History Trivia / Wipeout2008

* DuelingShows: It later had to compete with ''Series/AmericanNinjaWarrior'', a ForeignRemake of the Japanese ''Sasuke'' competitions which started out on the struggling [[Creator/{{G4}} G4]] with reruns on NBC, before moving to NBC full-time in 2014, the year Wipeout was quietly cancelled. The proposed ''Wipeout Extreme'' reboot in 2015 seemed to be a direct response to the more serious, athletics-based competition of ''Ninja Warrior'', but never made it to air.

* NamesTheSame:
** The British version is called ''Total Wipeout'' to avoid confusion with a 1994-2002 gameshow - the British version of the 1988 ''Wipeout'' series.
** The original American version is also shown in the UK as ''Total Wipeout USA''.

* NamesTheSame: The British version is called ''Total Wipeout'' to avoid confusion with a 1994-2002 gameshow - the British version of the 1988 ''Wipeout'' series.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A lot of the original episodes from the UK version, Total Wipeout, are very difficult to find as the show stopped airing on TV after a while. Youtube uploads also [[ScrewedByTheLawyers started getting taken down]] after the ''Freddy & Paddy Takeover'', a shorter version of the show narrated by Freddy Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness, started airing ten years later.

* FanNickname: During one episode, Anderson mentions they've gotten a number of 'scorpion' wipeouts which apparently refers to the occasional instances where a contestant's feet touch their head.

* BadExportForYou: The Creator/NineNetwork helped get the show a local fanbase in Australia, to the point where even an episode of the Australian version was aired as part of the second season. Sadly, it seemed like the network wasn’t happy that the series went under a major {{Retool}} in the fourth season, and thus stopped airing the show and started airing the UK version, ''Total Wipeout'' as it had not made an Australian TV debut. Even when [[Creator/SevenNetwork 7mate]] picked up syndication rights to the American version, they didn’t go beyond the retool.

* BadExportForYou: The Creator/NineNetwork helped get the show a local fanbase in Australia, to the point where even an episode of the Australian version aired in America as part of the second season. Sadly, only the first three seasons aired across both the main channel and multichannel GO! (now 9Go!). Even when the rights to the American version were brought up by the Creator/SevenNetwork, only the first three seasons were broadcast in rotation. The UK version (Total Wipeout) has arguably fared better, even if it wasn't as popular.

** The original American version is also shown in the UK as ''Total Wipeout USA''.

* BadExportForYou: The Creator/NineNetwork helped get the show a local fanbase in Australia, to the point where even an episode of the Australian version aired in America as part of the second season. Sadly, only the first three seasons aired across both the main channel and multichannel GO!. Even when the rights to the American version were brought up by the Creator/SevenNetwork, only the first three seasons were still aired. The UK version (Total Wipeout) has arguably fared better, even if it wasn't as popular.

* DuelingShows: It later had to compete with ''Series/AmericanNinjaWarrior'', a ForeignRemake of the Japanese ''Sasuke'' competitions which started out on the struggling [[Creator/{{G4}} G4]] with reruns on NBC, before moving to NBC full-time in 2014. The proposed ''Wipeout Extreme'' reboot in 2015 seemed to be a direct response to the more serious, athletics-based competition of ''Ninja Warrior'', but never made it to air.

* TheCastShowoff: In "Ballsy gets a hard hat", Kenny gets a moment to show off his juggling skills.

** The original American version is also shown in the UK as ''Total Wipeout USA''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An eighth season with a re-branding as ''Wipeout Extreme'' was announced but due to declining ratings, ABC quickly changed their minds and [[ScrewedByTheNetwork cancelled it]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An eighth season with a re-branding as ''Wipeout Extreme'' was announced but due to declining ratings, the series was [[ScrewedByTheNetwork abuptly cancelled]] by ABC.

** The original American version is also shown in the UK as ''Total Wipeout USA''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: One of the contestants who showed up in the June 22, 2014 episode of ''Wipeout'' was Yoshi Sudarso. Nowadays, people will recognize him as Koda, the Blue Ranger of ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge''.