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2020 in professional wrestling

Overview of the events of 2020 in professional wrestling

2020 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the professional wrestling industry worldwide in 2020. Many promotions cancelled or postponed booked events, with some being rescheduled for 2021. Other promotions, notably All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and WWE, instead held events behind closed doors. Other promotions began to follow suit as the year progressed. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) was one of the first promotions to reintroduce live fans in the second half of the year with a limited capacity, followed by AEW.

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Promotion Name	Abbreviation	Notes
All Elite Wrestling	AEW
All Japan Pro Wrestling	AJPW
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre	CMLL
CyberFight	CF	Founded in July by CyberAgent, CyberFight is an umbrella brand that oversees and promotes four individual promotions: DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro), Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH), and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW).
DDT Pro-Wrestling	DDT	The "DDT Pro-Wrestling" name has been solely used since 2004, but the DDT abbreviation had previously stood for the promotion's original name Dramatic Dream Team. In 2017, the promotion was purchased by CyberAgent. DDT then became part of a new umbrella brand titled CyberFight in July 2020.
Impact Wrestling	Impact
International Wrestling Revolution Group	IWRG
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.
Major League Wrestling	MLW
National Wrestling Alliance	NWA
New Japan Pro-Wrestling	NJPW
Pro Wrestling Noah	NOAH	In January, the promotion was purchased by CyberAgent. NOAH then became part of a new umbrella brand titled CyberFight in July.
Ring of Honor	ROH
World Wonder Ring Stardom	Stardom
WWE	—	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. WWE divided its roster into five storyline divisions – referred to as brands where wrestlers exclusively performed on their respective weekly television programs. Raw, SmackDown, and NXT were their three main brands, while NXT UK and 205 Live were specialty brands that were promoted under the NXT banner.

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
1	AEW	Homecoming	Jacksonville, Florida	The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) defeated Death Triangle (Pac, Pentagón Jr., and Rey Fénix) in a six-man tag team match	Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
	CMLL	Sin Piedad	Mexico City, Mexico	Dulce Gardenia defeated Kawato-San in a two out of three falls Lucha de Apuestas (hair versus hair)
	IWRG	Cinco Luchas en Jaula	Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico	Demonio Infernal defeated Fuerza Guerrera Nueva Generacion, Pasion Cristal, Ave Rex, Emperador Azteca, El Hijo del Alebrije in a Steel cage match for the "Briefcase of Glory" and the vacant IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship	^[1]
4	CMLL	El Ultimo Vuelo del Rey del Guaguanco	Mexico City, Mexico	Ángel de Oro, Atlantis Jr., Niebla Roja, and Shocker defeated El Felino, Gran Guerrero, Mephisto, and Rey Bucanero in a Best two-out-of-three falls eight-man tag team match^[2]	The first of two Mr. Niebla tribute shows held by CMLL.
4	NJPW	Wrestle Kingdom 14 in Tokyo Dome	Tokyo, Japan	Night 1: Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Kota Ibushi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship	First Tokyo Dome Show to take place over two nights. The second night (January 5) featured the retirement match for Jushin Thunder Liger.
5	NJPW	Wrestle Kingdom 14 in Tokyo Dome	Tokyo, Japan	Night 2: Tetsuya Naito (IWGP Intercontinental Champion) defeated Kazuchika Okada (IWGP Heavyweight Champion) in a Double Gold Dash match for both titles
6	NJPW	New Year Dash!!	Tokyo, Japan	Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Sanada) defeated Bullet Club (Jay White and Kenta) in a tag team match	This event featured the retirement ceremony of Jushin Thunder Liger.
10	Impact	Bash at the Brewery 2	San Antonio, Texas, United States	Ohio Versus Everything (Dave Crist, Jake Crist, Madman Fulton, and Sami Callihan) defeated Brian Cage, Rich Swann, Tessa Blanchard, and Willie Mack in an Eight-person Tag team Elimination match
10–20	CMLL NJPW	Fantastica Mania	Japan	January 20: Carístico (c) defeated Bárbaro Cavernario to retain the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship
11	MLW	Zero Hour	North Richland Hills, Texas, United States	Mance Warner defeated Jimmy Havoc in a No Ropes Barbed Wire Match	^[3]
12	Impact	Hard To Kill	Dallas, Texas, United States	Tessa Blanchard defeated Sami Callihan (c) to win the Impact World Championship	With her win, Blanchard became the first woman to hold a men's world championship.
	ROH	Honor Reigns Supreme	Concord, North Carolina, United States	La Facción Ingobernable (Dragon Lee, Kenny King, and Rush) defeated Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, Brody King, and PCO) in a six-man tag team match	^[4]
	WWE: NXT UK	TakeOver: Blackpool II	Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom	Walter (c) defeated Joe Coffey by submission to retain the WWE United Kingdom Championship	On January 17, the WWE United Kingdom Championship was renamed to NXT United Kingdom Championship.
15	AEW	Bash at the Beach	Coral Gables, Florida, United States	Pac defeated Darby Allin in a singles match	Aired as a special episode of Dynamite. Bash at the Beach was previously a World Championship Wrestling event that was acquired by WWE, who let the trademark expire in 2005. AEW Executive Vice President Cody then trademarked the name in March 2019.
19	Stardom	Stardom 9th Anniversary Show	Tokyo, Japan	Mayu Iwatani (c) defeated Momo Watanabe to retain the World of Stardom Championship
20–24	AEW	Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Part Deux: Second Wave	Miami, Florida, United States to Nassau, Bahamas	January 21: Jon Moxley defeated Pac to earn an AEW World Championship match at Revolution	Matches from the event on January 21 were taped and aired as an episode of Dynamite on January 22.
24	CMLL	La Noche de Mr. Niebla	Mexico City, Mexico	El Felino, Último Guerrero, and Diamante Azul defeated Carístico, Bárbaro Cavernario and Valiente by disqualification in a Relevos increíbles six-man tag team match^[5]	The second Mr. Niebla tribute show held by CMLL.
24	NWA	Hard Times	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	Ricky Starks defeated Trevor Murdoch in a tournament final match to become the new NWA World Television Champion
25	WWE: NXT NXT UK	Worlds Collide	Houston, Texas, United States	Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, and Alexander Wolfe) defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong) in an eight-man tag team match
26	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Royal Rumble	Houston, Texas, United States	Drew McIntyre won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Roman Reigns to earn a world championship match at WrestleMania 36	Charlotte Flair won the women's Royal Rumble match and chose to challenge Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship at WrestleMania 36 (first time an NXT title was chosen by the Rumble winner). Drew McIntyre chose to challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36.
27	WWE: Raw	Edge Appreciation Night	San Antonio, Texas, United States	Erick Rowan defeated Branden Vice in a singles match	Aired as a special episode of Raw, celebrating Edge's surprise return at the Royal Rumble the night before.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
1	MLW	Fightland	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Davey Boy Smith Jr., The Von Erichs (Ross and Marshall Von Erich), and Killer Kross defeated Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Dominic Garrini, Erick Stevens, and Kit Osbourne) in an eight-man tag team match	^[6]
1	NJPW	The New Beginning in Sapporo	Sapporo, Japan	Shingo Takagi defeated Hirooki Goto (c) to win the NEVER Openweight Championship
2	NJPW	The New Beginning in Sapporo	Sapporo, Japan	Kazuchika Okada defeated Taichi in a singles match
8	Stardom	Stardom The Way To Major League	Tokyo, Japan	Takumi Iroha defeated Mayu Iwatani
9	ROH	Free Enterprise	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Villain Enterprises (PCO and Marty Scurll) defeated Rush and Nick Aldis in a tag team match	^[7]
9	NJPW	The New Beginning in Osaka	Osaka, Japan	Tetsuya Naito (c) defeated Kenta to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
16	WWE: NXT	TakeOver: Portland	Portland, Oregon, United States	Adam Cole (c) defeated Tommaso Ciampa to retain the NXT Championship
22	Impact	Sacrifice	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Tessa Blanchard (Impact World Champion) defeated Ace Austin (Impact X Division Champion) in a Champion vs. Champion non-title singles match
23	DDT	Into The Fight	Tokyo, Japan	Masato Tanaka (c) defeated Mao to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship
27	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Super ShowDown	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Goldberg defeated "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (c) to win the WWE Universal Championship	First time a women's championship (the SmackDown Women's Championship) was defended in the country. With Goldberg's win, he became the first wrestler to win a world championship after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
28	WWE: SmackDown	John Cena Appreciation Night	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) defeated The Miz and John Morrison in a tag team match	Aired as a special episode of SmackDown.
28	ROH	Bound By Honor	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	PCO (c) defeated Dragon Lee to retain the ROH World Championship	^[8]
29	ROH	Gateway to Honor	St. Charles, Missouri, United States	Rush defeated PCO (c) and Mark Haskins to win the ROH World Championship	^[9]
29	AEW	Revolution	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Jon Moxley defeated Chris Jericho (c) to win the AEW World Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
8	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Elimination Chamber	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Shayna Baszler defeated Natalya, Liv Morgan, Asuka, Ruby Riott, and Sarah Logan in an Elimination Chamber match to earn a WWE Raw Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 36
13	AAA MLW	AAA vs MLW	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	La Familia Real (L.A. Park, El Hijo de L.A. Park, and L.A. Park Jr.) defeated Psycho Clown, Nicho el Millonario, and Niño Hamburguesa in a No Disqualification trios match^[10]	AAA and MLW's first co-promoted event.^[11]
16	WWE: Raw	3:16 Day	Orlando, Florida, United States	Rey Mysterio defeated Andrade in a singles match	Aired as a special episode of Raw, celebrating 3:16 Day for Stone Cold Steve Austin. This show was originally scheduled to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but had to be moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
20	DDT	Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary	Tokyo, Japan	Masato Tanaka (c) defeated Konosuke Takeshita to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship
23	WWE: Raw	Raw 1400	Orlando, Florida, United States	Aleister Black defeated Leon Ruff in a singles match	Aired as a special episode of Raw, marking the 1400th episode of Raw. This show was originally scheduled to be held in Fort Worth, Texas, but had to be moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
24	Stardom	Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2020	Tokyo, Japan	Giulia defeated Natsuko Tora in the 2020 Cinderella Tournament finals
25–26	WWE: Raw SmackDown NXT	WrestleMania 36	Orlando, Florida, United States	Part 1 (aired April 4): The Undertaker defeated AJ Styles in a Boneyard match	This event was originally scheduled to take place in Tampa, Florida, solely on April 5 and to air live, but it was moved to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The date of the event was also moved up and it aired on tape delay on April 4 and 5. This was the first WrestleMania to be done over two nights, the first to be held without a live audience, the first to air on tape delay, and the first to promote the NXT brand, subsequently also being the first in which an NXT championship (the NXT Women's Championship) was defended at the event. The event also featured The Undertaker's final match.
25–26	WWE: Raw SmackDown NXT	WrestleMania 36	Orlando, Florida, United States	Part 2 (aired April 5): Drew McIntyre defeated Brock Lesnar (c) to win the WWE Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
8–10	Impact	Rebellion	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Part 1 (aired April 21): Ken Shamrock defeated Sami Callihan by technical submission in an unsanctioned match	This event was originally scheduled to air live on pay-per-view from New York City on April 19, but it was rescheduled and moved to a closed set at Skyway Studios in Nashville due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event aired on tape delay as a two-part special of Impact!
8–10	Impact	Rebellion	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Part 2 (aired April 28): Moose defeated Hernandez and Michael Elgin in a three-way match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
10	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Money in the Bank	Orlando, Florida Stamford, Connecticut, United States	Asuka defeated Carmella, Shayna Baszler, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans, and Nia Jax in the women's Money in the Bank ladder match to win the WWE Raw Women's Championship^{[lower-alpha 1]} Otis defeated Aleister Black, Daniel Bryan, King Corbin, AJ Styles, and Rey Mysterio in the men's Money in the Bank ladder match to earn a world championship match contract The men's and women's ladder matches happened at the same time, though the women's match concluded first.	This event was originally scheduled to take place in Baltimore, Maryland, but it was moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the matches took place live at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, while the event's two eponymous matches were pre-recorded at WWE's global headquarters in Stamford on April 15.
23	AEW	Double or Nothing	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Matt Hardy and The Elite (Adam Page, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz) in a Stadium Stampede match	This event was originally scheduled to take place in Paradise, Nevada, but it was moved to the Jacksonville Jaguars complex due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the matches took place live at Daily's Place, while the main event Stadium Stampede match was pre-recorded at the TIAA Bank Field stadium; recording began the night of May 22 and ended early morning of May 23. First event to feature the AEW TNT Championship.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
6	DDT	Wrestle Peter Pan	Tokyo, Japan	Konosuke Takeshita defeated Yoshihiko in a Last Man Standing match	First Peter Pan event to take place over two nights.
7	DDT	Wrestle Peter Pan	Tokyo, Japan	Tetsuya Endo defeated Masato Tanaka (c) to win the KO-D Openweight Championship	First Peter Pan event to take place over two nights.
7
WWE: NXT	TakeOver: In Your House	Winter Park, Florida, United States	Io Shirai defeated Charlotte Flair (c) and Rhea Ripley to win the NXT Women's Championship	First In Your House-branded event since 1999. First WWE Network event to be announced following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the matches took place live from Full Sail University, while the Backlot Brawl was pre-recorded on May 28 in the parking lot of Full Sail.
14	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Backlash	Orlando, Florida, United States	Randy Orton defeated Edge in a singles match	This event was originally scheduled to take place in Kansas City, Missouri, but it was moved to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first WWE pay-per-view event announced following the start of the pandemic. Most of the matches took place live, while the main event was pre-recorded on June 7.
22	WWE: Raw	Championship Monday	Orlando, Florida, United States	Apollo Crews (c) defeated Shelton Benjamin to retain the WWE United States Championship	Aired as a special episode of Raw.
26	WWE: SmackDown	Tribute to The Undertaker	Orlando, Florida, United States	Jeff Hardy defeated King Corbin in a singles match	Aired as a special episode of SmackDown, paying tribute to The Undertaker's career.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
1	WWE: NXT	The Great American Bash	Winter Park, Florida, United States	Night 1: Io Shirai defeated Sasha Banks (with Bayley) in a singles match	First The Great American Bash-branded event since 2012. The event aired as a two-part special of NXT; the event was pre-recorded during the day on July 1—the first part aired that night with the second on July 8.
	WWE: NXT	The Great American Bash	Winter Park, Florida, United States	Night 2 (aired July 8): Keith Lee (NXT North American Champion) defeated Adam Cole (NXT Champion) in a Winner Takes All match
	AEW	Fyter Fest	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Night 1: Kenny Omega and Adam Page (c) defeated Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship	This event was originally scheduled to be broadcast on PPV from Wembley Arena in London, England, and be AEW's United Kingdom debut, but was moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event instead aired as a two-part special of Dynamite. Night 1 aired live, while Night 2 was pre-recorded on July 2 and aired on July 8. AEW invited sponsors of the venue who could also invite friends and family to attend the event as part of an experiment towards returning to live ticketed spectators.
2	AEW	Fyter Fest	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Night 2 (aired July 8): Chris Jericho defeated Orange Cassidy in a singles match
12	NJPW	Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall	Osaka, Japan	Evil (New Japan Cup winner) defeated Tetsuya Naito (c) to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championships	This event was originally scheduled to take place on June 14, but was postponed to allow the New Japan Cup tournament to take place, as the tournament was originally cancelled earlier in the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
15	AEW	Fight for the Fallen	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Jon Moxley (c) defeated Brian Cage by technical submission to retain the AEW World Championship	Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
18	Impact	Slammiversary XVIII	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Eddie Edwards defeated Ace Austin, Trey, Rich Swann, and Eric Young in a Fatal five-way elimination match to win the vacant Impact World Championship
19	WWE: Raw SmackDown	The Horror Show at Extreme Rules	Orlando, Florida, United States	Bray Wyatt defeated Braun Strowman in a Wyatt Swamp Fight	This event was originally scheduled to take place in San Jose, California, but was moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the matches took place live at the WWE Performance Center, while the main event Wyatt Swamp Fight was pre-recorded at an undisclosed location about two hours outside of Orlando; recording began the night of July 16 and ended early morning of July 17. First Extreme Rules event to have an altered title. Final WWE PPV held at the Performance Center during the pandemic.
25	NJPW	Sengoku Lord in Nagoya	Nagoya, Japan	Evil (c) defeated Hiromu Takahashi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
12	AEW	Tag Team Appreciation Night	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Orange Cassidy defeated Chris Jericho in a singles match	Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
14	Impact	Emergence	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Part 1 (aired August 18): The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) (c) defeated The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) to retain the Impact World Tag Team Championship	Aired on tape delay as a two-part special of Impact!.
14	Impact	Emergence	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Part 2 (aired August 25): Deonna Purrazzo (c) defeated Jordynne Grace in a 30-minute Ironman match to retain the Impact Knockouts Championship	Aired on tape delay as a two-part special of Impact!.
22	AEW	Saturday Night Dynamite	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Mr. Brodie Lee defeated Cody (c) to win the AEW TNT Championship	Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
22	WWE: NXT	TakeOver XXX	Winter Park, Florida, United States	Karrion Kross defeated Keith Lee (c) to win the NXT Championship	TakeOver and SummerSlam were both originally scheduled to take place at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, but were moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. TakeOver was moved to Full Sail University in Winter Park, while SummerSlam was moved to the Amway Center in Orlando, making it WWE's first PPV to be held outside of the WWE Performance Center since March; broadcasts of Raw, SmackDown, and PPVs were held at the Amway Center until December 2020. SummerSlam was subsequently the first WWE PPV to be presented in the WWE ThunderDome, a new virtual fan viewing experience.
23	WWE: Raw SmackDown	SummerSlam	Orlando, Florida, United States^[12]	"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt defeated Braun Strowman (c) in a Falls Count Anywhere match to win the WWE Universal Championship
27	AEW	Thursday Night Dynamite	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Sammy Guevara defeated Matt Hardy in a Tables match	First major wrestling to show to have ticketed fans during the COVID-19 pandemic, though to a limited capacity (10–15% capacity of Daily's Place). Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
29	NJPW	Summer Struggle in Jingu	Tokyo, Japan	Tetsuya Naito defeated Evil (c) to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
30	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Payback^[13]	Orlando, Florida, United States^[12]	Roman Reigns defeated "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (c) and Braun Strowman in a No Holds Barred Triple Threat match to win the WWE Universal Championship	First Payback event since 2017.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
1	WWE: NXT	Super Tuesday	Winter Park, Florida, United States	Finn Bálor and Adam Cole tied two falls each in a 60-minute fatal four-way iron man match, also involving Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano, for the vacant NXT Championship	The first part of a two-week special Tuesday event due to NHL playoff hockey on USA Network in NXT's normal Wednesday time slot.
4	NJPW	Fighting Spirit Unleashed Week 1	Port Hueneme, California, United States	Jay White defeated Flip Gordon in a singles match	The first part of a two-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
5	AEW	All Out	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Jon Moxley (c) defeated MJF to retain the AEW World Championship	This event was originally scheduled to take place in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, but was moved to Daily's Place in Jacksonville due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
8	WWE: NXT	Super Tuesday II	Winter Park, Florida, United States	Finn Bálor defeated Adam Cole to win the vacant NXT Championship	The second part of a two-week special Tuesday event due to NHL playoff hockey on USA Network in NXT's normal Wednesday time slot.
11	NJPW	Fighting Spirit Unleashed Week 2	Port Hueneme, California, United States	Kenta (c) defeated Jeff Cobb for the IWGP United States Championship challenge rights certificate	The second part of a two-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
14	WWE: Raw	In Your Face	Orlando, Florida, United States	Drew McIntyre vs. Keith Lee ended in a no contest	Aired as a special episode of Raw.
22	AEW	Late Night Dynamite	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Shawn Spears defeated Matt Sydal in a singles match	Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
25	CMLL	87th Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	La Alianza de Plata y Oro (Carístico and Místico) (c) defeated AtrapaSueños (Rey Cometa and Espíritu Negro) to retain the CMLL World Tag Team Championship
27	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Clash of Champions	Orlando, Florida, United States^[12]	Roman Reigns (c) defeated Jey Uso to retain the WWE Universal Championship	This event was originally scheduled to take place in Newark, New Jersey, on September 20, but was moved and pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
3	Impact	Victory Road	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Eric Young (c) defeated Eddie Edwards to retain the Impact World Championship
3	Stardom	Stardom Yokohama Cinderella 2020	Yokohama, Japan	Mayu Iwatani (c) defeated Syuri to retain the World of Stardom Championship
4	WWE: NXT	TakeOver 31	Orlando, Florida, United States	Finn Bálor (c) defeated Kyle O'Reilly to retain the NXT Championship	First NXT event to be presented inside the "Capitol Wrestling Center," an homage to the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the predecessor to WWE; the Capitol Wrestling Center is hosted at the WWE Performance Center and is NXT's version of the ThunderDome used for Raw and SmackDown, but with a small live crowd included with all future NXT shows held here until further notice. This was also the first TakeOver event to air on traditional PPV in addition to the WWE Network.
5	AJPW	Champion Carnival Final	Tokyo, Japan	Zeus defeated Kento Miyahara to win the Champion Carnival tournament final
7	AEW	Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho and Jake Hager) defeated The Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico) in a tag team match	Aired as a special episode of Dynamite. This event had the final match of Mr. Brodie Lee, who died on December 26.
9	WWE: Raw SmackDown	2020 WWE Draft Night 1	Orlando, Florida, United States	"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt defeated Kevin Owens in a singles match	Aired as a special episode of SmackDown.
11	CF: NOAH	N-1 Victory Final	Osaka, Japan	Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Kaito Kiyomiya to win the N-1 Victory tournament final	NOAH's first major event to be promoted under CF.
12	WWE: Raw SmackDown	2020 WWE Draft Night 2	Orlando, Florida, United States	Lana won a 13-woman dual branded battle royal by last eliminating Natalya to earn a WWE Raw Women's Championship match on the following week's episode of Raw	Aired as a special episode of Raw.
14	AEW	Dynamite One Year Anniversary Show	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Jon Moxley (c) defeated Lance Archer to retain the AEW World Championship	Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
16	WWE: SmackDown	Fox Season 2 Premiere	Orlando, Florida, United States	Roman Reigns (c) defeated Braun Strowman to retain the WWE Universal Championship	Aired as a special episode of SmackDown.
18	NJPW	G1 Climax 30 Final	Tokyo, Japan	Kota Ibushi defeated Sanada to win the G1 Climax tournament final
19	WWE: Raw	2020–21 Season Premiere	Orlando, Florida, United States	Braun Strowman defeated Keith Lee in a singles match	Aired as a special episode of Raw.
24	Impact	Bound for Glory	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Rich Swann defeated Eric Young (c) to win the Impact World Championship
25	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Hell in a Cell	Orlando, Florida, United States^[12]	Randy Orton defeated Drew McIntyre (c) in a Hell in a Cell match to win the WWE Championship	This event was originally scheduled to occur on November 1, but was moved up as WWE's initial contract with the Amway Center expired on October 31.^[14]
28	WWE: NXT	Halloween Havoc	Orlando, Florida, United States	Io Shirai (c) defeated Candice LeRae in a Tables, Ladders and Scares match to retain the NXT Women's Championship	First Halloween Havoc-branded event since 2000 and the first under the WWE banner; the event was previously an annual World Championship Wrestling (WCW) pay-per-view until WWE purchased WCW in 2001. Aired as a special episode of NXT.
30	CMLL	Día de Muertos	Mexico City, Mexico	El Terrible defeated Euforia to win CMLL Rey del Inframundo Championship
31	ROH	Pure Tournament Final	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Jonathan Gresham defeated Tracy Williams to win the revived ROH Pure Championship	Match took place on August 23, 2020, but aired on tape delay on October 31.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
3	CF: DDT	Ultimate Party	Tokyo, Japan	Tetsuya Endo (c) defeated Daisuke Sasaki to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship	DDT's first major event to be promoted under CF.
7	NJPW	Power Struggle	Osaka, Japan	Tetsuya Naito (c) defeated Evil to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship
7	AEW	Full Gear	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Jon Moxley (c) defeated Eddie Kingston in an "I quit" match to retain the AEW World Championship
11	CF: TJPW	Wrestle Princess I	Tokyo, Japan	Yuka Sakazaki (c) defeated Mizuki to retain the Princess of Princess Championship	TJPW's first Wrestle Princess event
14	Impact	Turning Point	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Rich Swann (c) defeated Sami Callihan to retain the Impact World Championship
22	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Survivor Series	Orlando, Florida, United States	Roman Reigns (SmackDown's Universal Champion) defeated Drew McIntyre (Raw's WWE Champion) in a Champion vs. Champion non-title singles match	This event featured the retirement ceremony of The Undertaker. Final WWE PPV held at the Amway Center during the COVID-19 pandemic.
27	CMLL	Leyenda de Azul	Mexico City, Mexico	Ultimo Guerrero (c) defeated Euforia to retain the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship	This event aired live on TicketMaster Live from Arena Mexico with no fans in attendance.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
2	AEW	Winter Is Coming	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Kenny Omega defeated Jon Moxley (c) to win the AEW World Championship	Aired as a special episode of Dynamite. This event featured the debut of Sting in AEW, which was his first appearance on TNT in over 19 years; his last appearance was on the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro on March 26, 2001.
6	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Tribute to the Troops	Orlando, Florida, United States	Drew McIntyre defeated The Miz in a singles match	Aired midday on FOX adjacent to the NFL broadcasts. The following night's episode of Raw was WWE's final show broadcast from the Amway Center during the COVID-19 pandemic as the ThunderDome was relocated to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, which began with the December 11 episode of SmackDown. WWE remained at Tropicana Field until April 2021.
6	WWE: NXT	TakeOver: WarGames	Orlando, Florida, United States	The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Bobby Fish) defeated Team McAfee (Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne, Danny Burch, and Oney Lorcan) in a WarGames match
11	NJPW	World Tag League and Best of the Super Juniors 2020 Finals	Tokyo, Japan	Hiromu Takahashi defeated El Desperado to win the Best of the Super Juniors tournament final
11		Detonation Week 1	Port Hueneme, California, United States	Jay White defeated Karl Fredericks in a singles match	The first part of a two-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
12		Super J-Cup	Port Hueneme, California, United States	El Phantasmo defeated A. C. H. to win the Super J-Cup tournament final
	Impact	Final Resolution	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Rich Swann (c) defeated Chris Bey to retain the Impact World Championship
	AAA	Triplemanía XXVIII	Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico	Pagano defeated Chessman in a Lucha de Apuestas Hair vs. Hair match	This event was originally scheduled to take place on August 22, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was held behind closed doors.
18	NJPW	Detonation Week 2	Port Hueneme, California, United States	Kenta (c) defeated Brody King to retain the IWGP United States Championship challenge rights certificate	The second part of a two-week event, promoted as part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America's weekly TV show, NJPW Strong.
18	ROH	Final Battle	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Rush (c) defeated Brody King to retain the ROH World Championship
20	Stardom	Osaka Dream Cinderella 2020	Yokohama, Japan	Utami Hayashishita (c) defeated Momo Watanabe to retain the World of Stardom Championship
20	WWE: Raw SmackDown	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	St. Petersburg, Florida, United States	Randy Orton defeated "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in a Firefly Inferno match	First WWE PPV held at Tropicana Field during the COVID-19 pandemic.
22	WWE: SmackDown	Christmas Day SmackDown	St. Petersburg, Florida, United States	Big E defeated Sami Zayn (c) in a lumberjack match to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship	Aired on tape delay on December 25 as a special episode of SmackDown.
23	MLW	Opera Cup Final	Orlando, Florida, United States	Tom Lawlor defeated Low Ki to win the Opera Cup tournament final
	AEW	Holiday Bash	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) defeated The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship	Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
	WWE: NXT	A Very Gargano Christmas	Orlando, Florida, United States	Adam Cole defeated Velveteen Dream in a singles match	Aired as a special episode of NXT.
30	AEW	Brodie Lee Celebration of Life	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Cody Rhodes, Orange Cassidy, and Preston "10" Vance defeated Team Taz (Brian Cage, Ricky Starks, and Powerhouse Hobbs) in a six-man tag team match	A tribute show to Mr. Brodie Lee, who was an active member of the roster and leader of The Dark Order who died on December 26 at the age of 41. Aired as a special episode of Dynamite.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Original date	Promotion(s)	Event	Original location	Notes
March 20	CMLL	Homenaje a Dos Leyendas	Mexico City, Mexico	The event was scheduled to be held on March 20 but was moved to September 17, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 21	AAA	Rey de Reyes	Merida, Yucatan, Mexico	The event was scheduled to be held on March 21 but was moved to May 1, 2021 in San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 10	AAA	Triplemanía Regia II	Monterrey, Mexico	The event was scheduled to be held on October 10 but was moved to December 4, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scheduled date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Notes
March 13	ROH	18th Anniversary Show	Sunrise Manor, Nevada, United States
March 14	ROH	Past vs. Present	Sunrise Manor, Nevada, United States
March 28	Impact	Lockdown	Windsor, Ontario, Canada
March 29	PWG	Kobe	Los Angeles, California, United States	The event was scheduled to be held in tribute to NBA star Kobe Bryant, who had died in a helicopter crash on January 26.
March 31	NJPW	Sakura Genesis	Tokyo, Japan
April 3	Impact	TNA: There's No Place Like Home	Tampa, Florida, United States	This would have been a Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) reunion show.
April 4	ROH	Supercard of Honor XIV	Lakeland, Florida, United States
April 4	WWE: NXT	TakeOver: Tampa Bay	Tampa, Florida, United States	Matches scheduled and planned for the event were moved to weekly episodes of NXT beginning April 1.
April 10–11	ROH	Pure Excellence	Columbus, Ohio, United States	Originally meant to host the ROH Pure Tournament for the reactivated ROH Pure Championship
April 19	NWA	Crockett Cup	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
April 23	ROH	Battlestar	New York, New York, United States
April 24	ROH	Quest For Gold	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Supposed to host a 16-woman tournament to crown the inaugural ROH Women's World Champion (the first women's champion in ROH since Kelly Klein, whose Women of Honor World Championship was retired after her firing)
May 3–4	NJPW	Wrestling Dontaku	Fukuoka, Japan
May 6	Dragon Gate	Dead or Alive	Nagoya, Japan
June 19	ROH	Best in the World	Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Dates		Tournament	Final
Start	Final	Tournament	Final
March 3	April 26	Ikkitousen Strong Climb	Daichi Hashimoto defeated Quiet Storm to win the 2020 Ikkitousen Strong Climb.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
Reyes del Aire	Templario	January 14	^[18]^[19]
Family tag team tournament	Nueva Generación Dinamitas (El Cuatrero and Sansón)	January 16–17	^[20]
Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles	Carístico and Forastero	February 14–28	^[21]
Torneo de parejas familiares	Nueva Generación Dinamitas (El Cuatrero and Sansón)	February 24	^[22]
Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament	Atlantis Jr. and Flyer	March 13	Won a 16-team tournament for the championship.^[23]
Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship tournament	La Jarochita and Lluvia	October 17	Defeated La Amapola and La Metálica in the finals for the vacant title.
Leyenda de Azul	Angel de Oro	November 27	Defeated Ephesto in the finals to win the elimination tournament.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
Casino Ladder Match	Brian Cage	May 23	Defeated Darby Allin, Colt Cabana, Orange Cassidy, Scorpio Sky, Kip Sabian, Frankie Kazarian, Luchasaurus, and Joey Janela to earn an AEW World Championship match, originally scheduled for the second night of Fyter Fest, but rescheduled for Fight for the Fallen due to COVID-19 pandemic-related issues; Cage was unsuccessful in winning the championship.
AEW TNT Championship tournament	Cody	May 23	Defeated Lance Archer in the tournament final to determine the inaugural champion.
AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament: The Deadly Draw	Diamante and Ivelisse	August 13 (aired August 22)	Defeated The Nightmare Sisters (Allie and Brandi Rhodes) in the tournament final to win The Deadly Draw Trophy.
Casino Battle Royale (Men)	Lance Archer	September 5	Last eliminated Eddie Kingston to earn an AEW World Championship match, which occurred on the Dynamite One Year Anniversary Show on October 14; Archer was unsuccessful in winning the championship.
AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament	Kenny Omega	November 7	Defeated Adam Page in the tournament final to earn an AEW World Championship match; Omega subsequently defeated Jon Moxley to win the title on the special Winter Is Coming episode of Dynamite on December 2.
Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale	MJF and Orange Cassidy	December 2	The cowinners of the 12-man battle royal face each other in a singles match for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring. MJF defeated Cassidy on the December 9 episode of Dynamite to win the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
Impact World Championship #1 Contender's Tournament	Ace Austin	June 2	Defeated Wentz (who replaced his Rascalz teammate Trey) in the tournament final to win a future Impact World Championship match, but champion Tessa Blanchard was stripped of the title and released on June 25. Austin would later be involved in a five-way elimination match at Slammiversary for the vacant title, but was unsuccessful
Impact Knockouts Championship #1 Contender's Gauntlet Match	Kylie Rae	July 18	Last eliminated Taya Valkyrie to win a future Impact Knockouts Championship match. However, Rae failed to appear at Bound for Glory for her match against champion Deonna Purrazzo. Su Yung would later replace her and win the title. Rae subsequently announced her temporary retirement from wrestling two weeks later.
Call Your Shot Gauntlet	Rhino	October 24	Last eliminated Sami Callihan to win the Call Your Shot Trophy for a championship match of his choosing. Rhino also won an Impact contract for his tag team partner Heath. Had neither Heath or Rhino won the match, Rhino would've be fired. Rhino would later use the trophy to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship as a part of Violent By Design on the May 2 episode of Impact.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
New Japan Cup	Evil	July 11^[24]	Defeated Kazuchika Okada in the tournament final to win.
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship tournament	Chaos (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, and Yoshi-Hashi)	August 9	Defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano and Sho) in the tournament final to win the titles.
New Japan Cup USA	Kenta	August 21	Defeated David Finlay in the tournament final to win.
KOPW tournament	Toru Yano	August 29	Defeated Kazuchika Okada, El Desperado and Sanada in a four-way match which acted as the finals of an eight-man tournament to become the first provisional champion.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship tournament	Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru)	September 11	Defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) in the tournament final to win the titles.
Lion's Break Crown	Clark Connors	October 9	Defeated Danny Limelight in the tournament final to win.
G1 Climax	Kota Ibushi	October 18	Defeated Sanada in the tournament final to win.
World Tag League	Guerrillas of Destiny Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa	December 11	Defeated Juice Robinson & David Finlay in the tournament final to win.
Best of the Super Juniors	Hiromu Takahashi	December 11	Defeated El Desperado in the tournament final to win.
Super J-Cup	El Phantasmo	December 12	Defeated A. C. H. in the tournament final to win.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
Royal Rumble (Women)	Charlotte Flair	January 26	Winner received their choice of a championship match for either the Raw Women's Championship, SmackDown Women's Championship, or NXT Women's Championship at WrestleMania 36; Flair from Raw last eliminated Shayna Baszler to win and chose the NXT Women's Championship, which she subsequently won from Rhea Ripley.
Royal Rumble (Men)	Drew McIntyre	January 26	Winner received their choice of a championship match for either Raw's WWE Championship, SmackDown's Universal Championship, or the NXT Championship at WrestleMania 36; McIntyre last eliminated Roman Reigns to win and chose his own brand's WWE Championship, which he subsequently won from Brock Lesnar.
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic	The BroserWeights (Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne)	January 29	Defeated The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) in the tournament final to win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Trophy and an NXT Tag Team Championship match at TakeOver: Portland, which they subsequently won from The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly).
Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy Gauntlet Match	The Undertaker	February 27	Last eliminated AJ Styles to win the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy. Undertaker was a last-minute replacement for Rey Mysterio.
Money in the Bank ladder match (Women)	Asuka	April 15 (aired May 10)	Defeated Carmella, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans, Nia Jax, and Shayna Baszler to win. On the May 11 episode of Raw, previous Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch revealed that she was going on hiatus due to pregnancy and that the ladder match was actually for the Raw Women's Championship instead of a contract that granted a women's championship match. The women's ladder match happened at the same time as the men's match but concluded first.
Money in the Bank ladder match (Men)	Otis	April 15 (aired May 10)	Defeated AJ Styles, Aleister Black, Daniel Bryan, King Corbin, and Rey Mysterio to win a world championship match contract; however, The Miz defeated Otis to win the contract at Hell in a Cell on October 25. The Miz later successfully cashed in the contract at Elimination Chamber 2021 to win the WWE Championship from Drew McIntyre. The men's ladder match happened at the same time as the women's match but concluded second.
Interim NXT Cruiserweight Championship tournament	El Hijo del Fantasma	May 27 (aired June 3)	As NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin of NXT UK was unable to defend the title in the United States as a result of a travel ban due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an eight-man round-robin tournament was held to crown an interim champion in the U.S. until Devlin's return. Fantasma defeated Drake Maverick in the tournament final to become the interim champion. Fantasma subsequently changed his ring name to Santos Escobar.
WWE Intercontinental Championship tournament	AJ Styles	June 8 (aired June 12)	Defeated Daniel Bryan in the tournament final to win the vacant Intercontinental Championship. Previous champion Sami Zayn was stripped of the title after electing to refrain from competing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NXT UK Heritage Cup tournament	A-Kid	N/A (aired November 26)	Defeated Trent Seven in the tournament final to determine the inaugural NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion. The actual date the match took place is unknown.

Date	Winner	Event/Show
AEW World Championship
Incoming champion – Chris Jericho
February 29	Jon Moxley	Revolution
December 2	Kenny Omega	Dynamite: Winter Is Coming

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
AEW TNT Championship
(Title created)
May 23	Cody	Double or Nothing	Defeated Lance Archer in the tournament final to determine the inaugural champion.
August 13 (aired August 22)	Mr. Brodie Lee	Dynamite
October 7	Cody	Dynamite: Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration	Dog Collar match. For Cody's title defense at Full Gear, his ring name was lengthened to Cody Rhodes following a legal battle with WWE over the trademark for the name. This would in turn be Mr. Brodie Lee's final match before his untimely death on December 26.
November 7	Darby Allin	Full Gear

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
AEW Women's World Championship
Incoming champion – Riho
February 12	Nyla Rose	Dynamite	First trans woman to win a women's championship in a major American promotion.
May 23	Hikaru Shida	Double or Nothing	No Disqualification and No Countout match.

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
AEW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)
January 21	Kenny Omega and Adam Page	Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Part Deux: Second Wave	Aired on tape delay as an episode of Dynamite on January 22.
September 5	FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood)	All Out
November 7	The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)	Full Gear	Last Chance match where if The Young Bucks had lost, they would have never been able to challenge for the championship again. Additionally, FTR's manager Tully Blanchard was barred from ringside.

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
FTW Championship
(Title reactivated but not officially sanctioned)
July 2 (aired July 8)	Brian Cage	Fyter Fest Night 2	Awarded the championship by Taz due to AEW World Champion Jon Moxley unable to show up for their scheduled championship match as Moxley's wife had tested positive for COVID-19.

CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Último Guerrero^[25]
No title changes

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CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Niebla Roja^[26]
No title changes

CMLL World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – El Cuatrero^[27]
No title changes

CMLL World Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Titán
No title changes

CMLL World Lightweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant^[28]
No title changes

CMLL World Micro-Estrellas Championship
Incoming champion – Chamuel^[29]
No title changes

CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship
Incoming champion – Shockercito^[30]
No title changes

CMLL World Tag Team Championship
*Incoming champions – Alianza de Plata y Oro* (Carístico and Místico)**^[31]
No title changes

CMLL World Trios Championship
*Incoming champions – Los Guerreros Lagunero* (Euforia, Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero)**^[32]
No title changes

Date	Winner	Event/Show
CMLL World Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Marcela^[33]
October 23	Princesa Sugehit	Super Viernes

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Esfinge and Tritón
April 29	Vacated	CMLL Informa	Championship vacated after Tritón left CMLL in September 2019