2013 in professional wrestling

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2013 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 2013.

Promotion Name Abbreviation Notes
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL
Juggalo Championship Wrestling JCW
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
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla PWG
Pro Wrestling Noah NOAH
Ring of Honor ROH
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TNA
World Wrestling Council WWC
WWE — WWE stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, which is still the legal name, but the company ceased using the full name in April 2011, with the WWE abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism.
NXT served as WWE's developmental territory.

Calendar of notable shows[edit]

January[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
4 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 Tokyo Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Kazuchika Okada in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
6 WWC Euphoria Bayamon, Puerto Rico Ricky Banderas vs. Apolo
12 TNA One Night Only: X-Travaganza Orlando Samoa Joe vs. Austin Aries Aired on PPV on May 3.
12 TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild Orlando Samoa Joe vs. Austin Aries Aired on PPV on May 3.
13 TNA Genesis Orlando Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Bobby Roode and Austin Aries in a Triple threat elimination match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
27 WWE Royal Rumble Phoenix The Rock defeated CM Punk (c) (with Paul Heyman) to win the WWE Championship This defeat ended CM Punk's 434 day run as WWE Champion
John Cena won the Royal Rumble match and chose to challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

February[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
10 NJPW The New Beginning Hiroshima Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Karl Anderson in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
17 WWE Elimination Chamber New Orleans The Rock (c) defeated CM Punk (with Paul Heyman) to retain the WWE Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

March[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
2 ROH ROH 11th Anniversary Show Chicago Ridge Kevin Steen (c) defeated Jay Lethal in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
10 TNA Lockdown San Antonio Bully Ray defeated Jeff Hardy (c) in a Steel Cage match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
17 AAA Rey de Reyes Monterrey, Mexico Three-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament final match
17 TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown Orlando Knockouts Gauntlet match
17 TNA One Night Only: 10 Reunion Orlando Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle
17 TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice Orlando Jeff Hardy and Brother Runt vs. Team 3D (Bully Ray and Devon)
18 TNA One Night Only: World Cup Orlando Five-on-Five Elimination Tag Team match
18 TNA One Night Only: Tag Team Tournament Orlando Austin Aries and Bobby Roode vs. Team 3D (Bully Ray and Devon)
19 TNA One Night Only: Tournament of Champions Orlando Bobby Roode vs. Samoa Joe
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

April[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
5 ROH Supercard of Honor VII New York City Jay Briscoe defeated Kevin Steen (c) in a Singles match to win the ROH World Championship
7 CMLL Arena Coliseo 70th Anniversary Show Mexico City Dragón Rojo, Jr. (c) defeated La Sombra in a Best two-out-of-three falls match for the CMLL World Middleweight Championship
7 NJPW Invasion Attack Tokyo Kazuchika Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
7 WWE WrestleMania 29 East Rutherford John Cena defeated The Rock (c) to win the WWE Championship
26 CMLL 57. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Último Guerrero, Volador Jr., and El Terrible defeated Máscara Dorada, Rush, and La Sombra by disqualification — two falls to one in a Best two-out-of-three falls six-man Lucha Libre rules tag team match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

May[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
3 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Minoru Suzuki in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
4 ROH Border Wars Toronto Jay Briscoe (c) defeated Adam Cole in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
11 NOAH Final Burning in Budokan Tokyo Jun Akiyama, Keiji Mutoh, Kensuke Sasaki and Kenta Kobashi defeated Go Shiozaki, Kenta, Maybach Taniguchi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
19 WWE Extreme Rules St. Louis Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated Triple H in a Steel Cage match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

June[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
2 CMLL Sin Salida Mexico City, Mexico Steel cage elimination match Lucha de Apuestas
2 TNA Slammiversary Boston Bully Ray (c) defeated Sting in No Holds Barred match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
16 AAA Triplemanía XXI Mexico City, Mexico El Hijo del Perro Aguayo defeated Cibernético
16 WWE Payback Rosemont John Cena (c) defeated Ryback 2–1 in a Three Stages of Hell match for the WWE Championship
22 ROH Best in the World Baltimore Jay Briscoe (c) defeated Mark Briscoe in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
22 NJPW Dominion Osaka Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Togi Makabe in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

July[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
14 WWE Money in the Bank Philadelphia Randy Orton defeated Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, and Christian in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contract This marked Rob Van Dam's return in WWE
29 CMLL Infierno en el Ring Mexico City, Mexico 10-man Infierno en el Ring, Lucha de Apuesta Hair vs. Hair Steel cage match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

August[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
1-11 NJPW G1 Climax final Tokyo Tetsuya Naito defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in a G1 Climax tournament
11 JCW Bloodymania 7 Cave-In-Rock, Illinois 2 Tuff Tony and Vampiro defeated Kongo Kong and The Boogeyman
18 WWE SummerSlam Los Angeles Daniel Bryan defeated John Cena (c) to win the WWE Championship in a Singles match with Triple H as special guest referee, then Randy Orton cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated Daniel Bryan (c) to win the WWE Championship in a Singles match with Triple H as special guest referee
30-31 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Reseda, California Kyle O'Reilly defeated Michael Elgin in a Battle of Los Angeles tournament
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

September[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
13 CMLL CMLL 80th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico La Sombra defeated Volador Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match
15 WWE Night of Champions Detroit Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton (c) to win the WWE Championship Due to a controversial finish, Daniel Bryan was stripped of the title the next night on Raw
20 ROH Death Before Dishonor Philadelphia Adam Cole defeated Michael Elgin in Final match to win the ROH World Championship Tournament
21 WWC 40th WWC Aniversario Bayamon, Puerto Rico Sting defeated Carlito
29 NJPW Destruction Kobe Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Satoshi Kojima in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

October[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
6 WWE Battleground Buffalo Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan for the vacant WWE Championship ended in a no contest This event received 114,000 buys worldwide, making it the second lowest number (behind ECW December to Dismember) in the last 17 years
13 NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling Tokyo Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
18 AAA Heroes Inmortales Puebla, Puebla La Parka defeated Chessman, Fénix and El Hijo del Fantasma
20 TNA Bound for Glory San Diego A.J. Styles defeated Bully Ray (c) in a No Disqualification match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship Last PPV featuring A.J. Styles in TNA as he left TNA in December
26 ROH Glory By Honor Chicago Ridge Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal, Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander defeated Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly and Matt Taven in Eight-Man Elimination Tag Team match
27 WWE Hell in a Cell Miami Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan in a Hell in a Cell match for the vacant WWE Championship with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

November[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
9 NJPW Power Struggle Osaka Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Karl Anderson in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
24 WWE Survivor Series Boston Randy Orton (c) defeated Big Show in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

December[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
11 WWE Tribute to the Troops Joint Base Lewis-McChord , Washington Big Show defeated Damien Sandow in a Singles match
14 ROH Final Battle Manhattan Adam Cole (c) defeated Michael Elgin and Jay Briscoe in a Three-way match to retain the ROH World Championship
15 WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Houston Randy Orton (WWE Champion) defeated John Cena (World Heavyweight Champion) in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to unify the championships into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[2] This was the final event to feature the World Heavyweight Championship
29 TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3 Orlando Lethal Lockdown match
30 TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool Orlando Magnus vs. Samoa Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Accomplishments and tournaments[edit]

AAA[edit]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Rey de Reyes El Mesias March 18

JWP[edit]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Tag League the Best 2013 Dash Chisako and Sendai Sachiko April 7

Ring of Honor[edit]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
ROH World Championship Tournament Adam Cole September 20

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling[edit]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Joker's Wild James Storm January 12
TNA X Division Championship #1 Contender Tournament Christian York January 13
British Boot Camp season 1 Rockstar Spud January 22
Knockouts Knockdown Gail Kim March 7
World Cup Team USA (Christopher Daniels, James Storm, Kazarian, Kenny King, Mickie James) March 18
TNA Gut Check Tournament Jay Bradley June 2
Jokers Wild Tag Team Tournament Magnus June 30
TNA X Division Championship Tournament Manik July 25
Turkey Bowl The BroMans November 28
TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Magnus December 19

WWE[edit]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Royal Rumble Entry Tournament Bo Dallas January 26 Tournament was held for a member of NXT to join the Royal Rumble. Dallas last eliminated Leo Kruger to win.
Royal Rumble John Cena January 27 Winner received their choice of a championship match for either the WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 29; Cena last eliminated Ryback and chose to challenge for the WWE Championship, which he subsequently won from The Rock.
NXT Tag Team Championship Tournament British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) 		January 31
(aired February 13) 		Defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the tournament final to determine the inaugural NXT Tag Team Champions.
NXT Women's Championship Tournament Paige June 20
(aired July 24) 		Defeated Emma in the tournament final to determine the inaugural NXT Women's Champion.
Money in the Bank ladder match Damien Sandow July 14 Defeated Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Dean Ambrose, Fandango, Antonio Cesaro, and Jack Swagger to win a World Heavyweight Championship match contract. Sandow cashed in on champion John Cena on the October 28 episode of Raw, but was unsuccessful.
Money in the Bank ladder match Randy Orton Defeated Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, and Christian to win a WWE Championship match contract. Orton cashed in the contract at SummerSlam and won the title from Daniel Bryan, who had just won the title from John Cena.

Title changes[edit]

AAA[edit]

AAA Mega Championship
Incoming champion – El Texano, Jr.
No title changes
AAA Fusion Championship
Incoming champion – N/A
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 17 Fenix Rey de Reyes
AAA Latin American Championship
Incoming champion – L.A. Park
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 23 Vacated N/A
June 16 Blue Demon, Jr. Triplemanía XXI
AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship
Incoming champion – Mini Psicosis
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 18 Dinastía Sin Límite
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Daga
No title changes
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
Incoming champion – Sexy Star
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 19 Vacated N/A
March 17 Faby Apache Rey de Reyes
AAA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Joe Líder and Vampiro
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 22 Vacated N/A
June 16 Mexican Powers
(Crazy Boy and Joe Líder) 		Triplemanía XXI
October 18 Los Güeros del Cielo
(Angélico and Jack Evans) 		Héroes Inmortales VII
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Halloween and Mari Apache
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 19 Drago and Faby Apache AAA Television Taping
AAA World Trios Championship
Incoming champions – El Consejo (Máscara Año 2000 Jr., El Texano Jr. and Toscano)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 18 Los Psycho Circus
(Monster Clown, Murder Clown and Psycho Clown) 		Sin Límite

NJPW[edit]

IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Hiroshi Tanahashi
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Kazuchika Okada Invasion Attack
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Shinsuke Nakamura
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 31 La Sombra Super Viernes
July 20 Shinsuke Nakamura Kizuna Road 2013
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 3 Tencozy
(Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) 		Wrestling Dontaku 2013 This was a four-way match, which also included Chaos (Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano) and Muscle Orchestra (Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man).
November 9 K.E.S.
(Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) 		Power Struggle This was the second fall of a two-fall three-way tornado tag team match which also included The IronGodz (Jax Dane and Rob Conway).
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Prince Devitt
No title changes
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 3 Forever Hooligans
(Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) 		Wrestling Dontaku 2013
October 14 Suzuki-gun
(Taichi and Taka Michinoku) 		King of Pro-Wrestling
NEVER Openweight Championship
Incoming champion – Masato Tanaka
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 29 Tetsuya Naito Destruction Naito's Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate was also on the line.

ROH[edit]

ROH World Championship
Incoming champion – Kevin Steen
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 5 Jay Briscoe Supercard of Honor VII
July 3 Vacated N/A
September 20 Adam Cole Death Before Dishonor XI
ROH World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Adam Cole
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 2 Matt Taven 11th Anniversary Show
December 14 Tommaso Ciampa Final Battle 2013
ROH World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 2 reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) 		Border Wars
July 27 Forever Hooligans
(Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) 		Ring of Honor Wrestling
August 3 The American Wolves
(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) 		All-Star Extravaganza V
August 17 reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) 		Manhattan Mayhem V

The Crash Lucha Libre[edit]

The Crash Cruiserweight Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 14 Fénix The Crash show Defeated Ángel Metálico, Flamita, Pentagón Jr., Star Boy, Tony Casanova, Willie Mack and X-Torm in eight-way elimination match to become the inaugural champion.[3]

TNA[edit]

TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Jeff Hardy
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 10 Bully Ray Lockdown This was a steel cage match
July 18 Chris Sabin Destination X Sabin voluntarily relinquished the TNA X Division Championship in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at this event.
August 15 Bully Ray Hardcore Justice This was a steel cage match
October 20 A.J. Styles Bound for Glory This was a no disqualification match
October 29 Vacated — TNA President Dixie Carter announced via Twitter that Styles had been stripped of the title due to a contract dispute. Styles continued to carry around the championship belt proclaiming himself champion in the storyline
December 3
(aired December 19) 		Magnus Final Resolution Defeated Jeff Hardy in a tournament final to win the vacant title. This was a Dixieland match.

On the January 9, 2014 episode of Impact Wrestling (taped December 6, 2013), A.J. Styles returned claiming to be the legitimate TNA World Heavyweight Champion as he was never defeated for the title (though not recognized as such by TNA). Magnus defeated him later that night to become the undisputed champion

TNA X Division Championship
Incoming champion – Rob Van Dam
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 28 Kenny King Impact Wrestling
June 2 Chris Sabin Slammiversary XI
June 20 Austin Aries Impact Wrestling
June 29 Chris Sabin Impact Wrestling
June 29 Vacated Impact Wrestling Chris Sabin voluntarily relinquished the title in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at Destination X.
July 18 Manik Impact Wrestling
October 20 Chris Sabin Bound for Glory
November 23 Austin Aries Impact Wrestling
December 5 Chris Sabin Impact Wrestling
TNA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 25 Bobby Roode and Austin Aries Impact Wrestling
April 11 Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez Impact Wrestling
June 2 Gunner and James Storm Slammiversary XI
October 20 The BroMans
(Robbie E and Jessie Godderz) 		Bound for Glory
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Eric Young and ODB
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 20 Vacated Impact Wrestling
June 27 Deactivated N/A
TNA Knockouts Championship
Incoming champion – Tara
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 Velvet Sky Impact Wrestling
May 23 Mickie James Impact Wrestling
September 12 ODB No Surrender
October 20 Gail Kim Bound for Glory
TNA Television Championship
Incoming champion – Devon
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 2 Abyss Slammiversary XI

WWE[edit]

WWE Championship
Incoming champion – CM Punk
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 27 The Rock Royal Rumble CM Punk had initially won, but the match was then restarted by Mr. McMahon due to interference by The Shield.
April 7 John Cena WrestleMania 29
August 18 Daniel Bryan SummerSlam Triple H was the special guest referee.
Randy Orton Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. Triple H was the special guest referee.
September 15 Daniel Bryan Night of Champions
September 16 Vacated Monday Night Raw Vacated after a controversial finish when Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton to win the title. A subsequent match for the vacant title at Battleground between Bryan and Orton ended in a no contest.
October 27 Randy Orton Hell in a Cell Defeated Daniel Bryan in a Hell in a Cell match for the vacant title with Shawn Michaels serving as the special guest referee.
On December 15, 2013 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Orton defeated John Cena to unify the World Heavyweight Championship with the WWE Championship. The World Heavyweight Championship was retired and the WWE Championship became known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Big Show
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 8
(aired January 11) 		Alberto Del Rio SmackDown Last Man Standing match.
April 8 Dolph Ziggler Monday Night Raw Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
June 16 Alberto Del Rio Payback
October 27 John Cena Hell in a Cell
December 15 Randy Orton TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs title unification match, where Orton also defended his WWE Championship.
Retired After Randy Orton defeated John Cena to unify the World Heavyweight Championship with the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship was retired and the WWE Championship became the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Wade Barrett
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 The Miz WrestleMania 29
Pre-Show
April 8 Wade Barrett Monday Night Raw
June 16 Curtis Axel Payback Triple threat match, also involving The Miz.
November 18 Big E Langston Monday Night Raw
WWE United States Championship
Incoming champion – Antonio Cesaro
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 15 Kofi Kingston Monday Night Raw
May 19 Dean Ambrose Extreme Rules
WWE Divas Championship
Incoming champion – Eve Torres
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 14 Kaitlyn Raw 20th Anniversary Special
June 16 AJ Lee Payback
WWE Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 19 The Shield
(Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) 		Extreme Rules Tornado Tag Team match
October 14 Cody Rhodes and Goldust Monday Night Raw No-disqualification match

NXT[edit]

NXT Championship
Incoming champion – Big E Langston
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 23
(aired June 12) 		Bo Dallas NXT
NXT Women's Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 20
(aired July 24) 		Paige NXT Defeated Emma in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
NXT Tag Team Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 31
(aired February 13) 		British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) 		NXT Defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions. Bo Dallas replaced Grey when he was injured, but was not considered champion.
May 2
(aired May 8) 		The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) 		NXT Bo Dallas filled in for an injured Oliver Grey.
June 20
(aired July 17) 		Adrian Neville and Corey Graves NXT
September 12
(aired October 2) 		The Ascension
(Conor O'Brian and Rick Victor) 		NXT During their reign, their ring names were shortened to Konnor and Viktor, respectively.

Awards and honors[edit]

AAA Hall of Fame[edit]

Main article: AAA Hall of Fame
Inductee
Abismo Negro

Pro Wrestling Illustrated[edit]

Main article: List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards
Category Winner
Wrestler of the Year Daniel Bryan
Tag Team of the Year The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Match of the Year John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan (SummerSlam)
Feud of the Year The Shield vs. Team Hell No
Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Daniel Bryan
Most Hated Wrestler of the Year The Authority
Comeback of the Year Goldust
Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Magnus
Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Darren Young
Rookie of the Year Tim Zbyszko
Woman of the Year AJ Lee
Stanley Weston Award (Lifetime Achievement) Dusty Rhodes

TNA Hall of Fame[edit]

Main article: TNA Hall of Fame
Inductee
Kurt Angle

Wrestling Observer Newsletter[edit]

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame[edit]

Main article: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
Inductee
Takashi Matsunaga
Henri Deglane
Dr. Wagner
Atlantis
Kensuke Sasaki
Hiroshi Tanahashi

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards[edit]

Main article: List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Category Winner
Wrestler of the Year Hiroshi Tanahashi
Most Outstanding Hiroshi Tanahashi
Feud of the Year Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada
Tag Team of the Year The Shield
(Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Most Improved Roman Reigns
Best on Interviews Paul Heyman

WWE[edit]

WWE Hall of Fame[edit]

Main article: WWE Hall of Fame
Category Inductee Inducted by
Individual Mick Foley Terry Funk
Bob Backlund Maria Menounos
Trish Stratus Stephanie McMahon
Bruno Sammartino Arnold Schwarzenegger
Booker T Stevie Ray
Celebrity Donald Trump Vince McMahon

Slammy Awards[edit]

Main article: Slammy Award
Poll[4] Winner
"What a Maneuver!" Award Roman Reigns' Spear
Faction of the Year The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns)
"You Still Got It!" Best Superstar Return Goldust
Couple of the Year Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella
Tag Team of the Year Cody Rhodes and Goldust
Feat of Strength of the Year Mark Henry pulls two trucks with his bare hands
"Say What?!" Quote of the Year "One stipulation: I'm in my boys' corner and I'll be your huckleberry all night long." – Dusty Rhodes
Best Dance Moves The Funkadactyls (Naomi and Cameron)
Favorite Web Show The JBL and Cole Show
Best Crowd of the Year Raw after WrestleMania (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Catchphrase of the Year "YES! YES! YES!" – Daniel Bryan
Trending Now (Hashtag of the Year) The Shield's #BelieveInTheShielda
"THIS IS AWESOME!" Moment of the Year Big Show knocks out Triple H on Raw
Breakout Star of the Year The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns)
Beard of the Year Daniel Bryan
"LOL!" Moment of the Year The Rock Concert at the 20th Anniversary of Raw (January 14)
Double-Cross of the Year Shawn Michaels turns on Daniel Bryan and costs him the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell
Diva of the Year The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella)
Superstar of the Year Daniel Bryan
Fan Participation of the Year Yes! Yes! Yes!
Insult of the Year Stephanie McMahon insults Big Show
Extreme Moment of the Year CM Punk exacts vengeance on Paul Heyman at Hell in a Cell
Match of the Year The Rock vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship – WrestleMania 29

Debuts[edit]

Jay White
Mojo Rawley

Retirements[edit]

Kenta Kobashi

Deaths[edit]

Paul Bearer

See also[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2013 in professional wrestling.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Big Show". WWE. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  2. ^ Clapp, John (2013-11-25). "World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. WWE Champion Randy Orton (Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match)". WWE. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  3. ^ "The Crash Cruiserweight Championship > Title Reign > 14.06.2013 - 01.02.2014: Fenix". CageMatch. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Several Hall of Famers Returning to Monday Night Raw for the Slammy Awards; Shawn Michaels to Confront Daniel Bryan? Christian Returning to TV". Wrestlezone. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  5. ^ Bin Wang, Cagematch, 2023, retrieved 12 April 2023
  6. ^ "Paul Bearer Dead – WWE Legend Dies at 58". TMZ.
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