2007 in professional wrestling

none 2007 professional wrestling 2007 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling championship. List of notable promotions These promotions held notable events in 2007. Promotion NameAbbreviationNotesCombat Zone WrestlingCZWConsejo Mundial de Lucha LibreCMLLGeorgia Championship WrestlingGCWJuggalo 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.Memphis WrestlingPMGNew Japan Pro-WrestlingNJPWPro Wrestling GuerrillaPWGPro Wrestling NoahNOAHRing of HonorROHTotal Nonstop Action WrestlingTNAWorld Wrestling CouncilWWCWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWWEWWE divided its roster into three storyline divisions, Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW, referred to as brands, where wrestlers exclusively performed on their respective weekly television programs. Calendar of notable shows January Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes4 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome Tokyo Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima in a Tag team match 6-7 WWC Euphoria Bayamón, Puerto Rico Rikochet vs. La Pulga 7 WWE:Raw New Year's Revolution Kansas City, Missouri John Cena (c) defeated Umaga in a Singles match for the WWE Championship Final New Year's Revolution event and final Raw-exclusive PPV of the first brand split before all WWE PPVs became tri-branded. 14 TNA Final Resolution Orlando Christian Cage defeated Abyss (c) and Sting in a Three Way Elimination match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 28 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW Royal Rumble San Antonio, Texas The Undertaker won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Shawn Michaels to earn a world championship match at WrestleMania 23 The Undertaker chose to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship(c) – denotes defending champion(s) February Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes 11 TNA Against All Odds Orlando Christian Cage (c) defeated Kurt Angle in a Singles match to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 18 WWE:SmackDown! No Way Out Los Angeles, California John Cena and Shawn Michaels (Raw) defeated Batista and The Undertaker (SmackDown!) in a Tag team matchFinal SmackDown-exclusive and brand-exclusive PPV of the first brand split before all WWE PPVs became tri-branded.(c) – denotes defending champion(s) March Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event 6 JCW West Side Wars Long Beach, California Corporal Robinson (c) vs. Trent Acid for the JCW Heavyweight Championship 10 N/A Eddie Graham Memorial Battle of the Belts Crystal River, Florida N/A 11 TNA Destination X Orlando Christian Cage (c) defeated Samoa Joe in a Singles match to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 14 JCW East Side Wars Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Trent Acid (c) vs. Corporal Robinson for the JCW Heavyweight Championship 18 AAA Rey de Reyes Naucalpan, Mexico Rey de Reyes finals, six-man elimination match(c) – denotes defending champion(s) April Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event 1 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW WrestleMania 23 Detroit, Michigan John Cena (c) defeated Shawn Michaels by submission in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship 13 CMLL 50. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Místico and Negro Casas (c) defeated Los Perros del Mal (Mr. Águila and Perro Aguayo Jr.) in a Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship 15 TNA Lockdown Saint Charles, Missouri Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Rhyno, Sting and Jeff Jarrett) defeated Team Cage (Christian Cage, A.J. Styles, Scott Steiner, Abyss and Tomko) with Harley Race as the gatekeeper in Lethal Lockdown match 27 PMG Clash of Legends Memphis, Tennessee Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Wight in a singles match 29 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW Backlash Atlanta, Georgia John Cena (c) defeated Shawn Michaels, Edge, and Randy Orton in Fatal 4-way match to retain the WWE Championship(c) – denotes defending champion(s) May Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes 11 CMLL International Gran Prix Mexico City, Mexico Último Guerrero defeated Alex Koslov, Atlantis, Dos Caras Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr., El Sagrado, Hirooki Goto, Jushin Thunder Liger, Lizmark Jr., Marco Corleone, Minoru Suzuki, Okumura, Olímpico, Pierroth, Rey Bucanero, and Último Dragón in a Gran Prix Torneo Cibernetico 16 Man Elimination Match 12 ROH Respect is Earned New York City Takeshi Morishima and Bryan Danielson defeated Nigel McGuinness and Kenta in a Tag team match First ROH PPV 13 TNA Sacrifice Orlando Kurt Angle defeated Sting and Christian Cage Three-Way match to crown the first TNA World Heavyweight Champion First introduced TNA World Heavyweight Champion, new World title, replaced after National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Executive Director Robert Trobich stripped Christian Cage of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and ended NWA's business relations with TNA earlier that day 20 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW Judgment Day St. Louis, Missouri John Cena (c) defeated The Great Khali by submission in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship 28 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kane, Doink the Clown, and Eugene defeated Kevin Thorn, Viscera, and Umaga in a tag team match note that this aired in the United States on NBC on June 2.(c) – denotes defending champion(s) June Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes 3 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW One Night Stand Jacksonville, Florida John Cena (c) defeated The Great Khali in the Falls Count Anywhere match to retain the WWE Championship Last appearance of Rob Van Dam (until 2013) and Chris Benoit's final PPV appearance in WWE 17 TNA Slammiversary Nashville, Tennessee Kurt Angle defeated Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles, Christian Cage, and Chris Harris in the King of the Mountain match for the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship 23 ROH Driven Chicago Ridge, Illinois Bryan Danielson defeated Nigel McGuinness in a Singles match 24 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW Vengeance: Night of Champions Houston, Texas John Cena (c) defeated Bobby Lashley, King Booker, Mick Foley and Randy Orton in Five-Pack Challenge to retain the WWE Championship This event was notable for being on the weekend of the Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide case. Benoit, who was originally booked to face CM Punk for the vacant ECW World Championship, legitimately no-showed and he was replaced by Johnny Nitro 29 IGF Fighting Now Bom-Ba-Ye Tokyo, Japan Kurt Angle defeated Brock Lesnar (c) via submission to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF) Brock Lesnar defeated Kazuyuki Fujita and Masahiro Chono in a Three Way match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. New Japan Pro-Wrestling stripped Lesnar of the title on July 15, 2006. IGF considered his reign still active and created the IGF version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.(c) – denotes defending champion(s) July Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes 13 WWC 34th WWC Aniversario San Juan, Puerto Rico Carlito defeated Scott Hall in a singles match 14 WWC 34th WWC Aniversario - Night 2 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Razor Ramon defeated Carlito and Apolo (c) in a triple threat match for WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship 15 AAA Triplemanía XV Naucalpan, Mexico Los Hell Brothers (Charly Manson, Chessman, and Cibernético) defeated La Legión Extranjera (El Mesías, Sean Waltman, and Kenzo Suzuki) in a Domo De La Muerte cage match 15 TNA Victory Road Nashville, Tennessee Kurt Angle (c) and Samoa Joe (c) defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) (c) in a Tag team match for the TNA World Heavyweight, X Division and World Tag Team Championships 22 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW The Great American Bash San Jose, California John Cena (c) defeated Bobby Lashley in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship Last event to feature the original Cruiserweight ChampionshipLast PPV appearance for Bobby Lashley in WWE until 2018(c) – denotes defending champion(s) August Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes5-12NJPWG1 ClimaxTokyo, JapanHiroshi Tanahashi defeated Yuji Nagata in a G1 Climax tournament 12 TNA Hard Justice Orlando, Florida Kurt Angle (c) defeated Samoa Joe (c) in a Singles match for Angle's TNA World Heavyweight and IWGP Heavyweight Championship, and Joe's X Division and World Tag Team Championships 12 JCW Bloodymania Cave-In-Rock, Illinois Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope) and Sabu defeated Trent Acid and The Young Altar Boys (Young Altar Boy #1 and Young Altar Boy #4 in a six-man tag team matchHeld in conjunction with the Gathering of the Juggalos 13 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV New York City, New York CM Punk and The Boogeyman defeated John Morrison and Big Daddy V in a tag team match note that this aired in the United States on NBC on August 18. 26 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW SummerSlam East Rutherford, New Jersey John Cena (c) defeated Randy Orton in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship Final WWE PPV event to feature Booker T until 2011(c) – denotes defending champion(s) September Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event31-2PWGBattle of Los AngelesBurbank, CaliforniaCima defeated Roderick Strong and El Generico in an elimination three-way match to win the 2007 Battle of Los Angeles tournament 3 AAANOAHSEM TripleSEM Tokyo Los Hell Brothers (Cibernético, Charly Manson and Chessman) went to a no contest with Mushiking Terry, Naomichi Marufuji and Ricky Marvin 9 TNA No Surrender Orlando Kurt Angle (c) defeated Abyss in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship 15 ROH Man Up Chicago Ridge, Illinois The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) (c) defeated Kevin Steen and El Generico in a Ladder War to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship 16 AAA Verano de Escándalo Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Domo De La Muerte cage match 16 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW Unforgiven Memphis, Tennessee The Undertaker defeated Mark Henry in a Singles match 28 CMLL CMLL 74th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Eight-man Steel Cage elimination match 29 GCW Fourth Annual Fred Ward Memorial Show Columbus, Georgia Bull Buchanan defeated Johnny Swinger (c) in a Six-Sides-of-Steel match for the GCW Heavyweight Championship(c) – denotes defending champion(s) October Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes 6 ROH Undeniable Edison, New Jersey Nigel McGuinness defeated Takeshi Morishima (c) in a Singles match to win the ROH World Championship 7 AAA Antonio Peña Memorial Show Naucalpan, Mexico La Legión Extranjera (Abismo Negro, Electroshock and El Zorro) defeated Chessman, Cibernético and El Intocable in a Domo De La Muerte cage match 7 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW No Mercy Rosemont, Illinois Randy Orton defeated Triple H (c) in the Last Man Standing match to win the WWE Championship 12 N/A First Annual Sensational Sherri Memorial Cup Tournament Montreal, Quebec LuFisto and El Generico defeated Stefany Sinclair and Kevin Steen in a tournament finals match 14 TNA Bound for Glory Duluth, Georgia Sting defeated Kurt Angle (c) in a Singles match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship This event was also determine the first TNA Women's Knockout Championship, new title for Knockout women division 28 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW Cyber Sunday Rosemont, Illinois Batista (c) defeated The Undertaker in a Singles match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the special guest referee(c) – denotes defending champion(s) November Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes 10 N/A NZPWI Invitational Whangarei, New Zealand IPW Heavyweight Champion Jon E. King defeated Cruz 11 AAA Guerra de Titanes Madero, Mexico El Mesias defeated Cibernético and El Zorro in a Three-way elimination match for the AAA Mega Championship 11 NJPW Destruction Tokyo Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Hirooki Goto in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship 11 TNA Genesis Orlando Kurt Angle (c) and Kevin Nash defeated Sting and Booker T in a Tag team match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship This event was Booker T's debut in TNA 18 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW Survivor Series Miami, Florida Batista (c) defeated The Undertaker in Hell in a Cell match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship(c) – denotes defending champion(s) December Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes 2 TNA Turning Point Orlando Samoa Joe, Kevin Nash and Eric Young defeated The Angle Alliance (Kurt Angle, A.J. Styles and Tomko) in a six-man Tag team match 16 WWE:Raw SmackDown! ECW Armageddon Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Edge defeated Batista (c) and The Undertaker in Triple threat match to win the World Heavyweight Championship This was the last PPV WWE broadcast in 480p standard definition. All WWE programming switched to HD in January 2008 17 CMLL Sin Piedad Mexico City Shocker and Lizmark Jr. defeated Black Warrior and Rey Bucanero in a Best two-out-of-three falls Relevos Incredibles Tag team Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match 24WWE:RawTribute to the TroopsTikrit, IraqD-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated Mr. Kennedy and Umaga in a Tag team match 29 ROH Rising Above New York City The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) (c) defeated the No Remorse Corps (Roderick Strong and Rocky Romero) in a tag team match(c) – denotes defending champion(s) Notable incidents June 22–24 – Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide Accomplishments and tournaments AAA AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesRey de ReyesLa ParkaMarch 18 AAA Hall of Fame AAA Hall of Fame InducteeAntonio PeñaRey Misterio Jr. Ring of Honor AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesRace To The Top TournamentClaudio CastagnoliJuly 28 TNA AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesPaparazzi Championship SeriesAlex ShelleyJanuary 14Fight for the Right TournamentEric YoungNovember 11Turkey BowlSamoa JoeNovember 13 TNA Year End Awards Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Year End Awards Poll Winner(s)Tag Team of the Year The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)Knockout of the Year Gail KimFinisher of the Year The Muscle BusterWho To Watch in 2008 Booker TMemorable Moment of the Year Booker T debuts in TNAMost Inspirational Wrestler of the Year StingX Division Star of the Year Jay LethalFeud of the Year Samoa Joe vs. Kurt AngleMatch of the Year Sting vs. Kurt Angle at Bound for GloryMr. TNA Samoa Joe WWE thumb|upright|120px|The Undertaker was the first person to win the Royal Rumble match from the #30th entrant in 2007 AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesRoyal RumbleThe UndertakerJanuary 28Winner received their choice of a championship match for either Raw's WWE Championship, SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW World Championship at WrestleMania 23; Undertaker last eliminated Shawn Michaels to win and chose to challenge for his own brand's World Heavyweight Championship, which he subsequently won from Batista.Money in the Bank ladder matchMr. KennedyApril 1Defeated CM Punk, Edge, Finlay, Jeff Hardy, King Booker, Matt Hardy, and Randy Orton to win a world championship match contract. Mr. Kennedy, however, suffered a legit injury, and on the May 7 episode of Raw, he lost the Money in the Bank contract to Raw member Edge, who subsequently cashed in the contract and won SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship from The Undertaker on the May 11 episode of SmackDown. Edge was in turn transferred to SmackDown.ECW World Championship TournamentJohnny NitroJune 24Nitro, who replaced Chris Benoit, defeated CM Punk in the tournament final to win the vacant ECW World Championship; previous champion Bobby Lashley was stripped of the title when he was drafted to Raw.Championship Competition TournamentRey MysterioSeptember 16Defeated Finlay in the tournament final to win a World Heavyweight Championship match at Unforgiven, but was unsuccessful in winning the title. WWE Hall of Fame thumb|upright|right|120px|Dusty Rhodes WWE Hall of Fame CategoryInducteeInducted byIndividual"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes Dusty RhodesCody Runnels Cody Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes Goldust"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig Curt HennigWade BoggsJerry "The King" Lawler Jerry LawlerWilliam ShatnerNick BockwinkelBobby HeenanMr. FujiDon MuracoSheik The SheikRob Van Dam and SabuJim RossStone Cold Steve AustinGroupThe Wild SamoansAnoa'i, Samu Samu and Matt Anoaʻi Rosey (wrestler) Awards and honors thumb|upright|120px|2007 PWI Wrestler of the Year and 2007 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestler of the Year, John Cena held the WWE Championship throughout 2007 and won in the main event of every single PPV (excluding Royal Rumble) until Unforgiven in September thumb|120px|upright|right|John Cena Pro Wrestling Illustrated List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards CategoryWinnerPWI Wrestler of the YearJohn CenaPWI Tag Team of the YearPaul London and Brian KendrickPWI Match of the YearJohn Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (Raw, April 23)PWI Feud of the YearKurt Angle vs. Samoa JoePWI Most Popular Wrestler of the YearJohn CenaPWI Most Hated Wrestler of the YearRandy OrtonPWI Comeback of the YearJeff HardyPWI Most Improved Wrestler of the YearCandice MichellePWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the YearJeff JarrettPWI Rookie of the YearHornswogglePWI Woman of the YearCandice MichellePWI Lifetime AchievementNick Bockwinkel Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame InducteeThe RockEvan LewisTom Packs Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards CategoryWinnerWrestler of the YearJohn CenaMost OutstandingBryan DanielsonBest Box Office DrawJohn CenaFeud of the YearBatista vs. The UndertakerTag Team of the YearThe Briscoe Brothers(Jay and Mark Briscoe)Most ImprovedMontel Vontavious PorterBest on InterviewsJohn Cena Title changes AAA AAA Mega Championship(Title created)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)September 16El MesiasVerano de Escándalo AAA World Tag Team Championship(Title created)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 16The Black Family(Dark Cuervo and Dark Ozz)Rey de ReyesJuly 15Mexican Powers(Crazy Boy and Joe Líder)Triplemanía XV AAA World Mixed Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Cynthia Moreno and El OrientalDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)November 20Gran Apache and Mari ApacheGuerra de Titanes NJPW IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Hiroshi TanahashiDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 13Yuji NagataCircuit2007 New Japan Brave tourOctober 8Hiroshi TanahashiExplosion '07 IWGP Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Wild Child (Manabu Nakanishi and Takao Omori)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 11RISE(Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko)New Japan Pro Wrestling 35th Anniversary Tour Circuit 2007 New Japan Evolution: New Japan Cup 2007 IWGP Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – MinoruDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)July 6Ryusuke TaguchiNew Japan Soul C.T.U Farewell TourDecember 8Wataru InoueNew Japan Alive IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Gedo and JadoDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 2Dick Togo and Taka MichinokuNew Japan Pro Wrestling 35th Anniversary Tour Brave New World: Hall2Days ROH ROH World ChampionshipIncoming champion – Takeshi MorishimaDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)October 6Nigel McGuinessROH Undeniable ROH World Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Christopher Daniels and Matt SydalDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 24The Briscoe Brothers(Jay and Mark Briscoe)Fifth Year Festival: ChicagoMarch 3Naruki Doi and ShingoFifth Year Festival: LiverpoolMarch 30The Briscoe Brothers(Jay and Mark Briscoe)All-Star Extravaganza IIIDecember 30The Age of the Fall(Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black)Final Battle TNA TNA World Heavyweight Championship(Title created)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 13Angle Kurt AngleSacrifice 2007 SacrificeAngle defeated then-NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion after National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Executive Director Robert Trobich stripped Christian Cage of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and ended NWA's business relations with TNA earlier that dayhttps://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_20292.shtml Caldwell's Impact report 5/17: Angle–Rhino, Daniels–Raven, blood, Gore, and Stomper Caldwell James 2007-05-18 Pro Wrestling Torch 2011-02-04 The fans chanted for Christian and Angle said he is the new TNA champion.May 14(aired May 17)VacatedImpact!Kurt Angle was stripped of the title due to a double-fall result of the three-way match at Sacrifice.June 17Angle Kurt AngleSlammiversary 2007 SlammiversaryAngle defeated A.J. Styles, Chris Harris, Christian Cage, and Samoa Joe in a King of the Mountain match to win the vacant championship. After the event, Angle's reign and the vacancy were no longer recognized and thus is viewed to be the start of the title's history. TNA counts Angle's previous reign to his credit without detailing why, thus giving loose recognition towards that reignOctober 14Sting StingBound for Glory 2007 Bound for GloryOctober 16(aired October 25)Angle Kurt AngleImpact! TNA X Division ChampionshipIncoming champion – Christopher DanielsDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 14Chris SabinFinal ResolutionJune 17Jay LethalSlammiversaryJune 19Samoa JoeImpact!August 12Kurt AngleHard JusticeSeptember 9Jay LethalNo Surrender TNA World Beer Drinking Championship(Title created)Unsanctioned championshipDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)November 11James StormGenesisNovember 11Eric YoungGenesis TNA World Tag Team Championship(Title created)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 17Team 3D(Brother Ray and Brother Devon) TNA TodayJuly 15Samoa JoeVictory RoadAugust 12Kurt AngleHard JusticeAugust 27Kurt Angle and StingImpact!September 9Team Pacman(Adam Jones and Ron Killings) No SurrenderOctober 14Christian's Coalition(A.J. Styles and Tomko) Bound for Glory TNA Women's World Championship(Title created)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)October 14Gail KimBound for Glory WWE #FBB silver – Raw #BBF silver – SmackDown #ddd silver - ECW Raw and SmackDown each had a world championship, a secondary championship, and a tag team championship for male wrestlers. ECW only had a world championship. SmackDown also had a title for their cruiserweight wrestlers. There was only one women's championship and it was exclusive to Raw. WWE ChampionshipIncoming champion – John CenaDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)October 2VacatedECWVacated when John Cena suffered a torn right pectoral tendonOctober 7Randy OrtonNo MercyOrton was originally scheduled to have a Last Man Standing match against John Cena for the title, but due to Cena vacating the title, Vince McMahon awarded it to OrtonTriple HDefeated Randy Orton in the opening match after Vince McMahon accepted Triple H's open challenge on Orton's behalfRandy OrtonDue to promising the match type, Vince McMahon made Triple H defend the title against Orton in a Last Man Standing match World Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – BatistaDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 1The UndertakerWrestleMania 23May 8(aired May 11)EdgeSmackDown!Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract that he had won from Mr. Kennedy on that week's episode of Raw. Following the win, Edge transferred from Raw to SmackDown!.July 17(aired July 20)VacatedSmackDown!Edge vacated the title after he was sidelined with a legit pectoral injury.The Great KhaliThis was a 20-man battle royal for the vacant title.September 16BatistaUnforgivenTriple threat match, also involving Rey MysterioDecember 16EdgeArmageddonTriple threat match, also involving The Undertaker ECW World ChampionshipIncoming champion – Bobby LashleyDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s) April 29 Mr. McMahon BacklashThis match was a 3-on-1 handicap match also involving Umaga and Shane McMahon who teamed with Mr. McMahon June 3 Bobby Lashley One Night StandJune 11VacatedMonday Night RawThe championship was vacated due to Bobby Lashley being drafted to the Raw brand during the 2007 WWE draftJune 24Johnny Nitro/John MorrisonVengeance: Night of ChampionsNitro, who substituted for Chris Benoit due to a "family emergency", defeated CM Punk to win the vacant championship. His ring name was changed to John Morrison during this reignThe title was renamed to ECW Championship.September 1(aired September 4)CM PunkECWLast Chance match. WWE Intercontinental ChampionshipIncoming champion – Jeff HardyDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 19UmagaMonday Night RawApril 16Santino MarellaMonday Night RawNo Holds Barred match. Santino was "picked out of the audience" by Vince McMahonJuly 2UmagaMonday Night RawSeptember 1(aired September 3)Jeff HardyMonday Night Raw WWE United States ChampionshipIncoming champion – Chris BenoitDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 20Montel Vontavious PorterJudgment DayTwo out of three falls match WWE Women's ChampionshipIncoming champion – Mickie JamesDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 19MelinaMonday Night RawApril 24Mickie JamesHouse showTriple threat match, also involving VictoriaMelinaMelina was awarded an immediate rematch because Mickie James pinned Victoria, who was not the championJune 24Candice MichelleVengeance: Night of ChampionsOctober 7Beth PhoenixNo Mercy World Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 29John Cena and Shawn MichaelsMonday Night RawApril 2The Hardy Boyz(Jeff and Matt Hardy)Monday Night RawTag team battle royal, last eliminating Lance Cade and Trevor MurdochJune 4Lance Cade and Trevor MurdochMonday Night RawSeptember 5Paul London and Brian KendrickHouse showSeptember 8Lance Cade and Trevor MurdochHouse showDecember 10Hardcore Holly and Cody RhodesRaw 15th Anniversary WWE Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Paul London and Brian KendrickDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 17(aired April 20)Deuce 'n DominoSmackDown!August 28(aired August 31)Matt Hardy and Montel Vontavious PorterSmackDown!November 13(aired November 16)John Morrison and The MizSmackDown!John Morrison and The Miz were a part of the ECW brand, and as a result, the titles moved to the ECW brand. However, as part of the talent exchange between SmackDown and ECW, teams of either brand could challenge for the titles. WWE Cruiserweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Gregory HelmsDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 18Chavo Guerrero Jr.No Way OutEight-man Cruiserweight Open, also involving Daivari, Shannon Moore, Funaki, Jamie Noble, Jimmy Wang Yang, and Scotty 2 HottyJuly 22HornswoggleThe Great American BashSix-man Cruiserweight Open, also involving Jimmy Wang Yang, Shannon Moore, Funaki, and Jamie NobleSeptember 25(aired September 28)RetiredSmackDown!Vacated by SmackDown! General Manager Vickie Guerrero, citing that Hornswoggle's status as Mr. McMahon's son and his diminutive stature would eventually jeopardize his well-being. The title was retired without an official announcement. Births November 29 – Azusa Inaba Debuts Uncertain debut date Pentagon Jr. Brittany Force February 17 – Lince Dorado February 18 – Salon (NEO)2023 NEO World 2007 Cagematch https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=13281 12 April 2023 March 13 – Sanada May 18 - Arez (wrestler) July 29 – Rush September 8 – Buddy Matthews September 16 – Kazumi Shimouma October 13 – Aki Shizuku October 14 – Satoshi Kajiwara December 9 – Pinky Mayuka December 29 – Masato Inaba Retirements thumb|upright|right|120px|Dusty Rhodes Robbie Rage (1995–2007http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=1682&view=matches#matches Cagematch match listings) Rebecca DiPietro (October 17, 2006 – March 22, 2007) Chris Kanyon (April 5, 1992 – April 5, 2007) (First retirement, returned to wrestling in 2009) King Kong Bundy (1981-May 12, 2007) Trinity (2002 – June 22, 2007) Dusty Rhodes (1967–July 22, 2007) (Returned for a match in 2010) Monty Brown (2000 – September 19, 2007) Maven Huffman (2001 – October 5, 2007) (first retirement, returned in 2015 until retiring in 2016) Mr. Wrestling II (1955 – October 13, 2007) Bob Backlund (1973–December 10, 2007) (First retirement, returned to wrestling in 2009 and wrestled his last match in 2018) Deaths thumb|120px|Bam Bam Bigelow thumb|120px|Mike Awesome thumb|120px|Chris Benoit January 4 – Cowboy Lang, 56https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1588488/bio Biography for Cowboy Lang imdb 2012-01-03 January 6 – Yvon Durelle, 77 January 9 – Cocoa Samoa, 61https://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/01/19/news/obits.html Star Bulletin Obituaries 2009-06-16 January 19 – Bam Bam Bigelow, 45http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/wrestling/index.ssf/2010/02/st_john_vianney_wrestler_colton_bigelow_shaped_by_childhood_filled_with_tragedy.html St. John Vianney wrestler Colton Bigelow shaped by childhood filled with tragedy February 3 - Charly Robinson, 81 February 17 – Mike Awesome, 42https://www.cagesideseats.com/2017/2/17/14631438/this-day-in-wrestling-history-feb-17-nwo-stands-for-no-way-out nWo Stands For No Way Out March 6 Bad News Brown, 63https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2007/03/06/bad-news-allen-dies-suddenly/ Bad News Allen dies suddenly Oliver, Greg Quebecor Media Canoe.ca May 1, 2016 Ray "Thunder" Stern, 74slam.canoe.ca – Ray "Thunder" Stern dead at 74 By Greg Oliver. March 6th, 2007 March 8 – Black Shadow, 85http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=18887 Hall of Famer Shadow passes away March 9, 2007 Wrestling Observer Newsletter March 10 – Ernie Ladd, 68https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2007/03/11/the-big-cat-ernie-ladd-was-seldom-tamed/ "The Big Cat" was seldom tamed Johnson, Stephen Oliver, Greg March 11, 2007 June 16, 2012 Canadian Online Explorerhttp://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770311008 Ernie Ladd, hall of fame football player and wrestler, has died 2007-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003311/http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770311008 2007-09-27 March 13 – Arnold Skaaland, 82http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/skaalandpasses Arnold Skaaland passes away 2007-12-23 WWE https://web.archive.org/web/20071231210634/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/skaalandpasses 31 December 2007 live March 18 – Ángel Azteca, 43http://www.munhispano.com/?nid=247&sid=1008433 Reportan súbita muerte del luchador Angel Azteca en Campeche March 19, 2007 August 11, 2009 Mundo Hispano de KSL eshttp://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/265855.fallece-el-luchador-lagunero-angel-azteca.html Fallece el luchador lagunero Ángel Azteca March 20, 2007 August 11, 2009 El Siglo de Torreón eshttp://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/03/20/index.php?section=deportes&article=a20n2dep Fallece Angel Azteca tras función de lucha libre Chim, Lorenzo March 20, 2007 August 11, 2009 La Jornada es March 28 – Abe Coleman, 101Oldest pro wrestler passes away today Wrestling Observer Newsletter 2007-03-28 http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=19072 2007-12-10 2007-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20070402001000/http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=19072 dead May 7 – Sonny Myers, 83https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2007/05/09/sonny-myers-dead-at-83/ Oliver Greg Sonny Myers Dead at 83 SLAM! Wrestling 2008-05-05 June 2 – Sandy Barr, 69http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=119126107612443400 Josh Barr keeps St. Johns bouts going after dad's death. 2007-06-04 2007-10-02 Portland Tribune https://web.archive.org/web/20071009003846/http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=119126107612443400 2007-10-09 dead June 15 – Sherri Martel, 49http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2007/09/11/4487321.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151017013532/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2007/09/11/4487321.html dead October 17, 2015 Sherri Martel autopsy results reveal drugs September 11, 2007 2010-02-08 SLAM! Wrestling June 22 Nancy Benoit, 43https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2007/06/25/looking-back-on-the-career-of-woman/ Looking back on the career of "Woman" Chris Schramm Québecor Média Canoe.ca January 17, 2015 June 25, 2007Cal Massey and Jeff Wilen http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/newWEST01062707.htm Slain wife of wrestler a Deland High School graduate Daytona Beach News Journal Online June 27, 2007 June 27, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070630001752/http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/newWEST01062707.htm June 30, 2007 Biff Wellington, 42Biff Wellington dead at 44 Oliver, Greg June 24, 2007 SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Online Explorer https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2007/06/24/biff-wellington-dead-at-44/ December 21, 2009 June 24 – Chris Benoit, 40 July 15 – Devil Bhudakhan, 32 July 18 – John Kronus, 38 July 23 – Tor Kamata, 70 July 23 – Ronnie P. Gossett, 63 July 28 – Karl Gotch, 82 August 11 – Bronko Lubich, 81 August 13 – Crush, 43 August 16 – Dewey Robertson, 68 August 29 – Iron Mike Steele, 52 August 31 – Karloff Lagarde, 79 September 7 – Billy Darnell, 81 September 10 – Enrique Torres, 85 October 2 – Sean Evans, 36 November 2 – The Fabulous Moolah, 84http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/fabulousmoolahpasses https://web.archive.org/web/20071104183155/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/fabulousmoolahpasses November 4, 2007 Fabulous Moolah passes away April 22, 2017 November 3, 2007 WWE dead November 25 – Angel of Death, 54https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2007/11/27/dave-sheldon-wrestlings-angel-of-death-dies/ SLAM! Wrestling: Dave Sheldon, wrestling's "Angel of Death" dies 2007-11-27 SLAM! Sports 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