2023 in professional wrestling
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2023 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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List of notable promotions[edit]
These promotions held notable events throughout 2023.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
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Active Advance Pro Wrestling | 2AW | |
All Elite Wrestling | AEW | |
All Japan Pro Wrestling | AJPW | |
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL | |
CyberFight | CF | CyberFight is an umbrella brand that oversees and promotes four individual promotions: DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW). |
Dragongate Japan Pro-Wrestling | Dragongate | |
Empire Wrestling Federation | EWF | |
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling-Explosion | FMW-E | |
Game Changer Wrestling | GCW | |
Gleat | — | |
Ice Ribbon | — | |
Impact Wrestling | Impact | |
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. |
Major League Wrestling | MLW | |
National Wrestling Alliance | NWA | |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW | |
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla | PWG | |
Pro Wrestling Zero1 | Zero1 | |
Revolution Pro Wrestling | RevPro | |
Ring of Honor | ROH | |
Tenryu Project | — | |
World Wonder Ring Stardom | Stardom | |
Women of Wrestling | WOW | |
WWE | — | "WWE" stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, which remains the company's legal name, though the company ceased using the full name in April 2011, with the WWE abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism. WWE divides its roster into three storyline divisions – referred to as brands where wrestlers exclusively perform on their respective weekly television programs. Raw and SmackDown are their two main brands, while NXT serves as their developmenal territory. |
Calendar of notable shows[edit]
January[edit]
February[edit]
March[edit]
April[edit]
May[edit]
June[edit]
July[edit]
August[edit]
September[edit]
October[edit]
November[edit]
December[edit]
Notable events[edit]
- January 6 – Vince McMahon returns to WWE as a board member after previously retiring in 2022.
- January 10 – Stephanie McMahon resigns as co-CEO and chairwoman of WWE. Vince McMahon takes the title of executive chairman, while Nick Khan became the sole CEO of the company.
- January 20 – Major League Wrestling signed a new broadcast deal with Reelz.[4]
- January 21 – Negro Casas and his wife Dalys la Caribeña depart from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), making their surprise debuts for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide on the same day.[5] This marked the end of Casas' over 40-year tenure with CMLL.
- April 3 – WWE is sold to Endeavor, the parent company of the mixed martial arts promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
- April 24 & 25 – All Elite Wrestling's YouTube programs, Elevation and Dark, were canceled, respectively.
- June 17 – AEW Collision premiered on TNT.
- August 27 – All Elite Wrestling's pay-per-view, All In, broke the paid attendance record for a professional wrestling event, selling 81,035 tickets, distributing 83,131; however, the show's turnstile count (the number of tickets scanned on the night at the event) was 72,265.[6]
- September 2 – CM Punk's contract with All Elite Wrestling was terminated after a legitimate backstage confrontation with Jack Perry.
- September 12 – WWE's sale to Endeavor is finalized, ending 69 years of family ownership by the McMahon family. WWE and UFC subsequently merged and operate as divisions of a new company called TKO Group Holdings.
- September 15 – Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson makes first WWE appearance in four years.
- October 21 – Impact Wrestling announced it would revert to its former Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) name, beginning with Hard To Kill on January 13, 2024.
- November 18 – Will Ospreay officially signs with All Elite Wrestling, taking effect in February 2024.
- November 25 – Randy Orton returns to WWE in-ring competition, after an 18-month injury layoff; CM Punk returns to WWE for the first time since January 2014.
- December 23 – Thunder Rosa wrestles her first match since August 10, 2022, after a back injury; Hiroshi Tanahashi is appointed as the president and representative director of New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
- December 26 – CM Punk wrestles his first WWE match since January 20, 2014.
Accomplishments and tournaments[edit]
2AW[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Active Advance Tournament | Takuro Niki | September 24 (aired October 16) | Defeated Daiju Wakamatsu in the final for a 2AW Openweight Championship match. He would defeat Kohei Sato on October 29 to win the title. |
AAA[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Rey de Reyes | Sam Adonis | February 5 | Defeated Bandido, Pagano, and Hijo del Vikingo in the final to win. |
Reina de Reinas | Sexy Star II | Defeated Chik Tormenta, Lady Shani, La Hiedra, and Dalys to win. | |
Lucha Libre World Cup (Women) | Team USA (Kamille, Deonna Purrazzo, and Jordynne Grace) | March 19 | Defeated Team Mexico (Sexy Star II, Flammer, and La Hiedra) in the final to win. |
Lucha Libre World Cup (Men) | Team Mexico (Black Taurus, Pentagón Jr., and Laredo Kid) | Defeated Team USA (Christopher Daniels, Sam Adonis, and Johnny Caballero) in the final to win. | |
Guerra de Rivalidades | Psycho Clown | August 12 | Defeated L. A. Park, Rush El Toro Blanco, and Sam Adonis in the final under Lucha de Apuestas rules. Clown pinned Adonis, meaning Adonis had to shave his head. |
Copa Antonio Peña | Chik Tormenta | October 1 | Defeated Lady Maravilla in the final to win. |
AEW[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Revolution Tag Team Battle Royale | Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett | February 22 | Jarrett last eliminated Trent Beretta of Best Friends to enter the AEW World Tag Team Championship match at Revolution, but he and Lethal were unsuccessful in winning the titles. |
Casino Tag Team Royale | Orange Cassidy and Danhausen | March 1 | Last eliminated The Butcher and The Blade to enter the AEW World Tag Team Championship match at Revolution, but were unsuccessful in winning the titles. |
Face of the Revolution ladder match | Powerhouse Hobbs | Defeated Eddie Kingston, Ortiz, Action Andretti, Sammy Guevara, Komander, Konosuke Takeshita, and A. R. Fox to earn an AEW TNT Championship match. He would defeat Wardlow in a falls count anywhere match on the March 8 episode of Dynamite to win the title. | |
Four Pillars Tournament | Sammy Guevara | April 26 | Defeated Darby Allin in the final to earn an AEW World Championship match at Double or Nothing. He challenged champion MJF for the title in a four-way match also involving Allin and "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, but was unsuccessful in winning the title. |
Tres de Mayo Battle Royale | Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) | May 3 | Gunn and Bowens last eliminated Kip Sabian and The Butcher and The Blade to win. |
Blackjack Battle Royal | Orange Cassidy | May 28 | Last eliminated Swerve Strickland to retain the AEW International Championship |
Owen Hart Cup (Men) | Ricky Starks | July 15 | Defeated CM Punk in the final to win the Owen Hart Cup Trophy and Championship. |
Owen Hart Cup (Women) | Willow Nightingale | Defeated Ruby Soho in the final to win the Owen Hart Cup Trophy and Championship. | |
Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament | Adam Cole and MJF | July 19 | Defeated The Jericho Appreciation Society (Sammy Guevara and Daniel Garcia) to earn an AEW World Tag Team Championship match. They challenged FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for the title on the July 29 episode of Collision, but were unsuccessful. |
Royal Rampage Battle Royal | Darby Allin | July 19 (aired July 21) | Last eliminated Swerve Strickland to earn an AEW TNT Championship match at All Out. He challenged Luchasaurus for the title at the event but was unsuccessful. |
AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Battle Royal | Brian Cage and Big Bill | July 26 (aired July 28) | Last eliminated The Butcher and The Blade to earn an AEW World Tag Team Championship match. They challenged FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for the title on the August 5 episode of Collision, but were unsuccessful. |
AEW Women's World Championship Tournament | Saraya | August 27 | Defeated champion Hikaru Shida, Toni Storm, and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. in the final to win the AEW Women's World Championship. |
ROH World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Battle Royale | The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) | August 30 (aired September 1) | Silver last eliminated Trent Beretta of Best Friends to earn an ROH World Tag Team Championship match at All Out. He and Reynolds challenged Better Than You Bay Bay (Adam Cole and MJF) for the title at the event but were unsuccessful. |
Over Budget Charity Battle Royale | "Hangman" Adam Page | September 3 | Last eliminated Brian Cage to donate US$50,000 to the charity of his choosing. Page chose to donate to the Chicago Public Education Fund. |
Grand Slam World Championship Eliminator Tournament | Samoa Joe | September 13 | Defeated Roderick Strong in the final to earn an AEW World Championship match at Dynamite: Grand Slam. He challenged MJF at the event but was unsuccessful in winning the title. |
Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale | Juice Robinson | October 18 | Last eliminated Max Caster to face MJF for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring the following week, but was unsuccessful in winning the ring. |
AEW TNT Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royale | Killswitch | December 30 | Last eliminated Trent Beretta to earn an AEW TNT Championship match at the time and place of his choosing. Later that same night, Killswitch surrendered his contract to his Patriarch stable leader Christian Cage, who immediately used it to win back the title from Adam Copeland, who he had just lost it to. |
AEW Continental Classic | Eddie Kingston | Defeated Jon Moxley in the final to retain the ROH World Championship and Strong Openweight Championship, as well as to win the inaugural AEW Continental Championship, officially being recognized as the Triple Crown Champion. |
AJPW[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Jr. Tag Battle of Glory | Black Generation International (Kaito Ishida and Kotaro Suzuki) | May 5 | Defeated Zennichi Shin Jidai (Atsuki Aoyagi and Rising Hayato) in the final to win. |
Champion Carnival | Shotaro Ashino | May 7 | Defeated T-Hawk in the final to win. |
Royal Road Tournament | Satoshi Kojima | August 27 | Defeated Ryuki Honda in the final for a Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship match. He challenged Yuma Aoyagi for the title on September 9 but was unsuccessful. |
Jr. Battle of Glory | Dan Tamura | December 6 | Defeated Naruki Doi in the final to earn a World Junior Heavyweight Championship match. He defeated El Lindaman to win the title at Mania X. |
Real World Tag League | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Hokuto Omori | Defeated Zennichi Shin Jidai (Yuma Aoyagi and Kento Miyahara) in the final to earn a future World Tag Team Championship match. |
BJW[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Saikyo Tag League | Abdullah Kobayashi and Daiju Wakamatsu | February 13 (aired February 21) | Defeated Crazy Lovers (Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto) in the final to win. This was a Fluorescent Lighttube Deathmatch. |
Soushi Sousatsu Deathmatch Tag Tournament | Crazy Lovers (Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto) | December 5 | Defeated Yuki Ishikawa and Daiju Wakamatsu in the final to earn a BJW Tag Team Championship match. This was a Fluorescent Light Tubes and Glass Board Deathmatch. They defeated Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) to win the titles on December 30. |
Toshiwasure! Shuffle Six Man Tag Team Tournament | Daisuke Sekimoto, Fuminori Abe, and Tetsuya Endo | December 31 | Defeated Harashima, Kota Sekifuda, and Yuji Hino in the final to win. |
CF[edit]
DDT[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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No Fee Rumble | Fuminori Abe | January 29 | Last eliminated Sanshiro Takagi to win. |
D Generations Cup | Takeshi Masada | February 26 | Defeated Yuya Koroku in the final to win. |
King of DDT Tournament | Chris Brookes | May 21 | Defeated Kazusada Higuchi in the final to earn a KO-D Openweight Championship match. He would defeat Yuji Hino at Wrestle Peter Pan to win the title. |
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship 1-Day Tournament | D・O・A (Danshoku "Dandy" Dino, Jun Akiyama, and Makoto Oishi) | November 11 | Defeated The37Kamiina (Mao, Toy Kojima, and Yuki Ueno) in the final to win the vacant titles. |
Toshiwasure! Shuffle Six Man Tag Team Tournament | Daisuke Sekimoto, Fuminori Abe, and Tetsuya Endo | December 31 | Defeated Harashima, Kota Sekifuda, and Yuji Hino in the final to win. |
Noah[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Scramble Shuffle Tag Tournament | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Seiki Yoshioka | January 8 | Defeated Satoshi Kojima and Shuji Kondo in the final to win. |
N-1 Rumble | Manabu Soya | August 5 | Last eliminated Jack Morris to win. |
GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | Atsushi Kotoge and Hi69 | August 11 | Defeated Good Looking Guys (Tadasuke and Yo-Hey) in the final to earn a GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match. They challenged Stinger (Chris Ridgeway and Daga) for the titles at the finals of the N-1 Victory, but were unsuccessful. |
N-1 Victory | Go Shiozaki | September 3 | Defeated Kenoh in the final to earn a GHC Heavyweight Championship match. He challenged Jake Lee for the title at Grand Ship in Nagoya, but was unsuccessful. |
TJPW[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Princess of the Decade Tournament | Rika Tatsumi | January 30 | Defeated Shoko Nakajima in the final to win. |
"Futari wa Princess" Max Heart Tournament | 121000000 (Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita) | February 11 | Defeated Kyoraku Kyomei (Hyper Misao and Shoko Nakajima) in the final to earn a Princess Tag Team Championship match. They would defeat Wasteland War Party (Heidi Howitzer and Max the Impaler) at Grand Princess '23 to win the titles. |
Shinagawa Three Woman Festival | Yuki Aino, Pom Harajuku, and Raku | April 29 (aired May 2) | Defeated Kaya Toribami and Kyoraku Kyomei (Hyper Misao and Shoko Nakajima) in the final to win. |
Tokyo Princess Cup | Miyu Yamashita | August 13 | Defeated Yuki Kamifuku in the final to earn a Princess of Princess Championship match. She would defeat Mizuki to win the title at Wrestle Princess IV. |
Next Generation Tournament | Wakana Uehara | December 1 | Defeated Himawari in the final to win. |
GanPro[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Young Ganbare Cup | Yumehito Imanari | January 28 | Defeated Kentaro Hachisu in the final. |
Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Championship Tournament | Hentai Punch Drunkers (Hikaru Sato and Tyson Maeguchi) | May 5 | Defeated Uruseez (Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Yumehito Imanari) in the final to become the inaugural champions. |
CMLL[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Rey del Aire VIP | Dragón Rojo Jr. | January 28 | Last eliminated Templario to win. |
Torneo Increíble de Parejas | Averno and Místico | February 17 | Defeated Soberano Jr. and Templario in the final. |
Interfaction Tag Team Tournament | Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (Atlantis Jr. and Último Guerrero) | February 26 | Defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Titán) in the final to win. |
Torneo de Escuelas | Team Guadalajara (Ángel Rebelde, Explosivo, Crixus, Adrenalina, Fantastico, and Vaquero Jr.) | March 3 | Defeated Team CDMX (Neon, Max Star, Futuro, Vegas, Historico, and Tonalli) in the final to win. |
Copa Irma Gonzalez | Princesa Sugehit | March 17 | Defeated La Catalina, La Jarochita, Lluvia, Sanely, Sumie Sakai, and Valkiria to win. |
Occidente Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament | Stephanie Vaquer and Zeuxis | March 21 | Defeated Las Chicas Indomables (La Jarochita and Lluvia) in the final to become the inaugural champions. |
Torneo Nueva Generación Cibernético | Rey Samuray | April 3 | Defeated Max Star, Ángel Rebelde, Crixus, Tonalli, Multy, Neón, Hijo de Stuka Jr, Vaquero Jr & Brillante Jr. to win. |
CMLL Universal Championship | Dragón Rojo Jr. | April 28 | Defeated Atlantis Jr. and Templario in the final to become the champion. |
Torneo Embajador de Los Niños Cibernético | Volcano | April 30 | Defeated Volador Jr., El Satánico, Akuma, Raider, and Captain Suicida to win. |
Torneo Cinco de Mayo | Pegasso | May 8 | Defeated Asturiano, Espíritu Maligno, Dark Soul, Millenium, Multy, Hijo de Centalla Roja, Rey Samuray, Perverso, and Prayer to win. |
La Copa Junior VIP | Soberano Jr. | May 26 | Defeated Dragón Rojo Jr. in the final to win. |
Mexican National Middleweight Championship Tournament | Guerrero Maya Jr. | June 2 | Defeated Rugido in the final to win the vacant title. |
Copa Dinastías | Místico and Dr. Karonte I | June 18 | Defeated Stuka Jr. and Hijo de Stuka Jr. in the final to win. |
Leyenda de Plata | Mascara Dorada | July 28 | Defeated Rocky Romero in the final to win. |
Mexican National Lightweight Championship Tournament | Futuro | July 30 | Defeated Gallo Jr, Max Star, Meyer, Brillante Jr., Rafaga Jr., Raya Metalico, and Misterio Blanco in the final to win the vacant title. |
Copa Independencia | Esfinge | September 16 | Defeated Rugido in the final to win. |
CMLL Universal Amazons Championship | La Catalina | October 20 | Defeated Zeuxis in the final to become the champion. |
Leyenda de Azul | Hechicero | November 24 | Defeated Stuka Jr. in the final to win. |
The Crash[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Copa Juvenil | Anubis | January 28 | Defeated Dark Warrior, Aztec Fly, Noisy Boy, POD, and Rey Astral to win. |
Torneo Padrinos de Luja | Cibernético and Tonalli | September 1 | Defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. and Black Destiny in the final to win. |
CZW[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Best of the Best | Rich Swann | May 10 | Defeated Fred Yehi in the final to win the vacant CZW World Heavyweight Championship. |
Tournament of Death | Big Joe | October 7 | Defeated Bobby Beverly, Shlak, and Mickie Knuckles in the finals to win. |
Milk Chocolate Succulent #1 Contender's Gauntlet Match | CMD (Boom Harden and Desean Pratt) | November 5 | Last eliminated Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts & Randy Summers) to earn a CZW World Tag Team Championship match. They challenged Milk Chocolate for the titles at Live at the Battleship but were unsuccessful. |
DG[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Rey de Parejas | D'courage (Yuki Yoshioka and Madoka Kikuta) | March 2 | Defeated M3K (Susumu Mochizuki and Yasushi Kanda) in the final to earn an Open the Twin Gate Championship match. They challenged Natural Vibes (Big Boss Shimizu and Kzy) for the titles on Night 2 of Champion Gate in Osaka, but were unsuccessful. |
King of Gate | Kota Minoura | August 3 | Defeated Big Boss Shimizu in the final to earn an Open the Dream Gate Championship match. He challenged Madoka Kikuta for the title at Dangerous Gate but was unsuccessful. |
Open the Triangle Gate Championship Tournament | Dragon Kid, Punch Tominaga, and Yamato | October 6 | Defeated Gold Class (Ben-K, Kota Minoura, and Naruki Doi) and D'courage (Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta, and Yuki Yoshioka) in the final to win the vacant titles. This was an three-way elimination match. |
GCW[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Do or Die Rumble | Masha Slamovich | January 1 | Last eliminated Blake Christian to earn a GCW World Championship match. She would defeat Nick Gage at Eye for an Eye to win the title. |
Jersey J-Cup | Jordan Oliver | February 11 | Defeated Mike Bailey in the final to win the revived JCW World Championship. The title had been inactive since 2004. |
Grab the Brass Ring DLC match | Blake Christian | March 31 | Defeated Komander, Tony Deppen, Gringo Loco, Shane Mercer, Alec Price, Cole Radrick, Jack Cartwheel, and Billie Starkz to earn a GCW World Championship match. Christian invoked his opportunity to enter the title match between Masha Slamovich and Rina Yamashita at Cage of Survival 2, winning the title in the process. |
Tournament of Survival | Rina Yamashita | June 3 | Defeated John Wayne Murdoch in the final to win a GCW World Championship match at Cage of Survival 2. She challenged Masha Slamovich for the title at the event but was unsuccessful. |
Nick Gage Invitational | Miedo Extremo | December 30 | Defeated John Wayne Murdoch in the final to win. |
Do or Die Rumble | Mance Warner | December 31 | Last eliminated Effy to earn a future GCW World Championship match. |
Battlebowl Battle Royal | Griffin McCoy | Last eliminated Josh Bishop to earn a future JCW World Championship match. |
Gleat[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Unit One Night Tournament | Black Generation Internation (Hartley Jackson, Kaito Ishida, and Kotaro Suzuki) | February 15 | Defeated Strong Hearts (Cima, T-Hawk, and El Lindaman) in the final to win. |
Lidet UWF Championship Tournament | Takanori Ito | June 7 | Defeated Shinya Aoki in the final to become the inaugural champion. |
G-Infinity Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | Bulk Orchestra (Kazma Sakamoto and Quiet Storm) | November 3 | Defeated Black Generation International (Hartley Jackson and Keiichi Sato) in the final to earn a G-Infinity Championship match. They challenged Voodoo Murders (Jun Saito and Rei Saito) for the titles at G Prowrestling ver. 65 ~ Burn Your Heart, but were unsuccessful. |
Lidet UWF Championship Next Challenger Tournament | Minoru Tanaka | December 10 | Defeated Tetsuya Izuchi in the final to earn a Lidet UWF Championship match. He challenged Fujita Hayato for the title at Gleat ver. 7, but was unsuccessful. |
Ice Ribbon[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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ICE×∞ Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | Mifu Ashida | October 9 | Defeated Kyuri in the final to earn an ICE×∞ Championship match. She challenged Ibuki Hoshi for the title on November 11 but was unsuccessful. |
Impact[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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8-4-1 match (Men) | Nick Aldis | June 9 | Defeated Bully Ray, Heath, Jonathan Gresham, Mike Bailey, Moose, PCO, and Rich Swann to earn an Impact World Championship match at Slammiversary. He challenged Alex Shelley for the title at the event but was unsuccessful. |
Impact World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) | July 29 (aired August 17) | Defeated Rich Swann and Sami Callihan in the final to earn an Impact World Tag Team Championship match at Emergence. They defeated Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) to win the titles at the event. |
Impact Knockouts World Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal | Alisha Edwards | August 28 (aired August 31) | Last eliminated Jody Threat and KiLynn King to earn an Impact Knockouts World Championship match at Victory Road. She challenged Trinity for the title at the event but was unsuccessful. |
Feast or Fired | Chris Bey, Crazzy Steve, Moose, and Yuya Uemura | September 9 (aired September 14) | Each won a briefcase for a future title opportunity or a pink slip. The contents of the cases were revealed the following week.
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Call Your Shot Gauntlet | Jordynne Grace | October 21 | Last eliminated Bully Ray to win the Call Your Shot Trophy for a championship opportunity of her choosing. Grace announced she would invoke her opportunity to defeat Trinity to win the Impact Knockouts World Championship at Hard To Kill. |
Gravy Train Turkey Trot | Jake Something, Johnny Swinger, Mike Bailey, and PCO | October 22 (aired November 23) | Defeated Champagne Singh, Jai Vidal, and The Good Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) to win. As Vidal took the fall, he was forced to wear a turkey suit. |
Glasgow Cup | Joe Hendry | October 26 (aired November 2) | Defeated Frankie Kazarian in the final to win. |
IWRG[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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El Protector | Hip Hop Man and Shocko | February 19 | Defeated El Hijo del Alebrije and Baby Star, Baby Star and La Momia, Cerebro Negro Jr. and Travis Banks, El Hijo del Fishman and Rey Halcon Jr., Hellboy and Wesley Pipes, Imposible and Noisy Boy, and Maniacop and Yorvak to win. |
IWRG Tryout Tournament | Gannicus | March 5 | Defeated Fussion in the final to win. |
Rebelión de los Juniors | El Hijo del Alebrije | March 19 | Defeated Cerebro Negro Jr., Apolo Estrada Jr., Brazo de Oro Jr., El Hijo de L.A. Park, Galeno Del Mal, Principe Arkano, and Villano V Jr. to win. |
Guerra del Golfo | Hell Boy | April 16 | Defeated Shocko in a hair vs. hair final to win. |
Rey del Ring | El Hijo de Pirata Morgan | May 7 | Last eliminated Travis Banks to win. |
IWRG World Lucha Libre Championship Tournament | Vito Fratelli | June 4 | Defeated Hell Boy in the final to become the inaugural champion. |
Cero Cuerdas | Karaoui | September 24 | Defeated Judas el Traidor in the final to win. |
M-Pro[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Kanjin Oogama League | OSO11 | February 25 | Defeated Ayumi Gunji in the final to win. |
MLW[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Battle Riot | Alex Kane | April 8 | Last eliminated Davey Boy Smith Jr. to earn an MLW World Heavyweight Championship match. He would defeat Alexander Hammerstone to win the title at Never Say Never. |
Opera Cup | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Defeated Tracy Williams in the final to win the Opera Cup Trophy. |
NJPW[edit]
NWA[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
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Champions Series | Team Rock 'n' Roll (Kerry Morton, Chris Adonis, Matthew Mims, Alex Taylor, Dak Draper, Taya Valkyrie, La Rosa Negra, Madi Wrenkowski, and Ricky Morton) | January 31 | Defeated Team Tyrus (Tyrus, Trevor Murdoch, EC3, "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason, Carnage, Allysin Kay, Robyn Renegade, Samantha Starr, and Rolando Freeman) in the final to earn title opportunities for each team member.
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NWA World Women's Television Championship Tournament | Kenzie Paige | April 7 | Defeated Max the Impaler in the final to become the inaugural champion. |
Bob Luce Memorial Battle Royal | "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason | Last eliminated Odinson to earn an NWA National Heavyweight Championship match. He challenged EC3 for the title on Night 1 of the Crockett Cup, but was unsuccessful. | |
Crockett Cup | Mike Knox and Trevor Murdoch | June 4 | Defeated Blunt Force Trauma (Carnage and Damage) in the final to win the Crockett Cup Trophy and an NWA World Tag Team Championship match. They challenged Blunt Force Trauma (Carnage and Damage) for the titles on Night 2 of NWA 75, but were unsuccesul. |
NWA United States Tag Team Championship Showdown | Daisy Kill and Talos | August 26 | Defeated The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky) in the final to earn an NWA United States Tag Team Championship on Night 2 of NWA 75. They would later defeat The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrews) to win the titles at the event. |
Jubilee Jamboree match | Jack Cartwheel | Defeated Alex Taylor, Eric Jackson, Koa Laxamana, and Matt Vine to earn an NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship match on Night 2 of NWA 75. He challenged Colby Corino for the title at the event but was unsuccessful. | |
Burke Invitational Gauntlet | Kenzie Paige | Last eliminated Allysin Kay to win the Burke Cup Trophy and an NWA World Women's Championship match on Night 2 of NWA 75. She defeated Kamille to win the title at the event. | |
Austin Idol's National Championship Battle Royal | Jordan Clearwater | August 27 | Last eliminated Zyon to earn an NWA National Heavyweight Championship match later that night. He subsequently challenged Silas Mason for the title but was unsuccessful. |
NWA World Television Championship Qualifier Tournament | Mims | August 29 (aired October 10) | Defeated Zicky Dice in the final to win the vacant NWA World Television Championship. |
Christmas Wish Battle Royal | The Slimeballz (Sage Chantz and Tommy Rant) | November 4 (aired December 26) | Chantz last eliminated Blake Troop of SVGS to earn a tag team championship match of their choosing at NWA Paranoia. They chose to challenge The Immortals (J. R. Kratos and Odinson) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful in winning the titles. |
Progress[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Progress Wrestling World Women's Championship #1 Contender's Thunderbastard | Rhio | January 22 | Defeated Dani Luna, Millie McKenzie, Lizzy Evo, Raven Creed, and Skye Smitson to earn a Progress Wrestling World Women's Championship match. She would defeat Lana Austin to win the title at Chapter 158: The Long Halloween |
Super Strong Style 16 | Kid Lykos | May 29 | Defeated Mark Haskins in the final for a PROGRESS World Championship match. Nigel McGuinness was the special guest referee. He challenged Spike Trivet for the title Chapter 157: Hungry Like The Wolf but was unsuccessful. |
PWG[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Battle of Los Angeles | Mike Bailey | January 8 | Defeated Konosuke Takeshita in the final for a PWG World Championship match. He challenged Daniel Garcia for the title in a 60-minute iron man match at PWG Twenty: Mystery Vortex, but lost 4–3 in sudden death overtime. |
ROH[edit]
RevPro[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Revolution Rumble Entry Tournament | Joshua James | March 19 | Defeated Yota Tsuji in the final to earn a spot in the Revolution Rumble match. |
Revolution Rumble match | Michael Oku | March 26 | Last eliminated Gabriel Kidd to earn an Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship match. He would defeat Great-O-Khan to win the title at Epic Encounter. |
British J-Cup | Leon Slater | October 21 | Defeated Wild Boar, Máscara Dorada, and Harrison Bennett in the final to earn a future Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship match. This was a four-way elimination match. He defeated Connor Mills to win the title at Uprising. |
Great British Tag League | Greedy Souls (Brendan White and Danny Jones) | December 16 | Defeated Anthony Ogogo and Ricky Knight Jr. in the final to earn a future Undisputed British Tag Team Championship match. |
Stardom[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Naniwa Roulette | Saki Kashima | February 4 | Last eliminated Fukigen Death to earn an opportunity at any championship of her choosing. She would challenge for the High Speed Championship and defeat champion AZM and Fukigen Death to win the title at Flashing Champions. |
Triangle Derby | Prominence (Risa Sera, Suzu Suzuki, and Hiragi Kurumi) | March 4 | Defeated Abarenbo GE (Syuri, Mirai, and Ami Sourei) in the final to win. Prominence's Artist of Stardom Championship was also on the line. |
New Blood Tag Team Championship Tournament | Bloody Fate | March 25 | Defeated God's Eye (Mirai and Tomoka Inaba) in the final to become the inaugural champions. |
Cinderella Tournament | Mirai | April 15 | Defeated Mai Sakurai to earn a "wish" of whatever she so desired. She wished to challenge Tam Nakano for the Wonder of Stardom Championship, which she won at Mid Summer Champions. |
Yokohama Rumble match | Mai Sakurai | April 23 | Last eliminated Super Strong Stardom Giant Machine to win. |
Fukuoka Rumble match | Suzu Suzuki | May 4 | Last eliminated Mai Sakurai to win. |
High Speed Rumble match | Mei Seira | June 17 | Last eliminated Saki Kashima to win. |
5 Star Grand Prix Rumble match | Mariah May and Hanan | June 18 | Determined the wild card entrants in the 5 Star Grand Prix. |
5 Star Grand Prix | Suzu Suzuki | September 30 | Defeated Maika in the final to earn a championship match of her choosing. She chose to challenge for the World of Stardom Championship, but was defeated by Maika for the vacant title at Dream Queendom 3. |
Special Stardom Tournament | Syuri | October 22 | Defeated Mina Shirakawa in the final to win. |
Goddesses of Stardom Tag League | Divine Kingdom (Maika and Megan Bayne) | November 12 | Defeated Crazy Star (Mei Seira and Suzu Suzuki) in the final to earn a Goddess of Stardom Championship match. They competed against AphrOditE (Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani) for the vacant titles at Nagoya Big Winter, but were unsuccessful in winning them. |
Moneyball Tournament | Baribari Bombers (Giulia, Thekla and Mai Sakurai) | November 18 | Defeated Stars (Hazuki, Hanan and Saya Iida) in the final to win. This was a tables, ladders, and chairs match where Baribari Bombers retained the Artist of Stardom Championship. |
World of Stardom Championship New Champion Advance Tournament | Maika | November 28 | Defeated Momo Watanabe in the final to enter the World of Stardom Championship match at Dream Queendom 3. She defeated Suzu Suzuki to win the vacant title at the event. |
Zero1[edit]
Zero1 Japan[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Fire Festival | Junya Matsunaga | July 29 (aired August 12) | Defeated Kengo Mashimo in the final to win. |
Tenkaichi Junior | Ryo Hoshino | October 27 | Defeated Shingo in the final to win. |
Furinkazan Tag Tournament | Masato Tanaka and Yoshikazu Yokoyama | November 25 | Defeated Leo Isaka and Shoki Kitamura in the final to win. |
Tenryu Project[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Tenryu Project United National Tag Team Championship Tournament | Atsuki Aoyagi and Yuma Aoyagi | June 10 | Defeated Masayuki Kono and Yusuke Kodama in the final to become the inaugural champions. |
Ryūkon Cup | Kengo | November 19 | Defeated Keita Yano in the final to win. |
XPW[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
King of the Deathmatch Tournament | Drake Younger | April 22 | Defeated Masada, Shane Mercer, and Aeroboy in the final to win an immediate XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship match. He challenged Shlak for the title but was unsuccessful. |
WOW[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
WOW Trios Tournament | Top Tier (Coach Campanelli, Gloria Glitter, and Kandi Krush) | December 14 (aired March 17, 2024) | Defeated eXile (Genesis, Exodus, and Ice Cold) in the final to win the WOW Trios Trophy. |
wXw[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Ambition 14 | Fuminori Abe | November 3 | Defeated Thomas Shire in the final to win. |
16 Carat Gold Tournament | Shigehiro Irie | March 12 | Defeated Axel Tischer in the final to win the vacant wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship. |
Fight for Paris III | Thiago Montero | March 19 | Defeated Norman Harras, Peter Tihanyi, and Kuro in the final to win. |
Femmes Fatales | Nicole Matthews | September 23 | Defeated Hyan in the finals to earn a wXw Women's Championship match. She challenged Ava Everett for the title on Night 3 of the World Tag Team Festival, but was unsuccessful. |
World Tag Team Festival | Dennis Dullnig and Hektor Invictus | September 24 | Won the wXw World Tag Team Championship after defeating champions Amboss (Laurance Roman and Robert Dreissker) and Renegades (Mizuki Watase and Shigehiro Irie) in the final. |
WWE[edit]
Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tag Team Turmoil | The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest, and Dominik Mysterio) | January 9 | Priest and Mysterio, who filled in for Bálor after the latter sustained an injury, last eliminated The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) to earn a WWE Raw Tag Team Championship match at Raw is XXX. Priest and Mysterio challenged The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), the latter later being replaced by Sami Zayn due to injury, for the titles but were unsuccessful. |
NXT Women's Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal | Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne | January 10 | Both were declared co-winners after hitting the floor simultaneously. Dolin and Jayne subsequently challenged Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship in a triple threat match at NXT Vengeance Day, but both were unsuccessful in winning the title. |
Royal Rumble match (Women) | Rhea Ripley | January 28 | Last eliminated Liv Morgan to earn a women's world championship match at WrestleMania 39. Ripley successfully challenged Charlotte Flair to win the SmackDown Women's Championship (which was renamed as the Women's World Championship in June). |
Royal Rumble match (Men) | Cody Rhodes | Last eliminated Gunther to earn a men's world championship match at WrestleMania 39. Rhodes challenged Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, but was unsuccessful in winning the title. | |
SmackDown Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament | Braun Strowman and Ricochet | February 4 | Defeated Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) in the final to earn a SmackDown Tag Team Championship match. They challenged The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) on the February 10 episode of SmackDown, but were unsuccessful in winning the titles. |
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal | Bobby Lashley | March 31 | Last eliminated Bronson Reed to win the André the Giant Memorial Trophy. |
WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal | Mustafa Ali | May 15 | Last eliminated Bronson Reed and Ricochet to earn a WWE Intercontinental Championship match at Night of Champions. He challenged Gunther for the title, but was unsuccessful. |
World Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Seth "Freakin" Rollins | May 27 | Defeated AJ Styles in the finals of 12-man tournament to determine the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion of the Raw brand. |
NXT Women's Championship Tournament | Tiffany Stratton | May 28 | Defeated Lyra Valkyria in the final to win the vacant NXT Women's Championship. |
NXT Women's Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal | Thea Hail | June 8 | Last eliminated Cora Jade and Dana Brooke to earn an NXT Women's Championship match. She challenged Tiffany Stratton for the title on Night 2 of NXT: Gold Rush, but was unsuccessful. |
Money in the Bank ladder match (Women) | Iyo Sky | July 1 | Defeated Bayley, Becky Lynch, Trish Stratus, Zelina Vega, and Zoey Stark in a six-woman ladder match to earn a women's world championship match contract. She subsequently cashed in on the WWE Women's Championship and won the title from Bianca Belair at SummerSlam. |
Money in the Bank ladder match (Men) | Damian Priest | Defeated Butch, LA Knight, Shinsuke Nakamura, Logan Paul, Ricochet, and Santos Escobar in a seven-man ladder match to earn a men's championship match contract. | |
United States Championship Invitational | Santos Escobar | July 28 | Defeated Rey Mysterio in the final to earn a WWE United States Championship match. He was scheduled to challenge Austin Theory for the title on the August 11 episode of SmackDown, but was constantly attacked by Theory before the match and was not able to compete. Mysterio took his place and subsequently won the title. |
Slim Jim SummerSlam Battle Royal | LA Knight | August 5 | Last eliminated Sheamus in a 25-man battle royal to win. |
NXT Global Heritage Invitational | Butch | September 26 | Defeated Joe Coffey in the final for an NXT Heritage Cup match at NXT No Mercy. He challenged Noam Dar for the title at the event but was unsuccessful. |
Bada Bing Bada Boom Battle Royal | Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) | October 17 | Last eliminated Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo to earn an NXT Tag Team Championship match on Week 1 of NXT: Halloween Havoc where they defeated The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) to win the titles. |
NXT Breakout Tournament (Women) | Lola Vice | October 31 | Defeated Kelani Jordan in the final to earn a women's championship match at a time and place of her choosing. She would use her contract to enter the NXT Women's Championship match between Lyra Valkyria and Roxanne Perez at NXT Vengeance Day, but was unsuccessful in winning the title. |
Women's World Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal | Zoey Stark | November 6 | Last eliminated Shayna Baszler to earn a Women's World Championship match at Survivor Series: WarGames. She challenged Rhea Ripley for the title at the event but was unsuccessful. |
Unidsputed WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tag Team Turmoil | The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) | November 27 | Last eliminated Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) to earn an Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship match. They challenged The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) for the titles on the December 18 episode of Raw, but were unsuccessful. |
Iron Survivor Challenge (Women) | Blair Davenport | December 9 | Defeated Tiffany Stratton, Lash Legend, Kelani Jordan, and Fallon Henley to earn an NXT Women's Championship match at NXT: New Year's Evil. She challenged Lyra Valkyria for the title at the event but was unsuccessful. |
Iron Survivor Challenge (Men) | Trick Williams | Defeated Dijak, Josh Briggs, Bron Breakker, and Tyler Bate to earn an NXT Championship match at NXT: New Year's Evil. He was scheduled to challenge Ilja Dragunov for the title at the event, but due to Dragunov sustaining an injury, the match was postponed to NXT Vengeance Day. Unfortunately, he was unsuccessful in winning the title. |
Title changes[edit]
2AW[edit]
2AW Openweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Ayato Yoshida | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 23 | Kohei Sato | Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba | ||
October 29 | Takuro Niki | Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba |
2AW Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Koen (Takuro Niki and Tatsuya Hanami) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 23 | Taishi Takizawa and Daiju Wakamatsu | Grand Slam in 2AW Square | ||
July 23 | Bug's Mutation (Ayumu Honda and Chango) | Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba | Three-way tag team match also involving Kazma Sakamoto and Kengo Mashimo. | |
December 3 | Kengo Mashimo and Naka Shuma | Grand Slam in Korakuen Hall |
Chiba Six Man Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Ayumu Honda, Kyu Mogami, and Taishi Takizawa | ||||
No title changes. |
AAA[edit]
AAA Mega Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – El Hijo del Vikingo | ||||
No title changes. |
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Fénix | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 17 | Vacated | — | Fénix vacated the title due to international commitments. | |
September 23 | Komander | Luchando por Mexico | Defeated Mecha Wolf, La Estrella, and Kukai in a four-way elimination match to win the vacant title. |
AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Dinastía | ||||
No title changes. |
AAA Latin American Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Fénix | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 17 | Vacated | — | Fénix vacated the title due to international commitments. | |
August 12 | Q. T. Marshall | Triplemanía XXXI: Mexico City | Defeated Pentagón Jr., Dralístico, and Texano Jr. in a four-way match to win the vacant title. | |
November 19 | Octagón Jr. | Guerra de Titanes |
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Taya Valkyrie | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
August 12 | Flammer | Triplemanía XXXI: Mexico City |
AAA World Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Vacant | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 20 (aired June 17) | Arez and Komander | Luchando por Mexico | Defeated Rey Horus and Octagón Jr., and Jack Evans and Myzteziz Jr. to win the vacant titles. | |
November 11 | Nueva Generación Dinamita (Forastero and Sansón) | Guerra de Titanes |
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Abismo Negro Jr. and Lady Flammer | ||||
No title changes. |
AAA World Trios Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Nueva Generación Dinamita (El Cuatrero, Forastero, and Sansón) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 21 | Los Vipers (Abismo Negro Jr., Psicosis, and Toxin) | Verano de Escandalo | Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 substituted for El Cuatrero. |
La Leyenda Azul Blue Demon Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Arez | ||||
No title changes. |
Marvel Lucha Libre Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Arcano | ||||
No title changes. |
AEW[edit]
AEW World Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – MJF | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 30 | Samoa Joe | Worlds End |
AEW Women's World Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Jamie Hayter | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 28 | Toni Storm | Double or Nothing | ||
August 2 | Hikaru Shida | Dynamite: 200 | ||
August 27 | Saraya | All In | Four-way match also involving Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Toni Storm, who Saraya pinned. | |
October 10 | Hikaru Shida | Dynamite: Title Tuesday | ||
November 18 | "Timeless" Toni Storm | Full Gear | Previously known as just Toni Storm. |
AEW All-Atlantic Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Orange Cassidy | ||||
On March 15, the title was rebranded as the AEW International Championship. | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
September 3 | Jon Moxley | All Out | ||
September 20 | Rey Fenix | Dynamite: Grand Slam | ||
October 10 | Orange Cassidy | Dynamite: Title Tuesday |
AEW World Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 8 | The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) | Dynamite: Championship Fight Night | ||
April 5 | FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) | Dynamite | Title vs. Career match. | |
October 7 | Ricky Starks and Big Bill | Collision |
AEW World Trios Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Rey Fenix) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 11 | The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) | Dynamite | Escalera de la Muerte. This was the seventh and final match in a Best of Seven Series. | |
March 5 | House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) | Revolution | ||
August 27 | Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) | All In | No Holds Barred match. |
AEW TNT Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Samoa Joe | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 4 | Darby Allin | Dynamite | ||
February 1 | Samoa Joe | Dynamite | No Holds Barred match. | |
March 5 | Wardlow | Revolution | ||
March 8 | Powerhouse Hobbs | Dynamite | Falls Count Anywhere match that Hobbs won by technical knockout. | |
April 19 | Wardlow | Dynamite | ||
June 17 | Luchasaurus | Collision | ||
September 23 | Christian Cage | Collision | Three-way match also involving Darby Allin. | |
December 30 | Adam Copeland | Worlds End | No Disqualification match. | |
Christian Cage | Cage invoked his Patriarch member Killswitch's title shot that he won on the Zero Hour pre-show. |
AEW TBS Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Jade Cargill | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 28 | Kris Statlander | Double or Nothing | ||
November 18 | Julia Hart | Full Gear | Three-way match that also involved Skye Blue, who she pinned. |
AEW Continental Championship | ||||
(Title created) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 30 | Eddie Kingston | Worlds End | Defeated Jon Moxley in the final of the inaugural AEW Continental Classic to become the inaugural champion. Kingston's ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship were also on the line, thus making Kingston the Triple Crown Champion. |
FTW Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Hook | ||||
Title not officially sanctioned by AEW. | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 19 | Jack Perry | Dynamite: Blood & Guts | ||
August 27 | Hook | All In Zero Hour | FTW Rules match. |
AJPW[edit]
Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Kento Miyahara | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 19 | Yuji Nagata | Excite Series 2023 Night 2: Pro-Wrestling Day MANIAx | ||
July 2 | Yuma Aoyagi | Dynamite Series 2023 Night 5 | ||
November 5 | Katsuhiko Nakajima | Giant Series 2023 Night 6 |
World Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Voodoo Murders (Kono and Suwama) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 2 | Miyaken to Takuya (Kento Miyahara and Takuya Nomura) | #AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023 Night 1 | ||
January 22 | Naoya Nomura and Yuma Aoyagi | #AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023 Night 5 | ||
March 21 | Kongo (Kenoh and Manabu Soya) | Dream Power Series Night 3 | ||
June 15 | Zennichi Shin Jidai (Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi) | Dynamite Power Series | ||
October 9 | Voodoo Murders (Jun Saito and Rei Saito) | Raising an Army Memorial Series Night 2 |
World Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Atsuki Aoyagi | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 19 | Naruki Doi | Excite Series 2023 Night 2: Pro-Wrestling Day MANIAx | ||
February 19 | Atsuki Aoyagi | AJPW 50th Anniversary | ||
July 2 | El Lindaman | Dynamite Series 2023 Night 5 | ||
December 31 | Dan Tamura | Mania X 2023 |
All Asia Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Masao Inoue and Takao Omori | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 3 | Kendo Kashin and Nosawa Rongai | #AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023 Night 2 | ||
February 4 | Atsushi Onita and Yoshitatsu | Excite Series 2023 Night 1: Excite MANIAx | Tornado Bunkhouse Current Blast Deathmatch. | |
September 18 | Burning (Jun Akiyama and Kotaro Suzuki) | DDT Dramatic Explosion 2023 | Current Blast Bat And Board Death Match. | |
November 3 | Eruption (Hideki Okatani and Yukio Sakaguchi) | DDT Road To Ultimate Party 2023 in Shinjuku | Promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling. |
Gaora TV Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Toshizo | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 22 | Minoru Tanaka | #AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023 Night 5 |
AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Vacant | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 14 | Takao Omori, Black Menso-re, and ATM | Dream Power Series Night 1 | Defeated Black Tiger and Gungnir of Anarchy (Yusuke Kodama and Masao Hanahata) to win the vacant titles. | |
August 27 | Eruption (Hideki Okatani, Yukio Sakaguchi, and Saki Akai) | Royal Road Tournament Night 4 | Title vs. title match where Eruption's KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship was also on the line. | |
October 21 | Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki and Maya Yukihi | Raising an Army Memorial Tour Night 4 |
BJW[edit]
BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Hideyoshi Kamitani | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 4 | Abdullah Kobayashi | Endless Survivor ~ Infinity Independent | Yokohama Explosion Jungle Deathmatch. | |
July 16 (aired July 22) | Yuki Ishikawa | BJW | Deathmatch. | |
December 30 | Mad Man Pondo | BJW | Fluorescent Lighttubes and Illinois Street Fight Deathmatch. |
BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Yuji Okabayashi | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 4 | Yuya Aoki | Endless Survivor ~ Infinity Independent |
BJW Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 30 | Crazy Lovers (Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto) | BJW |
BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Kota Sekifuda | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 4 | Tomato Kaji | Endless Survivor ~ Infinity Independent | ||
December 30 | Ender Kara | BJW |
Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Chicharito Shoki, Yasufumi Nakanoue, and Yuji Okabayashi | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 12 | Abdullah Kobayashi, Kankuro Hoshino, and Daiju Wakamatsu | 2AW / BJW Big Advance | ||
June 29 | Hideyoshi Kamitani, Yuki Ishikawa, and Kazumi Kikuta | BJW | ||
October 8 | Daichi Hashimoto, Yasufumi Nakanoue, and Kazumasa Yoshida | Shopping Street Wrestling 2023 Series ~ New Chapter Begins Round 6 | ||
October 14 | Project Havoc (Leyton Buzzard, Tempesta, and Tyson Maddux) | Shopping Street Wrestling 2023 Series ~ New Chapter Begins Round 7 | ||
October 28 | Kazumi Kikuta, Yasufumi Nakanoue, and Yuya Aoki | Hatagaya Rokugo Street Shopping Pro-Wrestling |
UWA World Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Hub and Eisa8 | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 11 | Kohei Kinoshita and Yasshi | BJW Osaka Surprise 64 ~ Glory Members 2023 | ||
December 24 | Speed of Sounds (Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga) | BJW Osaka Surprise 70 ~ Big Thanksgiving 2023 |
CF[edit]
DDT[edit]
KO-D Openweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Kazusada Higuchi | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 29 | Yuji Hino | Sweet Dreams! | ||
July 23 | Chris Brookes | Wrestle Peter Pan | ||
November 12 | Yuki Ueno | Ultimate Party |
DDT Universal Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Yuki Ueno | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 13 | Naruki Doi | Sweet Dreams! 2023 Tour in Shinjuku: Fire! | Three-way elimination match also involving Daisuke Sasaki. | |
March 21 | Tetsuya Endo | Judgement | ||
July 23 | Matt Cardona | Wrestle Peter Pan | ||
November 12 | Mao | Ultimate Party | No Disqualification match. |
DDT Extreme Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Jun Akiyama | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 3 | Shunma Katsumata | Mega Max Bump | Toys, ladders, and chairs match. | |
May 22 | Vacated | — | Katsumata vacated the title after suffering a broken foot. | |
June 25 | Kazuki Hirata | What Are You Doing | Defeated Mao and Yoshihiko in a three-way elimination match to win the vacant title. |
KO-D Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Vacant | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 3 | ShunMao (Mao and Shunma Katsumata) | Hatsuyume | Defeated Calamari Drunken Kings (Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi) to win the vacant titles. | |
May 22 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Katsumata had suffered a broken foot. | |
June 25 | Damnation T.A. (Daisuke Sasaki and MJ Paul) | What Are You Doing | Defeated The37Kamiina (Yuki Ueno and Toy Kojima) to win the vacant titles. | |
August 13 | Ω (Makoto Oishi and Yuji Hino) | Saki Akai 10th Anniversary Show | ||
September 9 | Damnation T.A. (Minoru Fujita and Kanon) | Big Bang | ||
October 4 | Romance Dawn (Soma Takao and Shota) | God Bless DDT 2023 Tour in Shinjuku |
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Burning (Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki, and Yusuke Okada) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 26 | Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno, and Super Sasadango Machine | Into The Fight | ||
May 14 (aired May 17) | Harimao (Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu, and Yuki Ishida) | DDT x Only We Yuji Hino 20th Anniversary Event | ||
July 23 | Eruption (Hideki Okatani, Yukio Sakaguchi, and Saki Akai) | Wrestle Peter Pan | ||
November 12 | Vacated | Ultimate Party | Vacated after Akai retired from professional wrestling. | |
November 16 | D・O・A (Jun Akiyama, Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi) | Get Alive 2023 Tour in Shinjuku | Defeated The37Kamiina (Yuki Ueno, Mao and Toy Kojima) in the final of a four-team tournament to win the vacant title. |
KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – The37Kamiina (Mao, Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata, Toi Kojima, and Yuki Ueno) | ||||
No title changes. |
O-40 Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 21 | Makoto Oishi | Judgement | Defeated Gorgeous Matsuno and Shinichiro Kawamatsu in a three-way match to win the vacant title. |
World Ōmori Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Soma Takao | ||||
No title changes. |
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Saki Akai | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 18 | Penelope Ford | Friendship, Endeavour, Victory | ||
February 26 | Kip Sabian | Into The Fight | ||
Yoshihiko | ||||
March 4 | Kazuki Hirata | Yokohama Unlimited Vol. 2 | Took place during a 10-person rumble rules battle royal. | |
Akito | Took place during a 10-person rumble rules battle royal. | |||
March 24 | Yusuke Okada | Dramatic Dream Tour 2023 | ||
Akito | ||||
Yoshihiko | ||||
March 30 | Mao | DDT Goes Hollywood | Took place during a tag team match when Mao and Shunma Katsumata defeated Yoshihiko and Chris Brookes. Mao pinned Yoshihiko to win the title. | |
Chris Brookes | Took place after the match. | |||
Yoshihiko | Took place after the match. | |||
March 31 | Cole Radrick | DDT vs. GCW | ||
Yoshihiko | ||||
June 16 (aired June 19) | Sanshiro Takagi | What Are You Doing Tour in Hakodate | ||
August 13 | Naruki Doi | Saki Akai 10th A
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