# 2013 in professional wrestling

2013 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

## List of notable promotions

These promotions held notable events in 2013.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
| Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL | |
| Juggalo Championship Wrestling | JCW | |
| Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | AAA | The "AAA" abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. |
| New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW | |
| Pro Wrestling Guerrilla | PWG | |
| Pro Wrestling Noah | NOAH | |
| Ring of Honor | ROH | |
| Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | TNA | |
| World Wrestling Council | WWC | |
| WWE | — | WWE stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, which is still the legal name, but the company ceased using the full name in April 2011, with the WWE abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism. NXT served as WWE's developmental territory. |

## Calendar of notable shows
### January

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
| 4 | NJPW | Wrestle Kingdom 7 | Tokyo | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Kazuchika Okada in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| 6 | WWC | Euphoria | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | Ricky Banderas vs. Apolo | |
| 12 | TNA | One Night Only: X-Travaganza | Orlando | Samoa Joe vs. Austin Aries | Aired on PPV on May 3. |
| 12 | TNA | One Night Only: Joker's Wild | Orlando | Samoa Joe vs. Austin Aries | Aired on PPV on May 3. |
| 13 | TNA | Genesis | Orlando | Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Bobby Roode and Austin Aries in a Triple threat elimination match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 27 | WWE | Royal Rumble | Phoenix | The Rock defeated CM Punk (c) to win the WWE Championship | This defeat ended CM Punk's 434 day run as WWE Champion John Cena won the Royal Rumble match and chose to challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29. |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) ||||||

### February

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| 10 | NJPW | The New Beginning | Hiroshima | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Karl Anderson in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 17 | WWE | Elimination Chamber | New Orleans | The Rock (c) defeated CM Punk to retain the WWE Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### March

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| 2 | ROH | ROH 11th Anniversary Show | Chicago Ridge | Kevin Steen (c) defeated Jay Lethal in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship |
| 10 | TNA | Lockdown | San Antonio | Bully Ray defeated Jeff Hardy (c) in a Steel Cage match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 17 | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Monterrey, Mexico | Three-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament final match |
| 17 | TNA | One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown | Orlando | Knockouts Gauntlet match |
| 17 | TNA | One Night Only: 10 Reunion | Orlando | Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle |
| 17 | TNA | One Night Only: Hardcore Justice | Orlando | Jeff Hardy and Brother Runt vs. Team 3D (Bully Ray and Devon) |
| 18 | TNA | One Night Only: World Cup | Orlando | Five-on-Five Elimination Tag Team match |
| 18 | TNA | One Night Only: Tag Team Tournament | Orlando | Austin Aries and Bobby Roode vs. Team 3D (Bully Ray and Devon) |
| 19 | TNA | One Night Only: Tournament of Champions | Orlando | Bobby Roode vs. Samoa Joe |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### April

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| 5 | ROH | Supercard of Honor VII | New York City | Jay Briscoe defeated Kevin Steen (c) in a Singles match to win the ROH World Championship |
| 7 | CMLL | Arena Coliseo 70th Anniversary Show | Mexico City | Dragón Rojo, Jr. (c) defeated La Sombra in a Best two-out-of-three falls match for the CMLL World Middleweight Championship |
| 7 | NJPW | Invasion Attack | Tokyo | Kazuchika Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 7 | WWE | WrestleMania 29 | East Rutherford | John Cena defeated The Rock (c) to win the WWE Championship |
| 26 | CMLL | 57. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Último Guerrero, Volador Jr., and El Terrible defeated Máscara Dorada, Rush, and La Sombra by disqualification — two falls to one in a Best two-out-of-three falls six-man Lucha Libre rules tag team match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### May

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| 3 | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Minoru Suzuki in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 4 | ROH | Border Wars | Toronto | Jay Briscoe (c) defeated Adam Cole in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship |
| 11 | NOAH | Final Burning in Budokan | Tokyo | Jun Akiyama, Keiji Mutoh, Kensuke Sasaki and Kenta Kobashi defeated Go Shiozaki, Kenta, Maybach Taniguchi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru |
| 19 | WWE | Extreme Rules | St. Louis | Brock Lesnar defeated Triple H in a Steel Cage match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### June

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| 2 | CMLL | Sin Salida | Mexico City, Mexico | Steel cage elimination match Lucha de Apuestas |
| 2 | TNA | Slammiversary | Boston | Bully Ray (c) defeated Sting in No Holds Barred match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 16 | AAA | Triplemanía XXI | Mexico City, Mexico | El Hijo del Perro Aguayo defeated Cibernético |
| 16 | WWE | Payback | Rosemont | John Cena (c) defeated Ryback 2–1 in a Three Stages of Hell match for the WWE Championship |
| 22 | ROH | Best in the World | Baltimore | Jay Briscoe (c) defeated Mark Briscoe in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship |
| 22 | NJPW | Dominion | Osaka | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Togi Makabe in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### July

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
| 14 | WWE | Money in the Bank | Philadelphia | Randy Orton defeated Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, and Christian in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contract | This marked Rob Van Dam's return in WWE |
| 29 | CMLL | Infierno en el Ring | Mexico City, Mexico | 10-man Infierno en el Ring, Lucha de Apuesta Hair vs. Hair Steel cage match | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) ||||||

### August

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| 1-11 | NJPW | G1 Climax final | Tokyo | Tetsuya Naito defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in a G1 Climax tournament |
| 11 | JCW | Bloodymania 7 | Cave-In-Rock, Illinois | 2 Tuff Tony and Vampiro defeated Kongo Kong and The Boogeyman |
| 18 | WWE | SummerSlam | Los Angeles | Daniel Bryan defeated John Cena (c) to win the WWE Championship in a Singles match with Triple H as special guest referee, then Randy Orton cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated Daniel Bryan (c) to win the WWE Championship in a Singles match with Triple H as special guest referee |
| 30-31 | PWG | Battle of Los Angeles | Reseda, California | Kyle O'Reilly defeated Michael Elgin in a Battle of Los Angeles tournament |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### September

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
| 13 | CMLL | CMLL 80th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | La Sombra defeated Volador Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match | |
| 15 | WWE | Night of Champions | Detroit | Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton (c) to win the WWE Championship | Due to a controversial finish, Daniel Bryan was stripped of the title the next night on Raw |
| 20 | ROH | Death Before Dishonor | Philadelphia | Adam Cole defeated Michael Elgin in Final match to win the ROH World Championship Tournament | |
| 21 | WWC | 40th WWC Aniversario | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | Sting defeated Carlito | |
| 29 | NJPW | Destruction | Kobe | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Satoshi Kojima in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) ||||||

### October

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
| 6 | WWE | Battleground | Buffalo | Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan for the vacant WWE Championship ended in a no contest | This event received 114,000 buys worldwide, making it the second lowest number (behind ECW December to Dismember) in the last 17 years |
| 13 | NJPW | King of Pro-Wrestling | Tokyo | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| 18 | AAA | Heroes Inmortales | Puebla, Puebla | La Parka defeated Chessman, Fénix and El Hijo del Fantasma | |
| 20 | TNA | Bound for Glory | San Diego | A.J. Styles defeated Bully Ray (c) in a No Disqualification match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | Last PPV featuring A.J. Styles in TNA as he left TNA in December |
| 26 | ROH | Glory By Honor | Chicago Ridge | Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal, Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander defeated Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly and Matt Taven in Eight-Man Elimination Tag Team match | |
| 27 | WWE | Hell in a Cell | Miami | Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan in a Hell in a Cell match for the vacant WWE Championship with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) ||||||

### November

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| 9 | NJPW | Power Struggle | Osaka | Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Karl Anderson in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 24 | WWE | Survivor Series | Boston | Randy Orton (c) defeated Big Show in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### December

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
| 11 | WWE | Tribute to the Troops | Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington | Big Show defeated Damien Sandow in a Singles match | |
| 14 | ROH | Final Battle | Manhattan | Adam Cole (c) defeated Michael Elgin and Jay Briscoe in a Three-way match to retain the ROH World Championship | |
| 15 | WWE | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Houston | Randy Orton (WWE Champion) defeated John Cena (World Heavyweight Champion) in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to unify the championships into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship | This was the final event to feature the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 29 | TNA | One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3 | Orlando | Lethal Lockdown match | |
| 30 | TNA | One Night Only: #OldSchool | Orlando | Magnus (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) ||||||

## Accomplishments and tournaments
### AAA

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
| Rey de Reyes | El Mesias | March 18 | |

### JWP

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
| Tag League the Best 2013 | Dash Chisako and Sendai Sachiko | April 7 | |

### Ring of Honor

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
| ROH World Championship Tournament | Adam Cole | September 20 | |

### Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won |
| Joker's Wild | James Storm | January 12 |
| TNA X Division Championship #1 Contender Tournament | Christian York | January 13 |
| British Boot Camp season 1 | Rockstar Spud | January 22 |
| Knockouts Knockdown | Gail Kim | March 7 |
| World Cup | Team USA (Christopher Daniels, James Storm, Kazarian, Kenny King, Mickie James) | March 18 |
| TNA Gut Check Tournament | Jay Bradley | June 2 |
| Jokers Wild Tag Team Tournament | Magnus | June 30 |
| TNA X Division Championship Tournament | Manik | July 25 |
| Turkey Bowl | The BroMans | November 28 |
| TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Magnus | December 19 |

### WWE

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
| Royal Rumble Entry Tournament | Bo Dallas | January 26 | Tournament was held for a member of NXT to join the Royal Rumble. Dallas last eliminated Leo Kruger to win. |
| Royal Rumble | John Cena | January 27 | Winner received their choice of a championship match for either the WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 29; Cena last eliminated Ryback and chose to challenge for the WWE Championship, which he subsequently won from The Rock. |
| NXT Tag Team Championship Tournament | British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) | January 31 (aired February 13) | Defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the tournament final to determine the inaugural NXT Tag Team Champions. |
| NXT Women's Championship Tournament | Paige | June 20 (aired July 24) | Defeated Emma in the tournament final to determine the inaugural NXT Women's Champion. |
| Money in the Bank ladder match | Damien Sandow | July 14 | Defeated Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Dean Ambrose, Fandango, Antonio Cesaro, and Jack Swagger to win a World Heavyweight Championship match contract. Sandow cashed in on champion John Cena on the October 28 episode of Raw, but was unsuccessful. |
| Money in the Bank ladder match | Randy Orton | July 14 | Defeated Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, and Christian to win a WWE Championship match contract. Orton cashed in the contract at SummerSlam and won the title from Daniel Bryan, who had just won the title from John Cena. |

## Title changes
### AAA

AAA Mega Championship :
* Incoming champion – El Texano, Jr. ||||
* No title changes ||||
AAA Fusion Championship :
| Incoming champion – N/A |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 17 | Fenix | Rey de Reyes | |
AAA Latin American Championship :
| Incoming champion – L.A. Park |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 23 | Vacated | N/A | |
| June 16 | Blue Demon, Jr. | Triplemanía XXI | |
AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship :
| Incoming champion – Mini Psicosis |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 18 | Dinastía | Sin Límite | |
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship :
* Incoming champion – Daga ||||
* No title changes ||||
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship :
| Incoming champion – Sexy Star |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 19 | Vacated | N/A | |
| March 17 | Faby Apache | Rey de Reyes | |
AAA World Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Joe Líder and Vampiro |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 22 | Vacated | N/A | |
| June 16 | Mexican Powers (Crazy Boy and Joe Líder) | Triplemanía XXI | |
| October 18 | Los Güeros del Cielo (Angélico and Jack Evans) | Héroes Inmortales VII | |
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Halloween and Mari Apache |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| July 19 | Drago and Faby Apache | AAA Television Taping | |
AAA World Trios Championship :
| Incoming champions – El Consejo (Máscara Año 2000 Jr., El Texano Jr. and Toscano) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 18 | Los Psycho Circus (Monster Clown, Murder Clown and Psycho Clown) | Sin Límite | |

### NJPW

IWGP Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Hiroshi Tanahashi |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| April 7 | Kazuchika Okada | Invasion Attack | |
IWGP Intercontinental Championship :
| Incoming champion – Shinsuke Nakamura |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 31 | La Sombra | Super Viernes | |
| July 20 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Kizuna Road 2013 | |
IWGP Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 3 | Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) | Wrestling Dontaku 2013 | This was a four-way match, which also included Chaos (Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano) and Muscle Orchestra (Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man). |
| November 9 | K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) | Power Struggle | This was the second fall of a two-fall three-way tornado tag team match which also included The IronGodz (Jax Dane and Rob Conway). |
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship :
* Incoming champion – Prince Devitt ||||
* No title changes ||||
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 3 | Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) | Wrestling Dontaku 2013 | |
| October 14 | Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Taka Michinoku) | King of Pro-Wrestling | |
NEVER Openweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Masato Tanaka |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| September 29 | Tetsuya Naito | Destruction | Naito's Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate was also on the line. |

### ROH

ROH World Championship :
| Incoming champion – Kevin Steen |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| April 5 | Jay Briscoe | Supercard of Honor VII | |
| July 3 | Vacated | N/A | |
| September 20 | Adam Cole | Death Before Dishonor XI | |
ROH World Television Championship :
| Incoming champion – Adam Cole |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 2 | Matt Taven | 11th Anniversary Show | |
| December 14 | Tommaso Ciampa | Final Battle 2013 | |
ROH World Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 2 | reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) | Border Wars | |
| July 27 | Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) | Ring of Honor Wrestling | |
| August 3 | The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) | All-Star Extravaganza V | |
| August 17 | reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) | Manhattan Mayhem V | |

### The Crash Lucha Libre

The Crash Cruiserweight Championship :
| (Title created) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| June 14 | Fénix | The Crash show | Defeated Ángel Metálico, Flamita, Pentagón Jr., Star Boy, Tony Casanova, Willie Mack and X-Torm in eight-way elimination match to become the inaugural champion. |

### TNA

TNA World Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Jeff Hardy |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 10 | Bully Ray | Lockdown | This was a steel cage match |
| July 18 | Chris Sabin | Destination X | Sabin voluntarily relinquished the TNA X Division Championship in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at this event. |
| August 15 | Bully Ray | Hardcore Justice | This was a steel cage match |
| October 20 | A.J. Styles | Bound for Glory | This was a no disqualification match |
| October 29 | Vacated | — | TNA President Dixie Carter announced via Twitter that Styles had been stripped of the title due to a contract dispute. Styles continued to carry around the championship belt proclaiming himself champion in the storyline |
| December 3 (aired December 19) | Magnus | Final Resolution | Defeated Jeff Hardy in a tournament final to win the vacant title. This was a Dixieland match. On the January 9, 2014 episode of Impact Wrestling (taped December 6, 2013), A.J. Styles returned claiming to be the legitimate TNA World Heavyweight Champion as he was never defeated for the title (though not recognized as such by TNA). Magnus defeated him later that night to become the undisputed champion |
TNA X Division Championship :
| Incoming champion – Rob Van Dam |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 28 | Kenny King | Impact Wrestling | |
| June 2 | Chris Sabin | Slammiversary XI | |
| June 20 | Austin Aries | Impact Wrestling | |
| June 29 | Chris Sabin | Impact Wrestling | |
| June 29 | Vacated | Impact Wrestling | Chris Sabin voluntarily relinquished the title in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at Destination X. |
| July 18 | Manik | Impact Wrestling | |
| October 20 | Chris Sabin | Bound for Glory | |
| November 23 | Austin Aries | Impact Wrestling | |
| December 5 | Chris Sabin | Impact Wrestling | |
TNA World Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 25 | Bobby Roode and Austin Aries | Impact Wrestling | |
| April 11 | Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez | Impact Wrestling | |
| June 2 | Gunner and James Storm | Slammiversary XI | |
| October 20 | The BroMans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz) | Bound for Glory | |
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Eric Young and ODB |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| June 20 | Vacated | Impact Wrestling |
| June 27 | Deactivated | N/A | |
TNA Knockouts Championship :
| Incoming champion – Tara |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 26 | Velvet Sky | Impact Wrestling | |
| May 23 | Mickie James | Impact Wrestling | |
| September 12 | ODB | No Surrender | |
| October 20 | Gail Kim | Bound for Glory | |
TNA Television Championship :
| Incoming champion – Devon |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| June 2 | Abyss | Slammiversary XI | |

### WWE

WWE Championship :
| Incoming champion – CM Punk |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 27 | The Rock | Royal Rumble | CM Punk had initially won, but the match was then restarted by Mr. McMahon due to interference by The Shield. |
| April 7 | John Cena | WrestleMania 29 | |
| August 18 | Daniel Bryan | SummerSlam | Triple H was the special guest referee. |
| August 18 | Randy Orton | SummerSlam | Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. Triple H was the special guest referee. |
| September 15 | Daniel Bryan | Night of Champions | |
| September 16 | Vacated | Monday Night Raw | Vacated after a controversial finish when Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton to win the title. A subsequent match for the vacant title at Battleground between Bryan and Orton ended in a no contest. |
| October 27 | Randy Orton | Hell in a Cell | Defeated Daniel Bryan in a Hell in a Cell match for the vacant title with Shawn Michaels serving as the special guest referee. |
| On December 15, 2013 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Orton defeated John Cena to unify the World Heavyweight Championship with the WWE Championship. The World Heavyweight Championship was retired and the WWE Championship became known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. |||||
World Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Big Show |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 8 (aired January 11) | Alberto Del Rio | SmackDown | Last Man Standing match. |
| April 8 | Dolph Ziggler | Monday Night Raw | Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. |
| June 16 | Alberto Del Rio | Payback | |
| October 27 | John Cena | Hell in a Cell | |
| December 15 | Randy Orton | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs title unification match, where Orton also defended his WWE Championship. |
| December 15 | Retired | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | After Randy Orton defeated John Cena to unify the World Heavyweight Championship with the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship was retired and the WWE Championship became the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. |
WWE Intercontinental Championship :
| Incoming champion – Wade Barrett |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| April 7 | The Miz | WrestleMania 29 Pre-Show | |
| April 8 | Wade Barrett | Monday Night Raw | |
| June 16 | Curtis Axel | Payback | Triple threat match, also involving The Miz. |
| November 18 | Big E Langston | Monday Night Raw | |
WWE United States Championship :
| Incoming champion – Antonio Cesaro |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| April 15 | Kofi Kingston | Monday Night Raw | |
| May 19 | Dean Ambrose | Extreme Rules | |
WWE Divas Championship :
| Incoming champion – Eve Torres |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 14 | Kaitlyn | Raw 20th Anniversary Special | |
| June 16 | AJ Lee | Payback | |
WWE Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 19 | The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) | Extreme Rules | Tornado Tag Team match |
| October 14 | Cody Rhodes and Goldust | Monday Night Raw | No-disqualification match |

#### NXT

NXT Championship :
| Incoming champion – Big E Langston |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 23 (aired June 12) | Bo Dallas | NXT | |
NXT Women's Championship :
| (Title created) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| June 20 (aired July 24) | Paige | NXT | Defeated Emma in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. |
NXT Tag Team Championship :
| (Title created) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 31 (aired February 13) | British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) | NXT | Defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions. Bo Dallas replaced Grey when he was injured, but was not considered champion. |
| May 2 (aired May 8) | The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) | NXT | Bo Dallas filled in for an injured Oliver Grey. |
| June 20 (aired July 17) | Adrian Neville and Corey Graves | NXT | |
| September 12 (aired October 2) | The Ascension (Conor O'Brian and Rick Victor) | NXT | During their reign, their ring names were shortened to Konnor and Viktor, respectively. |

## Awards and honors
### AAA Hall of Fame

* Inductee
* Abismo Negro

### Pro Wrestling Illustrated

| Category | Winner |
| Wrestler of the Year | Daniel Bryan |
| Tag Team of the Year | The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) |
| Match of the Year | John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan (SummerSlam) |
| Feud of the Year | The Shield vs. Team Hell No |
| Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | Daniel Bryan |
| Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | The Authority |
| Comeback of the Year | Goldust |
| Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | Magnus |
| Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Darren Young |
| Rookie of the Year | Tim Zbyszko |
| Woman of the Year | AJ Lee |
| Stanley Weston Award (Lifetime Achievement) | Dusty Rhodes |

### TNA Hall of Fame

* Inductee
* Kurt Angle

### Wrestling Observer Newsletter
#### Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

* Inductee
* Takashi Matsunaga
* Henri Deglane
* Dr. Wagner
* Atlantis
* Kensuke Sasaki
* Hiroshi Tanahashi

#### Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

| Category | Winner |
| Wrestler of the Year | Hiroshi Tanahashi |
| Most Outstanding | Hiroshi Tanahashi |
| Feud of the Year | Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada |
| Tag Team of the Year | The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) |
| Most Improved | Roman Reigns |
| Best on Interviews | Paul Heyman |

### WWE
#### WWE Hall of Fame

| Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
| Individual | Mick Foley | Terry Funk |
| Individual | Bob Backlund | Maria Menounos |
| Individual | Trish Stratus | Stephanie McMahon |
| Individual | Bruno Sammartino | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Individual | Booker T | Stevie Ray |
| Celebrity | Donald Trump | Vince McMahon |

#### Slammy Awards

| Poll | Winner |
| "What a Maneuver!" Award | Roman Reigns' Spear |
| Faction of the Year | The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) |
| "You Still Got It!" Best Superstar Return | Goldust |
| Couple of the Year | Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella |
| Tag Team of the Year | Cody Rhodes and Goldust |
| Feat of Strength of the Year | Mark Henry pulls two trucks with his bare hands |
| "Say What?!" Quote of the Year | "One stipulation: I'm in my boys' corner and I'll be your huckleberry all night long." – Dusty Rhodes |
| Best Dance Moves | The Funkadactyls (Naomi and Cameron) |
| Favorite Web Show | The JBL and Cole Show |
| Best Crowd of the Year | Raw after WrestleMania (East Rutherford, New Jersey) |
| Catchphrase of the Year | "YES! YES! YES!" – Daniel Bryan |
| Trending Now (Hashtag of the Year) | The Shield's #BelieveInTheShield$^a$ |
| "THIS IS AWESOME!" Moment of the Year | Big Show knocks out Triple H on Raw |
| Breakout Star of the Year | The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns) |
| Beard of the Year | Daniel Bryan |
| "LOL!" Moment of the Year | The Rock Concert at the 20th Anniversary of Raw (January 14) |
| Double-Cross of the Year | Shawn Michaels turns on Daniel Bryan and costs him the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell |
| Diva of the Year | The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella) |
| Superstar of the Year | Daniel Bryan |
| Fan Participation of the Year | Yes! Yes! Yes! |
| Insult of the Year | Stephanie McMahon insults Big Show |
| Extreme Moment of the Year | CM Punk exacts vengeance on Paul Heyman at Hell in a Cell |
| Match of the Year | The Rock vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship – WrestleMania 29 |

## Debuts

* January 3 – Rutsuko Yamaguchi (Ice Ribbon)
* January 8 – Dan Moloney
* January 20 – Aliyah
* February 19 – Jay White
* February 23 – Kotori
* March 24 – The Rotation
* March 29 – Renee Young
* April 14 – U-T
* May 17 – No Way Jose
* May 25
** Akane Fujita
** Big Boss Shimizu
* May 29 – Mojo Rawley
* June 20 – Alexa Bliss
* June 26 – JoJo
* July 1 – Eva Marie
* July 6 – Laurance Roman
* August 3 – Lana Austin
* August 12 – Anthony Gangone
* August 17 – KANNA (TJPW)
* August 18
** Saki Akai
** Yako Fujigasaki
* August 23 – Koyuki Hayashi (Ice Ribbon)
* August 25 – Kyuri
* August 31 – Mike D Vecchio
* September – Carmella
* September 6 – Ace Romero
* September 28 - Ayame Yabe (Ice Ribbon)
* October 23 – Lana
* November 3 – Keisuke Okuda
* November 4
** Koguma
** Rina Yamashita
* November 9 – Kid Lykos
* November 19 – LEONA
* December 1 – Ayumi Takada (TJPW)
* December 6 – Deonna Purrazzo
* December 14 – Kona Reeves
* December 15 – Takayuki Ueki
* December 31 – Bin Wang (IGF and NXT)

## Retirements

* Butch Reed (1978-2013)
* Diane Von Hoffman (1981–2013)
* Viscera (1991–2013)
* Eve Torres (October 29, 2007 – January 14, 2013)
* Robbie Ellis (1966-March 22, 2013)
* Jerry Lynn (March 23, 1988 – March 23, 2013)
* Frank Durso (1961-March 23, 2013)
* Big Bully Busick (1977-April 19, 2013)
* Kenta Kobashi (February 26, 1988 – May 11, 2013)
* Epiphany (October 2008 – July 4, 2013)
* Natsumi Showzuki (January 2012 – July 31, 2013) (returned to wrestling in 2021)
* Ayumi Kurihara (April 24, 2005 – August 4, 2013)
* Ted DiBiase Jr. (2006 – September 1, 2013)
* Yoshihito Sasaki (September 7, 2000 – September 25, 2013)
* Ivan Koloff (1961-November 16, 2013)
* William Regal (1983-November 21, 2013)
* Manny Fernandez (1977-November 30, 2013) (returned to wrestling in 2017)
* Roxxi Laveaux (2002 - December 6, 2013)

## Deaths

* January 11 - Billy Varga, 94
* February 8 - Jim Jefferson, 52
* February 20 - Cyclone Negro, 80
* March 5 – Paul Bearer, 58.
* March 16 - Don Carson, 78
* March 21 – Moondog Spike, 62.
* March 21 – Reid Flair, 25.
* April 18 - Jerry Balisok, 57
* May 22 – Mick McManus, 93
* May 26 – Héctor Garza, 43.
* May 28 - Buck Robley, 68
* June 7 – Mark Starr, 50.
* June 14 – Al Green, 57.
* June 24 – Jackie Fargo, 82.
* June 28 – Matt Borne, 55.
* July 19 - Geeto Mongol, 82
* July 31 - Corey Maclin, 43
* August 3 – Dutch Savage, 78.
* August 14 - Gia Allemand, 29
* September 20 – Angelo Savoldi, 99.
* September 29 – Gene Petit, c.64.
* October 15 – El Brazo, 52.
* October 21 - Randhawa (wrestler), 79/80
* November 4 - Doug Gashouse Gilbert, 76
* November 21 – Mad Dog Vachon, 84.
* December 1 – Garry Robbins, 56
* December 18 - Onno Boelee, 68
* December 19 - Pedro Septién, 97
* December 29 – Ari Romero, 62.