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## List of notable promotions

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These promotions held notable events in 2014.

Promotion Name  | Abbreviation  | Notes

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Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL  |
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | AAA  | The "AAA" abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW  |
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla | PWG  |
Ring of Honor | ROH  |
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | TNA  |
World Wrestling Council | WWC  |
Wrestle-1 | —  |
WWE | —  | WWE stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, which is still the legal name, but the company ceased using the full name in April 2011, with the WWE abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism.
NXT served as WWE's developmental territory.

## Calendar of notable shows

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### January

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Date  | Promotion(s)  | Event  | Location  | Main Event

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4  | NJPW | Wrestle Kingdom 8 | Tokyo | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
6  | WWC | Euphoria | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | Apolo defeat Gilbert
26  | WWE | Royal Rumble | Pittsburgh | Batista won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Roman Reigns to earn a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXX
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### February

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Date  | Promotion(s)  | Event  | Location  | Main Event  | Notes

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2  | TNA | One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2 | London, England | 12-man Joker's Wild gauntlet battle royal  |
9  | NJPW | The New Beginning in Hiroshima | Hiroshima | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship |
11  | NJPW | The New Beginning in Osaka | Osaka | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Hirooki Goto in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
21  | ROH | ROH 12th Anniversary Show | Philadelphia | Kevin Steen defeated Cliff Compton in an Unsanctioned Philadelphia Street Fight  |
23  | WWE | Elimination Chamber | Minneapolis | Randy Orton (c) defeated Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Cesaro, Christian, and Sheamus in an Elimination Chamber match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship |
27  | WWE:

* NXT

| Arrival | Winter Park | Adrian Neville defeated Bo Dallas (c) in a Ladder match to win the NXT Championship | WWE's first NXT-branded event and their first event streamed live on the WWE Network.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### March

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Date  | Promotion(s)  | Event  | Location  | Main Event

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2  | TNA
Wrestle-1 | One Night Only: Global Impact Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Kai vs. Magnus (c) for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
9  | TNA | Lockdown | Miami | Team MVP (MVP, The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) and Willow) defeated Team Dixie (Bobby Roode, Austin Aries and The BroMans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz)) in a Lethal Lockdown match with Bully Ray as special guest referee.
The leader of the winning team received complete control of Wrestling Operations. Had Team Dixie won, Roode would have gained 10% ownership of TNA.
16  | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Monterrey, Mexico | Four-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament final match
23  | NJPW | New Japan Cup Final  | Hyogo | Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Bad Luck Fale in the tournament final to win the 2014 New Japan Cup
28  | PWG | PWG Mystery Vortex II | Reseda, California | Adam Cole (c) defeated Candice LeRae in a singles match for the PWG World Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### April

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Date  | Promotion(s)  | Event  | Location  | Main Event

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4  | ROH | Supercard of Honor VIII | Westwego | Adam Cole (c) defeated Jay Briscoe in the Ladder War V to retain the ROH World Championship
6  | NJPW | Invasion Attack | Tokyo | Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
6  | WWE | WrestleMania XXX | New Orleans | Daniel Bryan defeated Batista and Randy Orton (c) in a Triple threat match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Bryan made Batista submit.
12  | TNA | One Night Only: World Cup | Tokyo, Japan | Five-on-Five Elimination Tag Team match
12  | TNA | One Night Only: X-Travaganza | Orlando, Florida | Five-on-Five Elimination Tag Team match
27  | CMLL | 58\. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Los Revolucionarios del Terror (Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora and Rey Escorpión) defeated Atlantis, La Sombra and Místico
27  | TNA | Sacrifice | Orlando | Eric Young (c) defeated Magnus in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### May

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Date  | Promotion(s)  | Event  | Location  | Main Event

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3  | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka | A.J. Styles defeated Kazuchika Okada (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
4  | WWE | Extreme Rules | East Rutherford | Daniel Bryan (c) defeated Kane in an Extreme Rules match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
10  | ROH
NJPW | Global Wars | Toronto | Adam Cole (c) defeated Kevin Steen in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
10  | TNA | One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown | Orlando, Florida | Knockouts Gauntlet match to crown the "Queen of the Knockouts"
10  | TNA | One Night Only: Victory Road | Orlando, Florida | 12-man Gauntlet battle royal match for a future shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
17  | ROH
NJPW | War of the Worlds | New York City | A.J. Styles (c) defeated Kazuchika Okada, and Michael Elgin in a Three-way match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
25  | NJPW | Back to the Yokohama Arena | Yokohama | A.J. Styles (c) defeated Kazuchika Okada in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
29  | WWE:

* NXT

| TakeOver | Winter Park | Adrian Neville (c) defeated Tyson Kidd in a Singles match to retain the NXT Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### June

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Date  | Promotion(s)  | Event  | Location  | Main Event

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1  | WWE | Payback | Rosemont | The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose) defeated Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista) in a No Holds Barred Elimination match
8  | NJPW | Best of the Super Juniors | Tokyo | Ricochet defeated Kushida in final match in Best Of The Super Junior 2014.
15  | TNA | Slammiversary | Arlington | Eric Young (c) defeated Lashley and Austin Aries in a Three-way Steel Cage match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
21  | NJPW | Dominion | Osaka | Bad Luck Fale defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
22  | ROH | Best in the World | Nashville | Michael Elgin defeated Adam Cole (c) in a Singles match to win the ROH World Championship
29  | WWE | Money in the Bank | Boston | John Cena defeated Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus, Bray Wyatt, and Cesaro in a Ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### July

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20  | WWE | Battleground | Tampa | John Cena (c) defeated Kane, Randy Orton, and Roman Reigns in a Fatal 4-Way match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### August

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Date  | Promotion(s)  | Event  | Location  | Main Event

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1  | CMLL | Juicio Final | Mexico City | Rush defeated Negro Casas in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, Hair vs. Hair match
9  | AAA | Triplemanía XXII | Mexico City | El Hijo del Perro Aguayo defeated Cibernético, Dr. Wagner Jr. and Myzteziz in a Four-way elimination match for Copa Triplemanía XXII
10  | NJPW | G1 Climax Final  | Saitama | Kazuchika Okada defeats Shinsuke Nakamura in the final of the 2014 G1 Climax
17  | AAA | Triplemanía XXII | Mexico City, Mexico | El Hijo del Perro Aguayo defeated Cibernético, Dr. Wagner Jr. and Myzteziz
17  | WWE | SummerSlam | Los Angeles | Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena (c) in a Singles match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
29-31  | PWG | Battle of Los Angeles | Reseda, California | Ricochet defeated Johnny Gargano and Roderick Strong via pinfall to win the 2014 Battle of Los Angeles tournament
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### September

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Date  | Promotion(s)  | Event  | Location  | Main Event

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5  | TNA | One Night Only: Turning Point | Charlottesville, Virginia | Jeff Hardy defeated MVP
6  | TNA | One Night Only: Rivals | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina | Jeff Hardy defeated Magnus
6  | ROH | All Star Extravaganza | Toronto | reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) (c) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) 2-1 in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship
11  | WWE:

* NXT

| TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way | Winter Park | Adrian Neville (c) defeated Sami Zayn, Tyler Breeze, and Tyson Kidd in a Fatal 4-Way match to retain the NXT Championship
19  | CMLL | CMLL 81st Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Atlantis defeated Último Guerrero in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match
21  | WWE | Night of Champions | Nashville | John Cena defeated Brock Lesnar (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
21  | NJPW | Destruction in Kobe | Kobe | Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Bad Luck Fale (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
23  | NJPW | Destruction in Okayama | Okayama | Kazuchika Okada defeated Karl Anderson in a Singles match for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### October

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Date  | Promotion(s)  | Event  | Location  | Main Event

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12  | AAA | Heroes Inmortales | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | El Hijo del Perro Aguayo and El Texano, Jr. defeated El Mesías and El Patrón Alberto
12  | TNA
Wrestle-1 | Bound for Glory | Tokyo | The Great Muta and Tajiri defeated The Revolution (James Storm and The Great Sanada) in a Tag team match
13  | NJPW | King of Pro-Wrestling | Tokyo | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated A.J. Styles (c) in a Singles match to win IWGP Heavyweight Championship
25  | WWC | 41st WWC Aniversario | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Invader #1 Vs. El Bronco finished in a double disqualification
26  | WWE | Hell in a Cell | Dallas | Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose in a Hell in a Cell match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### November

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8  | NJPW | Power Struggle | Osaka | Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Katsuyori Shibata in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
23  | WWE | Survivor Series | St. Louis | Team Cena (John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Erick Rowan, and Ryback) defeated Team Authority (Seth Rollins, Kane, Mark Henry, Rusev, and Luke Harper) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match
Since Team Authority lost, they were removed from power. Had Team Cena lost, Cena's teammates (with the exception of Cena himself) would have been fired.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### December

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Date  | Promotion(s)  | Event  | Location  | Main Event

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5  | CMLL | Infierno en el Ring | Mexico City | 10-man steel cage elimination match contested under Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match
7  | AAA | Guerra de Titanes | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | El Patrón Alberto defeated El Texano Jr. (c) in a Singles match for the AAA Mega Championship
7  | NJPW | World Tag League Final  | Nagoya | Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata defeat Bullet Club (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) in the final of the 2014 World Tag League tournament.
7  | ROH | Final Battle | New York City | Jay Briscoe (c) defeated Adam Cole in a Fight Without Honor to retain the ROH World Championship
9  | WWE | Tribute to the Troops | Columbus, Georgia | John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan and Ryback defeated Luke Harper and The Authority (Seth Rollins, Big Show & Kane)
11  | WWE:

* NXT

| TakeOver: R Evolution | Winter Park | Sami Zayn defeated Adrian Neville (c) in a Title vs. Career match to win the NXT Championship
Had Sami Zayn lost, he would have been forced to retire.
14  | WWE | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Cleveland | Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

## Notable events

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* January 27 – CM Punk walked out of that night's WWE Raw taping, ending his run with the company.
* February 24 – WWE launched the WWE Network in the United States, an over-the-top streaming service and digital television network, hosting thousands of hours of in-ring shows and all pay-per-views (PPV) from WWE and various promotions they have acquired over the years, such as Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling, as well as airing current WWE PPVs, NXT events, and other original productions. It had a staggered launch throughout the rest of the world.
* December 1 – New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) launched NJPW World, a worldwide streaming site for the promotion's events, including airing current events live as well as hosting events from the promotion's archives, dating back to 1972.

## Accomplishments and tournaments

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Batista, the winner of the 2014 Royal Rumble Cesaro, the winner of the inaugural André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXX Seth Rollins, holding the 2014 Money in the Bank briefcase

### AAA

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Accomplishment  | Winner  | Date won  | Notes

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Rey de Reyes | La Parka | March 16  |
Copa Triplemanía | El Hijo del Perro Aguayo | August 17  | Defeated Cibernético, Dr. Wagner Jr. and Myzteziz to win.
Copa Antonio Peña | Myzteziz | October 12  | Defeated La Parka, Blue Demon, Jr., Australian Suicide, El Zorro, Pentagón, Jr., Fénix, and Daga to win.

### JWP

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Accomplishment  | Winner  | Date won  | Notes

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Tag League the Best 2014 | Rabbit Miu and Tsukushi Haruka | March 16  |

### Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

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Accomplishment  | Winner  | Date won  | Notes

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Joker's Wild | Ethan Carter III | February 2  |
World Cup | Team Young (Eric Young, Bully Ray, Eddie Edwards, Gunner, ODB)  | April 12  |
Knockouts Knockdown | Madison Rayne | May 10  |
TNA X Division Championship Tournament | Samoa Joe | August 7  |
Gold Rush Tournament | Austin Aries | September 24  |
TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament | The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy)  | October 15  |
British Boot Camp season 2 | Mark Andrews | December 7  |

### WWE

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Accomplishment  | Winner  | Date won  | Notes

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Royal Rumble | Batista | January 26 | Last eliminated Roman Reigns to win a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXX, but was unsuccessful in the triple threat match against champion Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan, who won.
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal | Cesaro | April 6 | Last eliminated Big Show in the inaugural match to win the André the Giant Memorial Trophy.
WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | Bad News Barrett | April 28  | Defeated Rob Van Dam in the tournament final to win an Intercontinental Championship match at Extreme Rules, where Barrett defeated Big E to win the title.
Money in the Bank ladder match | Seth Rollins | June 29 | Defeated Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Dean Ambrose, Rob Van Dam, and Jack Swagger to win a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match contract, which he cashed in at WrestleMania 31 the following year to win the title; during the main event match in which Brock Lesnar defended the title against Roman Reigns, Rollins cashed in during the match, converting the singles match into a triple threat match in which Rollins pinned Reigns to win Lesnar's title.
NXT Women's Championship Tournament | Charlotte | May 29  | Defeated Natalya in the tournament final to win the vacant NXT Women's Championship; previous champion Paige was stripped of the title after she had won the WWE Divas Championship and was promoted to the main roster.
NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)  | July 31  | Defeated The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) in the tournament final to win an NXT Tag Team Championship match at TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, where The Lucha Dragons defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) to win the title.

## Title changes

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### AAA

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AAA Mega Championship

Incoming champion – El Texano, Jr.

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
December 7  | El Patron Alberto | Guerra de Titanes |
AAA Fusion Championship

Incoming champion – Fenix

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
August 17  | El Hijo del Fantasma | Triplemanía XXII |
Retired  | After El Hijo del Fantasma defeated Fenix to unify the AAA Fusion Championship with the AAA Cruiserweight Championship, the AAA Fusion Championship was retired and the AAA Cruiserweight Championship became the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship.
AAA Latin American Championship

Incoming champion – Blue Demon Jr.

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
March 16  | Vacated | Rey de Reyes |
March 16  | Chessman | Rey de Reyes |
AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship

Incoming champion – Dinastía

No title changes
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship

Incoming champion – Daga

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
August 17  | El Hijo del Fantasma | Triplemanía XXII |
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship

Incoming champion – Faby Apache

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
August 17  | Taya | Triplemanía XXII |
AAA World Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Los Güeros del Cielo (Angélico and Jack Evans (2))
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
December 7  | Los Perros del Mal
(Joe Líder and Pentagón Jr.) | Guerra de Titanes |
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Drago and Faby Apache

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
April 19  | La Sociedad
(Pentagón Jr. and Sexy Star) | AAA Television Taping  |
AAA World Trios Championship

Incoming champions – Los Psycho Circus (Monster Clown, Murder Clown and Psycho Clown)
No title changes

### NJPW

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IWGP Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion – Kazuchika Okada

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
May 3  | A.J. Styles | Wrestling Dontaku |
October 13  | Hiroshi Tanahashi | King of Pro-Wrestling |
IWGP Intercontinental Championship

Incoming champion – Shinsuke Nakamura

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 4  | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Wrestle Kingdom 8 |
April 6  | Shinsuke Nakamura | Invasion Attack |
June 21  | Bad Luck Fale | Dominion 6.21 |
September 21  | Shinsuke Nakamura | Destruction in Kobe |

IWGP Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer)
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 4  | Bullet Club
(Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) | Wrestle Kingdom 8 |

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion – Prince Devitt

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 4  | Kota Ibushi | Wrestle Kingdom 8 |
July 4  | Kushida | Kizuna Road |
September 21  | Ryusuke Taguchi | Destruction in Kobe |

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
June 21  | Time Splitters
(Alex Shelley and Kushida) | Dominion 6.21 |
November 8  | reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) | Power Struggle |

NEVER Openweight Championship

Incoming champion – Tetsuya Naito

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
February 11  | Tomohiro Ishii | The New Beginning in Osaka |
June 29  | Yujiro Takahashi | Kizuna Road |
October 13  | Tomohiro Ishii | King of Pro-Wrestling |

### ROH

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ROH World Championship

Incoming champion – Adam Cole

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
June 22  | Michael Elgin | Best in the World |
September 6  | Jay Briscoe | All Star Extravaganza 6  |

ROH World Television Championship

Incoming champion – Tommaso Ciampa

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
April 4  | Jay Lethal | Supercard of Honor VIII |

ROH World Tag Team Championship

Incoming champion(s) – reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
March 8  | The Young Bucks
(Matt and Nick Jackson) | Raising the Bar: Night 2  |
May 17  | reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)  | War of the Worlds |

### The Crash Lucha Libre

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The Crash Cruiserweight Championship

Incoming champion – Fénix[1]

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
February 1  | Ángel Metálico  | The Crash show  | This was a four-way Ladder match, also involving Daga and Star Boy.[2]

### TNA

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TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion – Magnus

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
April 10  | Eric Young | Impact Wrestling | If Magnus had been counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title.

If anyone had interfered in the match, they would have been fired

June 19  | Lashley | Impact Wrestling | If anyone besides MVP or Kenny King had interfered, they would have been fired
September 18
(aired October 29) | Bobby Roode | Impact Wrestling | Kurt Angle was the special guest referee
TNA X Division Championship

Incoming champion – Chris Sabin

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 16  | Austin Aries | Genesis |
March 2  | Sanada | Kaisen: Outbreak |
June 20  | Austin Aries | Impact Wrestling |
June 24  | Vacated | Impact Wrestling |
June 26  | Samoa Joe | Impact Wrestling |
September 19  | Vacated | Impact Wrestling |
September 19  | Low Ki | Impact Wrestling |
TNA World Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – The BroMans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz)
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
February 23  | The Wolves
(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) | Impact Wrestling |
March 2  | The BroMans
(Robbie E and Jessie Godderz) | Kaisen: Outbreak |
April 27  | The Wolves
(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) | Sacrifice |
September 19  | The Revolution
(Abyss and James Storm) | Impact Wrestling |
TNA Knockouts Championship

Incoming champion – Gail Kim

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 16  | Madison Rayne | Impact Wrestling |
April 27  | Angelina Love | Sacrifice |
June 20  | Gail Kim | No Surrender |
September 16  | Havok | Impact Wrestling |
September 19  | Taryn Terrell | Impact Wrestling |
TNA Television Championship

Incoming champion – Abyss

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
July 3  | Deactivated  | N/A  |

### WWE

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WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion – Randy Orton

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
April 6  | Daniel Bryan | WrestleMania XXX | Triple threat match, also involving Batista, who Bryan made submit to win.
June 9  | Vacated | Monday Night Raw | Daniel Bryan was stripped of the title due to a neck injury.
June 29  | John Cena | Money in the Bank | Eight-way ladder match for the vacant title, also involving Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, and Sheamus.
August 17  | Brock Lesnar | SummerSlam |

WWE Intercontinental Championship

Incoming champion – Big E Langston

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
May 4  | Bad News Barrett | Extreme Rules |
June 30  | Vacated | Monday Night Raw | Vacated due to shoulder injury.
July 20  | The Miz | Battleground | 19-man battle royal. The Miz lastly eliminated Dolph Ziggler to win the vacant title.
August 17  | Dolph Ziggler | SummerSlam |
September 21  | The Miz | Night of Champions |
September 22  | Dolph Ziggler | Monday Night Raw |
November 17  | Luke Harper | Monday Night Raw |
December 14  | Dolph Ziggler | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Ladder match

WWE United States Championship

Incoming champion – Dean Ambrose

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
May 5  | Sheamus | Monday Night Raw | 20-man battle royal. Sheamus lastly eliminated Dean Ambrose to win.
November 3  | Rusev | Raw Backstage Pass |

WWE Divas Championship

Incoming champion – AJ Lee

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
April 7  | Paige | Monday Night Raw |
June 30  | AJ Lee | Monday Night Raw |
August 17  | Paige | SummerSlam |
September 21  | AJ Lee | Night of Champions | Triple threat match, also involving Nikki Bella.
November 23  | Nikki Bella | Survivor Series |

WWE Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Cody Rhodes and Goldust

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 26  | The New Age Outlaws
(Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) | Royal Rumble
Kickoff |
March 3  | The Usos
(Jey and Jimmy Uso) | Monday Night Raw |
September 21  | Gold and Stardust
(Goldust and Stardust) | Night of Champions | Gold and Stardust were formerly known as Cody Rhodes and Goldust.
November 23  | The Miz and Damien Mizdow | Survivor Series | Fatal four-way tag team match, also involving Los Matadores and The Usos.
December 29  | The Usos
(Jey and Jimmy Uso) | Monday Night Raw |

#### NXT

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NXT Championship

Incoming champion – Bo Dallas

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
February 27  | Adrian Neville | Arrival | Ladder match
December 11  | Sami Zayn | TakeOver: R Evolution | Title vs. career match.
Had Zayn lost, he would have voluntarily quit NXT.

NXT Women's Championship

Incoming champion – Paige

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
April 24  | Vacated | NXT | NXT General Manager John "Bradshaw" Layfield stripped Paige of the title after she won the Divas Championship and was promoted to the main roster.
May 29  | Charlotte | TakeOver | Defeated Natalya in a tournament final for the vacant title.

NXT Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
September 11  | The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara) | TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way |

## Awards and honors

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### AAA Hall of Fame

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Main article: AAA Hall of Fame

Inductee

El Brazo
Rayo de Jalisco Sr.

### Pro Wrestling Illustrated

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Main article: List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards

Category  | Winner

|

Wrestler of the Year | Brock Lesnar
Tag Team of the Year | The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso)
Match of the Year | John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt (Payback)
Feud of the Year | Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | Dean Ambrose
Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | Triple H and Stephanie McMahon
Comeback of the Year | Sting
Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | Rusev
Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Daniel Bryan
Rookie of the Year | Charlotte
Woman of the Year | AJ Lee
Stanley Weston Award (Lifetime Achievement) | Dory Funk Jr.

### TNA Hall of Fame

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Main article: TNA Hall of Fame

Inductee

Team 3D

### Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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#### Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

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Main article: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

Inductee

The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
Ray Fabiani

#### Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

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Main article: List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Category  | Winner

|

Wrestler of the Year | Shinsuke Nakamura
Most Outstanding | A.J. Styles
Tag Team of the Year | The Young Bucks
(Matt and Nick Jackson)
Most Improved | Rusev
Best on Interviews | Paul Heyman

### WWE

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#### WWE Hall of Fame

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Main article: WWE Hall of Fame

Category  | Inductee  | Inducted by

|
|

Individual  | The Ultimate Warrior | Linda McMahon
Jake Roberts | Diamond Dallas Page
Lita | Trish Stratus
Paul Bearer | Kane
Carlos Colón Sr. | Carlito, Eddie, and Orlando Colón
Scott Hall | Kevin Nash
Celebrity  | Mr. T | Gene Okerlund

#### Slammy Awards

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Main article: Slammy Award

Poll[3] | Winner[4]

|

Fan Participation Award  | "You Sold Out"
Double-Cross of the Year  | Seth Rollins betrays The Shield and joins The Authority on Raw (June 2)
Animal of the Year  | The Bunny
Best Actor  | The Rock
Tweet It! Best Twitter Handle or Social Champion  | @HEELZiggler
Rivalry of the Year  | Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority
Raw Guest Star of the Year  | Hugh Jackman
Best Couple of the Year  | Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella
Faction of the Year  | The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns)
NXT Superstar of the Year  | Sami Zayn
Anti-Gravity Moment of the Year  | Seth Rollins dives off the balcony at Payback
"Tell Me You Didn't Just Say That" Insult of the Year  | The Rock insults Rusev and Lana on Raw (October 6)
WWE Tag Team of the Year  | The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso)
Breakout Star of the Year  | Dean Ambrose
Hashtag of the Year  | #RKOOuttaNowhere (Vines)
"This is Awesome" Moment of the Year  | Sting debuts to help Team Cena defeat Team Authority at Survivor Series
Surprise Return of the Year  | Ultimate Warrior returns to the WWE at the 2014 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, WrestleMania XXX and Raw (April 7)
The OMG Shocking Moment of the Year  | Brock Lesnar defeats The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX, ending The Streak
WWE Diva of the Year  | AJ Lee
LOL Moment of the Year  | Damien Mizdow as The Miz's stunt double
Match of the Year  | Team Cena (John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Erick Rowan, & Ryback) vs. Team Authority (Seth Rollins, Kane, Luke Harper, Rusev, & Mark Henry) in a 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match at Survivor Series
Extreme Moment of the Year  | Chris Jericho hits a cross-body on Bray Wyatt from the top of a steel cage on Raw (September 8)
Superstar of the Year  | Roman Reigns

## Debuts

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Braun Strowman Tom Lawlor

* Uncertain debut date

* Lacey Evans

* January 1 – Dragon lee
* January 5 – El Desperado
* January 12 – Yuna Manase
* January 18 – Maggot
* January 28 – Rika Tatsumi
* January 29 – Kotaro Yoshino
* April 12 – Carmelo Hayes
* April 18 – Mandy Leon
* April 20 – Yua Hayashi, Kyle Fletcher and Shotzi
* April 29 – Shunma Katsumata
* May 3 – Nightshade
* May 17 – Tom Lawlor
* May 31 – Chelsea Green/Laurel Van Ness
* June 13
* Aigle Blanc
* Tessa Blanchard
* June 21 – Jimmy Lloyd
* July 6 – Hazuki
* July 12 – Kevin Ku
* July 26 – Hyan
* August 6
* Kota Sekifuda
* Toshiyuki Sakuda
* September 5 – Chad Gable
* September 18 – Dana Brooke
* October 3 – Velveteen Dream
* October 18
* Kota Umeda
* Kouki Iwasaki
* October 29 – Hiroe Nagahama
* November 24 – Michiko Miyagi
* November 28 – Dai Suzuki
* November 29
* Kazusada Higuchi
* Ryota Nakatsu
* December 13 – Charli Evans
* December 17 - Zachary Wentz
* December 19 – Braun Strowman

## Retirements

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CM Punk Roddy Piper

* Kaitlyn (August 29, 2010 – January 8, 2014) (first retirement, returned in 2018 on Mae Young Classic)
* Jillian Hall (1998 – January 21, 2014)
* Bonnie Maxon (2000 – January 24, 2014)
* CM Punk (1999–January 2014; returned in 2021)
* Kensuke Sasaki (February 16, 1986 – February 13, 2014)
* El Dandy (1981–2014)
* Axl Rotten (1987–2014)
* Chuck Palumbo (1998–2014)
* Sgt. Slaughter (1972-March 29, 2014)
* Beulah McGillicutty (1995–2014)
* Christian Cage (1995–2014) (first retirement, returned to WWE in June 2020)
* Drake Wuertz (August 31, 2001 – April 27, 2014)
* Sarah Bäckman (2012–2014)
* Jose Gonzalez (1966–2014)
* Adrian Street (1957 – June 14, 2014)
* Natsuki Taiyo (January 3, 2004 – June 1, 2014)
* Batista (October 30, 1999 – June 2, 2014) (first retirement, briefly returned in 2019)
* Aksana (September 2009 – June 10, 2014)
* Vickie Guerrero (July 14, 2005 – June 23, 2014)
* Petey Williams (January 23, 2002 – July 5, 2014)
* Santino Marella (August 17, 2003 – July 6, 2014)
* Matt Bloom (1997 – August 7, 2014) (moved to a trainer)
* Shinya Ishikawa (March 11, 2008 – August 13, 2014)
* Sachie Abe (1996 – August 14, 2014)
* Ronnie Garvin (1962-September 20, 2014)
* El Sicodélico (1968-November 16, 2014)
* Barry Buchanan (1995 – November 22, 2014)
* Corey Graves (March 22, 2000 – December 11, 2014) (moved to color commentator)
* Adam Pearce (May 16, 1996 – December 21, 2014)
* Miho Wakizawa (July 28, 1996 – December 23, 2014)

## Deaths

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The Ultimate Warrior

* January 6 – Don Chuy, 72
* January 14 – Mae Young, 90[5]
* January 20 – George Scott, 84
* February 18 – Viscera, 43
* March 5 – Billy Robinson, 75
* March 15 – Lorenzo Parente, 78
* March 17 – Al Oeming, 88
* April 8 – The Ultimate Warrior, 54
* April 25 – Connor Michalek, 8[6]
* April 27 – Lee Marshall, 64
* May 11 - Mark Frear, 44
* July 2 or 3 - Dave Legeno, 50
* August 6 – Ken Lucas, 72
* August 21 – Maximum Capacity, 46
* September 8 – Sean O'Haire, 43
* September 20 - Ricki Starr, 83
* September 23 – Don Manoukian, 80
* October 12 – Cowboy Bob Kelly, 78
* October 20 – Ox Baker, 80
* October 21 – Johnny Lee Clary, 55
* October 28 – Koichiro Kimura, 44
* October 30 – Bob Geigel, 90
* December 6 – Jimmy Del Ray, 52

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2014 in professional wrestling.

* List of NJPW pay-per-view events
* List of ROH pay-per-view events
* List of TNA pay-per-view events
* List of WWE Network events
* List of WWE pay-per-view events

## References

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1. ^ "The Crash Cruiserweight Championship > Title Reign > 14.06.2013 - 01.02.2014: Fenix". CageMatch. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
2. ^ Pérez Navarro, Samuel (February 2, 2014). "¡Ángel Metálico, nuevo campeón Crucero! ¡Impulso es el ganador absoluto del primer torneo 2014!". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved August 19, 2018.
3. ^ "2014 Slammy Award categories being revealed on social media!". WWE. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
4. ^ "Complete 2014 WWE Slammy Award Nominees". WWE. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
5. ^ Larrabee-Zayas, Dory (15 January 2014). "Mae Young Dead — Wrestling Legend Dies At 90".
6. ^ FearlessBellas_ (22 October 2014). "Connor The Crusher Tribute" – via YouTube.

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