2014 in professional wrestling
Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 2014
Overview of the events of 2014 in professional wrestling
List of years in professional wrestling
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2014 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling .
These promotions held notable events in 2014.
Calendar of notable shows
January
February
March
April
May
June
Date
Promotion(s)
Event
Location
Main Event
1
WWE
Payback
Rosemont
The Shield (Roman Reigns , Seth Rollins , and Dean Ambrose ) defeated Evolution (Triple H , Randy Orton , and Batista ) in a No Holds Barred Elimination match
8
NJPW
Best of the Super Juniors
Tokyo
Ricochet defeated Kushida in final match in Best Of The Super Junior 2014.
15
TNA
Slammiversary
Arlington
Eric Young (c) defeated Lashley and Austin Aries in a Three-way Steel Cage match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
21
NJPW
Dominion
Osaka
Bad Luck Fale defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
22
ROH
Best in the World
Nashville
Michael Elgin defeated Adam Cole (c) in a Singles match to win the ROH World Championship
29
WWE
Money in the Bank
Boston
John Cena defeated Kane , Randy Orton , Roman Reigns , Alberto Del Rio , Sheamus , Bray Wyatt , and Cesaro in a Ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
July
August
September
October
November
Date
Promotion(s)
Event
Location
Main Event
8
NJPW
Power Struggle
Osaka
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Katsuyori Shibata in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
23
WWE
Survivor Series
St. Louis
Team Cena (John Cena , Dolph Ziggler , Big Show , Erick Rowan , and Ryback ) defeated Team Authority (Seth Rollins , Kane , Mark Henry , Rusev , and Luke Harper ) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination matchSince Team Authority lost, they were removed from power. Had Team Cena lost, Cena's teammates (with the exception of Cena himself) would have been fired.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
December
Date
Promotion(s)
Event
Location
Main Event
5
CMLL
Infierno en el Ring
Mexico City
10-man steel cage elimination match contested under Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match
7
AAA
Guerra de Titanes
Zapopan , Jalisco , Mexico
El Patrón Alberto (with El Mesías ) defeated El Texano Jr. (c) (with El Hijo del Perro Aguayo ) in a Singles match for the AAA Mega Championship
7
NJPW
World Tag League Final
Nagoya
Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata defeat Bullet Club (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson ) in the final of the 2014 World Tag League
7
ROH
Final Battle
New York City
Jay Briscoe (c) defeated Adam Cole in a Fight Without Honor to retain the ROH World Championship
9
WWE
Tribute to the Troops
Columbus, Georgia
John Cena , Dolph Ziggler , Erick Rowan and Ryback defeated Luke Harper and The Authority (Seth Rollins , Big Show & Kane ) (with J&J Security)
11
WWE :TakeOver: R Evolution
Winter Park
Sami Zayn defeated Adrian Neville (c) in a Title vs. Career match to win the NXT Championship Had Sami Zayn lost, he would have been forced to retire.
14
WWE
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
Cleveland
Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
Notable events
January 27 – CM Punk walked out of that night's WWE Raw taping, ending his run with the company.
February 24 – WWE launched the WWE Network in the United States, an over-the-top streaming service and digital television network, hosting thousands of hours of in-ring shows and all pay-per-views (PPV) from WWE and various promotions they have acquired over the years, such as Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling , as well as airing current WWE PPVs, NXT events, and other original productions. It had a staggered launch throughout the rest of the world.
December 1 – New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) launched NJPW World , a worldwide streaming site for the promotion's events, including airing current events live as well as hosting events from the promotion's archives, dating back to 1972.
Accomplishments and tournaments
Batista , the winner of the 2014 Royal Rumble Cesaro , the winner of the inaugural André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXX Seth Rollins , holding the 2014 Money in the Bank briefcase
AAA
JWP
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
WWE
Accomplishment
Winner
Date won
Notes
Royal Rumble
Batista
January 26
Last eliminated Roman Reigns to win a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXX , but was unsuccessful in the triple threat match against champion Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan , who won.
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Cesaro
April 6
Last eliminated Big Show in the inaugural match to win the André the Giant Memorial Trophy.
WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender's Tournament
Bad News Barrett
April 28
Defeated Rob Van Dam in the tournament final to win an Intercontinental Championship match at Extreme Rules , where Barrett defeated Big E to win the title.
Money in the Bank ladder match
Seth Rollins
June 29
Defeated Kofi Kingston , Dolph Ziggler , Dean Ambrose , Rob Van Dam , and Jack Swagger to win a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match contract, which he cashed in at WrestleMania 31 the following year to win the title; during the main event match in which Brock Lesnar defended the title against Roman Reigns , Rollins cashed in during the match, converting the singles match into a triple threat match in which Rollins pinned Reigns to win Lesnar's title.
NXT Women's Championship Tournament
Charlotte
May 29
Defeated Natalya in the tournament final to win the vacant NXT Women's Championship ; previous champion Paige was stripped of the title after she had won the WWE Divas Championship and was promoted to the main roster.
NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament
The Lucha Dragons Kalisto and Sin Cara )
July 31
Defeated The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch ) in the tournament final to win an NXT Tag Team Championship match at TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way , where The Lucha Dragons defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor ) to win the title.
Title changes
AAA
NJPW
ROH
The Crash Lucha Libre
Date
Winner
Event/Show
Note(s)
February 1
Ángel Metálico
The Crash show
This was a four-way Ladder match, also involving Daga and Star Boy.[ 2]
TNA
WWE
NXT
Awards and honors
AAA Hall of Fame
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
TNA Hall of Fame
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
WWE
WWE Hall of Fame
Slammy Awards
Poll[ 3]
Winner[ 4]
Fan Participation Award
"You Sold Out"
Double-Cross of the Year
Seth Rollins betrays The Shield and joins The Authority on Raw (June 2)
Animal of the Year
The Bunny
Best Actor
The Rock
Tweet It! Best Twitter Handle or Social Champion
@HEELZiggler
Rivalry of the Year
Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority
Raw Guest Star of the Year
Hugh Jackman
Best Couple of the Year
Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella
Faction of the Year
The Shield (Dean Ambrose , Seth Rollins , & Roman Reigns )
NXT Superstar of the Year
Sami Zayn
Anti-Gravity Moment of the Year
Seth Rollins dives off the balcony at Payback
"Tell Me You Didn't Just Say That" Insult of the Year
The Rock insults Rusev and Lana on Raw (October 6)
WWE Tag Team of the Year
The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso)
Breakout Star of the Year
Dean Ambrose
Hashtag of the Year
#RKOOuttaNowhere (Vines )
"This is Awesome" Moment of the Year
Sting debuts to help Team Cena defeat Team Authority at Survivor Series
Surprise Return of the Year
Ultimate Warrior returns to the WWE at the 2014 Hall of Fame induction ceremony , WrestleMania XXX and Raw (April 7)
The OMG Shocking Moment of the Year
Brock Lesnar defeats The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX , ending The Streak
WWE Diva of the Year
AJ Lee
LOL Moment of the Year
Damien Mizdow as The Miz 's stunt double
Match of the Year
Team Cena (John Cena , Dolph Ziggler , Big Show , Erick Rowan , & Ryback ) vs. Team Authority (Seth Rollins , Kane , Luke Harper , Rusev , & Mark Henry ) in a 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match at Survivor Series
Extreme Moment of the Year
Chris Jericho hits a cross-body on Bray Wyatt from the top of a steel cage on Raw (September 8)
Superstar of the Year
Roman Reigns
Debuts
Braun Strowman Tom Lawlor
Retirements
CM Punk Roddy Piper Kaitlyn (August 29, 2010 – January 8, 2014) (first retirement, returned in 2018 on Mae Young Classic)Jillian Hall (1998 – January 21, 2014)Bonnie Maxon (2000 – January 24, 2014)CM Punk (1999–January 2014; returned in 2021)Kensuke Sasaki (February 16, 1986 – February 13, 2014)El Dandy (1981–2014)Axl Rotten (1987–2014)Chuck Palumbo (1998–2014)Sgt. Slaughter (1972-March 29, 2014)Beulah McGillicutty (1995–2014)Christian Cage (1995–2014) (first retirement, returned to WWE in June 2020)Drake Wuertz (August 31, 2001 – April 27, 2014)Sarah Bäckman (2012–2014)Jose Gonzalez (1966–2014)Adrian Street (1957 – June 14, 2014)Natsuki Taiyo (January 3, 2004 – June 1, 2014)Batista (October 30, 1999 – June 2, 2014) (first retirement, briefly returned in 2019 )Aksana (September 2009 – June 10, 2014)Vickie Guerrero (July 14, 2005 – June 23, 2014)Petey Williams (January 23, 2002 – July 5, 2014)Santino Marella (August 17, 2003 – July 6, 2014)Matt Bloom (1997 – August 7, 2014) (moved to a trainer)Shinya Ishikawa (March 11, 2008 – August 13, 2014)Sachie Abe (1996 – August 14, 2014)Ronnie Garvin (1962-September 20, 2014)El Sicodélico (1968-November 16, 2014)Barry Buchanan (1995 – November 22, 2014)Corey Graves (March 22, 2000 – December 11, 2014) (moved to color commentator)Adam Pearce (May 16, 1996 – December 21, 2014)Miho Wakizawa (July 28, 1996 – December 23, 2014)
Deaths
The Ultimate Warrior January 6 – Don Chuy , 72
January 14 – Mae Young , 90[ 5]
January 20 – George Scott , 84
February 18 – Viscera , 43
March 5 – Billy Robinson , 75
March 15 – Lorenzo Parente , 78
March 17 – Al Oeming , 88
April 8 – The Ultimate Warrior , 54
April 25 – Connor Michalek , 8[ 6]
April 27 – Lee Marshall , 64
May 11 - Mark Frear , 44
July 2 or 3 - Dave Legeno , 50
August 6 – Ken Lucas , 72
August 21 – Maximum Capacity , 46
September 8 – Sean O'Haire , 43
September 20 - Ricki Starr , 83
September 23 – Don Manoukian , 80
October 12 – Cowboy Bob Kelly , 78
October 20 – Ox Baker , 80
October 21 – Johnny Lee Clary , 55
October 28 – Koichiro Kimura , 44
October 30 – Bob Geigel , 90
December 6 – Jimmy Del Ray , 52
See also
References
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