2017 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions These promotions held notable events in 2017. Promotion NameAbbreviationNotesAll Japan Pro WrestlingAJPWChikara—Consejo Mundial de Lucha LibreCMLLDDT Pro-WrestlingDDTLucha Libre AAA WorldwideAAAThe "AAA" abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración.New Japan Pro-WrestlingNJPWPro Wrestling GuerrillaPWGRevolution Pro WrestlingRevProRing of HonorROHTNA/ImpactTNA was renamed to Impact Wrestling in March.World Wrestling CouncilWWCWWE—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.
Calendar of notable shows
January
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main event Notes 4 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 Tokyo, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Kenny Omega to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship 6 TNA One Night Only: Live! Orlando, Florida Ethan Carter III vs. Eddie Edwards (c) for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship 7 TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild Orlando, Florida 14-person intergender Joker's Wild gauntlet battle royal Aired on February 10. 7 WWC Euphoria Bayamon, Puerto Rico Alberto El Patron fought Carlito to a no contest for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship 8 TNA One Night Only: Rivals Orlando, Florida Jeff Hardy vs. Lashley Aired on March 17. Final event under the TNA name, as the promotion was renamed to Impact Wrestling the same month that this event aired. 14–15 WWE: United Kingdom Championship Tournament Blackpool, England Tyler Bate defeated Pete Dunne to become the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion 20 AAA Guerra de Titanes Mexico City Johnny Mundo (c) defeated Pentagón Jr. to retain the AAA Latin American Championship 20 CMLL NJPWFantastica Mania(Tokyo shows) Tokyo, Japan Dragon Lee (c) defeated Bárbaro Cavernario to retain the CMLL World Lightweight Championship 21 Máximo Sexy (c) defeated Hechicero to retain the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship 22 Volador Jr. defeated Último Guerrero in a singles match 28 WWE: TakeOver: San Antonio San Antonio, TX Bobby Roode defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c) to win the NXT Championship 29 WWE: Royal Rumble San Antonio, TX Randy Orton won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Roman Reigns to earn a title match for his brand's world championship at WrestleMania 33 Since Randy Orton was a member of the SmackDown brand, he earned a match for the WWE Championship.(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
February
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main event 5 NJPW The New Beginningin Sapporo Sapporo, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Minoru Suzuki to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship 11 NJPW The New Beginningin Osaka Osaka, Japan Tetsuya Naito (c) defeated Michael Elgin to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. 12 WWE: Elimination Chamber Phoenix, AZ Bray Wyatt defeated John Cena (c), AJ Styles, The Miz, Dean Ambrose, and Baron Corbin in an Elimination Chamber match to win the WWE Championship.19DDTInto The Fight 2017Tokyo, JapanHarashima and Kudo defeated Konosuke Takeshita and Dick Togo 26 ROH NJPWHonor Rising: Japan Tokyo, Japan Bullet Club (Adam Cole and Kenny Omega) defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) in a tag team match. 27 Bullet Club (Cody, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated Chaos (Jay Briscoe, Kazuchika Okada, Mark Briscoe and Will Ospreay) in an 8-man tag team match.(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
March
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main event Notes 3–4 Impact One Night Only: Victory Road – Knockouts Knockdown Orlando, Florida Four-on-Four tag team match. Aired on April 15. First event under the Impact Wrestling name (formerly TNA). 5 WWE: Fastlane Milwaukee, WI Goldberg defeated Kevin Owens (c) to win the WWE Universal Championship. 10 ROH 15th Anniversary Show Las Vegas, NV Christopher Daniels defeated Adam Cole (c) to win the ROH World Championship. 17 CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas Mexico City Diamante Azul defeated and unmasked Pierroth in a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match. 19 AAA Rey de Reyes Monterrey Aero Star defeated Súper Fly in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. hair match.20DDTJudgement 2017: DDT 20th AnniversarySaitama, JapanKonosuke Takeshita defeated Harashima (c) to win the KO-D Openweight Championship 20 NJPW New Japan Cup Final Nagaoka, Japan Katsuyori Shibata defeated Bad Luck Fale in the tournament final to win the 2017 New Japan Cup.(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
April
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main event Notes 1 ROH Supercard of Honor XI Lakeland, FL The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) (c) in a Ladder match to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Last appearance of The Hardys before their return to WWE at WrestleMania 33 1 WWE: TakeOver: Orlando Orlando, FL Bobby Roode (c) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the NXT Championship. This event is also notable for the debut of Aleister Black and the return of Drew Galloway (now under the name Drew McIntyre he previously used in WWE) 2 WWE: WrestleMania 33 Orlando, FL Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match. This was The Hardy Boyz's return to WWE since 2009. 9 NJPW Sakura Genesis Tokyo, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Katsuyori Shibata to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.13NJPWLion's Gate Project 4Tokyo, JapanTomoyuki Oka and Yuji Nagata defeated Katsuya Kitamura and Manabu Nakanishi in a Tag team match 22 Impact One Night Only: Turning Point Orlando, Florida Moose vs. Lashley (c) for the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship Aired on May 11. 23 Impact One Night Only: No Surrender Orlando, Florida Lashley (c) vs. Eddie Edwards for the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship Aired on June 16. 30 AJPW Champion Carnival Final Fukuoka, Japan Shuji Ishikawa defeated Joe Doering in the tournament final to win the 2017 Champion Carnival. 30 WWE: Payback San Jose, CA Braun Strowman defeated Roman Reigns in a Singles match. Final Payback event until 2020.(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
May
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main event Notes 3 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Bad Luck Fale to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.9NJPWLion's Gate Project 5Tokyo, JapanManabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata defeated Katsuya Kitamura and Tomoyuki Oka in a Tag team match 7 ROH NJPW War of the Worlds Toronto, Canada The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) and Hiroshi Tanahashi in a Six-man tag team match. 10 Dearborn, MI Chaos (Beretta, Hirooki Goto, Rocky Romero and Will Ospreay) defeated Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page and Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) in an Eight-man tag team match. 12 New York, NY Christopher Daniels (c) defeated Cody and Jay Lethal in a three-way match to retain the ROH World Championship. 14 Philadelphia, PAMarty Scurll defeated Adam Cole in a Philadelphia Street Fight match. 20 WWE: TakeOver: Chicago Rosemont, IL The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) (c) defeated #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to retain the NXT Tag Team Championship in a Ladder match. 21 WWE: Backlash Rosemont, IL Jinder Mahal defeated Randy Orton (c) to win the WWE Championship. The event was also notable for Shinsuke Nakamura's main roster PPV debut where he defeated Dolph Ziggler.(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
June
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main event Notes 3 NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Tokyo, Japan Kushida defeated Will Ospreay in the tournament final to win the 2017 Best of the Super Juniors. 4 AAA Verano de Escándalo Ciudad Juárez Psycho Clown and Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Nuevo Poder del Norte (Carta Brava Jr. and Soul Rocker) and Los Traidor Clowns (Monster Clown and Murder Clown) in a Six-way Lucha de Apuestas masks vs. masks match. 4 WWE: Extreme Rules Baltimore, MD Samoa Joe defeated Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Finn Bálor, and Bray Wyatt in a Fatal 5-Way Extreme Rules Match to become the number one contender for the WWE Universal Championship at Great Balls of Fire. 11 NJPW Dominion Osaka, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) and Kenny Omega wrestled to a time limit draw for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.15NJPWLion's Gate Project 6Tokyo, JapanAyato Yoshida and Satoshi Kojima defeated Tomoyuki Oka and Yuji Nagata in a Tag team match 18 WWE: Money in the Bank St. Louis, MO Baron Corbin defeated Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Dolph Ziggler in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contract. This event featured the first Women's Money in the Bank ladder match. It also featured the return of Maria Kanellis, who had last performed in WWE in 2010, and the WWE debut appearance of her husband Mike Bennett, under new ring name Mike Kanellis. 23 ROH Best in the World Lowell, MA Cody defeated Christopher Daniels (c) to win the ROH World Championship.(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
July
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main event Notes 1–2 NJPW G1 Special in USA Long Beach, CA Day 1: Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Cody to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Day 2: Kenny Omega defeated Tomohiro Ishii for the inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. 2 Impact Wrestling Slammiversary XV Orlando, FL El Patron Alberto (c) defeated Lashley to retain the GFW Global Championship and to win the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship.4NJPWLion's Gate Project 7Tokyo, JapanYuji Nagata defeated Go Asakawa in a Singles match 9 WWE: Great Balls of Fire Dallas, TX Brock Lesnar (c) defeated Samoa Joe to retain the WWE Universal Championship. First and only Great Balls of Fire event in WWE. 23 WWE: Battleground Philadelphia, PA Jinder Mahal (c) defeated Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship in a Punjabi Prison Match. This was the third-ever Punjabi Prison match and the first since 2007 and a one-off return for The Great Khali.This event was the first PPV match for Mike Kanellis in WWE.Final Battleground event(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
August
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main event Notes 13 NJPW G1 Climax Tokyo, Japan Tetsuya Naito defeated Kenny Omega in the tournament final to win the G1 Climax 2017. 18CMLL / NJPW / RevPro / ROHWar of the Worlds UKLondon, England, U.K.Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada, and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)) in a Ten-man tag team match19Cody (c) defeated Sanada in a Singles match for the ROH World Championship20Silas Young defeated Jay Lethal in a Street fight 19 WWE: TakeOver: Brooklyn III Brooklyn, NY Drew McIntyre defeated Bobby Roode (c) to win the NXT Championship. The event is notable for the debut of Adam Cole and the reunion of the team reDRagon (under new stable name The Undisputed Era) after both members Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly made individual debuts on NXT TV20DDTRyōgoku Peter Pan 2017Tokyo, JapanKonosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Tetsuya Endo to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship WWE: SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY Brock Lesnar (c) defeated Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe, and Braun Strowman in a fatal four-way match to retain the WWE Universal Championship. 26 AAA Triplemanía XXV Mexico City Psycho Clown defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. in a two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
September