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2009 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events in 2009.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL | |
| Georgia Championship Wrestling | GCW | |
| Juggalo Championship Wrestling | JCW | |
| 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. |
| National Wrestling Alliance New Jersey territory | NWA-NJ | |
| New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW | |
| Pro Wrestling Guerrilla | PWG | |
| Ring of Honor | ROH | |
| Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | TNA | |
| World Wrestling Council | WWC | |
| World Wrestling Entertainment | WWE | WWE divided its roster into three storyline divisions, Raw, SmackDown, and ECW, referred to as brands, where wrestlers exclusively performed on their respective weekly television programs. |
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | N/A | Eddie Graham Memorial Battle of the Belts | Brooksville, Florida | N/A | |
| 8 | TNA | Against All Odds | Orlando | Sting (c) defeated Kurt Angle, Brother Ray and Brother Devon in a Fatal 4-Way match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 15 | WWE: | No Way Out | Seattle, Washington | Edge defeated John Cena (c), Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, Mike Knox, and Kane in the Elimination Chamber match to win the World Heavyweight Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Rey de Reyes Finals Elimination match | |
| 15 | TNA | Destination X | Orlando | Sting (c) defeated Kurt Angle in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with Jeff Jarrett as the special guest referee and Mick Foley as the special guest enforcer. | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | ROH | Take No Prisoners | Houston | Kenta and Tyler Black defeated Austin Aries and Katsuhiko Nakajima in a tag team match | |
| 5 | WWE: | WrestleMania 25 | Houston | Triple H (c) defeated Randy Orton in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship Had Triple H been counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title | |
| 12 | CMLL | 53. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Negro Casas (c) defeated Místico (with La Máscara) in a Best two-out-of-three falls match for the CMLL World Welterweight Championship | |
| 19 | TNA | Lockdown | Philadelphia | Mick Foley defeated Sting (c) in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 26 | WWE: | Backlash | Providence | Edge defeated John Cena (c) in a Last Man Standing match to win the World Heavyweight Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Hirooki Goto in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| 17 | WWE: | Judgment Day | Rosemont | Edge (c) defeated Jeff Hardy in a Singles match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 24 | TNA | Sacrifice | Orlando | Sting defeated Mick Foley, Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett in a Four-way Ultimate Sacrifice match | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | WWE: | Extreme Rules | New Orleans | Jeff Hardy defeated Edge (c) in a Ladder match to win the World Heavyweight Championship, then CM Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated Jeff Hardy (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship. | Final PPV appearance for Umaga |
| 13 | AAA | Triplemanía XVII | Mexico City, Mexico | Team AAA (El Hijo del Santo, La Parka, Vampiro, Octagón, and Jack Evans) defeated La Legion Extranjera (Silver King, Chessman, Kenzo Suzuki, Electroshock, and Teddy Hart) in a Six Sided Steel cage match for control of AAA | |
| 18 | NJPW | Dominion | Osaka | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Manabu Nakanishi (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| 21 | TNA | Slammiversary | Auburn Hills | Kurt Angle defeated Mick Foley (c), Jeff Jarrett, A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe in the King of the Mountain match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 28 | WWE: | The Bash | Sacramento | Randy Orton (c) defeated Triple H 2-1 in a Three Stages of Hell match to retain the WWE Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | WWC | 36th WWC Aniversario | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Ray Gonzalez defeated La Pesadilla | |
| 19 | TNA | Victory Road | Orlando | Kurt Angle (c) defeated Mick Foley in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 26 | WWE: | Night of Champions | Philadelphia | Jeff Hardy defeated CM Punk (c) in a Singles match to win the World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 31 | CMLL | Infierno en el Ring | Mexico City, Mexico | 15-man Infierno en el Ring, Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair Steel cage match | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | JCW | Bloodymania III | Cave-In-Rock, Illinois | 10-man Tag Team match | |
| 7-16 | NJPW | G1 Climax final | Tokyo | Togi Makabe defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a G1 Climax tournament | |
| 16 | TNA | Hard Justice | Orlando | Kurt Angle (c) defeated Sting and Matt Morgan in a Three-way match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 14 | AAA | Verano de Escándalo | Zapopan, Mexico | Dr. Wagner Jr. (c) defeated El Mesias and Cibernético in a Steel cage match for the AAA Mega Championship. | |
| 23 | WWE: | SummerSlam | Los Angeles | CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy (c) in the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to win the World Heavyweight Championship | This event was Jeff Hardy's last PPV match in WWE until 2017, as he lost to CM Punk on the following SmackDown in Steel cage match in which the loser left WWE. |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | WWE: | Breaking Point | Montreal | CM Punk (c) defeated The Undertaker in a Submission match for the World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 17 | GCW | Sixth Annual Fred Ward Memorial Show | Phenix City, Alabama | Jimmy Rave (c) defeated Murder One in a Singles match for the GCW Heavyweight Championship | |
| 18 | CMLL | CMLL 76th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Místico defeated Negro Casas in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. hair match | |
| 20 | TNA | No Surrender | Orlando | A.J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle (c), Matt Morgan, Sting and Hernandez in a Five-way match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship (This was Hernandez's Feast or Fired title opportunity.) | |
| 26 | AAA | Héroes Inmortales III | Monterrey, Mexico | Dr. Wagner, Jr. (c) defeated El Mesías in a Singles match for the AAA Mega Championship | |
| 26 | NWA-NJ | Dennis Coralluzzo Invitational | Wayne, New Jersey | Crowbar defeated Judas Young in a tournament final | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | WWE: | Hell in a Cell | Newark | D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase) in Hell in a Cell match | |
| 18 | TNA | Bound for Glory | Irvine | A.J. Styles (c) defeated Sting in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | This event was Booker T's last PPV match in TNA |
| 25 | WWE: | Bragging Rights | Pittsburgh | John Cena defeated Randy Orton (c) 6–5 in a 60-minute Iron Man match to win the WWE Championship Had Cena lost, he would have been fired from Raw. | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | NJPW | Destruction | Tokyo | Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| 15 | TNA | Turning Point | Orlando | A.J. Styles (c) defeated Daniels and Samoa Joe in a Three-way match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 20-21 | PWG | Battle of Los Angeles | Reseda, California | Kenny Omega defeated Roderick Strong in a Battle of Los Angeles tournament | |
| 22 | WWE: | Survivor Series | Washington, D.C. | John Cena (c) defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a Triple threat match to retain the WWE Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | CMLL | Sin Salida | Mexico City, Mexico | El Texano Jr. and El Terrible defeated No Limit (Yujiro and Naito) |
| 11 | AAA | Guerra de Titanes | Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico | El Mesías defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. (c) in a Domo De La Muerte cage match for the AAA Mega Championship |
| 13 | WWE: | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | San Antonio | D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) (c) Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship |
| 19 | WWE: | Tribute to the Troops | Joint Base Balad , Iraq | John Cena (c) defeated Chris Jericho in a Singles match for the WWE Championship |
| 19 | ROH | Final Battle | New York City | Austin Aries (c) wrestled Tyler Black to a time-limit draw in a Singles match for the ROH World Championship |
| 20 | TNA | Final Resolution | Orlando | A.J. Styles (c) defeated Daniels in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | ||||
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rey de Reyes | Electroshock | March 15 |
| Inductee |
|---|
| Pepe "Tropi" Casas |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Drama Cup | Keisuke Ishii | October 25 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaja Uma Tournament | Sendai Sachiko | April 19 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TNA X Division Championship Tournament | Alex Shelley | January 11 | |
| Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament | Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) | May 24 | |
| TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament | Taylor Wilde and Sarita | September 20 | |
| TNA Championship Series | Bobby Lashley | November 26 | |
| New Year's Knockout Eve Tournament | ODB | December 31 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Rumble | Randy Orton | January 25 | Winner received their choice of a championship match for either Raw's World Heavyweight Championship, SmackDown's WWE Championship, or the ECW Championship at WrestleMania XXV; Orton from Raw last eliminated Triple H to win and chose to challenge for SmackDown's WWE Championship, which Triple H had since won at Elimination Chamber, but Orton was unsuccessful against Triple H at WrestleMania. |
| Money in the Bank ladder match | CM Punk | April 5 | Defeated Christian, Finlay, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, Montel Vontavious Porter, and Shelton Benjamin to win a world championship match contract; Punk from SmackDown cashed in the contract at Extreme Rules and won his own brand's World Heavyweight Championship from Jeff Hardy, who had just won the title from Edge. |
| Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Vince McMahon |
| Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat | Ric Flair | |
| "Cowboy" Bill Watts | Jim Ross | |
| Howard Finkel | Gene Okerlund | |
| Koko B. Ware | The Honky Tonk Man | |
| Group | The Funks (Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr.) | Dusty Rhodes |
| The Von Erichs | Michael Hayes | |
| Poll | Results |
|---|---|
| Tag Team of the Year | Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) |
| Breakout Star of the Year | Sheamus |
| Shocker of the Year | CM Punk forces Jeff Hardy to leave the company after Steel Cage Match victory |
| Match of the Year | Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker – WrestleMania XXV |
| Raw Guest Host of the Year | Bob Barker |
| Extreme Moment of the Year | Jeff Hardy jumps from ladder onto CM Punk at SummerSlam |
| Diva of the Year | Maria |
| The "Oh My" Moment of the Year | Michael Cole vomits on Chris Jericho at SmackDown's 10th Anniversary |
| Superstar of the Year | John Cena won a tournament to win the Superstar of the Year Award |
| Category | Inductee |
|---|---|
| Individual | Konnan |
| Everett Marshall | |
| Bill Miller | |
| Masa Saito | |
| Roy Shire | |
| Group | The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane and Dennis Condrey) |
| AAA Mega Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – El Mesias | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 13 | Vacated | Antonio Peña Memorial Show | ||
| December 11 | El Mesias | Guerra de Titanes | ||
| AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Mini Charly Manson | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 11 | Mini Abismo Negro | Guerra de Titanes | ||
| AAA World Cruiserweight Championship | ||||
(Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 | Alex Koslov | AAA Television Taping | ||
| June 13 | Xtreme Tiger | Triplemanía XVII | ||
| August 21 | Alex Koslov | Verano de Escándalo | ||
| August 30 | Vacated | AAA Television Taping | ||
| September 26 | Xtreme Tiger | Héroes Inmortales III | ||
| AAA World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – La Hermandad 187 (Joe Líder and Nicho el Millonario) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No title changes | ||||
| AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Cynthia Moreno and El Oriental | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | Aero Star and Faby Apache | AAA Television Taping | ||
| IWGP Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Keiji Mutoh | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Wrestle Kingdom III | ||
| May 6 | Manabu Nakanishi | Dissidence | ||
| June 20 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Dominion 6.20 | ||
| August 29 | Vacated | – | Title vacated due to Tanahashi fracturing his eye socket. | |
| September 27 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Circuit2009 New Japan Generation tour | Nakamura defeated Togi Makabe to win the vacant title. | |
| Incoming champions – RISE (Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) | Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome | ||
| July 21 | The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams) | TNA Impact! | ||
| October 18 | Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) | Bound for Glory | ||
| Incoming champion – Wataru Inoue | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Tiger Mask | Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome | ||
| August 15 | Místico | G1 Climax 2009: New Lords, New Laws | ||
| November 8 | Tiger Mask | Destruction '09 | ||
| Incoming champions – No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome | ||
| July 5 | Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) | Circuit2009 New Japan Soul | ||
Incoming champion – Nigel McGuinness | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 3 | Jerry Lynn | Supercard of Honor IV | ||
| June 13 | Austin Aries | Manhattan Mayhem III | ||
| Incoming champions – The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) | Ring of Honor Wrestling | ||
| December 19 | The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe) | Final Battle | ||
| TNA World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Sting | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19 | Mick Foley | Lockdown | This was a six sides of steel cage match | |
| June 21 | Kurt Angle | Slammiversary | This was a King of the Mountain match also involving A.J. Styles, Jeff Jarrett and Samoa Joe | |
| September 20 | A.J. Styles | No Surrender | This was a five-way match also involving Hernandez, Matt Morgan and Sting | |
| TNA X Division Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11 | Alex Shelley | Genesis | ||
| March 15 | Suicide | Destination X | ||
| June 25 | Homicide | Impact! | ||
| August 16 | Samoa Joe | Impact! | ||
| October 5 | Amazing Red | Impact! | ||
| TNA World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Incoming champions – Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11 | Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) | Genesis | ||
| April 19 | Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) | Lockdown | ||
| June 21 | Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) | Slammiversary | ||
| July 19 | The Main Event Mafia (Booker T and Scott Steiner) | Victory Road | ||
| October 18 | The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams) | Bound for Glory | ||
| TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship | ||||
(Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | Sarita and Taylor Wilde | No Surrender | ||
| TNA Women's Knockout Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Awesome Kong | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19 | Angelina Love | Lockdown | ||
| June 25 | Tara | Impact! | ||
| July 19 | Angelina Love | Victory Road | ||
| August 16 | ODB | Hard Justice | ||
| August 27 | Vacated | Impact! | ||
| September 20 | ODB | No Surrender | ||
| December 20 | Tara | Final Resolution | ||
| TNA Television Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Booker T | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 15 | A.J. Styles | Destination X | ||
| July 19 | Kevin Nash | Victory Road | ||
| July 22 | Mick Foley | Impact! | ||
| August 16 | Kevin Nash | Hard Justice | ||
| October 18 | Eric Young | Bound for Glory | ||
Raw and SmackDown each had a world championship, a secondary championship, a women's championship, and a male tag team championship until their respective tag team titles became shared across all the brands. ECW only had a world championship.
Incoming champion – John Cena | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15 | Edge | No Way Out | Elimination Chamber match, also involving Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, Mike Knox, and Kane. Edge, a member of the SmackDown roster, attacked Kofi Kingston and replaced him in the match. | |
| April 5 | John Cena | WrestleMania XXV | Triple threat match, also involving Big Show. | |
| April 26 | Edge | Backlash | Last Man Standing match. | |
| June 7 | Jeff Hardy | Extreme Rules | Ladder match | |
| CM Punk | Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. | |||
| July 26 | Jeff Hardy | Night of Champions | ||
| August 23 | CM Punk | SummerSlam | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match | |
| October 4 | The Undertaker | Hell in a Cell | Hell in a Cell match | |
Incoming champion – Jeff Hardy | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 25 | Edge | Royal Rumble | No disqualification match | |
| February 15 | Triple H | No Way Out | Elimination Chamber match, also involving Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov, The Undertaker, and Big Show. | |
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE draft when Triple H was drafted to Raw. | ||||
| April 26 | Randy Orton | Backlash | Six-man tag team match with Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes against Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Batista. Orton won the championship due to his team winning. | |
| June 7 | Batista | Extreme Rules | Steel cage match | |
| June 9 | Vacated | — | Vacated when Batista suffered a torn left biceps. | |
| June 15 | Randy Orton | Monday Night Raw | Fatal four-way match for the vacant title, also involving Triple H, John Cena, and Big Show. | |
| September 13 | John Cena | Breaking Point | "I Quit" match. If anyone interfered on Randy Orton's behalf, he would have forfeited the title. | |
| October 4 | Randy Orton | Hell in a Cell | Hell in a Cell match | |
| October 25 | John Cena | Bragging Rights | 60-minute Anything Goes Iron Man match in which Cena won 6–5. If Cena lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand. | |
| December 13 | Sheamus | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Tables match | |
Incoming champion – Matt Hardy | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12 (aired January 13) | Jack Swagger | ECW | ||
| April 26 | Christian | Backlash | ||
| June 7 | Tommy Dreamer | Extreme Rules | Triple threat hardcore match, also involving Jack Swagger. With this win, Tommy Dreamer became the only wrestler to win the title both in the original ECW promotion, and in the WWE sponsored revival. | |
| July 26 | Christian | Night of Champions | ||
Incoming champion – William Regal | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 19 | CM Punk | Monday Night Raw | No disqualification match | |
| March 9 | John "Bradshaw" Layfield | Monday Night Raw | ||
| April 5 | Rey Mysterio | WrestleMania XXV | ||
The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2009 WWE draft when Rey Mysterio was drafted to SmackDown. | ||||
| June 7 | Chris Jericho | Extreme Rules | No Holds Barred match | |
| June 28 | Rey Mysterio | The Bash | Mask vs. title match | |
| September 1 (aired September 4) | John Morrison | SmackDown | ||
| December 13 | Drew McIntyre | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | ||
Incoming champion – Shelton Benjamin | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 17 (aired March 20) | Montel Vontavious Porter | SmackDown | ||
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE draft when MVP was drafted to Raw. | ||||
| June 1 | Kofi Kingston | Monday Night Raw | ||
| October 5 | The Miz | Monday Night Raw | ||
Incoming champion – Beth Phoenix | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 25 | Melina | Royal Rumble | ||
The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2009 WWE draft when Melina was drafted to SmackDown. | ||||
| June 28 | Michelle McCool | The Bash | With this victory, McCool became the first person to hold both the Women's and Divas Championships. | |
Incoming champion – Maryse | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE draft when Maryse was drafted to Raw. | ||||
| July 26 | Mickie James | Night of Champions | ||
| October 12 | Jillian Hall | Monday Night Raw | ||
| Melina | ||||
Incoming champions – John Morrison and The Miz | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5 | The Colóns (Carlito and Primo) | WrestleMania XXV | Lumberjack match to unify the World Tag Team Championship with the WWE Tag Team Championship. | |
At WrestleMania XXV, the World Tag Team Championship was unified with the WWE Tag Team Championship to become the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. Both titles remained independently active, but were collectively defended on any brand as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. | ||||
Incoming champions – The Colóns (Carlito and Primo) | ||||
At WrestleMania XXV on April 5, The Colóns defeated John Morrison and The Miz to unify the WWE Tag Team Championship with the World Tag Team Championship to become the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. Both titles remained independently active, but were collectively defended on any brand as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. | ||||
Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (World Tag Team Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship) | ||||
Incoming champions – The Colóns (Carlito and Primo) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28 | Edge and Chris Jericho | The Bash | Triple threat tag team match, also involving The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase). | |
| July 26 | Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) | Night of Champions | Shortly after Edge and Chris Jericho won the title, Edge suffered a torn Achilles tendon, which required surgery and forced him to vacate his half of the championship. Jericho was allowed to keep his title and choose a new partner; he chose Big Show at Night of Champions. WWE views this as a second reign for Jericho. | |
| December 13 | D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match | |
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The brand extension, also referred to as the brand split, is the separation of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE's roster of wrestlers into distinct divisions, or "brands". The promotion's wrestlers are assigned to a brand via the annual WWE Draft and exclusively perform on that brand's weekly television show, with some exceptions. Throughout its history, WWE has utilized the brand extension twice. The first brand split occurred from 2002 to 2011, while the ongoing second began in 2016.
WrestleMania 23 was the 23rd annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on April 1, 2007, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. It was the second WrestleMania to take place in the Detroit metropolitan area. It was also the first WrestleMania to feature the ECW brand following its establishment as WWE's third brand in May 2006.
The 2007 Royal Rumble was the 20th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on January 28, 2007, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, and was the second Royal Rumble held in San Antonio after the 1997 event. This marked the first time that the ECW brand participated at the Royal Rumble, which became WWE's third brand in mid-2006. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. For the 2007 event, the winner received their choice to challenge for either Raw's WWE Championship, SmackDown!'s World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW World Championship at WrestleMania 23, marking the first time that three titles were an option.
The 2007 SummerSlam was the 20th annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on August 26, 2007, at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Tickets for SummerSlam went on sale on December 30, 2006, and sold out in 40 minutes.
The 2006 SummerSlam was the 19th annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on August 20, 2006, at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. This marked the first inter-brand pay-per-view to include the ECW brand.
The 2006 Survivor Series was the 20th annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on November 26, 2006, at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the first Survivor Series to include the ECW brand.
The 2007 Survivor Series was the 21st annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on November 18, 2007, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.
Vengeance: Night of Champions was the seventh annual Vengeance as well as the inaugural Night of Champions professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on June 24, 2007, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. It was the final Vengeance event until 2011, as Night of Champions continued in its place. Per the theme of the event, every match on the card was contested for one of WWE's nine then-active championships; only one person won a championship and the others were retained.
The 2007 Cyber Sunday was the fourth annual Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on October 28, 2007, at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The most important feature of Cyber Sunday was the ability for fans to vote online through WWE.com on certain aspects of every match. While it was the fourth event in this interactive PPV's chronology, it was only the second titled Cyber Sunday as the first two events were titled Taboo Tuesday.
The 2007 Backlash was the ninth Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on April 29, 2007, at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. It was WWE's first monthly PPV held to feature all three brands after the company discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs. The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from WrestleMania 23.
The 2007 Judgment Day was the ninth Judgment Day professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on May 20, 2007, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. This was the first Judgment Day event since 2003 to feature multiple brands.
The 2007 Great American Bash was the fourth annual Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and 18th Great American Bash event overall. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on July 22, 2007, from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
The 2007 No Mercy was the 10th No Mercy professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on October 7, 2007, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.
The 2006 Unforgiven was the ninth annual Unforgiven professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw brand division. The event took place on September 17, 2006, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The 2009 Judgment Day was the 11th and final Judgment Day professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on May 17, 2009, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. Judgment Day was replaced by Over the Limit in 2010.
The 2009 Extreme Rules was the inaugural Extreme Rules professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on June 7, 2009, at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was initially noted by WWE to be a direct continuation of the One Night Stand chronology and continued its theme of featuring various hardcore-based matches; in 2010, however, WWE noted that Extreme Rules was its own chronology of events separate from One Night Stand.
The 2009 Bragging Rights was the inaugural Bragging Rights professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on October 25, 2009, at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was the final WWE pay-per-view event held there before being replaced by the new Consol Energy Center, renamed to the PPG Paints Arena, in 2010. Bragging Rights replaced WWE's previously annual event, Cyber Sunday. Six matches were featured on the card.
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE, a Connecticut-based promotion. It was broadcast live and available only through pay-per-view (PPV) and the WWE Network. The event was established in 2009, replacing Armageddon in the December slot of WWE's pay-per-view calendar. In 2017, the event was moved to October, but returned to December in 2018. An event was scheduled for 2021, but it was canceled in favor of a New Year's Day event called Day 1. The concept of the TLC event was based on the primary matches of the card each containing a stipulation using tables, ladders, and/or chairs as legal weapons, with the main event generally contested as a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.
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