2013 in professional wrestling

none 2013 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 NameAbbreviationNotesConsejo Mundial de Lucha LibreCMLLJuggalo Championship WrestlingJCWLucha Libre AAA WorldwideAAAThe "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-WrestlingNJPWPro Wrestling GuerrillaPWGPro Wrestling NoahNOAHRing of HonorROHTotal Nonstop Action WrestlingTNAWorld Wrestling CouncilWWCWWE—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 ChampionJohn 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 event1-11NJPWG1 Climax final TokyoTetsuya 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 referee30-31PWGBattle of Los AngelesReseda, CaliforniaKyle 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 Championshiphttp://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/randy-orton-big-show-26161168 WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Big Show WWE 2013-11-04 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224612/http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2013/randy-orton-big-show-26161168 dead(c) – denotes defending champion(s) December Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main event Notes11WWETribute to the Troops Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WashingtonBig 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 ChampionshipClapp John http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2013/john-cena-randy-orton-26166358 World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. WWE Champion Randy Orton (Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match) WWE 2013-11-25 2013-12-03 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203141/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2013/john-cena-randy-orton-26166358 dead 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 AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesRey de ReyesEl MesiasMarch 18 JWP AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesTag League the Best 2013Dash Chisako and Sendai SachikoApril 7 Ring of Honor AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesROH World Championship TournamentAdam ColeSeptember 20 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesJoker's WildJames StormJanuary 12TNA X Division Championship #1 Contender TournamentChristian YorkJanuary 13British Boot Camp season 1Rockstar SpudJanuary 22Knockouts KnockdownGail KimMarch 7World CupTeam USA (Christopher Daniels, James Storm, Kazarian, Kenny King, Mickie James)March 18TNA Gut Check TournamentJay BradleyJune 2Jokers Wild Tag Team TournamentMagnusJune 30TNA X Division Championship TournamentManikJuly 25Turkey BowlThe BroMansNovember 28TNA World Heavyweight Championship TournamentMagnusDecember 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 SandowJuly 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 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 ChampionshipIncoming champion – El Texano, Jr.No title changes AAA Fusion ChampionshipIncoming champion – N/ADateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 17FenixRey de Reyes AAA Latin American ChampionshipIncoming champion – L.A. ParkDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 23VacatedN/AJune 16Blue Demon, Jr.Triplemanía XXI AAA World Mini-Estrella ChampionshipIncoming champion – Mini PsicosisDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 18DinastíaSin Límite AAA World Cruiserweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – DagaNo title changes AAA Reina de Reinas ChampionshipIncoming champion – Sexy StarDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 19VacatedN/AMarch 17Faby ApacheRey de Reyes AAA World Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Joe Líder and VampiroDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 22VacatedN/AJune 16Mexican Powers(Crazy Boy and Joe Líder)Triplemanía XXIOctober 18Los Güeros del Cielo(Angélico and Jack Evans)Héroes Inmortales VII AAA World Mixed Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Halloween and Mari ApacheDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)July 19Drago and Faby ApacheAAA Television Taping AAA World Trios ChampionshipIncoming champions – El Consejo (Máscara Año 2000 Jr., El Texano Jr. and Toscano)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 18Los Psycho Circus(Monster Clown, Murder Clown and Psycho Clown)Sin Límite NJPW IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Hiroshi TanahashiDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 7Kazuchika OkadaInvasion Attack Invasion Attack IWGP Intercontinental ChampionshipIncoming champion – Shinsuke NakamuraDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 31La SombraSuper Viernes Super ViernesJuly 20Shinsuke NakamuraKizuna Road 2013 Kizuna Road 2013 IWGP Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 3Tencozy(Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima)Wrestling Dontaku 2013 Wrestling Dontaku 2013This was a four-way match, which also included Chaos (Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano) and Muscle Orchestra (Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man).November 9K.E.S.(Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer)Power Struggle Power StruggleThis 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 ChampionshipIncoming champion – Prince DevittNo title changes IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 3Forever Hooligans(Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero)Wrestling Dontaku 2013 Wrestling Dontaku 2013October 14Suzuki-gun(Taichi and Taka Michinoku)King Of Pro Wrestling King of Pro-Wrestling NEVER Openweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Masato TanakaDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)September 29Tetsuya NaitoDestruction DestructionNaito's Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate was also on the line. ROH ROH World ChampionshipIncoming champion – Kevin SteenDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 5Jay BriscoeSupercard of Honor VIIJuly 3VacatedN/ASeptember 20Adam ColeDeath Before Dishonor XI ROH World Television ChampionshipIncoming champion – Adam ColeDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 2Matt Taven11th Anniversary ShowDecember 14Tommaso CiampaFinal Battle 2013 ROH World Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 2reDRagon(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)Border WarsJuly 27Forever Hooligans(Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero)Ring of Honor WrestlingAugust 3The American Wolves(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)All-Star Extravaganza VAugust 17reDRagon(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)Manhattan Mayhem V The Crash Lucha Libre The Crash Cruiserweight Championship(Title created)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)June 14FénixThe Crash showDefeated Ángel Metálico, Flamita, Pentagón Jr., Star Boy, Tony Casanova, Willie Mack and X-Torm in eight-way elimination match to become the inaugural champion.https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=2019&page=5&reign=1 The Crash Cruiserweight Championship > Title Reign > 14.06.2013 - 01.02.2014: Fenix CageMatch August 18, 2018 TNA TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Jeff HardyDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 10Bully Ray Bully RayLockdownThis was a steel cage matchJuly 18Sabin Chris SabinDestination XSabin voluntarily relinquished the TNA X Division Championship in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at this event.August 15Bully Ray Bully RayHardcore JusticeThis was a steel cage matchOctober 20Styles A.J. StylesBound for GloryThis was a no disqualification matchOctober 29Vacated0.0 —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 storylineDecember 3(aired December 19)Magnus MagnusFinal ResolutionDefeated 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 ChampionshipIncoming champion – Rob Van DamDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 28Kenny KingImpact WrestlingJune 2Chris SabinSlammiversary XIJune 20Austin AriesImpact WrestlingJune 29Chris SabinImpact WrestlingJune 29VacatedImpact WrestlingChris Sabin voluntarily relinquished the title in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at Destination X.July 18ManikImpact WrestlingOctober 20Chris SabinBound for GloryNovember 23Austin AriesImpact WrestlingDecember 5Chris SabinImpact Wrestling TNA World Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Chavo Guerrero and HernandezDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 25Bobby Roode and Austin AriesImpact WrestlingApril 11Chavo Guerrero and HernandezImpact WrestlingJune 2Gunner and James StormSlammiversary XIOctober 20The BroMans(Robbie E and Jessie Godderz)Bound for Glory TNA Knockouts Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Eric Young and ODBDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)June 20VacatedImpact WrestlingJune 27DeactivatedN/A TNA Knockouts ChampionshipIncoming champion – TaraDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 26Velvet SkyImpact WrestlingMay 23Mickie JamesImpact WrestlingSeptember 12ODBNo SurrenderOctober 20Gail KimBound for Glory TNA Television ChampionshipIncoming champion – DevonDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)June 2AbyssSlammiversary XI WWE WWE ChampionshipIncoming champion – CM PunkDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 27The RockRoyal RumbleCM Punk had initially won, but the match was then restarted by Mr. McMahon due to interference by The Shield. April 7John CenaWrestleMania 29August 18Daniel BryanSummerSlamTriple H was the special guest referee.Randy OrtonCashed in his Money in the Bank contract. Triple H was the special guest referee.September 15Daniel BryanNight of ChampionsSeptember 16VacatedMonday Night RawVacated 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 27Randy OrtonHell in a CellDefeated 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 ChampionshipIncoming champion – Big ShowDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 8(aired January 11)Alberto Del RioSmackDownLast Man Standing match.April 8Dolph ZigglerMonday Night RawCashed in his Money in the Bank contract.June 16Alberto Del RioPaybackOctober 27John CenaHell in a CellDecember 15Randy OrtonTLC: Tables, Ladders & ChairsThis was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs title unification match, where Orton also defended his WWE Championship.RetiredAfter 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 ChampionshipIncoming champion – Wade BarrettDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 7The MizWrestleMania 29Pre-ShowApril 8Wade BarrettMonday Night RawJune 16Curtis AxelPaybackTriple threat match, also involving The Miz.November 18Big E LangstonMonday Night Raw WWE United States ChampionshipIncoming champion – Antonio CesaroDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 15Kofi KingstonMonday Night RawMay 19Dean AmbroseExtreme Rules WWE Divas ChampionshipIncoming champion – Eve TorresDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 14KaitlynRaw 20th Anniversary SpecialJune 16AJ LeePayback WWE Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 19The Shield(Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)Extreme RulesTornado Tag Team matchOctober 14Cody Rhodes and GoldustMonday Night RawNo-disqualification match NXT NXT ChampionshipIncoming champion – Big E LangstonDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 23(aired June 12)Bo DallasNXT NXT Women's Championship(Title created)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)June 20(aired July 24)PaigeNXTDefeated Emma in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. NXT Tag Team Championship(Title created)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 31(aired February 13)British Ambition(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)NXTDefeated 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)NXTBo Dallas filled in for an injured Oliver Grey.June 20(aired July 17)Adrian Neville and Corey GravesNXTSeptember 12(aired October 2)The Ascension(Conor O'Brian and Rick Victor)NXTDuring their reign, their ring names were shortened to Konnor and Viktor, respectively. Awards and honors AAA Hall of Fame AAA Hall of Fame InducteeAbismo Negro Pro Wrestling Illustrated List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards CategoryWinnerWrestler of the YearDaniel BryanTag Team of the YearThe Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)Match of the YearJohn Cena vs. Daniel Bryan (SummerSlam)Feud of the YearThe Shield vs. Team Hell NoMost Popular Wrestler of the YearDaniel BryanMost Hated Wrestler of the YearThe AuthorityComeback of the YearGoldustMost Improved Wrestler of the YearMagnusInspirational Wrestler of the YearDarren YoungRookie of the YearTim ZbyszkoWoman of the YearAJ LeeStanley Weston Award (Lifetime Achievement)Dusty Rhodes TNA Hall of Fame TNA Hall of Fame InducteeKurt Angle Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame InducteeTakashi MatsunagaHenri DeglaneDr. WagnerAtlantisKensuke SasakiHiroshi Tanahashi Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards CategoryWinnerWrestler of the YearHiroshi TanahashiMost OutstandingHiroshi TanahashiFeud of the YearHiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika OkadaTag Team of the YearThe Shield(Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)Most ImprovedRoman ReignsBest on InterviewsPaul Heyman WWE WWE Hall of Fame WWE Hall of Fame CategoryInducteeInducted byIndividualMick FoleyTerry FunkBob BacklundMaria MenounosTrish StratusStephanie McMahonBruno SammartinoArnold SchwarzeneggerBooker TStevie RayCelebrityDonald TrumpVince McMahon Slammy Awards Slammy Award Pollhttp://www.wrestlezone.com/news/435961-slammy-awards-shawn-michaels Several Hall of Famers Returning to Monday Night Raw for the Slammy Awards; Shawn Michaels to Confront Daniel Bryan? Christian Returning to TV December 3, 2013 Wrestlezone December 4, 2013 Winner"What a Maneuver!" Award Roman Reigns' SpearFaction of the Year The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns)"You Still Got It!" Best Superstar Return GoldustCouple of the Year Daniel Bryan and Brie BellaTag Team of the Year Cody Rhodes and GoldustFeat 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 RhodesBest Dance Moves The Funkadactyls (Naomi and Cameron)Favorite Web Show The JBL and Cole ShowBest Crowd of the Year Raw after WrestleMania (East Rutherford, New Jersey)Catchphrase of the Year "YES! YES! YES!" – Daniel BryanTrending Now (Hashtag of the Year) The Shield's #BelieveInTheShieldTrending a a"THIS IS AWESOME!" Moment of the Year Big Show knocks out Triple H on RawBreakout 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 CellDiva of the Year The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella)Superstar of the Year Daniel BryanFan Participation of the Year Yes! Yes! Yes!Insult of the Year Stephanie McMahon insults Big ShowExtreme Moment of the Year CM Punk exacts vengeance on Paul Heyman at Hell in a CellMatch of the Year The Rock vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship – WrestleMania 29 Debuts thumb|120px|Jay White thumb|120px|Mojo Rawley 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 June 29 – JD Drake 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 6 - AZM 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)2023 Bin Wang Cagematch https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=17139&page=4 12 April 2023 Retirements thumb|right|120px|Kenta Kobashi 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 thumb|120px|Paul Bearer January 11 - Billy Varga, 94 February 8 - Jim Jefferson, 52 February 20 - Cyclone Negro, 80 March 5 – Paul Bearer, 58.http://www.tmz.com/2013/03/05/paul-bearer-dead-wwe-legend-dies-bill-moody/ Paul Bearer Dead – WWE Legend Dies at 58 TMZ March 16 - Don Carson, 78 March 21 Moondog Spike, 62. 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. See also List of NJPW pay-per-view events List of ROH pay-per-view events List of TNA pay-per-view events List of WWE pay-per-view events References professional wrestling