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- Calendar of notable live events January February March April May June July August September October November December
- Accomplishments and tournaments AAA AAA Hall of Fame Ring of Honor TNA TNA Year End Awards WWE WWE Hall of Fame
- Awards and honors Pro Wrestling Illustrated Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Title changes AAA NJPW ROH TNA WWE
- Notable incidents
- Debuts
- Retirements
- Deaths
- See also
- References
{{short description|professional wrestling-related events during the year of 2007}}{{Year nav topic5|2007|professional wrestling}}2007 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. Calendar of notable live events January Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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4 | 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 | Missouri | John Cena (c) defeated Umaga (with Armando Estrada) in a Singles match for the WWE Championship | Final New Year's Revolution event | 14 | TNA | Final Resolution | Orlando | Christian Cage defeated Abyss (c) (with James Mitchell) and Sting in a Three Way Elimination match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | 28 | WWE | Royal Rumble | Texas | The Undertaker won by last eliminating Shawn Michaels, in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 23 | The Undertaker chose to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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February Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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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 match | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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March Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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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 | 18 | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Naucalpan, Mexico | Rey de Reyes finals, six-man elimination match | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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April Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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1 | WWE | 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 James Mitchell) with Harley Race as the gatekeeper in Lethal Lockdown match | 27 | PMG | PMG Clash of Legends | Memphis, Tennessee | Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Wight | 29 | WWE | Backlash | Detroit, Michigan | 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) |
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May Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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11 | CMLL | International Gran Prix | Mexico City, Mexico | N/A | 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 | Judgment Day | St. Louis, Missouri | John Cena (c) defeated The Great Khali by submission in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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June Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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3 | WWE | 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 TNA World Heavyweight Championship | 23 | ROH | Driven | Chicago Ridge, Illinois | Bryan Danielson defeated Nigel McGuinness in a Singles match | 24 | WWE | 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 | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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July Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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13 | WWC | 34th WWC Aniversario | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Carlito defeated Scott Hall | 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) | 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 | 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 Championship Last PPV appearance for Bobby Lashley in WWE until 2018 | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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August Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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5-12 | NJPW | G1 Climax | Tokyo | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Yuji Nagata in a G1 Climax tournament | 12 | TNA | Hard Justice | Orlando | 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 and Sabu defeated Trent Acid and The Young Alter Boys (with Annie Social the Nun) | 26 | WWE | 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) |
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September Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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31-2 | PWG | Battle of Los Angeles | Burbank, California | Cima defeated Roderick Strong and El Generico in a elimination three-way match to win the 2007 Battle of Los Angeles tournament | 3 | AAA Pro Wrestling Noah | 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 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 | 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) (with Quentin Michaels) in a Six-Sides-of-Steel match for the GCW Heavyweight Championship | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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October Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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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 | 7 | WWE | 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 | 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 | 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) |
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November Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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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 | 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) |
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December Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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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 | 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 | 24 | WWE | WWE Tribute to the Troops | Tikrit, Iraq | D-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) | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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Accomplishments and tournaments AAA Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes | Rey de Reyes | La Parka | March 18 |
AAA Hall of Fame {{main|AAA Hall of Fame}}Inductee | Antonio Peña | Rey Misterio Jr. | |
Ring of Honor Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes | Race To The Top Tournament | Claudio Castagnoli | July 28 |
TNA Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes | Paparazzi Championship Series | Alex Shelley | January 14 | Fight for the Right Tournament | Eric Young | November 11 | Turkey Bowl | Samoa Joe | November 13 |
TNA Year End Awards {{main|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 Kim | Finisher of the Year | The Muscle Buster | Who To Watch in 2008 | Booker T | Memorable Moment of the Year | Booker T debuts in TNA | Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Sting | X Division Star of the Year | Jay Lethal | Feud of the Year | Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle | Match of the Year | Sting vs. Kurt Angle at Bound for Glory | Mr. TNA | Samoa Joe |
WWE Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes | Royal Rumble | The Undertaker | January 28 | The Undertaker chose to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 23 | Money in the Bank (World championship match contract; winner's choice) | Mr. Kennedy | April 1 | Mr. Kennedy suffered a legit injury, and on the May 7 episode of Raw, he lost the Money in the Bank briefcase to Edge, who used the contract to cash in on the World Heavyweight Championship | ECW World Championship Tournament | Johnny Nitro | June 24 | Championship Competition Tournament | Rey Mysterio | September 16 |
WWE Hall of Fame {{main|WWE Hall of Fame}}Category | Inductee | Inducted by | Individual | "The American Dream" Dusty|Rhodes|Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)}} | Cody|Runnels|Cody Rhodes}} and {{sortname|Dustin|Rhodes|Goldust}} | "Mr. Perfect" Curt|Hennig|Curt Hennig}} | Wade|Boggs}} | Jerry "The King"|Lawler|Jerry Lawler}} | William|Shatner}} | Nick|Bockwinkel}} | Bobby|Heenan}} | Mr.|Fuji}} | Don|Muraco}} | Sheik|The Sheik}} | Rob|Van Dam}} and Sabu | Jim|Ross}} | {{sortname | Stone Cold Steve Austin} | Group | The Wild Samoans | Anoa'i, Samu|Samu}} and {{sortname|Matt|Anoaʻi|Rosey (wrestler)}} | |
Awards and honorsPro Wrestling Illustrated{{main|List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards}}Category | Winner | PWI Wrestler of the Year | John Cena | PWI Tag Team of the Year | Paul London and Brian Kendrick | PWI Match of the Year | John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (Raw, April 23) | PWI Feud of the Year | Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe | PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | John Cena | PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | Randy Orton | PWI Comeback of the Year | Jeff Hardy | PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | Candice Michelle | PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Jeff Jarrett | PWI Rookie of the Year | Hornswoggle | PWI Woman of the Year | Candice Michelle | PWI Lifetime Achievement | Nick Bockwinkel |
Wrestling Observer NewsletterWrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame{{main|Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame}}Inductee | The Rock | Evan Lewis | Tom Packs | |
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards{{main|List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards}}Category | Winner | Wrestler of the Year | John Cena | Most Outstanding | Bryan Danielson | Best Box Office Draw | John Cena | Feud of the Year | Batista vs. The Undertaker | Tag Team of the Year | The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe) | Most Improved | Montel Vontavious Porter | Best on Interviews | John Cena |
Title changes AAA AAA Mega Championship | {{center|Incoming champion – N/A}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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September 16 | {{sort | El Mesias} | {{sort | Verano de Escándalo} | |
AAA World Tag Team Championship | {{center|Incoming champions – N/A}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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March 16 | {{small>(Dark Cuervo and Dark Ozz)}} | Rey de Reyes | | July 15 | {{small>(Crazy Boy and Joe Líder)}} | Triplemanía XV | |
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship | {{center|Incoming champions – Cynthia Moreno and El Oriental}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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November 30 | Gran Apache and Mari Apache | Guerra de Titanes | |
NJPW {{center|IWGP Heavyweight Championship}} | Incoming champion – Hiroshi Tanahashi | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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April 13 | Yuji Nagata | Circuit2007 New Japan Brave tour | | October 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Explosion '07 | | |
{{center|IWGP Tag Team Championship}} | Incoming champions – Wild Child {{small|(Manabu Nakanishi and Takao Omori)}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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March 11 | {{small>(Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko)}} | New Japan Pro Wrestling 35th Anniversary Tour Circuit 2007 New Japan Evolution: New Japan Cup 2007 | | |
{{center|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship}} | Incoming champion – Minoru | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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July 6 | Ryusuke Taguchi | New Japan Soul C.T.U Farewell Tour | | December 8 | Wataru Inoue | New Japan Alive | | |
{{center|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship}} | Incoming champions – Gedo and Jado | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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May 2 | Dick Togo and Taka Michinoku | New Japan Pro Wrestling 35th Anniversary Tour Brave New World: Hall2Days | | |
ROH {{center|ROH World Championship}} | {{center|Incoming champion – Takeshi Morishima}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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October 6 | Nigel McGuiness | ROH Undeniable | |
{{center|ROH World Tag Team Championship}} | {{center|Incoming champions – Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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February 24 | {{small>(Jay and Mark Briscoe)}} | Fifth Year Festival: Chicago | | March 3 | Naruki Doi and Shingo | Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool | | March 30 | {{small>(Jay and Mark Briscoe)}} | All-Star Extravaganza III | | December 30 | {{small>(Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black)}} | Final Battle | |
TNA TNA World Heavyweight Championship | {{center|Incoming champion – N/A}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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May 13 | Angle|Kurt Angle}} | Sacrifice 2007|Sacrifice}} | Angle 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 day[1] | May 14 | —|Vacated}} | TNA Impact!|Impact!}} | Angle was stripped of the title due to a double-fall result of the three-way match at Sacrifice. This episode aired on tape delay on May 17, 2007 | June 17 | Angle|Kurt Angle}} | Slammiversary 2007|Slammiversary}} | Angle 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 reign | October 14 | Sting|Sting}} | Bound for Glory 2007|Bound for Glory}} | | October 16 | Angle|Kurt Angle}} | TNA Impact!|Impact!}} | This episode aired on tape delay on October 25, 2007 |
TNA X Division Championship | {{center|Incoming champion – Christopher Daniels}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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January 14 | Chris Sabin | Final Resolution | June 17 | Jay Lethal | Slammiversary | June 19 | Samoa Joe | Impact! | August 12 | Kurt Angle | Hard Justice | September 9 | Jay Lethal | No Surrender | |
TNA World Beer Drinking Championship | {{center|Incoming champion – N/A}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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November 11 | James Storm | Genesis | November 11 | Eric Young | Genesis |
TNA World Tag Team Championship | {{center|Incoming champions – N/A}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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May 17 | {{small>(Brother Ray and Brother Devon)}} | TNA Today | July 15 | Samoa Joe | Victory Road | August 12 | Kurt Angle | Hard Justice | August 27 | Kurt Angle and Sting | TNA Impact! | September 9 | {{small>(Adam Jones and Ron Killings)}} | No Surrender | October 14 | {{small>(A.J. Styles and Tomko)}} | Bound for Glory |
TNA Women's World Championship | {{center|Incoming champion – N/A}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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October 14 | Gail Kim | Bound for Glory |
WWE {{Color box|#FBB|border=black}} – Raw {{Color box|#BBF|border=black}} – SmackDown {{Color box|#ddd|border=black}} - ECW {{center|WWE Championship}} | {{center|Incoming champion – John Cena}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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October 2 | Vacated | ECW | Vacated when John Cena suffered a torn right pectoral tendon |
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October 7 | Randy Orton | No Mercy | Orton 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 Orton | Triple H | Defeated Randy Orton in the opening match after Vince McMahon accepted Triple H's open challenge on Orton's behalf | Randy Orton | Due to promising the match type, Vince McMahon made Triple H defend the title against Orton in a Last Man Standing match | |
{{center|World Heavyweight Championship}} | {{center|Incoming champion – Batista}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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April 1 | The Undertaker | WrestleMania 23 | May 8 | Edge | SmackDown! | 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!. Aired on tape delay on May 11 | July 17 | Vacated | SmackDown! | Edge vacated the title after he was sidelined with a legit pectoral injury. Aired on tape delay on July 20 |
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The Great Khali | This was a 20-man battle royal for the vacant title. Aired on tape delay on July 20 | September 16 | Batista | Unforgiven | Triple threat match, also involving Rey Mysterio | December 16 | Edge | Armageddon | Triple threat match, also involving The Undertaker | |
{{center|ECW World Championship}} | {{center|Incoming champion – Bobby Lashley}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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April 29 | Mr. McMahon | Backlash | This 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 Stand | June 11 | Vacated | Monday Night Raw | The championship was vacated due to Bobby Lashley being drafted to the Raw brand during the 2007 WWE draft |
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June 24 | Johnny Nitro | Night of Champions | Nitro, who substituted for Chris Benoit due to his death (unknown at the time), defeated CM Punk to win the vacant championship. His ring name was changed to John Morrison during this reign | {{center|The title was renamed to ECW Championship.}} | September 1 | CM Punk | ECW | Last Chance match. Aired on tape delay on September 4 | |
{{center|WWE Intercontinental Championship}} | {{center|Incoming champion – Jeff Hardy}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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February 19 | Umaga | Monday Night Raw | April 16 | Santino Marella | Monday Night Raw | No Holds Barred match. Santino was "picked out of the audience" by Vince McMahon | July 2 | Umaga | Monday Night Raw | September 1 | Jeff Hardy | Monday Night Raw | Aired on tape delay on September 3 | |
{{center|WWE United States Championship}} | {{center|Incoming champion – Chris Benoit}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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May 20 | Montel Vontavious Porter | Judgment Day | Two out of three falls match | |
{{center|WWE Women's Championship}} | {{center|Incoming champion – Mickie James}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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February 19 | Melina | Monday Night Raw | April 24 | Mickie James | House show | Triple threat match, also involving Victoria | Melina | Melina was awarded an immediate rematch because Mickie James pinned Victoria, who was not the champion | June 24 | Candice Michelle | Night of Champions | October 7 | Beth Phoenix | No Mercy | |
{{center|World Tag Team Championship}} | {{center|Incoming champions – Rated-RKO {{small|(Edge and Randy Orton)}}}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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January 29 | John Cena and Shawn Michaels | Monday Night Raw | April 2 | {{small>(Jeff and Matt Hardy)}} | Monday Night Raw | Tag team battle royal, last eliminating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch | June 4 | Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch | Monday Night Raw | September 5 | Paul London and Brian Kendrick | House show | September 8 | Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch | House show | December 10 | Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes | Raw 15th Anniversary | |
{{center|WWE Tag Team Championship}} | {{center|Incoming champions – Paul London and Brian Kendrick}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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April 17 | Deuce 'n Domino | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on April 20 | August 28 | Matt Hardy and Montel Vontavious Porter | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on August 31 | November 13 | John Morrison and The Miz | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on November 16 | {{center|The title became shared between the ECW and SmackDown brands after the two brands began a talent exchange agreement.}} | |
{{center|WWE Cruiserweight Championship}} | {{center|Incoming champion – Gregory Helms}} | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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February 18 | Chavo Guerrero | No Way Out | Eight-man Cruiserweight Open, also involving Daivari, Shannon Moore, Funaki, Jamie Noble, Jimmy Wang Yang, and Scotty 2 Hotty | July 22 | Hornswoggle | The Great American Bash | Six-man Cruiserweight Open, also involving Jimmy Wang Yang, Shannon Moore, Funaki, and Jamie Noble | September 25 | Retired | SmackDown! | 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. Aired on tape delay on September 28 |
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Notable incidents- Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide
Debuts- Uncertain debut date
- Brittany Force
Retirements- Robbie Rage (1995–2007[2])
- Dusty Rhodes (1967–2007)
- Bob Backlund (1973–2007)
- Danny Basham (1998–2007)
- Gymini (1998–2007)
- Rebecca DiPietro (October 17, 2006 – March 22, 2007)
- Chris Kanyon (April 5, 1992 – April 5, 2007)
- Trinity (2002 – June 22, 2007)
- Monty Brown (2000 – September 19, 2007)
- Maven Huffman (2001 – October 5, 2007)
- Test (1997 – December 19, 2007)
Deaths- January 4 – Cowboy Lang, 56[3][4]
- January 6 – Yvon Durelle, 77
- January 7 – Eddie "Flash" Barker, 91[4]
- January 9 – Cocoa Samoa, 61[5]
- January 19 – Bam Bam Bigelow, 45[6]
- February 8 – Bob Luce, 78[7]
- February 17 – Mike Awesome, 42[8]
- March 6 –
- Bad News Brown, 63[9]
- Ray "Thunder" Stern, 74[10]
- March 8 – Black Shadow, 85[11]
- March 10 – Ernie Ladd, 68[12][13]
- March 13 – Arnold Skaaland, 82[14]
- March 18 – Ángel Azteca, 43[15][16][17]
- March 28 – Abe Coleman, 101[9][18]
- May 7 – Sonny Myers, 83[19]
- June 2 – Sandy Barr, 69[20]
- June 15 – Sherri Martel, 49[21]
- June 22 – Nancy Benoit, 43[22][23]
- June 23 – Boogie Woogie Brown, 54[24]
- June 24 –
- Chris Benoit, 40[25][23]
- Biff Wellington, 42[26]
- July 18 – John Kronus, 38.
- July 15 – Devil Bhudakhan.
- July 23 – Tor Kamata, 70.
- July 28 – Karl Gotch, 82.
- August 11 – Bronko Lubich, 81.
- August 13 – Crush, 43
- August 16 – Dewey Robertson, 68.
- August 31 – Karloff Lagarde, 79.
- September 7 – Billy Darnell, 81.
- September 10 – Enrique Torres, 85.
- November 2 – The Fabulous Moolah, 84[27]
- November 25 – Angel of Death, 54[28]
- December 31 – Arman Hussian[29]
See also{{Portal|Professional wrestling}}- 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
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