2011

This is a list of various things that took place in 2011.
==Significant events==
Unknown Dates
:* - During the summer, independent pro wrestling promotion Valor is founded by Jay Ryan.
January
:*10 - Shawn Michaels is inducted into the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame on Monday Night Raw.
February
:*21 - Jim Duggan is inducted into the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame on Monday Night Raw.
:*28 - Bob Armstrong is inducted into the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame after the February 28 edition of RAW.
March
:*7 - Sunny is inducted into the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame on Monday Night Raw.
:*14 - Drew Carey is inducted into the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame on Monday Night Raw.
:*21 - Abdullah the Butcher inducted into the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame.
:*28 - Legion of Doom inducted into the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame on Monday Night Raw.
:*28 - Paul Ellering inducted into the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame on Monday Night Raw.
April
:*25 - WWE 2011 Draft
May
:*21 - Revival Pro Wrestling is founded under the name New England Frontier Wrestling in Massachusetts.
August
November
*20 - NWA Elite Championship Wrestling is founded in Houma, Louisiana.
December
==Births==
==Deaths==
January
:*4 - John Heidman, 90, (Natural Causes)
:*27 - Shawn Osbourne, 34, (Homicide)
April
:*10 - Larry Sweeney, 29, (Suicide)
May
:*20 - Randy Savage, 58, (Fatal heart attack whilst driving, resulting in car crash)
==Debuts and Returns==
:*January 9 - Matt Hardy made his TNA debut at Genesis 2011.
:*January 30 - Booker T returned to the Royal Rumble
:*January 30 - Diesel returned to the Royal Rumble
:*February 14 - The Rock returns to RAW after 7 years.
:*February 21 - The Undertaker & Triple H returned on RAW
:*March 7 - John Bradshaw Layfield & Stone Cold Steve Austin returned on RAW
:*March 14 - Brian Christopher returned to RAW
:*April 4 - Sin Cara debut on RAW
:*May 1 - Kharma debut at Extreme Rules 2011
==Events==
January
:*3 - Monday Night Raw
:*4 - WWE NXT
:*6 - WWE Superstars
:*6 - TNA iMPACT
:*7 - WWE Smackdown
:*10 - Monday Night Raw
:*11 - WWE NXT
:*13 - WWE Superstars
:*13 - TNA iMPACT
:*14 - WWE Smackdown
:*17 - Monday Night Raw
:*18 - WWE NXT
:*20 - WWE Superstars
:*20 - TNA iMPACT
:*21 - WWE Smackdown
:*24 - Monday Night Raw
:*25 - WWE NXT
:*27 - WWE Superstars
:*27 - TNA iMPACT
:*28 - WWE Smackdown
:*31 - Monday Night Raw	
February
:*1 - WWE NXT
:*3 - WWE Superstars
:*3 - TNA iMPACT
:*4 - WWE Smackdown
:*7 - Monday Night Raw
:*8 - WWE NXT
:*9 - WWE Superstars
:*9 - TNA iMPACT
:*11 - WWE Smackdown
:*14 - Monday Night Raw
:*15 - WWE NXT
:*17 - WWE Superstars
:*17 - TNA iMPACT
:*18 - WWE Smackdown
:*21 - Monday Night Raw
:*22 - WWE NXT
:*24 - WWE Superstars
:*24 - TNA iMPACT
:*25 - WWE Smackdown
:*28 - Monday Night Raw	
March
:*1 - WWE NXT
:*3 - WWE Superstars
:*3 - TNA iMPACT
:*4 - WWE Smackdown
:*7 - Monday Night Raw
:*8 - WWE NXT
:*10 - WWE Superstars
:*10 - TNA iMPACT
:*11 - WWE Smackdown
:*14 - Monday Night Raw
:*15 - WWE NXT
:*17 - WWE Superstars
:*17 - TNA iMPACT
:*18 - WWE Smackdown
:*21 - Monday Night Raw
:*22 - WWE NXT
:*24 - WWE Superstars
:*24 - TNA iMPACT
:*25 - WWE Smackdown
:*28 - Monday Night Raw
:*29 - WWE NXT
:*31 - WWE Superstars
:*31 - TNA iMPACT
April
:*1 - WWE Smackdown
:*4 - Monday Night Raw
:*5 - WWE NXT
:*7 - WWE Superstars
:*7 - TNA iMPACT
:*8 - WWE Smackdown
:*11 - Monday Night Raw
:*12 - WWE NXT
:*14 - WWE Superstars
:*14 - TNA iMPACT
:*15 - WWE Smackdown
:*18 - Monday Night Raw
:*19 - WWE NXT
:*21 - WWE Superstars
:*21 - TNA iMPACT
:*22 - WWE Smackdown
:*25 - Monday Night Raw
:*26 - WWE NXT
:*28 - WWE Superstars
:*28 - TNA iMPACT
:*29 - WWE Smackdown	
May
:*2 - Monday Night Raw
:*3 - WWE NXT
:*5 - WWE Superstars
:*5 - TNA iMPACT
:*6 - WWE Smackdown
:*9 - Monday Night Raw
:*10 - WWE NXT
:*12 - WWE Superstars
:*12 - TNA iMPACT
:*13 - WWE Smackdown
:*16 - Monday Night Raw
:*17 - WWE NXT
:*19 - WWE Superstars
:*19 - TNA iMPACT
:*20 - WWE Smackdown
:*23 - Monday Night Raw
:*24 - WWE NXT
:*26 - WWE Superstars
:*26 - TNA iMPACT
:*27 - WWE Smackdown
:*30 - Monday Night Raw
:*31 - WWE NXT	
June
:*2 - WWE Superstars
:*2 - TNA iMPACT
:*3 - WWE Smackdown
:*6 - Monday Night Raw
:*7 - WWE NXT
:*9 - WWE Superstars
:*9 - TNA iMPACT
:*10 - WWE Smackdown
:*13 - Monday Night Raw
:*14 - WWE NXT
:*16 - WWE Superstars
:*16 - TNA iMPACT
:*17 - WWE Smackdown
:*20 - Monday Night Raw
:*21 - WWE NXT
:*23 - WWE Superstars
:*23 - TNA iMPACT
:*24 - WWE Smackdown
:*27 - Monday Night Raw
:*28 - WWE NXT
:*30 - WWE Superstars
:*30 - TNA iMPACT
July
:*1 - WWE Smackdown
:*4 - Monday Night Raw
:*5 - WWE NXT
:*7 - WWE Superstars
:*7 - TNA iMPACT
:*8 - WWE Smackdown
:*11 - Monday Night Raw
:*12 - WWE NXT
:*14 - WWE Superstars
:*14 - TNA iMPACT
:*15 - WWE Smackdown
:*18 - Monday Night Raw
:*19 - WWE NXT
:*21 - WWE Superstars
:*21 - TNA iMPACT
:*22 - WWE Smackdown
:*25 - Monday Night Raw
:*26 - WWE NXT
:*28 - WWE Superstars
:*28 - TNA iMPACT
:*29 - WWE Smackdown	
August
:*1 - Monday Night Raw
:*2 - WWE NXT
:*4 - WWE Superstars
:*4 - TNA iMPACT
:*5 - WWE Smackdown
:*8 - Monday Night Raw
:*9 - WWE NXT
:*11 - WWE Superstars
:*11 - TNA iMPACT
:*12 - WWE Smackdown
:*15 - Monday Night Raw
:*16 - WWE NXT
:*18 - WWE Superstars
:*18 - TNA iMPACT
:*19 - WWE Smackdown
:*22 - Monday Night Raw
:*23 - WWE NXT
:*25 - WWE Superstars
:*25 - TNA iMPACT
:*26 - WWE Smackdown
:*29 - Monday Night Raw
:*30 - WWE Smackdown - Live
:*30 - WWE NXT	
September
:*1 - WWE Superstars
:*1 - TNA iMPACT
:*5 - Monday Night Raw
:*6 - WWE NXT
:*8 - WWE Superstars
:*8 - TNA iMPACT
:*9 - WWE Smackdown
:*12 - Monday Night Raw
:*13 - WWE NXT
:*15 - WWE Superstars
:*15 - TNA iMPACT
:*16 - WWE Smackdown
:*19 - Monday Night Raw
:*20 - WWE NXT
:*22 - WWE Superstars
:*22 - TNA iMPACT
:*23 - WWE Smackdown
:*26 - Monday Night Raw
:*27 - WWE NXT
:*29 - WWE Superstars
:*29 - TNA iMPACT
:*30 - WWE Smackdown
October
:*3 - Monday Night Raw
:*4 - WWE NXT
:*6 - WWE Superstars
:*6 - TNA iMPACT
:*7 - WWE Smackdown
:*10 - Monday Night Raw
:*11 - WWE NXT
:*13 - WWE Superstars
:*13 - TNA iMPACT
:*14 - WWE Smackdown
:*17 - Monday Night Raw
:*18 - WWE NXT
:*20 - WWE Superstars
:*20 - TNA iMPACT
:*21 - WWE Smackdown
:*24 - Monday Night Raw
:*25 - WWE NXT
:*27 - WWE Superstars
:*27 - TNA iMPACT
:*28 - WWE Smackdown
:*31 - Monday Night Raw	
November
:*1 - WWE NXT
:*3 - WWE Superstars
:*3 - TNA iMPACT
:*4 - WWE Smackdown
:*7 - Monday Night Raw
:*8 - WWE NXT
:*10 - WWE Superstars
:*10 - TNA iMPACT
:*11 - WWE Smackdown
:*14 - Monday Night Raw
:*15 - WWE NXT
:*17 - WWE Superstars
:*17 - TNA iMPACT
:*18 - WWE Smackdown
:*21 - Monday Night Raw
:*22 - WWE NXT
:*24 - WWE Superstars
:*24 - TNA iMPACT
:*25 - WWE Smackdown
:*28 - Monday Night Raw
:*30 - WWE NXT	
December
:*1 - TNA iMPACT
:*5 - Monday Night Raw
:*7 - WWE NXT
:*8 - WWE Superstars
:*8 - TNA iMPACT
:*9 - WWE Smackdown
:*12 - Monday Night Raw
:*15 - WWE NXT
:*15 - WWE Superstars
:*15 - TNA iMPACT
:*16 - WWE Smackdown
:*19 - Monday Night Raw
:*21 - WWE NXT
:*22 - WWE Superstars
:*22 - TNA iMPACT
:*23 - WWE Smackdown
:*26 - Monday Night Raw
:*28 - WWE NXT
:*29 - WWE Superstars
:*29 - TNA iMPACT
:*30 - WWE Smackdown
==Pay-Per-View Events==
January
:*9 – Genesis
:*30 – Royal Rumble
February
:*13 - Against All Odds
:*20 - Elimination Chamber
March
:*13 - Victory Road
April
:*3 - WrestleMania
:*17 - Lockdown
May
:*1 - Extreme Rules
:*15 - Sacrifice
:*22 - Over the Limit
June
:*12 - Slammiversary IX
:*19 - Capitol Punishment
July
:*10 - Destination X
:*17 - Money in the Bank
August
:*7 - Hardcore Justice
:*15 - SummerSlam
September
:*11 - No Surrender
:*18 - Night of Champions
October
:*2 - Hell in a Cell
:*16 - Bound for Glory
:*23 - Vengeance
November
:*13 - Turning Point
:*21 - Survivor Series
December
:*11 - Final Resolution
:*18 - Tables, Ladders & Chairs
==Title changes==
January
:*4 - Kofi Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler on Smackdown to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
:*4 - Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Satoshi Kojima at Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
:*9 - Ken Kennedy defeated Jeff Hardy at Genesis 2011 to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
:*9 - Beer Money Inc. (James Storm & Robert Roode ) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin ) to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship
:*30 - Eve Torres defeated Natalya, Layla & Michelle McCool in a Fatal 4-Way Match to win the WWE Divas Championship at Royal Rumble 2011
February
:*20 - Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel defeated Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov at Elimination Chamber 2011 to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
:*24 - Sting defeated Jeff Hardy to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
March
*13 - Rosita & Sarita defeated Angelina Love & Winter at Victory Road 2011 to win the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship.
:*14 - Sheamus defeated Daniel Bryan on Monday Night Raw to win the WWE United States Championship.
:*19 - Eddie Edwards defeated Roderick Strong (c) at Manhattan Mayhem IV to win ROH World Championship.
:*22 - Wade Barrett defeated Kofi Kingston on Smackdown to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
April
:*1 - Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) defeated The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
:*11 - Brie Bella defeated Eve Torres to win the WWE Divas Championship
:*17 - Mickie James defeated Madison Rayne to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship
:*19 - Kane & The Big Show defeated The Corre (Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.
May
:*1 - Kofi Kingston defeated Sheamus to win the WWE United States Championship
:*1 - Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
:*1 - John Cena defeated The Miz & John Morrison in the Triple Theart Match to win the WWE Championship
:*16 - Abyss defeated Kazarian to win the TNA X-Division Championship
:*17 - Eric Young defeated Gunner to win the TNA Television Championship
:*23 - David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty defeated Kane and The Big Show to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
June
*12 - Mr. Anderson defeated Sting to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
:*19 - Dolph Ziggler defeated Kofi Kingston to win the WWE United States Championship
:*19 - Ezekiel Jackson defeated Wade Barrett to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
:*20 - Kelly Kelly defeated Brie Bella to win the WWE Divas Championship
:*26 - El Generico defeated Christopher Daniels to win the ROH World Television Championship
July
:*10 - Brian Kendrick defeated Abyss to win the TNA X-Division Championship
:*11 - Sting defeated Mr. Anderson to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
:*17 - CM Punk defeated John Cena to win the WWE Championship
:*17 - Christian defeated Randy Orton to win the World Heavyweight Championship
:*18 - WWE Championship was vacanted
:*21 - Ms. Tessmacher and Tara defeated Sarita and Rosita to win the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship
:*25 - Rey Mysterio defeated The Miz to win the vacant WWE Championship
:*25 - John Cena defeated Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Championship
August
:*7 - Kurt Angle defeated Sting to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
:*7 - Winter defeated Mickie James to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship
:*9 - Cody Rhodes defeated Ezekiel Jackson to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
:*14 - Randy Orton defeated Christian to win the World Heavyweight Championship
:*14 - CM Punk defeated John Cena to become the Undisputed WWE Championship
:*14 - Alberto Del Rio defeated CM Punk to win the WWE Championship
September
:*18 - Mark Henry defeated Randy Orton to win World Heavyweight Championship
October
:*2 - Beth Phoenix defeated Kelly Kelly to win the WWE Divas Championship
November
:*20 - CM Punk defeated Alberto Del Rio to win the WWE Championship
==Retirements==
February
:*6 - Shantelle Taylor
April
:*11 - Adam Copeland (Edge)
May
:*1 - Michelle Leigh McCool-Calaway (Michelle McCool)
August
:*23 - Todd Grisham - Left to work for ESPN
==See also==
pl:2011
Category:Wrestling Years