2018 in professional wrestling

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2018 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 2018.

Promotion Name Abbreviation Notes
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL
DDT Pro-Wrestling DDT
Impact Wrestling Impact
International Wrestling Revolution Group IWRG
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.
Lucha Libre Elite Elite
Major League Wrestling MLW
National Wrestling Alliance NWA
New Japan Pro-Wrestling NJPW
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla PWG
Revolution Pro Wrestling RevPro
Ring of Honor ROH
The Crash Lucha Libre The Crash
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.
WWE divided its roster into five storyline divisions – referred to as brands where wrestlers exclusively performed on their respective weekly television programs. Raw and SmackDown were their two main brands. Specialty brand 205 Live, which separated from Raw to become its own brand following WrestleMania 34, was also featured on WWE's main pay-per-views. NXT served as WWE's developmental territory, while specialty brand NXT UK was launched in July and promoted under the NXT banner.

Calendar of notable shows[edit]

January[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 CMLL Sin Piedad Mexico City Negro Casas defeated Sam Adonis in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match [1]
IWRG IWRG 22nd Anniversary Show Naucalpan, Mexico Impossible (c) defeated Dr. Cerebro in a Steel cage match for the IWRG Rey del Ring Championship [2]
4 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Tokyo, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship First NJPW event to feature Chris Jericho in nearly two decades
7 IWRG Zona de Ejecucion Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Aramis defeated Black Dragon, Alas de Acero, Diablo Jr., Dinamic Black, Dragon Fly, El Hijo del Alebrije, Pantera I, Eterno, Freelance, Heddi Karaoui, Imposible, Tortuga Leo, Tortuga Mike, Tortuga Rafy, and Tortuga Teelo [3]
19 CMLL
NJPW 		Fantastica Mania
(Tokyo shows) 		Tokyo, Japan Niebla Roja (c) defeated Gran Guerrero for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
21 Volador Jr. (c) defeated Barbaro Cavernario for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
22 Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero) defeated Dragon Lee and Místico in a CMLL Brothers Tag Tournament Final Match
26 AAA Guerra de Titanes Mexico City El Hijo del Fantasma (c) defeated El Texano Jr. in a Steel cage match to retain the AAA Latin American Championship The event was also notable for the surprise appearance of the formers CMLL stars Máximo and La Máscara following then the match between Psycho Clown and Rey Escorpión.
27 WWE:
 TakeOver: Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Andrade "Cien" Almas (c) (with Zelina Vega) defeated Johnny Gargano in a Singles match to retain the NXT Championship First appearance of Ricochet and the return of EC3, who had last performed in WWE in 2013 under former ring name Derrick Bateman.
27 NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo Sapporo, Japan Minoru Suzuki defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
28 Jay White defeated Kenny Omega (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
28 WWE:
 Royal Rumble Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Asuka won the 30-woman Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Nikki Bella to earn a women's championship match at WrestleMania 34[4] This was the first event to feature a women's Royal Rumble match, which was the second women's match to main event a WWE PPV, and the first to main event one of WWE's "Big Four" PPVs.[5] Asuka chose to challenge Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 34.
The event was also notable for the surprise appearance of former UFC star Ronda Rousey following the women's match, officially confirming that she had signed a full-time deal with WWE.
Shinsuke Nakamura won the men's Royal Rumble match and chose to challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

February[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
9 ROH Honor Reigns Supreme Concord, North Carolina The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat Best Friends (Beretta & Chuckie T)
10 NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka Osaka, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Sanada in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
11 IWRG Cabellera vs. Cabellera Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Black Dragon defeated Oficial Spartan by disqualification As a result of his loss, Oficial Spartan had his hair shaved off[6]
23 ROH
NJPW 		Honor Rising: Japan Tokyo, Japan Cody Rhodes, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll defeated Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Chase Owens in a 6 Man Tag Team Match
24 Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) defeated Bullet Club (Marty Scurll and Cody) in a Tag team match
25 WWE:
 Elimination Chamber Las Vegas, Nevada Roman Reigns defeated Braun Strowman, Elias, Finn Bálor, John Cena, Seth Rollins, and The Miz in an Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 34 First event to feature a women's Elimination Chamber match and the first ever seven-man Elimination Chamber
Last Raw-exclusive PPV of the second brand split, as following WrestleMania 34, all WWE PPVs ceased being brand exclusive.[7]
IWRG El Protector Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Rokambole Jr. and Villano V Jr. defeated Ram El Carnero and Trauma I El Protector tournament finals[8]
DDT Into The Fight 2018 Tokyo, Japan Shuji Ishikawa and Daisuke Sekimoto defeated Konosuke Takeshita and Harashima
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

March[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 ROH Manhattan Mayhem New York City BULLET CLUB (Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat Shane Taylor & The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan & Vinny Marseglia)
3 Impact One Night Only: March Breakdown Belleville, Michigan Kongo Kong and RJ City defeated Austin Aries and Alberto El Patron Aired on March 16.
4 AAA Rey de Reyes Puebla, Mexico El Hijo del Fantasma defeated El Texano Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. hair match.
6 NJPW 46th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defeated IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay in a non-title Champion vs Champion match.
9–10 ROH 16th Anniversary Show Sunrise Manor, Nevada Dalton Castle (c) defeated Jay Lethal in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
11 WWE:
 Fastlane Columbus, Ohio AJ Styles (c) defeated Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and John Cena in a Six-Pack Challenge to retain the WWE Championship Last SmackDown-exclusive PPV, and brand-exclusive PPV, of the second brand split, as following WrestleMania 34, all WWE PPVs ceased being brand exclusive.[7]
16 CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas Mexico City El Cuatrero defeated Ángel de Oro Mask vs Mask match
18 IWRG Rebelión de los Juniors Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico El Hijo del Alebrije defeated Apolo Estrada Jr., Capo del Norte, Diablo Jr., Dr. Karonte, El Hijo del Medico Asesino, El Hijo del Pantera, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Lunatic Extreme, Mascara Magica Jr., and Hip Hop Man [9]
21 NJPW New Japan Cup Final Nagaoka, Japan Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
24 Impact One Night Only: Cali Combat Belleville, Michigan Austin Aries defeated Eli Drake for the Impact World Championship Aired on May 11.
25 DDT Judgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary Tokyo, Japan Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Shuji Ishikawa to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship
NJPW Strong Style Evolved Long Beach, California Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) defeated The Young Bucks in a Tag team match
IWRG Cabellera vs. Cabellera Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Ricky Marvin defeated Dr. Cerebro As a result of his loss, Dr. Cerebro had all his hair shaved off[10]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

April[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 NJPW Sakura Genesis Tokyo, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
6 Impact
LU 		Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground New Orleans, Louisiana Pentagón Dark defeated Austin Aries and Fénix in a Three-way match
7 ROH Supercard of Honor XII New Orleans, Louisiana Dalton Castle (c) defeated Marty Scurll in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship First Ring of Honor show to sell 6,000 fans in attendance
WWE:
 TakeOver: New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Johnny Gargano defeated Tommaso Ciampa by submission in an unsanctioned match
Since Gargano won, he was reinstated to NXT. If Ciampa had won, Gargano would have been permanently banned from NXT. 		First event to feature the NXT North American Championship
CMLL 75. Aniversario de Arena Coliseo Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis and Blue Panther defeated Fuerza Guerrera and El Satánico [11]
8 WWE:
 WrestleMania 34 New Orleans, Louisiana Brock Lesnar (c) defeated Roman Reigns in a Singles match to retain the WWE Universal Championship This was Daniel Bryan's in-ring return after 3 years, as he was forced to retire, but was cleared to compete again.
This was also Ronda Rousey's in-ring debut.
10 NJPW Lion's Gate Project 11 Tokyo, Japan Ayato Yoshida and Go Asakawa defeated Yuji Nagata and Shota Umino in a Tag team match
15 ROH Masters of the Craft Columbus, Ohio Marty Scurll defeated Dalton Castle, Beer City Bruiser and Punishment Martinez
IWRG Guerra del Golfo Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Tortuga Mike defeated Tortuga Teelo Teelo lost a Steel Cage match and had to unmask[12]
22 Impact Redemption Orlando, Florida Pentagón Jr. defeated Austin Aries (c) and Rey Fenix in Triple threat match to win the Impact World Championship
27 WWE:
 Greatest Royal Rumble Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Braun Strowman won by last eliminating Big Cass in a 50-man Royal Rumble match for the Greatest Royal Rumble Championship First-ever 50-man Royal Rumble match

last appearance of Chris Jericho

CMLL 62. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated La Peste Negra (Bárbaro Cavernario and Negro Casas) and Último Guerrero [13]
27 ROH Bound By Honor West Palm Beach, Florida The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (c) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship
28 Lakeland, Florida Bullet Club (Cody, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeated Dalton Castle, Silas Young & The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (w/Brandon & Brent)
29 NJPW Wrestling Hinokuni Kumamoto, Japan Tetsuya Naito defeated Minoru Suzuki (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

May[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan Kenny Omega defeated Hangman Page in a Singles match
4 Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
6 WWE:
 Backlash Newark, New Jersey Roman Reigns defeated Samoa Joe in a Singles match
9 ROH
NJPW 		War of the Worlds Tour Lowell, Massachusetts The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) in a Tag team match
11 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada) defeated Dalton Castle, Jay Lethal, Kenny King and Colt Cabana in an Eight-man tag team match
12 Royal Oak, Michigan The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Tetsuya Bushi) in a Tag team match to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship
13 Chicago, Illinois Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada, and Tetsuya Naito) in a Ten-man tag team match
15 NJPW Lion's Gate Project 12 Tokyo, Japan Yuji Nagata defeated Ayato Yoshida in a Singles match
20 IWRG Rey del Ring Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Emperador Azteca won the 30-man Rey del Ring match [14]
24 ROH Honor United Edinburgh, Scotland The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (c) defeat BULLET CLUB (Cody & Hangman Page) (w/ Brandi Rhodes) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship
26 London, England The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan & Vinny Marseglia) (c) defeat BULLET CLUB (Hangman Page, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) and SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) to retain the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship
27 Doncaster, England The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil & Sanada) and The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) and The Kingdom (T. K. O'Ryan & Vinny Marseglia)
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

June[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 AAA Verano de Escándalo Monterrey, Nuevo León Jeff Jarrett defeated Rey Wagner (c) and Rey Mysterio Jr. in a three-way match to win the AAA Mega Championship The event was also notable for the surprises returns of Lady Maravilla, Keira, Xtreme Tiger, Laredo Kid, Brian Cage, Jeff Jarrett, Konnan and Fénix in AAA.
Impact One Night Only: Zero Fear Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Pentagon, Jr. defeated Eli Drake and Moose in a Triple Threat match Aired on June 15.
IWRG Cabellera vs. Cabellera Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Black Dragon defeated Lunatik Xtreme Lunatik Xtreme had all his hair shaved off as a result of his loss.[15]
9 NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall Osaka, Japan Kenny Omega defeated Kazuchika Okada (c) 2–1 in No time limit two out of three falls match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship Chris Jericho defeated Tetsuya Naito to win IWGP Intercontinental Championship, with the win, Jericho became the first person to hold Intercontinental Championships in both WWE and NJPW.
Okada's fourth reign at 720 days is the longest in the championship's history, and it also holds the record for most successful title defences; which is 12.
13 NJPW Lion's Gate Project X3 Tokyo, Japan Ayato Yoshida defeated Shota Umino in a Singles match
15 ROH State Of The Art San Antonio, Texas Bullet Club (Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat The Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer) & The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Vinny Marseglia)
16 Dallas, Texas Punishment Martinez defeated Silas Young (c) to win the ROH World Television Championship
16 WWE:
 TakeOver: Chicago II Rosemont, Illinois Tommaso Ciampa defeated Johnny Gargano in a Chicago Street Fight
17 WWE:
 Money in the Bank Rosemont, Illinois Braun Strowman defeated Bobby Roode, Finn Bálor, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Rusev, Samoa Joe, and The Miz to win the men's Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract Alexa Bliss won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match and then cashed in the contract that same night to win the Raw Women's Championship.
IWRG Festival de las Máscaras Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico El Hijo de L.A. Park and L.A. Park defeated Dragon Lee and Rush [16]
18 WWE:
 United Kingdom Championship Tournament Kensington, London, England Zack Gibson defeated Travis Banks by submission in the Tournament final to determine the #1 contender to the WWE United Kingdom Championship
19 Pete Dunne (c) defeated Zack Gibson in a Singles match to retain the WWE United Kingdom Championship
29 ROH Best in the World Baltimore, Maryland Dalton Castle (c) defeated Cody and Marty Scurll in a Three-way match to retain the ROH World Championship
29 NJPW When Worlds Collide Daytona Beach, Florida The Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi)
30 NJPW / RevPro Strong Style Evolved UK Milton Keynes, England Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.) (c) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) in a Tag team match for the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

July[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 NJPW / RevPro Strong Style Evolved UK Greater Manchester, England Minoru Suzuki defeated Tomohiro Ishii (c) in a Singles match for the British Heavyweight Championship
7 NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco Daly City, California Kenny Omega (c) defeated Cody in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
13 CMLL Atlantis 35th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Los Ingobernables (Rush and El Terrible) defeated Sky Team (Valiente and Volador Jr.) for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship [17]
15 WWE:
 Extreme Rules Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dolph Ziggler (c) (with Drew McIntyre) defeated Seth Rollins 5–4 in sudden death overtime in a 30-minute Iron Man match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship This was the first time the Intercontinental Championship main evented a WWE pay-per-view since Backlash in 2001.
IWRG Cabellera vs. Cabellera Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Obett defeated X-Fly Obett was shaved bald as a result of his loss[18]
14 WWC WWC Anniversary 45 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Jack Swagger (w/ Dutch Mantell) defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool
21 AAA / Elite AAA vs. Elite Mexico City, Mexico Team ELITE (Electroshock, L.A. Park and Puma King) defeated Team AAA (Psycho Clown, El Hijo del Fantasma and Rey Wagner) in a 6 Man Tag Team Match
19 MLW Battle Riot Queens, New York Tom Lawlor won by last eliminating Jake Hager in a 40-man Battle Riot match for a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship match
20 ROH Honor for All Nashville, Tennessee The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeated The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) and The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe)
22 Impact Slammiversary Toronto, Ontario, Canada Austin Aries (c) defeated Moose in a singles match to retain the Impact World Championship
IWRG Zona de Ejecucion Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Las Traumas (Trauma I and Trauma II), El Hijo del Medico Asesino and Eterno defeated Los Tortugas Ninjas (Leo, Mike and Rafy) and Relampago and El Hijo del Alebrije, Emperador Azteca, Freelance and Imposible and Dr. Cerebro, El Hijo de Canis Lupus, El Pantera II and Veneno [19]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

August[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 CMLL Negro Casas 40th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Los Lucha Bros (King Phoenix and Penta el 0M) and L.A. Park defeated Rush and The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) [20]
8 IWRG Ejecucion Total Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Imposible, Relampago and X-Fly defeated Los Tortugas Ninjas (Leo, Mike and Rafy) and Capo del Norte, Capo del Sur and Pit Bull and Aramís, El Hijo de Canis Lupus and Pasion Crystal Four-way trios elimination match[21]
12 NJPW G1 Climax 28 Tokyo, Japan Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kota Ibushi to win the 2018 G1 Climax Tournament
16 ROH Honor Re United Edinburgh, Scotland Bullet Club (Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat Punishment Martinez & The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe)
18 Doncaster, England Jay Lethal (c) defeats Mark Haskins to retain the ROH World Championship
19 London, England Mark Haskins defeats Hangman Page to win the International Cup
18 WWE:
 TakeOver: Brooklyn IV Brooklyn, New York Tommaso Ciampa (c) defeated Johnny Gargano in a Last Man Standing match to retain the NXT Championship
19 WWE:
 SummerSlam Brooklyn, New York Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) in a Singles match to win the WWE Universal Championship Lesnar's first reign at 504 days is the longest in the championship's history.
25 AAA Triplemanía XXVI Mexico City L.A. Park defeated El Hijo del Fantasma, Psycho Clown and Pentagón Jr. in Póker de Ases, Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask cage match.
Impact One Night Only: Bad Intentions Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Josh Alexander defeated Sami Callihan in a Steel Cage match Aired on August 31.
One Night Only: Night of the Dummies Binghamton, New York Eddie Edwards defeated Eli Drake Aired on September 14.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

September[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 N/A All In Hoffman Estates, Illinois The Golden Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Kota Ibushi) defeated Rey Mysterio, Rey Fénix, and Bandido (with Theo Rossi) The first non-WWE or World Championship Wrestling promoted professional wrestling event in the United States to sell 10,000 tickets since 1993.[22]
9 IWRG Caravana de Campeones Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Mr. Electro (c) defeated El Hijo del Médico Asesino to defend the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Special show featuring five championship matches[23]
14 CMLL CMLL 85th Anniversary Show Mexico City Rush and Bárbaro Cavernario defeated Matt Taven and Volador Jr in the Best two-out-of-three falls tag team Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match
14–16 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Reseda, California Jeff Cobb defeated Bandido and Shingo Takagi in an elimination three-way match to win the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles tournament
15 NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima Hiroshima, Japan Kenny Omega (c) defeated Tomohiro Ishii in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
16 WWE:
 Hell in a Cell San Antonio, Texas Roman Reigns (c) versus Braun Strowman in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Universal Championship with special guest referee Mick Foley ended in a no-contest due to interference from Brock Lesnar.
This was Strowman's Money in the Bank cash-in match.
17 NJPW Destruction in Beppu Beppu, Japan Tetsuya Naito defeated Minoru Suzuki in a Singles match
23 NJPW Destruction in Kobe Kobe, Japan Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kazuchika Okada in a Singles match for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate
28 ROH Death Before Dishonor XVI Las Vegas, Nevada Jay Lethal (c) defeated Will Ospreay in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
30 NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed Long Beach, California Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii)
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

October[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
5 CMLL CMLL International Gran Prix Mexico City Michael Elgin won the 2018 Gran Prix
Teams: Resto del Mundo (Matt Taven, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Dark Magic, Michael Elgin, David Finlay, Gilbert el Boricua, Flip Gordon and Okumura) defeated Team Mexico (Diamante Azul, Carístico, El Cuatrero, Euforia, Hechicero, Sansón, El Terrible, Último Guerrero, and Volador Jr.) 		[24]
6 WWE:
 Super Show-Down Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Triple H (with Shawn Michaels) defeated The Undertaker (with Kane) in No Disqualification match
6 Impact One Night Only: BCW 25th Anniversary Windsor, Ontario, Canada Cody Deaner defeated Johnny Impact, Kongo Kong (c), and Matt Sydal in a Four-way match for the BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship Aired on November 16.
7 IWRG Relevos Increibles de Máscaras y Cabelleras Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Demonio Infernal defeated Freelance Freelance had his hair shaved off as a result[25]
8 NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling Tokyo, Japan Kenny Omega (c) defeated Cody and Kota Ibushi in a Three-way match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
12 ROH Glory By Honor XVI Baltimore, Maryland Jay Lethal (c) defeated Silas Young to retain the ROH World Championship
14 NJPW
RevPro 		Global Wars UK London, England Tomohiro Ishii defeated Minoru Suzuki (c) to win the British Heavyweight Championship
14 Impact Bound for Glory New York City, New York Johnny Impact (with Taya Valkyrie) defeated Austin Aries (c) (with Killer Kross and Moose) to win the Impact World Championship
19 CMLL Blue Panther 40th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Bárbaro Cavernario and Los Ingobernables (Rush and El Terrible) defeated Carístico, Penta el 0M, and David Finlay [26]
21 DDT Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2018 Tokyo, Japan Daisuke Sasaki defeated Danshoku Dino (c) by submission to win the KO-D Openweight Championship
NWA NWA 70th Anniversary Show Nashville, Tennessee Nick Aldis (with Kamilla Kaine) defeated Cody (c) (with Brandi Rhodes) in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
28 AAA Héroes Inmortales XII Puebla, Puebla Rey Wagner defeated Jeff Jarrett in a hair vs. hair match
28 WWE:
 Evolution Uniondale, New York Ronda Rousey (c) defeated Nikki Bella (with Brie Bella) by submission to retain the WWE Raw Women's Championship First-ever WWE PPV featuring only female wrestlers; the PPV also featured the final of the Mae Young Classic tournament. The event also marked the first main roster Last Woman Standing match featuring Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair.
27–31 ROH Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Cody & Marty Scurll) defeated Alpha Club (Chris Jericho & The Young Bucks)
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

November[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 IWRG El Castillo del Terror Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico Tortuga Mike defeated Oficial Spector to unmask him 12-person Steel cage match that also included Aramis, Diosa Atenea, Dragón Bane, El Hijo del Alebrije, El Hijo de Canis Lupus, Relámpago, Ludark Shaitan, Shil-Kah, Tortuga Leo and Zumbi[27]
2 WWE:
 Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane) This was Shawn Michaels' first match since retiring in 2010, as well as Hulk Hogan's return to WWE following a three-year suspension due to a 2015 scandal; Hogan served as the host of the event
CMLL CMLL Día de Muertos Mexico City, Mexico Diamante Azul, L.A. Park, and Michael Elgin defeated King Phoenix, Penta 0M, and Último Guerrero in a six-man Relevos increíbles match [28]
3 NJPW Power Struggle Osaka, Japan Chris Jericho (c) defeated Evil by submission to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
The Crash The Crash VII Aniversario Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Bestia 666 defeated Garza Jr., hair vs. hair match
4 ROH Survival of the Fittest Columbus, Ohio Marty Scurll defeated Christopher Daniels, Hangman Page, P. J. Black, Jonathan Gresham and Guerrero Maya Jr. to win 2018 Survival of the Fittest
7 ROH
NJPW 		Global Wars Lewiston, Maine Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, Evil, Sanada and Bushi) defeated Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Chris Sabin and Kushida
8 Lowell, Massachusetts Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham defeated Chris Sabin and Kushida, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and The Kingdom (T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia)
9 Buffalo, New York Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T.) defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) and The Elite (Cody and Hangman Page) (with Brandi Rhodes)
11 Toronto, Ontario Jay Lethal (c) defeated Kenny King to retain the ROH World Championship
10–11 NJPW Lion's Break Project 1 Anaheim, California Kenny Omega defeated David Finlay (Night 2)
15 IWRG Triangular en Jaula Naucalpan, State of Mexico Rush defeated L.A. Park and Penta 0M [29]
17 WWE:
 TakeOver: WarGames Los Angeles, California Pete Dunne, Ricochet, and War Raiders (Hanson and Rowe) defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong) in the WarGames match
18 WWE:
 Survivor Series Los Angeles, California Raw's Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defeated SmackDown's WWE Champion Daniel Bryan in a non-title Champion vs Champion match.
25 WWE:
 Starrcade Cincinnati, Ohio Seth Rollins (c) defeated Dean Ambrose in a Steel Cage match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
30 CMLL Leyendas Mexicanas Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis, Blue Panther and El Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Canek, Mascara Ano 2000 and Villano IV
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

December[edit]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 Impact One Night Only: Back to Cali Salinas, California Johnny Impact defeated Moose for the Impact World Championship Aired on December 21.
2 AAA Guerra de Titanes Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Blue Demon Jr. and Killer Kross defeated Psycho Clown and Rey Wagner in tag team match.
4 WWE:
 Tribute to the Troops Killeen, Texas AJ Styles and Seth Rollins defeated Daniel Bryan and Dean Ambrose in a tag team match Aired on December 20 on the USA Network.
9 NJPW World Tag League Iwate, Japan Evil and Sanada defeated Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa to win the 2018 World Tag League
14 ROH Final Battle New York City The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) (c) and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship in a Ladder war
16 WWE:
 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs San Jose, California Asuka defeated Becky Lynch (c) and Charlotte Flair in a Triple Threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to win the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship This was the first-ever women's TLC match, which was also the first time the title was contested in the main event match of a pay-per-view.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Accomplishments and tournaments[edit]

All Japan Pro-Wrestling (AJPW)[edit]

Dates Tournament Final
Start Final
February 13 February 25 Jr. Battle of Glory Shuji Kondo defeated Koji Iwamoto to win the 2018 Jr. Battle of Glory
April 7 April 30 Champion Carnival Naomichi Marufuji defeated Kento Miyahara to win the 2018 Champion Carnival.
August 3 August 25 AJPW Junior Tag League Iwamoto and Tajiri defeated Aoki and Sato to win the 2018 AJPW Junior Tag League.
September 15 September 24 Ōdō Tournament Kento Miyahara defeated Kengo Mashimo to win the 2018 Ōdō Tournament.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)[edit]

Dates Tournament Final
Start Final
February 10 February 24 Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles El Terrible and Rush defeated Último Guerrero and Volador Jr. in a Parejas Increibles tag team match
February 24 March 11 CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship tournament[30] Esfinge and Tritón defeated Disturbio and Virus to win the vacant championship
March 2 March 16 CMLL World Tag Team Championship tournament Valiente and Volador Jr. defeated El Terrible and Rey Bucanero
April 3 April 17 Copa Nuevos Valores Magia Blanca defeated Volador Jr.[31]
May 4 May 18 Torneo Gran Alternatia Flyer and Volador Jr. defeated Templario and Último Guerrero[32][33]
October 5 – CMLL International Gran Prix Michael Elgin defeated Último Guerrero[34]
October 9 October 16 CMLL World Heavyweight Championship tournament Último Guerrero defeated Diamante Azul[35]
October 26 November 2 Rey del Inframundo Sansón defeated Templario

International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG)[edit]

Date Tournament Final
January 31, 2018 67. Torneo FILL Alas de Acero, Angel Oriental, Aramis, Demonio Infernal, Diablo Jr. I, Lunatic Xtreme, Odin and Shadow Boy defeated Adamantium, Balak, Energia, La Mosca, Mascara Magica Jr., Motocross, Orion, Principe Negro and Rey Lagarto by disqualification[36]
February 25, 2018 El Protector Rokambole Jr. and Villano V Jr. defeated Ram El Carnero and Trauma I[8]
March 18, 2018 Rebelión de los Juniors El Hijo del Alebrije defeated Apolo Estrada Jr., Capo del Norte, El Diablo Jr., Dr. Karonte, El Hijo del Medico Asesino, El Hijo del Pantera, El Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Lunatic Extreme, Mascara Magica Jr. and Hip Hop Man[9]
May 20, 2018 Rey del Ring Emperador Azteca won a 30-man elimination match[37]
June 26, 2018 71. Torneo FILL El Hijo de Zumbido, Eligor, Flayman, Gallo Colorado, Meza Kid, Pandemonium Jr., Quetzal and Shalom defeated Atomic Star, Black Dragon, El Hijo de X-Fly, Guerrero 2000, Kanon, Lunatik Extreme, Mexica and Shadow Boy
July 25, 2018 72. Torneo FILL Atomic Star, Black Dragon, Black Puma, Celestial Boy, Guerrero 2000, Kanon, Mexica and Shadow Boy defeated El Hijo de X-Fly, Eligor, Flayman, Gallo Colorado, Neza Kid, Quetzal, Shalom and Pandemonium Jr.[38]
August 19, 2018 73. Torneo FILL Gym Zeuz (Angel Estrella Jr., Death Metal, Guero Palma, Marduk and Taurino) and Gym Zaetas Del Ring (Eligor, Flamante, Neza King, Pandemonium Jr. and& Quetzal) and Gym Arena 23 (Baggera, John Tito, Payaxuco, Stone Magic & Ultimo Conde) defeated Gym FILL (Atomic Star, Black Dragon, Kanon, Mexica and Shadow Boy)
September 30, 2018 74. torneo FILL Black Puma, Chef Benito, Chicanito, Fire Man, Guerrero 2000, Lunatik Extreme, Puma de Oro and Shadow Boy defeated 19 Y Miedo, Alas de Acero, Apolo, Chris Stone Jr;, Dragon Negro, Iron Kid, Manchitas and Psique

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA)[edit]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Rey de Reyes Rey Escorpión March 4 Defeated Bengala, Hijo del Vikingo and La Parka in the Rey de Reyes final Fatal-4-Way.
Copa Antonio Peña Pagano October 28 Last eliminated El Hijo del Fantasma to win.
Lucha Capital 1 (Men) Laredo Kid December 19 Last eliminated Killer Kross to win.
Lucha Capital 1 (Women) Taya Valkyrie December 12 Defeated Keira and Vanilla Vargas to win.

National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)[edit]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
NWA National Heavyweight Championship tournament Willie Mack October 21 Defeated Sam Shaw in the final to win the vacant title.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)[edit]

Dates Tournament Final
Start Final
March 9 March 21 New Japan Cup Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the 2018 New Japan Cup
May 18 June 4 Best of the Super Juniors 25 Hiromu Takahashi defeated Taiji Ishimori to win the 2018 Best of the Super Juniors Tournament
July 14 August 12 G1 Climax 28 Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kota Ibushi to win 2018 G1 Climax Tournament
October 16 November 3 Super Jr. Tag League Roppongi 3K defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado and Bushi & Shingo Takagi in a 3-way tag team match to win 2018 Super Jr. Tag League
November 17 December 9 World Tag League Evil and Sanada defeated Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa to win 2018 World Tag League

Pro Wrestling Noah[edit]

Dates Tournament Final
Start Final
March 18 April 11 Global Tag League Go Shiozaki and Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Kenoh and Takashi Sugiura to win the 2018 Global Tag League.
July 7 August 5 Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League Ratel's (Hayata and Yo-Hey) defeated Hajime Ohara and Hitoshi Kumano to win the 2018 Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League.
September 8 October 4 Global Junior Heavyweight League Kotaro Suzuki defeated Yo-Hey to win the 2018 Global Junior Heavyweight League.

Pro Wrestling Zero1[edit]

Dates Tournament Final
Start Final
July 8 July 29 Fire Festival Yuko Miyamoto defeated Kohei Sato to win the 2018 Fire Festival.
December 9 December 22 Furinkazan Kohei Sato and Sugi defeated Shogun Okamoto and Chris Vice to win the 2018 Furinkazan.
September 8 October 4 Tenka-Ichi Junior Sugi defeated Asuka to win the 2018 Tenka-Ichi Junior.

WWE[edit]

The inaugural Women's Royal Rumble winner, Asuka
Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
United States Championship tournament[39] Bobby Roode January 16 Defeated Jinder Mahal in the tournament final to win the vacant United States Championship; the title was declared vacant after unsuccessful attempts at contacting previous champion Dolph Ziggler, who had abandoned the title belt in the ring on the December 17, 2017 episode of SmackDown Live.
Royal Rumble
(Men) 		Shinsuke Nakamura January 28 Winner received their choice of a championship match for either Raw's Universal Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34; Nakamura last eliminated Roman Reigns and chose his own brand's WWE Championship, but was unsuccessful against AJ Styles at the event.
Royal Rumble
(Women) 		Asuka Winner received their choice of a championship match for either the Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 34; Asuka from Raw last eliminated Nikki Bella to win the inaugural match and chose to challenge for the SmackDown Women's Championship, but was unsuccessful against Charlotte Flair at the event.
Mixed Match Challenge 1 The Miz and Asuka April 3 Defeated Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair in the tournament final to win.
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic The Undisputed Era
(Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly) 		April 7 Defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) and Pete Dunne & Roderick Strong in the tournament final, which was a Winner Takes All match, in which The Undisputed Era retained the NXT Tag Team Championship and won the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Trophy.
WWE United Kingdom Championship Invitational Lio Rush Winner faced Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship on April 8.[40] Rush was unsuccessful in winning the title.
NXT North American Championship Invitational Akira Tozawa Winner faced the NXT North American Champion on April 8.[40] Tozawa was unsuccessful in winning the title.
NXT Tag Team Championship Invitational Moustache Mountain
(Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) 		Winner faced the NXT Tag Team Champions on April 8.[40] Moustache Mountain were unsuccessful in winning the title.
NXT Women's Championship Invitational Dakota Kai Winner faced the NXT Women's Champion on April 8.[40] Kai was unsuccessful in winning the title.
Cruiserweight Championship tournament Cedric Alexander April 8 Defeated Mustafa Ali in the tournament final to win the vacant WWE Cruiserweight Championship; previous champion Enzo Amore was released from the company following allegations of sexual assault, thus the title was vacated.
WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Naomi Last eliminated Bayley to win the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Trophy.
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Matt Hardy Last eliminated Baron Corbin to win the André the Giant Memorial Trophy.
Greatest Royal Rumble Braun Strowman April 27 Last eliminated Big Cass to win the Greatest Royal Rumble Match and Championship.
Money in the Bank ladder match
(Women) 		Alexa Bliss June 17 Defeated Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Ember Moon, Lana, Naomi, and Sasha Banks to win a title match contract for her brand's women's championship.
Later that night, Bliss cashed in her contract on Nia Jax to win the Raw Women's Championship.
Money in the Bank ladder match
(Men) 		Braun Strowman Defeated Bobby Roode, Finn Bálor, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Rusev, Samoa Joe, and The Miz to win a title match contract for his brand's world championship.
Cashed in on Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Hell in a Cell, but was unsuccessful as the match ended in a no contest.
United Kingdom Championship Tournament Zack Gibson June 18 Winner faced Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship on June 19. Gibson was unsuccessful in winning the title.
Women's Battle Royal Nia Jax October 28 Last eliminated Ember Moon to earn a match for her brand's women's championship. Faced Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, but was unsuccessful.
Mae Young Classic Toni Storm Defeated Io Shirai in the tournament final to win the Mae Young Classic Trophy, which aired as part of Evolution.
WWE World Cup Shane McMahon November 2 Tournament to determine the "best in the world" in WWE. The final match was originally between SmackDown's The Miz and Raw's Dolph Ziggler, but Shane McMahon, who despite not being in the tournament, replaced Miz after Miz was deemed unable to compete due to a pre-match brawl. Shane then defeated Ziggler to win the WWE World Cup Trophy.
WarGames match Pete Dunne, Ricochet, and War Raiders (Hanson and Ray Rowe) November 17 Defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong)
Mixed Match Challenge 2 R-Truth and Carmella December 16 Winners received the #30 spot of their respective men's and women's Royal Rumble matches at the 2019 Royal Rumble.

Title changes[edit]

CMLL[edit]

CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Marco Corleone
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 22 Vacated
October 16 Último Guerrero Martes de Nuevos Valores
CMLL World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Ángel de Oro
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 19 El Cuatrero Fantastica Mania
CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Negro Casas and Shocker
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 7 Vacated
March 16 Valiente and Volador Jr. Homenaje a Dos Leyendas
July 13 Los Ingobernables (Rush and El Terrible) Atlantis 35th Anniversary show
November 18 Diamante Azul and Valiente Domingo Arena Mexico
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Nuevo Generacion Dinamitas (El Cuatrero and Sansón)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 14 Vacated
March 10 Esfinge and Tritón Sabado Arena Coliseo
CMLL World Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Sky Team (Místico, Valiente and Volador Jr.)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 1 Los Guerreros Laguneros
(Euforia, Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero) 		Domingos Arena México
September 14 The Cl4n
(Ciber the Main Man, The Chris and Sharlie Rockstar) 		CMLL 85th Anniversary Show
September 28 Los Guerreros Laguneros
(Euforia, Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero) 		CMLL Super Viernes
CMLL World Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Dalys la Caribeña
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 19 Marcela Lunes Clásico
NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Hechicero
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 14 Stuka Jr. CMLL Martes de Area Mexico
NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Último Guerrero
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 21 Carístico Nuevos Valores
NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Volador Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 30 Matt Taven Super Viernes
August 3 Volador Jr. Negro Casas 40th Anniversary Show
Occidente Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Diamante Azul
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 13 Furia Roja CMLL Guadalajara Domingos

Impact Wrestling[edit]

Impact Global Championship
Incoming champion – Eli Drake
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 10
(aired February 1) 		Austin Aries Impact!
The title was renamed to Impact World Championship.
April 22 Pentagón Jr. Redemption This was a triple threat match also involving Rey Fenix
April 24
(aired May 31) 		Austin Aries Impact! Under Pressure
October 14 Johnny Impact Bound for Glory
Impact X Division Championship
Incoming champion – Taiji Ishimori
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 12
(aired March 8) 		Matt Sydal Impact! Crossroads This was a Title vs. Title match.
July 22 Brian Cage Slammiversary
November 15 Vacated Impact! Cage invoked Option C and challenged Johnny Impact for the Impact World Championship at the upcoming PPV Impact Wrestling Homecoming.
Impact Knockouts Championship
Incoming champion – Laurel Van Ness
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 12
(aired March 8) 		Allie Impact! Crossroads
April 24
(aired May 31) 		Su Yung Impact! Under Pressure This was a Last Rites match.
August 12
(aired August 30) 		Tessa Blanchard Impact! ReDefined This was a three-way match also involving Allie. Blanchard pinned Allie to win the title.
Impact World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Latin American Xchange (Ortiz and Santana)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 22 Eli Drake and Scott Steiner Redemption Drake cashed in his Feast or Fired tag team title opportunity.
April 24
(aired May 17) 		Z & E
(Andrew Everett and DJ Z) 		Impact!
April 26
(aired June 21) 		The Latin American Xchange
(Ortiz and Santana) 		Impact!
Impact Grand Championship
Incoming champion – Matt Sydal
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 14
(aired March 29) 		Austin Aries Impact! This was a Title vs. Title match.
June 4 Retired N/A Unified with Impact Global Championship

IWRG[edit]

IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Mr. Electro[41]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
December 21 Mascara Ano 2000, Jr. Guerra de Familias
IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship
Incoming champion – Pantera I[42]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 5 Vacated N/A Vacated due to inactivity from Pantera I[43]
IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Bombero Infernal[44]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 21 Dr. Cerebro IWRG Show [45]
September 9 Imposible Caravana de Campeones [23]
IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Los Warriors (Black Warrior and Warrior Jr.)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 11 Rokambole Jr. and Villano V Jr. IWRG Show [46]
November 25 Capo del Norte and Capo del Sur IWRG show
IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship
Incoming champions – La Dinastía de la Muerte (Negro Navarro, Trauma I and Trauma II)[47]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
December 1 Centella de Oro, Multifacético, and Prayer Live event
IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Emperador Azteca[48]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 24 Cerebro Negro IWRG show [49]
IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship
Incoming champion – Máscara Año 2000 Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 25 El Hijo del Alebrije IWRG Show [10]
September 9 El Hijo de Canis Lupus Caravana de Campeones [23]
IWRG Rey del Aire Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 1 Aramís IWRG 22nd Anniversary Show Won a steel cage match to become the first champion[50]
September 2 Dragón Bane IWRG Show [51]
IWRG Rey del Ring Championship
Incoming champion – Imposible[52]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 20 Vacated Rey del Ring Vacated for the 2018 tournament[14]
May 20 Emperador Azteca Rey del Ring [14]
Distrito Federal Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Los Comandos Elite (Oficial Rayan, Oficial Spector and Oficial Liderk)[53]
No title changes

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide[edit]

AAA Mega Championship
Incoming champion – Johnny Mundo
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 Dr. Wagner Jr. Guerra de Titanes
June 3 Jeff Jarrett Verano de Escándalo Triple threat match, also involving Rey Mysterio Jr.
August 25 Fénix Triplemanía XXVI This was a four-way match, also involving Brian Cage and Rich Swann.
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Lanzelot
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 Australian Suicide Guerra de Titanes
August 25 Sammy Guevara Triplemanía XXVI This was a four-way match, also involving A. C. H. and Shane Strickland.
AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship
Incoming champion – Mini Psycho Clown
No title changes
AAA Latin American Championship
Incoming champion – El Hijo del Fantasma
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
December 2 Drago Guerra de Titanes
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
Incoming champion – Lady Shani
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 Faby Apache Guerra de Titanes
December 2 Lady Shani Guerra de Titanes This was a four-way match, also involving La Hiedra and Scarlett Bordeaux.
AAA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Dark Family (Cuervo and Scoria)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 25 El Texano Jr. and Rey Escorpión AAA Worldwide
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Big Mami and Niño Hamburguesa
No title changes
AAA World Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Los OGT (Averno, Chessman and Super Fly)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 El Poder del Norte
(Carta Brava Jr., Mocho Cota Jr. and Tito Santana) 		Guerra de Titanes
December 2 El Hijo del Vikingo, Laredo Kid and Myzteziz Jr. Guerra de Titanes

MLW[edit]

MLW World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 12 Shane Strickland The World Championship Finals Defeated Matt Riddle in the finals of an eight-man single-elimination tournament to win the vacant championship.
July 12
(aired July 20) 		Low Ki Fusion
MLW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 7
(aired June 15) 		Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) Fusion Defeated Team TBD (Jason Cade and Jimmy Yuta) and The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Michael Patrick) in a three-way elimination match to become the new champions.
MLW World Middleweight Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 19 Maxwell Jacob Friedman Battle Riot Defeated Joey Ryan to become the inaugural champion.
December 7 Vacated N/A Maxwell Jacob Friedman vacated the title after an elbow injury.
December 14 Teddy Hart Zero Hour

NJPW[edit]

IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Kazuchika Okada
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 9 Kenny Omega Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall This was a no time limit, best-of-three falls match.
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Hiroshi Tanahashi
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 27 Minoru Suzuki The New Beginning in Sapporo
April 29 Tetsuya Naito Wrestling Hinokuni
June 9 Chris Jericho Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Kenny Omega
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 28 Jay White The New Beginning in Sapporo
July 7 Juice Robinson G1 Special in San Francisco
September 30 Cody Fighting Spirit Unleashed
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Los Ingobernables de Japón
(Evil and Sanada) 		Wrestle Kingdom 12
June 9 The Young Bucks
(Matt and Nick Jackson) 		Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
September 30 Guerrillas of Destiny
(Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) 		Fighting Spirit Unleashed
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Marty Scurll
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Will Ospreay Wrestle Kingdom 12 This was a four-way match, also involving Hiromu Takahashi and Kushida.
June 9 Hiromu Takahashi Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
August 20 Vacated N/A
October 8 Kushida King of Pro-Wrestling
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 The Young Bucks
(Matt and Nick Jackson) 		Wrestle Kingdom 12
January 28 Roppongi 3K
(Sho and Yoh) 		The New Beginning in Sapporo
March 6 Suzuki-gun
(El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) 		Anniversary Show
NEVER Openweight Championship
Incoming champion – Minoru Suzuki
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Hirooki Goto Wrestle Kingdom 12
June 9 Michael Elgin Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall This was a three-way match, also involving Taichi.
June 17 Hirooki Goto Kizuna Road
September 17 Taichi Ishikari Destruction in Beppu
November 3 Hirooki Goto Power Struggle
December 9 Kota Ibushi World Tag League
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Loa)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Chaos
(Beretta, Tomohiro Ishii, and Toru Yano) 		Wrestle Kingdom 12
January 5 Bullet Club
(Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Loa) 		New Year Dash!!
May 3 Super Villains
(Marty Scurll, Nick Jackson, and Matt Jackson) 		Wrestling Dontaku
August 12 Bullet Club OG
(Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Taiji Ishimori) 		G1 Climax 28

NWA[edit]

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Nick Aldis
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 1 Cody All In
October 21 Nick Aldis NWA 70th Anniversary Show Two out of three falls match.
NWA World Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Jazz
No title changes
NWA National Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 21 Willie Mack NWA 70th Anniversary Show Defeated Sam Shaw in the finals of an eight-man tournament to win the vacant championship.

ROH[edit]

ROH World Championship
Incoming champion – Dalton Castle
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 30 Jay Lethal Ring of Honor Wrestling This was a four-way match, also involving Cody and Matt Taven.
ROH World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Silas Young
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 10 Kenny King Ring of Honor Wrestling
April 7 Silas Young Supercard of Honor XII
June 16 Punishment Martinez State of the Art, Day 2
September 29 Jeff Cobb Ring of Honor Wrestling
ROH World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 9 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) 		ROH 16th Anniversary Show
October 14 SoCal Uncensored
(Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) 		Glory By Honor XVI: Philadelphia
December 14 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) 		Final Battle This was a Ladder War IX, also involving The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Hung Bucks (Adam Page, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 9 SoCal Uncensored
(Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky) 		ROH 16th Anniversary Show
May 9 The Kingdom
(Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan, and Vinny Marseglia) 		ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds Tour
July 21 Bullet Club/The Elite
(Cody, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) 		Ring of Honor Wrestling
November 4 The Kingdom
(Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan, and Vinny Marseglia) 		Survival of the Fittest
Women of Honor Championship
Incoming champion – N/A
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Sumie Sakai Supercard of Honor XII
December 14 Kelly Klein Final Battle This was a Four Corner Survival match, also involving Karen Q and Madison Rayne.

The Crash Lucha Libre[edit]

The Crash Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Rey Mysterio[54]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 7 Vacated N/A Vacated when Rey Mysterio began working for WWE full-time
November 3 Willie Mack The Crash VII Aniversario Defeated Bárbaro Cavernario, Michael Elgin, and El Mesías to win the vacant championship.[55]
The Crash Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Rey Fénix[56]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 15 Vacated N/A Rey Fénix announced that he was moving up to the heavyweight division[57]
May 19 Bandido The Crash show Defeated Laredo Kid and Dezmond Xavier to win the vacant championship[58]
The Crash Junior Championship
Incoming champion – Black Boy[59]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 17 Vacated N/A Declared vacant when Black Boy did not show up for a scheduled championship defense
March 17 Astrolux The Crash show Won a six-way elimination match over Tiago, Latigo, Rayo Star, and Torito Negro to win the vacant championship[60]
May 20 Torito Negro The Crash Show [61]
November 3 Xperia The Crash VII Aniversario Match also included Tiago, Baby Star, and Rayo Star[62]
The Crash Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Vacant[63]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 17 Mexablood
(Bandido and Flamita) 		The Crash show Defeated Aeroboy and Septimo Dragon and Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz in a Three way match to win the vacate titles.[64]
October 7 Vacated N/A Championship declared vacant for undocumented reasons
November 3 Los Lucha Bros
(The King and Penta 0M) 		The Crash VII Aniversario Defeated Nueva Generacio Dinamita (El Cuatrero and Sansón) and Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend) in Three way match to win the vacant titles.[55]
November 27 Vacated N/A Championship declared vacant when The King was injured and not able to compete.[65]
The Crash Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Keira[66]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 20 Lacey Lane The Crash show [67]
July 14 Tessa Blanchard The Crash show This was a Three-way match, also involving Santana Garrett

WWE[edit]

  – Raw
  – SmackDown
  – NXT
  – NXT UK

Raw and SmackDown[edit]

Raw and SmackDown each had a world championship, a secondary championship, a women's championship, and a male tag team championship. Raw also had a championship for their cruiserweight wrestlers, which became exclusive to the 205 Live brand.

WWE Universal Championship
Incoming champion – Brock Lesnar
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 19 Roman Reigns SummerSlam
October 22 Vacated Monday Night Raw Title was vacated after Roman Reigns went on a hiatus due to his ongoing battle with leukemia
November 2 Brock Lesnar Crown Jewel Defeated Braun Strowman to win the vacant title.
Before relinquishing the title, Roman Reigns was originally scheduled to defend the title in a triple threat match at this event against Lesnar and Strowman.
WWE Championship
Incoming champion – AJ Styles
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 13 Daniel Bryan SmackDown Live
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Roman Reigns
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 22 The Miz Raw 25 Years
April 8 Seth Rollins WrestleMania 34 Triple threat match, also involving Finn Bálor.
June 18 Dolph Ziggler Monday Night Raw
August 19 Seth Rollins SummerSlam
December 16 Dean Ambrose TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
WWE United States Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 16 Bobby Roode SmackDown Live Defeated Jinder Mahal in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
March 11 Randy Orton Fastlane
April 8 Jinder Mahal WrestleMania 34 Fatal four-way match, also involving Bobby Roode and Rusev.
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following day one of the Superstar Shake-up when Jinder Mahal was drafted to Raw.
April 16 Jeff Hardy Monday Night Raw
The title returned to the SmackDown brand following day two of the Superstar Shake-up when Jeff Hardy was drafted to SmackDown.
July 15 Shinsuke Nakamura Extreme Rules
December 18
(aired December 25) 		Rusev SmackDown Live
WWE Raw Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Alexa Bliss
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 8 Nia Jax WrestleMania 34
June 17 Alexa Bliss Money in the Bank Cashed in her Money in the Bank contract.
August 19 Ronda Rousey SummerSlam
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Charlotte Flair
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 10 Carmella SmackDown Live Cashed in her Money in the Bank contract.
August 19 Charlotte Flair SummerSlam Triple threat match, also involving Becky Lynch.
September 16 Becky Lynch Hell in a Cell
December 16 Asuka TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Triple threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, also involving Charlotte Flair.
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Jason Jordan and Seth Rollins
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 28 Cesaro and Sheamus Royal Rumble
April 8 Braun Strowman and Nicholas WrestleMania 34 Nicholas was a young fan in the audience who was "chosen" by Strowman.
April 9 Vacated Monday Night Raw Strowman and Nicholas voluntarily relinquished the titles due to Nicholas' schedule as a fourth-grader.
April 27 Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt Greatest Royal Rumble Defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the vacant titles.
July 15 The B-Team
(Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) 		Extreme Rules
September 3 Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre Monday Night Raw
October 22 Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins
November 5 AOP
(Akam and Rezar) 		Defeated Seth Rollins in a 2-on-1 handicap match; Rollins' co-champion Dean Ambrose turned on him two weeks prior, leaving Rollins to the defend the titles himself
December 10 Bobby Roode and Chad Gable 3-on-2 handicap match, also involving AOP's manager Drake Maverick. Roode pinned Maverick to win AOP's titles.
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 8 The Bludgeon Brothers
(Harper and Rowan) 		WrestleMania 34 Triple threat tag team match, also involving The New Day (represented by Big E and Kofi Kingston).
August 21 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) 		SmackDown Live No Disqualification match.
Kingston and Woods won the match, but Big E was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
October 16 The Bar
(Cesaro and Sheamus) 		SmackDown 1000 Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day.
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Enzo Amore
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 23 Vacated – Title was vacated after Enzo Amore was released from his contract following publicized accusations of sexual assault[68]
April 8 Cedric Alexander WrestleMania 34 Defeated Mustafa Ali in the Cruiserweight Championship tournament final to win the vacant title.[69]
Since late May, WWE's cruiserweight division began to wrestle exclusively on 205 Live and ceased to appear on Raw. As a result, the Cruiserweight Championship became exclusive to the 205 Live brand.
October 6 Buddy Murphy Super Show-Down

NXT[edit]

NXT Championship
Incoming champion – Andrade "Cien" Almas
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Aleister Black TakeOver: New Orleans
July 18
(aired July 25) 		Tommaso Ciampa NXT
NXT North American Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Adam Cole TakeOver: New Orleans Defeated EC3, Killian Dain, Ricochet, Lars Sullivan, and Velveteen Dream in a six-way ladder match to determine the inaugural champion.
August 18 Ricochet TakeOver: Brooklyn IV
NXT Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Ember Moon
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Shayna Baszler TakeOver: New Orleans
August 18 Kairi Sane TakeOver: Brooklyn IV
October 28 Shayna Baszler Evolution
NXT Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 19
(aired June 26) 		Moustache Mountain
(Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) 		United Kingdom Championship Tournament Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly represented The Undisputed Era.
June 21
(aired July 11) 		The Undisputed Era
(Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong) 		NXT Won by submission when Tyler Bate threw in the towel.

NXT UK[edit]

WWE United Kingdom Championship
Incoming champion – Pete Dunne
No title changes
NXT UK Women's Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 26
(aired November 28) 		Rhea Ripley NXT UK Defeated Toni Storm in the finals of an eight-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion.

Awards and honors[edit]

AAA[edit]

AAA Hall of Fame[edit]

Year Ring name
(Birth name) 		AAA recognized accolades
2018 Villano III
(Arturo Díaz Mendoza) 		Posthumous Inductee: Two-time AAA Americas Trios Champion, One-time Mexican National Atómicos Champion. Known for being part of Los Villanos stable.[70]
2018 El Apache
(Mario Balbuena González) 		Posthumous Inductee: Two-time AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion, one-time AAA World Trios Champion[70]
2018 Dr. Alfonso Morales Announcer known for his work in AAA and CMLL[70]

WWE[edit]

WWE Hall of Fame[edit]

2018 Hall of Fame inductee, Goldberg
Main article: WWE Hall of Fame
Category Inductee Inducted by
Individual Goldberg[71] Paul Heyman
Ivory[72] Molly Holly
Jeff Jarrett[73] Road Dogg
Hillbilly Jim[74] Jimmy Hart
Mark Henry Big Show
Group The Dudley Boyz[75]
(Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) 		Edge and Christian
Warrior Award Jarrius "JJ" Robertson[76] Dana Warrior
Celebrity Kid Rock[77] Triple H
Legacy Boris Malenko N/A
Cora Combs
Dara Singh
El Santo
Hiro Matsuda
Jim Londos
Rufus R. Jones
Sputnik Monroe
Stan Stasiak
Lord Alfred Hayes

Debuts[edit]

Ronda Rousey
Omos

Retirements[edit]

Deaths[edit]

Bruno Sammartino
Big Van Vader
Nikolai Volkoff
Jim Neidhart
Dynamite Kid

See also[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2018 in professional wrestling.

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  107. ^ Don Leo Jonathan Dead at 87
  108. ^ Pro Wrestling Legend Dick Slater Dead At 67, WWE Comments
  109. ^ José Lothario Dead At 83-Years-Old
  110. ^ Stampede Wrestling superstar Tom 'The Dynamite Kid' Billington, dead at 60
  111. ^ Larry 'The Axe' Hennig dead at 82
  112. ^ Raul Mata Passes Away at 71 Years Old
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