# 2000 in professional wrestling

2000 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

## List of notable promotions

These promotions held notable events in 2000.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
| 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
### January

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| 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) 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 |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### February

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| February 20 | WCW | SuperBrawl 2000 | San Francisco, California | Sid Vicious (c) defeated Scott Hall and Jeff Jarrett 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) defeated Cactus Jack in a Hell in a Cell Title vs. Career match for the WWF Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### March

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| 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 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 |
| 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

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| April 2 | WWF | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, California | Triple H (c) defeated The Rock, Mick Foley and Big Show in a Fatal 4-Way elimination match for the WWF Championship |
| April 11 | FMW | Winning Road 2000: Day 11 | Tokyo, Japan | H and Mr. Gannosuke vs. Masato Tanaka and Balls Mahoney in a tag team match |
| April 14 | CMLL | 44. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Perro Aguayo defeated Bestia Salvaje in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match |
| April 16 | ECW | Wrestlepalooza | St. Charles, Missouri | Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and New Jack defeated The Network (Steve Corino, Jack Victory and Yoshihiro Tajiri) in a street fight |
| April 16 | WCW | Spring Stampede | Chicago, Illinois | Jeff Jarrett defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| April 16 | WXW | Gary Albright Memorial Show | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Rikishi Phatu defeated The Road Dogg in a Singles match |
| April 22 | ECW | CyberSlam | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Justin Credible defeated Tommy Dreamer (c) in a Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship |
| April 30 | WWF | Backlash | Washington, D.C. | The Rock defeated Triple H (c) in a Singles match for the WWF Championship with Shane McMahon as special guest referee |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### May

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| May 5 | FMW | FMW 11th Anniversary Show | Tokyo, Japan | Hayabusa defeated Masato Tanaka in a Singles match |
| May 5 | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka, Japan | Power Warrior (c) defeated The Great Muta in a Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| May 6 | WWF | Insurrextion | London, England | The Rock (c) defeated Triple H and Shane McMahon in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship |
| May 7 | WCW | Slamboree | Kansas City, Missouri | Jeff Jarrett defeated David Arquette (c) and Diamond Dallas Page in a Ready to Rumble Cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| May 14 | ECW | Hardcore Heaven | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Justin Credible (c) defeated Lance Storm in a Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship |
| May 21 | WWF | Judgment Day | Louisville, Kentucky | Triple H defeated The Rock (c) 6–5 in a 60-minute Iron Man match for the WWF Championship with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee |
| May 25 | N/A | Third Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show | Cincinnati, Ohio | D'Lo Brown and Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko in a tag team match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### June

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| 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)) in a Six-man tag team match for the WWF Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### July

| 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) defeated Tommy Dreamer in a Stairway to Hell match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship |
| July 16 | 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 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

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| August 7–13 | NJPW | G1 Climax | Tokyo | Kensuke Sasaki defeated Manabu Nakanishi by submission in a G1 Climax tournament final |
| August 13 | WCW | New Blood Rising | Vancouver, British Columbia | Booker T (c) defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| August 19 | ECW | A New Era Begins | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rob Van Dam and Kid Kash defeated Justin Credible and Rhino in a tag team match |
| August 25 | ECW | Mid-town Massacre Tour I | New York, New York | The Unholy Alliance (Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri) defeated Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer and Simon and Swinger in a Three way dance for the vacant ECW World Tag Team Championship |
| August 26 | ECW | Mid-town Massacre Tour II | New York, New York | Kid Kash defeated Rhino (c) by pinfall in a Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship |
| August 27 | WWF | SummerSlam | Raleigh, North Carolina | The Rock (c) defeated Triple H and Kurt Angle in a Triple threat match for the WWF Championship |
| August 28 | FMW | Super Dynamism 2000: Day 4 | Tokyo, Japan | Hayabusa vs. Mr. Gannosuke |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### September

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| 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

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| October 1 | ECW | Anarchy Rulz | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Jerry Lynn defeated Justin Credible (c) 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 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

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| November 5 | ECW | November to Remember | Villa Park, Illinois | Steve Corino defeated Justin Credible, 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 |
| 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 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

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| December 2 | WWF | Rebellion | Sheffield, England | Kurt Angle (c) defeated Rikishi, The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Fatal 4-Way match for the WWF Championship |
| December 3 | ECW | Massacre on 34th Street | New York, New York | Steve Corino (c) defeated Jerry Lynn and Justin Credible in a Three-Way Dance for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship |
| December 8 | AAA | Guerra de Titanes | Ciudad Madero, Mexico | Héctor Garza and Latin Lover defeated Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo Jr. in an "Extreme" steel cage match |
| December 10 | FMW | Year End Sensation 2000: Day 4 | Tokyo, Japan | Masato Tanaka, Jado, Gedo and Kaori Nakayama defeated Kodo Fuyuki, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Kintaro Kanemura, and Azusa Kudo) |
| December 10 | WWF | Armageddon | Birmingham, Alabama | Kurt Angle (c) defeated The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, The Undertaker and Rikishi in a Six-Man Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship |
| December 15 | CMLL | Sin Piedad | Mexico City, Mexico | Perro Aguayo defeated Cien Caras in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match |
| December 17 | WCW | Starrcade | Washington, D.C. | Scott Steiner (c) defeated Sid Vicious by submission in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| December 20 | FMW | Year End Sensation 2000: Day 6 | Tokyo, Japan | Kodo Fuyuki, Kintaro Kanemura and Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Complete Players (Masato Tanaka, Jado and Gedo) |
| December 23 | ECW | Holiday Hell | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Steve Corino (c) defeated Justin Credible and the Sandman by pinfall |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

## Accomplishments and tournaments
### AAA

| Tournaments | Winner | Date won | Notes |
| Rey de Reyes | Abismo Negro | March 5 | |

### AJW

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won |
| 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

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
| Asunaro Cup 2000 | Yoshinobu Kanemaru | January 22 | |

### ECW

| 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

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won |
| 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

| 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
### Pro Wrestling Illustrated

| Category | Winner |
| PWI Wrestler of the Year | The Rock |
| PWI Tag Team of the Year | The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy) |
| PWI Match of the Year | The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian (WrestleMania 2000) |
| PWI Feud of the Year | Triple H vs. Kurt Angle |
| PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | The Rock |
| PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | Kurt Angle |
| PWI Comeback of the Year | Rikishi Phatu |
| PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | Steve Corino |
| PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Booker T |
| PWI Rookie of the Year | Kurt Angle |
| PWI Woman of the Year | Stephanie McMahon |
| PWI Editor's Award | Freddie Blassie |

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

* Inductee
* Stone Cold Steve Austin
* Mick Foley
* Shinya Hashimoto
* Akira Hokuto
* Bill Longson
* Frank Sexton
* Sándor Szabó

#### Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

| Category | Winner |
| Wrestler of the Year | Triple H |
| Most Outstanding | Chris Benoit |
| Best Box Office Draw | The Rock |
| Feud of the Year | Mick Foley vs. Triple H |
| Tag Team of the Year | Edge and Christian |
| Most Improved | Kurt Angle |
| Best on Interviews | The Rock |

## Title changes
### ECW

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 | |
| April 22 | Justin Credible | CyberSlam | 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. |
ECW World Television Championship :
| Incoming champion – Rob Van Dam |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| 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 | |
ECW World Tag Team Championship :
| 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

IWGP Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Genichiro Tenryu |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 4 | Kensuke Sasaki | Wrestling World 2000 | |
| October 9 | Vacant | — | |
IWGP Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| July 20 | Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) | — | |
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship :
| 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!! | |
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| June 25 | Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka | Summer Struggle 2000 | |

### WCW

WCW World Heavyweight Championship :
| 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 |
| January 16 | Chris Benoit | Souled Out | 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. However, the WWF recognized Benoit's title win, and Benoit's title reign is still listed in the title lineage at WWE.com. 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. |
| January 24 | Sid Vicious | Nitro | Defeated Kevin Nash in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| January 25 | Vacant | Thunder | Nash stripped Sid of the championship |
| January 25 | Kevin Nash | Thunder | Defeated Sid Vicious in a Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| January 25 | Sid Vicious | Thunder | |
| 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 | Nitro | |
| May 22 | Jeff Jarrett | Nitro | |
| May 23 | Kevin Nash | Thunder | |
| May 29 | Ric Flair | Nitro | |
| May 29 | Jeff Jarrett | Nitro | |
| 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 | Nitro | |
| October 2 | Booker T | Nitro | |
| November 26 | Scott Steiner | Mayhem | |
WCW Cruiserweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Madusa |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| 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 | |
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Jeff Jarrett |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| 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 | |
WCW Hardcore Championship :
| 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 | |
WCW World Television Championship :
| Incoming champion – Vacant |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 16 | Jim Duggan | Saturday Night | |
| April 10 | Retired | Nitro | |
WCW World Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Vacant |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 3 | David Flair and Crowbar | Nitro | |
| January 18 | The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) | Thunder | |
| February 12 | The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) | House show | |
| February 13 | The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) | House show | |
| March 19 | The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) | Uncensored | |
| April 10 | Vacant | Nitro | |
| April 16 | Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell | Spring Stampede | |
| May 15 | KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) | Nitro | |
| May 30 | Perfect Event (Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo) | Thunder | |
| July 9 | KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) | Bash at the Beach | |
| August 13 | Dark Carnival (The Great Muta and Vampiro) | New Blood Rising | |
| August 14 | The Filthy Animals (Rey Misterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera) | Nitro | |
| September 18 | Vacant | Nitro | |
| September 25 | Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak | Nitro | |
| October 9 | Misfits in Action (Lieutenant Loco and Corporal Cajun) | Thunder | |
| October 9 | Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak | Thunder | |
| November 16 | The Boogie Knights (Alex Wright and Disco Inferno) | Millennium Final | |
| November 20 | Perfect Event (Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo) | Nitro | |
| November 26 | The Insiders (Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash) | Mayhem | |
| December 4 | Perfect Event (Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo) | Nitro | |
| December 17 | The Insiders (Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash) | Starrcade | |

### WWF

WWF Championship :
| Incoming champion – Big Show |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| 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 | |
WWF Intercontinental Championship :
| Incoming champion – Chris Jericho |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| 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 | SmackDown! | |
| August 27 | Chyna | SummerSlam | |
| September 4 | Eddie Guerrero | Raw Is War | |
| November 21 | Billy Gunn | SmackDown! | |
| December 10 | Chris Benoit | Armageddon | |
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Gillberg |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| 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! | |
WWF Women's Championship :
| 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! | |
WWF European Championship :
| 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 | |
WWF Tag Team Championship :
| 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! | |
WWF Hardcore Championship :
| Incoming champion – Big Boss Man |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 17 | Test | Raw Is War | |
| February 22 | Crash Holly | SmackDown! | |
| March 13 | Pete Gas | Raw Is War | |
| March 13 | Crash Holly | Raw Is War | |
| April 2 | Tazz | WrestleMania 2000 | |
| April 2 | Viscera | WrestleMania 2000 | |
| April 2 | Funaki | WrestleMania 2000 | |
| April 2 | Rodney | WrestleMania 2000 | |
| April 2 | Joey Abs | WrestleMania 2000 | |
| April 2 | Thrasher | WrestleMania 2000 | |
| April 2 | Pete Gas | WrestleMania 2000 | |
| April 2 | Tazz | WrestleMania 2000 | |
| April 2 | Crash Holly | WrestleMania 2000 | |
| April 2 | Hardcore Holly | WrestleMania 2000 | |
| April 3 | Crash Holly | Raw is War | |
| April 11 | Perry Saturn | SmackDown! | |
| April 11 | Tazz | SmackDown! | |
| April 11 | Crash Holly | SmackDown! | |
| April 24 | Matt Hardy | Raw Is War | |
| April 25 | Crash Holly | SmackDown! | |
| May 6 | The British Bulldog | Insurrextion | |
| May 11 | Crash Holly | SmackDown! | |
| May 15 | Godfather's Ho | Raw Is War | |
| May 15 | Crash Holly | Raw Is War | |
| May 18 | Gerald Brisco | SmackDown! | |
| June 12 | Crash Holly | Raw Is War | |
| June 19 | Gerald Brisco | Raw Is War | |
| June 19 | Pat Patterson | Raw Is War | |
| June 25 | Crash Holly | King of the Ring | |
| June 27 | Steve Blackman | SmackDown! | |
| July 2 | Crash Holly | House show | |
| July 2 | Steve Blackman | House show | |
| August 21 | Shane McMahon | Raw Is War | |
| August 27 | Steve Blackman | SummerSlam | |
| September 24 | Crash Holly | Unforgiven | |
| September 24 | Perry Saturn | Unforgiven | |
| September 24 | Steve Blackman | Unforgiven | |
| December 22 | Raven | Raw Is War | |

## Births

* February 11 – Ryuki Honda
* February 16 – Tetsuya Izuchi
* 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
* October 29 – Takuro Niki

## Debuts

* Uncertain debut date
   * Jack Evans (wrestler)
   * Nattie Neidhart
   * Tank Toland
   * Shelly Martinez
   * Eric Angle
   * Chie Terashita (All Japan Women's)
* February – Kenny Omega
* March 15 - Leon
* March 19 – Trish Stratus
* March 24 - Roderick Strong
* April 14 - Tomohiko Hashimoto
* April 24 – David Arquette
* May 7 – Kevin Steen and Ralphus (WCW)
* May 20
** Jay Briscoe
** Mark Briscoe
* 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 6 - Chris Sabin
* November 11 – Austin Aries
* November 12 - Tadanobu Fujisawa
* November 19 – Yasu Urano
* December 3 – Yuu Yamagata
* December 26 - Scotty Mac

## Retirements

* Bret Hart (1978–2000)
* 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

* January 7 – Gary Albright, 36
* January 22 – Al Costello, 80
* January 24 – Bobby Duncum Jr., 34
* February 12 – Ray Hrstich, 79
* April 19 – Masakazu Fukuda, 27
* April 25 - Assassin #1, 72
* May 4 – Sugi Sito, 73
* May 13 – Jumbo Tsuruta, 49
* July 27 – Gordon Solie, 71
* July 28 – Jaime Cardriche, 32
* August 19 – Tony Parisi, 59
* 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
* November 22:
** Yoshihiro Momota, 54
** Doug Hepburn, 74
* December 16 – Blue Demon, 78