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2021 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the professional wrestling industry worldwide in 2020, with many promotions presenting shows behind closed doors. Some events were canceled while others were rescheduled to occur in 2021. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling reintroduced a limited number of live fans in the second half of 2020, while WWE had live fans at WrestleMania 37 in April 2021. The majority of promotions have continued to present empty arena shows or shows with limited capacity, while AEW and WWE resumed live touring with full capacity crowds in July.

List of notable promotions

These promotions held notable events throughout 2021.

Promotion Name Abbreviation Notes
Active Advance Pro Wrestling 2AW
All Elite Wrestling AEW
All Japan Pro Wrestling AJPW
Big Japan Pro Wrestling BJW
CyberFight CF CyberFight is an umbrella brand that oversees and promotes four individual promotions: DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW).
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL
DDT Pro-Wrestling DDT
Dragon Gate —
Game Changer Wrestling GCW
Gleat — Gleat promotes shows under the G Prowrestling and Lidet UWF sub-brands.
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling-Explosion FMW-E Formerly known as Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW (FMW), in June 2021, the company became FMW-E and began to focus on promoting exploding death matches.
Impact Wrestling Impact
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide AAA The "AAA" abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración.
Major League Wrestling MLW
Michinoku Pro Wrestling M-Pro
National Wrestling Alliance NWA
New Japan Pro-Wrestling NJPW
Pro Wrestling Zero1 Zero1
Ring of Honor ROH
World Wonder Ring Stardom Stardom
WWE — "WWE" stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, which is still the legal name, but the company ceased using the full name in April 2011, with the WWE abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism.
WWE divides its roster into five storyline divisions – referred to as brands where wrestlers exclusively perform on their respective weekly television programs. Raw, SmackDown, and NXT are their three main brands, while NXT UK and 205 Live are specialty brands that are promoted under the NXT banner.

Calendar of notable shows

January

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 WWE: New Year's SmackDown St. Petersburg, Florida Kevin Owens defeated Jey Uso Aired as a special episode of SmackDown.
4 WWE: Legends Night Drew McIntyre (c) defeated Keith Lee to retain the WWE Championship Aired as a special episode of Raw. Final appearances of Big Show and Mark Henry in WWE.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 in Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan Night 1: Kota Ibushi defeated Tetsuya Naito (c) to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event had a limited attendance capacity of 20,000 for both nights; the Tokyo Dome has a total maximum capacity of 57,000.
5 Night 2: Kota Ibushi (c) defeated Jay White to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
6 New Year Dash!! Los Ingobernables de Japón (Sanada, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, and Bushi) defeated Golden Ace (Kota Ibushi and Hiroshi Tanahashi), Roppongi 3K (Rocky Romero and Sho), and Master Wato
MLW Kings of Colosseum Orlando, Florida Alexander Hammerstone (c) vs. Mads Krügger for the MLW National Openweight Championship ended in a double countout
WWE: New Year's Evil Orlando, Florida Finn Bálor (c) defeated Kyle O'Reilly to retain the NXT Championship Aired as a special episode of NXT.
"New Year's Evil" was previously a title of a special episode of WCW Monday Nitro that aired on December 27, 1999.
AEW New Year's Smash Jacksonville, Florida Night 1: Kenny Omega (c) defeated Rey Fénix to retain the AEW World Championship Aired as a two-part special of Dynamite.
Night 1 was originally scheduled to air on December 30, 2020, with Night 2 on January 6, but the two-week event was delayed as AEW held a tribute show for Mr. Brodie Lee following his passing on December 26. Night 1 aired live while Night 2 was pre-recorded on January 7 and aired on January 13.
7 Night 2 (aired January 13): Darby Allin (c) defeated Brian Cage to retain the AEW TNT Championship.
9 Impact Genesis Nashville, Tennessee Willie Mack defeated Moose in an "I quit" match
16 Hard To Kill Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) defeated Rich Swann, Chris Sabin, and Moose
17 Stardom Stardom 10th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan Utami Hayashishita (c) defeated Maika to retain the World of Stardom Championship
22 WWE: Superstar Spectacle St. Petersburg, Florida Drew McIntyre and The Indus Sher (Rinku and Saurav) defeated Jinder Mahal and The Bollywood Boyz (Samir Singh and Sunil Singh) Aired on tape delay on January 26 as a television special for Indian Republic Day.
NJPW Lion's Break Contender Port Hueneme, California, United States Week 1: Ren Narita defeated Bateman Two-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
29 Week 2: Lio Rush, TJP, and Fred Rosser defeated Bullet Club (El Phantasmo, Hikuleo, and Kenta)
ROH The Experience Baltimore, Maryland Jonathan Gresham (c) defeated Joe Keys to retain the ROH Pure Championship Match took place on December 19, 2020, but aired on tape delay on January 29. Aired as a special episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling.
30 NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya Nagoya, Japan Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Shingo Takagi (c) to win the NEVER Openweight Championship
31 WWE: Royal Rumble St. Petersburg, Florida Edge won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Randy Orton to earn a world championship match at WrestleMania 37 Bianca Belair won the women's Royal Rumble match and chose to challenge for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 37.
With Edge's win, he became the first wrestler to win a Royal Rumble match after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame; he chose to challenge for the Universal Championship. Last appearance of Christian in WWE,
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

February

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 AEW Beach Break Jacksonville, Florida Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) defeated Jon Moxley and Death Triangle (Pac and Rey Fénix) Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
4 AJPW
NJPW
BJW 		Giant Baba Anniversary Show[1] Tokyo, Japan Keiji Mutoh, Satoshi Kojima, and Suwama defeated Kaz Hayashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, and Masayuki Kono
10 NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima Hiroshima, Japan Night 1: Hiromu Takahashi (c) defeated Sho to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
11 Night 2: Kota Ibushi (c) defeated Sanada to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
CF: Destination: Back to Budokan Tokyo, Japan Keiji Mutoh defeated Go Shiozaki (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship
13 Impact No Surrender Nashville, Tennessee Rich Swann (c) defeated Tommy Dreamer to retain the Impact World Championship
GCW Bloodsport 4 Los Angeles, California Jeff Cobb defeated Chris Dickinson Aired on tape delay on February 20
14 CF: Kawasaki Strong Kawasaki, Japan Jun Akiyama defeated Tetsuya Endo (c) to win the KO-D Openweight Championship
WWE: TakeOver: Vengeance Day Orlando, Florida Finn Bálor (c) defeated Pete Dunne to retain the NXT Championship First Vengeance event since 2011.
17 MLW Filthy Island Kauai, Hawaii Low Ki defeated King Mo Lawal in a No Holds Barred match
19 NJPW The New Beginning USA
Week 1 		Port Hueneme, California El Phantasmo defeated Lio Rush The first part of a two-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
20 GCW Bloodsport 5 Los Angeles, California Jon Moxley defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr.
21 WWE: Elimination Chamber St. Petersburg, Florida Drew McIntyre (c) defeated AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton, and Sheamus in an Elimination Chamber match to retain the WWE Championship, then The Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated McIntyre (c) to win the WWE Championship Final WWE PPV to air on the standalone version of the WWE Network in the United States before its merger under Peacock on March 18.
26 NJPW The New Beginning USA
Week 2 		Port Hueneme, California Jon Moxley (c) defeated Kenta to retain the IWGP United States Championship The second part of a two-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
27 Castle Attack Osaka, Japan Night 1: Kazuchika Okada defeated Evil
28 Night 2: Kota Ibushi (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
CF: Into The Fight 2021 Tokyo, Japan Shunma Katsumata (c) defeated Mao to retain the DDT Extreme Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

March

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 AEW The Crossroads Jacksonville, Florida "Hangman" Adam Page and John Silver defeated Marq Quen and Matt Hardy Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
This event featured the AEW debut appearance of Paul Wight, formerly known as Big Show in WWE, which was his first appearance on TNT since 1999; Wight's signing with the company was announced on February 24.
Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella Tokyo, Japan Tam Nakano defeated Giulia (c) in a Hair vs. Hair match to win the Wonder of Stardom Championship
4 NJPW NJPW 49th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan Kota Ibushi (c) defeated El Desperado to unify the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship into the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship First event to feature the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Ibushi held both the Heavyweight and Intercontinental championships going into the match and was recognized as the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion upon defeating El Desperado.
6 CF: Full Throttle in Yokohama Yokohama, Kanagawa Momo no Seishun Tag (Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada) and Junta Miyawaki defeated Full Throtle (Hajime Ohara, Seiki Yoshioka and Yo-Hey)
7 CF: Great Voyage in Yokohama Yokohama, Kanagawa The Aggression (Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya) defeated Sugiura-gun (Kazushi Sakuraba and Takashi Sugiura) (c) to win the GHC Tag Team Championship
AEW Revolution Jacksonville, Florida Kenny Omega (c) defeated Jon Moxley in an Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch to retain the AEW World Championship This event was originally scheduled to be held on February 27, but was pushed back due to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Avni Yildirim boxing match, resulting in this being AEW's first PPV held on a Sunday. This event also featured Sting's first match in AEW as well as his first match since WWE Night of Champions in September 2015. Sting's match, which was a tag team Street Fight, was pre-recorded on an unknown date at an undisclosed location in Atlanta, Georgia. The event also saw the debuts of Christian Cage and Ethan Page in AEW.
11 AEW St. Patrick's Day Slam Jacksonville, Florida Thunder Rosa defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. in an Unsanctioned Lights Out match Aired on tape delay on March 17 as a special Saint Patrick's Day episode of Dynamite. First Dynamite to feature a women's match as the main event.
13 Impact Sacrifice Nashville, Tennessee Rich Swann (Impact) defeated Moose (TNA) to unify the Impact World Championship and TNA World Heavyweight Championship as the Impact Unified World Championship Aired as an Impact Plus special. Shortly after, the Impact Unified World Championship reverted to being called the Impact World Championship.
14 CF: Great Voyage in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Keiji Muto (c) defeated Kaito Kiyomiya to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
19 NJPW Strong Style Evolved
Week 1 		Port Hueneme, California Brody King defeated Bateman The first part of a two-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
21 CF: The Infinity Tokyo, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita defeated Kenoh (c) to win the GHC National Championship
NWA Back For The Attack Atlanta, Georgia Nick Aldis (c) defeated Aron Stevens to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
WWE: Fastlane St. Petersburg, Florida Roman Reigns (c) defeated Daniel Bryan to retain the WWE Universal Championship with Edge as the special guest enforcer First Fastlane event since 2019.
The event was available on PPV, the WWE Network, and Peacock's WWE Network channel, marking the first WWE PPV to air on the WWE Network via Peacock in the United States under a new agreement with NBCUniversal, which began March 18, as well as the final event to be available on the standalone version of the American WWE Network before its shutdown on April 4. Also the final WWE PPV held at Tropicana Field, as the WWE ThunderDome was relocated to Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida, which began April 12.
26 ROH ROH 19th Anniversary Baltimore, Maryland Rush (c) defeated Jay Lethal to retain the ROH World Championship
CMLL La Copa Junior VIP Mexico City, Mexico Volador Jr. (c) defeated Bandido to retain the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
NJPW Strong Style Evolved
Week 2 		Port Hueneme, California David Finlay and Karl Fredericks defeated Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor and Danny Limelight) The second part of a two-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
28 CF: Judgement: DDT 24th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan Jun Akiyama (c) defeated Kazusada Higuchi to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship
31 MLW Never Say Never Orlando, Florida Jacob Fatu (c) defeated Calvin Tankman to retain the MLW World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

April

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
2 WWE: WrestleMania SmackDown St. Petersburg, Florida Jey Uso won the 22-man André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by last eliminating Shinsuke Nakamura Aired on tape delay on April 9 as a special WrestleMania Edition of SmackDown the night before WrestleMania 37 Night 1. Final show taped at Tropicana Field before WWE relocated the WWE ThunderDome to Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida; shows from the Yuengling Center began with the April 12 episode of Raw.
4 NJPW Sakura Genesis Tokyo, Japan Will Ospreay defeated Kota Ibushi (c) to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Stardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella Yokohama, Japan Giulia and Syuri defeated Maika and Himeka (c) to win the Goddess of Stardom Championship
7 WWE: TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Orlando, Florida Night 1: Raquel González defeated Io Shirai (c) to win the NXT Women's Championship First TakeOver held across two nights. The first night was simulcasted on the USA Network, marking the first TakeOver to air on USA, while the second night aired on PPV; both nights also aired on the WWE Network, which was the first WWE in-ring event to air on Peacock's WWE Network channel in the United States after the shutdown of the standalone version of the American WWE Network on April 4. Also the first TakeOver to air on a Wednesday and Thursday night.
8 Night 2: Kyle O'Reilly defeated Adam Cole in an unsanctioned match
WWE: Prelude London, England Walter (c) defeated Rampage Brown to retain the NXT United Kingdom Championship Taped beforehand on an unknown date. Aired as a special episode of NXT UK, which aired midday before TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2.
GCW Bloodsport 6 Tampa, Florida Josh Barnett defeated Jon Moxley
9 NJPW New Japan Cup USA

Round 1

Port Hueneme, California Brody King defeated Chris Dickinson
10 Impact Hardcore Justice Nashville, Tennessee Violent By Design (Eric Young, Deaner, Joe Doering, and Rhino) defeated Team Dreamer (Eddie Edwards, Rich Swann, Willie Mack, and Trey Miguel) in an eight-man Hardcore War
WWE: WrestleMania 37 Tampa, Florida Night 1: Bianca Belair defeated Sasha Banks (c) to win the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship This event was originally scheduled to take place in Inglewood, California on March 28, but was delayed and moved to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa (the original location of WrestleMania 36) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as COVID-19 restrictions had yet been lifted in California, but Florida had lifted restrictions, allowing fans to attend events. It was also made a two-night event with a maximum limit of 25,000 spectators each night, being the first WWE event to have ticketed fans in attendance since the March 11, 2020 episode of NXT.
11 Night 2: Roman Reigns (c) defeated Edge and Daniel Bryan in a triple threat match to retain the WWE Universal Championship
13 WWE: NXT's move to Tuesday Orlando,Florida Bronson Reed, Dexter Lumis, Ember Moon, and Shotzi Blackheart defeated The Way (Johnny Gargano, Austin Theory, Candice LeRae, and Indi Hartwell) First NXT episode since the conclusion of the Wednesday Night Wars and the first on their new night on the USA Network.
16 NJPW New Japan Cup USA

Semi-finals

Port Hueneme, California Brody King defeated Lio Rush
23 NJPW New Japan Cup USA

Final

Port Hueneme, California Tom Lawlor defeated Brody King to win the inaugural NJPW Strong Openweight Championship
24 CMLL 65th. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis, Volador Jr. and Euforia defeated Bárbaro Cavernario, Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero in a two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match First Aniversario de Arena México event since 2019, due to a hiatus generated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
25 Impact Rebellion Nashville, Tennessee Kenny Omega (AEW World Champion) defeated Rich Swann (Impact World Champion) in a Winner Takes All match
28 NJPW Wrestling Satsuma Kagoshima, Japan Night 1: Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) defeated Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
29 Night 2: Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi defeated United Empire (Jeff Cobb and Aaron Henare)
CF: The Glory Nagoya, Japan Keiji Muto (c) defeated Masa Kitamiya to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
30 NJPW LA Dojo Showcase Port Hueneme, California Karl Fredericks defeated Clark Connors
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

May

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 AAA Rey de Reyes San Pedro Cholula, Puebla Psycho Clown and Pagano vs. Chessman and Sam Adonis ended in a no contest This event was originally scheduled to be held in Mérida, Yucatán on March 21, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 AJPW Champion Carnival Tokyo, Japan Jake Lee defeated Kento Miyahara in the tournament final to win the 2021 Champion Carnival
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan Night 1: Jay White defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) to win the NEVER Openweight Championship
4 Night 2: Will Ospreay (c) defeated Shingo Takagi to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
5 AEW Blood & Guts Jacksonville, Florida The Pinnacle (MJF, Wardlow, Shawn Spears, Cash Wheeler, and Dax Harwood) defeated The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz) in a Blood and Guts match. Aired as a special episode of Dynamite and featured the first-ever Blood and Guts match. While the Blood and Guts match aired live, the first hour of the show was pre-taped. This television special was originally scheduled to be held in Newark, New Jersey on March 25, 2020, but was postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
7 NJPW Collision
Week 1 		Port Hueneme, California Jon Moxley and Chris Dickinson defeated Yuji Nagata and Ren Narita The first part of a three-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
WWE: Throwback SmackDown Tampa, Florida Apollo Crews, King Corbin, Sami Zayn, Chad Gable, and Otis defeated Big E, Kevin Owens, Shinsuke Nakamura, and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) Aired as a special episode of SmackDown as part of Fox Sports' Throwback Week and featured logos and other stylistic parts from previous eras of the show.
15 Impact Under Siege Nashville, Tennessee Moose defeated Chris Bey, Chris Sabin, Matt Cardona, Sami Callihan, and Trey Miguel in a six-way match to earn an Impact World Championship match Aired as an Impact Plus special.
16 WWE: WrestleMania Backlash Tampa, Florida Roman Reigns (c) defeated Cesaro to retain the WWE Universal Championship First WWE PPV held at Yuengling Center during the COVID-19 pandemic. First Backlash to have an altered title, which became the event series' official name.
19 AJPW Yokohama Extra Yokohama, Japan Ryuki Honda, Shotaro Ashino and Suwama defeat Total Eclipse (Jake Lee, Koji Doi and Kuma Arashi)
21 Champions Night Tokyo, Japan Total Eclipse (Hokuto Omori, Jake Lee and Tajiri) defeated Evolution (Dan Tamura, Hikaru Sato and Suwama)
NJPW Collision
Week 2 		Port Hueneme, California Fred Rosser defeated Hikuleo in a No Disqualification match The second part of a three-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
23 N/A Hana Kimura Memorial Show Tokyo, Japan Asuka defeated Kagetsu First anniversary of Hana Kimura's death.
26 Gleat G Prowrestling Ver.0 Tokyo, Japan Soma Watanabe and #Stronghearts (El Lindaman and T-Hawk) defeated Cima, Kaz Hayashi, and Minoru Tanaka The first event of Gleat's G Prowrestling sub-brand.
28 CMLL Copa Dinastías Mexico City, Mexico Los Divinos Laguneros (Blue Panther Jr. and Black Panther) defeated Volador Jr. and Flyer to win the 2021 Copa Dinastías.
AEW Friday Night Dynamite
Week 1 		Jacksonville, Florida Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page defeated Evil Uno and Stu Grayson Friday airing of Dynamite (due to 2021 NBA playoffs).
NJPW Collision
Week 3 		Port Hueneme, California Tom Lawlor (c) defeated Chris Dickinson to retain the Strong Openweight Championship The final part of a three-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
30 AEW Double or Nothing Jacksonville, Florida The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz) defeated The Pinnacle (MJF, Shawn Spears, Wardlow, Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) in a Stadium Stampede match where if The Inner Circle had lost, they would have been forced to disband This event was originally scheduled to be held in Paradise, Nevada on May 29, but was moved and pushed back a day due to the COVID-19 pandemic. First major wrestling show to operate at full venue capacity during the pandemic. Featured the AEW debut appearance of Mark Henry and Lio Rush.
31 CF: Mitsuharu Misawa Memorial Tokyo, Japan Keiji Mutoh and Masato Tanaka defeated Naomichi Marufuji and Masakatsu Funaki
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

June

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
4 AEW Friday Night Dynamite
Week 2 		Jacksonville, Florida Dustin Rhodes defeated Nick Comoroto in a Bullrope match Friday airing of Dynamite (due to 2021 NBA playoffs). Featured the AEW debut appearance of Andrade El Idolo. Featured the first-ever Bullrope match in AEW.
CMLL Viernes Espectacular Con Acceso Al Publico Mexico City, Mexico Carístico, Volador Jr., and Mistico defeated El Terrible, Ángel de Oro, and Euforia First Viernes Espectacular show with fans at full venue capacity.
6 CF: CyberFight Festival Saitama, Japan Naomichi Marufuji defeated Keiji Mutoh (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship CF's first event to feature all four of its brands.
NWA When Our Shadows Fall Atlanta, Georgia Nick Aldis (c) defeated Trevor Murdoch by disqualification to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
7 NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall Osaka, Japan Shingo Takagi defeated Kazuchika Okada to win the vacant IWGP World Heavyweight Championship The event was originally scheduled to held on June 6, but was postponed to the following day due to the state of emergency in Japan because of the COVID-19 pandemic
9 Gleat Lidet UWF Ver.0 Tokyo, Japan Takanori Ito defeated Ryo Kawamura in a UWF rules match by referee stoppage First event of Gleat's Lidet UWF sub-brand; this show was to test the revival of the UWF shoot style.
11 AEW Friday Night Dynamite
Week 3 		Jacksonville, Florida Adam Page and Preston "10" Vance defeated Team Taz (Brian Cage and Powerhouse Hobbs) Friday airing of Dynamite (due to 2021 NBA playoffs).
12 Impact Against All Odds Nashville, Tennessee Kenny Omega (c) defeated Moose to retain the Impact World Championship Aired as an Impact Plus special. The main event was held at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida.
Stardom Tokyo Dream Cinderella Tokyo, Japan Utami Hayashishita (c) vs. Syuri for the World of Stardom Championship ended by double knockout
13 WWE: TakeOver: In Your House Orlando, Florida Karrion Kross (c) defeated Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano, Kyle O'Reilly, and Pete Dunne in a fatal five-way match to retain the NXT Championship
18 CMLL Torneo Increíble de Parejas
Night 1 		Mexico City, Mexico Carístico and Virus defeated Blue Panther Jr. and Sansón
AEW Friday Night Dynamite
Week 4 		Jacksonville, Florida Matt Jackson and The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) defeated Eddie Kingston, Frankie Kazarian, and Penta El Zero Miedo Friday airing of Dynamite (due to 2021 NBA playoffs).
NJPW Ignition
Week 1 		Port Hueneme, California Satoshi Kojima defeated JR Kratos Week 1 of a two-part special episode of NJPW Strong.
19 CMLL Dia Del Padre Mexico City, Mexico La Sangre Dinamita (El Cuatrero, Forastero and Sansón) defeated El Sky Team (Místico and Volador Jr.) and Carístico
20 CMLL Torneo Increíble de Parejas
Night 2 		Mexico City, Mexico Los Gemelos Diablos (Gemelo Diablo I, Gemelo Diablo II) and Negro Casas defeated El Sky Team (Místico, Volador Jr.) and Titán
WWE: Hell in a Cell Tampa, Florida Bobby Lashley (c) defeated Drew McIntyre in a Last Chance Hell in a Cell match to retain the WWE Championship WWE's final PPV produced from the WWE ThunderDome, due to the company's resumption of a live touring schedule that began with the July 16 episode of SmackDown. Second Hell in a Cell not held in October.
22 CMLL 62. Aniversario Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico El Hijo del Villano III, El Satánico, Felino Jr. and Mephisto defeated Argos, Atlantis Jr., Carístico and Joker
CMLL Torneo Increíble de Parejas
Night 3 		Mexico City, Mexico Los Divinos Laguneros (Blue Panther Jr., Black Panther) and Felino defeated Bárbaro Cavernario, Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero
25 NJPW Ignition
Week 2 		Port Hueneme, California Tom Lawlor (c) defeated Karl Fredericks to retain the Strong Openweight Championship Week 2 of a two-part special episode of NJPW Strong.
CMLL Torneo Increíble de Parejas Finals
Night 4 		Mexico City, Mexico Templario and Volador Jr. defeated Carístico and Virus in a best two-out-of-three falls tag team match to win the 2021 Torneo Increible de Parejas.
26 AJPW Champions Night 2 Tokyo, Japan Jake Lee defeated Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi in a three-way tomoe battle match to win the vacant Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
CF: Cage War Tokyo, Japan Masa Kitamiya defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima in a Hair vs. Hair Steel Cage Death match
ROH Survival of the Fittest Baltimore, Maryland Bandido defeated Eli Isom, Chris Dickinson, Rhett Titus, Brian Johnson and Flamita in a Six-Way Elimination match to win the 2021 Survival of the Fittest.
AEW Saturday Night Dynamite Jacksonville, Florida Kenny Omega (c) defeated Jungle Boy to retain the AEW World Championship Saturday airing of Dynamite (due to 2021 NBA playoffs).
27 CF: Muta the World Tokyo, Japan The Great Muta defeated Kenoh
30 AEW Dynamite Fan Appreciation Night Jacksonville, Florida MJF defeated Sammy Guevara Dynamite's return to Wednesday night after disruptions caused by the 2021 NBA playoffs. AEW's final event of their 14-month residency at Daily's Place (which began due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the event was billed as Fan Appreciation Night for live event attendees.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

July

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 Gleat Gleat Ver.1 Tokyo, Japan Sho defeated Takanori Ito in a UWF Rules match Promoted as the official launch of Gleat.
2 NJPW Fireworks Frenzy Port Hueneme, California Fred Rosser defeated Bateman
3 AAA Verano de Escándalo Tequisquiapan, Querétaro, Mexico Los Mercenarios (Rey Escorpion, Taurus, and Texano Jr.) (c) defeated Los Psycho Circus (Monster Clown, Murder Clown and Psycho Clown) to retain the AAA World Trios Championship
4 FMW-E Independence Day Yokohama, Japan Atsushi Onita, Minoru Fujita and Ricky Fuji defeated Abdullah Kobayashi, Onryo and Yuko Miyamoto in a barbed wire and explosive rigged ring deathmatch.
Stardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella in Summer Yokohama, Japan Utami Hayashishita (c) defeated Natsuko Tora to retain the World of Stardom Championship
CMLL Atlantis 38th Anniversary Show
Week 1 		Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis and Atlantis Jr. defeated Pantera del Ring and Pantera del Ring Jr.
6 WWE: The Great American Bash Orlando, Florida Adam Cole defeated Kyle O'Reilly Aired as a special episode of NXT.
7 AEW Road Rager Miami, Florida The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) defeated Eddie Kingston and Penta El Zero Miedo in a Street Fight to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship Aired as a special episode of Dynamite. AEW's first event held outside of Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida following a year of using the venue as a home base due to the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the first major American promotion to resume live touring during the pandemic. The event also marked the AEW in-ring debut of Andrade El Idolo, as well as the AEW debut appearance of Malakai Black, formerly Aleister Black in WWE.
10 MLW Battle Riot III Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alexander Hammerstone won a 40-man battle riot match for a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship opportunity First MLW event with live fans since March 13, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
NJPW Summer Struggle in Sapporo Sapporo, Japan El Desperado (c) defeated Taiji Ishimori to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
11 Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Sanada) defeated Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.) (c) to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship
CF: Cross Over in Sendai Sendai, Japan Naomichi Marufuji (c) defeated Takashi Sugiura to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
ROH Best in the World Baltimore, Maryland Bandido defeated Rush (c) to win the ROH World Championship First ROH event with live fans since February 29, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
CMLL Atlantis 38th Anniversary Show
Week 2 		Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis and Atlantis Jr. defeated Negro Casas and El Felino
14 AEW Fyter Fest
Night 1 		Cedar Park, Texas Darby Allin defeated Ethan Page in a Coffin match Night 1 of a two-part special episode of Dynamite.
16 NJPW Tag Team Turbulence
Week 1 		Port Hueneme, California Violence Unlimited (Brody King and Chris Dickinson) defeated Team Filthy (J. R. Kratos and Danny Limelight)
WWE: SmackDown Live With Fans Houston, Texas Seth Rollins defeated Big E, Kevin Owens, and Shinsuke Nakamura in a fatal four-way match First SmackDown held live with fans since March 6, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking WWE's resumption of live touring.
CMLL Leyenda de Plata
Week 1 		Mexico City, Mexico Templario defeated Místico II in the Leyenda de Plata Tournament semi-finals
17 Impact Slammiversary Nashville, Tennessee Kenny Omega (c) defeated Sami Callihan in No Disqualification match to retain the Impact World Championship First Impact Wrestling show to have live fans since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
18 WWE: Money in the Bank Fort Worth, Texas Roman Reigns (c) defeated Edge to retain the WWE Universal Championship WWE's first PPV held outside of Florida since Elimination Chamber in March 2020 and the first following the end of the ThunderDome Era.
CMLL Atlantis 38th Anniversary Show
Week 3 		Mexico City, Mexico Último Guerrero and Gran Guerrero defeated Atlantis and Atlantis Jr.
21 AEW Fyter Fest
Night 2 		Garland, Texas Lance Archer (with Jake Roberts) defeated Jon Moxley (c) by knockout in a Texas Death match to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Night 2 of a two-part special episode of Dynamite. Featured the AEW debut appearance of Chavo Guerrero Jr.
22 NJPW Summer Struggle in Osaka Osaka, Japan Taichi defeated Tetsuya Naito
23 Tetsuya Naito defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
Tag Team Turbulence
Week 2 		Port Hueneme, California Tom Lawlor (c) defeated Satoshi Kojima to retain the Strong Openweight Championship
WWE: SmackDown at Rolling Loud Cleveland, Ohio
Miami, Florida 		Jimmy Uso defeated Dominik Mysterio Two matches were broadcast from the Rolling Loud hip hop music festival in Miami. The remainder of the show aired from the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
CMLL Leyenda de Plata
Week 2 		Mexico City, Mexico Titán defeated Carístico in the quarter-finals of the Leyenda de Plata tournament
24 NJPW Summer Struggle in Nagoya Aichi, Japan Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kenta
25 NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan Shingo Takagi (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Originally scheduled to be held on May 29 but was postponed to July 25 because the Japanese government extended its state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]
Gleat: G Prowrestling Ver.1 Osaka, Japan Hayato Tamura and Ryuichi Kawakami defeated El Lindaman and Soma Watanabe Promoted as the official launch of Gleat's sub-brand, G Prowrestling.
CMLL Atlantis 38th Anniversary Show
Week 4 		Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis vs. Blue Panther ended in a time-limit draw
27 WWE: NXT on Syfy
Week 1 		Orlando, Florida Adam Cole defeated Bronson Reed Aired as a special episode of NXT. First episode of NXT on Syfy since September 28, 2010.
28 AEW Fight for the Fallen Charlotte, North Carolina "The Painmaker" Chris Jericho defeated Nick Gage in a No Rules match Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
30 NJPW Tag Team Turbulence
Week 3 		Port Hueneme, California The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows) defeated Violence Unlimited (Brody King and Chris Dickinson) in the Tag Team Turbulence tournament final
CMLL Leyenda de Plata Finals
Week 3 		Mexico City, Mexico Titán defeated Templario to win the 2021 Leyenda de Plata tournament final
31 Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix
Night 1 		Yokohama, Japan Maika defeated Utami Hayashishita in a 5 Star Grand Prix tournament match
Impact Homecoming Nashville, Tennessee Eddie Edwards defeated W. Morrissey in a Hardcore match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

August

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 CF: Cross Over in Hiroshima Hiroshima, Japan Naomichi Marufuji (c) defeated Kazushi Sakuraba to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
3 WWE: NXT on Syfy
Week 2 		Orlando, Florida Johnny Gargano defeated Dexter Lumis Aired as a special episode of NXT. Second episode of NXT on Syfy since September 28, 2010.
4 Gleat G Prowrestling Ver.2 Tokyo, Japan #Stronghearts (El Lindaman and Issei Onitsuka) defeated Takanori Ito and Yu Iizuka
AEW Homecoming Jacksonville, Florida Malakai Black defeated Cody Rhodes Aired as a special episode of Dynamite. Featured Malakai Black's AEW in-ring debut.
13 Rampage Debut Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. (c) defeated Red Velvet to retain the AEW Women's World Championship This event marks the first weekly wrestling series to air Friday nights on a Turner channel since WCW Power Hour in 1994.
14 AAA Triplemanía XXIX Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico Psycho Clown defeated Rey Escorpión in a Lucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Hair match First event with the public since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NJPW Resurgence Los Angeles, California Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Lance Archer (c) to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
15 CF: Kawasaki Go! Kawasaki, Japan Takashi Sugiura (GHC National Champion) defeated Masato Tanaka (World Heavyweight Champion) in a Winner Takes All match
16 NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed Long Beach, California Tom Lawlor (c) (with J. R. Kratos) defeated Lio Rush to retain the Strong Openweight Championship
20 AEW The First Dance Chicago, Illinois Jon Moxley defeated Daniel Garcia Aired as a special episode of Rampage. Also featured the return of CM Punk to pro wrestling after a seven-year hiatus.
Impact Emergence Nashville, Tennessee Christian Cage (c) defeated Brian Myers (with Sam Beale) to retain the Impact World Championship
NJPW Summer Struggle USA Port Hueneme, California West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) defeated Violence Unlimited (Brody King and Chris Dickinson)
ROH Glory By Honor XVIII Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bandido (c) defeated Flip Gordon to retain the ROH World Championship
21 Vincent defeated Matt Taven in a steel cage match to earn a shot at the ROH World Championship
WWE: SummerSlam Paradise, Nevada Roman Reigns (c) defeated John Cena to retain the WWE Universal Championship First SummerSlam to take place on a Saturday since the 1992 event, but the first to air live on a Saturday. Also the first to not be held on a Sunday since the 1994 event, which was held on a Monday.
CF: Wrestle Peter Pan Kawasaki, Japan Konosuke Takeshita defeated Jun Akiyama (c) to win the KO-D Openweight Championship First Peter Pan to take place outside of Tokyo.
22 WWE: TakeOver 36 Orlando, Florida Samoa Joe defeated Karrion Kross (c) to win the NXT Championship Final TakeOver event.
27 NJPW Summer Struggle USA Port Hueneme, California Juice Robinson, Lio Rush, Brody King and Chris Dickinson defeated Tom Lawlor, J. R. Kratos, Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs
CMLL CMLL Universal Amazons Championship Final Mexico City, Mexico La Jarochita defeated Dark Silueta to win the CMLL Universal Amazons Championship
28 NWA EmPowerrr St. Louis, Missouri Chelsea Green defeated Bianca Carrelli, Debbie Malenko, Lady Frost, Jamie Senegal (with Pollo Del Mar), Jennacide (with Taryn Terrell), Kiera Hogan, Masha Slamovich, Thunder Kitty, and Tootie Lynn to win the NWA Women's Invitational Cup Gauntlet NWA's first all-female event.
29 73rd Anniversary Show Trevor Murdoch defeated Nick Aldis (c) in a Title vs. Career match to win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

September

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 NJPW BBQ Brawl Port Hueneme, California Hikuleo defeated Matt Morris
4 Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome Tokorozawa, Japan Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Kota Ibushi to retain the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
5 Shingo Takagi (c) defeated Evil to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
AEW All Out Hoffman Estates, Illinois Kenny Omega (c) defeated Christian Cage to retain the AEW World Championship First AEW PPV held outside of Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. This event featured CM Punk's first professional wrestling match in 7 years since leaving WWE, as well as the AEW debut appearances of Minoru Suzuki, Adam Cole, Ruby Soho, and Bryan Danielson (the latter two formerly known as Ruby Riott and Daniel Bryan, respectively, in WWE).
9 CMLL International Women's Grand Prix Mexico City, Mexico Team Mexico (Dark Silueta) defeated Team International (Tsukushi)
10 WWE: Super SmackDown Live from Madison Square Garden New York City, New York The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship ended by disqualification
NJPW LA Dojo Showcase 2 Port Hueneme, California Ren Narita defeated Karl Fredericks
12 ROH Death Before Dishonor XVIII Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bandido (c) defeated Brody King, Demonic Flamita and EC3 in a four corner survival elimination match to retain the ROH World Championship
14 WWE: NXT 2.0 Orlando, Florida Tommaso Ciampa defeated L. A. Knight, Pete Dunne, and Von Wagner in a fatal four-way match to win the vacant NXT Championship The first episode of the newly revamped NXT, featuring a new logo, remodeled Capitol Wrestling Center, and new theme song performed by Wale.
AJPW
BJW
CF:Dragon Gate
M-Pro
NJPW
Zero1
2AW 		Legacy: 70th Anniversary of Japan Pro Wrestling[4] Tokyo, Japan Masaaki Mochizuki won an 18-man battle royal by lastly eliminating Isami Kodaka Two-day show celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance in Korakuen Hall
15 Kikutaro won a 15-man battle royal by lastly eliminating Jun Kasai
17 CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas Mexico City, Mexico Bárbaro Cavernario defeated El Felino in a Best two-out-of-three hair vs. hair match
18 Impact Victory Road Nashville, Tennessee Christian Cage (c) defeated Ace Austin to retain the Impact World Championship
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed
Week 1 		Long Beach, California Juice Robinson vs. Hikuleo in a Tables match Taped on August 16.
22 AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam Queens, New York Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (c) (with Jamie Hayter and Rebel) defeated Ruby Soho to retain the AEW Women's World Championship Aired live as a special episode of Dynamite. AEW's New York City debut. The first part of AEW's two-part Grand Slam event.
Rampage: Grand Slam Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer) in a Lights Out match Aired on tape delay on September 24 as a special episode of Rampage. The second part of AEW's two-part Grand Slam event.
24 CMLL 88th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico La Jarochita and Lluvia (c) defeated Dark Silueta and Reyna Isis to retain the Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship
25 NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed
Week 2 		Long Beach, California Fred Rosser vs. Ren Narita Taped on August 16.
26 WWE: Extreme Rules Columbus, Ohio Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated "The Demon" Finn Bálor to retain the WWE Universal Championship 2020's Extreme Rules was originally scheduled to be held in San Jose, California, but was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The SAP Center announced they would instead host the 2021 event. The 2021 event had been reported to be held on July 18, but that date was instead given to Money in the Bank. The event was then moved to September 26 in Ohio.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

October

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 WWE: 2021 WWE Draft
Night 1 		Baltimore, Maryland Sasha Banks defeated Bianca Belair First night of the annual WWE Draft, where wrestlers were drafted between the Raw and SmackDown brands. Aired as an episode of SmackDown.
2 NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed

Week 3

Long Beach, California Tom Lawlor (c) defeated Lio Rush to retain the Strong Openweight Championship[5] Taped on August 16.
MLW Fightland Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alexander Hammerstone (National) defeated Jacob Fatu (World) in a Title vs. Title No Disqualification match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship and the MLW National Openweight Championship
4 WWE: 2021 WWE Draft
Night 2 		Nashville, Tennessee Bianca Belair defeated Charlotte Flair (c) by disqualification in a Raw Women's Championship match Second night of the annual WWE Draft, where wrestlers were drafted between the Raw and SmackDown brands. Aired as an episode of Raw.
6 AEW 2nd Anniversary Show Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Adam Page defeated Andrade El Idolo, Jon Moxley, Lance Archer, Matt Hardy, and Orange Cassidy in the Casino Ladder match to earn a match for the AEW World Championship Celebrated the second anniversary of Dynamite.
8 WWE: SmackDown Season Premiere San Jose, California Finn Bálor defeated Cesaro in a 2021 King of the Ring first-round match The 2021–22 season premiere of SmackDown. Featured King of the Ring and Queen's Crown tournament quarter-final matches.
9 TJPW Wrestle Princess II Tokyo, Japan Miyu Yamashita (c) defeated Maki Itoh to retain the Princess of Princess Championship
AAA Héroes Inmortales XIV Orizaba, Mexico La Empresa (Puma King, Sam Adonis, and DMT Azul) defeated Dave the Clown and Los Psycho Circus (Psycho Clown, and Murder Clown) in Steel Cage Trios match
Gleat: Lidet UWF Ver.1 Tokyo, Japan Daichi Hashimoto defeated Yu Iizuka in a UWF Rules match Promoted as the official launch of Gleat's Lidet UWF sub-brand; it was an UWF International revival show held by Kiyoshi Tamura.
Stardom Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella Nagoya, Japan Utami Hayashishita (c) defeated Takumi Iroha to retain the World of Stardom Championship First joshi puroresu event hosted by the Osaka-jō Hall since 1995.
Impact Knockouts Knockdown Nashville, Tennessee Decay (Havok and Rosemary) (c) (with Black Taurus and Crazzy Steve) defeated The Influence (Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood) (with Kaleb with a K) for the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship
NJPW Autumn Attack

Week 1

Garland, Texas Jay White defeated Robbie Eagles Taped on September 25.
15 WWE: Supersized SmackDown Ontario, California Sasha Banks defeated Becky Lynch Special two-and-a-half-hour edition of SmackDown.
16 AEW Saturday Night Dynamite

Week 1

Miami, Florida Bryan Danielson defeated Bobby Fish Saturday airing of Dynamite (due to TNT coverage of the 2021–22 NHL season).
NJPW Autumn Attack

Week 2

Garland, Texas Will Ospreay defeated Karl Fredericks Taped on September 25.
21 WWE: Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Roman Reigns (c) defeated Brock Lesnar to retain the WWE Universal Championship Featured the finals of the King of the Ring and inaugural Queen's Crown tournaments.
22 GCW Bloodsport 7 Los Angeles, California Minoru Suzuki defeated Chris Dickinson
23 AEW Saturday Night Dynamite

Week 2

Orlando, Florida Cody Rhodes defeated Malakai Black Saturday airing of Dynamite (due to TNT coverage of the 2021–22 NHL season).
NJPW Autumn Attack

Week 3

Garland, Texas Juice Robinson defeated Hikuleo in a Texas Bullrope match Taped on September 26.
Impact Bound for Glory Sunrise Manor, Nevada Josh Alexander defeated Christian Cage (c) to win the Impact World Championship
24 NWA By Any Means Necessary Oak Grove, Kentucky Jax Dane defeated Crimson in a Steel Cage match
25 WWE: Raw Season Premiere Houston, Texas Seth Rollins defeated Finn Bálor, Kevin Owens, and Rey Mysterio in a four-way ladder match to become the number one contender for the WWE Championship The 2021–22 season premiere of Raw.
26 WWE: Halloween Havoc Orlando, Florida Tommaso Ciampa (c) defeated Bron Breakker to retain the NXT Championship Special Halloween-themed episode of NXT 2.0. Featured a special appearance by Chucky, who served as a host of the show.
30 NJPW Autumn Attack

Week 4

Garland, Texas Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer and Minoru Suzuki) defeated Team Filthy (Royce Isaacs and Tom Lawlor) Taped on September 26.
31 FMW-E Destiny Trenton, New Jersey Atsushi Onita defeated Matt Tremont in an Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch A co-promoted event with the Hardcore Hustle Organization, it was the first event promoted in the United States by FMW-E in its current incarnation.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

November

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
2 CMLL Día de Muertos

Day 1

Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis Jr. defeated Volador Jr. in an elimination match
3 Stardom Kawasaki Super Wars Kawasaki, Japan Utami Hayashishita (c) defeated Hazuki to retain the World of Stardom Championship
5 CMLL Día de Muertos

Day 2

Mexico City, Mexico El Terrible (c) defeated Atlantis Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls match in the 2021 Rey del Inframundo championship Tournament Final
6 MLW War Chamber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Hammerheads (Alexander Hammerstone, EJ Nduka, Matanza Duran, Richard Holliday, and Savio Vega) defeated Contra Unit (Ikuro Kwon, Jacob Fatu, Mads Krügger, Sentai Death Squad #1, and Sentai Death Squad #2) in a War Chamber match The event was originally scheduled for September 11 in Dallas, Texas but was postponed due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
CMLL Arena Coliseo Grand Reopening Mexico City, Mexico Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Ultimo Guerrero) and Atlantis Jr. defeated El Felino, Místico and Volador Jr. in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Six Man Tag Team Match First Show in Arena Coliseo since COVID-19 pandemic
NJPW Power Struggle Osaka, Japan Shingo Takagi (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
New Japan Showdown

Week 1

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Clark Connors and Ren Narita defeated United Empire (Will Ospreay and TJP) Taped on October 16.
13 CF: Noah Demolition Stage 2021 Yokohama, Japan M's Alliance (Keiji Muto and Naomichi Marufuji) defeated Kaito Kiyomiya and Masa Kitamiya (c) to win the GHC Tag Team Championship
AEW Full Gear Minneapolis, Minnesota Adam Page defeated Kenny Omega (c) to win the AEW World Championship The event was originally scheduled to be held on November 6 in St. Louis, Missouri, but was moved to avoid competition with UFC 268 and Canelo Álvarez vs. Caleb Plant.
NJPW New Japan Showdown

Week 2

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Minoru Suzuki defeated Chris Dickinson Taped on October 16.
Battle in the Valley San Jose, California Tomohiro Ishii defeated Jay White (c) to win the NEVER Openweight Championship
14 ROH Honor For All Baltimore, Maryland Bandido defeated Demonic Flamita in a No Disqualification match
WWE: Tribute to the Troops Ontario, California Roman Reigns defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a singles match Taped on October 15. First Tribute to the Troops to not air in December.
19 CMLL
NJPW 		CMLL vs. NJPW

Day 1

Mexico City, Mexico United Empire (TJP and Jeff Cobb) defeated Volador Jr. and Atlantis Jr.
20 CMLL vs. NJPW

Day 2

Mexico City, Mexico United Empire (TJP and Jeff Cobb) defeated El Terrible and Euforia
Impact Turning Point Sunrise Manor, Nevada Moose (c) defeated Eddie Edwards in a Full Metal Mayhem match to retain the Impact World Championship
NJPW New Japan Showdown

Week 3

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TJP defeated Clark Connors Taped on October 17.
21 WWE: Survivor Series Brooklyn, New York Roman Reigns (SmackDown's Universal Champion) defeated Big E (Raw's WWE Champion) in a Champion vs. Champion non-title singles match
CMLL
NJPW 		CMLL vs. NJPW

Day 3

Mexico City, Mexico United Empire (Jeff Cobb and TJP) defeated El Terrible and Hechicero
22 CMLL vs. NJPW

Day 4

Puebla, Mexico Volador Jr. and Fugaz vs TJP and Atlantis Jr.
24 AEW Thanksgiving Dynamite Chicago, Illinois Andrade El Idolo, Malakai Black, FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) defeated Pac, Penta El Cero M, Rey Fenix, and Cody Rhodes Thanksgiving themed episode of Dynamite.
26 WWE: Thanksgiving SmackDown Greensboro, North Carolina Sami Zayn won a Black Friday Battle Royal to become the #1 contender for the WWE Universal Championship Special Thanksgiving-themed episode of SmackDown.
CMLL Torneo de Leyenda de Azul Mexico City, Mexico Volador Jr. (c) defeated TJP to retain the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship.
27 NJPW New Japan Showdown

Week 4

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer) defeated Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston in a Philadelphia Street fight Taped on October 17.
Stardom Tokyo Super Wars Tokyo, Japan Utami Hayashishita (c) defeated Maika to retain the World of Stardom Championship
28 CF: Noah The Best 2021 Tokyo, Japan Katsuhiko Nakajima (Heavyweight) vs. Kenoh (National) ended in a time-limit draw in a Winner takes all match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship and GHC National Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

December

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 The Crash
MLW 		Azteca Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Pagano and Alexander Hammerstone defeated King Muertes and Taurus in aa Apocalypto match
4 AAA Triplemanía Regia II Monterrey, Mexico El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Samuray del Sol, Jay Lethal, Bobby Fish, and Bandido in a five-way match for the vacant AAA Mega Championship Was originally to be held on October 10, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NWA Hard Times Atlanta, Georgia, United States Trevor Murdoch (c) defeated Mike Knox to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
NJPW Detonation

Week 1

Riverside, California Hikuleo and Jay White defeated Yuya Uemura and Alex Zayne Taped on November 15.
5 WWE:
 WarGames Orlando, Florida Team 2.0 (Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes, Grayson Waller, and Tony D'Angelo) (with Trick Williams) defeated Team Black & Gold (Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne, and L. A. Knight) in a WarGames match NXT's first non-TakeOver event to air on PPV and the WWE Network since Halftime Heat in February 2019.
9 NJPW Nemesis Los Angeles, California Christopher Daniels vs. Jay White
11 ROH Final Battle Baltimore, Maryland Jonathan Gresham defeated Jay Lethal to win the vacant ROH World Championship This was the final ROH event until at least April 2022 as ROH went on hiatus to restructure the promotion.
15 AEW Winter Is Coming Garland, Texas MJF defeated Dante Martin in a singles match to win the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
17 WWE:
 Christmas Eve SmackDown Chicago, Illinois Drew McIntyre and The New Day (Sir Kofi Kingston and King Woods) defeated Madcap Moss and The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight Aired on tape delay on December 24 as a special episode of SmackDown.
18 Impact Throwback Throwdown II Louisville, Kentucky Santa Claus (Willie Mack) defeated Sex Ferguson (Doc Gallows) (c) by pinfall in a North Pole Street Fight for the IPWF International Commonwealth Television Championship
Stardom Osaka Super Wars Osaka, Japan MaiHimePoi (Maika, Natsupoi, and Himeka) (c) defeated Stars (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, and Koguma) in a six-woman tag team ladder match to retain the ¥10 Million Unit Tournament briefcase and the Artist of Stardom Championship
22 AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash Greensboro, North Carolina CM Punk, Sting, and Darby Allin defeated The Pinnacle (MJF and FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood)) in a six-man tag team match Aired live as a special episode of Dynamite. The first part of AEW's two-part Holiday Bash event.
Rampage: Holiday Bash Cody Rhodes defeated Sammy Guevara (c) in a singles match to win the AEW TNT Championship Aired on tape delay on December 25 as a special episode of Rampage. The second part of AEW's two-part Holiday Bash event.
25 CMLL Espacial De Navidad Mexico City, Mexico Místico (c) defeated Averno to retain the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship
26 CF: Never Mind 2021 Tokyo, Japan Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Yuji Okabayashi to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship
29 Stardom Dream Queendom Tokyo, Japan Syuri defeated Utami Hayashishita (c) in a winner-takes-all match to win the World of Stardom Championship and retain the SWA World Championship
AEW Dynamite: New Year's Smash Jacksonville, Florida Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, and Kyle O'Reilly defeated Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) and Orange Cassidy Aired live as a special episode of Dynamite and was the show's final episode on TNT before the move to TBS on January 5, 2022. The first part of AEW's two-part New Year's Smash event, held as part of AEW's annual year-end party for talent and staff in Jacksonville.
Rampage: New Year's Smash Cody Rhodes (c) defeated Ethan Page to retain the AEW TNT Championship Aired on tape delay on December 31 as a special episode of Rampage. The second part of AEW's two-part New Year's Smash event.
31 WWE:
 Best of 2021 TBD A year-in-review episode, which aired on FS1 due to Fox's New Year's Eve programming.[6] WWE initially announced plans to air a live SmackDown for New Year's Eve in Charlotte, but these plans were scrapped.[7][8][6]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Events affected by COVID-19

Postponed events

Promotion(s) Event Original location Notes
NJPW Wrestle Dynasty New York City, New York Originally scheduled to be held on August 22, 2020, but was postponed to 2021 and later post-2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic;[9] the event has yet to be held as of February 4, 2024. Will be the second non-WWE event to be held in Madison Square Garden.

Canceled events

Scheduled date Promotion(s) Event Location Notes
May 15 NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Yokohama Stadium Yokohama, Japan The event was originally planned to be rescheduled after being postponed due to the Japanese government's extension of its COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency, but was cancelled on June 16.[3]
June 20 WWE: TakeOver: Dublin Dublin, Ireland This event was originally scheduled to take place on April 26, 2020. It was then rescheduled for October 25, 2020, but was again rescheduled for June 20, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] However, on April 30, the event was canceled.[11] This would have been the first NXT UK TakeOver event held outside the United Kingdom.
September 26 WWE: Clash of Champions Columbus, Ohio The event was originally intended to be held on September 26 in Columbus, Ohio but that date was given to Extreme Rules. The event was quietly canceled for 2021.
December 19 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Rosemont, Illinois The event was originally intended to be held on December 19 in Rosemont, Illinois, but was canceled in favor of an event called Day 1, a pay-per-view occurring on January 1, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia.[12]

Notable events

Accomplishments and tournaments

AAA

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Rey de Reyes Laredo Kid May 1 Defeated El Texano Jr., Aero Star, Drago, Abismo Negro Jr., El Hijo del Vikingo, Myzteziz Jr., and Murder Clown in the Rey de Reyes final

AEW

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament Ryo Mizunami March 3 Defeated Nyla Rose in the tournament final to earn an AEW Women's World Championship match at Revolution, but was unsuccessful in winning the championship.
Casino Tag Team Royale Death Triangle
(Pac and Rey Fénix) 		March 7 Fénix last eliminated Jungle Boy of Jurassic Express to earn an AEW World Tag Team Championship match for his team. Death Triangle received their match on the April 14 episode of Dynamite, but were unsuccessful in winning the championship.
Face of the Revolution Ladder Match Scorpio Sky Defeated Cody Rhodes, Penta El Zero Miedo, Lance Archer, Max Caster, and Ethan Page to earn an AEW TNT Championship match against Darby Allin on the March 10 episode of Dynamite, but was unsuccessful in winning the championship.
Casino Battle Royale
(Men) 		Jungle Boy May 30 Last eliminated Christian Cage to earn an AEW World Championship match. Jungle Boy received his match on the June 26 episode of Dynamite, but was unsuccessful in winning the championship.
AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Tournament The Lucha Brothers
(Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) 		August 25
(aired August 27) 		Defeated Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) in the tournament final to earn an AEW World Tag Team Championship match at All Out, where they defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) in a steel cage match to win the championship.
Casino Battle Royale
(Women) 		Ruby Soho September 5 Last eliminated Thunder Rosa to earn an AEW Women's World Championship match. Soho received her match on the September 22 special episode of Dynamite titled Grand Slam, but was unsuccessful in winning the championship.
Casino Ladder Match Adam Page October 6 Defeated Andrade El Idolo, Jon Moxley, Lance Archer, Matt Hardy, Orange Cassidy, and Pac to earn an AEW World Championship match at Full Gear, where Page defeated Kenny Omega to win the championship.
AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament Bryan Danielson November 13 Defeated Miro in the tournament final to earn an AEW World Championship match on the special Winter Is Coming episode of Dynamite on December 15, but the match ended in a draw, resulting in a rematch scheduled for the January 5, 2022, episode of Dynamite.
Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale MJF and Dante Martin December 8 The cowinners of the 12-man battle royal face each other in a singles match for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF defeated Martin on the special Winter Is Coming episode of Dynamite on December 15 to win the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring.

AJPW

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
Champion Carnival Jake Lee May 3 Defeated Kento Miyahara in the tournament final to win the 2021 Champion Carnival.
Jr. Battle Of Glory Francesco Akira June 2 Defeated El Lindaman in the tournament final to win the 2021 Jr. Battle Of Glory.
Royal Road Ōdō Tournament Suwama August 29

CMLL

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
La Copa Junior VIP Angel de Oro March 26 Defeated Caristico in the tournament final to win the 2021 La Copa Junior VIP.
Copa Dinastías Los Hermanos Panther (Blue Panther Jr. and Black Panther) May 29 Defeated Volador Jr. and Flyer in the tournament final to win the Copa Dinastías.
Torneo Increíble de Parejas Templario and Volador Jr. June 25 Defeated Caristico and Virus in the tournament final to win the Torneo Increíble de Parejas.
Leyenda de Plata Titán July 30 Defeated Templario in the tournament final to win the 2021 Leyenda de Plata.
CMLL Universal Amazonas Championship La Jarochita August 27 Defeated Dark Silueta in the tournament final to win the 2021 CMLL Universal Amazonas Championship.
Copa Independencia Volador Jr. September 17 Defeated Gran Guerrero in the tournament final to win the 2021 Copa Independencia.
Rey del Inframundo championship El Terrible November 5 Defeated Atlantis Jr. in the tournament final to win the 2021 Rey del Inframundo championship.
Leyenda de Azul El Soberano Jr. November 26 Defeated Atlantis Jr. in the tournament final to win the 2021 Leyenda de Azul.
Gran Alternativa El Coyote & Euforia December 25 Defeated El Coyote & Euforia. in the tournament final to win the 2021 Gran Alternativa.

DDT

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
Ultimate Tag League The37Kamiina
(Konosuke Takeshita and Shunma Katsumata) 		May 27 Defeated Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki and Yuji Hino) in a tie-breaker to win the 2021 Ultimate Tag League.
King of DDT Konosuke Takeshita July 4 Defeated Yuji Hino in the tournament final to win the King of DDT 2021.
D-Oh Grand Prix Konosuke Takeshita December 5 Defeated Yuki Ueno in the tournament final to win the D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II.

Dragon Gate

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
King of Gate Kzy June 3 Defeated Kota Minoura in the final to win the King of Gate 2021.

MLW

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
Battle Riot Alexander Hammerstone July 10 Last eliminated Mads Krügger to earn an MLW World Heavyweight Championship match. He defeated Jacob Fatu in a title vs. title no disqualification match at Fightland with his MLW National Openweight Championship also on the line
Opera Cup Davey Richards November 6 Defeated TJP in the finals to win the 2021 Opera Cup

Gleat

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
UWF Rules Tournament Takanori Ito March 18 Defeated Yu Iizuka in the final to win the tournament.
G Prowrestling Tournament Soma Watanabe April 15 Defeated Kaz Hayashi in the final to win the tournament.

Impact

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
Super X Cup Ace Austin January 9 Defeated Blake Christian in the tournament final to win the Super X Cup Trophy.
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament Fire 'N Flava
(Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz) 		January 16 Defeated Havok and Nevaeh in the tournament finals to win the revived Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship; the title was deactivated in 2013.
Homecoming King and Queen Tournament Deonna Purrazzo and Matthew Rehwoldt July 31 Defeated Decay (Rosemary and Crazzy Steve) in the tournament finals to be crowned Homecoming King and Queen
Call Your Shot Gauntlet Moose October 23 Last eliminated Matt Cardona to win the Call Your Shot Trophy for a championship match of his choosing. Moose would use the trophy later in the night on Josh Alexander to win the Impact World Championship

NJPW

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
New Japan Cup Will Ospreay March 21 Defeated Shingo Takagi in the tournament final to earn an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match at Sakura Genesis.
New Japan Cup USA Tom Lawlor April 23 Defeated Brody King to become the inaugural Strong Openweight Champion.

NWA

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
Champions Series Team Pope/Velvet Sky
(Trevor Murdoch, Jennacide, Jax Dane, Cyon, and Colby Corino) 		N/A
(aired August 10) 		Defeated Team Kamille/Austin Idol (Thom Latimer, Kenzie Paige, JR Kratos, Matthew Mims, and Sal Rinauro) in the finals block to earn future title opportunities (or their team's protection in the captains' terms).
NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship tournament The Hex
(Allysin Kay and Marti Belle) 		August 28 Defeated KiLynn King and Red Velvet in the tournament final to win the reactivated NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship. The title has been inactive since 1984
NWA Women's Invitational Cup Chelsea Green Last eliminated Tootie Lynn in a gauntlet match to win the NWA Women's Invitational Cup trophy and an NWA World Women's Championship match at NWA 73, but was unsuccessful
NWA World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Tournament The End
(Odinson and Parrow) 		N/A
(aired November 16) 		Defeated Hawx Aerie (Luke Hawx and P. J. Hawx) in the tournament final to win an NWA World Tag Team Championship match at NWA Hard Times 2, but were unsuccessful

ROH

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
Survival of the Fittest Bandido June 26 Defeated Eli Isom, Chris Dickinson, Rhett Titus, Brian Johnson and Demonic Flamita in a six-way elimination match to win. Bandido would go on to defeat Rush and win the ROH World Championship at Best in the World.
Honor Rumble Alex Zayne September 12 Last eliminated P. J. Black to win an ROH World Championship match on the November 6 Ring of Honor Wrestling, but was unsuccessful
ROH Women's World Championship Tournament Rok-C September 12 Defeated Miranda Alize in the tournament final to become the inaugural ROH Women's World Champion

Noah

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
N-1 Victory Katsuhiko Nakajima August 1 Defeated Kenoh to win the 2021 N-1 Victory.

Sendai Girls

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Jaja Uma Tournament Haruka Umesaki January 9

WWE

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
Royal Rumble
(Women) 		Bianca Belair January 31 Winner received their choice of a championship match for either the Raw Women's Championship, SmackDown Women's Championship, or NXT Women's Championship at WrestleMania 37; Belair last eliminated Rhea Ripley to win and chose her own brand's SmackDown Women's Championship, which she subsequently won from Sasha Banks at the event.
Royal Rumble
(Men) 		Edge Winner received their choice of a championship match for either Raw's WWE Championship, SmackDown's Universal Championship, or the NXT Championship at WrestleMania 37; Edge from Raw last eliminated Randy Orton to win and chose the Universal Championship, but was unsuccessful in winning the title at the event.
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
(Women) 		Dakota Kai and Raquel González February 14 Defeated Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart in the tournament final to win the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Trophy and a match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship on the March 3 episode of NXT, but were unsuccessful in winning the championship due to a controversial finish. This resulted in them being named the inaugural holders of the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship.
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
(Men) 		MSK
(Nash Carter and Wes Lee) 		Defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) in the tournament final to win the Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Trophy and a match for the NXT Tag Team Championship on the March 3 episode of NXT, but Lee suffered a storyline injury leading up to the match. They would later win a triple threat tag team match involving Grizzled Young Veterans and Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza) at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 to win the vacant titles (vacated after co-champion Danny Burch suffered a shoulder injury).
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Jey Uso April 2
(aired April 9) 		Last eliminated Shinsuke Nakamura to win the André the Giant Memorial Trophy.
Money in the Bank ladder match
(Women) 		Nikki A.S.H. July 18 Defeated Asuka, Naomi, Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, Zelina Vega, Natalya, and Tamina for a women's world championship match contract. Nikki cashed in the contract on the July 19 episode of Raw and won the Raw Women's Championship from Charlotte Flair, who had just retained the title in a match against Rhea Ripley by disqualification.
Money in the Bank ladder match
(Men) 		Big E Defeated Ricochet, John Morrison, Riddle, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, King Nakamura, and Seth Rollins for a world championship match contract. Big E cashed in the contract on the September 13 episode of Raw and won the WWE Championship from Bobby Lashley, who had just retained the title in a match against Randy Orton.
King of the Ring tournament Xavier Woods October 21 Defeated Finn Bálor in the tournament final to become the King of the Ring; he subsequently changed his ring name to King Woods.
Queen's Crown tournament Zelina Vega Defeated Doudrop in the tournament final to become the inaugural Queen; she subsequently changed her ring name to Queen Zelina.

Zero1

Accomplishment Winner(s) Date won Notes
Fire Festival Takuya Sugawara August 1 Defeated Ayato Yoshida to win the 2021 Fire Festival.

Title changes

AEW

AEW World Championship
Incoming champion – Kenny Omega
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 13 Adam Page Full Gear
AEW TNT Championship
Incoming champion – Darby Allin
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 12 Miro Dynamite
September 29 Sammy Guevara Dynamite
December 22
(aired December 25) 		Cody Rhodes Holiday Bash
Night 2
AEW Women's World Championship
Incoming champion – Hikaru Shida
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 30 Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. Double or Nothing
AEW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 5 Lucha Brothers
(Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) 		All Out Steel Cage match.
FTW Championship
Incoming champion – Brian Cage
Title not officially sanctioned by AEW.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 14 Ricky Starks Fyter Fest
Night 1

CMLL

CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Último Guerrero[13]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 24 Hechicero CMLL 88. Aniversario
CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Niebla Roja
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
CMLL World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – El Cuatrero
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 11 Vacant N/A Title vacated when Cuatrero left CMLL
December 10 Soberano, Jr. CMLL Super Viernes Defeated Templato in a tournament final for the vacant title
CMLL World Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Titán
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
CMLL World Lightweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacated
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
CMLL World Micro-Estrellas Championship
Incoming champion – Chamuel
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship
Incoming champion – Shockercito
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Alianza de Plata y Oro (Carístico and Místico)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 24 Titán and Volador Jr. Aniversario 88
CMLL World Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia, Gran Guerrero, and Último Guerrero)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 26 Nueva Generación Dinamita
(El Cuatrero, Forastero and Sansón) 		CMLL La Vopa Jr. VIP The exact length of this reign is uncertain. The titles were vacated somewhere at the beginning of April under unknown circumstances.
N/A Vacated N/A
April 24 Los Cancerberos del Infierno
(Virus, Raziel and Cancerbero) 		65th Aniversario de Arena México Defeated Stuka Jr., Guerrero Maya Jr. and Star Jr. to win the vacant titles.
CMLL World Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Princesa Sugehit
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Stuka Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Carístico
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Volador Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Diamante Azul
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 11 Vacant Diamante Azul left the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in May. On August 11, a tournament to determine a new champion was confirmed.
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Bárbaro Cavernario
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 29 Felino Live event
October 12 Ángel de Oro Live event
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Soberano Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
Mexican National Lightweight Championship
Incoming champion – Eléctrico
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
December 11 Panterita del Ring Jr. Sábado de Lucha
Mexican National Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Atlantis Jr. and Flyer
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 9 Atrapasuenos
(Espiritu Negro and Rey Cometa) 		CMLL
October 4 Felino Jr. and Polvora CMLL
Mexican National Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Nueva Generación Dinamita (El Cuatrero, Forastero, and Sansón)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
Mexican National Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Reyna Isis
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 16 Dark Silueta CMLL Live event
Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – La Jarochita and Lluvia
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes

DDT

KO-D Openweight Championship
Incoming champion – Tetsuya Endo
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 14 Jun Akiyama Judgement 2021: DDT 24th Anniversary
August 21 Konosuke Takeshita Wrestle Peter Pan 2021
DDT Universal Championship
Incoming champion – Yuki Ueno
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 21 Daisuke Sasaki Wrestle Peter Pan 2021
DDT Extreme Division Championship
Incoming champion – Sanshiro Takagi
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 7 Shunma Katsumata Kumamoto Castle Natural Onsen Shironoyu Presents Steam Natural Onsen Pro-Wrestling Three-way Falls Count Anywhere 45-minute Iron Man match also involving Batten×Burabura.
March 14 Chris Brookes Day Dream Believer Barbed Wire Coffin Deathmatch.
July 15 Shinya Aoki Summer Vacation Tour In Shinjuku This was a Winner Takes All No Disqualification and No Submission match in which Aoki's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship was also on the line.
KO-D Tag Team Championship
Incoming champion – Eruption (Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 11 Smile Pissari
(Harashima and Yuji Okabayashi) 		April Fool 2021
June 26 The37Kamiina
(Konosuke Takeshita and Shunma Katsumata) 		Summer Vacation 2021 in Osaka
October 12 Disaster Box
(Harashima and Naomi Yoshimura) 		Get Alive 2021
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champion – Wakate Tsūshin Sedai (Akito, Kazuki Hirata, and Shota)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 14 Damnation
(Tetsuya Endo, Soma Takao, and Yuji Hino) 		Day Dream Believer
September 4 Vacated Dramatic Survivor 2021 As a result of having lost the Dramatic Survivor tournament, Damnation were forced to disband. The title was immediately vacated.
November 3 Pheromones
(Danshoku "Dandy" Dino, Yuki "Sexy" Iino and Yumehito "Fantastic" Imanari) 		D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II in Ota-ku Defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Shinya Aoki and Yusuke Okada to win the vacant titles.
KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship/KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 14 Shinya Aoki, Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda, and Kazuki Hirata Kawasaki Strong Defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Danshoku Dino, Toru Owashi, and Makoto Oishi in a No disqualification match to win the vacant title.
March 28 Team Thoroughbred
(Sanshiro Takagi, Yukio Naya, Chikara, and Yakan Nabe) 		Judgement 2021: DDT 24th Anniversary
July 4 Team Olympian
(Yoshiaki Yatsu, Akito, Hiroshi Yamato and Keigo Nakamura) 		King of DDT 2021 Final!!
November 3 Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata and Yoshihiko D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II in Ota-ku On January 3, 2022, the title reverted to its original form. Owashi, Honda, Hirata and Yoshihiko continued to defend the title as a four-man team.
O-40 Championship
Incoming champion – Toru Owashi
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship
Incoming champion – The Young Bucks' autobiography Killing the Business
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 28 Saki Akai's photo book "Lip Hip Shake" Into The Fight Six-way match also involving Saki Akai, Antonio Honda, Danshoku Dino, and Kazuki Hirata.
March 14 Keigo Nakamura Day Dream Believer
Saki Akai Pinned Keigo Nakamura in a six-person tag team match.
April 3 Kazuki Hirata Peanuts Are A Good Source Of Protein During a six-person tag team match, Hirata pinned his own partner Saki Akai to win the title.
Chiba-kun stuffed animal Shortly after, Kazuki Hirata ran off backstage followed by referee Yukinori Matsui. A three-count was heard and DJ Nira walked out carrying a stuffed animal of Chiba-kun, the mascot of the Chiba city, which referee Matsui confirmed as the new champion.
Kazuki Hirata Mao attacked the toy but before he could pin it, he was attacked by Hirata who then stole the pin to win the title back.
Antonio Honda Pinned Kazuki Hirata to win the six-person tag team match and the title.
Saki Akai After the match, pinned Antonio Honda to win the title.
April 25 Chris Brookes Max Bump 2021 Tour in Nagano During a tag team match, Brookes teamed with Toui Kojima to defeat Yukio Sakaguchi and Saki Akai which he pinned to win the title.
Saki Akai After the match, pinned Chris Brookes to win the title back.
May 4 Chris Brookes Max Bump 2021 This was also for Brookes' DDT Extreme Division Championship.
May 29 Antonio Honda Audience Tour 2021 in Fukuoka
Saki Akai
May 30 Shinya Aoki Audience Tour 2021 in Kumamoto
June 20 Kazuki Hirata King of DDT 2021 2nd Round Took place during a 9-person rumble rules match also involving Yukio Sakaguchi, Antonio Honda, Chris Brookes, Mad Paulie, Makoto Oishi, Saki Akai and Toru Owashi.
Shinya Aoki
July 25 Masayuki Okano Kushiro Charity Sports Festival Retired football player.
Danshoku Dino
September 12 Shunma Katsumata Tenjin Wars 2021 Took place during a tag team match where Katsumata teamed with Yuki Ueno to successfully defend the KO-D Tag Team Championship against Danshoku Dino and Yuki Iino.
September 22 Harashima Who's Gonna Top? Tour in Sapporo Took place during a six-man tag team match where Harashima teamed with Toru Owashi and Naomi Yoshimura and defeated Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno and Konosuke Takeshita.
October 23 Akito Dramatic Dream Tour 2021 in Fuji Pinned Harashima during Antonio Honda's autograph signing session.
November 10 Hideki Okatani D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II in Shinjuku Took place during a six-person tag team match. Okatani pinned his own partner Akito to win the title.
Kazuki Hirata Took place during a six-person tag team match. Hirata pinned Hideki Okatani to win the match and the title.
Toru Owashi
November 21 Akito D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II in Korakuen Hall
December 5 Kazuki Hirata D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II the Final
Toru Owashi
December 31 Yuna Mizumori ChocoPro #187 Defeated Toru Owashi in a janken game. This was a Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling event.
Toru Owashi

Impact

Impact World Championship
Incoming champion – Rich Swann
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
The title was briefly referred to as the Impact Unified World Championship after Rich Swann defeated TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose at Sacrifice on March 13 to unify the Impact World Championship and TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
April 25 Kenny Omega Rebellion Winner Takes All match in which Omega also defended the AEW World Championship.
August 13 Christian Cage AEW Rampage First-time ever that the championship was defended on All Elite Wrestling (AEW) programming.
October 23 Josh Alexander Bound for Glory
Moose Cashed in his Call Your Shot opportunity which he won earlier that same night.
Impact X Division Championship
Incoming champion – Manik
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 13 Ace Austin Sacrifice
April 25 Josh Alexander Rebellion Three-way match also involving TJP.
September 23 Vacated Impact! Josh Alexander vacated the title to invoke Option C.
October 23 Trey Miguel Bound for Glory Defeated El Phantasmo and Steve Maclin in a three-way match to win the vacant title.
Impact Knockouts Championship
Incoming champion – Deonna Purrazzo
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 23 Mickie James Bound for Glory
Impact World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 13 FinJuice
(David Finlay and Juice Robinson) 		Sacrifice
May 17 Violent By Design
(Eric Young, Deaner, Joe Doering, and Rhino) 		Impact! This was Rhino's Call Your Shot match. Rhino and Doering represented Violent By Design
July 17 The Good Brothers
(Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) 		Slammiversary This was a fatal four-way tag team match, also involving Rich Swann & Willie Mack and Fallah Bahh & No Way. Doering and Rhino represented Violent By Design. Gallows pinned Rhino to win the match and the titles.
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship
(Title reactivated)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 16 Fire N Flava
(Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz) 		Hard To Kill Defeated Havok and Nevaeh in the tournament final to win the revived title; the title had been inactive since 2013.
April 25 Jordynne Grace and Rachael Ellering Rebellion
May 15 Fire N Flava
(Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz) 		Under Siege
July 17 Decay
(Jessicka Havok and Rosemary) 		Slammiversary
Pre-Show
October 23 The IInspiration
(Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay) 		Bound for Glory
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
(Title sanctioned)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 23 Moose Impact! In April 2020 at Rebellion, Moose declared himself the TNA World Heavyweight Champion and began carrying around the belt that last represented the title before it became known as the Impact World Championship. Impact Wrestling did not officially recognize this until the following year on February 23 when they officially sanctioned the championship, recognizing Moose as champion.
March 13 Rich Swann Sacrifice Championship unification match in which Swann defended the Impact World Championship.
Unified Unified with the Impact World Championship, which became briefly known as the Impact Unified World Championship.
Impact Digital Media Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 23 Jordynne Grace Bound for Glory
Pre-Show 		Defeated Chelsea Green, Crazzy Steve, Fallah Bahh, John Skyler, and Madison Rayne in a six-way tournament final to win the title

IWRG

IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Fresero Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 5 Vacated N/A
September 5 Gianni Valletta IWRG show
September 16 El Hijo del Espectro Jr. IWRG show
IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 12 Vacant N/A Vacated when Baby Extreme left the promotion
July 15 Puma de Oro IWRG Thursday Night Wrestling Defeated Aster Boy, Baby Star Jr., Lunatic Xtreme, Mr. Puma, Noicy Boy, Redimido and Sobredosis in an eight-way elimination match for the vacant title
October 30 Aster Boy IWRG Castillo Del Terror 2021
IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Dragon Bane
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Bryce Benjamin and Marshe Rockett
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Centella de Oro, Multifacético, and Prayer
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Cerebro Negro
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 21 Jessy Ventura
IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship
Incoming champion – Fresero Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 6 El Hijo del Espectro Jr. IWRG show
IWRG Rey del Aire Championship
Incoming champion – Dragón Bane
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
IWRG Rey del Ring Championship
Incoming champion – Demonio Infernal
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 21 Eterno Guerreros de Acero This was a Lucha de Apuestas Hair and Mask vs Titles tag team match between Eterno (hair) and El Hijo del Espectro Jr. (mask) against Fresero Jr. (Intercontinental Heavyweight) and Demonio Infernal (Rey del Ring). Eterno pinned Demonio Infernal to win the title.
May 9 Vacant Rey del Ring
May 9 El Hijo de Canis Lupus Rey del Ring Defeated DMT Azul by DQ to win the vacant title. DMT Azul performed a piledriver (which is a banned move in Mexico), being DQ'd, so Hijo de Canis Lupus won the title.
Distrito Federal Trios Championship
Incoming champions – El Infierno Eterno (Demonio Infernal, Eterno, and Lunatic Xtreme)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)

AAA

AAA Mega Championship
Incoming champion – Kenny Omega
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 22 Vacated N/A Omega vacated the title due to injury.
December 4 El Hijo del Vikingo Triplemanía Regia II Defeated Bandido, Bobby Fish, Jay Lethal, and Samuray del Sol to win the vacant championship.
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Laredo Kid
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship
Incoming champion – Dinastía
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
AAA Latin American Championship
Incoming champion – Daga
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 24 Vacated N/A Daga vacated the title.
May 1 Taurus Rey de Reyes Defeated Octagón Jr. and Villano III Jr. to win the vacant championship.
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
Incoming champion – Taya Valkyrie
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 24 Vacated N/A Taya Valkyrie vacated the championship due to signing with WWE.
May 1 Faby Apache Rey de Reyes Defeated Lady Shani, Lady Flammer, Chik Tormenta, Lady Maravilla, and Sexy Star II to win the vacant championship.
August 14 Deonna Purrazzo Triplemanía XXIX This was a Champion vs. Champion match where Purrazzo's Impact Knockouts Championship was also on the line.
AAA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Lucha Brothers (Fenix and Pentagón Jr.)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 16 FTR
(Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) 		AEW Dynamite First time the championship changed hands on an All Elite Wrestling (AEW) program.
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Lady Maravilla and Villano III Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 21 Los Vipers
(Arez and Chik Tormenta) 		AAA TV-Taping
AAA World Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Jinetes del Aire (El Hijo del Vikingo, Octagón Jr., and Myzteziz Jr.)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 8 Los Mercenarios
(La Hiedra, Rey Escorpión, Taurus, and Texano Jr.) 		Luchando por la Identidad de Mexico

MLW

MLW World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Jacob Fatu
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 2 Alexander Hammerstone Fightland Title vs. Title No Disqualification match also for Hammerstone's MLW National Openweight Championship
MLW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Von Erichs (Marshall and Ross Von Erich)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 13 Los Parks
(El Hijo de L.A. Park, L.A. Park, and L.A. Park Jr.) 		Fusion Texas Tornado match; Tom Lawlor served as special guest referee. L.A. Park and El Hijo de L.A. Park represented Los Parks
November 6 5150
(Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie) 		War Chamber Philadelphia street fight. El Hijo de L.A. Park and L.A. Park Jr. represented Los Parks
MLW World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Myron Reed
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 6 Lio Rush Kings of Colosseum
May 5 Myron Reed MLW Fusion
October 2 Yoshihiro Tajiri Fightland Pinned Reed in a four-way match also involving Aramis and Arez
MLW National Openweight Championship
Incoming champion – Alexander Hammerstone
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 13 Vacated Fusion: ALPHA Hammerstone vacated the title after winning the MLW World Heavyweight Championship
November 6 Alex Kane War Chamber Defeated A. C. H., Alex Shelley, Myron Reed, and Zenshi in a ladder match to win the vacant title
MLW Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Savio Vega and Richard Holliday
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
The title was initially a property of IWA Puerto Rico. Vega first appeared with the title on the June 15, 2019 episode of MLW Fusion, but after Holliday defeated Vega in a match, Holliday stole the championship and defended it as if he was champion. Holliday would soon defeat Vega in a Caribbean Strap match on the January 27, 2021 Fusion to become the undisputed champion.
July 10 King Muertes Battle Riot III Caribbean Rules match.

NJPW

IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Tetsuya Naito
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Kota Ibushi Wrestle Kingdom 15 in Tokyo Dome
Night 1
March 4 Unified N/A The championship was unified with the IWGP Intercontinental Championship to create the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. An official title unification match was held between defending champion Kota Ibushi and El Desperado at NJPW's 49th Anniversary Show on March 4.
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Tetsuya Naito
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Kota Ibushi Wrestle Kingdom 15 in Tokyo Dome
Night 1
March 4 Unified N/A The championship was unified with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to create the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. An official title unification match was held between defending champion Kota Ibushi and El Desperado at NJPW's 49th Anniversary Show on March 4.
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 4 Kota Ibushi 49th Anniversary Show Defeated El Desperado in a title unification match to officially unify the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship and be recognized as the inaugural IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. Ibushi held both former titles going into the match.
April 4 Will Ospreay Sakura Genesis
May 20 Vacated N/A Will Ospreay vacated the championship due to suffering a legitimate neck injury.
June 7 Shingo Takagi Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall Defeated Kazuchika Okada to win the vacant title.
IWGP United States Championship
Incoming champion – Jon Moxley
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 21 Lance Archer AEW Fyter Fest
Night 2 		First time the title changed hands on an All Elite Wrestling (AEW) program.
August 14 Hiroshi Tanahashi Resurgence
November 6 Kenta Power Struggle
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Guerrillas of Destiny
(Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) 		Wrestle Kingdom 15 in Tokyo Dome
Night 1
June 1 Dangerous Tekkers
(Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.) 		Road to Dominion
July 11 Los Ingobernables de Japón
(Tetsuya Naito and Sanada) 		Summer Struggle in Sapporo
Night 2
July 25 Dangerous Tekkers
(Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.) 		Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Taiji Ishimori
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 5 Hiromu Takahashi Wrestle Kingdom 15 in Tokyo Dome
Night 2
February 25 Vacated Road to Castle Attack The championship was vacated after Takahashi suffered a pect injury.
February 28 El Desperado Castle Attack
Night 2 		Defeated Bushi and El Phantasmo in a three-way match to win the vacant title.
July 25 Robbie Eagles Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome
November 6 El Desperado Power Struggle
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 23 Bullet Club
(El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) 		Road to The New Beginning
February 25 Suzuki-gun
(El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) 		Road to Castle Attack
April 4 Roppongi 3K
(Sho and Yoh) 		Sakura Genesis
June 23 Bullet Club
(El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) 		Kizuna Road
October 26 Flying Tiger
(Robbie Eagles and Tiger Mask) 		Road to Power Struggle
Night 3
NEVER Openweight Championship
Incoming champion – Shingo Takagi
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 30 Hiroshi Tanahashi The New Beginning in Nagoya
May 3 Jay White Wrestling Dontaku
Night 1
November 13 Tomohiro Ishii Battle in the Valley Last Chance match
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Chaos (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, and YOSHI-HASHI)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 6 House of Torture
(Evil, Sho, and Yujiro Takahashi) 		Power Struggle
KOPW
Incoming Champion – Toru Yano
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
Strong Openweight Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 23 Tom Lawlor Strong Defeated Brody King in the New Japan Cup USA finals to become the inaugural champion.

NWA

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Nick Aldis
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 29 Trevor Murdoch 73rd Anniversary Show Title vs. Career match. This was Murdoch's Champion Series title match.
NWA World Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Serena Deeb
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 6 Kamille When Our Shadows Fall
NWA World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Elijah Burke
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 6 Tyrus ExtraPowerrr No Time Limit
NWA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Aron Stevens and JR Kratos
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 29 La Rebelión
(Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450) 		73rd Anniversary Show
NWA National Championship
Incoming champion – Trevor Murdoch
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 30 Chris Adonis Power No disqualification match
May 25 Vacated — Adonis vacated the championship to compete in an NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship #1 contender's battle royal
July 5 Chris Adonis Power Defeated JTG to win the vacant title.
NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship
(Title reactivated)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 28 The Hex
(Allysin Kay and Marti Belle) 		EmPowerrr Defeated Red Velvet and KiLynn King in a tournament final to win the revived championship.

ROH

ROH World Championship
Incoming champion – Rush
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 11 Bandido Best in the World
December 11 Vacated Final Battle The title was vacated after Bandido contracted COVID-19
December 11 Jonathan Gresham Defeated Jay Lethal to win the vacant title, represented by the original design
ROH World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Dragon Lee
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 26 Tracy Williams ROH 19th Anniversary Show Defeated Kenny King, who subbed in for an injured Lee.
N/A
(aired May 1) 		Tony Deppen Ring of Honor Wrestling The actual date the match took place is currently unknown.
July 11 Dragon Lee Best in the World
N/A
(aired November 20) 		Dalton Castle Ring of Honor Wrestling The actual date the match took place is currently unknown.
December 11 Rhett Titus Final Battle Four Corner Survival match, also featuring Joe Hendry and Silas Young. Titus pinned Young
ROH Pure Championship
Incoming champion – Jonathan Gresham
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 12 Josh Woods Death Before Dishonor
ROH Women's World Championship
(Title introduced)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 12 Rok-C Death Before Dishonor Defeated Miranda Alize in a tournament final to win the inaugural championship.
ROH World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Foundation (Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
N/A
(aired February 27) 		La Faccion Ingobernable
(Dragon Lee and Kenny King) 		Ring of Honor Wrestling Pure Rules tag team match. The actual date the match took place is currently unknown.
March 26 The Foundation
(Rhett Titus and Tracy Williams) 		ROH 19th Anniversary Show Defeated King and La Bestia del Ring, who was subbing for an injured Lee.
July 11 Violence Unlimited
(Chris Dickinson and Homicide) 		Best in the World Fight Without Honor match; defeated Titus and Jonathan Gresham, who was subbing for an injured Williams.
N/A
(aired September 11) 		La Faccion Ingobernable
(Dragon Lee and Kenny King) 		Ring of Honor Wrestling The actual date the match took place is currently unknown.
November 14 The OGK
(Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) 		Honor for All
December 11 The Briscoe Brothers
(Mark Briscoe and Jay Briscoe) 		Final Battle
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – MexiSquad (Bandido, Flamita, and Rey Horus)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
N/A
(aired February 20) 		Shane Taylor Promotions
(Shane Taylor, Moses, and Kaun) 		Ring of Honor Wrestling The actual date the match took place is currently unknown. O'Shay Edwards would occasionally defend the titles under the Freebird Rule.
December 11 The Righteous
(Bateman, Dutch, and Vincent) 		Final Battle
Pre-Show 		Defeated Kaun, Moses, and O'Shay Edwards, who took Taylor's place, as Taylor would have a match the same night

The Crash

The Crash Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Bandido
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 5 El Hijo del Vikingo The Crash 10th Anniversary Show This was a four-way match that also included Dragon Lee and Willie Mack.
The Crash Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Oraculo
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 5 Dinámico The Crash 10th Anniversary Show This was a three-way match that also included Black Danger.
The Crash Junior Championship
Incoming champion – Dinamico
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
The Crash Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Los Traumas (Trauma I and Trauma II)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 5 La Rebelión Amarilla
(Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) 		The Crash 10th Anniversary Show This was a tag team four-way match that also included Los Mercenarios (Taurus & Rey Escorpión) and Funnybone & Super Beast
The Crash Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Lady Flamer
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)

WWE

  – Raw
  – SmackDown
  – NXT
  – NXT UK
  – Unbranded

Raw and SmackDown

Raw and SmackDown each have a world championship, a secondary championship, a women's championship, and a male tag team championship.

WWE Championship
Incoming champion – Drew McIntyre
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 21 The Miz Elimination Chamber Money in the Bank cash-in match.
March 1 Bobby Lashley Raw Lumberjack match.
September 13 Big E Money in the Bank cash-in match
WWE Universal Championship
Incoming champion – Roman Reigns
No title changes.
WWE United States Championship
Incoming champion – Bobby Lashley
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 21 Riddle Elimination Chamber Triple threat match, also involving John Morrison, who Riddle pinned.
April 11 Sheamus WrestleMania 37
Night 2
August 21 Damian Priest SummerSlam
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Big E
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 11 Apollo Crews WrestleMania 37
Night 2 		Nigerian Drum Fight.
August 13 King Nakamura SmackDown His ring name reverted to Shinsuke Nakamura on October 8 out of respect for the King of the Ring tournament.
WWE Raw Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Asuka
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 11 Rhea Ripley WrestleMania 37
Night 2
July 18 Charlotte Flair Money in the Bank
July 19 Nikki A.S.H. Raw Money in the Bank cash-in match.
August 21 Charlotte Flair SummerSlam Triple threat match also involving Rhea Ripley.
October 22 Becky Lynch SmackDown During the 2021 WWE Draft, Charlotte Flair was drafted by SmackDown, while Lynch, who held the SmackDown Women's Championship, was drafted by Raw. To keep the championships on their respective brands, Lynch and Flair exchanged titles.
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Sasha Banks
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 10 Bianca Belair WrestleMania 37
Night 1
August 21 Becky Lynch SummerSlam
October 22 Charlotte Flair SmackDown During the 2021 WWE Draft, Becky Lynch was drafted by Raw, while Flair, who held the Raw Women's Championship, was drafted by SmackDown. To keep the championships on their respective brands, Flair and Lynch exchanged titles.
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 15 The New Day
(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) 		Raw
April 10 AJ Styles and Omos WrestleMania 37
Night 1
August 21 RK-Bro
(Randy Orton and Riddle) 		SummerSlam
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 8 The Dirty Dawgs
(Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode) 		SmackDown
May 16 The Mysterios
(Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio) 		WrestleMania Backlash First-ever father and son team to win a tag team championship in WWE.
July 18 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) 		Money in the Bank
Kickoff

NXT

NXT Championship
Incoming champion – Finn Bálor
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 8 Karrion Kross TakeOver:
Stand & Deliver
Night 2
August 22 Samoa Joe TakeOver 36
September 12 Vacated — Samoa Joe vacated the title due to an undisclosed injury.
September 14 Tommaso Ciampa NXT 2.0 Fatal four-way match for the vacant title, also involving L. A. Knight, Pete Dunne, and Von Wagner.
NXT North American Championship
Incoming champion – Johnny Gargano
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 18 Bronson Reed NXT Steel Cage match.
June 29 Isaiah "Swerve" Scott NXT
October 12 Carmelo Hayes NXT 2.0 Cashed in his NXT Breakout Tournament contract.
NXT Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Io Shirai
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Raquel González TakeOver:
Stand & Deliver
Night 1
October 26 Mandy Rose Halloween Havoc Chucky's choice Trick or Street Fight match (a Halloween-themed Street Fight).
NXT Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 23 Vacated — NXT General Manager William Regal vacated the championship after Danny Burch suffered a shoulder injury the week prior.
April 7 MSK
(Wes Lee and Nash Carter) 		TakeOver:
Stand & Deliver
Night 1 		Triple threat tag team match for the vacant title, also involving Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) and Legado Del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde).
October 26 Imperium
(Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) 		Halloween Havoc Lumber Jack-o'-Lantern Tag Team match (a Halloween-themed lumberjack tag team match).
NXT Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champions – Jordan Devlin and Santos Escobar (interim)
Due to a travel ban as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, an interim champion was determined in the United States as Jordan Devlin, who resides in the United Kingdom, was unable to travel to the U.S. and defend the title until March 2021. Santos Escobar became the U.S.-based interim champion, while Devlin defended the title on NXT UK. Both Devlin and Escobar were recognized as champion until Escobar defeated Devlin in a ladder match to determine the undisputed champion at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2 on April 8.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 13 Kushida NXT
September 21 Roderick Strong NXT 2.0
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 10 Dakota Kai and Raquel González NXT After winning the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, Kai and González received a match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler on the March 3 episode of NXT; following a controversial finish resulting in a win for Jax and Baszler, NXT General Manager William Regal introduced the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship the following week and awarded them to Kai and González on account of winning the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart
May 4 The Way
(Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell) 		NXT Street Fight.
July 6 Io Shirai and Zoey Stark The Great American Bash
October 26 Toxic Attraction
(Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) 		Halloween Havoc Three-way tag team Scareway to Hell Ladder match (a Halloween-themed ladder match), also involving the team of Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta.
Million Dollar Championship
(Title reactivated)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 13 L. A. Knight TakeOver:
In Your House 		Ted DiBiase reintroduced the championship on the June 8, 2021 episode of NXT. It was previously unsanctioned but became recognized by WWE with its reintroduction on NXT. Knight defeated Cameron Grimes in a ladder match to win the revived title.
August 22 Cameron Grimes TakeOver 36 Had Grimes lost, Ted DiBiase would have become L. A. Knight's butler.
August 23
(aired August 24) 		Deactivated NXT Cameron Grimes gave the title back to Ted DiBiase, thus deactivating the title and being recognized as the final champion.

NXT UK

NXT United Kingdom Championship
Incoming champion – Walter
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 22 Ilja Dragunov NXT TakeOver 36
NXT UK Heritage Cup
Incoming champion – A-Kid
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
N/A
(aired May 20) 		Tyler Bate NXT UK The actual date the match took place is currently unknown.
October 6
(aired October 28) 		Noam Dar
NXT UK Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Kay Lee Ray
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
N/A
(aired June 10) 		Meiko Satomura NXT UK The actual date the match took place is currently unknown.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
N/A
(aired February 25) 		Pretty Deadly
(Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker) 		NXT UK The actual date the match took place is currently unknown.
N/A
(aired December 9) 		Moustache Mountain
(Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) 		NXT UK The actual date the match took place is unknown.

Unbranded

These titles are not brand exclusive. The colors indicate the home brand of the champions (names without a color are former WWE wrestlers, Hall of Famers, or non-wrestlers).

WWE 24/7 Championship
Incoming champion – Angel Garza
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 R-Truth Raw
Legends Night 		Pinned Angel Garza backstage after Garza had been scared by The Boogeyman.
January 31 Alicia Fox Royal Rumble During the women's Royal Rumble match, R-Truth ran out to the ring. Several other wrestlers attempted to attack Truth. During the distraction, Fox rolled up Truth in the ring to win the title.
R-Truth After Alicia Fox was eliminated from the women's Royal Rumble match, Truth pinned her outside the ring with a rollup to win back the title.
Peter Rosenberg Rosenberg, who had served as a panelist during the Royal Rumble Kickoff pre-show, rolled up R-Truth by the panelist table to win the title.
Rosenberg is a radio personality who often serves as a panelist during the pre-shows of WWE pay-per-views.
Eighth non-wrestler to win the title.
February 1 R-Truth The Michael Kay Show During the live remote broadcast, which aired on the YES Network and WEPN Radio, Truth pinned Peter Rosenberg in the latter's hotel room.
February 6 Doug Flutie Celebrity Flag Football Game At Clearwater Beach during halftime of the game, which aired on ESPNEWS, Flutie rolled up R-Truth to win the title.
Flutie is a former National Football League, Canadian Football League, and United States Football League player.
Ninth non-wrestler to win the title.
R-Truth Shortly after, Truth snuck up from behind and rolled up Doug Flutie to win back the title, which also aired on ESPNEWS.
February 15 Akira Tozawa Raw Following a scuffle, Tozawa pinned R-Truth backstage.
Bad Bunny After witnessing Akira Tozawa win the title, Damian Priest attacked Tozawa and allowed guest star Bad Bunny to pin him and become champion.
Bad Bunny is a rapper, singer, and songwriter.
10th non-wrestler to win the title.
March 15 R-Truth Raw Bad Bunny relinquished the title to R-Truth in exchange for Stone Cold Steve Austin memorabilia.
March 21 Joseph Average Fastlane Old Spice representative Joseph Average accidentally pinned R-Truth backstage during an Old Spice advertisement after a shelf full of deodorants fell over.
Joseph Average was portrayed by NXT and WWE Performance Center trainee Rik Bugez.
R-Truth Pinned Old Spice representative Joseph Average with a roll up to win back the title.
N/A
(aired April 19) 		Akira Tozawa N/A Pinned R-Truth in the backstage area of Tropicana Field. This title change was shown on WWE's YouTube channel. The actual date the title change took place is unknown. WWE's official title history currently does not recognize this reign.
Joseph Average Pinned Akira Tozawa in the backstage area of Tropicana Field. This title change was shown on WWE's YouTube channel. The actual date the title change took place is unknown. WWE's official title history currently does not recognize this reign.
R-Truth Pinned Joseph Average in the backstage area of Tropicana Field. This title change was shown on WWE's YouTube channel. The actual date the title change took place is unknown. WWE's official title history currently does not recognize this reign.
May 17 Akira Tozawa Raw Pinned R-Truth backstage in a stairwell.
June 29 Drew Gulak Raw Pinned Akira Tozawa at ringside during a battle royal.
R-Truth Pinned Drew Gulak at ringside during a battle royal.
Akira Tozawa Pinned R-Truth at ringside during a battle royal
July 19 Reginald Raw Pinned Akira Tozawa in the ring after Tozawa had been chased to the ring by other wrestlers. His ring name was changed to Reggie on July 23.
November 8 Drake Maverick Raw This was an official watch where Maverick pinned Reggie in-ring to win the title.
Akira Tozawa
Corey Graves
Byron Saxton
Drake Maverick
Reggie
November 22 Cedric Alexander Raw This was an official match where Alexander pinned Reggie in-ring to win the title.
Dana Brooke
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Asuka and Charlotte Flair
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 31 Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler Royal Rumble
Kickoff
May 14 Natalya and Tamina SmackDown
September 20 Nikki A.S.H and Rhea Ripley Raw
November 22 Queen Zelina and Carmella Raw

Awards and honors

WWE

WWE Hall of Fame

Main article: WWE Hall of Fame (2021)
Category Inductee
Individual Molly Holly[14]
Eric Bischoff[15]
Kane[16]
The Great Khali[17]
Rob Van Dam[18]
Celebrity Ozzy Osbourne[19]
Warrior Award Rich Hering[20]
Legacy Dick the Bruiser[21]
Pez Whatley[21]
Buzz Sawyer[21]
Ethel Johnson[21]
Paul Boesch[21]

Impact

Impact Hall of Fame

Main article: Impact Hall of Fame
Inductee
Awesome Kong

Debuts

Retirements

Deaths

New Jack
Paul Orndorff
Bobby Eaton
Daffney
Blackjack Lanza

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2021 in professional wrestling.

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