2014 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events in 2014.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CMLL | ||
| Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | AAA | The "AAA" abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. |
| New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW | |
| Pro Wrestling Guerrilla | PWG | |
| Ring of Honor | ROH | |
| Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | TNA | |
| World Wrestling Council | WWC | |
| Wrestle-1 | — | |
| WWE | — | WWE stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, which is still the legal name, but the company ceased using the full name in April 2011, with the WWE abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism. |
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| 4 | NJPW | Wrestle Kingdom 8 | Tokyo | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |||||
| 6 | WWC | Euphoria | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | Apolo defeat Gilbert | |||||
| 26 | WWE | Royal Rumble | Pittsburgh | Batista won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Roman Reigns to earn a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXX | |||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||
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| 2 | TNA | One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2 | London, England | 12-man Joker's Wild gauntlet battle royal | |||||||
| 9 | NJPW | The New Beginning in Hiroshima | Hiroshima | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |||||||
| 11 | NJPW | The New Beginning in Osaka | Osaka | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Hirooki Goto in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |||||||
| 21 | ROH | ROH 12th Anniversary Show | Philadelphia | Kevin Steen defeated Cliff Compton in an Unsanctioned Philadelphia Street Fight | |||||||
| 23 | WWE | Elimination Chamber | Minneapolis | Randy Orton (c) defeated Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Cesaro, Christian, and Sheamus in an Elimination Chamber match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship | |||||||
| 27 | WWE | Arrival | Winter Park | Adrian Neville defeated Bo Dallas (c) in a Ladder match to win the NXT Championship | WWE's first NXT-branded event and their first event streamed live on the WWE Network. | ||||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||||
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| 2 | TNA Wrestle-1 | One Night Only: Global Impact Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Kai vs. Magnus for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 9 | TNA | Lockdown | Miami | Team MVP (MVP, The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) and Willow) defeated Team Dixie (Bobby Roode, Austin Aries and The BroMans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz)) in a Lethal Lockdown match with Bully Ray as special guest referee. The leader of the winning team received complete control of Wrestling Operations. Had Team Dixie won, Roode would have gained 10% ownership of TNA. | |||||
| 16 | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Monterrey, Mexico | Four-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament final match | |||||
| 23 | NJPW | New Japan Cup Final | Hyogo | Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Bad Luck Fale in the tournament final to win the 2014 New Japan Cup | |||||
| 28 | PWG | PWG Mystery Vortex II | Reseda, California | Adam Cole (c) defeated Candice LeRae in a singles match for the PWG World Championship | |||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||
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| 4 | ROH | Supercard of Honor VIII | Westwego | Adam Cole (c) defeated Jay Briscoe in the Ladder War V to retain the ROH World Championship | |||||
| 6 | NJPW | Invasion Attack | Tokyo | Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |||||
| 6 | WWE | WrestleMania XXX | New Orleans | Daniel Bryan defeated Batista and Randy Orton (c) in a Triple threat match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Bryan made Batista submit. | |||||
| 12 | TNA | One Night Only: World Cup | Tokyo, Japan | Five-on-Five Elimination Tag Team match | |||||
| 12 | TNA | One Night Only: X-Travaganza | Orlando, Florida | Five-on-Five Elimination Tag Team match | |||||
| 27 | CMLL | 58. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Los Revolucionarios del Terror (Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora and Rey Escorpión) defeated Atlantis, La Sombra and Místico | |||||
| 27 | TNA | Sacrifice | Orlando | Eric Young (c) defeated Magnus in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||
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| 3 | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka | A.J. Styles defeated Kazuchika Okada (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 4 | WWE | Extreme Rules | East Rutherford | Daniel Bryan (c) defeated Kane in an Extreme Rules match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 10 | ROH NJPW | Global Wars | Toronto | Adam Cole (c) defeated Kevin Steen in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship | |||||
| 10 | TNA | One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown | Orlando, Florida | Knockouts Gauntlet match to crown the "Queen of the Knockouts" | |||||
| 10 | TNA | One Night Only: Victory Road | Orlando, Florida | 12-man Gauntlet battle royal match for a future shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 17 | ROH NJPW | War of the Worlds | New York City | A.J. Styles (c) defeated Kazuchika Okada, and Michael Elgin in a Three-way match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 25 | NJPW | Back to the Yokohama Arena | Yokohama | A.J. Styles (c) defeated Kazuchika Okada in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 29 | WWE | TakeOver | Winter Park | Adrian Neville (c) defeated Tyson Kidd in a Singles match to retain the NXT Championship | |||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||
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| 1 | WWE | Payback | Rosemont | The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose) defeated Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista) in a No Holds Barred Elimination match | |||||
| 8 | NJPW | Best of the Super Juniors | Tokyo | Ricochet defeated Kushida in final match in Best Of The Super Junior 2014. | |||||
| 15 | TNA | Slammiversary | Arlington | Eric Young (c) defeated Lashley and Austin Aries in a Three-way Steel Cage match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 21 | NJPW | Dominion | Osaka | ||||||
| 22 | ROH | Best in the World | Nashville | Michael Elgin defeated Adam Cole (c) in a Singles match to win the ROH World Championship | |||||
| 29 | WWE | Money in the Bank | Boston | John Cena defeated Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus, Bray Wyatt, and Cesaro in a Ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||
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| 20 | WWE | Battleground | Tampa | John Cena (c) defeated Kane, Randy Orton, and Roman Reigns in a Fatal 4-Way match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||
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| 1 | CMLL | Juicio Final | Mexico City | Rush defeated Negro Casas in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, Hair vs. Hair match | |||||
| 9 | AAA | Triplemanía XXII | Mexico City | El Hijo del Perro Aguayo defeated Cibernético, Dr. Wagner Jr. (with El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.) and Myzteziz in a Four-way elimination match for Copa Triplemanía XXII | |||||
| 10 | NJPW | G1 Climax Final | Saitama | Kazuchika Okada defeats Shinsuke Nakamura in the final of the 2014 G1 Climax | |||||
| 17 | AAA | Triplemanía XXII | Mexico City, Mexico | El Hijo del Perro Aguayo defeated Cibernético, Dr. Wagner Jr. (with El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.) and Myzteziz | |||||
| 17 | WWE | SummerSlam | Los Angeles | Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena (c) in a Singles match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 29-31 | PWG | Battle of Los Angeles | Reseda, California | Ricochet defeated Johnny Gargano and Roderick Strong via pinfall to win the 2014 Battle of Los Angeles tournament | |||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||
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| 5 | TNA | One Night Only: Turning Point | Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
| 6 | TNA | One Night Only: Rivals | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina | ||||||
| 6 | ROH | All Star Extravaganza | Toronto | reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) (c) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) 2-1 in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship | |||||
| 11 | WWE | TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way | Winter Park | Adrian Neville (c) defeated Sami Zayn, Tyler Breeze, and Tyson Kidd in a Fatal 4-Way match to retain the NXT Championship | |||||
| 19 | CMLL | CMLL 81st Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Atlantis defeated Último Guerrero in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match | |||||
| 21 | WWE | Night of Champions | Nashville | John Cena defeated Brock Lesnar (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 21 | NJPW | Destruction in Kobe | Kobe | Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Bad Luck Fale (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |||||
| 23 | NJPW | Destruction in Okayama | Okayama | Kazuchika Okada defeated Karl Anderson in a Singles match for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate | |||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||
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| 12 | AAA | Heroes Inmortales | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | El Hijo del Perro Aguayo and El Texano, Jr. defeated El Mesías and El Patrón Alberto | |||||
| 12 | TNA Wrestle-1 | Bound for Glory | Tokyo | The Great Muta and Tajiri defeated The Revolution (James Storm and The Great Sanada) in a Tag team match | |||||
| 13 | NJPW | King of Pro-Wrestling | Tokyo | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated A.J. Styles (c) in a Singles match to win IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 25 | WWC | 41st WWC Aniversario | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Invader #1 Vs. El Bronco finished in a double disqualification | |||||
| 26 | WWE | Hell in a Cell | Dallas | Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose in a Hell in a Cell match | |||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||
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| 8 | NJPW | Power Struggle | Osaka | Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Katsuyori Shibata in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |||||
| 23 | WWE | Survivor Series | St. Louis | Team Cena (John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Erick Rowan, and Ryback) defeated Team Authority (Seth Rollins, Kane, Mark Henry, Rusev, and Luke Harper) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match | |||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||
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| 5 | CMLL | Mexico City | 10-man steel cage elimination match contested under Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match | ||||||
| 7 | AAA | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | El Patrón Alberto (with El Mesías) defeated El Texano Jr. (c) (with El Hijo del Perro Aguayo) in a Singles match for the AAA Mega Championship | ||||||
| 7 | NJPW | World Tag League Final | Nagoya | Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata defeat Bullet Club (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) in the final of the 2014 World Tag League tournament. | |||||
| 7 | ROH | Final Battle | New York City | Jay Briscoe (c) defeated Adam Cole in a Fight Without Honor to retain the ROH World Championship | |||||
| 9 | WWE | Tribute to the Troops | Columbus, Georgia | John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan and Ryback defeated Luke Harper and The Authority (Seth Rollins, Big Show & Kane) (with J&J Security) | |||||
| 11 | WWE | TakeOver: R Evolution | Winter Park | Sami Zayn defeated Adrian Neville (c) in a Title vs. Career match to win the NXT Championship | |||||
| 14 | WWE | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Cleveland | Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match | |||||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||||||
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey de Reyes | La Parka | March 16 | ||
| Copa Triplemanía | August 17 | Defeated Cibernético, Dr. Wagner Jr. and Myzteziz to win. | ||
| Copa Antonio Peña | Myzteziz | October 12 | Defeated La Parka, Blue Demon, Jr., Australian Suicide, El Zorro, Pentagón, Jr., Fénix, and Daga to win. |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joker's Wild | Ethan Carter III | February 2 | |
| World Cup | Team Young (Eric Young, Bully Ray, Eddie Edwards, Gunner, ODB) | April 12 | |
| Knockouts Knockdown | Madison Rayne | May 10 | |
| TNA X Division Championship Tournament | Samoa Joe | August 7 | |
| Gold Rush Tournament | Austin Aries | September 24 | |
| TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament | The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy) | October 15 | |
| British Boot Camp season 2 | Mark Andrews | December 7 | |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Rumble | Batista | January 26 | Last eliminated Roman Reigns to win a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXX, but was unsuccessful in the triple threat match against champion Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan, who won. | |
| André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal | Cesaro | April 6 | Last eliminated Big Show in the inaugural match to win the André the Giant Memorial Trophy. | |
| WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | Bad News Barrett | April 28 | Defeated Rob Van Dam in the tournament final to win an Intercontinental Championship match at Extreme Rules, where Barrett defeated Big E to win the title. | |
| Money in the Bank ladder match | Seth Rollins | June 29 | Defeated Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Dean Ambrose, Rob Van Dam, and Jack Swagger to win a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match contract, which he cashed in at WrestleMania 31 the following year to win the title; during the main event match in which Brock Lesnar defended the title against Roman Reigns, Rollins cashed in during the match, converting the singles match into a triple threat match in which Rollins pinned Reigns to win Lesnar's title. | |
| NXT Women's Championship Tournament | Charlotte | May 29 | Defeated Natalya in the tournament final to win the vacant NXT Women's Championship; previous champion Paige was stripped of the title after she had won the WWE Divas Championship and was promoted to the main roster. | |
| NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara) | July 31 | Defeated The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) in the tournament final to win an NXT Tag Team Championship match at TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, where The Lucha Dragons defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) to win the title. |
| AAA Mega Championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 7 | El Patron Alberto | Guerra de Titanes | ||
| AAA Fusion Championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | El Hijo del Fantasma | Triplemanía XXII | ||
| Retired | After El Hijo del Fantasma defeated Fenix to unify the AAA Fusion Championship with the AAA Cruiserweight Championship, the AAA Fusion Championship was retired and the AAA Cruiserweight Championship became the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship. | |||
| AAA Latin American Championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16 | Vacated | Rey de Reyes | ||
| March 16 | Chessman | Rey de Reyes | ||
| AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship | |||||
| No title changes | |||||
| AAA World Cruiserweight Championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | El Hijo del Fantasma | Triplemanía XXII | ||
| AAA Reina de Reinas Championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | Taya | Triplemanía XXII | ||
| AAA World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Los Güeros del Cielo | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 7 | Los Perros del Mal | Guerra de Titanes | ||
| AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19 | La Sociedad | AAA Television Taping | ||
| AAA World Trios Championship | |||||
| Incoming champions – Los Psycho Circus | |||||
| No title changes | |||||
| IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |||||||
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| May 3 | A.J. Styles | ||||||
| October 13 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | ||||||
| IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |||||||
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| January 4 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | ||||||
| April 6 | Shinsuke Nakamura | ||||||
| June 21 | Bad Luck Fale | ||||||
| September 21 | Shinsuke Nakamura | ||||||
| Incoming champions – K.E.S. | |||||||
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| January 4 | Bullet Club | ||||||
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| January 4 | Kota Ibushi | ||||||
| July 4 | Kushida | ||||||
| September 21 | Ryusuke Taguchi | ||||||
| Incoming champions – The Young Bucks | |||||||
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| June 21 | Time Splitters | ||||||
| November 8 | reDRagon | ||||||
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| February 11 | Tomohiro Ishii | ||||||
| June 29 | Yujiro Takahashi | ||||||
| October 13 | Tomohiro Ishii | ||||||
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| June 22 | Michael Elgin | Best in the World | |||||
| September 6 | Jay Briscoe | All Star Extravaganza 6 | |||||
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| April 4 | Jay Lethal | Supercard of Honor VIII | |||||
| Incoming champion(s) – reDRagon) | |||||||
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| March 8 | The Young Bucks | Raising the Bar: Night 2 | |||||
| May 17 | reDRagon ) | War of the Worlds | |||||
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| February 1 | Ángel Metálico | The Crash show | This was a four-way Ladder match, also involving Daga and Star Boy.[1] | ||||
| TNA World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | Impact Wrestling | If Magnus had been counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title.If anyone had interfered in the match, they would have been fired | ||
| June 19 | Impact Wrestling | If anyone besides MVP or Kenny King had interfered, they would have been fired | ||
| September 18 | Impact Wrestling | Kurt Angle was the special guest referee | ||
| TNA X Division Championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 16 | Austin Aries | Genesis | ||
| March 2 | Sanada | |||
| June 20 | Austin Aries | Impact Wrestling | ||
| June 24 | Vacated | Impact Wrestling | ||
| June 26 | Samoa Joe | Impact Wrestling | ||
| September 19 | Vacated | Impact Wrestling | ||
| September 19 | Low Ki | Impact Wrestling | ||
| TNA World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – The BroMans | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23 | The Wolves | Impact Wrestling | ||
| March 2 | The BroMans | |||
| April 27 | The Wolves | Sacrifice | ||
| September 19 | The Revolution | Impact Wrestling | ||
| TNA Knockouts Championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 16 | Madison Rayne | Impact Wrestling | ||
| April 27 | Angelina Love | Sacrifice | ||
| June 20 | Gail Kim | No Surrender | ||
| September 16 | Havok | Impact Wrestling | ||
| September 19 | Taryn Terrell | Impact Wrestling | ||
| TNA Television Championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 3 | Deactivated | N/A | ||
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| April 6 | Daniel Bryan | WrestleMania XXX | Triple threat match, also involving Batista, who Bryan made submit to win. | ||||
| June 9 | Vacated | Monday Night Raw | Daniel Bryan was stripped of the title due to a neck injury. | ||||
| June 29 | John Cena | Money in the Bank | Eight-way ladder match for the vacant title, also involving Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, and Sheamus. | ||||
| August 17 | Brock Lesnar | SummerSlam | |||||
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| May 4 | Bad News Barrett | Extreme Rules | |||||
| June 30 | Vacated | Monday Night Raw | Vacated due to shoulder injury. | ||||
| July 20 | The Miz | Battleground | 19-man battle royal. The Miz lastly eliminated Dolph Ziggler to win the vacant title. | ||||
| August 17 | Dolph Ziggler | SummerSlam | |||||
| September 21 | The Miz | Night of Champions | |||||
| September 22 | Dolph Ziggler | Monday Night Raw | |||||
| November 17 | Luke Harper | Monday Night Raw | |||||
| December 14 | Dolph Ziggler | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Ladder match | ||||
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| May 5 | Sheamus | Monday Night Raw | 20-man battle royal. Sheamus lastly eliminated Dean Ambrose to win. | ||||
| November 3 | Rusev | Raw Backstage Pass | |||||
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| April 7 | Paige | Monday Night Raw | |||||
| June 30 | AJ Lee | Monday Night Raw | |||||
| August 17 | Paige | SummerSlam | |||||
| September 21 | AJ Lee | Night of Champions | Triple threat match, also involving Nikki Bella. | ||||
| November 23 | Nikki Bella | Survivor Series | |||||
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| January 26 | The New Age Outlaws | Royal Rumble | |||||
| March 3 | The Usos | Monday Night Raw | |||||
| September 21 | Gold and Stardust | Night of Champions | Gold and Stardust were formerly known as Cody Rhodes and Goldust. | ||||
| November 23 | The Miz and Damien Mizdow | Survivor Series | Fatal four-way tag team match, also involving Los Matadores and The Usos. | ||||
| December 29 | The Usos | Monday Night Raw | |||||
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| February 27 | Adrian Neville | Arrival | Ladder match | ||||
| December 11 | Sami Zayn | TakeOver: R Evolution | Title vs. career match. | ||||
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| April 24 | Vacated | NXT | NXT General Manager John "Bradshaw" Layfield stripped Paige of the title after she won the Divas Championship and was promoted to the main roster. | ||||
| May 29 | Charlotte | TakeOver | Defeated Natalya in a tournament final for the vacant title. | ||||
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| September 11 | The Lucha Dragons | TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way | |||||
See main article: AAA Hall of Fame.
| Inductee |
|---|
| El Brazo |
| Rayo de Jalisco Sr. |
See main article: List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards.
| Category | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Wrestler of the Year | Brock Lesnar | |
| Tag Team of the Year | The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) | |
| Match of the Year | John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt (Payback) | |
| Feud of the Year | Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose | |
| Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | Dean Ambrose | |
| Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | Triple H and Stephanie McMahon | |
| Comeback of the Year | Sting | |
| Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | Rusev | |
| Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Daniel Bryan | |
| Rookie of the Year | Charlotte | |
| Woman of the Year | AJ Lee | |
| Stanley Weston Award (Lifetime Achievement) | Dory Funk Jr. |
See main article: TNA Hall of Fame.
See main article: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.
| Inductee |
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| The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) |
| Ray Fabiani |
See main article: List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards.
| Category | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Wrestler of the Year | Shinsuke Nakamura | |
| Most Outstanding | A.J. Styles | |
| Tag Team of the Year | The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) | |
| Most Improved | Rusev | |
| Best on Interviews | Paul Heyman |
See main article: WWE Hall of Fame.
| Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | The Ultimate Warrior | Linda McMahon |
| Jake Roberts | Diamond Dallas Page | |
| Lita | Trish Stratus | |
| Paul Bearer | Kane | |
| Carlos Colón Sr. | Carlito, Eddie, and Orlando Colón | |
| Scott Hall | Kevin Nash | |
| Celebrity | Gene Okerlund | |
See main article: Slammy Award.
| Poll[2] | Winner[3] | |
|---|---|---|
| Fan Participation Award | "You Sold Out" | |
| Double-Cross of the Year | Seth Rollins betrays The Shield and joins The Authority on Raw (June 2) | |
| Animal of the Year | The Bunny | |
| Best Actor | The Rock | |
| Tweet It! Best Twitter Handle or Social Champion | @HEELZiggler | |
| Rivalry of the Year | Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority | |
| Raw Guest Star of the Year | Hugh Jackman | |
| Best Couple of the Year | Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella | |
| Faction of the Year | The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns) | |
| NXT Superstar of the Year | Sami Zayn | |
| Anti-Gravity Moment of the Year | Seth Rollins dives off the balcony at Payback | |
| "Tell Me You Didn't Just Say That" Insult of the Year | The Rock insults Rusev and Lana on Raw (October 6) | |
| WWE Tag Team of the Year | The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) | |
| Breakout Star of the Year | Dean Ambrose | |
| Hashtag of the Year |
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| "This is Awesome" Moment of the Year | Sting debuts to help Team Cena defeat Team Authority at Survivor Series | |
| Surprise Return of the Year | Ultimate Warrior returns to the WWE at the 2014 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, WrestleMania XXX and Raw (April 7) | |
| The OMG Shocking Moment of the Year | Brock Lesnar defeats The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX, ending The Streak | |
| WWE Diva of the Year | AJ Lee | |
| LOL Moment of the Year | Damien Mizdow as The Miz's stunt double | |
| Match of the Year | Team Cena (John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Erick Rowan, & Ryback) vs. Team Authority (Seth Rollins, Kane, Luke Harper, Rusev, & Mark Henry) in a 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match at Survivor Series | |
| Extreme Moment of the Year | Chris Jericho hits a cross-body on Bray Wyatt from the top of a steel cage on Raw (September 8) | |
| Superstar of the Year | Roman Reigns |