2000 in professional wrestling

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2000 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions[edit]

These promotions held notable events in 2000.

Promotion Name Abbreviation Notes
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL
Extreme Championship Wrestling ECW
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling FMW
i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling i-Gen
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide AAA The "AAA" abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling NJPW
World Championship Wrestling WCW
World Wrestling Council WWC
World Wrestling Federation WWF
World Xtreme Wrestling WXW

Calendar of notable shows[edit]

January[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
January 4 NJPW Wrestling World 2000 Tokyo, Japan Kensuke Sasaki defeated Genichiro Tenryu (c) in a Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
January 5 FMW New Year Generation 2000: Day 1 Tokyo, Japan Masato Tanaka vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda in a Singles match
January 9 ECW Guilty as Charged Birmingham, Alabama Mike Awesome (c) (with Judge Jeff Jones) defeated Spike Dudley in a Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
January 16 WCW Souled Out Cincinnati, Ohio Chris Benoit defeated Sid Vicious in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Arn Anderson as special guest referee
January 23 WWF Royal Rumble New York, New York The Rock won by last eliminating Big Show in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania 2000[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

February[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
February 20 WCW SuperBrawl 2000 San Francisco, California Sid Vicious (c) defeated Scott Hall and Jeff Jarrett (with The Harris Brothers) in a Three Way Dance for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
February 25 FMW Cluster Battle 2000: Day 5 Tokyo, Japan H and Mr. Gannosuke vs. Kodo Fuyuki and Kyoko Inoue in a tag team match
February 27 WWF No Way Out Hartford, Connecticut Triple H (c) (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) defeated Cactus Jack in a Hell in a Cell Title vs. Career match for the WWF Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

March[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
March 5 AAA Rey de Reyes Naucalpan, Mexico La Parka Jr. defeated Gigante Drako in a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match
March 11 N/A Second Annual Rikidozan Memorial Show Yokohama, Japan Genichiro Tenryu (WAR) and BB Jones defeated Shinya Hashimoto and Naoya Ogawa in a tag team match
March 12 ECW Living Dangerously Danbury, Connecticut Super Crazy defeated Rhino (with Steve Corino, Jack Victory and Cyrus) in a Tournament final for the vacant ECW World Television Championship
March 17 CMLL Juicio Final Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis defeated Villano III in a Lucha de Apuesta, Mask vs. Mask match
March 19 WCW Uncensored Miami, Florida Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair in a Yappapi Indian Strap match[2]
March 27 FMW Winning Road 2000: Day 1 Tokyo, Japan Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Kodo Fuyuki in a Singles match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

April[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
April 2 WWF WrestleMania 2000 Anaheim, California Triple H (c) (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) defeated The Rock (with Mr. McMahon), Mick Foley (with Linda McMahon) and Big Show (with Shane McMahon) in a Fatal 4-Way elimination match for the WWF Championship[3]
April 11 FMW Winning Road 2000: Day 11 Tokyo, Japan H and Mr. Gannosuke vs. Masato Tanaka and Balls Mahoney in a tag team match
April 14 CMLL 44. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Perro Aguayo defeated Bestia Salvaje in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match
April 16 ECW Wrestlepalooza St. Charles, Missouri Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and New Jack defeated The Network (Steve Corino, Jack Victory and Yoshihiro Tajiri) in a street fight
April 16 WCW Spring Stampede Chicago, Illinois Jeff Jarrett defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with Kimberly Page) in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship
April 16 WXW Gary Albright Memorial Show Allentown, Pennsylvania Rikishi Phatu defeated The Road Dogg in a Singles match
April 22 ECW CyberSlam Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Justin Credible (with Jason) defeated Tommy Dreamer (c) (with Francine) in a Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
April 30 WWF Backlash Washington, D.C. The Rock defeated Triple H (c) (with Mr. McMahon and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) in a Singles match for the WWF Championship with Shane McMahon as special guest referee
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

May[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
May 5 FMW FMW 11th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan Hayabusa defeated Masato Tanaka in a Singles match
May 5 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan Power Warrior (c) defeated The Great Muta in a Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
May 6 WWF Insurrextion London, England The Rock (c) defeated Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) and Shane McMahon (with Mr. McMahon) in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship
May 7 WCW Slamboree Kansas City, Missouri Jeff Jarrett defeated David Arquette (c) and Diamond Dallas Page in a Ready to Rumble Cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
May 14 ECW Hardcore Heaven Milwaukee, Wisconsin Justin Credible (c) (with Francine) defeated Lance Storm (with Dawn Marie) in a Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
May 21 WWF Judgment Day Louisville, Kentucky Triple H (with Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and Mr. McMahon) defeated The Rock (c) 6–5 in a 60-minute Iron Man match for the WWF Championship with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee
May 25 N/A Third Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show Cincinnati, Ohio D'Lo Brown and Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko in a tag team match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

June[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
June 11 WCW The Great American Bash Baltimore, Maryland Jeff Jarrett (c) defeated Kevin Nash in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Ernest Miller as special guest enforcer
June 16 FMW Neo 2000: Day 14 Tokyo, Japan Darkside of H and "Hayabusa" vs. Kodo Fuyuki and GOEMON
June 23 ECW Midwest Massacre Tour I Milwaukee, Wisconsin Rhino (c) defeated Rob Van Dam by disqualification in a singles match for the ECW World Television Championship
June 24 ECW Midwest Massacre Tour II Villa Park, Illinois Rob Van Dam defeated Little Guido in a singles match
June 25 WWF King of the Ring Boston, Massachusetts The Rock and The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) defeated The McMahon-Helmsley Faction (Mr. McMahon, Shane McMahon and Triple H (c)) (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) in a Six-man tag team match for the WWF Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

July[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
July 5 AAA Triplemanía VIII Tokyo, Japan Octagón, Jushin Thunder Liger, Latin Lover, and Hector Garza defeated Cibernético, Shiima Nobunaga, Abismo Negro, and Electroshock in an Eight-man "Atómicos" tag team match
July 9 WCW Bash at the Beach Daytona Beach, Florida Booker T defeated Jeff Jarrett (c) in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
July 16 ECW Heat Wave Los Angeles, California Justin Credible (c) (with Francine) defeated Tommy Dreamer (with Jazz and George) in a Stairway to Hell match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
WWC WWC 27th Aniversario Caguas, Puerto Rico Thunder and Lightning defeated The Pitbulls (#1 and #2) in a tag team match
July 23 WWF Fully Loaded Dallas, Texas The Rock (c) defeated Chris Benoit (with Shane McMahon) in a Singles match for the WWF Championship
July 28 FMW King of Fight 2000 II: Day 9 Tokyo, Japan Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka and Hisakatsu Oya vs. Kodo Fuyuki, Jinsei Shinzaki and Mr. Gannosuke in a tag team match
July 30 i-Gen i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling Sydney, Australia Curt Hennig (c) defeated Dennis Rodman by disqualification in an Australian Outback match for the i-Generation World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

August[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
August 7–13 NJPW G1 Climax Tokyo Kensuke Sasaki defeated Manabu Nakanishi by submission in a G1 Climax tournament final
August 13 WCW New Blood Rising Vancouver, British Columbia Booker T (c) defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship[4]
August 19 ECW A New Era Begins Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rob Van Dam and Kid Kash defeated Justin Credible and Rhino in a tag team match
August 25 ECW Mid-town Massacre Tour I New York, New York The Unholy Alliance (Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri) (with the Sinister Minister) defeated Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer and Simon and Swinger (with C. W. Anderson) in a Three way dance for the ECW World Tag Team Championship
August 26 ECW Mid-town Massacre Tour II New York, New York Kid Kash defeated Rhino (c) by pinfall in a Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship
August 27 WWF SummerSlam Raleigh, North Carolina The Rock (c) defeated Triple H and Kurt Angle in a Triple threat match for the WWF Championship
August 28 FMW Super Dynamism 2000: Day 4 Tokyo, Japan Hayabusa vs. Mr. Gannosuke
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

September[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
September 17 WCW Fall Brawl Buffalo, New York Booker T defeated Kevin Nash (c) in a Caged Heat match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
September 24 WWF Unforgiven Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Rock (c) defeated Chris Benoit, Kane and The Undertaker in a Fatal 4-Way match for the WWF Championship
September 26 FMW Flashover 2000: Day 8 Tokyo, Japan Kodo Fuyuki vs. Hayabusa
September 29 AAA Verano de Escándalo Ciudad Madero, Mexico Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo Jr. defeated Latin Lover and Héctor Garza by disqualification in a tag team match
September 29 CMLL CMLL 67th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Negro Casas defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls match: 2000 Leyenda de Plata tournament semi-final
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

October[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
October 1 ECW Anarchy Rulz Saint Paul, Minnesota Jerry Lynn defeated Justin Credible (c) (with Francine) in a Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
October 7 ECW Beer, Blood, Babes and Barbed Wire Milwaukee, Wisconsin Rob Van Dam defeated E. Z. Money in a Singles match
October 22 WWF No Mercy Albany, New York Kurt Angle (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) defeated The Rock (c) in a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship
October 29 FMW Power Splash 2000: Day 11 Tokyo, Japan Hayabusa and Onryo vs. Kodo Fuyuki and GOEMON
October 29 WCW Halloween Havoc Paradise, Nevada Goldberg defeated KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) in a Handicap Elimination match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

November[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
November 5 ECW November to Remember Villa Park, Illinois Steve Corino (with Jack Victory and Dawn Marie) defeated Justin Credible (with Francine), The Sandman and Jerry Lynn (c) in a Double Jeopardy match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
November 12 FMW Deep Throat Yokohama, Japan Kodo Fuyuki (c) defeated Hayabusa in a Singles match for the WEW World Heavyweight Championship
November 16 WCW Millennium Final Oberhausen, Germany Sting defeated Kevin Nash in a Singles match for the WCW European Cup with Axel Schulz as special guest referee[5]
November 19 WWF Survivor Series Tampa, Florida Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H ended in a no contest in a No Disqualification match
November 26 WCW Mayhem Milwaukee, Wisconsin Scott Steiner (with Midajah) defeated Booker T (c) by submission in a Straitjacket steel cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
November 28 FMW Scramble Survivor 2000: Day 8 Tokyo, Japan Kodo Fuyuki, Kintaro Kanemura and Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Complete Players (Masato Tanaka, Jado and Gedo)
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

December[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
December 2 WWF Rebellion Sheffield, England Kurt Angle (c) defeated Rikishi, The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Fatal 4-Way match for the WWF Championship[6]
December 3 ECW Massacre on 34th Street New York, New York Steve Corino (c) (with Jack Victory) defeated Jerry Lynn and Justin Credible (with Francine) in a Three-Way Dance for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
December 8 AAA Guerra de Titanes Ciudad Madero, Mexico Héctor Garza and Latin Lover defeated Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo Jr. in an "Extreme" steel cage match
December 10 FMW Year End Sensation 2000: Day 4 Tokyo, Japan Masato Tanaka, Jado, Gedo and Kaori Nakayama defeated Kodo Fuyuki, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Kintaro Kanemura, and Asuza Kudo)
December 10 WWF Armageddon Birmingham, Alabama Kurt Angle (c) defeated The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, The Undertaker and Rikishi in a Six-Man Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship[7]
December 15 CMLL Sin Piedad Mexico City, Mexico Perro Aguayo defeated Cien Caras in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match
December 17 WCW Starrcade Washington, D.C. Scott Steiner (c) (with Midajah) defeated Sid Vicious by submission in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
December 20 FMW Year End Sensation 2000: Day 6 Tokyo, Japan Kodo Fuyuki, Kintaro Kanemura and Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Complete Players (Masato Tanaka, Jado and Gedo)
December 23 ECW Holiday Hell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Steve Corino (c) (with Jack Victory) defeated Justin Credible (with Francine) and the Sandman by pinfall
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Accomplishments and tournaments[edit]

AAA[edit]

Tournaments Winner Date won Notes
Rey de Reyes Abismo Negro March 5

AJW[edit]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Japan Grand Prix 2000 Kaoru Ito August 20
Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament Mika Nishio
Tag League The Best 2000 Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda December 23

AJPW[edit]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Asunaro Cup 2000 Yoshinobu Kanemaru January 22


ECW[edit]

Tournaments Winner Date won Notes
ECW World Television Championship Tournament Super Crazy March 12
ECW World Tag Team Championship Tournament The Unholy Alliance (Yoshihiro Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck) August 25

WCW[edit]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
WCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament David Flair and Crowbar January 3
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Tournament TAFKA Prince Iaukea February 20
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Jeff Jarrett April 16
WCW United States Championship Tournament Scott Steiner April 16
WCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell April 16
WCW United States Championship Tournament Lance Storm July 18
WCW Hardcore Championship Tournament Reno October 2
London Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament Scott Steiner and Sting November 10
European Cup Tournament Sting November 16

WWF[edit]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Royal Rumble The Rock January 23 Last eliminated the Big Show to win a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania 2000, but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
King of the Ring Kurt Angle June 25 Defeated Rikishi in the tournament final to win and be crowned King of the Ring.

Awards and honors[edit]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated[edit]

Main article: List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards
Category Winner
PWI Wrestler of the Year The Rock
PWI Tag Team of the Year The Hardy Boyz
(Matt and Jeff Hardy)
PWI Match of the Year The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian (WrestleMania 2000)
PWI Feud of the Year Triple H vs. Kurt Angle
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year The Rock
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Kurt Angle
PWI Comeback of the Year Rikishi Phatu
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Steve Corino
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Booker T
PWI Rookie of the Year Kurt Angle
PWI Woman of the Year Stephanie McMahon
PWI Editor's Award Freddie Blassie

Wrestling Observer Newsletter[edit]

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame[edit]

Main article: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
Inductee
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Mick Foley
Shinya Hashimoto
Akira Hokuto
Bill Longson
Frank Sexton
Sándor Szabó

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards[edit]

Main article: List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Category Winner
Wrestler of the Year Triple H
Most Outstanding Chris Benoit
Best Box Office Draw The Rock
Feud of the Year Mick Foley vs. Triple H
Tag Team of the Year Edge and Christian
Most Improved Kurt Angle
Best on Interviews The Rock

Title changes[edit]

ECW[edit]

ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Mike Awesome
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 13 Taz ECW on TNN Taz had signed with the World Wrestling Federation following his title loss to Mike Awesome on September 19, 1999. However, Awesome unexpectedly signed with World Championship Wrestling in 2000 while still being champion and threatened to bring the title onto WCW TV. As a result, Paul Heyman and Vince McMahon arranged for Taz to return to ECW and defeat Awesome for the title.
April 22 Tommy Dreamer CyberSlam
Justin Credible Credible threw down his half of the ECW World Tag Team Championships to challenge Dreamer
October 1 Jerry Lynn Anarchy Rulz
November 5 Steve Corino November to Remember This was a Double Jeopardy match also involving Justin Credible and The Sandman.
ECW World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Rob Van Dam
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 4 Vacant — Vacated due to injury
March 12 Super Crazy Living Dangerously
April 8 Tajiri ECW on TNN
April 22 Rhino CyberSlam
August 26 Kid Kash ECW on TNN
September 9 Rhino ECW on TNN
ECW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Tommy Dreamer and Raven
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 9 Impact Players
(Justin Credible and Lance Storm) 		Guilty as Charged
February 26 Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka Hardcore TV #358
March 4 Mike Awesome and Raven ECW on TNN
March 12 Impact Players
(Justin Credible and Lance Storm) 		Living Dangerously
April 22 Vacant CyberSlam
August 25 The Unholy Alliance
(Yoshihiro Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck) 		ECW on TNN
August 26 Full Blooded Italians
(Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) 		ECW on TNN
December 3 Danny Doring and Roadkill Massacre on 34th Street

NJPW[edit]

IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Genichiro Tenryu
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Kensuke Sasaki Wrestling World 2000
October 9 Vacant —
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 20 Tencozy
(Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) 		—
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Jushin Thunder Liger
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 20 Tatsuhito Takaiwa Summer Struggle 2000
October 29 Minoru Tanaka Get a Right!!
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 25 Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka Summer Struggle 2000

WCW[edit]

WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Bret Hart
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 16 Vacant Souled Out Bret Hart vacated the title when he was forced to withdraw from the main event of WCW's Souled Out due to his injuries
Chris Benoit Defeated Sid Vicious in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Arn Anderson as special guest referee
January 17 Vacant Nitro Vacated when Benoit left the company due to disagreements
Due to the circumstances surrounding Benoit's departure WCW refused to acknowledge Benoit's victory as an official title reign, and Benoit's title reign was not listed in the title lineage at WCW.com.[8] However, the WWF recognized Benoit's title win, and Benoit's title reign is still listed in the title lineage at WWE.com.[9] Benoit spent the next few weeks in Japan before heading to the WWF, who acknowledged his WCW World Heavyweight Championship win and presented him as a former world champion.[10]
January 24 Sid Vicious Defeated Kevin Nash in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship
January 25 Vacant Thunder Nash stripped Sid of the championship
Kevin Nash Defeated Sid Vicious in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Sid Vicious
April 10 Vacant Nitro When WCW began its New Blood angle, Sid (along with all the other WCW champions at the time) was stripped of his championship
April 16 Jeff Jarrett Spring Stampede Defeated Diamond Dallas Page to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship
April 24 Diamond Dallas Page Nitro
April 25 David Arquette Thunder
May 7 Jeff Jarrett Slamboree
May 15 Ric Flair Nitro
May 22 Vacant
Jeff Jarrett
May 23 Kevin Nash Thunder
May 29 Ric Flair Nitro
Jeff Jarrett
July 9 Booker T Bash at the Beach
August 28 Kevin Nash Nitro
September 17 Booker T Fall Brawl
September 25 Vince Russo Nitro
October 2 Vacant
Booker T
November 26 Scott Steiner Mayhem
WCW Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Madusa
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 16 Oklahoma Souled Out
January 18 Vacant Thunder
February 20 The Artist SuperBrawl 2000
March 30 Billy Kidman House show
March 31 The Artist House show
April 10 Vacant Nitro
April 16 Chris Candido Spring Stampede
May 15 Crowbar and Daffney Nitro
May 22 Daffney Nitro
June 6 Lieutenant Loco Thunder
July 31 Lance Storm Nitro
August 14 Elix Skipper Nitro
October 2 Mike Sanders Nitro
December 4 Chavo Guerrero Jr. Thunder
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Jeff Jarrett
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 16 Vacant Souled Out Vacated due to injury
January 17 Jeff Jarrett Nitro
April 10 Vacant Nitro
April 16 Scott Steiner Spring Stampede
July 9 Vacant Bash at the Beach
July 18 Lance Storm Nitro
September 22 Terry Funk House show
September 23 Lance Storm House show
October 29 General Rection Halloween Havoc
November 13 Lance Storm Nitro
November 26 General Rection Mayhem
WCW Hardcore Championship
Incoming champion – Norman Smiley
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 12 Brian Knobs Thunder
February 7 Bam Bam Bigelow Nitro
February 20 Brian Knobs SuperBrawl 2000
February 28 Shane Helms, Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore Nitro
March 19 Brian Knobs Uncensored
April 10 Vacant Nitro
April 16 Terry Funk Spring Stampede
May 22 Shane Douglas Nitro
May 23 Terry Funk Thunder
June 5 Eric Bischoff Nitro
June 6 Big Vito and Johnny the Bull Thunder
June 19 Big Vito Nitro
July 24 Lance Storm Nitro
August 14 Carl Ouellet Nitro
August 14 Norman Smiley Nitro
September 25 Vacant Nitro
October 2 Reno Nitro
November 8 Crowbar Thunder
December 17 Terry Funk Starrcade
WCW World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 16 Jim Duggan Saturday Night
April 10 Retired Nitro
WCW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 3 David Flair and Crowbar Nitro
January 18 The Mamalukes
(Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) 		Thunder
February 12 The Harris Brothers
(Ron and Don Harris) 		House show
February 13 The Mamalukes
(Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) 		House show
March 19 The Harris Brothers
(Ron and Don Harris) 		Uncensored
April 10 Vacant Nitro
April 16 Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell Spring Stampede
May 15 KroniK
(Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) 		Nitro
May 30 Perfect Event
(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo) 		Thunder
July 9 KroniK
(Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) 		Bash at the Beach
August 13 Dark Carnival
(The Great Muta and Vampiro) 		New Blood Rising
August 14 The Filthy Animals
(Rey Misterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera) 		Nitro
September 18 Vacant Nitro
September 25 Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak Nitro
October 9 Misfits in Action
(Lieutenant Loco and Corporal Cajun) 		Thunder
October 9 Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak Thunder
November 16 The Boogie Knights
(Alex Wright and Disco Inferno) 		Millennium Final
November 20 Perfect Event
(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo) 		Nitro
November 26 The Insiders
(Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash) 		Mayhem
December 4 Perfect Event
(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo) 		Nitro
December 17 The Insiders
(Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash) 		Starrcade

WWF[edit]

WWF Championship
Incoming champion – Big Show
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 3 Triple H Raw Is War
April 30 The Rock Backlash
May 21 Triple H Judgment Day
June 25 The Rock King of the Ring
October 22 Kurt Angle No Mercy
WWF Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Chris Jericho
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 3 Chris Jericho and Chyna Raw Is War
January 23 Chris Jericho Royal Rumble
February 27 Kurt Angle No Way Out
April 2 Chris Benoit WrestleMania 2000
May 2 Chris Jericho SmackDown!
May 8 Chris Benoit Raw Is War
June 20 Rikishi SmackDown!
July 4 Val Venis
August 27 Chyna SummerSlam
September 4 Eddie Guerrero Raw Is War
November 21 Billy Gunn SmackDown!
December 10 Chris Benoit Armageddon
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Gillberg
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 8 Essa Rios Sunday Night Heat
March 13 Dean Malenko Raw Is War
April 17 Scotty 2 Hotty Raw Is War
April 25 Dean Malenko SmackDown!
WWF Women's Championship
Incoming champion – The Kat
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 31 Hervina Raw Is War
February 1 Jacqueline SmackDown!
March 28 Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley SmackDown!
August 21 Lita Raw Is War
October 31 Ivory SmackDown!
WWF European Championship
Incoming champion – Val Venis
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 8 Kurt Angle SmackDown!
April 2 Chris Jericho WrestleMania 2000
April 3 Eddie Guerrero Raw Is War
July 23 Perry Saturn Fully Loaded
August 29 Al Snow SmackDown!
October 16 William Regal Raw Is War
December 2 Crash Holly Rebellion
December 4 William Regal Raw Is War
WWF Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 27 The Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) 		No Way Out
April 2 Edge and Christian WrestleMania 2000
May 29 Too Cool
(Grand Master Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) 		Raw Is War
June 25 Edge and Christian King of the Ring
September 24 The Hardy Boyz
(Matt and Jeff Hardy) 		Unforgiven
October 22 Edge and Christian No Mercy
October 23 The Hardy Boyz
(Matt and Jeff Hardy) 		Raw Is War
November 6 Right to Censor
(Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather) 		Raw Is War
December 10 Edge and Christian Armageddon
December 18 The Rock and The Undertaker Raw Is War
December 19 Edge and Christian SmackDown!
WWF Hardcore Championship
Incoming champion – Big Boss Man
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 17 Test Raw Is War
February 22 Crash Holly SmackDown!
March 13 Pete Gas Raw Is War
March 13 Crash Holly Raw Is War
April 2 Tazz WrestleMania 2000
April 2 Viscera WrestleMania 2000
April 2 Funaki WrestleMania 2000
April 2 Rodney WrestleMania 2000
April 2 Joey Abs WrestleMania 2000
April 2 Thrasher WrestleMania 2000
April 2 Pete Gas WrestleMania 2000
April 2 Tazz WrestleMania 2000
April 2 Crash Holly WrestleMania 2000
April 2 Hardcore Holly WrestleMania 2000
April 3 Crash Holly Raw is War
April 11 Perry Saturn SmackDown!
April 11 Tazz SmackDown!
April 11 Crash Holly SmackDown!
April 24 Matt Hardy Raw Is War
April 25 Crash Holly SmackDown!
May 6 The British Bulldog Insurrextion
May 11 Crash Holly SmackDown!
May 15 Godfather's Ho Raw Is War
May 15 Crash Holly Raw Is War
May 18 Gerald Brisco SmackDown!
June 12 Crash Holly Raw Is War
June 19 Gerald Brisco Raw Is War
June 19 Pat Patterson Raw Is War
June 25 Crash Holly King of the Ring
June 27 Steve Blackman SmackDown!
July 2 Crash Holly House show
July 2 Steve Blackman House show
August 21 Shane McMahon Raw Is War
August 27 Steve Blackman SummerSlam
September 24 Crash Holly Unforgiven
September 24 Perry Saturn Unforgiven
September 24 Steve Blackman Unforgiven
December 22 Raven Raw Is War

Births[edit]

Debuts[edit]

Kenny Omega
  • Uncertain debut date

Retirements[edit]

Randy Savage

Deaths[edit]

Gary Albright
Yokozuna

See also[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2000 in professional wrestling.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Hart would participate in several matches from 2010–2011 which involved minimal physical risk but 2000 is considered his official retirement.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2000 Royal Rumble results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
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