These promotions held notable events in 2018.
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| 1 | CMLL | Sin Piedad | Mexico City | Negro Casas defeated Sam Adonis in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match | [1] |
| IWRG | IWRG 22nd Anniversary Show | Naucalpan, Mexico | Impossible (c) defeated Dr. Cerebro in a Steel cage match for the IWRG Rey del Ring Championship | [2] |
| 4 | NJPW | Wrestle Kingdom 12 | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | First NJPW event to feature Chris Jericho in nearly two decades |
| 7 | IWRG | Zona de Ejecucion | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Aramis defeated Black Dragon, Alas de Acero, Diablo Jr., Dinamic Black, Dragon Fly, El Hijo del Alebrije, Pantera I, Eterno, Freelance, Heddi Karaoui, Imposible, Tortuga Leo, Tortuga Mike, Tortuga Rafy, and Tortuga Teelo | [3] |
| 19 | CMLL
NJPW | Fantastica Mania
(Tokyo shows) | Tokyo, Japan | Niebla Roja (c) defeated Gran Guerrero for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship | |
| 21 | | |
| 22 | Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero) defeated Dragon Lee and Místico in a CMLL Brothers Tag Tournament Final Match | |
| 26 | AAA | Guerra de Titanes | Mexico City | El Hijo del Fantasma (c) defeated El Texano Jr. in a Steel cage match to retain the AAA Latin American Championship | The event was also notable for the surprise appearance of the formers CMLL stars Máximo and La Máscara following then the match between Psycho Clown and Rey Escorpión. |
| 27 | WWE
| TakeOver: Philadelphia | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Andrade "Cien" Almas (c) (with Zelina Vega) defeated Johnny Gargano in a Singles match to retain the NXT Championship | First appearance of Ricochet and the return of EC3, who had last performed in WWE in 2013 under former ring name Derrick Bateman. |
| 27 | NJPW | The New Beginning in Sapporo | Sapporo, Japan | Minoru Suzuki defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |
| 28 | Jay White defeated Kenny Omega (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship | |
| 28 | WWE
| Royal Rumble | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Asuka won the 30-woman Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Nikki Bella to earn a women's championship match at WrestleMania 34[4] | This was the first event to feature a women's Royal Rumble match, which was the second women's match to main event a WWE PPV, and the first to main event one of WWE's "Big Four" PPVs.[5] Asuka chose to challenge Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 34.
The event was also notable for the surprise appearance of former UFC star Ronda Rousey following the women's match, officially confirming that she had signed a full-time deal with WWE.
Shinsuke Nakamura won the men's Royal Rumble match and chose to challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34. |
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| 9 | ROH | Honor Reigns Supreme | Concord, North Carolina | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat Best Friends (Beretta & Chuckie T) | |
| 10 | NJPW | The New Beginning in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Sanada in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| 11 | IWRG | Cabellera vs. Cabellera | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Black Dragon defeated Oficial Spartan by disqualification | As a result of his loss, Oficial Spartan had his hair shaved off[6] |
| 23 | ROH
NJPW | Honor Rising: Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Cody Rhodes, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll defeated Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Chase Owens in a 6 Man Tag Team Match | |
| 24 | Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) defeated Bullet Club (Marty Scurll and Cody) in a Tag team match | |
| 25 | WWE
| Elimination Chamber | Las Vegas, Nevada | Roman Reigns defeated Braun Strowman, Elias, Finn Bálor, John Cena, Seth Rollins, and The Miz in an Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 34 | First event to feature a women's Elimination Chamber match and the first ever seven-man Elimination Chamber
Last Raw-exclusive PPV of the second brand split, as following WrestleMania 34, all WWE PPVs ceased being brand exclusive.[7] |
| IWRG | El Protector | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Rokambole Jr. and Villano V Jr. defeated Ram El Carnero and Trauma I | El Protector tournament finals[8] |
| DDT | Into The Fight 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | Shuji Ishikawa and Daisuke Sekimoto defeated Konosuke Takeshita and Harashima |
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| 3 | ROH | Manhattan Mayhem | New York City | BULLET CLUB (Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat Shane Taylor & The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan & Vinny Marseglia) | |
| 3 | Impact | One Night Only: March Breakdown | Belleville, Michigan | Kongo Kong and RJ City defeated Austin Aries and Alberto El Patron | Aired on March 16. |
| 4 | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Puebla, Mexico | El Hijo del Fantasma defeated El Texano Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. hair match. | |
| 6 | NJPW | 46th Anniversary Show | Tokyo, Japan | IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defeated IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay in a non-title Champion vs Champion match. | |
| 9–10 | ROH | 16th Anniversary Show | Sunrise Manor, Nevada | Dalton Castle (c) defeated Jay Lethal in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship | |
| 11 | WWE
| Fastlane | Columbus, Ohio | AJ Styles (c) defeated Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and John Cena in a Six-Pack Challenge to retain the WWE Championship | Last SmackDown-exclusive PPV, and brand-exclusive PPV, of the second brand split, as following WrestleMania 34, all WWE PPVs ceased being brand exclusive. |
| 16 | CMLL | Homenaje a Dos Leyendas | Mexico City | El Cuatrero defeated Ángel de Oro Mask vs Mask match | |
| 18 | IWRG | Rebelión de los Juniors | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | El Hijo del Alebrije defeated Apolo Estrada Jr., Capo del Norte, Diablo Jr., Dr. Karonte, El Hijo del Medico Asesino, El Hijo del Pantera, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Lunatic Extreme, Mascara Magica Jr., and Hip Hop Man | [9] |
| 21 | NJPW | New Japan Cup Final | Nagaoka, Japan | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi | |
| 24 | Impact | One Night Only: Cali Combat | Belleville, Michigan | Austin Aries defeated Eli Drake for the Impact World Championship | Aired on May 11. |
| 25 | DDT | | Tokyo, Japan | Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Shuji Ishikawa to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship | |
| NJPW | Strong Style Evolved | Long Beach, California | Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) defeated The Young Bucks in a Tag team match | |
| IWRG | Cabellera vs. Cabellera | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Ricky Marvin defeated Dr. Cerebro | As a result of his loss, Dr. Cerebro had all his hair shaved off[10] |
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| 1 | NJPW | Sakura Genesis | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| 6 | Impact
LU | Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground | New Orleans, Louisiana | Pentagón Dark defeated Austin Aries and Fénix in a Three-way match | |
| 7 | ROH | Supercard of Honor XII | New Orleans, Louisiana | Dalton Castle (c) defeated Marty Scurll in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship | First Ring of Honor show to sell 6,000 fans in attendance |
| WWE
| TakeOver: New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana | Johnny Gargano defeated Tommaso Ciampa by submission in an unsanctioned match
| First event to feature the NXT North American Championship |
| CMLL | 75. Aniversario de Arena Coliseo | Mexico City, Mexico | Atlantis and Blue Panther defeated Fuerza Guerrera and El Satánico | [11] |
| 8 | WWE
| WrestleMania 34 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Brock Lesnar (c) defeated Roman Reigns in a Singles match to retain the WWE Universal Championship | This was Daniel Bryan's in-ring return after 3 years, as he was forced to retire, but was cleared to compete again.
This was also Ronda Rousey's in-ring debut. |
| 10 | NJPW | Lion's Gate Project 11 | Tokyo, Japan | Ayato Yoshida and Go Asakawa defeated Yuji Nagata and Shota Umino in a Tag team match | |
| 15 | ROH | Masters of the Craft | Columbus, Ohio | Marty Scurll defeated Dalton Castle, Beer City Bruiser and Punishment Martinez | |
| IWRG | Guerra del Golfo | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Tortuga Mike defeated Tortuga Teelo | Teelo lost a Steel Cage match and had to unmask[12] |
| 22 | Impact | Redemption | Orlando, Florida | Pentagón Jr. defeated Austin Aries (c) and Rey Fenix in Triple threat match to win the Impact World Championship | |
| 27 | WWE
| Greatest Royal Rumble | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Braun Strowman won by last eliminating Big Cass in a 50-man Royal Rumble match for the Greatest Royal Rumble Championship | |
| CMLL | 62. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Atlantis, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated La Peste Negra (Bárbaro Cavernario and Negro Casas) and Último Guerrero | [13] |
| 27 | ROH | Bound By Honor | West Palm Beach, Florida | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (c) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship | |
| 28 | Lakeland, Florida | Bullet Club (Cody, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeated Dalton Castle, Silas Young & The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (w/Brandon & Brent) | |
| 29 | NJPW | Wrestling Hinokuni | Kumamoto, Japan | Tetsuya Naito defeated Minoru Suzuki (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |
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| 3 | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka, Japan | Kenny Omega defeated Hangman Page in a Singles match | |
| 4 | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 6 | WWE
| Backlash | Newark, New Jersey | Roman Reigns defeated Samoa Joe in a Singles match | |
| 9 | ROH
NJPW | War of the Worlds Tour | Lowell, Massachusetts | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) in a Tag team match | |
| 11 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada) defeated Dalton Castle, Jay Lethal, Kenny King and Colt Cabana in an Eight-man tag team match | |
| 12 | Royal Oak, Michigan | | |
| 13 | Chicago, Illinois | Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada, and Tetsuya Naito) in a Ten-man tag team match | |
| 15 | NJPW | | Tokyo, Japan | Yuji Nagata defeated Ayato Yoshida in a Singles match | |
| 20 | IWRG | Rey del Ring | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Emperador Azteca won the 30-man Rey del Ring match | [14] |
| 24 | ROH | Honor United | Edinburgh, Scotland | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (c) defeat BULLET CLUB (Cody & Hangman Page) (w/ Brandi Rhodes) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship | |
| 26 | London, England | The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan & Vinny Marseglia) (c) defeat BULLET CLUB (Hangman Page, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) and SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) to retain the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship | |
| 27 | Doncaster, England | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil & Sanada) and The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) and The Kingdom (T. K. O'Ryan & Vinny Marseglia) | |
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| 3 | AAA | Verano de Escándalo | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Jeff Jarrett defeated Rey Wagner (c) and Rey Mysterio Jr. in a three-way match to win the AAA Mega Championship | The event was also notable for the surprises returns of Lady Maravilla, Keira, Xtreme Tiger, Laredo Kid, Brian Cage, Jeff Jarrett, Konnan and Fénix in AAA. |
| Impact | One Night Only: Zero Fear | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Pentagon, Jr. defeated Eli Drake and Moose in a Triple Threat match | Aired on June 15. |
| IWRG | Cabellera vs. Cabellera | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Black Dragon defeated Lunatik Xtreme | Lunatik Xtreme had all his hair shaved off as a result of his loss.[15] |
| 9 | NJPW | Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | Kenny Omega defeated Kazuchika Okada (c) 2–1 in No time limit two out of three falls match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | Chris Jericho defeated Tetsuya Naito to win IWGP Intercontinental Championship, with the win, Jericho became the first person to hold Intercontinental Championships in both WWE and NJPW.
Okada's fourth reign at 720 days is the longest in the championship's history, and it also holds the record for most successful title defences; which is 12. |
| 13 | NJPW | Lion's Gate Project X3 | Tokyo, Japan | Ayato Yoshida defeated Shota Umino in a Singles match | |
| 15 | ROH | State Of The Art | San Antonio, Texas | Bullet Club (Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat The Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer) & The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Vinny Marseglia) | |
| 16 | Dallas, Texas | Punishment Martinez defeated Silas Young (c) to win the ROH World Television Championship | |
| 16 | WWE
| TakeOver: Chicago II | Rosemont, Illinois | Tommaso Ciampa defeated Johnny Gargano in a Chicago Street Fight | |
| 17 | WWE
| Money in the Bank | Rosemont, Illinois | Braun Strowman defeated Bobby Roode, Finn Bálor, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Rusev, Samoa Joe, and The Miz to win the men's Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract | Alexa Bliss won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match and then cashed in the contract that same night to win the Raw Women's Championship. |
| IWRG | Festival de las Máscaras | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | El Hijo de L.A. Park and L.A. Park defeated Dragon Lee and Rush | [16] |
| 18 | WWE
| United Kingdom Championship Tournament | Kensington, London, England | Zack Gibson defeated Travis Banks by submission in the Tournament final to determine the #1 contender to the WWE United Kingdom Championship | |
| 19 | Pete Dunne (c) defeated Zack Gibson in a Singles match to retain the WWE United Kingdom Championship |
| 29 | ROH | Best in the World | Baltimore, Maryland | Dalton Castle (c) defeated Cody and Marty Scurll in a Three-way match to retain the ROH World Championship | |
| 29 | NJPW | When Worlds Collide | Daytona Beach, Florida | The Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi) | |
| 30 | NJPW / RevPro | Strong Style Evolved UK | Milton Keynes, England | Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.) (c) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) in a Tag team match for the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship | |
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| 1 | NJPW / RevPro | Strong Style Evolved UK | Greater Manchester, England | Minoru Suzuki defeated Tomohiro Ishii (c) in a Singles match for the British Heavyweight Championship | |
| 7 | | G1 Special in San Francisco | Daly City, California | Kenny Omega (c) defeated Cody in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| 13 | CMLL | Atlantis 35th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Los Ingobernables (Rush and El Terrible) defeated Sky Team (Valiente and Volador Jr.) for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship | [17] |
| 15 | WWE
| Extreme Rules | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Dolph Ziggler (c) (with Drew McIntyre) defeated Seth Rollins 5–4 in sudden death overtime in a 30-minute Iron Man match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship | This was the first time the Intercontinental Championship main evented a WWE pay-per-view since Backlash in 2001. |
| IWRG | Cabellera vs. Cabellera | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Obett defeated X-Fly | Obett was shaved bald as a result of his loss[18] |
| 14 | WWC | WWC Anniversary 45 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Jack Swagger (w/ Dutch Mantell) defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool | |
| 21 | AAA / Elite | AAA vs. Elite | Mexico City, Mexico | Team ELITE (Electroshock, L.A. Park and Puma King) defeated Team AAA (Psycho Clown, El Hijo del Fantasma and Rey Wagner) in a 6 Man Tag Team Match | |
| 19 | MLW | Battle Riot | Queens, New York | Tom Lawlor won by last eliminating Jake Hager in a 40-man Battle Riot match for a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship match | |
| 20 | ROH | Honor for All | Nashville, Tennessee | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeated The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) and The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) | |
| 22 | Impact | Slammiversary | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Austin Aries (c) defeated Moose in a singles match to retain the Impact World Championship | |
| IWRG | Zona de Ejecucion | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Las Traumas (Trauma I and Trauma II), El Hijo del Medico Asesino and Eterno defeated Los Tortugas Ninjas (Leo, Mike and Rafy) and Relampago and El Hijo del Alebrije, Emperador Azteca, Freelance and Imposible and Dr. Cerebro, El Hijo de Canis Lupus, El Pantera II and Veneno | [19] |
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| 3 | CMLL | Negro Casas 40th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Los Lucha Bros (King Phoenix and Penta el 0M) and L.A. Park defeated Rush and The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | [20] |
| 8 | IWRG | Ejecucion Total | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Imposible, Relampago and X-Fly defeated Los Tortugas Ninjas (Leo, Mike and Rafy) and Capo del Norte, Capo del Sur and Pit Bull and Aramís, El Hijo de Canis Lupus and Pasion Crystal | Four-way trios elimination match[21] |
| 12 | NJPW | G1 Climax 28 | Tokyo, Japan | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kota Ibushi to win the 2018 G1 Climax Tournament | |
| 16 | ROH | Honor Re United | Edinburgh, Scotland | Bullet Club (Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat Punishment Martinez & The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) | |
| 18 | Doncaster, England | Jay Lethal (c) defeats Mark Haskins to retain the ROH World Championship | |
| 19 | London, England | Mark Haskins defeats Hangman Page to win the International Cup | |
| 18 | WWE
| TakeOver: Brooklyn IV | Brooklyn, New York | Tommaso Ciampa (c) defeated Johnny Gargano in a Last Man Standing match to retain the NXT Championship | |
| 19 | WWE
| SummerSlam | Brooklyn, New York | Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) in a Singles match to win the WWE Universal Championship | Lesnar's first reign at 504 days is the longest in the championship's history. |
| 25 | AAA | Triplemanía XXVI | Mexico City | L.A. Park defeated El Hijo del Fantasma, Psycho Clown and Pentagón Jr. in Póker de Ases, Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask cage match. | |
| Impact | One Night Only: Bad Intentions | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Josh Alexander defeated Sami Callihan in a Steel Cage match | Aired on August 31. |
| One Night Only: Night of the Dummies | Binghamton, New York | Eddie Edwards defeated Eli Drake | Aired on September 14. |
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| 1 | N/A | All In | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | The Golden Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Kota Ibushi) defeated Rey Mysterio, Rey Fénix, and Bandido (with Theo Rossi) | The first non-WWE or World Championship Wrestling promoted professional wrestling event in the United States to sell 10,000 tickets since 1993.[22] |
| 9 | IWRG | Caravana de Campeones | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Mr. Electro (c) defeated El Hijo del Médico Asesino to defend the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship | Special show featuring five championship matches[23] |
| 14 | CMLL | CMLL 85th Anniversary Show | Mexico City | Rush and Bárbaro Cavernario defeated Matt Taven and Volador Jr in the Best two-out-of-three falls tag team Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match | |
| 14–16 | PWG | Battle of Los Angeles | Reseda, California | Jeff Cobb defeated Bandido and Shingo Takagi in an elimination three-way match to win the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles tournament | |
| 15 | | Destruction in Hiroshima | Hiroshima, Japan | Kenny Omega (c) defeated Tomohiro Ishii in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| 16 | WWE
| Hell in a Cell | San Antonio, Texas | Roman Reigns (c) versus Braun Strowman in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Universal Championship with special guest referee Mick Foley ended in a no-contest due to interference from Brock Lesnar.
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| 17 | | Destruction in Beppu | Beppu, Japan | Tetsuya Naito defeated Minoru Suzuki in a Singles match | |
| 23 | | Destruction in Kobe | Kobe, Japan | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kazuchika Okada in a Singles match for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate | |
| 28 | | Death Before Dishonor XVI | Las Vegas, Nevada | Jay Lethal (c) defeated Will Ospreay in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship | |
| 30 | | Fighting Spirit Unleashed | Long Beach, California | Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) | |
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| 5 | CMLL | CMLL International Gran Prix | Mexico City | Michael Elgin won the 2018 Gran Prix
Teams: Resto del Mundo (Matt Taven, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Dark Magic, Michael Elgin, David Finlay, Gilbert el Boricua, Flip Gordon and Okumura) defeated Team Mexico (Diamante Azul, Carístico, El Cuatrero, Euforia, Hechicero, Sansón, El Terrible, Último Guerrero, and Volador Jr.) | [24] |
| 6 | WWE
| Super Show-Down | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Triple H (with Shawn Michaels) defeated The Undertaker (with Kane) in No Disqualification match | |
| 6 | Impact | One Night Only: BCW 25th Anniversary | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Cody Deaner defeated Johnny Impact, Kongo Kong (c), and Matt Sydal in a Four-way match for the BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship | Aired on November 16. |
| 7 | IWRG | Relevos Increibles de Máscaras y Cabelleras | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Demonio Infernal defeated Freelance | Freelance had his hair shaved off as a result[25] |
| 8 | NJPW | King of Pro-Wrestling | Tokyo, Japan | Kenny Omega (c) defeated Cody and Kota Ibushi in a Three-way match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| 12 | | Glory By Honor XVI | Baltimore, Maryland | Jay Lethal (c) defeated Silas Young to retain the ROH World Championship | |
| 14 | NJPW
RevPro | Global Wars UK | London, England | Tomohiro Ishii defeated Minoru Suzuki (c) to win the British Heavyweight Championship | |
| 14 | Impact | Bound for Glory | New York City, New York | Johnny Impact (with Taya Valkyrie) defeated Austin Aries (c) (with Killer Kross and Moose) to win the Impact World Championship | |
| 19 | CMLL | Blue Panther 40th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Bárbaro Cavernario and Los Ingobernables (Rush and El Terrible) defeated Carístico, Penta el 0M, and David Finlay | [26] |
| 21 | DDT | Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | Daisuke Sasaki defeated Danshoku Dino (c) by submission to win the KO-D Openweight Championship | |
| NWA | NWA 70th Anniversary Show | Nashville, Tennessee | Nick Aldis (with Kamilla Kaine) defeated Cody (c) (with Brandi Rhodes) in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 28 | AAA | Héroes Inmortales XII | Puebla, Puebla | Rey Wagner defeated Jeff Jarrett in a hair vs. hair match | |
| 28 | WWE
| | Uniondale, New York | Ronda Rousey (c) defeated Nikki Bella (with Brie Bella) by submission to retain the WWE Raw Women's Championship | First-ever WWE PPV featuring only female wrestlers; the PPV also featured the final of the Mae Young Classic tournament. The event also marked the first main roster Last Woman Standing match featuring Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair. |
| 27–31 | | Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea | Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas | Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Cody & Marty Scurll) defeated Alpha Club (Chris Jericho & The Young Bucks) | |
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| 1 | IWRG | El Castillo del Terror | Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico | Tortuga Mike defeated Oficial Spector to unmask him | 12-person Steel cage match that also included Aramis, Diosa Atenea, Dragón Bane, El Hijo del Alebrije, El Hijo de Canis Lupus, Relámpago, Ludark Shaitan, Shil-Kah, Tortuga Leo and Zumbi[27] |
| 2 | WWE
| Crown Jewel | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane) | This was Shawn Michaels' first match since retiring in 2010, as well as Hulk Hogan's return to WWE following a three-year suspension due to a 2015 scandal; Hogan served as the host of the event |
| CMLL | CMLL Día de Muertos | Mexico City, Mexico | Diamante Azul, L.A. Park, and Michael Elgin defeated King Phoenix, Penta 0M, and Último Guerrero in a six-man Relevos increíbles match | [28] |
| 3 | NJPW | Power Struggle | Osaka, Japan | Chris Jericho (c) defeated Evil by submission to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |
| The Crash | The Crash VII Aniversario | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | Bestia 666 defeated Garza Jr., hair vs. hair match | |
| 4 | ROH | Survival of the Fittest | Columbus, Ohio | | |
| 7 | ROH
NJPW | Global Wars | Lewiston, Maine | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, Evil, Sanada and Bushi) defeated Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Chris Sabin and Kushida | |
| 8 | Lowell, Massachusetts | Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham defeated Chris Sabin and Kushida, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and The Kingdom (T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) | |
| 9 | Buffalo, New York | Best Friends (Beretta and Chuckie T.) defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) and The Elite (Cody and Hangman Page) (with Brandi Rhodes) | |
| 11 | Toronto, Ontario | | |
| 10–11 | NJPW | Lion's Break Project 1 | Anaheim, California | Kenny Omega defeated David Finlay (Night 2) | |
| 15 | IWRG | Triangular en Jaula | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | Rush defeated L.A. Park and Penta 0M | [29] |
| 17 | WWE
| TakeOver: WarGames | Los Angeles, California | Pete Dunne, Ricochet, and War Raiders (Hanson and Rowe) defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong) in the WarGames match | |
| 18 | WWE
| Survivor Series | Los Angeles, California | Raw's Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defeated SmackDown's WWE Champion Daniel Bryan in a non-title Champion vs Champion match. | |
| 25 | WWE
| Starrcade | Cincinnati, Ohio | Seth Rollins (c) defeated Dean Ambrose in a Steel Cage match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | |
| 30 | CMLL | Leyendas Mexicanas | Mexico City, Mexico | Atlantis, Blue Panther and El Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Canek, Mascara Ano 2000 and Villano IV |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |
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| Date | Tournament | Final |
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| 67. Torneo FILL | Alas de Acero, Angel Oriental, Aramis, Demonio Infernal, Diablo Jr. I, Lunatic Xtreme, Odin and Shadow Boy defeated Adamantium, Balak, Energia, La Mosca, Mascara Magica Jr., Motocross, Orion, Principe Negro and Rey Lagarto by disqualification[36] |
| El Protector | Rokambole Jr. and Villano V Jr. defeated Ram El Carnero and Trauma I |
| | El Hijo del Alebrije defeated Apolo Estrada Jr., Capo del Norte, El Diablo Jr., Dr. Karonte, El Hijo del Medico Asesino, El Hijo del Pantera, El Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Lunatic Extreme, Mascara Magica Jr. and Hip Hop Man |
| Rey del Ring | Emperador Azteca won a 30-man elimination match[37] |
| 71. Torneo FILL | El Hijo de Zumbido, Eligor, Flayman, Gallo Colorado, Meza Kid, Pandemonium Jr., Quetzal and Shalom defeated Atomic Star, Black Dragon, El Hijo de X-Fly, Guerrero 2000, Kanon, Lunatik Extreme, Mexica and Shadow Boy |
| 72. Torneo FILL | Atomic Star, Black Dragon, Black Puma, Celestial Boy, Guerrero 2000, Kanon, Mexica and Shadow Boy defeated El Hijo de X-Fly, Eligor, Flayman, Gallo Colorado, Neza Kid, Quetzal, Shalom and Pandemonium Jr.[38] |
| 73. Torneo FILL | Gym Zeuz (Angel Estrella Jr., Death Metal, Guero Palma, Marduk and Taurino) and Gym Zaetas Del Ring (Eligor, Flamante, Neza King, Pandemonium Jr. and& Quetzal) and Gym Arena 23 (Baggera, John Tito, Payaxuco, Stone Magic & Ultimo Conde) defeated Gym FILL (Atomic Star, Black Dragon, Kanon, Mexica and Shadow Boy) |
| 74. torneo FILL | Black Puma, Chef Benito, Chicanito, Fire Man, Guerrero 2000, Lunatik Extreme, Puma de Oro and Shadow Boy defeated 19 Y Miedo, Alas de Acero, Apolo, Chris Stone Jr;, Dragon Negro, Iron Kid, Manchitas and Psique | |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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| United States Championship tournament | Bobby Roode | January 16 | Defeated Jinder Mahal in the tournament final to win the vacant United States Championship; the title was declared vacant after unsuccessful attempts at contacting previous champion Dolph Ziggler, who had abandoned the title belt in the ring on the December 17, 2017 episode of SmackDown Live. |
Royal Rumble
| Shinsuke Nakamura | January 28 | Winner received their choice of a championship match for either Raw's Universal Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34; Nakamura last eliminated Roman Reigns and chose his own brand's WWE Championship, but was unsuccessful against AJ Styles at the event. |
Royal Rumble
| Asuka | Winner received their choice of a championship match for either the Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 34; Asuka from Raw last eliminated Nikki Bella to win the inaugural match and chose to challenge for the SmackDown Women's Championship, but was unsuccessful against Charlotte Flair at the event. |
| Mixed Match Challenge 1 | The Miz and Asuka | April 3 | Defeated Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair in the tournament final to win. |
| Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic | The Undisputed Era
| April 7 | Defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) and Pete Dunne & Roderick Strong in the tournament final, which was a Winner Takes All match, in which The Undisputed Era retained the NXT Tag Team Championship and won the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Trophy. |
| WWE United Kingdom Championship Invitational | Lio Rush | Winner faced Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship on April 8.[39] Rush was unsuccessful in winning the title. |
| NXT North American Championship Invitational | Akira Tozawa | Winner faced the NXT North American Champion on April 8. Tozawa was unsuccessful in winning the title. |
| NXT Tag Team Championship Invitational | Moustache Mountain
| Winner faced the NXT Tag Team Champions on April 8. Moustache Mountain were unsuccessful in winning the title. |
| NXT Women's Championship Invitational | Dakota Kai | Winner faced the NXT Women's Champion on April 8. Kai was unsuccessful in winning the title. |
| Cruiserweight Championship tournament | Cedric Alexander | April 8 | Defeated Mustafa Ali in the tournament final to win the vacant WWE Cruiserweight Championship; previous champion Enzo Amore was released from the company following allegations of sexual assault, thus the title was vacated. |
| WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal | Naomi | Last eliminated Bayley to win the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Trophy. |
| André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal | Matt Hardy | Last eliminated Baron Corbin to win the André the Giant Memorial Trophy. |
| Greatest Royal Rumble | | April 27 | Last eliminated Big Cass to win the Greatest Royal Rumble Match and Championship. |
Money in the Bank ladder match
| Alexa Bliss | June 17 | Defeated Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Ember Moon, Lana, Naomi, and Sasha Banks to win a title match contract for her brand's women's championship.
Later that night, Bliss cashed in her contract on Nia Jax to win the Raw Women's Championship. |
Money in the Bank ladder match
| Braun Strowman | Defeated Bobby Roode, Finn Bálor, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Rusev, Samoa Joe, and The Miz to win a title match contract for his brand's world championship.
Cashed in on Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Hell in a Cell, but was unsuccessful as the match ended in a no contest. |
| United Kingdom Championship Tournament | Zack Gibson | June 18 | Winner faced Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship on June 19. Gibson was unsuccessful in winning the title. |
| Women's Battle Royal | Nia Jax | October 28 | Last eliminated Ember Moon to earn a match for her brand's women's championship. Faced Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, but was unsuccessful. |
| Mae Young Classic | Toni Storm | Defeated Io Shirai in the tournament final to win the Mae Young Classic Trophy, which aired as part of Evolution. |
| WWE World Cup | | November 2 | Tournament to determine the "best in the world" in WWE. The final match was originally between SmackDown's The Miz and Raw's Dolph Ziggler, but Shane McMahon, who despite not being in the tournament, replaced Miz after Miz was deemed unable to compete due to a pre-match brawl. Shane then defeated Ziggler to win the WWE World Cup Trophy. |
| WarGames match | Pete Dunne, Ricochet, and War Raiders (Hanson and Ray Rowe) | November 17 | Defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong) |
| Mixed Match Challenge 2 | R-Truth and Carmella | December 16 | Winners received the #30 spot of their respective men's and women's Royal Rumble matches at the 2019 Royal Rumble. | |
Raw and SmackDown each had a world championship, a secondary championship, a women's championship, and a male tag team championship. Raw also had a championship for their cruiserweight wrestlers, which became exclusive to the 205 Live brand.
