2007
From Pro Wrestling
This is a list of various things that took place in 2007.
Contents |
Significant events
Births
Deaths
January
- January 4 – Cowboy Lang
- January 9 – Coco Samoa 62
- January 19 – Bam Bam Bigelow 45 (Drug overdose)
February
- February 17 – Mike Awesome 42 (Suicide)
- February 25 – Tracy Richards 50 (Cancer)
March
- March 6 – Bad News Brown 63 (Heart attack)
- March 6 – Ray Stern 74
- March 8 – Black Shadow 82 (Pneumonia)
- March 10 – Ernie "The Cat" Ladd 68 (Cancer)
- March 13 – Arnold Skaaland 82 (Natural causes)
- March 18 – Angel Azteca 43
- March 28 – Abe Coleman 101 (Natural causes)
May
- May 4 – Mephisto Lephanto 31 (Heart attack)
- May 5 – Harold "Sonny" Myres 83 (Natural causes)
June
- June 2 – Sandy Barr 69 (Heart attack)
- June 15 – Princess Tona Tomah 72
- June 15 – Sherri Martel 49 (Drug overdose)
- June 23 – Biff Wellington 42 (Heart attack)
- June 23 – Boogie Woogie Brown 54
- June 23 – Nancy "Woman" Benoit 42 (Strangulation)
- June 25 – Chris Benoit 40 (Suicide)
July
- July 4 – Moondog Nathan 37
- July 15 – James Fawcett 31
- July 18 – John Kronus 38 (Heart failure)
- July 23 – Ronnie Gossett (Colon cancer)
- July 23 – Killer Tor Kamata 70 (Natural causes)
- July 28 – Karl Gotch 82 (Natural causes)
August
- August 7 – Scott Dumas 44
- August 11 – Bronko Lubich 81 (Natural causes)
- August 13 – Brian Adams 43
- August 16 – The Missing Link 68 (Cancer)
- August 23 – The Great Malenko 79
September
- September 1 – Karloff Lagarde 79 (Stroke)
- September 6 – Billy Darnell 81
- September 10 – Enrique Torres 85 (Natural causes)
October
- October – Sean Evans 36 (Lung cancer)
- October 17 – Ray Urbano
- October 21 – Tom Stanton (Cancer)
November
- November 2 – The Fabulous Moolah 83
- November 15 – El Gran Marcus (Diabetes)
December
- December 17 – Boyd "The Avenger" Rowell 42 (Heart disease)
- December 23 – Doby Gillis 44 (Heart Attack)
Debuts
January
- January 7 – Jay Briscoe (NOAH)
- January 7 – Mark Briscoe (NOAH)
- January 16 – Deuce (WWE)
- January 16 – Domino (WWE)
- January 16 – Cherry (WWE)
- January 16 – Marquis Cor Von (WWE)
February
- February 16 – Takeshi Morishima (ROH)
March
- March 31 – Erick Stevens (ROH)
April
- April 16 – Santino Marella (WWE)
- April 27 – Mike Quackenbush (ROH)
- April 27 – Jigsaw (ROH)
- April 27 – Hallowicked (ROH)
- April 27 – Gran Akuma (ROH)
- April 31 – Basham (TNA)
- April 31 – Damaja (TNA)
May
- May 1 – Brett Major (WWE)
- May 1 – Brian Major (WWE)
July
- July 2 – Cody Rhodes (WWE)
- July 15 – Roxxi Laveaux (TNA)
August
- August 2 – Andrew Martin (TNA)
- August 12 – Adam “Pacman” Jones (TNA)
- August 25 – Ruckus (ROH)
September
- September 9 – Jimmy Rave (TNA)
- September 10 – Junior Fatu (TNA)
- September 15 – Brianna Garcia (FCW)
- September 15 – Nicole Garcia (FCW)
- September 15 – Tyler Black (ROH)
October
Events
January
- January 13 – CZW New Year... New Opportunities
- January 13 – PWG Based On A True Story
- January 26 – ROH Dedicated
- January 27 – ROH Battle Of The Icons
February
- February 10 – CZW H8
- February 10 – PWG Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
- February 16 – CHIKARA King of Trios (Night One)
- February 16 – ROH The Fifth Year Festival: New York
- February 17 – CHIKARA King of Trios (Night Two)
- February 17 – ROH The Fifth Year Festival: Philadelphia
- February 18 – CHIKARA King of Trios (Night Three)
- February 23 – ROH The Fifth Year Festival: Dayton
- February 24 – PWG Holy Diver Down
- February 24 – ROH The Fifth Year Festival: Chicago
March
- March 3 – ROH The Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool
- March 4 – ROH The Fifth Year Festival: Finale
- March 10 – CZW Redemption
- March 10 – PWG Album Of The Year
- Match 18 – AAA Rey de Reyes (Televised event)
- March 23 – CHIKARA Best Imitation Of Myself
- March 24 – CHIKARA Time Will Prove Everything
- March 24 – PWG 70/30
- March 25 – AAA Reina de Reinas (Televised event)
- March 25 – CHIKARA House Show
- Match 30 – ROH All Star Extravaganza III
- March 31 – ROH Supercard Of Honor II
April
- April 7 – CZW Out With The Old, In With The New
- April 7 – SHIMMER Volume 9
- April 7 – SHIMMER Volume 10
- April 8 – PWG All Star Weekend 5 (Night One)
- April 7 – PWG All Star Weekend 5 (Night Two)
- April 13 – ROH This Means War II
- April 14 – ROH Fighting Spirit
- April 22 – CHIKARA Rey de Voladores
- April 27 – ROH The Battle Of St. Paul
- April 28 – ROH Good Times, Great Memories
- April 28 – King Of Europe Cup (Night One)
- April 29 – King Of Europe Cup (Night Two)
May
- May 11 – ROH Reborn Again
- May 12 – CZW Restore The Order
- May 12 – ECWA Night Of Unusual Matches
- May 19 – PWG Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (Night One)
- May 20 – PWG Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (Night Two)
- May 25 – Bad News Allen Tribute Supershow
- May 26 – CHIKARA Aniversario?
- May 27 – CHIKARA Aniversario!
June
- June 1 – SHIMMER Volume 11
- June 2 – SHIMMER Volume 12
- June 2 – SHIMMER Volume 13
- June 8 – ROH A Fight At The Roxbury
- June 9 – CZW Ultraviolent Tournament Of Death VI
- June 9 – ROH Domination
- June 10 – PWG Roger Dorn Night
- June 22 – CHIKARA Young Lions Cup V (Night One)
- June 23 – CHIKARA Young Lions Cup V (Night Two)
- June 24 – CHIKARA Young Lions Cup V (Night Three)
- June 22 – ROH United We Stand
July
- July 1 – SHIMMER Volume 14 - Hot Summer Nights
- July 14 – CZW Best Of The Best VII
- July 14 – ECWA Mid Summer Block Party
- July 16 – ROH Live In Tokyo (Televised event)
- July 17 – ROH Live In Osaka (Televised event)
- July 21 – CHIKARA Showdown In CrisisLand
- July 22 – Ultimo Dragon 20th Anniversary (Televised event)
- July 27 – ROH Race To The Top Tournament (Night One)
- July 28 – ROH Race To The Top Tournament (Night Two)
- July 29 – PWG Giant-Size Annual #4
August
- August 5 – CHIKARA Maximum Overdraft
- August 10 – ROH Death Before Dishonor V (Night One)
- August 11 – ROH Death Before Dishonor V (Night Two)
- August 11 – CZW Dishonorable Conduct
- August 17 – CHIKARA Here Come The International Invaders: 1st Stage - "Attack Of The Phantom Sith"
- August 18 – CHIKARA Here Come The International Invaders: 2nd Stage - "Revenge Of The Clone Menace"
- August 24 – ROH Caged Rage
- August 25 – ROH Manhattan Mayhem II
- August 31 – PWG Battle Of Los Angeles (Night One)
September
- September 1 – PWG Battle Of Los Angeles (Night Two)
- September 2 – PWG Battle Of Los Angeles (Night Three)
- September 8 – CZW Chris Cash Memorial Show
- September 14 – ROH Motor City Madness
- September 15 – CZW TOD Fast Forward
- September 22 – CHIKARA Cibernetico & Robin
October
- October 5 – ROH Honor Nation
- October 6 – ROH Undeniable
- October 13 – CZW Choosing Sides
- October 13 – SHIMMER Volume 15
- October 13 – SHIMMER Volume 16
- October 14 – PWG Schadenfreude
- October 19 – Wrestlefanfest Malice In The Palace
- October 19 – ROH Survival Of The Fittest
- October 21 – ROH Chaos At The Cow Palace
- October 26 – CHIKARA Bruised
- October 26 – PWG European Vacation II: France
- October 27 – PWG European Vacation II: England
- October 27 – CHIKARA New Star Navigation
- October 28 – PWG European Vacation II: Germany
November
- November 2 – ROH Glory by Honor VI (Night One)
- November 3 – ROH Glory by Honor VI (Night Two)
- November 10 – ECWA 11th Annual Super 8 Tournament
- November 10 – CZW Night Of Infamy
- November 11 – PWG The High Cost Of Doing Business
- November 16 – CHIKARA Battle Of Who Could Care Less
- November 17 – CHIKARA The Sordid Perils Of Everyday Existence
- November 18 – CHIKARA Chapter 11
- November 30 – AAA Guerra de Titanes (Televised event)
- November 30 – ROH Reckless Abandon
December
- December 1 – ROH Unscripted III
- December 8 – CZW Cage Of Death IX
- December 9 – CHIKARA Stephen Colbert > Bill O'Reilly
- December 29 – ROH Rising Above
- December 30 – ROH Final Battle
Pay-Per-View events
January
- January 4 – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom In Tokyo Dome
- January 7 – WWE New Year's Revolution
- January 14 – TNA Final Resolution
- January 28 – WWE Royal Rumble
February
- February 11 – TNA Against All Odds
- February 18 – WWE No Way Out
March
- March 11 – TNA Destination X
- March 25 – Dragon Gate Memorial Gate
April
- April 1 – WWE WrestleMania 23
- April 15 – TNA Lockdown
- April 29 – WWE Backlash
May
- May 13 – TNA Sacrifice
- May 20 – WWE Judgment Day
June
- June 3 – WWE One Night Stand
- June 17 – TNA Slammiversary
- June 24 – WWE Vengance
July
- July 1 – ROH Respect is Earned (taped on May 12)
- July 16 – TNA Victory Road
- July 22 – WWE The Great American Bash
August
- August 12 – TNA Hard Justice
- August 26 – WWE SummerSlam
September
- September 9 – TNA No Surrender
- September 16 – WWE Unforgiven
- September 21 – ROH Driven (taped on June 23)
October
- October 7 – WWE No Mercy
- October 14 – TNA Bound For Glory
- October 25 – HUSTLEMANIA 2007
- October 28 – WWE Cyber Sunday
November
- November 11 – TNA Genesis
- November 18 – WWE Survivor Series
- November 25 – Dragon Gate The Gate Of Destiny
- November 30 – ROH Man Up (taped on September 15)
December
- December 2 – TNA Turning Point
- December 16 – WWE Armageddon
Title changes
January
- January 7 – Jay and Mark Briscoe defeat Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Takashi Sugiura to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
- January 14 – Chris Sabin defeats Christopher Daniels (c) and Jerry Lynn in a three-way match to win the TNA X Division Championship.
- January 14 – Christian Cage defeats Abyss (c) and Sting in a three-way elimination match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
- January 21 – Ricky Marvin and Kotaro Suzuki defeat Jay and Mark Briscoe to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
- January 29 – John Cena and Shawn Michaels defeat Edge and Randy Orton to win the World Tag Team Championship
February
- February 17 – Takeshi Morishima defeats Homicide to win the ROH World Championship
- February 17 – Toshiaki Kawada and Taiyo Kea defeat RO’Z and Suwama to win the vacant AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship
- February 17 – Katsuhiko Nakajima defeats Shuji Kondo to win the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship
- February 19 – Umaga defeats Jeff Hardy to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- February 24 – Jay and Mark Briscoe defeat Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship
March
- March 3 – Naruki Doi and Shingo defeat Jay and Mark Briscoe to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship
- March 11 – Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko defeat Manabu Nakanishi and Takao Omori to win the IWGP World Tag Team Championship
- March 30 – Jay and Mark Briscoe defeat Naruki Doi and Shingo to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship
April
- April 1 – The Undertaker defeats Batista to win the World Heavyweight Championship
- April 1 – Jun Akiyama and Takeshi Rikio defeat Takeshi Morishima and Mohammed Yone to win the GHC Tag Team Championship
- April 2 – Matt and Jeff Hardy win a ten-team battle royal to win the World Tag Team Championship
- April 13 – Yuji Nagata defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
- April 15 – Brother Ray and Brother Devon defeat Homicide and Hernandez in an Electrified Six Sides of Steel match to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship
- April 16 – Santino Marella defeats Umaga in a No Holds Barred match to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- April 17 – Deuce and Domino defeat Paul London and Brian Kendrick to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
- April 28 – Mushiking Terry defeats Tatsuhito Takaiwa to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
- April 29 – Vince McMahon, with Shane McMahon and Umaga, defeats Bobby Lashley in a handicap match to win the ECW Championship
May
- May 2 – TAKA Michinoku and Dick Togo defeated Gedo and Jado to win the IWGP Junior Tag Team Championship
- May 8 – Edge defeats The Undertaker to win the World Heavyweight Championship
- May 13 – Christian Cage is stripped of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and Brother Ray and Brother Devon are stripped of the NWA World Tag Team Championship when the National Wrestling Alliance and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling end their business relationship
- May 14 – Total Nonstop Action Wrestling awards Brother Ray and Brother Devon the TNA World Tag Team Championship
- May 20 – Montel Vontavious Porter defeats Chris Benoit to win the WWE United States Championship
June
- June 3 – Bobby Lashley defeats Vince McMahon in a Street Fight to win the ECW Championship
- June 4 – Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch defeat Matt and Jeff Hardy to win the World Tag Team Championship
- June 11 – Bobby Lashley is forced to vacate the ECW Championship when he is drafted to RAW
- June 17 – Jay Lethal defeats Chris Sabin to win the TNA X Division Championship.
- June 17 – Kurt Angle defeats AJ Styles, Chris Harris, Christian Cage and Samoa Joe in a King of the Mountain match to become the first holder of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
- June 19 – Samoa Joe defeats Jay Lethal (c) and Chris Sabin to win the TNA X Division Championship
- June 24 – Johnny Nitro defeats CM Punk to win the vacant ECW Championship
July
- July 2 – Umaga defeats Santino Marella to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- July 6 – Ryusuke Taguchi defeats Minoru to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
- July 8 – Joey Ryan and Karl Anderson defeat Sean Waltman and Billy Kidman, and Incognito and Sicodelico Jr. in a three-way match to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship
- July 15 – Samoa Joe, teaming with Kurt Angle, defeats Brother Ray and Brother Devon to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship. Due to the stipulation of the match, since Joe scored the victory, he is becomes as the sole holder of the championship.
- July 17 – Edge is forced to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship due to injury. The Great Khali wins a twenty-man battle royal to win the vacant World Heavyweight Championship.
August
- August 12 – Kurt Angle defeats Samoa Joe to win the TNA X Division Championship and the TNA World Tag Team Championship
- August 26 – Kensuke Sasaki defeats Minoru Suzuki to win the AJPW Triple Crown Championship
- August 26 – Satoshi Kojima and TARU defeated Toshiaki Kawada and Taiyo Kea to win the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship
- August 27 – Sting defeats AJ Styles, Christian Cage and Samoa Joe to become Kurt Angle’s tag team partner and one half of the TNA World Tag Team Champions
- August 28 – Matt Hardy and Montel Vontavious Porter defeat Deuce and Domino to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
September
- September 1 – CM Punk defeats John Morrison (Johnny Nitro) to win the ECW Championship.
- September 1 – Adam Pearce, subbing for Bryan Danielson, defeats Brent Albright in the finals of the Reclaiming the Glory Tournament to win the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship
- September 2 – Jeff Hardy defeats Umaga to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- September 5 – Paul London and Brian Kendrick defeat Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch to win the World Tag Team Championship
- September 8 – Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch defeat Paul London and Brian Kendrick to win the World Tag Team Championship
- September 9 – Jay Lethal defeats Kurt Angle to win the TNA X Division Championship
- September 9 – Ron Killings and Adam Jones defeat Kurt Angle and Sting to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship
- September 13 – Jun Akiyama and Takeshi Rikio are forced to vacate the GHC Tag Team Championship due to Rikio being injured.
- September 16 – Batista defeats The Great Khali to win the World Heavyweight Championship
October
- October 2 – John Cena is forced to vacate the WWE Championship due to injury
- October 6 – Nigel McGuinness defeats Takeshi Morishima to win the ROH World Championship
- October 7 – Vince McMahon awards the vacant WWE Championship to Randy Orton. Triple H defeats Randy Orton to win the WWE Championship. Randy Orton institutes his instant rematch clause and defeats Triple H in a Last Man Standing match to win the WWE Championship
- October 8 – Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Yuji Nagata to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
- October 14 – Sting defeated Kurt Angle to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
- October 15 – Kurt Angle defeated Sting on a taping of Impact! to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
December
- December 16 – Edge defeated Batista and The Undertaker to win the World Heavyweight Championship
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