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Notable promotions

* All Elite Wrestling
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* World Wonder Ring Stardom
* WWE
* Raw
* SmackDown
* NXT
* Evolve
* Others

Notable men

Early 20th century (Before 1949)

* Bert Assirati
* Billy Riley
* Billy Sandow
* Ed "Strangler" Lewis
* Frank Gotch
* George Hackenschmidt
* The Great Gama
* Jack Pfefer
* Joe Stecher
* Jim Londos
* Lou Thesz
* Martin "Farmer" Burns
* Orville Brown
* Salvador Lutteroth
* Toots Mondt

Mid 20th century (1950 − 1969)

* Blue Demon
* Bruno Sammartino
* Buddy Rogers
* Danny Hodge
* Dick "The Destroyer" Beyer
* Édouard Carpentier
* El Santo
* Freddie Blassie
* Gene Kiniski
* Gorgeous George
* Karl Gotch
* Rikidōzan
* Sam Muchnick
* Stu Hart
* Verne Gagne

1970s

* Abdullah The Butcher
* Akira Maeda
* André the Giant
* Antonio Inoki
* Baron von Raschke
* Big Daddy
* Billy Robinson
* Carlos Colón
* Dory Funk Jr.
* Dusty Rhodes
* Ernie Ladd
* Giant Baba
* Gordon Solie
* Harley Race
* Jack Brisco
* Mil Máscaras
* Negro Navarro
* Nick Bockwinkel
* Terry Funk

1980s

* Bobby Heenan
* Dynamite Kid
* Genichiro Tenryu
* Hulk Hogan
* Jim Crockett Jr.
* Randy Savage
* Ric Flair
* Ricky Steamboat
* Roddy Piper
* Satoru Sayama
* Stan Hansen
* Ted DiBiase
* Vince McMahon

1990s

* Akira Taue
* Antonio Peña
* Atsushi Onita
* Bret Hart
* Eric Bischoff
* Jim Ross
* Jushin Liger
* Keiji Muto
* Kenta Kobashi
* Kevin Nash
* Mick Foley
* Mitsuharu Misawa
* Owen Hart
* Paul Heyman
* Ron Simmons
* Scott Hall
* Shawn Michaels
* Sting
* Steve Austin
* The Rock
* The Undertaker
* Toshiaki Kawada
* Triple H
* Vince Russo

2000s

* AJ Styles
* Batista
* Brock Lesnar
* Chris Jericho
* Eddie Guerrero
* Edge
* Hiroshi Tanahashi
* Jeff Hardy
* Jeff Jarrett
* John Cena
* Kurt Angle
* Místico
* Naomichi Marufuji
* Randy Orton
* Rey Mysterio
* Samoa Joe

2010s − 2020s

* Bryan Danielson
* CM Punk
* Cody Rhodes
* Jon Moxley
* Kazuchika Okada
* Kenny Omega
* Kota Ibushi
* Nick Khan
* Roman Reigns
* Rossy Ogawa
* Seth Rollins
* Tetsuya Naito
* Tony Khan
* Will Ospreay
* Zack Sabre Jr.

Notable women

Early & Mid 20th century (1900 − 1974)

* Chabela Romero
* Cora Livingston
* Donna Christanello
* Ethel Johnson
* Irma González
* June Byers
* La Dama Enmascarada
* Mae Young
* Mildred Burke
* The Fabulous Moolah

Late 20th century (1975 − 1999)

* Aja Kong
* Akira Hokuto
* Bull Nakano
* Chigusa Nagayo
* Chyna
* Dump Matsumoto
* Jackie Sato
* Lady Apache
* Lioness Asuka
* Madusa Miceli
* Manami Toyota
* Megumi Kudo
* Miss Elizabeth
* Sherri Martel
* Wendi Richter

2000s

* Awesome Kong
* Ayako Hamada
* Beth Phoenix
* Faby Apache
* Gail Kim
* Lita
* Madison Eagles
* Marcela
* Nanae Takahashi
* Sara Del Rey
* Stephanie McMahon
* Trish Stratus

2010s

* Alexa Bliss
* Asuka
* Bayley
* Becky Lynch
* Charlotte Flair
* Iyo Sky
* Kairi Sane
* Mayu Iwatani
* Meiko Satomura
* Mercedes Moné
* Princesa Sugehit
* Ronda Rousey

2020s

* Bianca Belair
* Giulia
* Liv Morgan
* Rhea Ripley
* Sareee
* Syuri
* Toni Storm
* Utami Hayashishita

Notable tag teams and stables

Mid 20th Century − 1970s

* Assassins
* Blackjacks
* Blond Bombers
* The Duseks
* Fabulous Kangaroos
* First Family
* Kalmikoffs
* Los Misioneros de la Muerte
* Sharpe Brothers
* Valiant Brothers
* Wild Samoans

1980s

* Brain Busters
* British Bulldogs
* Bushwackers
* Crush Gals
* Demolition
* Fabulous Freebirds
* Four Horsemen
* Hart Foundation
* Heenan Family
* Los Infernales
* Mega Powers
* Midnight Express
* Revolution
* Road Warriors
* Rock 'n' Roll Express
* Steiner Brothers

1990s

* Cho-Ten
* Dangerous Alliance
* D-Generation X (New Age Outlaws)
* Doom
* Dudley Brothers and the Dudley Boyz
* Dungeon of Doom
* Heisei Ishingun
* Holy Demon Army
* Jado & Gedo
* Kai En Tai
* Las Cachorras Orientales
* Los Gringos Locos
* Miracle Violence Connection
* New World Order (Outsiders)

2000s

* Age of the Fall
* Apollo 55
* Beer Money, Inc.
* The Briscoes
* Brothers of Destruction
* Burning
* Colony
* Edge & Christian
* Evolution
* Hardy Boyz
* Kings of Wrestling
* Latin American Xchange
* Los Guerreros
* Main Event Mafia
* Motor City Machine Guns
* Tencozy
* Voodoo Murders

2010s and 2020s

* The Addiction / SCU
* American Wolves
* Blackpool Combat Club / Death Riders
* Bloodline (Usos)
* Bullet Club
* Chaos
* Elite
* FTR
* Golden Lovers
* Judgment Day
* Los Ingobernables (de Japón)
* Los Perros del Mal
* New Day
* Oedo Tai
* Queen's Quest
* Shield
* Undisputed Era (reDRagon)
* Wyatt Family
* Young Bucks

By region

* Australia
* Bolivia
* Canada
* China
* France
* India
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* Mexico
* New Zealand
* Puerto Rico
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
* United Kingdom
* United States

Styles

* British wrestling
* All-in style
* Mountevans rules
* Cruiserweight
* X Division
* French catch
* Hardcore
* Intergender
* Lucha libre
* Midget
* Mini-Estrella
* Puroresu
* Shoot style
* U-Kei
* Women's

Concepts

* Attire
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* Wrestling singlet
* Wrestling shoe
* Blading
* Championship
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* Dirt sheet
* Glossary of terms
* Kayfabe
* Gimmick
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* Shoot
* Heat
* Job
* Push
* House show
* Match types
* Music
* Ring name
* Sports entertainment
* Tag team
* Weight classes
* Wrestling ring

Culture

* Backyard wrestling
* Cauliflower Alley Club
* Cauliflower ear
* Comic books
* Fantasy wrestling
* Films
* Luchador films
* Magazines
* Paintings
* Gustave Courbet
* Thomas Eakins
* William Etty
* George Luks
* Rib
* Ribera Steakhouse
* Ten-bell salute
* Video games
* Wrestling personalities in politics
* Zubaz

Media outlets

* Botchamania
* Box y Lucha
* Dark Side of the Ring
* Fighting Spirit Magazine
* Live Audio Wrestling
* OSW Review
* Power Slam
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
* Solowrestling
* Súper Luchas
* WrestleCrap
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Controversies

* Animals in professional wrestling
* Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide
* David Arquette in WCW
* Death of Owen Hart
* Fingerpoke of Doom
* Killing of Bruiser Brody
* Killing of Rikidōzan
* Mass Transit incident
* Montreal Screwjob
* Premature deaths
* Ring boy scandal
* Speaking Out
* United States v. McMahon
* Vince McMahon sex trafficking scandal
* WWE–Saudi Arabia relationship

Lists

* Attendance records
* Championships
* Families
* Halls of fame
* Matches rated 5 or more stars by Dave Meltzer
* Moves
* Promotions
* Rivalries
* Rosters
* TV shows
* Wrestling families

Related topics

* Combat sport
* Comparison of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts
* Martial arts
* Mock combat
* Pankration
* Shootfighting
* Sport wrestling
* Amateur
* Catch
* Shoot
* Submission
* Lancashire
* Luta Livre
* Pehlwani
* Stage combat
* Theatre
* Theatresports

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## List of notable promotions

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These promotions held notable events throughout 2023.

Promotion Name  | Abbreviation  | Notes

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Active Advance Pro Wrestling | 2AW  |
All Elite Wrestling | AEW  |
All Japan Pro Wrestling | AJPW  |
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL  |
CyberFight | CF  | CyberFight is an umbrella brand that oversees and promotes four individual promotions: DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW).
Dragongate Japan Pro-Wrestling | Dragongate  |
Empire Wrestling Federation | EWF  |
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling-Explosion | FMW-E  |
Game Changer Wrestling | GCW  |
Gleat | —  |
Ice Ribbon | —  |
Impact Wrestling | Impact  |
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | AAA  | The "AAA" abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración.
Major League Wrestling | MLW  |
National Wrestling Alliance | NWA  |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW  |
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla | PWG  |
Pro Wrestling Zero1 | Zero1  |
Revolution Pro Wrestling | RevPro  |
Ring of Honor | ROH  |
Tenryu Project | —  |
World Wonder Ring Stardom | Stardom  |
Women of Wrestling | WOW  |
WWE | —  | "WWE" stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, which remains the company's legal name, though the company ceased using the full name in April 2011, with the WWE abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism.
WWE divides its roster into three storyline divisions – referred to as brands where wrestlers exclusively perform on their respective weekly television programs. Raw and SmackDown are their two main brands, while NXT serves as their developmenal territory.

## Calendar of notable shows

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### January

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

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1  | CF:

* Noah

| The New Year 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Shinsuke Nakamura defeated The Great Muta |
CMLL | Sin Salida | Mexico City, Mexico | Valiente Jr. defeated Apocalipsis in a Mask vs. Mask Steel Cage match |
2  | AJPW | New Year Giant Series
Day 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Takuya Nomura won 22-person battle royal.  |
3  | New Year Giant Series
Day 2 | Tokyo, Japan | Kento Miyahara (c) defeated Takuya Nomura to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship |
4  | NJPW | Wrestle Kingdom 17[1]
Night 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuchika Okada defeated Jay White (c) to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship | The event honoured NJPW's founder Antonio Inoki, who died on October 1, 2022. Featured Keiji Muto's last match in NJPW.
CF:

* TJPW

| Tokyo Joshi Pro '23  | Tokyo, Japan | Yuka Sakazaki (c) defeated Miyu Yamashita to retain the Princess of Princess Championship |
GCW | Save Me  | Chicago, Illinois | The H8 Club (Nick Gage and Matt Tremont) defeated The East West Express (Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne)  |
5  | NJPW | New Year Dash!! | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega defeated United Empire (Aaron Henare and Jeff Cobb)  |
6  | AEW | Battle of the Belts V | Portland, Oregon | Orange Cassidy (c) defeated Kip Sabian to retain the AEW All-Atlantic Championship |
7  | MLW | Blood and Thunder | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Jacob Fatu defeated Ben-K |
PWG | Battle of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California | Bandido defeated Black Taurus and El Hijo del Vikingo in the first round of the 2023 Battle of Los Angeles tournament  |
8  | Mike Bailey defeated Konosuke Takeshita in the final of the 2023 Battle of Los Angeles tournament  |
CF:

* Noah

| Reboot 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Seiki Yoshioka defeated Satoshi Kojima and Shuji Kondo |
New Sunrise 2022 | Jake Lee defeated Yoshiki Inamura |
AJPW
Gleat | Gleat Ver. 5  | Osaka, Japan | Kaito Ishida defeated El Lindaman (c) to win the G-Rex Championship |
9  | AJPW
2AW | AJPW x 2AW
Week 1 | Chiba, Japan | 60 Seconds (Jun Tonsho and Tetsuya Izuchi) defeated The Rule (Ayato Yoshida and Naka Shuma)  |
CF:

* Noah

| Sunny Voyage | Yokohama, Japan | Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Amakusa |
10  | WWE:

* NXT

| New Year's Evil | Orlando, Florida | Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne co-won a 20-woman battle royal to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship | Aired as a special episode of NXT.
11  | AJPW | New Year Giant Series
Day 3 | Yokohama, Japan | Kaz Hayashi, Kento Miyahara, and Rising Hayato defeated Atsuki Aoyagi, Naoya Nomura, and Yuma Aoyagi |
Dragongate | Open the New Year Gate
Day 4 | Tokyo, Japan | Z-Brats (Shun Skywalker, KAI, BxB Hulk, H.Y.O and Ishin) (c) defeated HIGH-END (YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Kagetora, Takashi Yoshida and Problem Dragon) in a Unit Disbands match  |
12  | Dragongate | Open the New Year Gate
Day 5 | Tokyo, Japan | Shun Skywalker defeated Yuki Yoshioka (c) to win the Open the Dream Gate Championship |
13  | Impact | Hard To Kill | Atlanta, Georgia | Mickie James defeated Jordynne Grace (c) in a Title vs. Career match to win the Impact Knockouts World Championship |
15  | AJPW
2AW | AJPW x 2AW
Week 2 | Chiba, Japan | Atsuki Aoyagi, Naoya Nomura, and Yuma Aoyagi defeated Kento Miyahara, Kotaro Suzuki, and Rising Hayato |
CF:

* Noah

| Sunny Voyage | Fuji, Japan | Kongo (Hajime Ohara, Hi69, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kenoh, and Shuji Kondo) defeated Amakusa, Dante Leon, Naomichi Marufuji, Ninja Mack, and Satoshi Kojima |
18  | ROH | Jay Briscoe Tribute and Celebration of Life | Fresno, California | Claudio Castagnoli (c) defeated Christopher Daniels to retain the ROH World Championship[2] |
20  | Stardom | New Blood 7 | Tokyo, Japan | God's Eye (Mirai and Tomoka Inaba) defeated wing★gori (Saya Iida and Hanan) in a New Blood Tag Team Championship inaugural tournament quarterfinals match |
GCW | Don't Talk to Me  | Concord, North Carolina | El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Gringo Loco |
21  | NJPW
CF:

* Noah

| Wrestle Kingdom 17
Night 2 | Yokohama, Japan | Tetsuya Naito defeated Kenoh |
GCW | Take A Picture  | Huntsville, Alabama | Los Mazicos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) (c) defeated The East West Express (Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne) to retain the GCW Tag Team Championship |
22  | NJPW | The New Beginning in Nagoya | Nagoya, Japan | Shingo Takagi (c) defeated Great-O-Khan to retain the Provisional KOPW 2023 Championship |
CF:

* Noah

| The Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye" | Yokohama, Japan | The Great Muta, Sting, and Darby Allin defeated Hakushi, Akira, and Naomichi Marufuji | Featured The Great Muta's final Noah appearance.
AJPW | New Year Giant Series
Day 4 | Tokyo, Japan | Naoya Nomura and Yuma Aoyagi defeated Kento Miyahara and Takuya Nomura (c) to win the World Tag Team Championship |
23  | WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| Raw is XXX | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Austin Theory (c) defeated Bobby Lashley in a No Disqualification match to retain the WWE United States Championship | A television special commemorating the 30th anniversary of Raw.
27  | CMLL | Rey Del Aire VIP 2023 | Mexico City, Mexico | Dragón Rojo Jr. defeated Gran Guerrero, Atlantis Jr., Bárbaro Cavernario, Fugaz, Místico, Panterita del Ring Jr.,Soberano Jr., Stuka Jr., and Templario to win the 2023 Rey Del Aire VIP  |
28  | WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| Royal Rumble | San Antonio, Texas | Roman Reigns (c) defeated Kevin Owens to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship |
29  | CF:

* DDT

| Sweet Dreams! 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Yuji Hino defeated Kazusada Higuchi to win the KO-D Openweight Championship |
30  | CF:

* TJPW

| Beyond The Origins, Into The Future  | Tokyo, Japan | Rika Tatsumi defeated Shoko Nakajima to win the Princess Of The Decade Tournament  |
31  | AJPW | AJPW x Heat Up  | Tokyo, Japan | Daisuke Kanehira (c) defeated Akira Jo to retain the Heat Up Universal Championship  |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### February

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

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3  | NJPW | Tamashii  | Sydney, Australia | Robbie Eagles defeated Aaron Solo |
4  | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Caveman Ugg defeated Aaron Henare |
WWE:

* NXT

| Vengeance Day | Charlotte, North Carolina | Bron Breakker (c) defeated Grayson Waller in a Steel Cage match to retain the NXT Championship |
Stardom | Supreme Fight 2023 | Osaka, Japan | Giulia (c) defeated Suzu Suzuki to retain the World of Stardom Championship |
CF:

* Noah

| Sunny Voyage | Maebashi, Japan | GLG (Jack Morris and Jake Lee) defeated Kaito Kiyomiya and Yoshiki Inamura |
MLW | SuperFight | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Matthew Justice defeated Microman, Mance Warner, and Real1 in a dumpster match with Duke Droese as special guest referee |
AJPW | Excite Maniax
Day 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Kento Miyahara (c) defeated Yuma Aoyagi to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship |
NJPW | The New Beginning in Sapporo | Sapporo, Japan | Tetsuya Naito defeated Shota Umino |
5  | Hiromu Takahashi (c) defeated Yoh to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship |
AAA | Rey de Reyes | Mérida, Mexico | Sam Adonis defeated Bandido, Pagano, and Hijo del Vikingo in a four-way match to win the Rey de Reyes tournament  |
CF:

* Noah

| Star Navigation
Night 1 | Tokyo, Japan | El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. (c) defeated Manabu Soya to retain the GHC National Championship |
10  | CMLL | Torneo Increible De Parejas
Week 1 | Mexico City, Mexico | Soberano Jr. and Templario defeated Dragón Rojo Jr. and Titán in a semi final for the 2023 Torneo Increible De Parejas |
MLW
AAA | Super Series | Tijuana, Baja California | Hijo Del Vikingo, Psycho Clown, and Rey Horus defeated Johnny Caballero and La Empresa (Gringo Loco and Sam Adonis)  |
11  | NJPW | The New Beginning in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Shingo Takagi to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship |
NWA | Nuff Said | Tampa, Florida | Tyrus (c) defeated Matt Cardona to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship |
CF:

* TJPW

| Futari Wa Princess Max Heart Tournament 2023 Finals  | Tokyo, Japan | 121000000 (Maki Ito and Miyu Yamashita) defeated Kyoraku Kyomei (Hyper Misao and Shoko Nakajima) to win the 2023 Futari Wa Princess Max Heart Tournament  |
12  | CF:

* Noah

| Great Voyage in Osaka 2023 | Osaka, Japan | Kaito Kiyomiya (c) defeated Jack Morris to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship |
AJPW
Tenryu Project | Genichiro Tenryu Aid  | Tokyo, Japan | Keita Yano, Masayuki Kono, and Minoru Suzuki defeated Hikaru Sato, Kengo Mashimo, and Rey Paloma  |
16  | Wrestle And Romance  | Hikaru Sato (c) defeated Naoki Tanizaki to retain the Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Championship |
17  | CMLL | Torneo Increible De Parejas
Week 2 | Mexico City, Mexico | Místico and Averno defeated Soberano Jr. and Templario to win the 2023 Torneo Increible De Parejas |
18  | NJPW | Battle in the Valley | San Jose, California | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship | Featured the NJPW/Stardom in-ring debut of Mercedes Moné, formerly Sasha Banks in WWE.
WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| Elimination Chamber | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Roman Reigns (c) defeated Sami Zayn to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship | First major WWE event in Montreal since 2009.
GCW | Middle of the Night  | Los Angeles, California | Nick Gage (c) defeated Mike Bailey to retain the GCW World Championship |
19  | AJPW | Excite Maniax
Day 2 | Tokyo, Japan | Yuji Nagata defeated Kento Miyahara (c) to win the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship |
21  | CF:

* Noah

| Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love | Masahiro Chono defeated Keiji Muto | Featured the Keiji Muto, Nosawa Rongai, and Masahiro Chono's retirement matches.
22  | NJPW
CMLL | Fantastica Mania | Takamatsu, Japan | Atlantis Jr. and Último Guerrero defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi and Místico |
23  | Kyoto, Japan | Atlantis Jr. and Templario defeated Volador Jr. and Místico |
24  | Osaka, Japan | Volador Jr. and Último Guerrero defeated Magia Blanca and Atlantis Jr. |
Impact | No Surrender | Sunrise Manor, Nevada | Josh Alexander (c) defeated Rich Swann to retain the Impact World Championship |
25  | AJPW | BAR045 5th Anniversary | Yokohama, Japan | Drew Parker, Isami Kodaka, and Rina Yamashita defeated Asuka, Jun Kasai, and Takashi Sasaki |
26  | CF:

* DDT

| Into The Fight 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Yukio Naya defeated Harashima to become the #1 contender to the KO-D Openweight Championship |
Stardom | Stardom in Showcase vol.4 | Kobe, Japan | Stars (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, and Koguma) defeated Queen's Quest (Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani, and Miyu Amasaki) and Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Starlight Kid, and Momo Watanabe)  |
AJPW | Excite Maniax
Day 3 | Maebashi, Japan | Yuji Nagata, Yutaka Yoshie, and Yuma Anzai defeated Suwama, Jun Saito, and Rei Saito |
NJPW
CMLL | Fantastica Mania | Chiba, Japan | Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (Atlantis Jr. and Último Guerrero) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Titán) to win the Interfaction Tag Team Tournament  |
27  | AJPW | Excite Maniax
Day 4 | Tokyo, Japan | Shuji Ishikawa, Atsuki Aoyagi, and Yuma Anzai defeated Yuji Nagata, Hikaru Sato, and Dan Tamura |
NJPW
CMLL | Fantastica Mania | Tokyo, Japan | Titán (c) defeated Soberano Jr. to retain the CMLL World Welterweight Championship |
28  | Místico defeated Atlantis Jr. |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### March

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

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1  | NJPW | All Star Junior Festival 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Master Wato defeated Atsuki Aoyagi |
2  | Dragongate | Rey de Parejas Finals | Tokyo, Japan | D'Courage (Yuki Yoshioka and Madoka Kikuta) defeated M3K (Susumu Mochizuki and Yasushi Kanda) to win the Rey de Parejas tournament |
3  | CMLL | Torneo Increible De Escuelas
(Finals) | Mexico City, Mexico | Ángel de Oro, Místico, and Volador Jr. defeated Atlantis Jr., Oraculo, and Rocky Romero | Team Escuela Guadalajara won the 2023 Torneo Increible De Escuelas.
4  | Stardom | Triangle Derby Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Prominence (Suzu Suzuki, Risa Sera, and Hiragi Kurumi) (c) defeated Abarenbo GE (Syuri, Mirai, and Ami Sourei) to win the Triangle Derby finals and retain the Artist of Stardom Championship |
Dragongate | Champion Gate 2023
Night 1 | Osaka, Japan | Gold Class (Kota Minoura, Ben-K and BxB Hulk) (c) defeated M3K (Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda and Mochizuki Jr.) to retain the Open the Triangle Gate Championship |
NWA
AAA | The World is a Vampire: NWA vs. AAA | Mexico City, Mexico | Tyrus (c) defeated Daga to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | The match was cut short when Daga suffered a legitimate leg injury.
GCW | Holy Smokes  | Atlantic City, New Jersey | John Wayne Murdoch defeated Drew Parker in a Texas Deathmatch |
5  | Zero1 | 22nd Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | Masato Tanaka (c) defeated Shoki Kitamura to retain the World Heavyweight Championship |
AJPW | Over The Future 7  | Kawasaki, Japan | Manabu Hara and Tamura defeated Kotaro Nasu and Madeline  |
AEW | Revolution | San Francisco, California | MJF (c) defeated Bryan Danielson in a 60-minute iron man match to retain the AEW World Championship |
Dragongate | Champion Gate 2023
Night 2 | Osaka, Japan | Shun Skywalker (c) defeated Strong Machine J to retain the Open the Dream Gate Championship |
GCW | Ransom  | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Allie Katch defeated Charles Mason in a Steel Cage match |
6  | NJPW | NJPW 51st Anniversary Show  | Tokyo, Japan | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) (c) defeated Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the IWGP Tag Team Championship |
7  | WWE:

* NXT

| Roadblock | Orlando, Florida | Roxanne Perez (c) defeated Meiko Satomura to retain the NXT Women's Championship | Aired as a special episode of NXT.
AJPW
Gleat | AJPW x Gleat
Week 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Hikaru Sato defeated Soma Watanabe in a UWF Rules match |
9  | CF:

* Noah

| Star Navigation
Night 2 | Tokyo, Japan | Amakusa (c) defeated Hi69 to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship | Featured Daisuke Harada's retirement match.
11  | RevPro | Raw Deal  | Stevenage, England | Robbie X (c) defeated Rich Swann to retain the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship |
14  | AJPW | Dream Power Series
Week 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Naruki Doi (c) defeated Rising Hayato to retain the World Junior Heavyweight Championship |
15  | AEW | St. Patrick's Day Slam | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Daniel Garcia defeated Brody King | Aired on tape delay on March 17 as a special episode of Rampage.
17  | CMLL | Homenaje a Dos Leyendas
Night 1 | Mexico City, Mexico | Volador Jr. defeated Rocky Romero in a hair vs. hair match |
GCW | Eye for an Eye  | New York City, New York | Masha Slamovich defeated Nick Gage (c) to win the GCW World Championship
18  | AJPW
Gleat | AJPW x Gleat
Week 2 | Tokyo, Japan | Zennichi Shin Jidai (Kento Miyahara, Shuji Ishikawa, Yuma Anzai, and Yuma Aoyagi) defeated Stronghearts (Cima, El Lindaman, and T-Hawk) and Tetsuya Izuchi |
CF:

* TJPW

| Futari Wa Princess Max Heart Tournament 2023 Finals  | Tokyo, Japan | Mizuki defeated Yuka Sakazaki (c) to win the Princess of Princess Championship |
19  | CF:

* Noah

| Great Voyage in Yokohama 2023 | Yokohama, Japan | Jake Lee defeated Kaito Kiyomiya (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship |
RevPro | Unfinished Business  | St. Neots, England | Robbie X (c) defeated Connor Mills to retain the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship |
AAA | Lucha Libre World Cup | Zapopan, Mexico | Pentagón Jr. defeated Johnny Caballero | Team Mexico won the 2023 men's Lucha Libre World Cup.
Team United States won the 2023 women's Lucha Libre World Cup.
GCW | Worst Behavior  | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Masha Slamovich (c) defeated Mike Bailey to retain the GCW World Championship
20  | CMLL | Homenaje a Dos Leyendas
Night 2 | Puebla, Mexico | Stigma, Templario, and Volador Jr. defeated Ángel de Oro, Dragón Rojo Jr., and Niebla Roja |
21  | NJPW | New Japan Cup
(Finals) | Niigata, Japan | Sanada defeated David Finlay to win the 2023 New Japan Cup |
AJPW | Dream Power Series
Week 2 | Tokyo, Japan | Yuji Nagata (c) defeated Shuji Ishikawa to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship |
CF:

* DDT

| Judgement | Yuji Hino (c) defeated Yukio Naya to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship |
CMLL | Martes de Glamour  | Guadalajara, Mexico | Stephanie Vaquer and Zeuxis defeated Las Chicas Indomables (La Jarochita and Lluvia) in a tournament final to win the inaugural Occidente Women's Tag Team Championship |
24  | Impact | Sacrifice | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Time Machine (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and Kushida) defeated Frankie Kazarian, Rich Swann, and Steve Maclin |
25  | Stardom | New Blood Premium | Yokohama, Japan | Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano and Waka Tsukiyama) defeated Nanae Takahashi and Kairi | Featured the finals of the New Blood Tag Team Championship inaugural tournament.
26  | AJPW | Dream Power Series
Week 3 | Tokyo, Japan | Voodoo Murders (Jun Saito, Rei Saito, and Suwama) defeated Zennichi Shin Jidai (Kento Miyahara, Shuji Ishikawa, and Yuma Aoyagi)  |
RevPro | Revolution Rumble  | London, England | Michael Oku won a 30-man Revolution Rumble
30  | EWF | Jake The Snake's Flirting with Venom  | San Gabriel, California | Alberto El Patrón defeated Vladimir Moskayev  |
GCW | Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 9 | Los Angeles, California | Timothy Thatcher defeated Josh Barnett |
CF:

* DDT

| DDT Goes Hollywood  | Konosuke Takeshita defeated Yuki Ueno |
Impact
NJPW | Multiverse United | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Mike Bailey |
Independent | Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow | El Hijo del Vikingo (c) defeated Black Taurus and Komander in a three-way match to retain the AAA Mega Championship | The event was promoted by the organizers of the WrestleCon fan convention.
31  | ROH | Supercard of Honor | Claudio Castagnoli (c) defeated Eddie Kingston to retain the ROH World Championship |
CF:

* TJPW

| Live in Los Angeles  | Magical Sugar Rabbits (Mizuki and Yuka Sakazaki) defeated 121000000 (Maki Ito and Miyu Yamashita) (c) to win the Princess Tag Team Championship |
GCW
CF:

* DDT

| GCW vs. DDT  | Yoshihiko defeats Cole Radrick (c) to win the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship |
GCW | Joey Janela's Spring Break 7 | Kota Ibushi defeated Joey Janela |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### April

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1  | CMLL | 80th Aniversario De La Arena Coliseo | Mexico City, Mexico | Ángel de Oro, Mistico, and Soberano Jr. defeated Averno, Templario, and Volador Jr. |
WWE:

* NXT

| Stand & Deliver | Los Angeles, California | Carmelo Hayes defeated Bron Breakker (c) to win the NXT Championship | Aired midday before WrestleMania 39 Night 1.
WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| WrestleMania 39[3] | Inglewood, California | Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (c) to win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship |
2  | Roman Reigns (c) defeated Cody Rhodes to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
5  | Dragongate | Gate of Passion
Night 3 | Tokyo, Japan | Madoka Kikuta defeated Kota Minoura to earn a shot at the Open the Dream Gate Championship |
6  | MLW | War Chamber | Queens, New York | The Calling (Rickey Shane Page, Delirious, Akira, and Dr. Cornwallus) defeated Alexander Hammerstone and The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner, Matthew Justice, and 1 Called Manders) in a War Chamber match |
7  | AEW | Battle of the Belts VI | Kingston, Rhode Island | The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix) (c) defeated Q. T. Marshall and Powerhouse Hobbs to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship |
NWA | 312 | Highland Park, Illinois | Tyrus (c) defeated Chris Adonis to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship |
8  | MLW | Battle Riot V | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Alex Kane last eliminated Davey Boy Smith Jr. to win the 40-man Battle Riot match to earn an MLW World Heavyweight Championship match.  | Featured the finals of the Opera Cup tournament.
NJPW | Sakura Genesis | Tokyo, Japan | Sanada defeated Kazuchika Okada (c) to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship |
14  | Tamashii  | Adelaide, Australia | Hirooki Goto defeated Chris Basso  |
15  | Sydney, Australia | Shingo Takagi defeated Jack Bonza  |
Capital Collision | Washington, D.C. | Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) (c) and Dream Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada) in a three-way tag team match to win the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship |
Stardom | Cinderella Tournament 2023 Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Maika, Himeka Arita and Thekla) defeated Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, Mina Shirakawa and Saki)  | Also featured the finals of the 2023 Cinderella Tournament.
NWA | The World is a Vampire: NWA vs. WAOA  | Wollongong, Australia | Kerry Morton (c) defeated Bobby Bishop to retain the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship |
CF:

* TJPW

| Stand Alone '23  | Tokyo, Japan | Mizuki (c) defeated Nao Kakuta to retain the Princess of Princess Championship |
GCW | I Can't Feel my Face  | Sauget, Illinois | The Rejects (Reed Bentley and John Wayne Murdoch) defeated Los Mazicos (Miedo Extremo and Ciclope) |
16  | NWA | The World is a Vampire: NWA vs. WAOA  | Bribie Island, Australia | Kerry Morton (c) defeated Adam Brooks to retain the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship |
CF:

* Noah

| Green Journey in Sendai | Sendai, Japan | Jake Lee (c) defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship |
Impact | Rebellion | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Deonna Purrazzo defeated Jordynne Grace to win the vacant Impact Knockouts World Championship |
AAA | Triplemanía XXXI: Monterrey | Monterrey, Mexico | Hijo del Vikingo (c) defeated Komander, Rich Swann, and Swerve Strickland in a four-way match to retain the AAA Mega Championship |
GCW | Red Means Green  | Evansville, Indiana | The East West Express (Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne) (c) defeated The Rejects (Reed Bentley and John Wayne Murdoch) to retain the GCW World Tag Team Championship |
NJPW | Collision in Philadelphia  | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) (c) defeated Chaos (Lio Rush and Tomohiro Ishii) to retain the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship |
Tamashii  | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Shingo Takagi defeated Robbie Eagles |
18  | NWA | The World is a Vampire: NWA vs. WAOA  | Sydney, Australia
Hastings, Australia | Kerry Morton (c) defeated Alex Taylor and Mick Moretti in a three-way match to retain the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
"Thrillbilly" Silas Mason defeated Caveman Ugg in a No Disqualification match |
19  | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Mick Moretti and The VeloCities (Jude London and Paris De Silva) defeated Alex Taylor and La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf)  |
21  | GCW | Into the Light  | Atlanta, Georgia | El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Komander |
22  | NJPW | Hirooki Goto 20th Anniversary Event | Mie, Japan | Chaos (Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi and Yoh) defeated House of Torture (Evil, Yujiro Takahashi and Sho)  |
GCW | Scene of the Crime  | Orlando, Florida | Masha Slamovich (c) defeated Sawyer Wreck to retain the GCW World Championship |
23  | NWA | The World is a Vampire: NWA vs. WAOA  | Ballarat, Australia | Kerry Morton (c) defeated Emmen Azman to retain the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship |
Stardom | All Star Grand Queendom | Yokohama, Japan | Tam Nakano defeated Giulia (c) to win the World of Stardom Championship |
25  | WWE:

* NXT

| Spring Breakin' | Orlando, Florida | Indi Hartwell (c) defeated Roxanne Perez and Tiffany Stratton to retain the NXT Women's Championship | Aired as a special episode of NXT.
26  | NWA | The World is a Vampire: NWA vs. WAOA  | Adelaide, Australia | Kerry Morton defeated Mercurio and Nick Armstrong  |
27  | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) (c) defeated Adam Brooks and Emmen Azman to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship |
28  | CMLL | Arena Mexico 67. Aniversario | Mexico City, Mexico | Dragón Rojo Jr. defeated Atlantis Jr. and Templario in a three-way elimination match to win the 2023 Campeon Universal Del CMLL  | CMLL Universal Championship Finals
29  | CF:

* Noah

| Star Navigation
Night 3 | Tokyo, Japan | Good Looking Guys (Tadasuke and Yo-Hey) (c) defeated Los Golpeadores (Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf) to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship |
NJPW | Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni  | Kagoshima, Japan | Taichi defeated Shingo Takagi (c) in a Takagi Style Triad match to win the Provisional KOPW 2023 Championship |
AJPW
FMW-E | AJPW x FMW-E | Yokohama, Japan | Atsushi Onita and Yoshitatsu (c) defeated Hikaru Sato and Shuji Ishikawa in a Barbed Wire Blast, Blast Bat and Barbed Wire Barricade Mine Death match to retain the All Asia Tag Team Championship |
NWA | The World is a Vampire: NWA vs. WAOA  | Newcastle, Australia | Slex defeated Silas Mason  |
30  | Gold Coast, Australia | Silas Mason defeated Slex  |
CMLL | Que No Te Ganen Tus Monstruos | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Los Magnificos (Adrenalina, Explosivo and Fantastico) defeated La Mafia (Leo, Omar Brunetti and Vaquero Jr.)  |
Día del Niño | Mexico City, Mexico | Volcano defeated Raider, Akuma, Capitan Suicida, El Satanico and Volador Jr. to win the Torneo Embajador De Los Ninos Cibernetico  |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### May

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3  | CF:

* DDT

| Mega Max Bump 2023 | Yokohama, Japan | Yuji Hino (c) defeated Yuki "not Sexy" Iino to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship |
NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka, Japan | Sanada (c) defeated Hiromu Takahashi to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship |
4  | Stardom | Fukuoka Goddess Legend | Mina Shirakawa (c) defeated Natsupoi to retain the Wonder of Stardom Championship |
CF:

* Noah

| Majestic 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Jake Lee (c) defeated Naomichi Marufuji to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship |
5  | Dragongate | Dead or Alive 2023  | Nagoya, Japan | Madoka Kikuta defeated Shun Skywalker (c) to win the Open the Dream Gate Championship |
CF:

* TJPW

| Yes! Wonderland 2023  | Tokyo, Japan | Mizuki (c) defeated Sawyer Wreck to retain the Princess of Princess Championship |
6  | WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| Backlash | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Cody Rhodes defeated Brock Lesnar | First major WWE event in Puerto Rico since 2005.
7  | AJPW | Champion Carnival Final | Tokyo, Japan | Shotaro Ashino defeated T-Hawk to win the Champion Carnival 2023  |
12  | Stardom | New Blood 8 | Tokyo, Japan | Tam Nakano defeated Tam Nakano (Nao Ishikawa)  |
13  | AJPW | Super Power Series
Night 1 | Toyama, Japan | Zennichi Shin Jidai (Kento Miyahara and Shuji Ishikawa) and Yuji Nagata defeated Satoshi Kojima, Suwama and Takao Omori |
14  | Super Power Series
Night 2 | Matsumoto, Japan | Yuma Aoyagi defeated Atsuki Aoyagi |
18  | Super Power Series
Night 3 | Tokyo, Japan | T-Hawk defeated Ryuki Honda to become a number one contender for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship |
19  | CMLL | Copa Jr. VIP
Week 1 | Mexico City, Mexico | Dragón Rojo Jr. and Soberano Jr. defeated El Hijo del Villano III, Atlantis Jr., Averno, Místico, Panterita del Ring Jr. and Volador Jr. in a Copa Jr. VIP 2023 semifinal match.  |
20  | AJPW | Supermarket Pro Wrestling | Japan | Aoyagi Brothers (Yuma Aoyagi and Atsuki Aoyagi) and Yuma Anzai defeated Kento Miyahara, Shuji Ishikawa and Ryo Inoue  |
GCW | The Way I Am  | Detroit, Michigan | Masha Slamovich (c) defeated Jimmy Lloyd to retain the GCW World Championship |
21  | NJPW | Resurgence | Long Beach, California | Willow Nightingale defeated Mercedes Moné in a tournament final for the inaugural Strong Women's Championship |
CF:

* DDT

| King of DDT Tournament 2023
(Finals) | Tokyo, Japan | Chris Brookes defeated Kazusada Higuchi in the finals of the 2023 King of DDT Tournament |
GCW | I Can't Save You  | Columbus, Ohio | Masha Slamovich (c) defeated Mance Warner to retain the GCW World Championship |
23  | Independent | Hana Kimura Memorial Show 3 | Tokyo, Japan | Aja Kong and Sareee defeated Mika Iwata and Mio Momono | The event was promoted by Kyoko Kimura.
26  | CMLL | Copa Jr. VIP
Week 2 | Mexico City, Mexico | Soberano Jr. defeated Dragón Rojo Jr. to win the 2023 Copa Jr. VIP.  |
Impact | Under Siege | London, Ontario, Canada | Steve Maclin (c) defeated PCO in a no disqualification match to retain the Impact World Championship |
GCW | Lifestyle  | Las Vegas, Nevada | Masha Slamovich (c) defeated Cole Radrick to retain the GCW Ultraviolent Championship |
27  | Stardom | Flashing Champions | Tokyo, Japan | Tam Nakano (World) defeated Mina Shirakawa (Wonder) for the World of Stardom Championship and Wonder of Stardom Championship |
WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| Night of Champions | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (c) defeated The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa) to retain the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship | First Night of Champions event since 2015.
28  | NJPW | Best of the Super Juniors
(Finals) | Tokyo, Japan | Master Wato defeated Titán to win the 2023 Best of the Super Juniors |
AEW | Double or Nothing | Paradise, Nevada | Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta) defeated The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and "Hangman" Adam Page) in an Anarchy in the Arena match |
WWE:

* NXT

| Battleground | Lowell, Massachusetts | Carmelo Hayes (c) defeated Bron Breakker to retain the NXT Championship | First Battleground event since 2017.
29  | AJPW | Super Power Series
Night 4 | Tokyo, Japan | Yuji Nagata (c) defeated T-Hawk to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### June

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2  | Stardom | New Blood 9 | Tokyo, Japan | Rina (c) defeated Lady C to retain the Future of Stardom Championship |
3  | AJPW | 51st Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi vs. Suwama and Yuma Anzai ended in a time limit draw |
NWA | Crockett Cup | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) defeated Flippin' Psychos (Flip Gordon and Fodder) in a Crockett Cup second round match |
4  | Knox and Murdoch defeated Blunt Force Trauma (Carnage and Damage) to win the 2023 Crockett Cup tournament |
NJPW | Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | Sanada (c) defeated Yota Tsuji to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship |
CMLL | Copa Dinastías
Week 1 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hijo De Stuka Jr. and Stuka Jr. defeated Euforia and Soberano Jr. in a 2023 Copa Dinastia semifinal match  |
GCW | Cage of Survival 2  | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Blake Christian defeated Masha Slamovich (c) and Rina Yamashita in a Cage of Survival match to win the GCW World Championship |
9  | AJPW
NJPW
Noah | All Together Again | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuchika Okada, Yuma Aoyagi and Kenoh defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kento Miyahara and Kaito Kiyomiya |
Impact | Against All Odds | Columbus, Ohio | Alex Shelley defeated Steve Maclin (c) to win the Impact World Championship |
10  | NJPW | NJPW Academy Showcase  | Carson, California | Johnnie Robbie defeated Trish Adora |
11  | AJPW | Dynamite Series
Night 1 | Kōriyama, Japan | Zennichi Shin Jidai (Kento Miyahara and Yuma Anzai) defeated Yuji Nagata and Yutaka Yoshie |
CMLL | Copa Dinastías
Week 2 | Mexico City, Mexico | Dr. Karonte I and Místico defeated Atlantis and Atlantis Jr. in a 2023 Copa Dinastia semifinal match  |
14  | AJPW | Fortune Dream 8  | Tokyo, Japan | Ayato Yoshida, Hayato Tamura and Tetsuya Endo vs. T-Hawk, Takuya Nomura and Yuma Aoyagi ended in a time limit draw |
15  | AJPW | Dynamite Series
Night 2 | Tokyo, Japan | Zennichi Shin Jidai (Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi) defeated Kongo (Kenoh and Manabu Soya) (c) to win the World Tag Team Championship |
17  | CF:

* Noah

| Great Journey in Nagoya 2023 | Nagoya, Japan | Jake Lee (c) defeated Takashi Sugiura to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship |
AJPW | Dynamite Series
Night 3 | Tokyo, Japan | Yuji Nagata (c) defeated Yuma Anzai to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship |
RevPro | Cruel Intentions  | Stevenage, England | Trent Seven defeated Michael Oku |
GCW | Thank Me Later  | Los Angeles, California | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Nick Gage
18  | NJPW
AJPW | Blue Justice XII  | Chiba, Japan | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Master Wato, Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata defeated Zennichi Shin Jidai (Atsuki Aoyagi, Kento Miyahara, Yuma Anzai and Yuma Aoyagi)  |
CMLL | Copa Dinastías Final
Week 3 | Mexico City, Mexico | Dr. Karonte I and Místico defeated Hijo De Stuka Jr. and Stuka Jr. to win the 2023 Copa Dinastia  |
20  | WWE:

* NXT

| Gold Rush
Night 1 | Orlando, Florida | Seth "Freakin" Rollins (c) defeated Bron Breakker to retain the World Heavyweight Championship | Aired as a special episode of NXT.
23  | AJPW | Yoshida Factory  | Minami-ku, Kumamoto, Japan | Zennichi Shin Jidai (Atsuki Aoyagi, Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi) defeated Takao Omori, Tomoaki Honma and Yoshi Tatsu |
GCW | Ride or Die  | Chicago, Illinois | Blake Christian (c) defeated Gringo Loco to retain the GCW World Championship |
24  | CF:

* Noah

| Kenoh's 15th Anniversary  | Tokushima, Japan | Kongo (Kenoh, Masakatsu Funaki, Manabu Soya, Shuji Kondo and Hajime Ohara) defeated Naomichi Marufuji, Sugiura-gun (Takashi Sugiura and Kazushi Sakuraba), Amakusa and Alejandro |
AJPW | Komeri Power Wrestling  | Nagoya, Japan | Zennichi Shin Jidai (Atsuki Aoyagi, Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi) defeated Black Mensore, Takao Omori and Yoshi Tatsu |
GCW | Mastermind  | Hartford, Connecticut | Joey Janela defeated Tank in a Texas Death match
25  | Stardom | Sunshine 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Queen's Quest (Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani, AZM, Lady C, Miyu Amasaki and Hina) defeated Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima, Momo Watanabe, Starlight Kid, Ruaka and Rina) in a Loser Leaves Stable Cage match |
RevPro | No Escape  | St. Neots, England | Robbie X defeated Shigehiro Irie |
AEW
NJPW | Forbidden Door | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Bryan Danielson defeated Kazuchika Okada | First AEW PPV outside of the United States, first NJPW PPV held in Canada, and first non-WWE PPV in Toronto since 1999.
26  | AJPW | Dynamite Series
Night 4 | Tokyo, Japan | Master Wato, Ryuki Honda and Yuji Nagata defeated Zennichi Shin Jidai (Atsuki Aoyagi and Yuma Aoyagi) and Yoshi Tatsu |
27  | WWE:

* NXT

| Gold Rush
Night 2 | Orlando, Florida | Carmelo Hayes (c) defeated Baron Corbin to retain the NXT Championship | Aired as a special episode of NXT.
26  | CMLL | 50th Aniversario Del El Satánico | Puebla, Mexico | Los Infernales (Averno, El Satánico and Mephisto) defeated Atlantis, El Desperado and Tiger Mask IV |
27  | Guadalajara, Mexico | Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Tetsuya Naito and Titán) defeated Averno, Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero |
30  | CMLL
NJPW | Fantastica Mania Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico | Rocky Romero (c) defeated Volador Jr. to retain the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship | First NJPW PPV In Mexico.
Impact | Down Under Tour
Day 1 | Wagga Wagga, Australia | Alex Shelley (c) defeated Steve Maclin to retain the Impact World Championship |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### July

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

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1  | WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| Money in the Bank | London, England | The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) defeated The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa) in a "Bloodline Civil War"  | First major WWE event in London in over two decades.
Impact | Down Under Tour
Day 2 | Wagga Wagga, Australia | Deonna Purrazzo (c) defeated Gisele Shaw to retain the Impact Knockouts World Championship |
2  | Stardom | Mid Summer Champions 2023 | Yokohama, Japan | Saori Anou defeated Natsupoi in a Strap match |
Dragongate | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2023  | Kobe, Japan | Diamante lost his mask in a five-way Cage match against Dragon Kid, Shun Skywalker, Strong Machine J and Ultimo Dragon |
AJPW | Dynamite Series
Night 5 | Tokyo, Japan | Yuma Aoyagi defeated Yuji Nagata (c) to win the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship |
4  | NJPW | Independence Day | Tokyo, Japan | Jun Kasai and El Desperado defeated Homicide and Jon Moxley in a No Disqualification doomsday match | First NJPW Strong events in Japan.
5  | Jon Moxley defeated El Desperado in a Final Death match
8  | MLW | Never Say Never | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Alex Kane defeated Alexander Hammerstone (c) to win the MLW World Heavyweight Championship |
NWA | HP Cares for Cooper  | Highland Park, Illinois | Kamille (c) defeated Natalia Markova to retain the NWA World Women's Championship | All proceeds were donated to the family of Cooper Roberts, who was shot and wounded during the Highland Park parade shooting and had been in intensive care ever since.
GCW | Clean Up Man  | Hartford, Connecticut | Nick Gage defeated Psycho Clown |
CF:

* TJPW

| Summer Sun Princess '23  | Tokyo, Japan | Mizuki (c) defeated Maki Ito to retain the Princess of Princess Championship |
7  | All Elite Wrestling | Rampage 100 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Big Bill and Brian Cage defeated Matt Sydal and Trent Beretta to advance in the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament |
9  | RevPro | Epic Encounter  | London, England | Michael Oku (c) defeated Great-O-Khan to retain the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship |
15  | AEW | Battle of the Belts VII | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Luchasaurus (c) defeated Shawn Spears to retain the AEW TNT Championship |
AAA | Triplemanía XXXI: Tijuana | Tijuana, Mexico | Hijo del Vikingo (c) defeated Kenny Omega to retain the AAA Mega Championship |
Impact | Slammiversary | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Alex Shelley (c) defeated Nick Aldis to retain the Impact World Championship |
CF:

* Noah

| One Night Dream  | Tokyo, Japan | Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Kento Miyahara |
18  | GCW | The New Face of War  | Tokyo, Japan | Masashi Takeda defeated Joey Janela |
19  | AEW | Blood & Guts | Boston, Massachusetts | The Golden Elite (Kenny Omega, "Hangman" Adam Page, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Kota Ibushi) defeated Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta), Konosuke Takeshita, and Pac in a Blood and Guts match | Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
Royal Rampage | Kris Statlander (c) defeated Marina Shafir to retain the AEW TBS Championship | Aired on tape delay on July 21 as a special episode of Rampage.
GCW | Planet Death  | Tokyo, Japan | Jun Kasai defeated John Wayne Murdoch in a Texas Death match |
21  | ROH | Death Before Dishonor | Trenton, New Jersey | Athena (c) defeated Willow Nightingale to retain the ROH Women's World Championship |
AAA | Verano de Escándalo | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Sam Adonis, Cibernético and Gringo Loco defeated El Hijo del Vikingo, Alberto El Patrón and Psycho Clown |
23  | CF:

* DDT

| Wrestle Peter Pan 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Chris Brookes defeated Yuji Hino (c) to win the KO-D Openweight Championship |
30  | WWE:

* NXT

| The Great American Bash | Cedar Park, Texas | Carmelo Hayes (c) defeated Ilja Dragunov to retain the NXT Championship |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### August

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2  | AEW | Dynamite: 200 | Tampa, Florida | Hikaru Shida defeated Toni Storm (c) to win the AEW Women's World Championship | Celebrated the 200th episode of Dynamite.
3  | Dragongate | King of Gate 2023
(Finals) | Tokyo, Japan | Kota Minoura defeated Big Boss Shimizu to win the 2023 King of Gate tournament  |
4  | GCW | My Name Is  | Detroit, Michigan | Blake Christian (c) defeated Mike Bailey to retain the GCW World Championship |
5  | WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| SummerSlam | Detroit, Michigan | Roman Reigns (c) defeated Jey Uso in a Tribal Combat to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and recognition of Tribal Chief of the Anoaʻi family |
11  | GCW | No Signal in the Hills 3  | Los Angeles, California | Johnny Game Changer defeated Nick Gage |
12  | AAA | Triplemanía XXXI: Mexico City | Mexico City, Mexico | Sam Adonis loses his hair in a Four-way Lucha de Apuestas Hair vs. Mask match against Psycho Clown (mask), Rush El Toro Blanco (hair) and L.A. Park (mask)  |
13  | Stardom | Stardom x Stardom: Osaka Summer Team | Osaka, Japan | Tam Nakano (c) defeated Megan Bayne to retain the World of Stardom Championship |
NJPW | G1 Climax 33
(Finals) | Tokyo, Japan | Tetsuya Naito defeated Kazuchika Okada to win the G1 Climax tournament  | The winner received an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 18.
CF:

* TJPW

| Tokyo Princess Cup 2023
(Finals) | Tokyo, Japan | Miyu Yamashita defeated Yuki Kamifuku to win the Tokyo Princess Cup  |
PWG | PWG Twenty: Mystery Vortex | Los Angeles, California | Daniel Garcia (c) defeated Mike Bailey (4:3) in an Iron Man match to retain the PWG World Championship |
16  | AEW | Fight for the Fallen
Night 1 | Nashville, Tennessee | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn)  | Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
Fight for the Fallen
Night 2 | Hikaru Shida and Skye Blue defeated The Outcasts (Ruby Soho and Toni Storm)  | Aired on tape delay on August 18 as a special episode of Rampage.
17  | NWA | The World is a Vampire Tour  | Huntsville, Alabama | EC3 defeated Kerry Morton by disqualification |
18  | Stardom | Stardom New Blood 10 | Tokyo, Japan | Rina (c) defeated Waka Tsukiyama to retain the Future of Stardom Championship |
19  | Stardom | Stardom Midsummer Festival | Tokyo, Japan | Jaguar Yokota and NanaMomo (Momoe Nakanishi and Nanae Takahashi) defeated Black Desire (Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid) and Yuu |
AEW | Fight for the Fallen
Night 3 | Lexington, Kentucky | Darby Allin defeated Christian Cage | Aired as a special episode of Collision.
Fyter Fest
Night 2 | The Outcasts (Saraya and Toni Storm) defeated Hikaru Shida and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. | Aired on tape delay on August 25 as a special episode of Rampage.
NJPW | All Star Junior Festival USA | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Mike Bailey defeated Kevin Knight in the finals of the All Star Jr. Festival USA tournament |
NWA | The World is a Vampire Tour  | West Palm Beach, Florida | The Southern 6 (Alex Taylor, Kerry Morton and "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason) defeated Colby Corino and The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrews)  |
20  | Tampa, Florida | The Southern 6 (Alex Taylor, Kerry Morton and "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason) defeated Colby Corino and The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrews)
NJPW
Impact | Multiverse United 2 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Alex Shelley (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the Impact World Championship |
Dragongate | Dangerous Gate 2023  | Ōta City, Japan | Madoka Kikuta (c) defeated Kota Minoura to retain the Open the Dream Gate Championship |
22  | NWA | The World is a Vampire Tour  | Charlotte, North Carolina | Colby Corino and The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrews) defeated The Southern 6 (Alex Taylor, Kerry Morton and "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason)  |
WWE:

* NXT

| Heatwave | Orlando, Florida | Carmelo Hayes (c) defeated Wes Lee to retain the NXT Championship | Aired as a special episode of NXT.
23  | AEW | Fyter Fest
Night 1 | Duluth, Georgia | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) (c) defeated The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship | Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
Fyter Fest
Night 3 | Darby Allin, Sting, Hook, and CM Punk defeated Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage and Swerve Strickland), Jay White, and Luchasaurus | Aired on tape delay on August 26 as a special episode of Collision.
26  | RevPro | 11th Anniversary Show | London, England | Will Ospreay defeated Shingo Takagi |
NWA | 75th Anniversary Show | St. Louis, Missouri | Kamille (c) defeated Natalia Markova in a No Limits match to retain the NWA World Women's Championship |
27  | EC3 defeated Tyrus (c) in a Bullrope match to win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship |
AEW | All In | London, England | MJF (c) defeated Adam Cole to retain the AEW World Championship | First All In event since 2018, first AEW event in the UK, first AEW PPV outside North America, and first AEW event to be held in an association football stadium. Also the first professional wrestling event to be held at present day Wembley Stadium.
Impact | Emergence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Trinity (c) defeated Deonna Purrazzo to retain the Impact Knockouts World Championship |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### September

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

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1  | GCW | Say You Will  | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Nick Gage |
2  | WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| Payback | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Seth "Freakin" Rollins (c) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the World Heavyweight Championship | First Payback event since 2020. Last WWE major event before UFC–WWE merger was finalized.
3  | Stardom | 5Star Special in Hiroshima | Hiroshima, Japan | Giulia (c) defeated Risa Sera to retain the Strong Women's Championship |
CF:

* Noah

| N-1 Victory
(Finals) | Osaka, Japan | Go Shiozaki defeated Kenoh in the N-1 Victory finals  |
AEW | All Out | Chicago, Illinois | Jon Moxley defeated Orange Cassidy (c) to win the AEW International Championship |
MLW | Fury Road | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Alex Kane (c) defeated Willie Mack to retain the MLW World Heavyweight Championship |
8  | Impact | Victory Road | White Plains, New York | Josh Alexander defeated Steve Maclin |
WWE:

* Raw

| Superstar Spectacle | Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India | John Cena and Seth "Freakin" Rollins defeated Imperium (Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser)  | First Superstar Spectacle event since 2021, first major WWE Live event in India since 2017, and first live event in Hyderabad.
9  | Impact | Impact 1000 | White Plains, New York | Night 1: Chris Sabin defeated Lio Rush (c) to win the Impact X Division Championship
Night 2: Team Over (Gail Kim, Jordynne Grace, Mickie James, Trinity and Awesome Kong) defeated Team Beautiful People (Gisele Shaw, Angelina Love, Deonna Purrazzo, Savannah Evans and Tasha Steelz)  | Impact's 1000th episode, featured Team 3D in Impact! for the first time in 7 years. Aired on tape delay on September 14 and 21.
10  | Stardom | Stardom Dream Tag Festival | Yokohama, Japan | AZM and Starlight Kid defeated Mayu Iwatani and Saki Kashima |
GCW | Crushed Up  | New York City, New York | Rina Yamashita defeated Mike Bailey |
15  | NJPW | Tamashii  | Sydney, Australia | Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita) defeated The Natural Classics (Tome Filip and Stevie Filip)  |
16  | CMLL | 90th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Templario defeated Dragon Rojo Jr. in a Lucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Mask match |
20  | AEW | Grand Slam
Night 1 | Queens, New York | MJF (c) defeated Samoa Joe to retain the AEW World Championship | Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
Grand Slam
Night 2 | The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and "Hangman" Adam Page) defeated Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona) (c) to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | Aired on tape delay on September 22 as a special episode of Rampage.
22  | GCW | Long. Live. GCW  | Oberhausen, Germany | Nick Gage defeated Joey Janela |
23  | RevPro
CMLL | Fantastica Mania UK
(Show 1) | Manchester, England | Último Guerrero, Trent Seven and Hechicero defeated Michael Oku, Guerrero Maya Jr. and Atlantis Jr. |
Fantastica Mania UK
(Show 2) | Michael Oku (c) defeated Hechicero to retain the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship |
GCW | GCW vs. The World  | Oberhausen, Germany | Joey Janela defeated Shigehiro Irie |
24  | CF:

* Noah

| Grand Ship In Nagoya 2023 | Nagoya, Japan | Jake Lee (c) defeated Go Shiozaki to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship |
NJPW | Destruction in Kobe | Kobe, Japan | Will Ospreay (c) defeated Yota Tsuji to retain the IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship |
28  | Stardom | New Blood 11 | Tokyo, Japan | wing★gori (Saya Iida and Hanan) defeated Bloody Fate (c) and 02line (AZM and Miyu Amasaki) to win the New Blood Tag Team Championship |
30  | Stardom | 5 Star Grand Prix 2023
(Finals) | Yokohama, Japan | Suzu Suzuki defeated Maika to win the 5 Star Grand Prix 2023 |
WWE:

* NXT

| No Mercy | Bakersfield, California | Becky Lynch (c) defeated Tiffany Stratton in an Extreme Rules match to retain the NXT Women's Championship | First No Mercy event since 2017.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### October

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

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1  | AAA | Héroes Inmortales | Zapopan, Jalisco | Team USA (QT Marshall and Sam Adonis) defeated Team Mexico (Octagón and Alberto El Patrón)  |
AEW | WrestleDream | Seattle, Washington | Christian Cage (c) defeated Darby Allin in a two out of three falls match to retain the AEW TNT Championship | This event was dedicated to Antonio Inoki, who died on October 1, 2022.
7  | WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| Fastlane | Indianapolis, Indiana | Seth "Freakin" Rollins (c) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a Last Man Standing match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship | First Fastlane event since 2021.
NJPW | NJPW Academy Showcase  | Carson, California | Rocky Romero defeated Matt Vandagriff |
9  | Stardom | Nagoya Golden Fight | Nagoya, Japan | Tam Nakano (c) defeated Natsuko Tora to retain the World of Stardom Championship |
NJPW | Destruction in Ryogoku | Tokyo, Japan | Sanada (c) defeated Evil in a Lumberjack match to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship |
CF:

* TJPW

| Wrestle Princess IV | Tokyo, Japan | Miyu Yamashita defeated Mizuki (c) to win the Princess of Princess Championship |
10  | GCW | To Live and Die in Tokyo  | Tokyo, Japan | John Wayne Murdoch defeated Violento Jack in a Texas Death match |
AEW | Title Tuesday | Independence, Missouri | Adam Copeland defeated Luchasaurus |
12  | GCW | The Wrld on GCW  | Tokyo, Japan | Rina Yamashita (c) defeated Masha Slamovich to retain the GCW Ultraviolent Championship |
14  | GCW | Blood on the Hills 2  | Los Angeles, California | Gringo Loco and Arez defeated Aramis and Rey Horus |
MLW | Slaughterhouse | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Alex Kane (c) defeated Tom Lawlor to retain the MLW World Heavyweight Championship |
NJPW | Royal Quest III | London, England | Will Ospreay (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. to retain the IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship |
21  | AEW | Battle of the Belts VIII | Memphis, Tennessee | Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) (c) defeated Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker to retain the AEW World Trios Championship |
Impact | Bound for Glory | Cicero, Illinois | Alex Shelley (c) defeated Josh Alexander to retain the Impact World Championship |
24  | WWE:

* NXT

| Halloween Havoc
Night 1 | Orlando, Florida | Lyra Valkyria defeated Becky Lynch (c) to win the NXT Women's Championship | Aired as a special episode of NXT.
26  | Impact | UK Invasion Tour  | Glasgow, Scotland | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) defeated Eric Young and Josh Alexander |
27  | Turning Point | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Will Ospreay defeated Eddie Edwards | Aired on tape delay on November 3.
28  | UK Invasion Tour  | Coventry, England | Eric Young and Josh Alexander defeated Frankie Kazarian and Chris Sabin and Subculture (Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews)  |
NJPW | Fighting Spirit Unleashed | Las Vegas, Nevada | Shingo Takagi defeated Tama Tonga (c) to win the NEVER Openweight Championship |
Noah | Demolition Stage In Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | Kenoh defeated Jake Lee (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship |
NWA | Samhain | Cleveland, Ohio | EC3 (c) defeated Thom Latimer in a No Limits match to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship |
29  | Impact | UK Invasion Tour  | Coventry, England | Chris Sabin (c) defeated Frankie Kazarian to retain the Impact X Division Championship |
Stardom | Halloween Dark Night | Tokyo, Japan | Yuu, Megan Bayne and Maika defeated Mayu Iwatani in a Coffin match |
31  | WWE:

* NXT

| Halloween Havoc
Night 2 | Orlando, Florida | Ilja Dragunov (c) defeated Carmelo Hayes to retain the NXT Championship | Aired as a special episode of NXT.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### November

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3  | GCW | Please, Buddy  | Sauget, Illinois | Los Macizos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) and Jimmy Lloyd defeated The Second Gear Rejects (1 Called Manders, John Wayne Murdoch and Mance Warner)  |
4  | NJPW | Power Struggle | Osaka, Japan | Will Ospreay (c) defeated Shota Umino to retain the IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship |
GCW | Si or No?  | Atlanta, Georgia | Joey Janela defeated Jacob Fatu in a Hardcore match |
WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| Crown Jewel | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Roman Reigns (c) defeated LA Knight to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship |
5  | Dragongate | Gate of Destiny 2023  | Osaka, Japan | Madoka Kikuta (c) defeated Big Boss Shimizu to retain the Open the Dream Gate Championship |
10  | NJPW | Lonestar Shootout | Garland, Texas | Shingo Takagi (c) defeated Trent Beretta to retain the NEVER Openweight Championship |
11  | Impact | Throwback Throwdown IV | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Tim Burr (Josh Alexander) defeated Boris Alexiev (Santino Marella) in the Fall Maul Tournament Finals | Aired on November 30 as a special episode of Impact!.
12  | Stardom | Goddesses of Stardom Tag League
(Finals) | Nagaoka, Japan | Divine Kingdom (Maika and Megan Bayne) defeated Crazy Star (Mei Seira and Suzu Suzuki) in the Tag League final match |
CF:

* DDT

| Ultimate Party 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Yuki Ueno defeated Chris Brookes (c) to win the KO-D Openweight Championship |
17  | Stardom | New Blood West 1 | Osaka, Japan | Rina (c) defeated Hanako to retain the Future of Stardom Championship |
GCW | Going and Going  | Seattle, Washington | Joey Janela defeated Mike Bailey
18  | Stardom | Gold Rush 2023 | Osaka, Japan | Baribari Bombers (Giulia, Thekla and Mai Sakurai) (c) defeated Stars (Hazuki, Hanan and Saya Iida) in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Moneyball tournament finals to retain the Artist of Stardom Championship |
AEW | Full Gear | Inglewood, California | MJF (c) defeated Jay White to retain the AEW World Championship |
MLW | Fightland | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Alex Kane (c) defeated Jacob Fatu to retain the MLW World Heavyweight Championship |
NWA | Return to Robarts | Sarasota, Florida | EC3 (c) defeated Jax Dane to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | Aired on December 26 as a special episode of Powerrr.
19  | AAA | Guerra de Titanes | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | El Hijo del Vikingo (c) defeated Dralístico to retain the AAA Mega Championship |
22  | AEW | Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite | Chicago, Illinois | Jon Moxley defeated Mark Briscoe to gain 3 points in the 2023 Continental Classic |
24  | GCW | GCW at Wrestlecade  | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Joey Janela defeated Mance Warner in a Hardcore match |
25  | WWE:

* Raw
* SmackDown

| Survivor Series: WarGames | Rosemont, Illinois | Cody Rhodes, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, and Randy Orton defeated The Judgment Day (Damian Priest, Finn Bálor, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh) and Drew McIntyre in a WarGames match | Featured the returns of Randy Orton, R-Truth and CM Punk.
26  | AAA
Impact | Ultra Clash  | San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) and El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Trey Miguel and Los Vipers (Látigo and Toxin)  | Aired on December 7 as a special episode of Impact!.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

### December

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

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2  | Stardom | Nagoya Big Winter | Nagoya, Japan | Suzu Suzuki defeated Hazuki for a World of Stardom Championship shot at Dream Queendom 3 |
GCW | C'mon Dude  | Hartford, Connecticut | Blake Christian (c) defeated Alec Price to retain the GCW World Championship |
3  | GCW | What Is Your Choice?  | New York City, New York | Matt Cardona defeated Jimmy Lloyd in a Career vs. Broski match |
7  | MLW | One Shot | Queens, New York | Alex Kane (c) defeated Matt Cardona to retain the MLW World Heavyweight Championship | First One Shot event since 2017.
Holiday Rush | The Bomaye Fight Club (Alex Kane and Mr. Thomas) defeated The Second Gear Crew (Matthew Justice and Good Brother#3) (c) by disqualification for the MLW World Tag Team Championship | Aired on tape delay on December 23.
8  | WWE:

* SmackDown

| Tribute to the Troops | Providence, Rhode Island | LA Knight and Randy Orton defeated The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa)  | Aired as a special episode of SmackDown.
9  | Impact | Final Resolution | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Josh Alexander and Zack Sabre Jr. defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley)  |
GCW | Highest in the Room 2  | Los Angeles, California | Andrade El Ídolo defeated Joey Janela |
WWE:

* NXT

| Deadline | Bridgeport, Connecticut | Ilja Dragunov (c) defeated Baron Corbin to retain the NXT Championship |
13  | AEW | Winter Is Coming
Night 1 | Arlington, Texas | Jon Moxley defeated Swerve Strickland in a Gold League match of the Continental Classic tournament  | Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
Winter Is Coming
Night 2 | Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) and Action Andretti defeated Komander, El Hijo del Vikingo, and Penta El Zero Miedo | Aired on tape delay on December 15 as a special episode of Rampage.
15  | ROH | Final Battle | Garland, Texas | Athena (c) defeated Billie Starkz to retain the ROH Women's World Championship |
16  | AEW | Winter Is Coming
Night 3 | Garland, Texas | Bryan Danielson defeated Brody King in a Blue League match of the Continental Classic tournament  | Aired as a special episode of Collision.
RevPro | RevPro Uprising 2023 | London, England | Will Ospreay defeated Gabe Kidd |
20  | AEW | Holiday Bash
Night 1 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Jay White defeated Jon Moxley in a Gold League match of the Continental Classic tournament  | Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
Holiday Bash
Night 2 | El Hijo del Vikingo (c) defeated Black Taurus to retain the AAA Mega Championship | Aired on tape delay on December 22 as a special episode of Rampage.
21  | GCW | Holiday Special  | Ridgefield Park, New Jersey | Blake Christian (c) defeated Santa Claus (Big Vin) to retain the GCW World Championship |
23  | AEW | Holiday Bash
Night 3 | San Antonio, Texas | Eddie Kingston defeated Andrade El Ídolo in a Blue League match of the Continental Classic tournament  | Aired as a special episode of Collision. Featured Thunder Rosa's first match since August 2022.
25  | Stardom | New Blood 12 | Tokyo, Japan | wing★gori (Hanan and Saya Iida) (c) defeated Reiwa Tokyo Towers (Ami Sohrei and Lady C) to retain the New Blood Tag Team Championship |
27  | AEW | New Year's Smash
Night 1 | Orlando, Florida | The Devil's Masked Men[a] defeated MJF (c) in a 2-on-1 Handicap match[b] to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship | Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
New Year's Smash
Night 2 | Action Andretti and Top Flight (Darius Martin and Dante Martin) defeated Rocky Romero, Trent Beretta, and Orange Cassidy | Aired on tape delay on December 29 as a special episode of Rampage.
29  | Stardom | Dream Queendom 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Maika defeated Suzu Suzuki to win the vacant World of Stardom Championship |
30  | AEW | Worlds End | Uniondale, New York | Samoa Joe defeated MJF (c) to win the AEW World Championship | Featured the finals of the inaugural Continental Classic tournament, the crowning of AEW's first Triple Crown winner, and the inaugural AEW Continental Champion.
31  | GCW | Aftermath  | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Jun Kasai defeated Nick Gage in a Death match |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

## Notable events

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* January 6 – Vince McMahon returns to WWE as a board member after previously retiring in 2022.
* January 10 – Stephanie McMahon resigns as co-CEO and chairwoman of WWE. Vince McMahon takes the title of executive chairman, while Nick Khan became the sole CEO of the company.
* January 20 – Major League Wrestling signed a new broadcast deal with Reelz.[4]
* January 21 – Negro Casas and his wife Dalys la Caribeña depart from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), making their surprise debuts for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide on the same day.[5] This marked the end of Casas' over 40-year tenure with CMLL.
* April 3 – WWE is sold to Endeavor, the parent company of the mixed martial arts promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
* April 24 & 25 – All Elite Wrestling's YouTube programs, Elevation and Dark, were canceled, respectively.
* June 17 – AEW Collision premiered on TNT.
* August 27 – All Elite Wrestling's pay-per-view, All In, broke the paid attendance record for a professional wrestling event, selling 81,035 tickets, distributing 83,131; however, the show's turnstile count (the number of tickets scanned on the night at the event) was 72,265.[6]
* September 2 – CM Punk's contract with All Elite Wrestling was terminated after a legitimate backstage confrontation with Jack Perry.
* September 12 – WWE's sale to Endeavor is finalized, ending 69 years of family ownership by the McMahon family. WWE and UFC subsequently merged and operate as divisions of a new company called TKO Group Holdings.
* September 15 – Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson makes first WWE appearance in four years.
* October 21 – Impact Wrestling announced it would revert to its former Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) name, beginning with Hard To Kill on January 13, 2024.
* November 18 – Will Ospreay officially signs with All Elite Wrestling, taking effect in February 2024.
* November 25 – Randy Orton returns to WWE in-ring competition, after an 18-month injury layoff; CM Punk returns to WWE for the first time since January 2014.
* December 23 – Thunder Rosa wrestles her first match since August 10, 2022, after a back injury; Hiroshi Tanahashi is appointed as the president and representative director of New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
* December 26 – CM Punk wrestles his first WWE match since January 20, 2014.

## Accomplishments and tournaments

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### 2AW

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Accomplishment  | Winner(s)  | Date won  | Notes

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Active Advance Tournament  | Takuro Niki | September 24
(aired October 16) | Defeated Daiju Wakamatsu in the final for a 2AW Openweight Championship match. He would defeat Kohei Sato on October 29 to win the title.

### AAA

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Accomplishment  | Winner(s)  | Date won  | Notes

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Rey de Reyes | Sam Adonis | February 5 | Defeated Bandido, Pagano, and Hijo del Vikingo in the final to win.
Reina de Reinas | Sexy Star II | Defeated Chik Tormenta, Lady Shani, La Hiedra, and Dalys to win.
Lucha Libre World Cup
(Women) | Team USA
(Kamille, Deonna Purrazzo, and Jordynne Grace) | March 19 | Defeated Team Mexico (Sexy Star II, Flammer, and La Hiedra) in the final to win.
Lucha Libre World Cup
(Men) | Team Mexico
(Black Taurus, Pentagón Jr., and Laredo Kid) | Defeated Team USA (Christopher Daniels, Sam Adonis, and Johnny Caballero) in the final to win.
Guerra de Rivalidades | Psycho Clown | August 12 | Defeated L. A. Park, Rush El Toro Blanco, and Sam Adonis in the final under Lucha de Apuestas rules. Clown pinned Adonis, meaning Adonis had to shave his head.
Copa Antonio Peña | Chik Tormenta | October 1 | Defeated Lady Maravilla in the final to win.

### AEW

[edit]

Accomplishment  | Winner(s)  | Date won  | Notes

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Revolution Tag Team Battle Royale | Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett | February 22  | Jarrett last eliminated Trent Beretta of Best Friends to enter the AEW World Tag Team Championship match at Revolution, but he and Lethal were unsuccessful in winning the titles.
Casino Tag Team Royale | Orange Cassidy and Danhausen | March 1  | Last eliminated The Butcher and The Blade to enter the AEW World Tag Team Championship match at Revolution, but were unsuccessful in winning the titles.
Face of the Revolution ladder match | Powerhouse Hobbs | Defeated Eddie Kingston, Ortiz, Action Andretti, Sammy Guevara, Komander, Konosuke Takeshita, and A. R. Fox to earn an AEW TNT Championship match. He would defeat Wardlow in a falls count anywhere match on the March 8 episode of Dynamite to win the title.
Four Pillars Tournament | Sammy Guevara | April 26  | Defeated Darby Allin in the final to earn an AEW World Championship match at Double or Nothing. He challenged champion MJF for the title in a four-way match also involving Allin and "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
Tres de Mayo Battle Royale | Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed
(Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) | May 3  | Gunn and Bowens last eliminated Kip Sabian and The Butcher and The Blade to win.
Blackjack Battle Royal | Orange Cassidy | May 28 | Last eliminated Swerve Strickland to retain the AEW International Championship
Owen Hart Cup
(Men) | Ricky Starks | July 15  | Defeated CM Punk in the final to win the Owen Hart Cup Trophy and Championship.
Owen Hart Cup
(Women) | Willow Nightingale | Defeated Ruby Soho in the final to win the Owen Hart Cup Trophy and Championship.
Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament | Adam Cole and MJF | July 19 | Defeated The Jericho Appreciation Society (Sammy Guevara and Daniel Garcia) to earn an AEW World Tag Team Championship match. They challenged FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for the title on the July 29 episode of Collision, but were unsuccessful.
Royal Rampage Battle Royal | Darby Allin | July 19
(aired July 21) | Last eliminated Swerve Strickland to earn an AEW TNT Championship match at All Out. He challenged Luchasaurus for the title at the event but was unsuccessful.
AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Battle Royal | Brian Cage and Big Bill | July 26
(aired July 28) | Last eliminated The Butcher and The Blade to earn an AEW World Tag Team Championship match. They challenged FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for the title on the August 5 episode of Collision, but were unsuccessful.
AEW Women's World Championship Tournament | Saraya | August 27 | Defeated champion Hikaru Shida, Toni Storm, and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. in the final to win the AEW Women's World Championship.
ROH World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Battle Royale | The Dark Order
(Alex Reynolds and John Silver) | August 30
(aired September 1) | Silver last eliminated Trent Beretta of Best Friends to earn an ROH World Tag Team Championship match at All Out. He and Reynolds challenged Better Than You Bay Bay (Adam Cole and MJF) for the title at the event but were unsuccessful.
Over Budget Charity Battle Royale | "Hangman" Adam Page | September 3 | Last eliminated Brian Cage to donate US$50,000 to the charity of his choosing. Page chose to donate to the Chicago Public Education Fund.
Grand Slam World Championship Eliminator Tournament | Samoa Joe | September 13  | Defeated Roderick Strong in the final to earn an AEW World Championship match at Dynamite: Grand Slam. He challenged MJF at the event but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale | Juice Robinson | October 18  | Last eliminated Max Caster to face MJF for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring the following week, but was unsuccessful in winning the ring.
AEW TNT Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royale | Killswitch | December 30 | Last eliminated Trent Beretta to earn an AEW TNT Championship match at the time and place of his choosing. Later that same night, Killswitch surrendered his contract to his Patriarchy stable leader Christian Cage, who immediately used it to win back the title from Adam Copeland, who he had just lost it to.
Continental Classic | Eddie Kingston | Defeated Jon Moxley in the final to retain the ROH World Championship and Strong Openweight Championship, as well as to win the inaugural AEW Continental Championship, officially being recognized as the Triple Crown Champion.

### AJPW

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Jr. Tag Battle of Glory | Black Generation International
(Kaito Ishida and Kotaro Suzuki) | May 5  | Defeated Zennichi Shin Jidai (Atsuki Aoyagi and Rising Hayato) in the final to win.
Champion Carnival | Shotaro Ashino | May 7  | Defeated T-Hawk in the final to earn a Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship match. He challenged Katsuhiko Nakajima for the title on the fourth night of the New Year Giant Series tour, but was unsuccessful.
Royal Road Tournament | Satoshi Kojima | August 27  | Defeated Ryuki Honda in the final to earn a Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship match. He challenged Yuma Aoyagi for the title on the second night of the Giant Series tour, 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 World Tag Team Championship match. They challenged The Saito Brothers (Jun Saito and Rei Saito) for the titles on the third night of the Giant Series tour, but was unsuccessful.

### BJW

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Saikyo Tag League | Abdullah Kobayashi and Daiju Wakamatsu  | February 13
(aired February 21) | Defeated Crazy Lovers (Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto) in the final to win. This was a Fluorescent Lighttube Deathmatch.
Soushi Sousatsu Deathmatch Tag Tournament  | Crazy Lovers
(Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto) | December 5  | Defeated Yuki Ishikawa and Daiju Wakamatsu in the final to earn a BJW Tag Team Championship match. This was a Fluorescent Light Tubes and Glass Board Deathmatch. They defeated Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) to win the titles on December 30.
Toshiwasure! Shuffle Six Man Tag Team Tournament  | Daisuke Sekimoto, Fuminori Abe, and Tetsuya Endo | December 31  | Defeated Harashima, Kota Sekifuda, and Yuji Hino in the final to win.

### CF

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#### DDT

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No Fee Rumble | Fuminori Abe | January 29  | Last eliminated Sanshiro Takagi to win.
D Generations Cup | Takeshi Masada | February 26 | Defeated Yuya Koroku in the final to win.
King of DDT Tournament | Chris Brookes | May 21  | Defeated Kazusada Higuchi in the final to earn a KO-D Openweight Championship match. He would defeat Yuji Hino at Wrestle Peter Pan to win the title.
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship 1-Day Tournament | D・O・A
(Danshoku "Dandy" Dino, Jun Akiyama, and Makoto Oishi) | November 11  | Defeated The37Kamiina (Mao, Toy Kojima, and Yuki Ueno) in the final to win the vacant titles.
Toshiwasure! Shuffle Six Man Tag Team Tournament  | Daisuke Sekimoto, Fuminori Abe, and Tetsuya Endo | December 31  | Defeated Harashima, Kota Sekifuda, and Yuji Hino in the final to win.

#### Noah

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Scramble Shuffle Tag Tournament  | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Seiki Yoshioka | January 8  | Defeated Satoshi Kojima and Shuji Kondo in the final to win.
N-1 Rumble | Manabu Soya | August 5  | Last eliminated Jack Morris to win.
GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | Atsushi Kotoge and Hi69 | August 11  | Defeated Good Looking Guys (Tadasuke and Yo-Hey) in the final to earn a GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match. They challenged Stinger (Chris Ridgeway and Daga) for the titles at the finals of the N-1 Victory, but were unsuccessful.
N-1 Victory | Go Shiozaki | September 3  | Defeated Kenoh in the final to earn a GHC Heavyweight Championship match. He challenged Jake Lee for the title at Grand Ship in Nagoya, but was unsuccessful.

#### TJPW

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Princess of the Decade Tournament  | Rika Tatsumi | January 30  | Defeated Shoko Nakajima in the final to win.
"Futari wa Princess" Max Heart Tournament  | 121000000
(Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita) | February 11  | Defeated Kyoraku Kyomei (Hyper Misao and Shoko Nakajima) in the final to earn a Princess Tag Team Championship match. They would defeat Wasteland War Party (Heidi Howitzer and Max the Impaler) at Grand Princess '23 to win the titles.
Shinagawa Three Woman Festival  | Yuki Aino, Pom Harajuku, and Raku | April 29
(aired May 2) | Defeated Kaya Toribami and Kyoraku Kyomei (Hyper Misao and Shoko Nakajima) in the final to win.
Tokyo Princess Cup | Miyu Yamashita | August 13  | Defeated Yuki Kamifuku in the final to earn a Princess of Princess Championship match. She would defeat Mizuki to win the title at Wrestle Princess IV.
Next Generation Tournament  | Wakana Uehara  | December 1  | Defeated Himawari in the final to win.

#### GanPro

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Young Ganbare Cup  | Yumehito Imanari | January 28  | Defeated Kentaro Hachisu in the final.
Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Championship Tournament | Hentai Punch Drunkers
(Hikaru Sato and Tyson Maeguchi) | May 5  | Defeated Uruseez (Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Yumehito Imanari) in the final to become the inaugural champions.

### CMLL

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Rey del Aire VIP | Dragón Rojo Jr. | January 28  | Last eliminated Templario to win.
Torneo Increíble de Parejas | Averno and Místico | February 17  | Defeated Soberano Jr. and Templario in the final.
Interfaction Tag Team Tournament  | Los Guerreros de la Atlantida
(Atlantis Jr. and Último Guerrero) | February 26  | Defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Titán) in the final to win.
Torneo de Escuelas | Team Guadalajara
(Ángel Rebelde, Explosivo, Crixus, Adrenalina, Fantastico, and Vaquero Jr.) | March 3  | Defeated Team CDMX (Neon, Max Star, Futuro, Vegas, Historico, and Tonalli) in the final to win.
Copa Irma Gonzalez | Princesa Sugehit | March 17  | Defeated La Catalina, La Jarochita, Lluvia, Sanely, Sumie Sakai, and Valkiria to win.
Occidente Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament  | Stephanie Vaquer and Zeuxis | March 21  | Defeated Las Chicas Indomables (La Jarochita and Lluvia) in the final to become the inaugural champions.
Torneo Nueva Generación Cibernético | Rey Samuray  | April 3  | Defeated Max Star, Ángel Rebelde, Crixus, Tonalli, Multy, Neón, Hijo de Stuka Jr, Vaquero Jr & Brillante Jr. to win.
CMLL Universal Championship | Dragón Rojo Jr. | April 28  | Defeated Atlantis Jr. and Templario in the final to become the champion.
Torneo Embajador de Los Niños Cibernético | Volcano  | April 30  | Defeated Volador Jr., El Satánico, Akuma, Raider, and Captain Suicida to win.
Torneo Cinco de Mayo | Pegasso | May 8  | Defeated Asturiano, Espíritu Maligno, Dark Soul, Millenium, Multy, Hijo de Centalla Roja, Rey Samuray, Perverso, and Prayer to win.
La Copa Junior VIP | Soberano Jr. | May 26  | Defeated Dragón Rojo Jr. in the final to win.
Mexican National Middleweight Championship Tournament | Guerrero Maya Jr. | June 2  | Defeated Rugido in the final to win the vacant title.
Copa Dinastías | Místico and Dr. Karonte I  | June 18  | Defeated Stuka Jr. and Hijo de Stuka Jr. in the final to win.
Leyenda de Plata | Mascara Dorada | July 28  | Defeated Rocky Romero in the final to win.
Mexican National Lightweight Championship Tournament | Futuro  | July 30  | Defeated Gallo Jr, Max Star, Meyer, Brillante Jr., Rafaga Jr., Raya Metalico, and Misterio Blanco in the final to win the vacant title.
International Gran Prix | Místico | August 18  | Last eliminated Hiromu Takahashi to win for Team Mexico.
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.
International Women's Gran Prix | Tessa Blanchard | October 27  | Last eliminated Stephanie Vaquer to win for Team International.
Leyenda de Azul | Hechicero | November 24  | Defeated Stuka Jr. in the final to win.

### The Crash

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Copa Juvenil | Anubis  | January 28  | Defeated Dark Warrior, Aztec Fly, Noisy Boy, POD, and Rey Astral to win.
Torneo Padrinos de Luja | Cibernético and Tonalli  | September 1  | Defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. and Black Destiny in the final to win.

### CZW

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Best of the Best | Rich Swann | May 10  | Defeated Fred Yehi in the final to win the vacant CZW World Heavyweight Championship.
Tournament of Death | Big Joe  | October 7  | Defeated Bobby Beverly, Shlak, and Mickie Knuckles in the finals to win.
Milk Chocolate Succulent #1 Contender's Gauntlet Match | CMD
(Boom Harden and Desean Pratt) | November 5  | Last eliminated Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts & Randy Summers) to earn a CZW World Tag Team Championship match. They challenged Milk Chocolate for the titles at Live at the Battleship but were unsuccessful.

### DG

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Rey de Parejas | D'courage
(Yuki Yoshioka and Madoka Kikuta) | March 2  | Defeated M3K (Susumu Mochizuki and Yasushi Kanda) in the final to earn an Open the Twin Gate Championship match. They challenged Natural Vibes (Big Boss Shimizu and Kzy) for the titles on Night 2 of Champion Gate in Osaka, but were unsuccessful.
King of Gate | Kota Minoura | August 3  | Defeated Big Boss Shimizu in the final to earn an Open the Dream Gate Championship match. He challenged Madoka Kikuta for the title at Dangerous Gate but was unsuccessful.
Open the Triangle Gate Championship Tournament | Dragon Kid, Punch Tominaga, and Yamato | October 6  | Defeated Gold Class (Ben-K, Kota Minoura, and Naruki Doi) and D'courage (Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta, and Yuki Yoshioka) in the final to win the vacant titles. This was a three-way elimination match.

### GCW

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Do or Die Rumble | Masha Slamovich | January 1  | Last eliminated Blake Christian to earn a GCW World Championship match. She would defeat Nick Gage at Eye for an Eye to win the title.
Jersey J-Cup | Jordan Oliver | February 11  | Defeated Mike Bailey in the final to win the revived JCW World Championship. The title had been inactive since 2004.
Grab the Brass Ring DLC match | Blake Christian | March 31  | Defeated Komander, Tony Deppen, Gringo Loco, Shane Mercer, Alec Price, Cole Radrick, Jack Cartwheel, and Billie Starkz to earn a GCW World Championship match. Christian invoked his opportunity to enter the title match between Masha Slamovich and Rina Yamashita at Cage of Survival 2, winning the title in the process.
Tournament of Survival  | Rina Yamashita | June 3  | Defeated John Wayne Murdoch in the final to win a GCW World Championship match at Cage of Survival 2. She challenged Masha Slamovich for the title at the event but was unsuccessful.
Nick Gage Invitational  | Miedo Extremo  | December 30  | Defeated John Wayne Murdoch in the final to win.
Do or Die Rumble | Mance Warner | December 31  | Last eliminated Effy to earn a 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.

### Gleat

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Unit One Night Tournament  | Black Generation International
(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 World 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 World Championship Next Challenger Tournament | Minoru Tanaka | December 10  | Defeated Tetsuya Izuchi in the final to earn a Lidet UWF Championship match. He challenged Fujita "Jr." Hayato for the title at Gleat Ver. 7 but was unsuccessful.

### Ice Ribbon

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ICE×∞ Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | Mifu Ashida  | October 9  | Defeated Kyuri in the final to earn an ICE×∞ Championship match. She challenged Ibuki Hoshi for the title on November 11 but was unsuccessful.

### Impact

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8-4-1 match
(Men) | Nick Aldis | June 9 | Defeated Bully Ray, Heath, Jonathan Gresham, Mike Bailey, Moose, PCO, and Rich Swann to earn an Impact World Championship match at Slammiversary. He challenged Alex Shelley for the title at the event but was unsuccessful.
Impact World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | The Rascalz
(Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) | July 29
(aired August 17) | Defeated Rich Swann and Sami Callihan in the final to earn an Impact World Tag Team Championship match at Emergence. They defeated Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) to win the titles at the event.
Impact Knockouts World Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal | Alisha Edwards | August 28
(aired August 31) | Last eliminated Jody Threat and KiLynn King to earn an Impact Knockouts World Championship match at Victory Road. She challenged Trinity for the title at the event but was unsuccessful.
Feast or Fired | Chris Bey, Crazzy Steve, Moose, and Yuya Uemura | September 9
(aired September 14) | Each won a briefcase for a future title opportunity or a pink slip. The contents of the cases were revealed the following week.

* Steve (Case 1 – Impact Digital Media Championship) – Steve invoked his opportunity to challenge Tommy Dreamer on the November 9 episode of Impact!, where he won by disqualification.
* Moose (Case 2 – Impact World Championship) – Moose invoked his opportunity to defeat Alex Shelley to win the title at Hard To Kill.
* Bey (Case 3 – Impact World Tag Team Championship) – Bey invoked his opportunity with Ace Austin to defeat The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) to win the titles at Bound for Glory.
* Uemura (Case 4 – Pink Slip) – Uemura was fired legitimately.

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 invoked her opportunity to defeat Trinity to win the Impact Knockouts World Championship at Hard To Kill.
Gravy Train Turkey Trot | Jake Something, Johnny Swinger, Mike Bailey, and PCO | October 22
(aired November 23) | Defeated Champagne Singh, Jai Vidal, and The Good Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) to win. As Vidal took the fall, he was forced to wear a turkey suit.
Glasgow Cup  | Joe Hendry | October 26
(aired November 2) | Defeated Frankie Kazarian in the final to win.

### IWRG

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El Protector | Hip Hop Man and Shocko  | February 19  | Defeated El Hijo del Alebrije and Baby Star, Baby Star and La Momia, Cerebro Negro Jr. and Travis Banks, El Hijo del Fishman and Rey Halcon Jr., Hellboy and Wesley Pipes, Imposible and Noisy Boy, and Maniacop and Yorvak to win.
IWRG Tryout Tournament  | Gannicus  | March 5  | Defeated Fussion in the final to win.
Rebelión de los Juniors | El Hijo del Alebrije  | March 19  | Defeated Cerebro Negro Jr., Apolo Estrada Jr., Brazo de Oro Jr., El Hijo de L.A. Park, Galeno Del Mal, Principe Arkano, and Villano V Jr. to win.
Guerra del Golfo | Hell Boy  | April 16  | Defeated Shocko in a hair vs. hair final to win.
Rey del Ring | El Hijo de Pirata Morgan | May 7  | Last eliminated Travis Banks to win.
IWRG World Lucha Libre Championship Tournament  | Vito Fratelli  | June 4  | Defeated Hell Boy in the final to become the inaugural champion.
Cero Cuerdas | Karaoui  | September 24  | Defeated Judas el Traidor in the final to win.

### M-Pro

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Kanjin Oogama League  | OSO11  | February 25  | Defeated Ayumi Gunji in the final to win.

### MLW

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Battle Riot | Alex Kane | April 8 | Last eliminated Davey Boy Smith Jr. to earn an MLW World Heavyweight Championship match. He would defeat Alexander Hammerstone to win the title at Never Say Never.
Opera Cup | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Defeated Tracy Williams in the final to win the Opera Cup Trophy.

### NJPW

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NJPW World Television Championship Tournament | Zack Sabre Jr. | January 4 | Defeated Ren Narita in the final to become the inaugural champion.
New Japan Ranbo | Great-O-Khan, Sho, Shingo Takagi, and Toru Yano | Determined the challengers for the Provisional KOPW 2023 Championship at New Year Dash!!, which was won by Takagi.
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.
New Japan Cup | Sanada | March 21  | Defeated David Finlay in the final to win an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match. He would defeat Kazuchika Okada to win the title at Sakura Genesis.
Strong Women's Championship Tournament | Willow Nightingale | May 21 | Defeated Mercedes Moné in the final to become the inaugural champion.
Best of the Super Juniors | Master Wato | May 28  | Defeated Titán to earn an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match at Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall. He challenged Hiromu Takahashi for the title but was unsuccessful.
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | Will Ospreay | June 4 | Defeated Lance Archer in the final for an IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship match. He defeated Kenny Omega to win the title at Forbidden Door.
G1 Climax | Tetsuya Naito | August 13  | Defeated Kazuchika Okada in the final for an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 18. He defeated Sanada to win the title at the event.
Philly Cheesesteak Cup ladder match | Douki and Low Rider  | August 19 | Defeated Hiromu Takahashi and Rocky Romero, and Blake Christian and Master Wato to win.
All Star Jr. Festival USA Tournament | Mike Bailey | Defeated Kevin Knight in the final to earn an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match. He and Yoh challenged Hiromu Takahashi for the title in a three-way match at Destruction in Ryōgoku, but neither man was successful.
Super Junior Tag League | Catch 2/2
(TJP and Francesco Akira) | November 4 | Defeated House of Torture[broken anchor] (Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) in the final to earn an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 18. They defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney) to win the titles at the event.
World Tag League | Bishamon
(Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) | December 10  | Defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Hikuleo) in the final to win. Bishamon would become the first team to win three consecutive tournaments. As Bishamon are the current IWGP Tag Team Champions, they could choose their challengers at Wrestle Kingdom 18. They agreed to face Guerrillas of Destiny in a title vs. title match also for their Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship, which Guerrillas of Destiny win.

### NWA

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Champions Series  | Team Rock 'n' Roll
(Kerry Morton, Chris Adonis, Matthew Mims, Alex Taylor, Dak Draper, Taya Valkyrie, La Rosa Negra, Madi Wrenkowski, and Ricky Morton) | January 31  | Defeated Team Tyrus (Tyrus, Trevor Murdoch, EC3, "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason, Carnage, Allysin Kay, Robyn Renegade, Samantha Starr, and Rolando Freeman) in the final to earn title opportunities for each team member.

* Mims utilized his opportunity to challenge Jordan Clearwater for the NWA World Television Championship on the February 7 Powerrr, but was unsuccessful.
* Taylor utilized his opportunity to challenge Kerry Morton for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship at Nuff Said, but was unsuccessful.
* Wrenkowski utilized her opportunity with Missa Kate to win the NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship from Pretty Empowered 2.0 (Ella Envy and Roxy) on the February 21 episode of Powerrr.
* Draper utilized his opportunity with Matthew Mims to challenge La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship at NWA 312, but they were unsuccessful.
* La Rosa Negra used her opportunity to challenge Kamille for the NWA World Women's Championship at NWA 312, but was unsuccessful.
* Adonis used his opportunity to challenge Tyrus for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship at NWA 312, but was unsuccessful.

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 Paranoia. They chose to challenge The Immortals (J. R. Kratos and Odinson) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful in winning the titles.

### Progress

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Progress 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 at Chapter 157: Hungry Like The Wolf, but was unsuccessful.

### PWG

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Battle of Los Angeles | Mike Bailey | January 8  | Defeated Konosuke Takeshita in the final for a PWG World Championship match. He challenged Daniel Garcia for the title in a 60-minute iron man match at PWG Twenty: Mystery Vortex, but lost 4–3 in sudden death overtime.

### ROH

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"Reach for the Sky" ladder match | The Lucha Brothers
(Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) | March 31 | 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) to win the vacant ROH World Tag Team Championship.
ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament | Dalton Castle | July 15
(aired July 20) | Defeated Shane Taylor in the final to earn an ROH World Television Championship match at Death Before Dishonor. He challenged Samoa Joe for the title at the event but was unsuccessful.
ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament | Shane Taylor | August 5
(aired August 10) | Defeated Gravity in the final to earn an ROH World Television Championship match. He challenged Samoa Joe for the title at All Out but was unsuccessful.
Survival of the Fittest | Kyle Fletcher | December 15 | Defeated Komander, Bryan Keith, Lee Moriarty, Dalton Castle and Lee Johnson in the final to win the ROH World Television Championship.

### RevPro

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Revolution Rumble Entry Tournament  | Joshua James  | March 19  | Defeated Yota Tsuji in the final to earn a spot in the Revolution Rumble match.
Revolution Rumble match | Michael Oku | March 26  | Last eliminated Gabriel Kidd to earn an Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship match. He would defeat Great-O-Khan to win the title at Epic Encounter.
British J-Cup | Leon Slater | October 21 | Defeated Wild Boar, Máscara Dorada, and Harrison Bennett in the final to earn a future Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship match. This was a four-way elimination match. He defeated Connor Mills to win the title at Uprising.
Great British Tag League | Greedy Souls
(Brendan White and Danny Jones) | December 16  | Defeated Anthony Ogogo and Ricky Knight Jr. in the final to earn a future Undisputed British Tag Team Championship match.

### Stardom

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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.

### Zero1

[edit]

#### Zero1 Japan

[edit]

Accomplishment  | Winner(s)  | Date won  | Notes

|
|
|

Fire Festival | Junya Matsunaga | July 29
(aired August 12) | Defeated Kengo Mashimo in the final to win.
Tenkaichi Junior | Ryo Hoshino  | October 27  | Defeated Shingo in the final to win.
Furinkazan Tag Tournament | Masato Tanaka and Yoshikazu Yokoyama | November 25  | Defeated Leo Isaka and Shoki Kitamura in the final to win.

### Tenryu Project

[edit]

Accomplishment  | Winner(s)  | Date won  | Notes

|
|
|

Tenryu Project United National Tag Team Championship Tournament | Atsuki Aoyagi and Yuma Aoyagi | June 10  | Defeated Masayuki Kono and Yusuke Kodama in the final to become the inaugural champions.
Ryūkon Cup | Kengo  | November 19  | Defeated Keita Yano in the final to win.

### XPW

[edit]

Accomplishment  | Winner(s)  | Date won  | Notes

|
|
|

King of the Deathmatch Tournament  | Drake Younger | April 22  | Defeated Masada, Shane Mercer, and Aeroboy in the final to win an immediate XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship match. He challenged Shlak for the title but was unsuccessful.

### WOW

[edit]

Accomplishment  | Winner(s)  | Date  | Notes

|
|
|

WOW Trios 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.

### wXw

[edit]

Accomplishment  | Winner(s)  | Date won  | Notes

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|
|

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.

### WWE

[edit]

Accomplishment  | Winner(s)  | Date won  | Notes

|
|
|

WWE Raw Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tag Team Turmoil | The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor, Damian Priest, and Dominik Mysterio) | January 9  | Priest and Mysterio, who filled in for Bálor after the latter sustained an injury, last eliminated The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) to earn a WWE Raw Tag Team Championship match at Raw is XXX. Priest and Mysterio challenged The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), the latter later being replaced by Sami Zayn due to injury, for the titles but were unsuccessful.
NXT Women's Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal | Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne | January 10 | Both were declared co-winners after hitting the floor simultaneously. Dolin and Jayne subsequently challenged Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship in a triple threat match at NXT Vengeance Day, but both were unsuccessful in winning the title.
Royal Rumble match
(Women) | Rhea Ripley | January 28 | Last eliminated Liv Morgan to earn a women's world championship match at WrestleMania 39. Ripley successfully challenged Charlotte Flair to win the SmackDown Women's Championship (which was renamed as the Women's World Championship in June).
Royal Rumble match
(Men) | Cody Rhodes | Last eliminated Gunther to earn a men's world championship match at WrestleMania 39. Rhodes challenged Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
SmackDown Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament | Braun Strowman and Ricochet | February 4  | Defeated Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) in the final to earn a SmackDown Tag Team Championship match. They challenged The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) on the February 10 episode of SmackDown, but were unsuccessful in winning the titles.
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal | Bobby Lashley | March 31  | Last eliminated Bronson Reed to win the André the Giant Memorial Trophy.
WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal | Mustafa Ali | May 15  | Last eliminated Bronson Reed and Ricochet to earn a WWE Intercontinental Championship match at Night of Champions. He challenged Gunther for the title, but was unsuccessful.
World Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Seth "Freakin" Rollins | May 27 | Defeated AJ Styles in the finals of 12-man tournament to determine the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion of the Raw brand.
NXT Women's Championship Tournament | Tiffany Stratton | May 28 | Defeated Lyra Valkyria in the final to win the vacant NXT Women's Championship.
NXT Women's Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal | Thea Hail | June 8  | Last eliminated Cora Jade and Dana Brooke to earn an NXT Women's Championship match. She challenged Tiffany Stratton for the title on Night 2 of NXT: Gold Rush, but was unsuccessful.
Money in the Bank ladder match
(Women) | Iyo Sky | July 1 | Defeated Bayley, Becky Lynch, Trish Stratus, Zelina Vega, and Zoey Stark in a six-woman ladder match to earn a women's world championship match contract. She subsequently cashed in on the WWE Women's Championship and won the title from Bianca Belair at SummerSlam.
Money in the Bank ladder match
(Men) | Damian Priest | Defeated Butch, LA Knight, Shinsuke Nakamura, Logan Paul, Ricochet, and Santos Escobar in a seven-man ladder match to earn a men's championship match contract. He subsequently cashed in on the World Heavyweight Championship and won the title from Drew McIntyre on Night 1 of WrestleMania XL.
WWE 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. They would defeat The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) to win the titles at the event.
NXT Breakout Tournament
(Women) | Lola Vice | October 31 | Defeated Kelani Jordan in the final to earn a women's championship match at a time and place of her choosing. She would use her contract to enter the NXT Women's Championship match between Lyra Valkyria and Roxanne Perez at NXT Vengeance Day, but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
Women's World Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal | Zoey Stark | November 6  | Last eliminated Shayna Baszler to earn a Women's World Championship match at Survivor Series: WarGames. She challenged Rhea Ripley for the title at the event but was unsuccessful.
Unidsputed WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tag Team Turmoil | The Creed Brothers
(Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) | November 27  | Last eliminated Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) to earn an Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship match. They challenged The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) for the titles on the December 18 episode of Raw, but were unsuccessful.
Iron Survivor Challenge
(Women) | Blair Davenport | December 9 | Defeated Tiffany Stratton, Lash Legend, Kelani Jordan, and Fallon Henley to earn an NXT Women's Championship match at NXT: New Year's Evil. She challenged Lyra Valkyria for the title at the event but was unsuccessful.
Iron Survivor Challenge
(Men) | Trick Williams | Defeated Dijak, Josh Briggs, Bron Breakker, and Tyler Bate to earn an NXT Championship match at NXT: New Year's Evil. He was scheduled to challenge Ilja Dragunov for the title at the event, but due to Dragunov sustaining a kayfabe injury two weeks prior, the match was postponed to NXT Vengeance Day, where he was unsuccessful in winning the title.

## Title changes

[edit]

### 2AW

[edit]

2AW Openweight Championship

Incoming champion – Ayato Yoshida
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
July 23  | Kohei Sato | Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba  |
October 29  | Takuro Niki | Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba  |
2AW Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Koen (Takuro Niki and Tatsuya Hanami)
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
April 23  | Buttobe Missile Kickers
(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 – Inactive
No title changes.

### AAA

[edit]

AAA Mega Championship

Incoming champion – El Hijo del Vikingo
No title changes.
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship

Incoming champion – Fénix
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
July 17  | Vacated | —  | Fénix vacated the title due to international commitments.
September 23  | Komander | Luchando por Mexico  | Defeated Mecha Wolf, La Estrella, and Kukai in a four-way elimination match to win the vacant title.
AAA 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.

### AEW

[edit]

AEW World Championship

Incoming champion – MJF
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
December 30  | Samoa Joe | Worlds End |
AEW Women's World Championship

Incoming champion – Jamie Hayter
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
May 28  | Toni Storm | Double or Nothing |
August 2  | Hikaru Shida | Dynamite:
200 |
August 27  | Saraya | All In | Four-way match also involving Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Toni Storm, who Saraya pinned.
October 10  | Hikaru Shida | Dynamite:
Title Tuesday |
November 18  | "Timeless" Toni Storm | Full Gear | Previously known as just Toni Storm.
AEW All-Atlantic Championship

Incoming champion – Orange Cassidy
On March 15, the title was rebranded as the AEW International Championship.
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
September 3  | Jon Moxley | All Out |
September 20  | Rey Fenix | Dynamite:
Grand Slam |
October 10  | Orange Cassidy | Dynamite:
Title Tuesday |
AEW World Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster)
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
February 8  | The Gunns
(Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) | Dynamite:
Championship Fight Night |
April 5  | FTR
(Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) | Dynamite | Title vs. Career match.
October 7  | Ricky Starks and Big Bill | Collision |
AEW World Trios Championship

Incoming champions – Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Rey Fenix)
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 11  | The Elite
(Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) | Dynamite | Escalera de la Muerte. This was the seventh and final match in a Best of Seven Series.
March 5  | House of Black
(Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) | Revolution |
August 27  | Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed
(Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) | All In | No Holds Barred match.
AEW TNT Championship

Incoming champion – Samoa Joe
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 4  | Darby Allin | Dynamite |
February 1  | Samoa Joe | Dynamite | No Holds Barred match.
March 5  | Wardlow | Revolution |
March 8  | Powerhouse Hobbs | Dynamite | Falls Count Anywhere match that Hobbs won by technical knockout.
April 19  | Wardlow | Dynamite |
June 17  | Luchasaurus | Collision |
September 23  | Christian Cage | Collision | Three-way match also involving Darby Allin.
December 30  | Adam Copeland | Worlds End | No Disqualification match.
Christian Cage | Cage invoked his Patriarch member Killswitch's title shot that he won on the Zero Hour pre-show.
AEW TBS Championship

Incoming champion – Jade Cargill
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
May 28  | Kris Statlander | Double or Nothing |
November 18  | Julia Hart | Full Gear | Three-way match that also involved Skye Blue, who she pinned.
AEW Continental Championship

(Title created)
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
December 30  | Eddie Kingston | Worlds End | Defeated Jon Moxley in the final of the inaugural Continental Classic to become the inaugural champion. Kingston's ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship were also on the line, thus making Kingston the Triple Crown Champion.
FTW Championship

Incoming champion – Hook
Title not officially sanctioned by AEW.
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
July 19  | Jack Perry | Dynamite:
Blood & Guts |
August 27  | Hook | All In
Zero Hour | FTW Rules match.

### AJPW

[edit]

Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion – Kento Miyahara
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
February 19  | Yuji Nagata | Excite Series 2023
Night 2: Pro-Wrestling Day MANIAx |
July 2  | Yuma Aoyagi | Dynamite Series 2023
Night 5 |
November 5  | Katsuhiko Nakajima | Giant Series 2023
Night 6 |
World Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Voodoo Murders (Kono and Suwama)
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 2  | Miyaken to Takuya
(Kento Miyahara and Takuya Nomura)

1. AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023
Night 1

January 22  | Naoya Nomura and Yuma Aoyagi

1. AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023
Night 5

March 21  | Kongo
(Kenoh and Manabu Soya) | Dream Power Series
Night 3 |
June 15  | Zennichi Shin Jidai
(Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi) | Dynamite Power Series  |
October 9  | Voodoo Murders
(Jun Saito and Rei Saito) | Raising an Army Memorial Series
Night 2 |
World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion – Atsuki Aoyagi
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
February 19  | Naruki Doi | Excite Series 2023
Night 2: Pro-Wrestling Day MANIAx |
February 19  | Atsuki Aoyagi | AJPW 50th Anniversary  |
July 2  | El Lindaman | Dynamite Series 2023
Night 5 |
December 31  | Dan Tamura | Mania X 2023  |
All Asia Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Masao Inoue and Takao Omori
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 3  | Kendo Kashin and Nosawa Rongai

1. AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023
Night 2

February 4  | Atsushi Onita and Yoshitatsu | Excite Series 2023
Night 1: Excite MANIAx | Tornado Bunkhouse Current Blast Deathmatch.
September 18  | Burning
(Jun Akiyama and Kotaro Suzuki) | DDT Dramatic Explosion 2023  | Current Blast Bat And Board Death Match.
November 3  | Eruption
(Hideki Okatani and Yukio Sakaguchi) | DDT Road To Ultimate Party 2023 in Shinjuku  | Promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling.
Gaora TV Championship

Incoming champion – Toshizo
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 22  | Minoru Tanaka | #AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023
Night 5 |
AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Vacant
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
March 14  | Takao Omori, Black Menso-re, and ATM  | Dream Power Series
Night 1 | Defeated Black Tiger and Gungnir of Anarchy (Yusuke Kodama and Masao Hanahata) to win the vacant titles.
August 27  | Eruption
(Hideki Okatani, Yukio Sakaguchi, and Saki Akai) | Royal Road Tournament
Night 4 | Title vs. title match where Eruption's KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship was also on the line.
October 21  | Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki and Maya Yukihi | Raising an Army Memorial Tour
Night 4 |

### BJW

[edit]

BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion – Hideyoshi Kamitani
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
May 4  | Abdullah Kobayashi | Endless Survivor ~ Infinity Independent  | Yokohama Explosion Jungle Deathmatch.
July 16
(aired July 22) | Yuki Ishikawa | BJW | Deathmatch.
December 30  | Mad Man Pondo | BJW | Fluorescent Lighttubes and Illinois Street Fight Deathmatch.
BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion – Yuji Okabayashi
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
May 4  | Yuya Aoki | Endless Survivor ~ Infinity Independent  |
BJW Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura)
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
December 30  | Crazy Lovers
(Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto) | BJW |
BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion – Kota Sekifuda
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
May 4  | Tomato Kaji | Endless Survivor ~ Infinity Independent  |
December 30  | Ender Kara  | BJW |
Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Chicharito Shoki, Yasufumi Nakanoue, and Yuji Okabayashi
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
March 12  | Abdullah Kobayashi, Kankuro Hoshino, and Daiju Wakamatsu  | 2AW / BJW Big Advance  |
June 29  | Hideyoshi Kamitani, Yuki Ishikawa, and Kazumi Kikuta | BJW  |
October 8  | Daichi Hashimoto, Yasufumi Nakanoue, and Kazumasa Yoshida  | Shopping Street Wrestling 2023 Series ~ New Chapter Begins Round 6  |
October 14  | Project Havoc
(Leyton Buzzard, Tempesta, and Tyson Maddux) | Shopping Street Wrestling 2023 Series ~ New Chapter Begins Round 7  |
October 28  | Kazumi Kikuta, Yasufumi Nakanoue, and Yuya Aoki | Hatagaya Rokugo Street Shopping Pro-Wrestling  |
UWA World Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Hub and Eisa8
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
February 11  | Kohei Kinoshita and Yasshi | BJW Osaka Surprise 64 ~ Glory Members 2023  |
December 24  | Speed of Sounds
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga) | BJW Osaka Surprise 70 ~ Big Thanksgiving 2023  |

### CF

[edit]

– DDT Pro-Wrestling
– Pro Wrestling Noah
– Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling
– Ganbare Pro-Wrestling

#### DDT

[edit]

KO-D Openweight Championship

Incoming champion – Kazusada Higuchi
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 29  | Yuji Hino | Sweet Dreams! |
July 23  | Chris Brookes | Wrestle Peter Pan |
November 12  | Yuki Ueno | Ultimate Party |
DDT Universal Championship

Incoming champion – Yuki Ueno
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 13  | Naruki Doi | Sweet Dreams! 2023 Tour in Shinjuku: Fire!  | Three-way elimination match also involving Daisuke Sasaki.
March 21  | Tetsuya Endo | Judgement |
July 23  | Matt Cardona | Wrestle Peter Pan |
November 12  | Mao | Ultimate Party | No Disqualification match.
DDT Extreme Championship

Incoming champion – Jun Akiyama
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
May 3  | Shunma Katsumata | Mega Max Bump | Toys, ladders, and chairs match.
May 22  | Vacated | —  | Katsumata vacated the title after suffering a broken foot.
June 25  | Kazuki Hirata | What Are You Doing  | Defeated Mao and Yoshihiko in a three-way elimination match to win the vacant title.
KO-D Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Vacant
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 3  | ShunMao
(Mao and Shunma Katsumata) | Hatsuyume  | Defeated Calamari Drunken Kings (Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi) to win the vacant titles.
May 22  | Vacated | —  | Vacated after Katsumata had suffered a broken foot.
June 25  | Damnation T.A.
(Daisuke Sasaki and MJ Paul) | What Are You Doing  | Defeated The37Kamiina (Yuki Ueno and Toy Kojima) to win the vacant titles.
August 13  | Ω
(Makoto Oishi and Yuji Hino) | Saki Akai 10th Anniversary Show  |
September 9  | Damnation T.A.
(Minoru Fujita and Kanon) | Big Bang  |
October 4  | Romance Dawn
(Soma Takao and Shota) | God Bless DDT 2023 Tour in Shinjuku  |
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Burning (Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki, and Yusuke Okada)
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
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 |
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.

#### Noah

[edit]

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 |
September 11  | Vacated | —  |
September 24  | Los Golpeadores
(Dragon 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.

#### TJPW

[edit]

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.

#### GanPro

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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  |

### DG

[edit]

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 |
July 2  | Ishin | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival  |
October 9  | Kzy | Gate of Origin  |
October 14  | Ishin | Gate of Victory
Night 6 |
December 5  | H.Y.O | Fantastic Gate
Night 4 |
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 |
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 |
May 20  | Natural Vibes
(Big Boss Shimizu, Kzy, and Jacky "Funky" Kamei) | Hopeful Gate
Night 10 ~ BxB Hulk & Kzy Homecoming |
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

[edit]

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 |
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.

### Gleat

[edit]

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 Ribbon

[edit]

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

[edit]

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 |
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[broken anchor]
(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[broken anchor]
(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 |
September 9  | Tommy Dreamer | Victory Road | Title vs. Career match.

### IWRG

[edit]

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

[edit]

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 |

### M-Pro

[edit]

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

[edit]

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 Championship at NWA 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 Championship at Samhain 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 |
NWA World Women's Championship

Incoming champion – Kamille
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
August 27  | Kenzie Paige | NWA 75
Night 2 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
October 28  | The Immortals
(J. R. Kratos and Odinson) | Samhain
Pre-Show |
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 |

### NJPW

[edit]

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion – Jay White
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
January 4  | Kazuchika Okada | Wrestle Kingdom 17
Night 1 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
June 4  | Catch 2/2
(TJP and Francesco Akira) | Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall |
July 4  | Bullet Club War Dogs[broken anchor]
(Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney) | Independence Day
Night 1 |
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 |
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[broken anchor] (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 |
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[broken anchor]
(Alex Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd) | Independence Day
Night 1 |
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 |

### Stardom

[edit]

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 |
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 |

### Progress

[edit]

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

[edit]

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.

### Zero1

[edit]

#### Zero1 Japan

[edit]

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

[edit]

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.

#### Super Fireworks Pro

[edit]

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 |
Blast King Tag Team Championship

Incoming champions – Revengers (Masato Tanaka and Hide Kubota)
No title changes.

### ROH

[edit]

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 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 |

### RevPro

[edit]

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  |

### Tenryu Project

[edit]

International Junior Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champions – Hikaru Sato
Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
September 21  | Yuya Susumu | 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  | 2-out-of-3 falls match. Gaina, Iwasaki, and Kengo won 2–1.
October 17  | Kuma Arashi, Masayuki Kono, and Yusuke Kodama | Still Revolution Vol. 7  | 2-out-of-3 falls match. Arashi, Kono, and Kodama won 2–1.
November 19  | Okami
(Daichi Hashimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani) and Kazuki Hashimoto | Ryūkon Cup III: Live For Today | 2-out-of-3 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 | Tenryu Project UN Tag Team Inaugural Championship 1 Day Tournament  | Defeated Masayuki Kono and Yusuke Kodama in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
July 16  | Evolution
(Suwama and Dan Tamura) | Summer Action Series 2023  | This was an All Japan Pro Wrestling event.
November 19  | Hideki Suzuki and Hikaru Sato | Ryūkon Cup III: Live For Today |

### WOW

[edit]

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.
December 14
(aired August 31, 2024) | Miami's Sweet Heat
(Laurie Carlson and Lindsay Carlson) | WOW Season 9: Episode 51 |
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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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 |
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 |
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  |

### WWE

[edit]

– Raw
– SmackDown
– NXT
– Unbranded

#### Raw and SmackDown

[edit]

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

[edit]

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 |
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.

## Awards and honors

[edit]

### AAA

[edit]

#### AAA Hall of Fame

[edit]

Main article: AAA Hall of Fame

Inductee

Cassandro

### Cauliflower Alley Club

[edit]

Main article: Cauliflower Alley Club

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

### ESPN

[edit]

#### ESPN Wrestling Awards

[edit]

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 Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 17
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Will Ospreay for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship at Forbidden Door
Best PPV Event of the Year  | WrestleMania 39
Best Storyline of the Year  | The Bloodline

### GCW

[edit]

#### Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

[edit]

Main article: Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame § Class of 2023

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

#### Deathmatch Hall of Fame

[edit]

Main article: Game Changer Wrestling § Deathmatch Hall of Fame

Inductee

John Zandig
Brain Damage
Lowlife Louie
"Piss Jug" Mike Biezsck

### George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

[edit]

Main article: George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

Category  | Inductee

|

Singles Inductee | Gary Albright
Frank Gotch Award | Haku
James C. Melby Award | Tom Burke
Lou Thesz Award | Bill DeMott
Gordon Solie Award | Conrad Thompson
Jack Brisco Spotlight Award | Les Thatcher
Verne Gagne Trainer Award | Boris Malenko

### Impact

[edit]

#### Impact Hall of Fame

[edit]

Main article: Impact Hall of Fame

Category  | Inductee  | Inducted by

|
|

Individual  | Traci Brooks | Gail Kim
Group  | Mike Tenay and Don West | Scott D'Amore

#### Impact Year End Awards

[edit]

Main article: Impact Year End Awards § 2023 Impact Wrestling Awards

Category  | Winner

|

Male Wrestler of the Year  | Alex Shelley
Knockout of the Year  | Trinity
Men's Tag Team of the Year  | ABC[broken anchor] (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 Bailey at Bound for Glory
Moment of the Year  | The return of TNA announced at Bound for Glory
One to Watch in 2024  | KiLynn King

### International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

[edit]

Main article: International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

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

### New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame

[edit]

Main article: New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame

Category  | Inductees

|

Individual  | Steve Taylor
D. C. Drake
James Allen
Mike McGuirk
Joel Gertner
Don Vega
George Carroll Jr.
Barry Horowitz
Richard Lannon
John Xavier
Paul Perez
D. C. Dillinger
Shuhei Aoki Humanitarian Award  | Paula J. Lucier

### NJPW

[edit]

#### NJPW Concurso (Best Body)

[edit]

Winner

Douki

### Pro Wrestling Illustrated

[edit]

#### Yearly Rankings

[edit]

List  | Ranked No. 1

|

PWI 500 | Seth Rollins
PWI Women's 250 | Rhea Ripley
PWI Tag Team 100 | FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)

#### Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards

[edit]

Main article: List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards

Category  | Winner

|

Wrestler of the Year | Seth Rollins
Woman of the Year | Rhea Ripley
Tag Team of the Year | FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)
Faction of the Year | The Judgment Day
Match of the Year | Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Rhea Ripley for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship on Night 1 of WrestleMania 39
Feud of the Year | Sami Zayn vs. The Bloodline
Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | Cody Rhodes
Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio
Comeback of the Year | Trinity
Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | LA Knight
Indie Wrestler of the Year | Matt Cardona
Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Mark Briscoe
Rookie of the Year | Sol Ruca
Stanley Weston Award (Lifetime Achievement) | Sting and Nancy Benoit

### St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame

[edit]

Main article: St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame

Category  | Inductee

|

Wrestling  | Gerald Brisco
J. J. Dillon

### Stardom

[edit]

#### 5★Star GP Awards

[edit]

Main article: Stardom 5Star Grand Prix Tournament

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/Skill Award | AZM

#### Stardom Year-End Awards

[edit]

Main article: Stardom Year-End Awards

Award  | Winner

|

Best Match Award | Giulia (c) vs. Megan Bayne for the Strong Women's Championship at Dream Queendom
Best Tag Team Award | REStart (Natsupoi and Saori Anou)
Best Technique Award | Mirai
Best Unit Award | Queen's Quest
Fighting Spirit Award | Suzu Suzuki
MVP Award | Tam Nakano
Outstanding Performance Award | Mayu Iwatani
Shining Award | Maika

### Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame

[edit]

Main article: Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame

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

#### WWHOF Awards

[edit]

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

### Wrestling Observer Newsletter

[edit]

#### Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

[edit]

Main article: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

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

#### Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

[edit]

Main article: List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Category  | Winner

|

Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Wrestler of the Year) | Will Ospreay
Most Outstanding Wrestler | Will Ospreay
Tag Team of the Year | FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)
Best on Interviews | Eddie Kingston
Promotion of the Year | WWE
Best Weekly TV Show | AEW Dynamite
Match of the Year | Will Ospreay (c) vs. Kenny Omega for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship on Night 1 of Wrestle Kingdom 17
United States/Canada MVP | Cody Rhodes
Japan MVP | Will Ospreay
Mexico MVP | Místico
Europe MVP | Will Ospreay
Danny Hodge Memorial Award (Non-Heavyweight MVP) | El Hijo del Vikingo
Women's Wrestler MVP | Rhea Ripley
Best Box Office Draw | Roman Reigns
Feud of the Year | Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. The Bloodline
Most Improved | Julia Hart
Most Charismatic | MJF
Bryan Danielson Award (Best Technical Wrestler) | Bryan Danielson
Bruiser Brody Award (Best Brawler) | Jon Moxley
Best Flying Wrestler | El Hijo del Vikingo
Most Overrated | Sanada
Most Underrated | Chad Gable
Rookie of the Year | Yuma Anzai
Best Non-Wrestler | Don Callis
Best Teleivision Announcer | Excalibur
Worst Television Announcer | Booker T
Best Major Wrestling Show | Revolution
Worst Major Wrestling Show | Crown Jewel
Best Wrestling Maneuver | Hidden Blade (Will Ospreay)
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic | WWE enabling Vince McMahon and him being back in power, and TKO keeping him in a position of power.
Worst Television Show | NWA Powerrr
Worst Match of the Year | Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight in a "Mountain Dew Pitch Black match" at Royal Rumble
Worst Feud of the Year | MJF vs. "The Devil" (Adam Cole)
Worst Promotion of the Year | National Wrestling Alliance
Best Booker | Paul Levesque
Promoter of the Year | Nick Khan
Best Gimmick | "Timeless" Toni Storm
Worst Gimmick | "The Devil" (Adam Cole)
Best Pro Wrestling Book | The Last Real World Champion: The Legacy of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair by Tim Hornbreaker
Best Pro Wrestling DVD/Streaming Documentary | Dark Side of the Ring: Chris and Tammy

### WWE

[edit]

#### WWE Hall of Fame

[edit]

Main article: WWE Hall of Fame (2023)

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)

#### WWE Match of the Year

[edit]

Winner  | Event  | Date

|
|

Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship | WrestleMania 39 (Night 2)  | April 2, 2023

#### NXT Year-End Awards

[edit]

Main article: NXT Year-End Award § 2023 NXT Year-End Awards

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 Championship at No Mercy

## Debuts

[edit]

* January 4 – Wakana Uehara (TJPW) and HIMAWARI (TJPW)
* January 6 – Oba Femi[7]
* January 29 – Aiki[8]
* February 19 – Tank
* February 21 – Luca Crusifino[9]
* March 3 – Azusa Inaba[10]
* March 6 – Toga (TJPW) and Shino Suzuki (TJPW)
* March 11 – Kelani Jordan[11] and Karmen Petrovic[12]
* March 19 – Amu Yumesaki (Ice Ribbon)
* March 24 – Trey Bearhill (NXT)[13]
* March 25 –
* Hanako[14][15]
* Komomo Minami[15] (postponed)
* Aya Sakura[14][15]
* March 31 – Chi Chi, ZONES and Sunny (Evolution)[16]
* April 1 – Riara (Ganbare Pro)
* April 2 – Kizuna Tanaka and Honoka (Wave) and Oleg Boltin (NJPW)[17]
* April 28 – Houston Miller (NXT) [18]
* May 5 – Riara,[19] Haru Kazashiro (TJPW) and Runa Okubo (TJPW)
* May 12 – Tyson Dupont (NXT) and Tyriek Igwe (NXT)[20]
* May 13 – Beau Morris (NXT), Hayden Pittman (NXT),[21] Skylor Clinton (NXT)[22] and Jasper Troy[23]
* May 14 – Chairo,[24] Yuzuki,[25] Kento Kiryu, Samus and Yohei Sato.[26]
* May 19 – Izzi Dame[27]
* May 28 \- Ryoya Tanaka (Dragon Gate)[28]
* July 7 \- Antione Frazier (NXT)[29]
* July 30 – Gable Steveson
* August 19 – Andrzej Hughes-Murray (NXT)[30]
* August 22 \- Layla Diggs (NXT) [31]
* August 26 – Asuka Fujitaki, Mifu Ashida, Nanae Furukawa, Yuuki Minami, Mayuka Koike and Yuu Hanaya (Ice Ribbon)[32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
* September 13: Wrestlers debuts on Netflix, documenting Ohio Valley Wrestling.[39]
* September 23 – Carlee Bright (NXT)[40]
* October 27 – Anna Keefer (NXT), Emma Maria Diaz (NXT) and Olena Sandovska (NXT)[41]
* November 11 \- Lainey Reed (NXT)
* November 17 – Yuzuki[42] and Drake Stewart (NXT) [43]
* November 20 – Shoma Kato (NJPW)
* November 21 – Katsuya Murashima (NJPW)
* December 11 – Chris Danger
* December 25 –
* Sayaka Kurara[44]
* Ranna Yagami[44]

## Retirements

[edit]

* January 14 – Jinny (2015–2023)
* February 7 – Booker T (1986–2023)
* February 21 –
* Keiji Mutoh (1984–2023)
* Nosawa Rongai (1995–2023)
* March 9 – Daisuke Harada (2006–2023)
* May 14 – Himeka (2017–2023)
* August 19 – Drew Parker (2012–2023)
* August 26 – Tyrus (2006–2023)
* September 28 – Takuho Kato (2018–2023)
* November 12 – Saki Akai (2013–2023)
* December 28 – Riko Kaiju (2020–2023)

## Deaths

[edit]

Jay Briscoe Bushwhacker Butch Superstar Billy Graham The Iron Sheik Terry Funk Bray Wyatt

* January 10 – Black Warrior (born 1969)
* January 17 –
* Jay Briscoe (born 1984)
* Rickin Sánchez (born 1935)
* February 2 –
* Lanny Poffo (born 1954)
* Kenny Jay (born 1937)
* February 6 – Charlie Norris (born 1965)
* February 11 – Erich Froelich (born 1937)
* February 12 – Billy Two Rivers (born 1935)
* February 14 – Jerry Jarrett (born 1942)
* March 15 – Jeff Gaylord (born 1958)
* March 17 – Sean Patrick O'Brien (born 1988)
* April 2 –
* Max Crabtree (born 1933)
* Bushwhacker Butch (born 1944)
* May 17 – Superstar Billy Graham (born 1943)
* May 22 – Peggy Lee Leather (born 1959)
* June 3 – Beverly Shade (born 1936)
* June 7 – The Iron Sheik (born 1942)
* June 30 – Droz (born 1969)
* July 11 – Mantaur (born 1968)
* July 25 – Tommy Seigler (born 1938)
* July 31 – Adrian Street (born 1940)
* August 14 – Rich Landrum (born 1946)
* August 21 – Abe Jacobs (born 1928)
* August 23 – Terry Funk (born 1944)
* August 24 – Bray Wyatt (born 1987)
* September 6 – Adnan Al-Kaissie (born 1939)
* September 8 – Brett Sawyer (born 1960)
* September 12 – Bart Sawyer (born 1965)
* September 17 – Emile Dupree (born 1936)
* September 29 – Joyce Grable (born 1952)
* October 1 – Russ Francis (born 1953)
* November 23 – Absolute Andy (born 1983)
* December 10 – Frank Wycheck (born 1971)
* December 11 –
* Emily Matson (born 1981)
* Osamu Kido (born 1950)
* December 25 – Jim Breaks (born 1940)
* December 29 –
* Kurtis Chapman (born 1997)
* Killer Khan (born 1947)

## See also

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2023 in professional wrestling.

* List of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events, WWE Raw special episodes, WWE SmackDown special episodes, and WWE NXT special episodes
* List of AEW pay-per-view events, AEW special events, and AEW Dynamite special episodes
* List of Impact Wrestling pay-per-view events and Impact Plus Monthly Specials
* List of ROH pay-per-view events and Honor Club exclusive events
* List of NWA pay-per-view events and NWA Pop-Up Event
* List of MLW events
* List of major NJPW events and NJPW Strong special episodes
* List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events
* List of major Pro Wrestling Noah events
* List of major DDT Pro-Wrestling events
* List of major Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide events

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1. ^ At the time of this match, the identities of both team members were unknown, but they were revealed as Matt Taven and Mike Bennett at Worlds End on December 30.
2. ^ Samoa Joe was originally scheduled to team with MJF to defend the title in place of an injured Adam Cole, but Joe appeared to have been attacked by The Devil's Masked Men before the match, which was later revealed to have been a ruse as Joe attacked MJF after the match.

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