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2023 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events throughout 2023.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revolution Tag Team Battle Royale | Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett | February 22 | Jarrett last eliminated Trent BerettaofBest 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 BerettaofBest 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 HinoatWrestle 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 GCW World Championship match at the time and place of his choosing. Warner would use his opportunity to immediately win the title from Joey Janela at Cage of Survival 3. |
| Battlebowl Battle Royal | Griffin McCoy | Last eliminated Josh Bishop to earn a JCW World Championship match. He challenged Jordan Oliver for the title in the first round of the Jersey J-Cup Tournament but was unsuccessful. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ChampionshipatHard 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanjin Oogama League | OSO11 | February 25 | Defeated Ayumi Gunji in the final to win. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 matchatPWG Twenty: Mystery Vortex, but lost 4–3 in sudden death overtime. |
| 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. |
| 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 Goddesses 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOW Trios Championship 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 and become the inaugural champions. |
| Accomplishment | Winner(s) | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambition 14 | Fuminori Abe | March 11 | 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. |
| 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 matchatNXT 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 BelairatSummerSlam. |
| 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. He subsequently cashed in on the World Heavyweight Championship and won the title from Drew McIntyre on Night 1 of WrestleMania XL. | |
| 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 PerezatNXT 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 a kayfabe injury two weeks prior, the match was postponed to NXT Vengeance Day, where he was unsuccessful in winning the title. |
| 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 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 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 |
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| 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 |
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| October 10 | Orange Cassidy | Dynamite: Title Tuesday |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| August 27 | Hook | All In Zero Hour |
FTW Rules match. |
| 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 |
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| July 2 | Yuma Aoyagi | Dynamite Series 2023 Night 5 |
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| November 5 | Katsuhiko Nakajima | Giant Series 2023 Night 6 |
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| 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 |
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| January 22 | Naoya Nomura and Yuma Aoyagi | #AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023 Night 5 |
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| March 21 | Kongo (Kenoh and Manabu Soya) |
Dream Power Series Night 3 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| February 19 | Atsuki Aoyagi | AJPW 50th Anniversary | ||
| July 2 | El Lindaman | Dynamite Series 2023 Night 5 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
| 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Anniversary Show | Last eliminated Akito in a battle royal to win the title. | |
| September 9 | Kazuki Hirata | Big Bang | All Humans Are Equal! Kazuki Hirata Death Match. Hirata's DDT Extreme Championship was also on the line. | |
| September 30 (aired October 3) |
Mao | Saki Akai 10th Anniversary & Final Countdown in Kyoto | Tag team match where Mao and Yuki Ueno defeated Hirata and Akito; Mao pinned Hirata to win the title. | |
| Saki Akai | ||||
| Kazuki Hirata | ||||
| October 4 | Takeshi Masada | God Bless DDT 2023 Tour in Shinjuku | Tag team match in which Masada was teaming with Kazuma Sumi while Hirata was teaming with Makoto Oishi. Masada pinned Hirata to win the title. | |
| October 15 | Mao | God Bless DDT 2023 Tour in Sapporo Night 2 |
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| Takeshi Masada | ||||
| October 22 | Kazuki Hirata | God Bless DDT 2023 Tour in Tokyo | ||
| Hiromu Takahashi | ||||
| October 29 | Yellow iPhone 14 | N/A | ||
| Sumie Sakai | ||||
| Hiromu Takahashi | ||||
| November 2 | Taiji Ishimori | NJPW Road to Power Struggle | Promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. | |
| November 4 | Hiromu Takahashi | NJPW Power Struggle | Promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Takahashi's IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. | |
| November 12 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship belt | Ultimate Party | Pinned Takahashi while the latter was lying down in the ring. | |
| Kazuki Hirata | ||||
| November 16 | Mikami | Get Alive 2023 Tour in Shinjuku | Pinned Hirata during a Trivia King Deathmatch for the latter's DDT Extreme Championship. | |
| Kazuki Hirata | ||||
| November 19 | Yuki Ueno | Get Alive 2023 in Osaka | Ueno pinned Hirata in a six-man tag team match to win the title. Ueno teamed with Chris Brookes and Kazusada Higuchi against Mikami, Tetsuya Endo, and Yukio Naya. | |
| Mao | ||||
| Great Koji | ||||
| December 24 | Poison Sawada Julie | D-Oh Grand Prix in Korokuen Hall | Took place during a battle royal. | |
| Toru Owashi | Took place during a battle royal. | |||
| Christmas tree | Kazuki Hirata attacked Owashi with a Christmas tree and pinned him, but the referee ruled that the Christmas tree had pinned Owashi and awarded it the championship. | |||
| GHC Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Kaito Kiyomiya | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19 | Jake Lee | Great Voyage in Yokohama | ||
| October 28 | Kenoh | Demolition Stage in Fukuoka | ||
| GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Amakusa | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16 | Hayata | Green Journey in Sendai | ||
| October 4 (aired November 7) |
Daga | Demolition Stage in Niigata | ||
| GHC National Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 28 | Jack Morris | Demolition Stage in Fukuoka | ||
| GHC Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – TakaKoji (Satoshi Kojima and Takashi Sugiura) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 12 | Daiki Inaba and Masa Kitamiya | Great Voyage in Osaka | ||
| April 16 | Takashi Sugiura and Shuhei Taniguchi | Green Journey in Sendai | ||
| May 4 | Real (Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley) |
Majestic | ||
| September 24 | Good Looking Guys (Jack Morris and Anthony Greene) |
Grand Ship in Nagoya | ||
| GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Yo-Hey and Kzy | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Yoshinari Ogawa and Eita | The New Year | ||
| April 16 | Good Looking Guys (Tadasuke and Yo-Hey) |
Green Journey in Sendai | ||
| June 22 | Stinger (Chris Ridgeway and Daga) |
Star Navigation Night 5 |
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| September 11 | Vacated | — | ||
| September 24 | Los Golpeadores (Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf) |
Grand Ship in Nagoya | Defeated Ninja Mack and Alejandro for the vacant titles. | |
| GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – (Title reactivated with a new lineage) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 23 | Masato Tanaka | Monday Magic 2 | Defeated Ninja Mack to win the vacant title. The title had been inactive since 2009. | |
| November 27 | Ninja Mack | Monday Magic 4 | Defeated Masato Tanaka and Super Crazy in a three-way hardcore match. | |
| Princess of Princess Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Yuka Sakazaki | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 18 | Mizuki | Grand Princess '23 | ||
| October 9 | Miyu Yamashita | Wrestle Princess IV | ||
| Princess Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Reiwa Ban AA Cannon (Saki Akai and Yuki Arai) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Wasteland War Party (Heidi Howitzer and Max the Impaler) |
Tokyo Joshi Pro '23 | ||
| March 18 | 121000000 (Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita) |
Grand Princess '23 | ||
| March 31 | Magical Sugar Rabbits (Mizuki and Yuka Sakazaki) |
TJPW Live in Los Angeles | ||
| June 9 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Sakazaki suffered a neck injury. | |
| October 9 | Free WiFi (Hikari Noa and Nao Kakuta) |
Wrestle Princess IV | Defeated Toyo Mates (Yuki Kamifuku and Mahiro Kiryu) to win the vacant titles. | |
| December 31 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Kakuta was sidelined with injury. | |
| International Princess Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Miu Watanabe | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 18 | Rika Tatsumi | Grand Princess '23 | ||
| October 9 | Max the Impaler | Wrestle Princess IV | Winner Takes All match also for Max's NWA World Women's Television Championship. | |
| Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion - Mizuki Watase | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9 | Isami Kodaka | Wrestle Sekihagara 2 | ||
| December 27 | Shuichiro Katsumura | Bad Communication | ||
| Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| (Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5 | Hentai Punch Drunkers (Hikaru Sato and Tyson Maeguchi) |
Love Phantom | Defeated Uruseez (Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Yumehito Imanari) in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | |
| July 9 | GrandAbsolute (Shuichiro Katsumura and Takuya Wada) |
Wrestle Sekihagara 2 | ||
| CMLL World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Gran Guerrero | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – El Bárbaro Cavernario | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| CMLL World Middleweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Dragón Rojo Jr. | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 | Templario | Super Viernes | ||
| CMLL World Welterweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Titán | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| CMLL World Lightweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Stigma | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Mercurio | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| CMLL World Micro-Estrellas Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Micro Gemelo Diablo I | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| CMLL World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Los Nuevos Ingobernables (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Hombre Bala Jr. and Robin | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14 | Furia Rojo and Guerrero de la Noche | Martes de Glamour | Title vs. title match where Rojo and de la Noche's Occidente Tag Team Championship was also on the line. | |
| October 7 | La Ola Negra (Akuma and Espanto Jr.) |
Martes de Glamour | ||
| CMLL World Trios Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Los Infernales (Euforia, Mephisto, and Hechicero) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2 | Atlantis Jr., Volador Jr., and Star Jr. | Viernes Espactacular | ||
| CMLL World Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Princesa Sugehit | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 16 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Princesa Sugehit sustained an injury. | |
| September 29 | Stephanie Vaquer | Noche de Campeones | Defeated La Catalina to win the vacant title. | |
| CMLL Japan Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Dalys la Caribeña | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 8 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Dalys la Caribeña signed with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. | |
| September 17 | Dark Silueta | CMLL Lady's Ring | Defeated Kohaku to win the vacant title. | |
| CMLL World Women's Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – (Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | Stephanie Vaquer and Zeuxis | CMLL 90th Anniversary Show | Defeated Las Chicas Indomables (La Jarochita and Lluvia) to become the inaugural champions. | |
| CMLL Barroco Championship | ||||
| (Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 17 | Perverso | Arena Puebla 70. Aniversario | Defeated Rey Samuray to become the inaugural champion. | |
| NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Stuka Jr. | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4 | Atlantis Jr. | Sabados de Coliseo | ||
| NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Místico | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Volador Jr. | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 20 | Rocky Romero | Super Viernes | ||
| December 15 | Máscara Dorada | Super Viernes | ||
| Mexican National Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – El Sagrado | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6 | Star Black | Martes de Arena Mexico | ||
| Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Ángel de Oro | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23 | Esfinge | Martes de Arena Mexico | ||
| Mexican National Middleweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Templario | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Templario won the CMLL World Middleweight Championship. | |
| June 2 | Guerrero Maya Jr. | Viernes Espectacular | Defeated Rugido in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |
| Mexican National Lightweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Panterita del Ring Jr. | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Panterita moved up a weight class. | |
| July 30 | Futuro | Domingos Arena Mexico | Gallo Jr, Max Star, Meyer, Brillante Jr., Rafaga Jr., Raya Metalico, and Misterio Blanco in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |
| Mexican National Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – La Fuerza Tapatia (Esfinge and Fugaz) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9 | Los Depredadores (Magnus and Rugido) |
Domingos Arena Mexico | ||
| Mexican National Trios Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Los Dulces Atrapasueños (Dulce Gardenia, Espíritu Negro, and Rey Cometa) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 | Los Indestructibles (Apocalipsis, Cholo, and Disturbio) |
Noche de Campeones | ||
| Mexican National Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Dark Silueta | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Dark Silueta suffered an injury, and because she wanted to tour Japan upon her return. | |
| July 14 | Reyna Isis | Super Viernes | Defeated Lluvia to win the vacant title. | |
| Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Las Chicas Indomables (La Jarochita and Lluvia) | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Occidente Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Bestia Negra | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Esfinge | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Occidente Middleweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Zandokan Jr. | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Occidente Welterweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Explosivo | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Occidente Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Furia Roja and Guerrero de la Noche | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Occidente Trios Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Los Magnificos (Adrenalina, Explosivo, and Fantastico) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 29 | Batallon de la Muerte (Rey Apocalipsis, El Malayo, and Siki Ozama Jr.) |
Viernes de Locura | ||
| Occidente Women's Tag Team Championship | ||||
| (Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21 | Stephanie Vaquer and Zeuxis | Martes de Glamour | Defeated Las Chicas Indomables (La Jarochita and Lluvia) in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | |
| September 16 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Stephanie Vaquer and Zeuxis won the CMLL World Women's Tag Team Championship. | |
| The Crash Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – L. A. Park | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5 | Vacated | The Crash | ||
| DMT Azul | Defeated Blue Demon Jr., Matt Taven, and EC3 to win the vacant title. | |||
| The Crash Cruiserweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Black Destiny | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| The Crash Junior Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Proximo | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24 | Anubis | The Crash | Three-way match also involving Aster Boy. | |
| November 3 | Gallo Extreme | The Crash 12th Anniversary Show | Ladder match also involving Noisy Boy, Rey Furia, and El Rey. | |
| The Crash Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Sexy Star II | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5 | Vacated | The Crash | ||
| Dulce Tormenta | Defeated Jessie Jackson to win the vacant title. | |||
| November 3 | Julissa | The Crash 12th Anniversary Show | Five-way match also involving Keyra, Trish Adora, and Zamaya. | |
| The Crash Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24 | Los Golpeadores (Alpha Wolf and Dragon Bane) |
The Crash | Defeated Arkangel Divino and Último Maldito to win the vacant titles. This match was also for the vacant KAOZ Tag Team Championship. | |
| CZW World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10 | Rich Swann | Best of the Best 19 | Defeated Fred Yehi in the final of the Best of the Best tournament to win the vacant title. | |
| CZW World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 5 | CMD (Boom Harden and Desean Pratt) |
Limelight 14 | Defeated Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts & Randy Summers), Post Game (Mike Walker & Vinny Talotta), and The REP (Dave McCall & Nate Carter) in a ladder match to win the vacant titles. | |
| September 3 | Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts & Randy Summers) |
Limelight 20 | ||
| Open the Dream Gate Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Yuki Yoshioka | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12 | Shun Skywalker | Open the New Year Gate Night 5 | ||
| May 5 | Madoka Kikuta | Dead or Alive | ||
| December 24 | Luis Mante | Final Gate | Three-way elimination match also involving Shun Skywalker. | |
| Open the Brave Gate Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Minorita | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4 | Jason Lee | Champion Gate in Osaka Night 1 |
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| July 2 | Ishin | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival | ||
| October 9 | Kzy | Gate of Origin | ||
| October 14 | Ishin | Gate of Victory Night 6 |
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| December 5 | H.Y.O | Fantastic Gate Night 4 |
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| Open the Twin Gate Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Natural Vibes (Big Boss Shimizu and Kzy) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4 | Kongo (Kenoh and Shuji Kondo) |
DG / Masaaki Mochizuki Producde Buyuden Rei ~ Zero ~ | ||
| June 2 | M3K (Susumu Mochizuki and Yasushi Kanda) |
Rainbow Gate Night 2 |
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| November 5 | D'courage (Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka) |
Gate of Destiny | ||
| December 19 | Vacated | — | ||
| December 24 | Alejandro and Kaito Kiyomiya | Final Gate | Defeated Gold Class (Ben-K and Kota Minoura) to win the vacant titles. | |
| Open the Triangle Gate Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Z-Brats (Ishin Iihashi/Ishin, Kai, and Shun Skywalker) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 22 | Gold Class (Ben-K, BxB Hulk, and Kota Minoura) |
Open the New Year Gate Night 9 |
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| May 20 | Natural Vibes (Big Boss Shimizu, Kzy, and Jacky "Funky" Kamei) |
Hopeful Gate Night 10 ~ BxB Hulk & Kzy Homecoming |
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| July 2 | Gold Class (Kota Minoura, Naruki Doi, and Minorita) |
Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival | ||
| August 26 | Vacated | — | ||
| October 6 | Dragon Kid, Punch Tominaga and Yamato | Gate of Victory Night 3 |
Defeated Gold Class (Ben-K, Kota Minoura, and Naruki Doi) and D'courage (Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta, and Yuki Yoshioka) in a three-way elimination tournament final to win the vacant titles. | |
| December 24 | Z-Brats (Ishin, Kai, and Yoshiki Kato) |
Final Gate | ||
| Open the Owarai Gate Championship | ||||
| (Title reactivated) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8 | Kikutaro | DG/Masaaki Mochizuki Produce Buyuden Rei ~ Zero ~ Vol. 2 | Defeated Konomama Ichikawa to win the vacant title. The title had been inactive since 2018. | |
| October 5 | Lingerie Muto | DG/Masaaki Mochizuki Produce Buyuden Rei ~ Zero ~ Vol. 3 | The match ended in a double knockout. Muto won the title via a fan vote. | |
| GCW World Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion - Nick Gage | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 17 | Masha Slamovich | Eye for an Eye | ||
| June 4 | Blake Christian | Cage of Survival 2 | This was Christian's Brass Ring championship match; Cage of Survival match also involving Rina Yamashita. | |
| GCW Extreme Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion - Joey Janela | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| GCW Ultraviolent Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion - Rina Yamashita | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| GCW Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions - Los Macizos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 5 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) |
Ransom | ||
| March 31 | The East West Express (Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne) |
Joey Janela's Spring Break 7 | ||
| August 20 | Takashi Sasaki and Toru Sugiura | Homecoming Weekend Night 2 |
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| October 12 | Los Macizos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) |
The Wrld of GCW | ||
| November 4 | Violence is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) |
Si or No? | ||
| JCW World Championship | ||||
| (Title reactivated) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Jordan Oliver | JCW Jersey J-Cup | Defeated Mike Bailey in the final of the Jersey J-Cup to win the title. The title had been inactive since 2004. | |
| G-Rex Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion - El Lindaman | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 (aired January 12) |
Kaito Ishida | Gleat Ver. 5 | ||
| April 12 | T-Hawk | G Prowrestling Ver. 49 ~ Invader | ||
| December 30 | Hayato Tamura | Gleat Ver. 7 | ||
| G-Infinity Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions - Bulk Orchestra (Check Shimatani and Hayato Tamura) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7 | Voodoo Murders (Jun Saito and Rei Saito) |
Gleat ver. EX Face-Off ~ Access 2 TDCH | ||
| Lidet UWF Championship | ||||
| (Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7 | Takanori Ito | Gleat ver. EX Face-Off ~ Access 2 TDCH | Defeated Shinya Aoki in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |
| July 1 | Fujita Hayato | Gleat ver. 6 ~ 2nd Anniversary | ||
| ICE×∞ Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion - Saori Anou | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19 | Satsuki Totoro | New Ice Ribbon 1276 ~ Ice Ribbon March | ||
| July 19 | YuuRI | New Ice Ribbon 1289 ~ Yokohama Ribbon July | ||
| August 26 | Ibuki Hoshi | New Ice Ribbon 1297 ~ Ice in Wonderland | ||
| FantastICE Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion - Akane Fujita | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| International Ribbon Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions - Hikaru Shida and Ibuki Hoshi | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19 | Mukomako Makoto and Hamuko Hoshi) |
New Ice Ribbon 1267 | ||
| August 26 | Misa Kagura and Sumika Yanagawa | New Ice Ribbon 1297 ~ Ice in Ribbon | ||
| October 22 | Vacated | New Ice Ribbon 1309 in 176BOX | ||
| November 3 | Queen Valkyrie (Ancham and YuuRI) |
New Ice Ribbon 1311 in Tokyo Dome City | Defeated Ibuki Hoshi and Kaho Matsushima to win the vacant titles. | |
| December 30 | Kyuri and Mifu Ashida | New Ice Ribbon #1320 ~ RibbonMania | ||
| Triangle Ribbon Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions - Vacant | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Impact World Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Josh Alexander | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24 (aired April 6) |
Vacated | Impact! | Alexander relinquished the title due to a torn triceps. | |
| April 16 | Steve Maclin | Rebellion | Defeated Kushida to win the vacant title. | |
| June 9 | Alex Shelley | Against All Odds | ||
| Impact X Division Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Trey Miguel | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9 | Chris Sabin | Against All Odds | ||
| July 15 | Lio Rush | Slammiversary | ||
| September 9 (aired September 14) |
Chris Sabin | Impact! 1000 Week 1 |
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| Impact Knockouts World Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Jordynne Grace | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 13 | Mickie James | Hard To Kill | Title vs. Career match. | |
| March 25 (aired April 13) |
Vacated | Impact! | James relinquished the title due to a broken rib. | |
| April 16 | Deonna Purrazzo | Rebellion | Defeated Jordynne Grace to win the vacant title. | |
| July 15 | Trinity | Slammiversary | ||
| Impact World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 25 (aired March 2) |
ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) |
Impact! | ||
| July 15 | Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) |
Slammiversary | Four-way tag team match also involving Brian Myers and Moose, and Rich Swann and Sami Callihan. | |
| August 27 | The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) |
Emergence | ||
| October 21 | ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) |
Bound for Glory | This was Bey's Feast or Fired match. | |
| Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – The Death Dollz (Rosemary, Taya Valkyrie, and Jessicka) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26 (aired March 16) |
The Coven (Taylor Wilde and KiLynn King) |
Impact! | Defeated Rosemary and Valkyrie who represented The Death Dollz. | |
| July 15 | MK Ultra (Killer Kelly and Masha Slamovich) |
Slammiversary | ||
| Impact Digital Media Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Joe Hendry | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 15 | Kenny King | Slammiversary Pre-Show |
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| September 9 | Tommy Dreamer | Victory Road | Title vs. Career match. | |
| IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Galeno del Mal | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2 | DMT Azul | Castillo del Terror | Five-way elimination match also involving El Hijo del Pirata Morgan, Ivan Rakov, and Vito Fratelli. | |
| IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Puma de Oro | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 26 | Relámpago | Thursday Night Wrestling Revancha | ||
| IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Tonalli | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Spider Fly | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29 | Aguila Roja | IWRG | ||
| IWRG Intercontinental Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Diosa Quetzal | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17 | Keyra | Revolución 61 | ||
| IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – El Hijo de Canis Lupus and Rey Léon | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 4 | Los Terribles Cerebros (Cerebro Negro and Cerebro Negro Jr.) |
IWRG World Lucha Libre Championship | ||
| IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Espartaco, Latino and Tempestad | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28 | Poder del Norte (Mocho Cota Jr., Súper Comando, and Tito Santana) |
Promociones Cantu | Promoted by Promociones Cantu. | |
| December 17 | La Pandemia (Gran Pandemonium, Hijo De Pandemonium, and Pandemonium Jr.) |
IWRG | ||
| IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Dick Angelo 3G | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | El Hijo de Fishman | Guerreros De Acero | ||
| IWRG Rey del Ring Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Hijo del Pirata Morgan | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 | El Hijo de Canis Lupus | IWRG | ||
| September 17 | Vito Fratelli | IWRG/RGR Lucha Libre Luchadores al Grito de Guerra | ||
| IWRG Rey del Aire Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Noisy Boy | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Puma de Oro | Guerreros de Acero | Five-Way Title vs. Hair Cage match also involving Aramis, El Hijo de Canis Lupus, and Hell Boy. | |
| July 9 | Noisy Boy | IWRG | ||
| IWRG Mexico Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Puma de Oro | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19 | Shocko | Rebelión de los Juniors | ||
| Hell Boy | ||||
| Distrito Federal Trios Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – El Infierno Eterno (Demonio Infernal, Eterno, and Lunatic Extreme) | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| IWRG World Lucha Libre Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – (Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 4 | Vito Fratelli | IWRG World Lucha Libre Championship | Defeated Hell Boy in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |
| MLW World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Alexander Hammerstone | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8 | Alex Kane | Never Say Never | ||
| MLW World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Hustle & Power (Calvin Tankman and E. J. Nduka) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | The Samoan SWAT Team (Lance Anoaʻi and Juicy Finau) |
Blood and Thunder | ||
| July 8 | The Calling (Akira and Rickey Shane Page) |
Never Say Never | This was a Fans Bring the Weapons match. | |
| November 18 | The Second Gear Crew (1 Called Manders, Good Brother#3 and Matthew Justice) |
Fightland | This was a ladder match. Justice and Manders won the titles, but Good Brother #3 was recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. | |
| MLW World Middleweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Lince Dorado | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6 | Akira | War Chamber | This was a three-way match also involving Lio Rush. | |
| October 14 | Rocky Romero | Slaughterhouse | This was a Winner Takes All match also for Romero's NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship. | |
| MLW National Openweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Davey Richards | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Johnny Fusion / John Hennigan | Blood and Thunder | Originally won the title as Johnny Fusion before going on to defend it under his real name John Hennigan. | |
| April 6 | Jacob Fatu | War Chamber | ||
| September 3 | Rickey Shane Page | Fury Road | This was a Weapons of Mass Destruction match. | |
| MLW Caribbean Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Octagón Jr. | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Vacated | — | Savio Vega stripped Octagón Jr. of the title for failing to defend it. After the vacancy was filled, the title was no longer associated with MLW. | |
| Khris Diaz | Histeria Boricua | |||
| MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Taya Valkyrie | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6 | Delmi Exo | War Chamber | ||
| October 14 | Janai Kai | Slaughterhouse | ||
| Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Fujita Hayato | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Tohoku Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Kazuki Hashimoto and Musashi | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30 (aired July 8) |
Kagetora and Yoshitsune | 30th Anniversary 2023 Tokyo Convention Vol. 1 ~ Jiyu Kattatsu | ||
| UWA World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Eisa8 and Hub | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Kohei Kinoshita and Yasshi | BJW Osaka Surprise 64 ~ Glory Members | Promoted by Big Japan Pro-Wrestling. | |
| NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Tyrus | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 27 | EC3 | NWA 75 Night 2 |
Bullrope match. As a result of losing, Tyrus retired from in-ring competition. | |
| NWA National Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Cyon | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7 | EC3 | NWA 312 | ||
| July 9 (aired July 11) |
Vacated | Powerrr | EC3 relinquished the title to challenge Tyrus for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight ChampionshipatNWA 75. | |
| August 26 | Silas Mason | NWA 75 Night 1 |
Defeated J. R. Kratos and Odinson in a three-way match to win the vacant title. | |
| NWA World Television Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Jordan Clearwater | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 12 (aired February 14) |
Thom Latimer | Powerrr | ||
| August 28 (aired September 12) |
Vacated | Powerrr | Latimer relinquished the title to challenge EC3 for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight ChampionshipatSamhain as part of the "Lucky Seven Rule." | |
| August 29 (aired October 10) |
Mims | Powerrr | Defeated Zicky Dice to win the vacant title. | |
| NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Kerry Morton | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26 | Colby Corino | NWA 75 Night 1 |
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| NWA World Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Kamille | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 27 | Kenzie Paige | NWA 75 Night 2 |
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| NWA World Women's Television Championship | ||||
| (Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7 | Kenzie Paige | NWA 312 | Defeated Max the Impaler in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |
| August 26 | Max the Impaler | NWA 75 Night 1 |
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| NWA World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26 | Blunt Force Trauma (Carnage and Damage) |
NWA 75 Night 1 |
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| NWA United States Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 31 | The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrews) |
Powerrr Live | ||
| August 27 | Daisy Kill and Talos | NWA 75 Night 2 Pre-Show |
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| October 28 | The Immortals (J. R. Kratos and Odinson) |
Samhain Pre-Show |
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| NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Pretty Empowered (Ella Envy and Kenzie Paige) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | The Renegade Twins (Charlette Renegade and Robyn Renegade) |
Nuff Said | ||
| February 12 (aired February 21) |
Pretty Empowered 2.0 (Ella Envy and Roxy) |
Powerrr | ||
| M95 (Madi Wrenkowski and Missa Kate) |
This was Wrenkowski's Champion Series cash-in match. | |||
| August 27 | Pretty Empowered (Ella Envy and Kylie Paige) |
NWA 75 Night 2 |
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| IWGP World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Jay White | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Kazuchika Okada | Wrestle Kingdom 17 Night 1 |
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| April 8 | Sanada | Sakura Genesis | ||
| IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Will Ospreay | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Kenny Omega | Wrestle Kingdom 17 Night 1 |
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| June 25 | Will Ospreay | Forbidden Door | On August 12, Ospreay rebranded the title as the IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship. | |
| December 11 | Deactivated | — | Replaced by the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. | |
| IWGP Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) |
Wrestle Kingdom 17 Night 1 |
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| April 8 | Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) |
Sakura Genesis | ||
| May 21 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Mark Davis suffered an injury. | |
| June 4 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) |
Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall | Defeated House of Torture (Evil and Yujiro Takahashi) and United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Aaron Henare) in a Winner Takes All match also for the vacant Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship. | |
| IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Taiji Ishimori | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Hiromu Takahashi | Wrestle Kingdom 17 Night 1 |
Four-way match also involving El Desperado and Master Wato | |
| IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kushida and Kevin Knight) |
Road to Wrestling Dontaku Night 6 |
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| June 4 | Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira) |
Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall | ||
| July 4 | Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney) |
Independence Day Night 1 |
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| IWGP Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Kairi | ||||
| Co-promoted with World Wonder Ring Stardom | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18 | Mercedes Moné | Battle in the Valley | ||
| April 23 | Mayu Iwatani | Stardom All Star Grand Queendom | ||
| NEVER Openweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Karl Anderson | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Tama Tonga | Wrestle Kingdom 17 Night 1 |
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| May 3 | David Finlay | Wrestling Dontaku | ||
| October 9 | Tama Tonga | Destruction in Ryōgoku | ||
| October 28 | Shingo Takagi | Fighting Spirit Unleashed | ||
| NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – House of Torture (Evil, Sho, and Yujiro Takahashi) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, and Ren Narita) |
The New Beginning in Osaka | ||
| May 3 | Hiroshi Tanahashi and Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) |
Wrestling Dontaku | ||
| KOPW | ||||
| Incoming Champion (lineal) – Shingo Takagi | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Shingo Takagi | New Year Dash!! 2023 | Defeated Great-O-Khan, Sho and Toru Yano to become the first provisional 2023 champion. | |
| April 29 | Taichi | Wrestling Satsuma No Kuni | This was a Takagi-Style Triad match after which Taichi became the second provisional 2023 champion. | |
| September 24 | Sho | Destruction in Kobe | Became the third provisional 2023 champion. Members of House of Torture and Just 5 Guys were handcuffed to each other. | |
| November 17 | Taichi | New Japan Road Night 8 |
Became the fourth provisional 2023 champion. Yoshinobu Kanemaru was the special guest referee. As a result of losing, Sho was banned from wrestling in Yamagata Prefecture. | |
| December 22 | Taichi | Road to Tokyo Dome Night 2 |
Defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru in a whiskey bottle ladder match to become the official 2023 KOPW champion. | |
| NJPW World Television Championship | ||||
| (Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Zack Sabre Jr. | Wrestle Kingdom 17 Night 1 |
Defeated Ren Narita in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |
| Strong Openweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming Champion – Fred Rosser | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18 | Kenta | Battle in the Valley | ||
| May 3 | Hikuleo | Wrestling Dontaku | ||
| May 21 | Kenta | Resurgence | Won the title by countout. | |
| July 5 | Eddie Kingston | Independence Day Night 2 |
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| Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15 | Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) |
Capital Collision | Three-way tag team match also involving Dream Team (Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi). | |
| May 21 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Mark Davis suffered an injury. | |
| June 4 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) |
Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall | Defeated House of Torture (Evil and Yujiro Takahashi) and United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Aaron Henare) in a Winner Takes All match also for the vacant IWGP Tag Team Championship. | |
| July 4 | Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd) |
Independence Day Night 1 |
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| October 9 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) |
Destruction in Ryōgoku | ||
| Strong Women's Championship | ||||
| (Title created) | ||||
| Co-promoted with World Wonder Ring Stardom | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 | Willow Nightingale | Resurgence | Defeated Mercedes Moné in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |
| July 5 | Giulia | Independence Day Night 2 |
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| World of Stardom Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Giulia | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 23 | Tam Nakano | All Star Grand Queendom | ||
| November 20 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Nakano was sidelined with injury. | |
| December 29 | Maika | Dream Queendom 3 | Defeated Suzu Suzuki to win the vacant title. | |
| Wonder of Stardom Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Saya Kamitani | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 23 | Mina Shirakawa | All Star Grand Queendom | ||
| May 27 | Tam Nakano | Flashing Champions | Winner Takes All match also for Nakano's World of Stardom Championship. | |
| July 2 | Mirai | Mid Summer Champions | ||
| December 29 | Saori Anou | Dream Queendom 3 | ||
| Goddesses of Stardom Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – 7Upp (Nanae Takahashi and Yuu) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 23 | The New Eras (Ami Sourei and Mirai) |
All Star Grand Queendom | Won the titles by countout. | |
| June 25 | Rose Gold (Mina Shirakawa and Mariah May) |
Sunshine | ||
| August 13 | REStart (Natsupoi and Saori Anou) |
Stardom x Stardom: Osaka Summer Team | ||
| November 20 | Vacated | — | Vacated after Natsupoi was sidelined with injury. | |
| December 2 | AphrOditE (Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani) |
Nagoya Big Winter | Defeated Divine Kingdom (Maika and Megan Bayne) to win the vacant titles. | |
| Artist of Stardom Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Prominence (Risa Sera, Suzu Suzuki, and Hiragi Kurumi) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 23 | REStart (Kairi, Natsupoi, and Saori Anou) |
All Star Grand Queendom | ||
| May 27 | Baribari Bombers (Giulia, Thekla, and Mai Sakurai) |
Flashing Champions | ||
| High Speed Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – AZM | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | Saki Kashima | Flashing Champions | Three-way match also involving Fukigen Death. | |
| October 9 | Mei Seira | Nagoya Golden Fight Pre-Show |
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| SWA World Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Future of Stardom Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Ami Sohrei | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 | Rina | New Blood 8 | ||
| Stardom New Blood Tag Team Championship | ||||
| (Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 25 | Bloody Fate (Karma and Starlight Kid) |
New Blood Premium | Defeated God's Eye (Mirai and Tomoka Inaba) in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | |
| September 29 | wing★gori (Saya Iida and Hanan) |
New Blood 11 | Three-way tag team match also involving 02line (AZM and Miyu Amasaki). | |
| IWGP Women's Championship | |||
| Incoming champion – Kairi | |||
| Co-promoted with New Japan Pro-Wrestling | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 18 | Mercedes Moné | NJPW Battle in the Valley | |
| April 23 | Mayu Iwatani | All Star Grand Queendom | |
| Strong Women's Championship | ||||
| (Title created) | ||||
| Co-promoted with New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 | Willow Nightingale | Resurgence | Defeated Mercedes Moné in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |
| July 5 | Giulia | Independence Day Night 2 |
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| PROGRESS World Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Spike Trivet | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Progress Wrestling Atlas Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Big Damo | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26 | Ricky Knight Jr. | Chapter 150: When The Man Comes Around | ||
| Progress Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28 | Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) |
Chapter 153: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2023 Night 2 |
Ladder match | |
| Progress Wrestling World Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Lana Austin | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22 | Rhio | Chapter 158: The Long Halloween | ||
| PWG World Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Daniel Garcia | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| PWG World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – The Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black and Brody King) | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Masato Tanaka | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | Chris Vice | Fibromyalgia Charity Show | ||
| United National Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Chris Vice | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| World Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Astroman | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 (aired January 10) |
Leo Isaka | Happy New Year | This was a Winner Takes All match also for Astroman's International Junior Heavyweight Championship. | |
| July 15 | Takumi Baba | 23rd Midsummer Festival ~ Fire Festival 2023 Night 5 |
This was a Winner Takes All match also for Isaka's International Junior Heavyweight Championship. | |
| International Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Astroman | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 (aired January 10) |
Leo Isaka | Happy Nea Year | This was a Winner Takes All match also for Astroman's World Junior Heavyweight Championship. | |
| July 15 | Takumi Baba | 23rd Midsummer Festival ~ Fire Festival 2023 Night 5 |
This was a Winner Takes All match also for Isaka's World Junior Heavyweight Championship. | |
| Intercontinental Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Junya Matsunaga and Takafumi | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 (aired January 10) |
The Kubota Brothers (Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota) |
Happy New Year | ||
| Zero1 USA Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Joey O'Riley | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Zero1 USA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Victor Analog | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Zero1 USA World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Country Air (Doc Simmons and Zach Hendrix) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6 | The Premier (Campbell Myers & SK Bishop) |
Zero1 USA | ||
| September 9 | Constant Headache (Anakin Murphy & Kenny Kalix) |
Zero1 USA | ||
| Zero1 USA World Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Max the Impaler | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Blast King Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Taru | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| Blast Queen Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Hiroyo Matsumoto | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 22 | Aja Kong | 23rd Midsummer Festival ~ Fire Festival 2023 Night 6 |
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| Blast King Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Revengers (Masato Tanaka and Hide Kubota) | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| ROH World Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Claudio Castagnoli | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | Eddie Kingston | AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam | Winner Takes All match also for Kingston's Strong Openweight Championship. | |
| ROH World Television Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Samoa Joe | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 8 | Vacated | AEW Dynamite | Joe vacated the title to focus on the AEW World Championship. | |
| December 15 | Kyle Fletcher | Final Battle | Defeated Komander, Bryan Keith, Lee Moriarty, Dalton Castle, and Lee Johnson in the Survival of the Fittest finals to win the vacant title. | |
| ROH Pure Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Wheeler Yuta | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31 | Katsuyori Shibata | Supercard of Honor | ||
| November 25 | Wheeler Yuta | AEW Rampage | ||
| ROH Women's World Championship |
| Incoming champion – Athena |
| No title changes. |
| ROH World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 8 (aired March 10) |
Vacated | AEW Rampage | On January 17, Jay was killed in a car accident in Laurel, Delaware. Mark would continue to be recognized as co-champion until the title was vacated. | |
| March 31 | The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix) |
Supercard of Honor | Defeated Top Flight (Darius Martin and Dante Martin), The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett), Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher), and La Facción Ingobernable (Rush and Dralístico) in a "Reach for the Sky" ladder match to win the vacant titles. | |
| July 21 | Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) |
Death Before Dishonor | Four-way tag team match also involving Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) and The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett). | |
| August 27 | Better Than You Bay Bay (MJF and Adam Cole) |
AEW All In Zero Hour |
First time the title changed hands on an All Elite Wrestling (AEW) show. A month after this win, Cole was legitimately injured. MJF subsequently defended the title on his own in handicap matches or with Samoa Joe substituting for Cole, but Joe was not recognized as champion. | |
| December 27 | The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) |
AEW Dynamite: New Year's Smash |
2-on-1 Handicap match. The Kingdom won the title under the guise of "The Devil's Masked Men" and were originally unidentified until they were revealed at AEW Worlds End. | |
| ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | |||
| Incoming champions – The Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Jasper Kaun, and Toa Liona) | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 (aired September 22) |
The Elite ("Hangman" Adam Page, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | AEW Rampage: Grand Slam | First time the titles changed hands on an All Elite Wrestling show. |
| November 1 | The Mogul Embassy (Toa Liona, Bishop Kaun and Brian Cage) | AEW Dynamite | |
| Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Great-O-Khan | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9 | Michael Oku | Epic Encounter | ||
| Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Robbie X | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9 | Connor Mills | Epic Encounter | ||
| December 16 | Leon Slater | Uprising | ||
| Undisputed British Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Alex Windsor | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 16 | Dani Luna | Uprising | ||
| Undisputed British Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Greedy Souls (Brendan White and Danny Jones) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9 | Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) |
Epic Encounter | ||
| International Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Hikaru Sato | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | Yuya Susumu | Tenryu Project Still Revolution Vol. 6 | ||
| International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Kenichiro Arai and Rey Paloma | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 26 | Oji Shiiba and Takuro Niki | Wrestle and Romance vol. 11 | ||
| August 16 | Keita Yano and Yuya Susumu | Still Revolution vol. 5 | ||
| Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Kenichiro Arai, Kohei Sato, and Masayuki Kono | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 20 | Gaina, Kouki Iwasaki, and Kengo | Still Revolution vol. 3 | Two-out-of-three falls match. Gaina, Iwasaki, and Kengo won 2–1. | |
| October 17 | Kuma Arashi, Masayuki Kono, and Yusuke Kodama | Still Revolution vol. 7 | Two-out-of-three falls match. Arashi, Kono, and Kodama won 2–1. | |
| November 19 | Okami (Daichi Hashimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani) and Kazuki Hashimoto |
Tenryu Project Ryutama Cup 2023 | Best Two Out Of Three Falls match. Hashimoto, Kamitani and Hashimoto won 2–1. | |
| United National Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – (Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Atsuki Aoyagi and Yuma Aoyagi | United National Tag Team First Champions One Day Tournament | Defeated Masayuki Kono and Yusuke Kodama in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | |
| July 16 | Evolution (Suwama and Dan Tamura) |
House show | ||
| November 19 | Hideki Suzuki and Hikaru Sato | Tenryu Project Ryutama Cup 2023 | ||
| WOW World Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Penelope Pink | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 3 (aired September 30) |
Princess Aussie | WOW Season 9: Episode 3 | This was a three-way match also involving Tormenta. | |
| August 24 (aired December 9) |
Abilene Maverick | WOW Season 9: Episode 13 | This was a "Championship Challenge" also involving Tormenta, The Beast, and Penelope Pink. | |
| December 14 (aired June 1, 2024) |
The Beast | WOW Season 9: Episode 38 | ||
| WOW World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Miami's Sweet Heat (Laurie Carlson and Lindsey Carlson) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 25 (aired August 27) |
The Tonga Twins (Kaoz and Kona) |
WOW Season 8: Episode 50 | This was a falls count anywhere match. | |
| December 14 (aired February 17, 2024) |
Miami's Sweet Heat (Laurie Carlson and Lindsay Carlson) |
WOW Season 9: Episode 23 | ||
| December 14 (aired March 9, 2024) |
The Mother Truckers (Big Rig Betty and Holly Swag) |
WOW Season 9: Episode 26 | This was a hardcore match. | |
| WOW Trios Championship | ||||
| (Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 16 (aired March 16, 2024) |
Top Tier (Coach Campanelli, Gloria Glitter, and Kandi Crush) |
WOW Season 9: Episode 27 | Defeated eXile (Genesis, Exodus, and Ice Cold) in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | |
| XPW World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Masada | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | Alex Colon | Broken Beat and Scarred | ||
| September 30 | Shlak | South of Heaven | ||
| XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Shlak | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| XPW Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Ludark Shaitan | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25 | Mickie Knuckles | Drive In Massacre | ||
| XPW FITE TV Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Kat Martini | ||||
| No title changes. | ||||
| wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Levaniel | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Vacated | — | Vacated due to Levaniel failing to qualify for the 16 Carat Gold Tournament, where he was scheduled to defend his title. | |
| March 12 | Shigehiro Irie | wXw 16 Carat Gold Night 3 |
Defeated Axel Tischer in the final of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament to win the vacant title. | |
| June 17 | Robert Dreissker | Drive of Champions | ||
| wXw Shotgun Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Maggot | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 28 | Laurance Roman | Back to the Roots | ||
| October 21 | Elijah Blum | We Love Wrestling - Live in Bielefeld | ||
| December 23 | The Rotation | 23rd Anniversary | Six-way scramble also involving Alex Duke, Bobby Gunns, Jacob Crane, and Nick Schreier. | |
| wXw World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Frenchadors (Aigle Blanc and Senza Volto) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11 | Arrows of Hungary (Dover and Icarus) |
wXw 16 Carat Gold Night 2 |
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| June 17 | Only Friends (Bobby Gunns and Michael Knight) |
Drive of Champions | Two-out-of-three falls match. Only Friends won 2–1. | |
| September 23 | Amboss (Laurance Roman and Robert Dreissker) |
N/A | ||
| September 24 | Dennis Dullnig and Hektor Invictus | World Tag Team Festival | This was the final match of the World Tag Team Festival, a three-way tag team match also involving Renegades (Mizuki Watase and Shigehiro Irie). | |
| November 11 | Amboss (Icarus and Laurance Roman) |
Broken Rules XXI | Ladder match. | |
| December 23 | Dennis Dullnig and Hektor Invictus | 23rd Anniversary | ||
| wXw Women's Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Aliss Ink | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 18 | Baby Allison | wXw 16 Carat Gold Night 2 |
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| April 22 | Ava Everett | True Colors | ||
| July 8 | Delmi Exo | MLW Never Say Never | Winner Takes All match in which Exo's MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship was also on the line. Promoted by Major League Wrestling. | |
| August 25 | Ava Everett | We Love Wrestling | ||
| November 11 | Masha Slamovich | Broken Rules XXI | Last Woman Standing match. | |
| December 23 | Unified | — | Unified with the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship after Robert Dreissker defeated Masha Slamovich in a winner-takes-all match. | |
| wXw Academy Trophy Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Oskar | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20 | Deactivated | — | Deactivated and immediately replaced by the xWx Academy Championship, which has a separate lineage. | |
| wXw Academy Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5 | Nick Schreier | wXw Wrestling Academy Live Volume 9 | Defeated Alex Duke, Danny Fray, and Darius in a four-way elimination match to become the inaugural champion. | |
| August 18 | Alex Duke | Passion Pro Spirit Zone | Four-way match also involving Danny Fray and Zafar Ameen. Promoted by Passion Pro. | |
| August 19 | Nick Schreier | Passion Pro 9 | Promoted by Passion Pro | |
| November 1 | Danny Fray | Heat in Der wXw Wrestling Academy | ||
Raw and SmackDown each have a world championship, a secondary championship, a women's championship, and a male tag team championship. There is also a women's tag team championship, available to both brands.
| Undisputed WWE Universal Championship (WWE Championship and WWE Universal Championship) |
| Incoming champion – Roman Reigns |
| Since April 3, 2022, Reigns had held the WWE Championship and WWE Universal Championship together as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, which he had defended on both brands. |
| The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following April and May's WWE Draft when Roman Reigns was drafted to SmackDown. |
| No title changes. |
| World Heavyweight Championship | |||
| (Title created) | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | Seth "Freakin" Rollins | Night of Champions | Defeated AJ Styles in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. |
| WWE United States Championship | |||
| Incoming champion – Austin Theory | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following April and May's WWE Draft when Austin Theory was drafted to SmackDown. | |||
| August 11 | Rey Mysterio | SmackDown | |
| November 4 | Logan Paul | Crown Jewel | |
| WWE Intercontinental Championship |
| Incoming champion – Gunther |
| The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following April and May's WWE Draft when Gunther was drafted to Raw. |
| No title changes. |
| WWE Raw Women's Championship | |||
| Incoming champion – Bianca Belair | |||
| The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following April and May's WWE Draft when Bianca Belair was drafted to SmackDown. | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | Asuka | Night of Champions | |
| The title reverted to its original name of WWE Women's Championship on June 9. | |||
| August 5 | Bianca Belair | SummerSlam | This was a triple threat match, also involving Charlotte Flair. |
| Iyo Sky | This was Sky's Money in the Bank contract cash-in match. | ||
| WWE SmackDown Women's Championship | |||
| Incoming champion – Charlotte Flair | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | Rhea Ripley | WrestleMania 39 Night 1 |
|
| The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following April and May's WWE Draft when Rhea Ripley was drafted to Raw. | |||
| The title was renamed as Women's World Championship on June 12. | |||
| Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship (WWE Raw Tag Team Championship and WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship) | |||
| Incoming champions – The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) | |||
| Since May 20, 2022, the Raw Tag Team Championship and SmackDown Tag Team Championship had been held and defended together as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn | WrestleMania 39 Night 1 |
Owens and Zayn won the titles as members of different brands (Owens on Raw and Zayn on SmackDown); both were drafted to Raw as a result of the WWE Draft. |
| September 2 | The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) |
Payback | This was a Steel City Street Fight. |
| October 7 | Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso | Fastlane | |
| October 16 | The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) |
Raw | |
| WWE Women's Tag Team Championship | |||
| Incoming champions – Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 27 | Becky Lynch and Lita | Raw | |
| April 10 | Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan | Raw | Trish Stratus substituted for an injured Lita and took the pin. Rodriguez and Morgan won the titles as members of the SmackDown brand, but were drafted to Raw as a result of the WWE Draft. |
| May 19 | Vacated | SmackDown | Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan were forced to relinquish the title after Morgan suffered a shoulder injury. |
| May 29 | Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler | Raw | Defeated the teams of Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville, Raquel Rodriguez and Shotzi, and Damage CTRL (Bayley and Iyo Sky) in a fatal four-way tag team match to win the vacant title. |
| On the June 23 episode of SmackDown, the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship was unified into the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, with the NXT title being retired and the WWE title becoming available to NXT once again. | |||
| July 1 | Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan | Money in the Bank | |
| July 17 | Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville/Piper Niven | Raw | Green had originally won the title with Deville; however, after Deville suffered a legitimate knee injury, she was replaced by Niven on the August 14, 2023, episode of Raw. WWE considers this a continuation of Green's reign that began with Deville, and thus is not counted as a second reign for Green. |
| December 18 | Katana Chance and Kayden Carter | Raw | |
| NXT Championship | |||
| Incoming champion – Bron Breakker | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | Carmelo Hayes | Stand & Deliver | |
| September 30 | Ilja Dragunov | No Mercy | |
| NXT North American Championship | |||
| Incoming champion – Wes Lee | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 18 | "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio | NXT | |
| September 30 | Trick Williams | No Mercy | Dragon Lee was the special guest referee. |
| October 3 | "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio | NXT | |
| December 9 | Dragon Lee | Deadline | |
| NXT Women's Championship | |||
| Incoming champion – Roxanne Perez | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | Indi Hartwell | Stand & Deliver | This was a six-way ladder match, also involving Zoey Stark, Gigi Dolin, Tiffany Stratton, and Lyra Valkyria. |
| May 2 | Vacated | NXT | Indi Hartwell relinquished the title as a result of being drafted to Raw in the WWE Draft and also due to a leg injury. |
| May 28 | Tiffany Stratton | Battleground | Defeated Lyra Valkyria in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| September 12 | Becky Lynch | NXT | |
| October 24 | Lyra Valkyria | NXT: Halloween Havoc Week 1 |
|
| NXT Tag Team Championship | |||
| Incoming champions – The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 4 | Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) |
Vengeance Day | This was a fatal four-way tag team match, also involving the teams of Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) and Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson). |
| July 30 | The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) |
The Great American Bash | |
| October 24 | Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) |
NXT: Halloween Havoc Week 1 |
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| November 14 | The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) |
NXT | |
| NXT Women's Tag Team Championship | |||
| Incoming champions – Katana Chance and Kayden Carter | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 4 | Fallon Henley and Kiana James | Vengeance Day | |
| April 1 | Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn | Stand & Deliver | Fyre and Dawn were drafted to SmackDown as a result of the WWE Draft, although the title remained on NXT. |
| June 23 | Unified | SmackDown | Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeated Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn to unify the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship into the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. Fyre and Dawn are recognized as the final champions with Rousey and Baszler going forward as the unified WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. |
| NXT UK Heritage Cup | |||
| Incoming champion – Noam Dar | |||
| After a hiatus following NXT UK's closure in September 2022, the title was transferred to the NXT brand in April 2023 and subsequently renamed NXT Heritage Cup. | |||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 13 | Nathan Frazer | NXT | Won 2–1. Oro Mensah defended the title on behalf of an injured Noam Dar. |
| August 22 | Noam Dar | NXT: Heatwave |
Won 2–1. |
| Inductee |
|---|
| Cassandro |
| Award | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| Iron Mike Mazurki Award | CM Punk |
| Lou Thesz/Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award | Ron Simmons |
| Men's Wrestling Award | Koko B. Ware |
| Joe Malenko | |
| Women's Wrestling Award | Mickie James |
| Tag Team Award | The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs) |
| Lucha Libre Award | Damián 666 |
| Independent Wrestling Award | Riea Von Slasher |
| James C. Melby Historian Award | Koji Miyamoto |
| Posthumous Award | Killer Karl Kox |
| Charlie Smith Referee Award | Kevin Jefferies |
| REEL Award | Al Burke |
| Courage Award | Patrisha Summerland |
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Male Wrestler of the Year | Cody Rhodes |
| Female Wrestler of the Year | Rhea Ripley |
| Tag Team of the Year | FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) |
| Debut of the Year | CM Punk |
| Breakthrough Wrestler of the Year | LA Knight |
| Promo Artist of the Year | MJF |
| Match of the Year | Will Ospreay (c) vs. Kenny Omega for the IWGP United States Heavyweight ChampionshipatWrestle Kingdom 17 |
| Kenny Omega (c) vs. Will Ospreay for the IWGP United States Heavyweight ChampionshipatForbidden Door | |
| Best PPV Event of the Year | WrestleMania 39 |
| Best Storyline of the Year | The Bloodline |
| Inductee | Inducted by |
|---|---|
| Christopher Daniels | Frankie Kazarian |
| Cheerleader Melissa | Dave Prazak |
| Jimmy Jacobs | Alex Shelley |
| Michael Modest | Barry W. Blaustein |
| Excalibur | Orange Cassidy |
| Paul London | Rick Bassman |
| Inductee |
|---|
| John Zandig |
| Brain Damage |
| Lowlife Louie |
| "Piss Jug" Mike Biezsck |
| Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | Traci Brooks | Gail Kim |
| Group | Mike Tenay and Don West | Scott D'Amore |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Male Wrestler of the Year | Alex Shelley |
| Knockout of the Year | Trinity |
| Men's Tag Team of the Year | ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) |
| Knockouts Tag Team of the Year | MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich and Killer Kelly) |
| X Division Star of the Year | Mike Bailey |
| Match of the Year | Will Ospreay vs. Mike BaileyatBound for Glory |
| Moment of the Year | The return of TNA announced at Bound for Glory |
| One to Watch in 2024 | KiLynn King |
| Category | Inductees |
|---|---|
| Individual | June Byers |
| Dan McLeod | |
| Dr. B.F. Roller | |
| Georg Lurich | |
| Tom Connors | |
| Verne Gagne | |
| Gorgeous George | |
| Mitsuharu Misawa | |
| Bert Assirati | |
| Bret Hart | |
| Bob Backlund | |
| Bobo Brazil | |
| Reginald Siki | |
| The Great Muta | |
| Kenta Kobashi | |
| Excelsior Award | Dave LaGreca |
| Rocky Johnson Award | Joe Defino |
| Trailblazer Award | Christine "Teeny" Jarrett |
| Winner |
|---|
| Douki |
| List | Ranked No. 1 |
|---|---|
| PWI 500 | Seth Rollins |
| PWI Women's 250 | Rhea Ripley |
| PWI Tag Team 100 | FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) |
| Category | Inductee |
|---|---|
| Wrestling | Gerald Brisco |
| J. J. Dillon |
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Blue Stars Best Match Award | Maika vs. Mirai on September 30 |
| Red Stars Best Match Award | Hazuki vs. Suzu Suzuki on September 23 |
| Fighting Spirit Award | Natsuko Tora |
| Outstanding Performance Award | Natsupoi |
| Technique Award | AZM |
| Category | Inductee |
|---|---|
| Individual | Cora Livingston |
| Mildred Burke | |
| Beverly Shade | |
| Marva Scott | |
| Ethel Johnson | |
| Babs Wingo | |
| Sue Green | |
| Jazz | |
| Luna Vachon | |
| Madusa | |
| Iryna Merleni | |
| Rita Chatterton | |
| Group | Toni Rose and Donna Christanello |
| Promotion | GLOW |
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Women's / Pro Wrestler of the Year | Kamille |
| Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | Jordynne Grace |
| Broadcaster of the Year | Velvet Sky |
| Courage Award | Dawn Whitman |
| Historian Award | Tom Burke |
| Film/TV Award | Laurene Landon |
| Journalism Award | Jamie Hemmings |
| Category | Inductee |
|---|---|
| Individual | Tomohiro Ishii |
| Sgt. Slaughter | |
| Blue Panther | |
| George Kidd | |
| Tag Team | The Briscos (Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco) |
| Beauty Pair (Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda) | |
| Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez |
| Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | Rey Mysterio | Konnan |
| The Great Muta | Ric Flair | |
| Stacy Keibler | Mick Foley and Torrie Wilson | |
| Celebrity | Andy Kaufman | Jerry "The King" Lawler and Jimmy Hart |
| Warrior Award | Tim White | The APA (John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Ron Simmons) |
| Winner | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship | WrestleMania 39 (Night 2) | April 2, 2023 |
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Male Superstar of the Year | Ilja Dragunov |
| Female Superstar of the Year | Tiffany Stratton |
| Tag Team of the Year | The Creed Brothers (Brutus and Julius Creed) |
| Moment of the Year | The Undertaker appears on NXT (October 10) |
| Match of the Year | Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov for the NXT ChampionshipatNo Mercy |
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