| 释义 |
- 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 TNA WWE WWE Hall of Fame Slammy Awards
- 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
- Debuts
- Retirements
- Deaths
- See also
- References
{{short description|professional wrestling-related events during the year of 2009}}{{Year nav topic5|2009|professional wrestling}}2009 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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| 3 | WWC | Euphoria | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | The Sons of Tonga vs Los Aéreos (Hiram Tua y El Sensacional Carlitos) | | 4 | NJPW | Wrestle Kingdom | Tokyo | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Keiji Mutoh (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | | 11 | CMLL | La Hora Cero | Mexico City | Pierrothito defeated Shockercito in a 13-man Steel Cage "elimination" match | | 11 | TNA | Genesis | Charlotte | Mick Foley and The TNA Front Line (A.J. Styles and Brother Devon) defeated Cute Kip and The Main Event Mafia (Booker T and Scott Steiner) in a Six-man tag team hardcore match | | 25 | WWE | Royal Rumble | Detroit | Randy Orton won by last eliminating Triple H, in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XXV | Randy Orton chose to challenge for the WWE Championship. | | 31 | ROH | Caged Collision | Chicago Ridge | Brent Albright, Roderick Strong, Erick Stevens, Jay Briscoe and Ace Steel defeated Sweet & Sour Inc. (Adam Pearce, Tank Toland, Eddie Edwards, Davey Richards and Bobby Dempsey) in the Steel Cage Warfare match. | | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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February | Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| 8 | N/A | Eddie Graham Memorial Battle of the Belts | Brooksville, Florida | N/A | | 8 | TNA | Against All Odds | Orlando | Sting (c) defeated Kurt Angle, Brother Ray and Brother Devon in a Fatal 4-Way match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | | 15 | WWE | No Way Out | Seattle, Washington | Edge defeated John Cena (c), Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, Mike Knox, and Kane in the Elimination Chamber match to win the World Heavyweight Championship | | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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March | Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| 15 | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Rey de Reyes Finals Elimination match | | 15 | TNA | Destination X | Orlando | Sting (c) defeated Kurt Angle in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with Jeff Jarrett as the special guest referee and Mick Foley as the special guest enforcer. | | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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April | Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| 4 | ROH | Take No Prisoners | Houston | Kenta and Tyler Black defeated Austin Aries and Katsuhiko Nakajima in Tag team match | | 5 | WWE | WrestleMania XXV | Houston | Triple H (c) defeated Randy Orton in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship
Had Triple H been counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title | | 12 | CMLL | 53. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Negro Casas (c) defeated Místico (with La Máscara) in a Best two-out-of-three falls match for the CMLL World Welterweight Championship | | 19 | TNA | Lockdown | Philadelphia | Mick Foley defeated Sting (c) in Six Sides of Steel Cage match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | | 26 | WWE | Backlash | Providence | Edge defeated John Cena (c) in the Last Man Standing match to win the World Heavyweight Championship | | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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May | Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| 3 | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku 2009 | Fukuoka | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Hirooki Goto in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | | 17 | WWE | Judgment Day | Rosemont | Edge (c) defeated Jeff Hardy in a Singles match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship | | 24 | TNA | Sacrifice | Orlando | Sting defeated Mick Foley, Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett in a Four-way Ultimate Sacrifice match | | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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June | Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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| 7 | WWE | Extreme Rules | New Orleans | Jeff Hardy defeated Edge (c) in a Ladder match to win the World Heavyweight Championship, then CM Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated Jeff Hardy (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship. | Final PPV appearance for Umaga | | 13 | AAA | Triplemanía XVII | Mexico City, Mexico | Team AAA (El Hijo del Santo, La Parka, Vampiro, Octagón, and Jack Evans) defeated La Legion Extranjera (Silver King, Chessman, Kenzo Suzuki, Electroshock, and Teddy Hart) in a Six Sided Steel cage match for control of AAA | | 18 | NJPW | Dominion | Osaka | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Manabu Nakanishi (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | | | 21 | TNA | Slammiversary | Auburn Hills | Kurt Angle defeated Mick Foley (c), Jeff Jarrett, A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe in the King of the Mountain match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | | 28 | WWE | The Bash | Sacramento | Randy Orton (c) defeated Triple H 2-1 in a Three Stages of Hell match to retain the WWE Championship | | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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July | Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| 11 | WWC | 36th WWC Aniversario | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Ray Gonzalez defeated La Pesadilla | | 19 | TNA | Victory Road | Orlando | Kurt Angle (c) defeated Mick Foley in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | | 26 | WWE | Night of Champions | Philadelphia | Jeff Hardy defeated CM Punk (c) in a Singles match to win the World Heavyweight Championship | | 31 | CMLL | Infierno en el Ring | Mexico City, Mexico | 15-man Infierno en el Ring, Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair Steel cage match | | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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August | Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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| 9 | JCW | Bloodymania III | Cave-In-Rock, Illinois | 10-man Tag Team match | | 7-16 | NJPW | G1 Climax final | Tokyo | Togi Makabe defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a G1 Climax tournament | | 16 | TNA | Hard Justice | Orlando | Kurt Angle (c) defeated Sting and Matt Morgan in a Three-way match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | | 14 | AAA | Verano de Escándalo | Zapopan, Mexico | Dr. Wagner Jr. (c) defeated El Mesias and Cibernético in a Steel cage match for the AAA Mega Championship. | | 23 | WWE | SummerSlam | Los Angeles | CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy (c) in the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to win the World Heavyweight Championship | This event was Jeff Hardy's last PPV match in WWE until 2017, as he lost to CM Punk on the following SmackDown in Steel cage match in which the loser left WWE. | | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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September | Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| 13 | WWE | Breaking Point | Montreal | CM Punk (c) defeated The Undertaker in a Submission match for the World Heavyweight Championship | | 17 | GCW | Sixth Annual Fred Ward Memorial Show | Phenix City, Alabama | Jimmy Rave (c) defeated Murder One in a Singles match for the GCW Heavyweight Championship | | 18 | CMLL | CMLL 76th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Místico defeated Negro Casas in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. hair match | | 20 | TNA | No Surrender | Orlando | A.J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle (c), Matt Morgan, Sting and Hernandez in a Five-way match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship (This was Hernandez's Feast or Fired title opportunity.) | | 26 | AAA | Héroes Inmortales III | Monterrey, Mexico | Dr. Wagner, Jr. (c) defeated El Mesías in a Singles match for the AAA Mega Championship | | 26 | NWA New Jersey | Dennis Coralluzzo Invitational | Wayne, New Jersey | Crowbar defeated Judas Young in a tournament final | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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October | Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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| 4 | WWE | Hell in a Cell | Newark | D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase) in Hell in a Cell match | | 18 | TNA | Bound for Glory | Irvine | A.J. Styles (c) defeated Sting in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | This event was Booker T's last PPV match in TNA | | 25 | WWE | Bragging Rights | Pittsburgh | John Cena defeated Randy Orton (c) 6–5 in a 60-minute Iron Man match to win the WWE Championship
Had Cena lost, he would have been fired from Raw. | | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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November | Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| 8 | NJPW | Destruction | Tokyo | Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | | 15 | TNA | Turning Point | Orlando | A.J. Styles (c) defeated Daniels and Samoa Joe in a Three-way match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | | 20-21 | PWG | Battle of Los Angeles (professional wrestling) | Reseda, California | Kenny Omega defeated Roderick Strong in a Battle of Los Angeles tournament | | 22 | WWE | Survivor Series | Washington, D.C. | John Cena (c) defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a Triple threat match to retain the WWE Championship | | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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December | Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| 4 | CMLL | Sin Salida | Mexico City, Mexico | El Texano Jr. and El Terrible defeated No Limit (Yujiro and Naito) | | 11 | AAA | Guerra de Titanes | Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico | El Mesías defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. (c) in a Domo De La Muerte cage match for the AAA Mega Championship | | 13 | WWE | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | San Antonio | D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) (c) Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship | | 19 | WWE | WWE Tribute to the Troops | Joint Base Balad , Iraq | John Cena (c) defeated Chris Jericho in a Singles match for the WWE Championship | | 19 | ROH | Final Battle | New York City | Austin Aries (c) wrestled Tyler Black to a time-limit draw in a Singles match for the ROH World Championship | | 20 | TNA | Final Resolution | Orlando | A.J. Styles (c) defeated Daniels in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | | (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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Accomplishments and tournaments AAA | Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes | | Rey de Reyes | Electroshock | March 15 |
AAA Hall of Fame {{main|AAA Hall of Fame}}| Inductee | | Pepe "Tropi" Casas | |
TNA | Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes | | TNA X Division Championship Tournament | Alex Shelley | January 11 | | Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament | Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) | May 24 | | TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament | Taylor Wilde and Sarita | September 20 | | TNA Championship Series | Bobby Lashley | November 26 | | New Year's Knockout Eve Tournament | ODB | December 31 |
WWE | Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes | | Royal Rumble | Randy Orton | January 25 | Randy Orton chose to challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXV. | Money in the Bank
(World championship match contract; winner's choice) | CM Punk | April 5 | CM Punk used the contract to cash in on the World Heavyweight Championship. Punk had also won the contract the previous year and used it on the same title. | | Race To The Rumble Tournament | John "Bradshaw" Layfield | December 29 |
WWE Hall of Fame {{main|WWE Hall of Fame}}| Category | Inductee | Inducted by | | Individual | {{sortname | Stone Cold Steve Austin} | Vince|McMahon}} | | Ricky "The Dragon"|Steamboat|Ricky Steamboat}} | Ric|Flair}} | | "Cowboy" Bill|Watts|Bill Watts}} | Jim|Ross}} | | Howard|Finkel}} | Gene|Okerlund}} | | Koko B.|Ware}} | The|Honky Tonk Man}} | | Group | The Funks (Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr.) | Dusty Rhodes | | The Von Erichs | Michael Hayes | |
Slammy Awards {{main|Slammy Award}}| Poll | Results | | Tag Team of the Year | Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) | | Breakout Star of the Year | Sheamus | | Shocker of the Year | CM Punk forces Jeff Hardy to leave the company after Steel Cage Match victory | | Match of the Year | Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker – WrestleMania XXV | | Raw Guest Host of the Year | Bob Barker | | Extreme Moment of the Year | Jeff Hardy jumps from ladder onto CM Punk at SummerSlam | | Diva of the Year | Maria | | The "Oh My" Moment of the Year | Michael Cole vomits on Chris Jericho at SmackDown's 10th Anniversary | | Superstar of the Year | John Cena won a tournament to win the Superstar of the Year Award |
Awards and honorsPro Wrestling Illustrated{{main|List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards}}| Category | Winner | | PWI Wrestler of the Year | Randy Orton | | PWI Tag Team of the Year | Team 3D
(Brother Ray and Brother Devon) | | PWI Match of the Year | The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XXV) | | PWI Feud of the Year | Randy Orton vs. Triple H | | PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | Jeff Hardy | | PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | Randy Orton | | PWI Comeback of the Year | Jerry Lynn | | PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | John Morrison | | PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Ricky Steamboat | | PWI Rookie of the Year | Mike Sydal | | PWI Woman of the Year | Mickie James | | PWI Lifetime Achievement | Vince McMahon |
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame {{main|Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame}}| Category | Inductee | | Individual | Konnan | | Everett Marshall | | Bill Miller | | Masa Saito | | Roy Shire | | Group | The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane and Dennis Condrey) | |
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards{{main|List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards}}| Category | Winner | | Wrestler of the Year | Chris Jericho | | Most Outstanding | Bryan Danielson | | Feud of the Year | Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk | | Tag Team of the Year | The Kings of Wrestling
(Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) | | Most Improved | The Miz | | Best on Interviews | Chris Jericho |
Title changes AAA| AAA Mega Championship | | {{center|Incoming champion – El Mesias}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| June 13 | Vacant | Antonio Peña Memorial Show | | | December 11 | El Mesias | Guerra de Titanes | |
| AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship | | {{center|Incoming champion – Mini Charly Manson}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| December 11 | Mini Abismo Negro | Guerra de Titanes | |
| AAA World Cruiserweight Championship | | {{center|Incoming champion – N/A}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| May 21 | Alex Koslov | AAA Television Taping | | | June 13 | Xtreme Tiger | Triplemanía XVII | | | August 21 | Alex Koslov | Verano de Escándalo | | | August 30 | Vacated | AAA Television Taping | | | September 26 | Xtreme Tiger | Héroes Inmortales III | |
| AAA World Tag Team Championship | | Incoming champions – La Hermandad 187 {{small|(Joe Líder and Nicho el Millonario)}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| No title changes | |
| AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship | | {{center|Incoming champions – Cynthia Moreno and El Oriental}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| September 6 | Aero Star and Faby Apache | AAA Television Taping | |
NJPW | IWGP Heavyweight Championship | | {{center|Incoming champion – Keiji Mutoh}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| January 4 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome|Wrestle Kingdom III}} | | | May 6 | Manabu Nakanishi | Dissidence|Dissidence}} | | | June 20 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Dominion 6.20|Dominion 6.20}} | | | August 29 | {{sort|—|Vacated | – | Title vacated due to Tanahashi fracturing his eye socket. |
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| September 27 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Circuit2009 New Japan Generation tour|Circuit2009 New Japan Generation tour}} | Nakamura defeated Togi Makabe to win the vacant title. |
| {{center|IWGP Tag Team Championship}} | | Incoming champions – RISE {{small|(Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko)}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| January 4 | {{small>(Brother Ray and Brother Devon)}} | Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome | | | July 21 | {{small>(Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams)}} | TNA Impact! | | | October 18 | {{small>(Brother Ray and Brother Devon)}} | Bound for Glory | | |
| {{center|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship}} | | Incoming champion – Wataru Inoue | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| January 4 | Tiger Mask | Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome | | | August 15 | Místico | New Lords, New Laws | | | November 8 | Tiger Mask | Destruction '09 | | |
| {{center|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship}} | | Incoming champions – No Limit {{small|(Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi)}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| January 4 | {{small>(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)}} | Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome | | | July 5 | {{small>(Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi)}} | Circuit2009 New Japan Soul | | |
ROH | {{center|ROH World Championship}} | | {{center|Incoming champion – Nigel McGuinness}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| April 3 | Jerry Lynn | Supercard of Honor IV | | | June 13 | Austin Aries | Manhattan Mayhem III | |
| {{center|ROH World Tag Team Championship}} | | Incoming champions – The Age of the Fall {{small|(Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black)}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| April 10 | {{small>(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)}} | Ring of Honor Wrestling | | | December 19 | {{small>(Jay and Mark Briscoe)}} | Final Battle | |
TNA | TNA World Heavyweight Championship | | {{center|Incoming champion – Sting}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| April 19 | Foley|Mick Foley}} | Lockdown 2009|Lockdown}} | This was a six sides of steel cage match | | June 21 | Angle|Kurt Angle}} | Slammiversary 2009|Slammiversary}} | This was a King of the Mountain match also involving A.J. Styles, Jeff Jarrett and Samoa Joe | | September 20 | Styles|A.J. Styles}} | No Surrender 2009|No Surrender}} | This was a five-way match also involving Hernandez, Matt Morgan and Sting |
| TNA X Division Championship | | {{center|Incoming champion – Vacant}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| January 11 | Alex Shelley | Genesis | | March 15 | Suicide | Destination X | | June 25 | Homicide | Impact! | | August 16 | Samoa Joe | Impact! | | October 5 | Amazing Red | Impact! | |
| TNA World Tag Team Championship | | Incoming champions – Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| January 11 | {{small>(James Storm and Robert Roode)}} | Genesis | | April 19 | {{small>(Brother Devon and Brother Ray)}} | Lockdown | | June 21 | {{small>(James Storm and Robert Roode)}} | Slammiversary | | July 19 | {{small>(Booker T and Scott Steiner)}} | Victory Road | | October 18 | {{small>(Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams)}} | Bound for Glory | |
| TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship | | {{center|Incoming champion(s) – N/A}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| September 20 | Sarita and Taylor Wilde | No Surrender | |
| TNA Women's Knockout Championship | | {{center|Incoming champion – Awesome Kong}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| April 19 | Angelina Love | Lockdown | | June 25 | Tara | TNA Impact! | | July 19 | Angelina Love | Victory Road | | August 16 | ODB | Hard Justice | | August 27 | Vacant | TNA Impact! | | September 20 | ODB | No Surrender | | December 20 | Tara | Final Resoultion | |
| TNA Television Championship | | {{center|Incoming champion – Booker T}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| March 15 | A.J. Styles | Destination X | | July 19 | Kevin Nash | Victory Road | | July 22 | Mick Foley | TNA Impact! | | August 16 | Kevin Nash | Hard Justice | | October 18 | Eric Young | Bound for Glory | |
WWE {{Color box|#FBB|border=black}} – Raw {{Color box|#BBF|border=black}} – SmackDown {{Color box|#ddd|border=black}} - ECW | {{center|World Heavyweight Championship}} | | {{center|Incoming champion – John Cena}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| February 15 | Edge | No Way Out | Elimination Chamber match, also involving Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, Mike Knox, and Kane. Edge, a member of the SmackDown roster, attacked Kofi Kingston and replaced him in the match. | |
| {{center|The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand due to Edge being a member of the SmackDown roster.}} | | April 5 | John Cena | WrestleMania XXV | Triple threat match, also involving Big Show. | |
| {{center|The title became exclusive to the Raw brand due to John Cena being a member of the Raw roster.}} | | April 26 | Edge | Backlash | Last Man Standing match. | |
| {{center|The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand due to Edge being a member of the SmackDown roster.}} | | June 7 | Jeff Hardy | Extreme Rules | Ladder match | | CM Punk | Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. | | July 26 | Jeff Hardy | Night of Champions | | August 23 | CM Punk | SummerSlam | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match | | October 4 | The Undertaker | Hell in a Cell | Hell in a Cell match | |
| {{center|WWE Championship}} | | {{center|Incoming champion – Jeff Hardy}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| January 25 | Edge | Royal Rumble | No disqualification match | | February 15 | Triple H | No Way Out | Elimination Chamber match, also involving Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov, The Undertaker, and Big Show. | |
| {{center|The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE draft when Triple H was drafted to Raw.}} | | April 26 | Randy Orton | Backlash | Six-man tag team match with Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes against Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Batista. Orton won the championship due to his team winning. | | June 7 | Batista | Extreme Rules | Steel cage match | | June 9 | Vacated | — | Vacated when Batista suffered a torn left biceps. |
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| June 15 | Randy Orton | Monday Night Raw | Fatal four-way match for the vacant title, also involving Triple H, John Cena, and Big Show. | | September 13 | John Cena | Breaking Point | "I Quit" match. If anyone interfered on Randy Orton's behalf, he would have forfeited the title. | | October 4 | Randy Orton | Hell in a Cell | Hell in a Cell match | | October 25 | John Cena | Bragging Rights | 60-minute Anything Goes Iron Man match in which Cena won 6-5. If Cena lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand. | | December 13 | Sheamus | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Tables match | |
| {{center|ECW Championship}} | | {{center|Incoming champion – Matt Hardy}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| January 12 | Jack Swagger | ECW | Aired on tape delay on January 13. | | April 26 | Christian | Backlash | | June 7 | Tommy Dreamer | Extreme Rules | Triple threat hardcore match, also involving Jack Swagger. With this win, Tommy Dreamer became the only wrestler to win the title both in the original ECW promotion, and in the WWE sponsored revival. | | July 26 | Christian | Night of Champions | |
| {{center|WWE Intercontinental Championship}} | | {{center|Incoming champion – William Regal}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| January 19 | CM Punk | Monday Night Raw | No disqualification match | | March 9 | John "Bradshaw" Layfield | Monday Night Raw | | April 5 | Rey Mysterio | WrestleMania XXV | |
| {{center|The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2009 WWE draft when Rey Mysterio was drafted to SmackDown.}} | | June 7 | Chris Jericho | Extreme Rules | No Holds Barred match | | June 28 | Rey Mysterio | The Bash | Mask vs. title match | | September 1 | John Morrison | SmackDown | Aired on tape delay on September 4. | | December 13 | Drew McIntyre | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | |
| {{center|WWE United States Championship}} | | {{center|Incoming champion – Shelton Benjamin}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| March 17 | Montel Vontavious Porter | SmackDown | Aired on tape delay on March 20. | |
| {{center|The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE draft when MVP was drafted to Raw.}} | | June 1 | Kofi Kingston | Monday Night Raw | | October 5 | The Miz | Monday Night Raw | |
| {{center|WWE Women's Championship}} | | {{center|Incoming champion – Beth Phoenix}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| January 25 | Melina | Royal Rumble | |
| {{center|The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2009 WWE draft when Melina was drafted to SmackDown.}} | | June 28 | Michelle McCool | The Bash | With this victory, McCool became the first person to hold both the Women's and Divas Championships. | |
| {{center|WWE Divas Championship}} | | {{center|Incoming champion – Maryse}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| {{center|The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE draft when Maryse was drafted to Raw.}} | | July 26 | Mickie James | Night of Champions | | | October 12 | Jillian Hall | Monday Night Raw | | Melina | | |
| {{center|World Tag Team Championship}} | | {{center|Incoming champions – John Morrison and The Miz}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| April 5 | {{small>(Carlito and Primo)}} | WrestleMania XXV | Lumberjack match to unify the World Tag Team Championship with the WWE Tag Team Championship. | | {{center|At WrestleMania XXV, the World Tag Team Championship was unified with the WWE Tag Team Championship to become the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. Both titles remained independently active, but were collectively defended on any brand as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship.}} | |
| {{center|WWE Tag Team Championship}} | | {{center|Incoming champions – The Colóns {{small|(Carlito and Primo)}} }} | | {{center|At WrestleMania XXV on April 5, The Colóns defeated John Morrison and The Miz to unify the WWE Tag Team Championship with the World Tag Team Championship to become the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. Both titles remained independently active, but were collectively defended on any brand as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship.}} | |
{{center|Unified WWE Tag Team Championship
{{small|(World Tag Team Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship)}}}} | | {{center|Incoming champions – The Colóns {{small|(Carlito and Primo)}}}} | | Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
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| June 28 | Edge and Chris Jericho | The Bash | Triple threat tag team match, also involving The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase). | | July 26 | {{small>(Chris Jericho and Big Show)}} | Night of Champions | Shortly after Edge and Chris Jericho won the title, Edge suffered a torn Achilles tendon, which required surgery and forced him to vacate his half of the championship. Jericho was allowed to keep his title and choose a new partner; he chose Big Show at Night of Champions. WWE views this as a second reign for Jericho. | | December 13 | {{small>(Triple H and Shawn Michaels)}} | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match | |
Debuts- April: Bray Wyatt
- August 15: Big Cass
- August 17: Apollo Crews/Uhaa Nation
- August 22: Mia Yim
- September: Aksana
- September 3: Naomi
- September 26: Tamina Snuka
- December 17: Big E
Retirements- Lena Yada (January 4, 2008 – 2009)
- Doug Basham (1993–2009)
- John Layfield (1992 – April 6, 2009) (moved to color commentator)
- Candice Michelle (November 15, 2004 – June 19, 2009) (although she had been fully inactive from in-ring competition since 2009, she announced her full retirement in December 2017)
- Sharmell (1998 – October 18, 2009)
- Umaga (1995 – November 2009)
- Jamie Noble (1995 – November 10, 2009) (semi-retired)
- Jon Heidenreich (2001 – November 28, 2009)
- Christy Hemme (July 15, 2004 – December 16, 2009) (moved to ring announcer)
Deaths- January 13 – Cousin Junior, 48
- January 16 – Paul E. Normous, 34
- March 4 – Yvon Cormier, 70
- March 13 – Test, 33
- March 22 – Steve Doll, 48
- April 28 – Buddy Rose, 56
- May 8 – Cynthia Peretti, 60
- June 13 – Mitsuharu Misawa, 46
- June 22 – Billy Red Lyons, 77[1]
- August 5 – Al Tomko, 77[2]
- August 22 – Abismo Negro, 38[3]
- October 14 – Lou Albano, 76
- November 25 – Adam Firestorm, 33
- December 4 – Umaga, 36[4]
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
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/06/23/9898076.html|title=Billy Red Lyons dies|date=2009-06-23|last=Oliver|first=Greg|accessdate=2009-06-24|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}}
2. ^Obituary at 411mania.com
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tabascohoy.com/nota.php?id_nota=172134|title=Abismo negro ¡Murió ahogado!|accessdate=2009-03-24|date=2009-03-24|publisher=Tabasco Hoy|language= Spanish| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090326235037/http://www.tabascohoy.com/nota.php?id_nota=172134| archivedate= 26 March 2009 | deadurl= no}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/12/04/umaga.eddie.fatu/index.html?_s=PM:US|title=Wrestler 'Umaga' Edward Fatu dies of heart attack, friend says - CNN.com|last=CNN|first=By Emanuella Grinberg,|access-date=2017-12-25|language=en}}
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