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Revision as of 01:15, 8 September 2019

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2019 in professional wrestling describes the current year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

Calendar of notable live events

January

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 CMLL Sin Piedad Mexico City, Mexico Caristico defeated Ultimo Guerrero
4 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13[1] Tokyo, Japan Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kenny Omega (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship[2]
5 NWA NWA New Years Clash Clarksville, Tennessee Nick Aldis (c) defeated James Storm in a Singles match to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
6 Impact Wrestling Homecoming Nashville, Tennessee Johnny Impact (c) defeated Brian Cage in a Singles match to retain the Impact World Championship
6 CMLL Reyes Del Aire Mexico City, Mexico Caristico, Dragon Lee and Volador Jr. defeated La Sangre Dinamita (Forastero and Sansón) and Ultimo Guerrero by DQ
12 WWE (NXT UK) NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool Blackpool, Lancashire, England Pete Dunne (c) defeated Joe Coffey in a Singles match to retain the WWE United Kingdom Championship Debut of the NXT UK Tag Team Championship
13 ROH Honor Reigns Supreme Concord, North Carolina Jay Lethal (c) defeated Dalton Castle in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
18 CMLL
NJPW 		Fantastica Mania
(Tokyo shows) 		Tokyo, Japan Dragon Lee and Místico defeated Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Cuatrero and Sansón) in a CMLL Family Tag Tournament Final Match
20 Dragon Lee and Místico defeated Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero)
21 Volador Jr. defeated Carístico
24 ROH Road to G1 Supercard Texas Dallas, Texas Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham defeated Mark Haskins and Tracy Williams
25 Houston, Texas Lifeblood (Bandido, Juice Robinson, David Finlay, Mark Haskins and Tracy Williams) (with Tenille Dashwood) defeated Bully Ray, Shane Taylor, Silas Young and The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
26 San Antonio, Texas Villain Enterprises (Brody King and PCO) defeated Lifeblood (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) to win 2019 Tag Wars
26-27 WWE Worlds Collide Tournament Phoenix, Arizona Velveteen Dream defeated Tyler Bate in a tournament final match
26 WWE (NXT) NXT TakeOver: Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona Tommaso Ciampa (c) defeated Aleister Black in a Singles match to retain the NXT Championship
27 WWE Royal Rumble Phoenix, Arizona Seth Rollins won by last eliminating Braun Strowman in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 35 Becky Lynch won the women's Royal Rumble match and chose to challenge Ronda Rousey for the WWE Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania 35.
Seth Rollins chose to challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 35.
30 NJPW The New Beginning USA Los Angeles, California Lifeblood (Juice Robinson and Tracy Williams) defeated Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero and Beretta)
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

February

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 NJPW The New Beginning USA Charlotte, North Carolina Juice Robinson (c) defeated Beretta to retain the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
2 Nashville, Tennessee Lifeblood (Juice Robinson, David Finlay and Tracy Williams) defeated Chaos (Beretta, Chuckie T. and Rocky Romero)
2 MLW SuperFight Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tom Lawlor defeated Low Ki (c) for MLW World Heavyweight Championship
2 NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo Sapporo, Japan Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale and Jay White) defeated Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi
3 Tetsuya Naito (c) defeated Taichi to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
3 WWE (NXT) Halftime Heat Orlando, Florida Aleister Black, Ricochet and Velveteen Dream defeated Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa and Adam Cole[3]
10 ROH Bound By Honor Miami, Florida The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) defeated Jonathan Gresham, Jay Lethal, and Rush
11 NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka Osaka, Japan Jay White defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
15 CMLL Universal Championship Mexico City, Mexico El Terrible defeated Niebla Roja in the finals to win the CMLL Universal Championship
17 DDT Judgement[4][5] Tokyo, Japan Konosuke Takeshita defeated Daisuke Sasaki (c) for the KO-D Openweight Championship
17 WWE Elimination Chamber Houston, Texas Daniel Bryan (c) defeated Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton, AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, and Samoa Joe in the Elimination Chamber match to retain the WWE Championship First event to feature the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, a new title for the women's division in WWE.
22 ROH
NJPW 		Honor Rising: Japan 2019 Tokyo, Japan Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada and Jay Lethal defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia)
23 The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) defeated Lifeblood (Juice Robinson and David Finlay) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

March

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
2 MLW Intimidation Games[6][7][8][9][10] Chicago, Illinois Tom Lawlor (c) defeated Low Ki in a Steel Cage Match for MLW World Heavyweight Championship
6 NJPW NJPW 47th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan Jay White defeated Will Ospreay Champion vs. Champion Match
10 WWE Fastlane Cleveland, Ohio The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) defeated Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre in a Six-man tag team match
15 ROH ROH 17th Anniversary Show Sunrise Manor, Nevada Villain Enterprises (Brody King and PCO) defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship
15 CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas Mexico City, Mexico Los Hermano Chavez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) defeated Los Ingobernables (El Terrible and La Bestia del Ring) in the Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match
16 AAA Rey de Reyes Puebla, Puebla The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated Lucha Brothers (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) (c) for the AAA World Tag Team Championship
31 ROH Road to G1 Supercard Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland Jay Lethal and Jeff Cobb defeated The Kingdom (TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) and Lifeblood (Juice Robinson and Bandido)
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

April

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
4 wXw Amerika 1st Wunderbar
[11][12][13][14][15] 		Queens, New York Bobby Gunns defeated Shigehiro Irie to retain the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
DDT Coming to America
[11][16][17][18][13][19][20] 		Tetsuya Endo defeated Daisuke Sasaki (c) to win the KO-D Openweight Championship First show in the United States.
Impact Wrestling United We Stand Rahway, New Jersey The Lucha Bros (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) defeated Rob Van Dam and Sabu in a hardcore match.
5 WWE (NXT) NXT TakeOver: New York Brooklyn, New York Johnny Gargano defeated Adam Cole in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the vacant NXT Championship Upon winning the NXT Championship, Gargano was recognized as the first NXT Triple Crown Champion
RevPro RevPro UK: Live in NYC
[21][22][23][24][25][26][27] 		New York City, New York Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi and Will Ospreay
Stardom American Dream 2019[28][29][30][31] Queens, New York Mayu Iwatani, Arisa Hoshiki, Saki Kashima and Tam Nakano defeated Kagetsu, Session Moth Martina, Andras Miyagi, and Jamie Hayter
MLW Battle Riot II[32][33][34][35][36] LA Park won by last eliminating Sami Callihan in a 40-man Battle Riot match for a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship match
6 ROH
NJPW 		G1 Supercard New York City, New York Kazuchika Okada defeated Jay White (c) to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship First non-WWE event to sell out Madison Square Garden
7 WWE WrestleMania 35 East Rutherford, New Jersey Becky Lynch defeated Ronda Rousey (Raw) and Charlotte Flair (SmackDown) to win both the WWE Raw Women's Championship and the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship[37] This featured the final matches of Kurt Angle[38] and Batista,[39][40] as well as the first women's match to main event WrestleMania.
14 ROH Masters of the Craft Columbus, Ohio Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, PCO and Brody King) (c) defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia) to retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
21 WWE The Shield's Final Chapter Moline, Illinois The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) defeated Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre The Shield's and Dean Ambrose's final WWE appearance.
26 CMLL 63. Aniversario de Arena México[41] Mexico City, Mexico Bárbaro Cavernario and Titán defeated Último Guerrero and Volador Jr.
27 NWA
ROH 		Crockett Cup Concord, North Carolina Nick Aldis defeated Marty Scurll to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
28 Impact Wrestling Rebellion Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Latin American Xchange (Ortiz and Santana) defeated The Lucha Bros (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) (c) in a Full Metal Mayhem match to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship
29 NJPW Wrestling Hinokuni Mashiki, Kumamoto Jay White defeated Hirooki Goto
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

May

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan Dragon Lee (c) defeated Taiji Ishimori to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
4 Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Sanada to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
5 Impact Wrestling Code Red New York City, New York Sami Callihan defeated Tommy Dreamer
8 ROH
NJPW 		War of the Worlds Buffalo, New York Flip Gordon defeated Bandido
9 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Matt Taven (c) defeated PCO to retain the ROH World Championship.
11 Grand Rapids, Michigan Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto, Jay Lethal and Jeff Cobb defeated Bully Ray, Shane Taylor, Silas Young and The Briscoes
12 Chicago, Illinois Jeff Cobb defeated Jay Lethal, PCO and Rush
19 WWE Money in the Bank Hartford, Connecticut Brock Lesnar defeated Ali, Andrade, Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, Finn Bálor, Randy Orton, and Ricochet to win the men's Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract Bayley won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match and then cashed in the contract that same night to win the SmackDown Women's Championship – Bayley was subsequently recognized as WWE's first women's Triple Crown and Grand Slam winner.
25 AEW Double or Nothing[42][43][44] Las Vegas, Nevada Chris Jericho defeated Kenny Omega to earn a future AEW World Championship match against the Casino Battle Royale winner ("Hangman" Adam Page) to determine the inaugural champion AEW’s inaugural show
31 CMLL Juicio Final[45] Mexico City, Mexico Último Guerrero defeated Máscara Año 2000 in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs hair match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

June

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 MLW Fury Road 2019[46] Waukesha, Wisconsin Teddy Hart (c) defeated Jimmy Havoc to retain the MLW World Middleweight Championship
WWE (NXT) NXT TakeOver: XXV[47] Bridgeport, Connecticut Adam Cole defeated Johnny Gargano (c) to win the NXT Championship
2 ROH State of the Art Portland, Oregon Matt Taven (c) defeated PCO, Flip Gordon and Mark Haskins to retain the ROH World Championship
7 WWE Super ShowDown Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The Undertaker defeated Goldberg Featured the largest standard battle royal in WWE history with a total of 51 participants
8 Impact Wrestling A Night You Can't Mist Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Great Muta & Tommy Dreamer defeated Johnny Impact & Michael Elgin
9 NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall Osaka, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Chris Jericho to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
16 AAA Verano de Escándalo Merida, Yucatán Dr. Wagner Jr. and Psycho Clown defeated Blue Demon Jr. and Taurus
23 WWE Stomping Grounds Tacoma, Washington Seth Rollins defeated Baron Corbin in a no countout, no disqualification match to retain the WWE Universal Championship with Lacey Evans as the special guest referee.
28 ROH Best in the World Baltimore, Maryland Matt Taven (c) defeated Jeff Cobb to retain the ROH World Championship
29 NJPW Southern Showdown Melbourne, Australia Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Bullet Club (Jay White and Bad Luck Fale) First-ever NJPW pay-per-view event in Australia
AEW Fyter Fest Daytona Beach, Florida Jon Moxley defeated Joey Janela in a Non-sanctioned match Jon Moxley's AEW debut match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

July

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
5 Impact Wrestling Bash at the Brewery San Antonio, Texas Rob Van Dam defeated Sami Callihan
6 MLW Kings of Colosseum Cicero, Illinois Jacob Fatu defeated Tom Lawlor (c) to win the MLW World Heavyweight Championship
NJPW G1 Climax in Dallas Dallas, Texas Kazuchika Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi The first ever G1 Climax show to take place outside of Japan
7 Impact Wrestling Slammiversary XVII Sami Callihan defeated Tessa Blanchard
13 AEW Fight for the Fallen Jacksonville, Florida The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated The Brotherhood (Cody and Dustin Rhodes)
Evolve
WWE 		Evolve 131 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Adam Cole (c) defeated Akira Tozawa to retain the NXT Championship This was the first independent wrestling show to stream live on WWE Network
14 WWE Extreme Rules Seth Rollins (c) and Becky Lynch (c) defeated Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans in a Last Chance Winners Take All Extreme Rules mixed tag team match to retain their respective WWE Universal Championship and WWE Raw Women's Championship, then Brock Lesnar cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated Rollins (c) in a singles match to win the WWE Universal Championship
19 CMLL Liger: El Adiós de México en la Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Jushin "Thunder" Liger defeated Carístico, Negro Casas, and Último Guerrero Jushin Thunder Liger's last appearance in Mexico
20 ROH Manhattan Mayhem (2019) New York City, New York The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) (c) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship
21 Mass Hysteria (2019) Lowell, Massachusetts Jay Lethal, Alex Shelley and Jonathan Gresham defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia)
25 MLW Never Say Never Queens, New York City, New York LA Park defeated Jimmy Havoc in a Street Fight
27 WWE Smackville Nashville, Tennessee Kofi Kingston (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler and Samoa Joe to retain the WWE Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

August

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
2 Impact Wrestling Unbreakable Santa Ana, California Sami Callihan defeated Tessa Blanchard for the #1 Contender to the Impact World Championship
3 AAA Triplemanía XXVII[48] Mexico City Blue Demon Jr. (mask) defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. (hair) in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. hair match This was Cain Velasquez's in-ring debut
9 CMLL
NJPW
ROH 		Summer Supercard Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) in a Ladder War X to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship
10 WWE (NXT) NXT TakeOver: Toronto Adam Cole (c) defeated Johnny Gargano 2–1 in a Two-out-of-three falls match to retain the NXT Championship
11 WWE SummerSlam Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar (c) to win the WWE Universal Championship
12 NJPW G1 Climax 29 Final Chiyoda, Tokyo Kota Ibushi defeated Jay White to win the G1 Climax 29
15 WWC WWC Anniversary 46 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Orlando Colón defeated Gilbert to win the WWC Universal Championship
24 ROH Saturday Night At Center Stage Atlanta, Georgia Jay Lethal, Jeff Cobb, Kenny King & Rush defeated The Briscoes, Matt Taven & Shane Taylor This show aired live on Honor Club
25 Honor For All Nashville, Tennessee Jeff Cobb defeated Kenny King, Jay Lethal and Matt Taven in a Defy or Deny match This show aired live on Honor Club
NJPW Super J-Cup Final Long Beach, California El Phantasmo defeated Dragon Lee to win the Super J-Cup
30 CMLL International Gran Prix Mexico City, Mexico Volador Jr. won the 2019 International Gran Prix
Team Mexico (Rush, Soberano Jr., Diamante Azul, Dragon Lee, Negro Casas, Volador Jr. and Cuatrero) defeated Team Resto del Mundo (Matt Taven, Jay Briscoe, Kenny King, Delirious, Oraculo, Big Daddy, Mecha Wolf 450 and Luke Hawx)
31 NJPW Royal Quest London, England Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Minoru Suzuki to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
WWE (NXT UK) NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff Cardiff, Wales Walter (c) defeated Tyler Bate to retain the WWE United Kingdom Championship
AEW All Out[49] Hoffman Estates, Illinois Chris Jericho defeated Adam Page to win the inaugural AEW World Championship First event to feature the AEW World Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

September

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
6 ROH
CMLL 		Global Wars Espectacular Dearborn, Michigan Bandido defeated Jay Briscoe
7 Villa Park, Illinois
8 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7 MLW MLW War Chamber North Richland Hills, Texas
15 WWE Clash of Champions Charlotte, North Carolina
AAA
Impact Wrestling 		Lucha Invades NY[50] New York City, New York
NJPW Destruction in Beppu[51] Beppu, Japan
16 Destruction in Kagoshima[52] Kagoshima, Japan
22 Destruction in Kobe[53] Kobe, Japan
27 ROH Death Before Dishonor XVII Las Vegas, Nevada
CMLL CMLL 86th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

October

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
6 WWE Hell in a Cell Sacramento, California
12 ROH Glory By Honor XVII New Orleans, Louisiana
13 AAA Invading LA Los Angeles, California
14 NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling[54] Tokyo, Japan
20 Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory Chicago, Illinois
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

November

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
2 MLW Saturday Night SuperFight Chicago, Illinois
3 NJPW Power Struggle (2019)[55] Osaka, Japan
9 NJPW Showdown in San Jose[56] San Jose, California
AEW Full Gear Baltimore, Maryland
23 WWE (NXT) NXT TakeOver: WarGames Rosemont, Illinois
24 WWE Survivor Series Rosemont, Illinois
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

December

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
5 MLW Opera Cup[57] Queens, New York City, New York
13 ROH Final Battle Baltimore, Maryland
15 WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2019) Minneapolis, Minnesota
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Accomplishments and tournaments

AAA

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Rey de Reyes Aero Star March 16 Defeated Laredo Kid, El Hijo del Vikingo, Jack Evans, Sammy Guevara, Taurus, Golden Magic, Myzteziz Jr. and Eclipse Vengador Jr. in the Rey de Reyes final

AEW

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Mens' Casino Battle Royale Adam Page May 25 Last eliminated MJF to earn an AEW World Championship match against the winner of Double or Nothing's main event (Chris Jericho) to determine the inaugural champion at All Out on August 31.[58] At All Out, Jericho defeated Page.[59]
Women's Casino Battle Royale Nyla Rose August 31 Last eliminated Britt Baker to earn an AEW Women's World Championship match against Riho (who defeated Hikaru Shida at All Out to earn her respective spot) to determine the inaugural champion, scheduled for AEW show on TNT on October 2.[60][59]

CMLL

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Reyes Del Aire Titan January 6
Universal Champion El Terrible February 15
Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles Titán and Bárbaro Cavernario April 26
Universal Women's Champion Dalys la Caribeña August 19
International Gran Prix Volador Jr. August 30

NJPW

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
New Japan Cup Kazuchika Okada March 24 Defeated Sanada in the tournament final to win.
Best of the Super Juniors Will Ospreay June 5 Defeated Shingo Takagi in the tournament final to win.
G1 Climax Kota Ibushi August 12 Defeated Jay White in the tournament final to win.
Super J-Cup El Phantasmo August 25 Defeated Dragon Lee in the tournament final to win.

NWA

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Crockett Cup Villain Enterprises (Brody King and PCO) April 27 The team also won the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship

WWE

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
NXT UK Tag Team Championship tournament Zack Gibson and James Drake January 12 Defeated Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) in a tournament final to determine the inaugural champions.
WWE Worlds Collide Tournament Velveteen Dream January 26–27 Winner received their choice of a championship match for either the NXT Championship, NXT North American Championship, WWE United Kingdom Championship, or WWE Cruiserweight Championship; Dream defeated Tyler Bate in the finals and chose the NXT North American Championship.
Royal Rumble (Women) Becky Lynch January 27 Winner received their choice of a championship match for either the Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 35; Lynch last eliminated Charlotte Flair to win and chose the Raw Women's Championship.
Royal Rumble (Men) Seth Rollins Winner received their choice of a championship match for either the Universal Championship or WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35; Rollins last eliminated Braun Strowman to win and chose the Universal Championship.
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Braun Strowman April 7 Last eliminated Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost to win the André the Giant Memorial Trophy.
WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Carmella Last eliminated Sarah Logan to win the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Trophy.
Money in the Bank

(World Championship match contract)

Brock Lesnar May 19 Lesnar, who replaced Sami Zayn as an unannounced entrant after Zayn was attacked backstage and taken to a medical facility, defeated Ricochet, Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin, Ali, Finn Bálor, Andrade, and Randy Orton to win. Lesnar cashed in the contract at Extreme Rules on July 14 and won the Universal Championship from Seth Rollins, who had just retained the title in a previous match.
Money in the Bank

(Women's Championship match contract)

Bayley Defeated Naomi, Dana Brooke, Natalya, Nikki Cross, Ember Moon, Mandy Rose, and Carmella to win. Later that night, Bayley cashed in the contract and won the SmackDown Women's Championship from Charlotte Flair, who had just defeated Becky Lynch to win the title.

Title changes

AEW

AEW World Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 31 Chris Jericho All Out Defeated Adam Page to become the inaugural champion.[61][59]
AEW Women's World Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 2 TBD AEW show on TNT Inaugural championship match between Nyla Rose and Riho.[62][59]
AEW World Tag Team Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 30 TBD AEW show on TNT Tournament final to determine the inaugural champions.[63]

CMLL

CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Último Guerrero
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
CMLL World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – El Cuatrero
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Diamante Azul and Valiente
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 31 Los Guerreros Laguneros
(Euforia and Gran Guerrero)
 		Juicio Final
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Esfinge and Tritón
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
CMLL World Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Los Guerreros Laguneros (Euforia, Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
CMLL World Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Marcela
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Stuka Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Carístico
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Volador Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Occidente Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Furia Roja
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)

Impact Wrestling

Impact World Championship
Incoming champion – Johnny Impact
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 28 Brian Cage Rebellion Lance Storm was the Special Guest Referee.
Impact X Division Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 6 Rich Swann Homecoming This was an Ultimate X match also involving Ethan Page, Jake Crist, and Trey Miguel.
July 19 Jake Crist Impact! This episode aired on tape delay on July 26.
Impact Knockouts Championship
Incoming champion – Tessa Blanchard
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 6 Taya Valkyrie Homecoming Gail Kim served as special guest referee.
Impact World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Latin American Xchange (Ortiz and Santana)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 13 The Lucha Bros
(Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) 		Impact! Will air on tape delay
April 28 The Latin American Xchange
(Ortiz and Santana) 		Rebellion
July 5 The North
(Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) 		Bash at the Brewery

IWRG

IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Máscara Año 2000, Jr.
[64]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Imposible
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Capo del Norte and Capo del Sur
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 1 Los Oficiales
(Oficial AK-47 and Oficial 911)
 		IWRG 23rd Anniversary Show
February 24 Vacant N/A Championship vacated when Oficial 911 is unable to defend the championship
March 24 Aramís and Imposible IWRG show
IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Centella de Oro, Multifacético, and Prayer
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Cerebro Negro
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship
Incoming champion – El Hijo de Canis Lupus
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 31 El Hijo del Médico Asesino IWRG show
IWRG Rey del Aire Championship
Incoming champion – Dragón Bane
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
IWRG Rey del Ring Championship
Incoming champion – Emperador Azteca
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Distrito Federal Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Los Comandos Elite (Oficial Rayan, Oficial Spector and Oficial Liderk)
[65]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 3 El Infierno Eterno
(Demonio Infernal, Eterno, and Lunatic Xtreme)
 		IWRG Show

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide

AAA Mega Championship
Incoming champion – Fénix
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Sammy Guevara
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 16 Laredo Kid AAA Conquista Total
AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship
Incoming champion – Mini Psycho Clown
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 16 Dinastía AAA Vive Latino house show
AAA Latin American Championship
Incoming champion – Drago
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
Incoming champion – Lady Shani
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 16 Keyra Verano de Escándalo (2019)
August 3 Vacated Triplemanía XXVII Keyra vacated the championship due to an injury.
August 3 Tessa Blanchard Triplemanía XXVII This was Seven-woman Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match also involving Lady Shani, Taya, Faby Apache, Chik Tormenta, La Hiedra and Ayako Hamada.
AAA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – El Texano Jr. and Rey Escorpión
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 16 Lucha Brothers
(Fenix and Pentagón Jr.)
 Rey de Reyes (2019)
March 16 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
 		Rey de Reyes (2019)
June 16 Lucha Brothers
(Fenix and Pentagón Jr.)
 Verano de Escándalo (2019)
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Big Mami and Niño Hamburguesa
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 3 Lady Maravilla and Villano III Jr. Triplemanía XXVII
AAA World Trios Championship
Incoming champions – El Hijo del Vikingo, Laredo Kid and Myzteziz Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 3 Vacated Triplemanía XXVII The title was vacated by Laredo Kid left the group to focus on his individual career.
August 3 Jinetes del Aire
(El Hijo del Vikingo, Golden Magic and Myzteziz Jr.)
 Triplemanía XXVII This was a three-way match, also involving El Nuevo Poder del Norte (Mocho Cota Jr., Carta Brava Jr., and Tito Santana) and Las Fresas Salvajes (Pimpinela Escarlata, Mamba, and Máximo).

MLW

MLW World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Low Ki
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 2 Tom Lawlor Superfight
July 6 Jacob Fatu MLW Kings of Colosseum
MLW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 2 The Hart Foundation
(Teddy Hart and Davey Boy Smith Jr.)		 Superfight
July 5 The Dynasty
(MJF and Richard Holliday)		 MLW Fusion
MLW World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Teddy Hart
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)

NJPW

IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Kenny Omega
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Hiroshi Tanahashi Wrestle Kingdom 13
February 11 Jay White The New Beginning in Osaka
April 6 Kazuchika Okada G1 Supercard
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Chris Jericho
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Tetsuya Naito Wrestle Kingdom 13 No disqualification match
April 6 Kota Ibushi G1 Supercard
June 9 Tetsuya Naito Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Cody
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Juice Robinson Wrestle Kingdom 13
June 5 Jon Moxley Best of the Super Juniors 26 Final
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Los Ingobernables de Japon
(Sanada and Evil)		 Wrestle Kingdom 13 This was a three-way match, also involving The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).
February 23 Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) Honor Rising: Japan 2019
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Kushida
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Taiji Ishimori Wrestle Kingdom 13
April 6 Dragon Lee G1 Supercard
June 9 Will Ospreay Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Los Ingobernables de Japon
(Bushi and Shingo Takagi)		 Wrestle Kingdom 13 This was a three-way match, also involving Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh, accompanied by Rocky Romero).
March 6 Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) Anniversary Show
June 16 Bullet Club
(El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori)		 Kizuna Road
NEVER Openweight Championship
Incoming champion – Kota Ibushi
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Will Ospreay Wrestle Kingdom 13
April 6 Jeff Cobb G1 Supercard
May 3 Taichi Wrestling Dontaku 2019
June 9 Tomohiro Ishii Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
August 31 Kenta Royal Quest
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Taiji Ishimori)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 30 Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Togi Makabe and Toru Yano) Road to The New Beginning

NWA

NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Nick Aldis
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
NWA World Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Jazz
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 22 Vacant N/A NWA announced that Jazz vacated the title due to medical and personal reasons.
April 27 Allysin Kay Crockett Cup
NWA National Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Willie Mack
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 27 Colt Cabana Crockett Cup
June 29 James Storm Best in the World
NWA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 27 Villain Enterprises (Brody King and PCO) Crockett Cup Won the titles in the finals of the Crockett Cup Tournament

ROH

ROH World Championship
Incoming champion – Jay Lethal
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 6 Matt Taven G1 Supercard
ROH World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Jeff Cobb
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 9 Shane Taylor War of the Worlds (2019)
ROH World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 15 Villain Enterprises
(Brody King and PCO)
 		ROH 17th Anniversary Show
April 6 Guerrillas of Destiny
(Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)
 		G1 Supercard
July 20 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
 		Manhattan Mayhem This was NYC Street Fight
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan, and Vinny Marseglia)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 16 Villain Enterprises
(Brody King, Marty Scurll and PCO)
 		Ring of Honor Wrestling
Women of Honor Championship
Incoming champion – Kelly Klein
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 10 Mayu Iwatani Bound By Honor (2019)
April 6 Kelly Klein G1 Supercard

The Crash Lucha Libre

The Crash Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Willie Mack
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 2 Austin Theory The Crash show
May 4 Rey Horus The Crash show
The Crash Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Bandido
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 23 Jonathan Gresham The crash show
The Crash Junior Championship
Incoming champion – Xperia
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 24 Tiago The Crash show
The Crash Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 24 La Rebelión Amarilla
(Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) 		The crash show
July 5 L.A. Park and El Hijo de L.A. Park The crash show
The Crash Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Tessa Blanchard
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 9 Vacant
February 9 Lady Flamer The Crash show

WWE

  – Raw
  – SmackDown
  – 205 Live
  – NXT
  – NXT UK
  – Unbranded

Main roster

WWE Universal Championship
Incoming champion – Brock Lesnar
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Seth Rollins WrestleMania 35
July 14 Brock Lesnar Extreme Rules Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
August 11 Seth Rollins SummerSlam
WWE Championship
Incoming champion – Daniel Bryan
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Kofi Kingston WrestleMania 35 First African-born WWE Champion.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Dean Ambrose
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 14 Bobby Lashley Raw Triple threat match, also involving Seth Rollins.
February 17 Finn Bálor Elimination Chamber 2-on-1 handicap match, featuring Lio Rush as Lashley's partner. Bálor pinned Rush to win Lashley's title.
March 11 Bobby Lashley Raw
April 7 Finn Bálor WrestleMania 35
The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up when Finn Bálor was drafted to SmackDown.
July 14 Shinsuke Nakamura Extreme Rules
Kickoff Show
WWE United States Championship
Incoming champion – Rusev
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 27 Shinsuke Nakamura Royal Rumble
January 29 R-Truth SmackDown
March 5 Samoa Joe SmackDown Fatal four-way match, also involving Andrade and Rey Mysterio.
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up when Samoa Joe was drafted to Raw.
May 19 Rey Mysterio Money in the Bank
June 3 Samoa Joe Raw Rey Mysterio relinquished the title to Joe due to a shoulder injury.
June 23 Ricochet Stomping Grounds
July 14 AJ Styles Extreme Rules
WWE Raw Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Ronda Rousey
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 8 Becky Lynch WrestleMania 35 This was a winner takes all triple threat match in which Charlotte Flair's SmackDown Women's Championship was also on the line.
First women's match to main event WrestleMania.
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Asuka
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 26 Charlotte Flair SmackDown
April 8 Becky Lynch WrestleMania 35 This was a winner takes all triple threat match in which Ronda Rousey's Raw Women's Championship was also on the line.
First women's match to main event WrestleMania.
May 19 Charlotte Flair Money in the Bank
Bayley Cashed in her Money in the Bank contract.
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Bobby Roode and Chad Gable
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 11 The Revival
(Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) 		Raw
April 7 Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder WrestleMania 35
Kickoff Show
June 10 The Revival
(Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) 		Raw Triple threat match, also involving The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso).
July 29 Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson Raw Triple threat match, also involving The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso).
August 19 Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman Raw
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 27 The Miz and Shane McMahon Royal Rumble
February 17 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) 		Elimination Chamber
April 9 The Hardy Boyz
(Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) 		SmackDown
April 30 Vacated SmackDown Title was vacated due to Jeff Hardy suffering a legitimate knee injury that required surgery.
May 7 Daniel Bryan and Rowan SmackDown Defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) to win the vacant title.
July 14 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) 		Extreme Rules Triple threat match, also involving Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker)
Big E and Woods won the match, but Kingston is also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Buddy Murphy
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Tony Nese WrestleMania 35
Kickoff Show
June 23 Drew Gulak Stomping Grounds
Kickoff Show 		Triple threat match, also involving Akira Tozawa, who Gulak pinned.

NXT

NXT Championship
Incoming champion – Tommaso Ciampa
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 13 Vacated NXT Title was vacated due to Tommaso Ciampa suffering a legitimate neck injury that required surgery.
Aired on tape delay on March 20.
April 5 Johnny Gargano NXT TakeOver: New York Two out of three falls match in which Gargano defeated Adam Cole 2–1 to win the vacant title.
June 1 Adam Cole NXT TakeOver: XXV
NXT North American Championship
Incoming champion – Ricochet
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 Johnny Gargano NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
January 30 Velveteen Dream NXT Aired on tape delay on February 20.
NXT Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Shayna Baszler
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
NXT Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 War Raiders
(Hanson and Rowe) 		NXT TakeOver: Phoenix During their reign, War Raiders' (Hanson and Rowe) team and ring names were renamed to The Viking Experience (Ivar and Erik) when they were drafted to the Raw brand during the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up. The week after being drafted, their team name was again changed to The Viking Raiders.
May 1 Vacated NXT The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar), who were drafted to Raw during the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up, voluntarily relinquished the title.
Aired on tape delay on May 15.
June 1 Street Profits
(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) 		NXT TakeOver: XXV Fatal four-way ladder match for the vacant championship, also involving Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch, The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish), and The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler).
August 15 The Undisputed Era
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) 		NXT Aired on tape delay on August 28.

NXT UK

WWE United Kingdom Championship
Incoming champion – Pete Dunne
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 5 Walter NXT TakeOver: New York
NXT UK Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Rhea Ripley
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 12 Toni Storm NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool
NXT UK Tag Team Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 12 Zack Gibson and James Drake NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool Defeated Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.

Unbranded

These titles are not brand exclusive. The colors indicate the home brand of the champions (names without a color are former WWE wrestlers or Hall of Famers).

WWE 24/7 Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 20 Titus O'Neil Raw This was a scramble in which the first wrestler to secure the championship laying in the middle of the ring would become the inaugural champion. The scramble also involved EC3, No Way Jose, Cedric Alexander, Eric Young, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, and Drake Maverick.
Robert Roode Pinned Titus O'Neil on the entrance ramp.
R-Truth Pinned Robert Roode in the parking lot.
May 28 Elias SmackDown Pinned R-Truth in the ring after Truth had interrupted Shane McMahon's "Appreciation Night" and was then ganged up on by Shane, Drew McIntyre, and Elias. The 24/7 rule was then temporarily suspended until after the tag team match later that same night, in which both Elias and Truth were involved.
R-Truth Pinned Elias in the ring after Elias was speared by Roman Reigns and the 24/7 rule's temporary suspension was lifted.
June 2 Jinder Mahal Golfing session Pinned R-Truth on a golf course. Shown on WWE's website and social media accounts.
R-Truth Pinned Jinder Mahal on a golf course. Shown on WWE's website and social media accounts.
June 4 Elias SmackDown Lumberjack match where the 24/7 rule was suspended during the match.
R-Truth Pinned Elias under the ring.
June 6 Jinder Mahal A stopover en route to Saudi Arabia for Super ShowDown Pinned R-Truth at the Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany. Shown on WWE's website and social media accounts.
R-Truth A flight to Saudi Arabia for Super ShowDown Pinned Jinder Mahal while he was sleeping on an airplane 39,000 feet above the Red Sea. Shown on WWE's website and social media accounts.
June 18 Drake Maverick SmackDown Pinned R-Truth in the parking lot while disguised as Truth's friend Carmella while Truth was trying to leave the arena.
June 20 R-Truth Drake Maverick's wedding Pinned Drake Maverick during Maverick's wedding. Shown on WWE's website and social media accounts on June 21.
June 24 Heath Slater Raw Prior to the scheduled match between Slater and Mojo Rawley, R-Truth ran out from the crowd, being chased by several other wrestlers. A brawl broke out and Slater pinned the distracted Truth in the ring.
R-Truth Pinned Heath Slater in the ring as Slater was trying to escape from the other wrestlers.
Cedric Alexander pinned R-Truth in the ring.
EC3 Pinned Cedric Alexander at ringside as Alexander was trying to escape from the other wrestlers.
R-Truth Pinned EC3 on the entrance ramp after being distracted by Carmella.
July 1 Drake Maverick Raw Pinned R-Truth backstage after throwing his suitcase at Truth, who was trying to avoid a mob of wrestlers.
July 15 R-Truth Raw Pinned Drake Maverick on the hotel bed of Maverick's "honeymoon suite". Truth hid under a dining cart while a referee was disguised as a hotel worker in order to gain access to Maverick's room.
July 22 Drake Maverick Raw Reunion Pinned R-Truth backstage after Truth was distracted by Maverick's wife, Renee Michelle.
Pat Patterson Pinned Drake Maverick backstage after kicking him on the floor after Maverick tripped and hurt himself trying to escape The Boogeyman.
First WWE Hall of Famer and non-active wrestler to win the title, and subsequently the oldest champion in WWE history at 78 years old.
Gerald Brisco Pinned Pat Patterson off-screen backstage.
Kelly Kelly Pinned Gerald Brisco backstage after kneeing him in the groin.
First female to win the title.
Candice Michelle Pinned Kelly Kelly after attacking her backstage. Melina was the special guest referee.
Alundra Blayze Submitted Candice Michelle backstage with a sleeper hold. Melina was the special guest referee.
Ted DiBiase Bought the title from Alundra Blayze, who was about to throw the title in a trash can at the commentary table.
Drake Maverick Pinned Ted DiBiase in a limousine backstage after attacking him in the limo.
R-Truth Pinned Drake Maverick backstage as Maverick was trying to leave the building in a limousine.
July 29 Mike Kanellis Raw Pinned R-Truth in a dogpile after a Mosh Pit mixed tag team match featuring Truth and Carmella against Drake Maverick and his wife, Renee Michelle, during which the 24/7 rule was suspended.
Maria Kanellis Maria forced her husband Mike Kanellis to lay down and be pinned by her in their locker room.
August 5 Mike Kanellis Maria Kanellis' OB-GYN appointment Pinned his wife Maria Kanellis with a hug while she was laying down on the examination table in her OB-GYN's office with the referee disguised as a nurse during the afternoon, shown on that night's episode of Raw.
R-Truth Pinned Mike Kanellis in the OB-GYN's waiting room while disguised as a woman during the afternoon, shown on that night's episode of Raw.
August 12 The Revival
(Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) 		Raw During a scheduled tag team match in which The Revival were facing Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik, with Kalisto), R-Truth ran out from backstage, being chased by several wrestlers. The match was called off and The Revival performed a "Hart Attack" on Truth and simultaneously pinned him to become the first co-24/7 Champions.
R-Truth After Kalisto performed a "Salida del Sol" on Scott Dawson, Carmella pulled Truth on top of Dawson to get the pin.
Elias Pinned R-Truth backstage after hitting him with his guitar.
August 23 R-Truth Fox Sports Founders Day Pinned Elias following the latter's musical performance and a distraction by Drake Maverick. Shown on WWE's website and social media accounts on August 24.
Rob Stone Fox College Football Pinned R-Truth on the set of Fox College Football. Shown on WWE's website and social media accounts on August 24.
First non-wrestler to win the title.
Elias Pinned Rob Stone on the set of Fox College Football. Shown on WWE's website and social media accounts on August 24.
August 27 Drake Maverick SmackDown Pinned Elias after Elias was hit with a stunner by Kevin Owens and after Maverick stopped R-Truth from pinning Elias.
September 3 Bo Dallas SmackDown Pinned Drake Maverick backstage following several attempts by other wrestlers.
Drake Maverick After being chased to the ring, Maverick pinned Bo Dallas after a skirmish with some other wrestlers in the ring.
R-Truth Hidden among the King of the Ring props on the entrance stage, Truth snuck up behind Drake Maverick and pinned him on the entrance ramp.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 17 The Boss 'n' Hug Connection
(Bayley and Sasha Banks) 		Elimination Chamber This was a tag team Elimination Chamber match to determine the inaugural champions, also involving Nia Jax and Tamina and The Riott Squad (represented by Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan) from Raw and Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose, The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce), and Naomi and Carmella from SmackDown. The Boss 'n' Hug Connection lastly eliminated Rose and Deville, by way of Banks submitting Rose, to win the championship.
April 7 The IIconics
(Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) 		WrestleMania 35 This was a fatal four-way match also involving Nia Jax and Tamina, and Beth Phoenix and Natalya. Kay pinned Bayley to win the championship.
August 5 Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross Raw Fatal four-way tag team elimination match, also involving Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville, and The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane).

Awards and honors

AAA

AAA Hall of Fame

Year Ring name
(Birth name) 		AAA recognized accolades
2019 Silver King
(César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón) 		Posthumous Inductee: one-time AAA World Tag Team Champion

WWE

WWE Hall of Fame

Main article: WWE Hall of Fame (2019)
Category Inductee
Individual The Honky Tonk Man
Torrie Wilson
Group D-Generation X (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and X-Pac)[66]
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)[67]
The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart)[68]
Warrior Award Sue Aitchison[69]

Debuts

Retirements

Kurt Angle

Deaths

Pedro Morales
Harley Race

See also

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