2000 in professional wrestling
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2000 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions
[edit]These promotions held notable events in 2000.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
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Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL | |
Extreme Championship Wrestling | ECW | |
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling | FMW | |
i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling | i-Gen | |
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 | |
World Championship Wrestling | WCW | |
World Wrestling Council | WWC | |
World Wrestling Federation | WWF | |
World Xtreme Wrestling | WXW |
Calendar of notable shows
[edit]January
[edit]Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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January 4 | NJPW | Wrestling World 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Kensuke Sasaki defeated Genichiro Tenryu (c) in a Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
January 5 | FMW | New Year Generation 2000: Day 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Masato Tanaka vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda in a Singles match | |
January 9 | ECW | Guilty as Charged | Birmingham, Alabama | Mike Awesome (c) (with Judge Jeff Jones) defeated Spike Dudley in a Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | |
January 16 | WCW | Souled Out | Cincinnati, Ohio | Chris Benoit defeated Sid Vicious in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Arn Anderson as special guest referee | |
January 23 | WWF | Royal Rumble | New York, New York | The Rock won by last eliminating Big Show in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania 2000[1] | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
February
[edit]Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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February 20 | WCW | SuperBrawl 2000 | San Francisco, California | Sid Vicious (c) defeated Scott Hall and Jeff Jarrett (with The Harris Brothers) in a Three Way Dance for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
February 25 | FMW | Cluster Battle 2000: Day 5 | Tokyo, Japan | H and Mr. Gannosuke vs. Kodo Fuyuki and Kyoko Inoue in a tag team match | |
February 27 | WWF | No Way Out | Hartford, Connecticut | Triple H (c) (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) defeated Cactus Jack in a Hell in a Cell Title vs. Career match for the WWF Championship | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
March
[edit]Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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March 5 | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Naucalpan, Mexico | La Parka Jr. defeated Gigante Drako in a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match | |
March 11 | N/A | Second Annual Rikidozan Memorial Show | Yokohama, Japan | Genichiro Tenryu (WAR) and BB Jones defeated Shinya Hashimoto and Naoya Ogawa in a tag team match | |
March 12 | ECW | Living Dangerously | Danbury, Connecticut | Super Crazy defeated Rhino (with Steve Corino, Jack Victory and Cyrus) in a Tournament final for the vacant ECW World Television Championship | |
March 17 | CMLL | Juicio Final | Mexico City, Mexico | Atlantis defeated Villano III in a Lucha de Apuesta, Mask vs. Mask match | |
March 19 | WCW | Uncensored | Miami, Florida | Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair in a Yappapi Indian Strap match[2] | |
March 27 | FMW | Winning Road 2000: Day 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Kodo Fuyuki in a Singles match | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
April
[edit]May
[edit]June
[edit]Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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June 11 | WCW | The Great American Bash | Baltimore, Maryland | Jeff Jarrett (c) defeated Kevin Nash in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Ernest Miller as special guest enforcer | |
June 16 | FMW | Neo 2000: Day 14 | Tokyo, Japan | Darkside of H and "Hayabusa" vs. Kodo Fuyuki and GOEMON | |
June 23 | ECW | Midwest Massacre Tour I | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Rhino (c) defeated Rob Van Dam by disqualification in a singles match for the ECW World Television Championship | |
June 24 | ECW | Midwest Massacre Tour II | Villa Park, Illinois | Rob Van Dam defeated Little Guido in a singles match | |
June 25 | WWF | King of the Ring | Boston, Massachusetts | The Rock and The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) defeated The McMahon-Helmsley Faction (Mr. McMahon, Shane McMahon and Triple H (c)) (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) in a Six-man tag team match for the WWF Championship | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
July
[edit]Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 5 | AAA | Triplemanía VIII | Tokyo, Japan | Octagón, Jushin Thunder Liger, Latin Lover, and Hector Garza defeated Cibernético, Shiima Nobunaga, Abismo Negro, and Electroshock in an Eight-man "Atómicos" tag team match | |
July 9 | WCW | Bash at the Beach | Daytona Beach, Florida | Booker T defeated Jeff Jarrett (c) in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
July 16 | ECW | Heat Wave | Los Angeles, California | Justin Credible (c) (with Francine) defeated Tommy Dreamer (with Jazz and George) in a Stairway to Hell match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | |
WWC | WWC 27th Aniversario | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Thunder and Lightning defeated The Pitbulls (#1 and #2) in a tag team match | ||
July 23 | WWF | Fully Loaded | Dallas, Texas | The Rock (c) defeated Chris Benoit (with Shane McMahon) in a Singles match for the WWF Championship | |
July 28 | FMW | King of Fight 2000 II: Day 9 | Tokyo, Japan | Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka and Hisakatsu Oya vs. Kodo Fuyuki, Jinsei Shinzaki and Mr. Gannosuke in a tag team match | |
July 30 | i-Gen | i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling | Sydney, Australia | Curt Hennig (c) defeated Dennis Rodman by disqualification in an Australian Outback match for the i-Generation World Heavyweight Championship | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
August
[edit]September
[edit]Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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September 17 | WCW | Fall Brawl | Buffalo, New York | Booker T defeated Kevin Nash (c) in a Caged Heat match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
September 24 | WWF | Unforgiven | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Rock (c) defeated Chris Benoit, Kane and The Undertaker in a Fatal 4-Way match for the WWF Championship | |
September 26 | FMW | Flashover 2000: Day 8 | Tokyo, Japan | Kodo Fuyuki vs. Hayabusa | |
September 29 | AAA | Verano de Escándalo | Ciudad Madero, Mexico | Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo Jr. defeated Latin Lover and Héctor Garza by disqualification in a tag team match | |
September 29 | CMLL | CMLL 67th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Negro Casas defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls match: 2000 Leyenda de Plata tournament semi-final | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
October
[edit]Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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October 1 | ECW | Anarchy Rulz | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Jerry Lynn defeated Justin Credible (c) (with Francine) in a Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | |
October 7 | ECW | Beer, Blood, Babes and Barbed Wire | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Rob Van Dam defeated E. Z. Money in a Singles match | |
October 22 | WWF | No Mercy | Albany, New York | Kurt Angle (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) defeated The Rock (c) in a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship | |
October 29 | FMW | Power Splash 2000: Day 11 | Tokyo, Japan | Hayabusa and Onryo vs. Kodo Fuyuki and GOEMON | |
October 29 | WCW | Halloween Havoc | Paradise, Nevada | Goldberg defeated KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) in a Handicap Elimination match | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
November
[edit]Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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November 5 | ECW | November to Remember | Villa Park, Illinois | Steve Corino (with Jack Victory and Dawn Marie) defeated Justin Credible (with Francine), The Sandman and Jerry Lynn (c) in a Double Jeopardy match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | |
November 12 | FMW | Deep Throat | Yokohama, Japan | Kodo Fuyuki (c) defeated Hayabusa in a Singles match for the WEW World Heavyweight Championship | |
November 16 | WCW | Millennium Final | Oberhausen, Germany | Sting defeated Kevin Nash in a Singles match for the WCW European Cup with Axel Schulz as special guest referee[5] | |
November 19 | WWF | Survivor Series | Tampa, Florida | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H ended in a no contest in a No Disqualification match | |
November 26 | WCW | Mayhem | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Scott Steiner (with Midajah) defeated Booker T (c) by submission in a Straitjacket steel cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
November 28 | FMW | Scramble Survivor 2000: Day 8 | Tokyo, Japan | Kodo Fuyuki, Kintaro Kanemura and Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Complete Players (Masato Tanaka, Jado and Gedo) | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
December
[edit]Accomplishments and tournaments
[edit]AAA
[edit]Tournaments | Winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Rey de Reyes | Abismo Negro | March 5 |
AJW
[edit]Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japan Grand Prix 2000 | Kaoru Ito | August 20 | |
Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Mika Nishio | ||
Tag League The Best 2000 | Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda | December 23 |
AJPW
[edit]Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Asunaro Cup 2000 | Yoshinobu Kanemaru | January 22 |
ECW
[edit]Tournaments | Winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
ECW World Television Championship Tournament | Super Crazy | March 12 | |
ECW World Tag Team Championship Tournament | The Unholy Alliance (Yoshihiro Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck) | August 25 |
WCW
[edit]Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
WCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament | David Flair and Crowbar | January 3 | |
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Tournament | TAFKA Prince Iaukea | February 20 | |
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Jeff Jarrett | April 16 | |
WCW United States Championship Tournament | Scott Steiner | April 16 | |
WCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament | Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell | April 16 | |
WCW United States Championship Tournament | Lance Storm | July 18 | |
WCW Hardcore Championship Tournament | Reno | October 2 | |
London Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament | Scott Steiner and Sting | November 10 | |
European Cup Tournament | Sting | November 16 |
WWF
[edit]Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Royal Rumble | The Rock | January 23 | Last eliminated the Big Show to win a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania 2000, but was unsuccessful in winning the title. |
King of the Ring | Kurt Angle | June 25 | Defeated Rikishi in the tournament final to win and be crowned King of the Ring. |
Awards and honors
[edit]Pro Wrestling Illustrated
[edit]Wrestling Observer Newsletter
[edit]Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
[edit]Inductee |
---|
Stone Cold Steve Austin |
Mick Foley |
Shinya Hashimoto |
Akira Hokuto |
Bill Longson |
Frank Sexton |
Sándor Szabó |
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
[edit]Title changes
[edit]ECW
[edit]ECW World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Mike Awesome
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 13 | Taz | ECW on TNN | Taz had signed with the World Wrestling Federation following his title loss to Mike Awesome on September 19, 1999. However, Awesome unexpectedly signed with World Championship Wrestling in 2000 while still being champion and threatened to bring the title onto WCW TV. As a result, Paul Heyman and Vince McMahon arranged for Taz to return to ECW and defeat Awesome for the title. | |
April 22 | Tommy Dreamer | CyberSlam | ||
Justin Credible | Credible threw down his half of the ECW World Tag Team Championships to challenge Dreamer | |||
October 1 | Jerry Lynn | Anarchy Rulz | ||
November 5 | Steve Corino | November to Remember | This was a Double Jeopardy match also involving Justin Credible and The Sandman. |
Incoming champion – Rob Van Dam
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 4 | Vacant | — | Vacated due to injury | |
March 12 | Super Crazy | Living Dangerously | ||
April 8 | Tajiri | ECW on TNN | ||
April 22 | Rhino | CyberSlam | ||
August 26 | Kid Kash | ECW on TNN | ||
September 9 | Rhino | ECW on TNN |
Incoming champions – Tommy Dreamer and Raven
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 9 | Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) |
Guilty as Charged | ||
February 26 | Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka | Hardcore TV #358 | ||
March 4 | Mike Awesome and Raven | ECW on TNN | ||
March 12 | Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) |
Living Dangerously | ||
April 22 | Vacant | CyberSlam | ||
August 25 | The Unholy Alliance (Yoshihiro Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck) |
ECW on TNN | ||
August 26 | Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) |
ECW on TNN | ||
December 3 | Danny Doring and Roadkill | Massacre on 34th Street |
NJPW
[edit]Incoming champion – Genichiro Tenryu | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 4 | Kensuke Sasaki | Wrestling World 2000 | ||
October 9 | Vacant | — |
Incoming champions – Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 20 | Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) |
— |
Incoming champion – Jushin Thunder Liger | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 20 | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Summer Struggle 2000 | ||
October 29 | Minoru Tanaka | Get a Right!! |
Incoming champions – Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 25 | Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka | Summer Struggle 2000 |
WCW
[edit]Incoming champion – Bret Hart
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 16 | Vacant | Souled Out | Bret Hart vacated the title when he was forced to withdraw from the main event of WCW's Souled Out due to his injuries | |
Chris Benoit | Defeated Sid Vicious in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Arn Anderson as special guest referee | |||
January 17 | Vacant | Nitro | Vacated when Benoit left the company due to disagreements Due to the circumstances surrounding Benoit's departure WCW refused to acknowledge Benoit's victory as an official title reign, and Benoit's title reign was not listed in the title lineage at WCW.com.[8] However, the WWF recognized Benoit's title win, and Benoit's title reign is still listed in the title lineage at WWE.com.[9] Benoit spent the next few weeks in Japan before heading to the WWF, who acknowledged his WCW World Heavyweight Championship win and presented him as a former world champion.[10] | |
January 24 | Sid Vicious | Defeated Kevin Nash in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship | ||
January 25 | Vacant | Thunder | Nash stripped Sid of the championship | |
Kevin Nash | Defeated Sid Vicious in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship | |||
Sid Vicious | ||||
April 10 | Vacant | Nitro | When WCW began its New Blood angle, Sid (along with all the other WCW champions at the time) was stripped of his championship | |
April 16 | Jeff Jarrett | Spring Stampede | Defeated Diamond Dallas Page to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
April 24 | Diamond Dallas Page | Nitro | ||
April 25 | David Arquette | Thunder | ||
May 7 | Jeff Jarrett | Slamboree | ||
May 15 | Ric Flair | Nitro | ||
May 22 | Vacant | |||
Jeff Jarrett | ||||
May 23 | Kevin Nash | Thunder | ||
May 29 | Ric Flair | Nitro | ||
Jeff Jarrett | ||||
July 9 | Booker T | Bash at the Beach | ||
August 28 | Kevin Nash | Nitro | ||
September 17 | Booker T | Fall Brawl | ||
September 25 | Vince Russo | Nitro | ||
October 2 | Vacant | |||
Booker T | ||||
November 26 | Scott Steiner | Mayhem |
Incoming champion – Madusa
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 16 | Oklahoma | Souled Out | ||
January 18 | Vacant | Thunder | ||
February 20 | The Artist | SuperBrawl 2000 | ||
March 30 | Billy Kidman | House show | ||
March 31 | The Artist | House show | ||
April 10 | Vacant | Nitro | ||
April 16 | Chris Candido | Spring Stampede | ||
May 15 | Crowbar and Daffney | Nitro | ||
May 22 | Daffney | Nitro | ||
June 6 | Lieutenant Loco | Thunder | ||
July 31 | Lance Storm | Nitro | ||
August 14 | Elix Skipper | Nitro | ||
October 2 | Mike Sanders | Nitro | ||
December 4 | Chavo Guerrero Jr. | Thunder |
Incoming champion – Jeff Jarrett
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 16 | Vacant | Souled Out | Vacated due to injury | |
January 17 | Jeff Jarrett | Nitro | ||
April 10 | Vacant | Nitro | ||
April 16 | Scott Steiner | Spring Stampede | ||
July 9 | Vacant | Bash at the Beach | ||
July 18 | Lance Storm | Nitro | ||
September 22 | Terry Funk | House show | ||
September 23 | Lance Storm | House show | ||
October 29 | General Rection | Halloween Havoc | ||
November 13 | Lance Storm | Nitro | ||
November 26 | General Rection | Mayhem |
Incoming champion – Norman Smiley
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 12 | Brian Knobs | Thunder | ||
February 7 | Bam Bam Bigelow | Nitro | ||
February 20 | Brian Knobs | SuperBrawl 2000 | ||
February 28 | Shane Helms, Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore | Nitro | ||
March 19 | Brian Knobs | Uncensored | ||
April 10 | Vacant | Nitro | ||
April 16 | Terry Funk | Spring Stampede | ||
May 22 | Shane Douglas | Nitro | ||
May 23 | Terry Funk | Thunder | ||
June 5 | Eric Bischoff | Nitro | ||
June 6 | Big Vito and Johnny the Bull | Thunder | ||
June 19 | Big Vito | Nitro | ||
July 24 | Lance Storm | Nitro | ||
August 14 | Carl Ouellet | Nitro | ||
August 14 | Norman Smiley | Nitro | ||
September 25 | Vacant | Nitro | ||
October 2 | Reno | Nitro | ||
November 8 | Crowbar | Thunder | ||
December 17 | Terry Funk | Starrcade |
Incoming champion – Vacant
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 16 | Jim Duggan | Saturday Night | ||
April 10 | Retired | Nitro |
WWF
[edit]Incoming champion – Big Show
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 3 | Triple H | Raw Is War | ||
April 30 | The Rock | Backlash | ||
May 21 | Triple H | Judgment Day | ||
June 25 | The Rock | King of the Ring | ||
October 22 | Kurt Angle | No Mercy |
Incoming champion – Chris Jericho
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 3 | Chris Jericho and Chyna | Raw Is War | ||
January 23 | Chris Jericho | Royal Rumble | ||
February 27 | Kurt Angle | No Way Out | ||
April 2 | Chris Benoit | WrestleMania 2000 | ||
May 2 | Chris Jericho | SmackDown! | ||
May 8 | Chris Benoit | Raw Is War | ||
June 20 | Rikishi | SmackDown! | ||
July 4 | Val Venis | |||
August 27 | Chyna | SummerSlam | ||
September 4 | Eddie Guerrero | Raw Is War | ||
November 21 | Billy Gunn | SmackDown! | ||
December 10 | Chris Benoit | Armageddon |
Incoming champion – Gillberg
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 8 | Essa Rios | Sunday Night Heat | ||
March 13 | Dean Malenko | Raw Is War | ||
April 17 | Scotty 2 Hotty | Raw Is War | ||
April 25 | Dean Malenko | SmackDown! |
Incoming champion – The Kat
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 31 | Hervina | Raw Is War | ||
February 1 | Jacqueline | SmackDown! | ||
March 28 | Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley | SmackDown! | ||
August 21 | Lita | Raw Is War | ||
October 31 | Ivory | SmackDown! |
Incoming champion – Val Venis
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 8 | Kurt Angle | SmackDown! | ||
April 2 | Chris Jericho | WrestleMania 2000 | ||
April 3 | Eddie Guerrero | Raw Is War | ||
July 23 | Perry Saturn | Fully Loaded | ||
August 29 | Al Snow | SmackDown! | ||
October 16 | William Regal | Raw Is War | ||
December 2 | Crash Holly | Rebellion | ||
December 4 | William Regal | Raw Is War |
Incoming champions – The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 27 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) |
No Way Out | ||
April 2 | Edge and Christian | WrestleMania 2000 | ||
May 29 | Too Cool (Grand Master Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) |
Raw Is War | ||
June 25 | Edge and Christian | King of the Ring | ||
September 24 | The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy) |
Unforgiven | ||
October 22 | Edge and Christian | No Mercy | ||
October 23 | The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy) |
Raw Is War | ||
November 6 | Right to Censor (Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather) |
Raw Is War | ||
December 10 | Edge and Christian | Armageddon | ||
December 18 | The Rock and The Undertaker | Raw Is War | ||
December 19 | Edge and Christian | SmackDown! |
Births
[edit]- February 11 – Ryuki Honda
- February 25 – Daniel Benoit, son of Nancy and Chris Benoit (d. 2007)
- March 8 – Peter Tihanyi
- March 22 – Momo Watanabe
- May 17 – Misa Matsui
- May 31 – Gable Stevenson
- September 14 – Hanako
- September 27 – Titus Alexander
Debuts
[edit]- Uncertain debut date
- Chris Sabin
- Jack Evans (wrestler)
- Roderick Strong
- Nattie Neidhart
- Tank Toland
- Shelly Martinez
- Eric Angle
- Chie Terashita (All Japan Women's)
- February – Kenny Omega
- March 15 - Leon
- March 19 – Trish Stratus
- April 14 - Tomohiko Hashimoto
- April 24 – David Arquette
- May 7 – Kevin Steen and Ralphus (WCW)
- May 20
- July – Lance Archer
- August – Alberto Del Rio
- September 7 – Yoshihito Sasaki
- September 30 - Mika Nishio (All Japan Women's)
- October 7 – The Great Khali
- October 20 – Matt Sydal
- November 11 – Austin Aries
- November 12 - Tadanobu Fujisawa
- November 19 – Yasu Urano
- December 3 – Yuu Yamagata
- December 26 - Scotty Mac
Retirements
[edit]- Bret Hart (1978[11]–2000[12][a])
- Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (1960–2000)
- Bobby Walker (1989–2000)
- Nicole Bass (1998–2000)
- Fishman (1969–2000)
- Angel of Death (1986–2000)
- Biff Wellington (1986–2000)
- Randy Savage (1973–2000) (Returned for one match in 2004)
- Miss Elizabeth (1985–1992, 1996–2000)
- Gerald Brisco (1967–1985, 1998-June 2000)
- Pat Patterson (1959–1985, 1998-June 2000)
- Paul Orndorff (1976–2000) (returned for a match in 2017)
Deaths
[edit]- January 7 – Gary Albright, 36[13]
- January 22 – Al Costello, 80
- January 24 – Bobby Duncum Jr., 34
- February 12 – Ray Hrstich, 79
- April 19 – Masakazu Fukuda, 27[14]
- April 25 - Assassin #1, 72
- May 4 – Sugi Sito, 73
- May 13 – Jumbo Tsuruta, 49
- July 27 – Gordon Solie, 71[15]
- July 28 – Jaime Cardriche, 32
- August 19 – Tony Parisi, 59[16][17]
- August 22 – Toru Tanaka, 70
- August 25 – Chris Duffy, 35
- August 25 – Ramón Torres (wrestler), 68
- October 3 – Klondike Bill, 68
- October 17 – Leo Nomellini, 76
- October 23 – Yokozuna, 34[18][19]
- November 22:
- Yoshihiro Momota, 54
- Doug Hepburn, 74
- December 16 – Blue Demon, 78
See also
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2000 in professional wrestling.
- List of WCW pay-per-view events
- List of WWF pay-per-view events
- List of FMW supercards and pay-per-view events
- List of ECW supercards and pay-per-view events
Notes
[edit]- ^ Hart would participate in several matches from 2010–2011 which involved minimal physical risk but 2000 is considered his official retirement.
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- ^ "Uncensored". www.prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ^ "WWF WrestleMania 2000".
- ^ "New Blood Rising". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Millennium Final". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ "Historical Cards: Rebellion (December 2, 2000. Sheffield, England)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 156. 2007 Edition.
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