse |
| 3 | Ken Masters & Dan Hibiki defeated Team Guy (Rock Lee & Neji Hyuga) | Tag Team Match for the ACW Excel Tag Team Championship | Excel |
| 4 | Broly defeated Kakashi Hatake (c) | Hardcore Match for the ACW Television Championship | Impulse |
| 5 | White Tigers (Rai Chou & Rei Kon) (c) defeated Earthbound (Ness & Lucas) | Tag Team Match for the ACW Impulse Tag Team Championship | Impulse |
| 6 | Kazuki Muto defeated Momochi Zabuza (c) and KYO | Triple Threat Match for the ACW Turbo Championship | Turbo |
| 7 | Aang defeated Gaara, Akuma and Zuko | Excel Road to Destiny Match | Excel |
| 8 | Sasuke Uchiha defeated Mugen (c) | Singles Match for the ACW Intercontinental Championship | Excel |
| 9 | Haru Glory defeated Miroku (c) | Singles Match for the ACW Excel Championship | Excel |
| 10 | Beast Boy (c) defeated Naruto Uzumaki and Edward Elric | Triple Threat Match for the ACW Impulse Championship | Impulse |
| 11 | Gohan defeated Beast Boy (c) | Singles Match for the ACW Impulse Championship | Impulse |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||