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2016 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Video 2016 in professional wrestling
Calendar of notable live events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Maps 2016 in professional wrestling
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
Events
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Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW)
Notable events and matches
- January 24: 5th Annual Square Go! in Glasgow
- Wolfgang last eliminated Joe Coffey to win the 30-man Square Go match.
- Chris Renfrew defeated Grado (c) to win the ICW World Heavyweight Championship.
- February 26 - April 2: Hey Look! It's That Mad Wrestling Thing Aff The Telly Tour of the UK and Ireland
- Big Damo defeated Chris Renfrew (c) to win the ICW World Heavyweight Championship in Belfast on February 27, in what turned out to be the most notable title match of the tour.
- April 3: BarraMania II in Glasgow
- Big Damo (c) defeated Drew Galloway to retain the ICW World Heavyweight Championship.
- Sammii Jayne defeated Nikki Storm in a Loser Leaves Town match.
- July 31: Shug's Hoose Party III in Glasgow
- Joe Coffey defeated Big Damo (c) to win the ICW World Heavyweight Championship.
- Wolfgang cashed in his Square Go contract and defeated Joe Coffey (c) to win the ICW World Heavyweight Championship.
- November 20: Fear & Loathing IX in Glasgow
- Joe Coffey defeated Kurt Angle in a singles match.
- Team Dallas (Chris Renfrew, Grado, Sha Samuels & DCT) (with Mark Dallas) defeated Team Black Label (Jack Jester, Drew Galloway, Kid Fite & Bram) (with Red Lightning) in an 8-man tag team match for 100% control of ICW, with Finn Bálor as the Special Guest Enforcer.
- Wolfgang (c) defeated Trent Seven in a Steel Cage match to retain the ICW World Heavyweight Championship.
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Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA)
Notable events and matches
- January 22: Guerra de Titanes 2016 in Zapopan
- El Mesías and El Texano Jr. defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. and Psycho Clown in a tag team match to earn a match against each other for the vacant AAA Mega Championship at Rey de Reyes.
- March 23: Rey de Reyes 2016 in San Luis Potosí
- El Texano Jr. defeated El Mesías to win the vacant AAA Mega Championship.
- Pentagón Jr. defeated Villano IV and La Parka in the final of the 2016 Rey de Reyes tournament.
- June 5: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 in Mexico City
- Final: Team Lucha Underground (Brian Cage, Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Johnny Mundo) vs. Team AAA (El Texano Jr., Pentagón Jr. & Psycho Clown) went to a time limit draw. In the third sudden death match, Johnny Mundo defeated Pentagón Jr. to win the World Cup for Team Lucha Underground.
- August 28: Triplemanía XXIV in Mexico City
- Psycho Clown defeated Pagano in a two-out-of-three falls lucha de apuesta, mask vs. hair match.
- El Texano Jr. (c) defeated Brian Cage and Dr. Wagner Jr. in a three-way match to retain the AAA Mega Championship.
- October 2: Héroes Inmortales X in Monterrey
- Johnny Mundo (c) defeated Garza Jr. to retain the AAA Latin American Championship.
- Daga defeated Australian Suicide in a two-out-of-three falls lucha de apuesta, mask vs. hair match.
- Pimpinela Escarlata last eliminated El Zorro to win the 12-man Copa Antonio Peña battle royal.
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New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)
Events
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Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG)
Notable events and matches
- January 2: Lëmmy in Reseda, California
- Roderick Strong (c) defeated Chris Hero to retain the PWG World Championship.
- February 12: Bowie in Reseda, California
- Roderick Strong (c) defeated Drew Galloway to retain the PWG World Championship.
- March 4 - 5: All Star Weekend 12 in Reseda, California
- Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Roderick Strong (c) to win the PWG World Championship.
- May 20: Prince in Reseda, California
- Roderick Strong defeated Sami Callihan in a singles match.
- July 29: THIRTEEN in Reseda, California
- Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeated Kyle O'Reilly to retain the PWG World Championship.
- Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeated Roderick Strong to retain the PWG World Championship, after Strong claimed his title rematch.
- September 2 - 4: Battle of Los Angeles in Reseda, California
- Marty Scurll defeated Trevor Lee and Will Ospreay in a three-way elimination match to win the 2016 Battle of Los Angeles tournament.
- December 16: Mystery Vortex IV in Reseda, California
- Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeated Marty Scurll to retain the PWG World Championship.
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Pro Wrestling Noah
Notable events and matches
- January 31: Great Voyage 2016 in Yokohama in Yokohama
- Takashi Sugiura defeated Naomichi Marufuji (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
- March 19: Great Voyage 2016 in Korakuen in Tokyo
- Takashi Sugiura (c) defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
- April 21 - May 4: Global Tag League, final in Tokyo
- Naomichi Marufuji and Toru Yano defeated Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) in the final of the 2016 Global Tag League tournament.
- May 28: Great Voyage 2016 in Osaka in Osaka
- Go Shiozaki defeated Takashi Sugiura (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
- June 12: Emerald Spirits in Korakuen in Tokyo
- Go Shiozaki (c) defeated Shelton Benjamin to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
- July 16 - 30: NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League, final in Tokyo
- ACH and Taiji Ishimori defeated Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada in the final of the 2016 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League tournament.
- Takashi Sugiura defeated Go Shiozaki (c) in a Lumberjack match to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
- October 23: Great Voyage 2016 in Yokohama Vol. 2 in Yokohama
- Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Takashi Sugiura (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
- November 3 - 23: Global League, final in Tokyo
- Minoru Suzuki defeated Masa Kitamiya in the final of the 2016 Global League tournament.
- December 2: One Night Cruise 2016 in Korakuen in Tokyo
- Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) defeated Minoru Suzuki to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
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PROGRESS Wrestling
Notable events and matches
- January 24: Chapter 25: Chat Shit Get Banged in London
- Marty Scurll defeated Will Ospreay (c) to win the PROGRESS World Championship.
- February 14: Chapter 26: Unknown Pleasures in Manchester
- Marty Scurll (c) defeated Mark Haskins to retain the PROGRESS World Championship.
- March 27: Chapter 27: The Lost Art Of Suffering in London
- Marty Scurll (c) last eliminated Will Ospreay in a nine-way elimination match to retain the PROGRESS World Championship.
- April 10: Chapter 28: Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want in Manchester
- The Origin (El Ligero & Nathan Cruz) (c) defeated FSU (Eddie Dennis & Mark Andrews) to retain the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship.
- April 24: Chapter 29: Practically PROGRESS In Every Way in London
- Marty Scurll (c) retained the PROGRESS World Championship after his match with Tommy End is declared a no contest.
- May 29 - 30: Chapter 30: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament in London
- Tommy End defeated Mark Andrews in the final to win the 2016 Super Strong Style 16 tournament.
- June 19: Chapter 31: All Hail The New Puritans in Manchester
- Marty Scurll (c) defeated Chris Hero to retain the PROGRESS World Championship.
- June 26: Chapter 32: 5000 to 1 in London
- Marty Scurll (c) defeated Tommy End to retain the PROGRESS World Championship.
- "Pastor" William Eaver cashed in his NPS title shot and defeated Marty Scurll (c) to win the PROGRESS World Championship.
- July 31: Chapter 33: Malice In Wonderland in London
- Marty Scurll defeated "Pastor" William Eaver (c) to win the PROGRESS World Championship.
- August 14: Chapter 34: Keep It Unreal in Manchester
- Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Will Ospreay in a singles match.
- August 28: Chapter 35: Writing Nirvana On Other People's Bags in London
- Marty Scurll (c) defeated Mark Andrews to retain the PROGRESS World Championship.
- September 25: Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need A Bigger Room... Again in London
- Mark Haskins defeated Marty Scurll (c) and Tommy End in a three-way match to win the PROGRESS World Championship.
- October 16: Chapter 37: A Sudden Sense Of Liberty in London
- Mark Haskins (c) defeated Zack Gibson to retain the PROGRESS World Championship.
- October 30: Chapter 38: When Men Throw Men At Men in London
- Mark Haskins (c) defeated Jimmy Havoc and Marty Scurll in a three-way match to retain the PROGRESS World Championship, then returned to the ring to vacate the title.
- November 27: Chapter 39: The Graps Of Wrath in London
- Pete Dunne last eliminated Jimmy Havoc in a seven-way elimination match to win the vacant PROGRESS World Championship.
- December 11: Chapter 40: Intercepted Angel in Sheffield
- Pete Dunne (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. to retain the PROGRESS World Championship.
- December 30: Chapter 41: Unboxing Live! in London
- Pete Dunne (c) defeated Fabian Aichner to retain the PROGRESS World Championship.
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Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW)
Notable events and matches
- January 16: High Stakes in London
- Zack Sabre Jr. defeated AJ Styles (c) to win the RPW British Heavyweight Championship.
- April 16: Epic Encounter in Reading
- Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Matt Sydal and Ricochet in a tag team match.
- April 17: Sittingbourne Spectacular in Sittingbourne
- Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeated Michael Elgin to retain the RPW British Heavyweight Championship.
- June 12: Angle vs. Sabre Jr. in London
- Kurt Angle defeated Zack Sabre Jr. in a non-title singles match.
- July 10: Summer Sizzler in London
- Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeated Katsuyori Shibata to retain the RPW British Heavyweight Championship.
- August 12: Uprising in London
- Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeated Jeff Cobb to retain the RPW British Heavyweight Championship.
- Vader (with Pete Dunne) defeated Will Ospreay (with Ricochet) in a singles match.
- November 10 - 11: Global Wars UK in London (co-produced by RPW and NJPW)
- Night 1: Katsuyori Shibata defeated Zack Sabre Jr. (c) to win the RPW British Heavyweight Championship.
- Night 2: Katsuyori Shibata (c) defeated Chris Hero to retain the RPW British Heavyweight Championship.
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Ring of Honor (ROH)
Events
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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
Events
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WWE
Events (WWE)
Events (NXT)
Title matches (WWE)
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Title matches (NXT)
Other accomplishments
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Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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Retirements
- Tyson Tomko (2002 - 2016)
- Mr. Pogo (March 20, 1972 - 2016)
- Daniel Bryan (December 1999 - February 8, 2016)
- Maki Narumiya (March 19, 2011 - March 25, 2016)
- Sting (November 28, 1985 - April 2, 2016)
- Johnny Kidd (1978 - April 5, 2016)
- Brie Bella (September 15, 2007 - April 6, 2016) (semi)
- Cameron (July 7, 2011 - May 6, 2016)
- Necro Butcher (January 2, 1998 - June 11, 2016)
- Booker T (1989 - July 30, 2016)
- Terry Funk (1965 - September 17, 2016)
- Darryl Sharma (January 2002 - November 2016 )
- D-Von Dudley (1991 - December 17, 2016)
- Kouhiro Kanemura (December 20, 1990 - December 27, 2016)
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Deaths
- January 9 - Bob Leonard, 74
- January 10 - The Wolfman, 80
- January 14 -
- Danny Buck ("Dr. Dan"), 51
- Michael Dean, 25
- January 17 - Mike Sharpe, 64
- January 21 - Frank Finnegan, 49
- January 23 -
- Archie Gouldie, 79
- Espectrito, 49
- January 27 - Taras Bulba (Juan Abel Reynosa), 59
- February 1 - Manny Villalobos, 56
- February 3 - Jack Eaton, 86
- February 4 - Axl Rotten, 44
- February 10 -
- Karen Kellogg, 74
- Tony Nardo (Moondog Spot), 51
- Mark Nulty, 55
- February 11 - Kevin Randleman, 44
- February 11 - Chuck Marlowe, 86
- February 17 - Brian Matthews, 49
- February 23 - Angel Gabriele, 60
- February 24 - Eddie Einhorn, 80
- February 25 - Mark Young, 48
- February 28 - Christopher Reykdal, 32
- February 29 - Alex Lee Peters, 34
- March 3 - Hayabusa, 47
- March 3 - Lord James Blears, 92
- March 10 - Mike Flowers (Moondog Puppy Love)
- March 12 - Charlie Fulton, 67
- March 13 - Cinta de Oro, 52
- March 16 - Bob Pence, 56
- March 23 - Joe Garagiola, Sr., 90
- March 24 - Randal Brown, 64
- March 31 - Kris Travis, 32
- April 1 - George Cavalaris, 84
- April 7 - Blackjack Mulligan, 73
- April 9 - Devon Day, 41
- April 12 - Balls Mahoney, 44
- April 14 - Christian Able, 32
- April 20 - Chyna, 46
- April 23 - Justin Sousa, 27
- May 7 - Billy Wicks, 84
- May 7 - Kato Kung Lee, 69
- May 24 - Frankie Laine, 73
- May 24 - Lance Gaylord, 53
- June 6 - Danny Miller, 84
- June 6 - Kimbo Slice, 42
- June 12 - Zayko
- June 12 - Flor de Loto
- June 15 - Gypsy Joe, 82
- June 30 - Thunder, 35
- August 4 - Jean Antone, 73
- August 17 - DC Dillinger, 43
- August 28 - Mr. Fuji, 82.
- September 9 - Lord Littlebrook, 87.
- September 16 - Don Bass, 70.
- October 9 - El Mongol, 86.
- October 21 - Frenchy Martin, 69.
- November 18 - Ed Francis, 90.
- November 28 - Haruka Eigen, 70.
- December 9 - Mario Milano, 81.
- December 15 - Harley Saito, 48.
- December 22 - Mocho Cota, 62.
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See also
- List of ROH pay-per-view events
- List of TNA pay-per-view events
- List of WWE Network events
- List of WWE pay-per-view events
References
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