2024 in professional wrestling describes the current year's events in the world of

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List of promotions

These promotions are holding events throughout 2024.

Calendar of notable shows

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Notable events

*January 2 – '' WWE NXT'' in the United Kingdom returned to the WWE Network after airing on TNT Sports since January 2020. *January 5 –

Impact Plus Impact Plus (stylized as IMPACT! +Plus) is a video streaming service owned and operated by Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, the parent company of professional wrestling promotion Impact Wrestling. The platform replaced the Global Wrestling Network ...

relaunched as TNA+ and distributed by

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. *January 13 –

Impact Wrestling Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...

reverted to its original Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) name, beginning with

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(TNA had been renamed to Impact in 2017); at the event, Nic Nemeth, A. J. Francis, and Ash by Elegance made their TNA debuts, while

DeAngelo Williams DeAngelo Chondon Williams (born April 25, 1983) is a former American football running back and professional wrestler. He played college football at Memphis, and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He st ...

made his TNA return. *January 23 –

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he was integral to the developm ...

was appointed to the

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TKO Group Holdings TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) is an American media conglomerate created by Endeavor (company), Endeavor as part of a merger between WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) and Zuffa, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championsh ...

, the parent company of

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. Additionally, WWE announced that in the United States, ''

WWE Raw ''WWE Raw'', also known as ''Monday Night Raw'' or simply ''Raw'', is an American professional wrestling television show, television program produced by WWE that currently airs live every Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, ET on the USA Networ ...

'' would move to

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in January 2025, leaving linear television for the first time since its inception in January 1993 and after airing on the

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since October 2005, while outside of the US, it and WWE's other programs would also move to the streaming platform, which will officially close down the WWE Network worldwide. *January 26 – Following a sexual allegations lawsuit,

Vince McMahon Vincent Kennedy McMahon (; born August 24, 1945) is an American media proprietor and retired professional wrestling promoter, executive, and performer. From 1982 to 2022, he served as the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of WWE, the w ...

resigned from

and

as a whole. *January 27 – **At

's Royal Rumble event, Naomi, Liv Morgan, and Andrade made their WWE returns, while

Jade Cargill Jade Cargill (born June 3, 1992) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is the inaugural and current AEW TBS Champion. Her ongoing reign is the longest reign of any AEW championship at + days ...

made her WWE in-ring debut. **On ''

AEW Collision ''AEW Collision'', also known as ''Saturday Collision'' or simply ''Collision'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It airs live every Saturday at 8 p.m. Easter ...

'', Serena Deeb wrestled her first match in 15 months after a hiatus following several

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. *February 4 –

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terminates the contract of

World Wonder Ring Stardom World Wonder Ring Stardom (スターダム女子プロレス), often referred to simply as Stardom (stylized as ST★RDOM), is a Japanese '' joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded i ...

founder and executive producer

Rossy Ogawa is a Japanese businessman and professional wrestling promoter born in Chiba, Japan. He is one of the three founders and current executive producer of the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. Professional wrestl ...

following accusations of poaching talent from the promotion. *February 6 – ''

NWA Powerrr ''NWA Powerrr'' is a professional wrestling streaming television program produced by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) that premiered on October 8, 2019. The series currently streams on FITE TV, where episodes are also made available on-deman ...

'' premiered on

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's streaming app after airing solely on

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since January 2023. Older episodes of ''Powerrr'' had previously been uploaded to The CW app in November 2023. *February 7 – Anthem Sports & Entertainment President Anthony Cicone was appointed President of

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...

(TNA), replacing Scott D'Amore, whose contract was terminated. *March 6 – Kazuchika Okada officially signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), making his first appearance as an AEW roster member on ''

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''. *March 13 – Mercedes Moné officially signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), debuting at ''AEW Dynamite'': Big Business. *March 16 – On ''

'', Kyle O'Reilly wrestled his first match in two years after undergoing

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. *August 1 –

Ganbare Pro-Wrestling , often abbreviated to GanPro, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2013 as a sister promotion of DDT Pro-Wrestling. Although it originated as a special event by the parent company DDT, it has since become its own promotion. ...

became independent from CyberFight. *April 3 – '' WWE Speed'' premiered on X. *April 6 – ** Giulia officially signed with

, first shown in the crowd at NXT Stand & Deliver. **During night one of WrestleMania XL, Sami Zayn defeated

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to become the

WWE Intercontinental Champion The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, currently defended on the SmackDown brand division. It is one of two secondary championships for WWE's main roster ...

, thus ending the latter's 666-day reign as champion; Zayn became the first man to pin Gunther in a one-on-one match since the latter debuted on the main roster on April 8, 2022. *April 7 – During night two of WrestleMania XL, Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, thus ending the latter's 1,316-day reign as world champion; Rhodes became the first man to pin Reigns in a one-on-one match since December 2019 and also became the first Rhodes family member to hold a world championship in WWE. *April 10 – During ''

'', All Elite Wrestling (AEW) released on-air surveillance footage of the backstage altercation between

CM Punk Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler, sports commentator, actor, and retired mixed martial artist currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Best known for ...

and Jack Perry that took place at the 2023 All In event. *April 12 – On '' WWE SmackDown'', Tama Tonga officially debuted for

, aligning himself with The Bloodline stable. *April 15 –

officially announced his new promotion,

Dream Star Fighting Marigold Dream Star Fighting Marigold (stylized as Dream Star★Fighting Marigold), referred to simply as in shorthand, is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion founded in April 2024. ...

. *April 20 – Mike Santana, Sami Callihan, and "Broken" Matt Hardy made their TNA returns at

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. *April 21 – At

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, Jack Perry returned to AEW, marking his first AEW appearance since the 2023 All In event. *April 22 –

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority shares ...

(NJPW) acquires Bushiroad Fight, parent company of

, renaming it Stardom Co. Ltd. as a subsidiary of NJPW, effective June 28. *May 4 – At Backlash France, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga's half-brother returned to

, aligning himself with The Bloodline stable. *May 6 – United Japan Pro-wrestling (UJPW), an alliance of Japanese wrestling promotions, held its first event, the 2024 All Together. *May 20 – Marigold held its first event, Fields Forever. *May 28 – TNA Knockouts World Champion

Jordynne Grace Patricia Forrest Parker (born March 5, 1996) is an American professional wrestler and powerlifter currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Jordynne Grace. She is currently the Impact Knockouts World Champion ...

appears on '' WWE NXT'' to challenge

NXT Women's Champion The NXT Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on the NXT brand division, the promotion's developmental territory. Introduced on April 5, 2013, th ...

Roxanne Perez Carla Gonzalez (born November 5, 2001) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Roxanne Perez, where she is the current NXT Women's Champion in her first reign. She is a former ...

, beginning a crossover between TNA and NXT. *June 14 – At Against All Odds, WWE NXT wrestler Tatum Paxley made her TNA in-ring debut, and Jeff Hardy made his return to TNA. *June 17 – At the end of ''

'', The Wyatt Sicks

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made their debut. *June 18 – TNA wrestler

Joe Hendry Joseph Samuel Hendry (born 1 May 1988) is a Scottish amateur wrestler, professional wrestler, and musician better known as Joe Hendry. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He was a one-time and currently the longest ...

made his ''

NXT NXT may refer to: Professional wrestling * '' WWE NXT'', a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that began in 2010 ** NXT (WWE brand), WWE's Florida-based brand and former developmental territory * '' NXT UK'', the British spi ...

'' in-ring debut. *June 21 – On '' WWE SmackDown'', Jacob Fatu made his WWE debut, aligning himself with The Bloodline stable. *June 28 –

's (NJPW) merger with

was finalized, making Stardom a subsidiary of NJPW. *July 6 – During

's Money in the Bank, John Cena announced that 2025 would be his final year as an in-ring performer before he retires. *August 3 – At SummerSlam, Roman Reigns made his return to

for the first time since April 2024. *September 13 – '' WWE SmackDown'' will return to

after airing on

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since October 2019. *September 14 –

World of Sport Wrestling ''World of Sport Wrestling'' (frequently shortened to ''WOS Wrestling'') was a British professional wrestling television series and occasional promotion. It was promoted as a re-launch of the popular wrestling segment of the '' World of Sport'' ...

will be revived and return to taping after six years. *October 1 – '' WWE NXT'' in the United States will premiere on

after airing on the

since September 2019. It will also broadcast live for the first time outside the state of

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Accomplishments and tournaments

AAA

AEW

AJPW

BJW

CF

DDT

Noah

TJPW

GanPro

CMLL

The Crash

CZW

DG

GCW

GWF

Gleat

Ice Ribbon

IWRG

M-Pro

MLW

Marigold

NWA

NJPW

Progress

RevPro

ROH

Stardom

TNA

wXw

XPW

Zero1

Zero1 Japan

WWE

Title changes

2AW

AAA

AEW

AJPW

BJW

CF

: – DDT Pro-Wrestling : –

Pro Wrestling Noah (stylised as Pro Wrestling NOAH) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) ace Mitsuharu Misawa after he had led a mass exodus in which 24 of AJPW's 26 contracted wrestlers left the ...

: –

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling , often abbreviated to TJPW, is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2012 as a sister promotion of DDT Pro Wrestling. Initially running alongside other shows such as live music and other idol performa ...

: –

DDT

Noah

TJPW

GanPro

CMLL

The Crash

CZW

DG

GCW

Gleat

GWF

HOG

Ice Ribbon

IWRG

MLW

M-Pro

Marigold

NWA

NJPW

Prestige

PROGRESS

PWG

RevPro

REVOLVER

ROH

Stardom

Tenryu Project

Impact/TNA

WOW

WWE

: –

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: – SmackDown : –

: – Unbranded

Raw and SmackDown

Raw and SmackDown each exclusively have a men's world championship, a women's world championship, a secondary men's championship, and a men's tag team championship.

NXT

NXT exclusively has a primary championship, a secondary championship, a specialty championship, and a tag team championship for men, as well as a primary championship and a secondary championship for women.

Unbranded

These titles are non-exclusive, available to wrestlers from all three of WWE's brands.

wXw

XPW

Zero1

Zero1 Japan

Zero1 USA

Super Fireworks Pro

Awards and honors

AAA Hall of Fame

Cauliflower Alley Club

George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

Hardcore Hall of Fame

GCW

Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

Deathmatch Hall of Fame

International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame

Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame

WWHOF Awards

wXw

wXw Hall of Fame

WWE

WWE Hall of Fame

WWE Slammy Awards

Debuts

January 6 Events Pre-1600 *1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will eve ...

– Ezekiel Balogun (NXT) and Drake Stewart (NXT) *

February 17 Events Pre-1600 * 1370 – Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. * 1411 – Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of ...

– Josh Black (NXT) *

February 25 Events Pre-1600 * 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor. * 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. ...

– Kaisei Takechi (Dramatic Dream Team) * March 17 – Tsubasa Suzuki (Dramatic Dream Team) * March 24 - Hinata Senya (ActWresGirl'Z) * March 29 - Vincent Winey (NXT) * March 30 –

Tamyra Mensah-Stock Tamyra Mariama Mensah-Stock (born October 11, 1992, Mensah) is an American wrestler who competes in women's freestyle wrestling. She won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on August 3, 2021, and became the first black woman to win gold in wo ...

(NXT) and

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(Stardom) * April 20 – Anthony Luke (NXT) *

May 10 Events Pre-1600 * 28 BC – A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China. *1291 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edw ...

- Jumbo Inoue (JTO) and Sexy BJ Ray (NXT) *

May 18 Events Pre-1600 * 332 – Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople. * 872 – Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 4 ...

– Derrian Gobourne (NXT) *

June 8 Events Pre-1600 * 218 – Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus. * 452 – Attila leads a Hun army in the invasion of Italy, devastating the northern provinces ...

- Destinee Brown (NXT) and Ajiea Lee Hargrave (NXT) * June 11 – Minami Komomo (Marigold) * June 18 – Daiki Nagai (NJPW) and Masatora Yasuda (NJPW) *

July 14 Events Pre-1600 * 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy. * 1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. * 1420 ...

– Kirari Wakana (Ice Ribbon) *

August 11 Events Pre-1600 * 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins. * 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founde ...

- Jenne (Pure-J)

Retirements

February 5 Events Pre-1600 * 62 – Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. * 1576 – Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion. * 1597 – A group of early Japanese Christians ar ...

– Michael Elgin *

February 7 Events Pre-1600 * 457 – Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor. * 987 – Bardas Phokas the Younger and Bardas Skleros, Byzantine generals of the military elite, begin a wide-scale rebellion against Emperor Basil II. * 1301 &nd ...

–

Yukio Sakaguchi is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor and judoka, who is currently signed with DDT Pro-Wrestling and has fought and competed for World Victory Road, DREAM, Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling, Pancrase, Pro Wrestli ...

February 22 Events Pre-1600 * 1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. * 1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferdina ...

–

Bobby Roode Robert Francis Roode Jr. (born May 11, 1976) is a Canadian professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is currently inactive due to undergoing neck surgery. Roode is known for his 12-year tenure for Total Nonstop ...

March 3 Events Pre-1600 * 473 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan. * 1575 &nd ...

–

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* March 23 – Alex Coughlin *

July 25 Events Pre-1600 * 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. * 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge. ...

–

Nao Kakuta is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW) where she a former Princess Tag Team Champions alongside Hikari Noa. She also known for her tenure with the professional wrestling promotion Actwres girl' ...

August 13 Events Pre-1600 * 29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. * 523 – John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas. * 554 – Em ...

–

Yoshinari Ogawa (born November 2, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah. He has earned the nickname of "Rat Boy" from the English-speaking Puroresu fanbase due to his sneaky, clever in-ring tactics and baiting his ...

* August 23 – Arisa Nakajima *

November 17 Events Pre-1600 * 887 – Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish Kingdom in late November. *1183 &n ...

–

Akitoshi Saito is a Japanese professional wrestler who is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Early life Before pro wrestling, Akitoshi Saito was trained in karate by Masashi Aoyagi. Saito seconded Aoyagi i ...

TBA To be announced (TBA), to be confirmed (TBC), to be determined or decided or declared (TBD), and other variations, are placeholder terms used very broadly in event planning to indicate that although something is scheduled or expected to happen, a ...

– Kaz Hayashi

Deaths

January 19 Events Pre-1600 * 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to ''Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. * 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrender ...

– Killa Zilla (born 1989) *

January 20 Events Pre-1600 * 250 – Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. * 649 – King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. * 1156 &ndas ...

– Francisco Ciatso (born 1975) *

January 22 Events Pre-1600 * 613 – Eight-month-old Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (''Caesar'') by his father Heraclius at Constantinople. * 871 – Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vi ...

– Mongolian Mauler (born 1961) *

January 23 Events Pre-1600 * 393 – Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. * 971 – Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao. *1264 & ...

–

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(born 1967) *

February 1 Events Pre-1600 * 1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. * 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Mon ...

–

Asahi Asahi (朝日, 旭, or あさひ) means "morning sun" in Japanese and may refer to: Cities * Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'') Wards * Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'') * Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'') Towns * Asahi, Aichi (旭� ...

(born 2002) *

February 10 Events Pre-1600 * 1258 – Mongol invasions: Baghdad falls to the Mongols, bringing the Islamic Golden Age to an end. * 1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, sparkin ...

–

Chris Markoff Chris Markoff is a Yugoslav-American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with professional wrestling promotions in the Midwestern United States in the 1960s. Early life Markoff was born in Yugoslavia and raised in ...

(born 1938) *

February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a ...

– Anthony Gaines (born 1993) *

February 26 Events Pre-1600 *747 BC – According to Ptolemy, the epoch (origin) of the Nabonassar Era began at noon on this date. Historians use this to establish the modern BC chronology for dating historic events. * 364 – Valentinian I is p ...

– Ole Anderson (born 1942) *

February 28 Events Pre-1600 *202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty. * 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. *1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on ...

–

Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: t ...

(born 1951) *

February 29 February 29, also known as leap day or leap year day, is a date added to leap years. A leap day is added in various solar calendars (calendars based on the Earth's revolution around the Sun), including the Gregorian calendar standard in mos ...

–

Butcher Vachon Paul Vachon (born October 7, 1937) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is a member of the Vachon wrestling family. He is perhaps best known by his ring name Butcher Vachon. Professional wrestling career Paul Vachon grew up as one of ...

(born 1937) * March 10 – Yutaka Yoshie (born 1974) *

March 13 Events Pre-1600 *624 – The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh. *1567 – The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War. *1591 – At the Battle of Tond ...

– Jackie Crockett (born 1948) * March 29 – Silver Cat (born 1970) * April 6 – James Thurber (born 1952) * April 7 ** Silento Rodriguez (born 1933) **Al Zinck (born 1933) *

April 10 Events Pre-1600 * 428 – Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople. * 837 – Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles). * 1407 ...

–

Akebono Tarō is an American-born Japanese former professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reach ...

(born 1969) * April 11 – Tony Jones (born 1971) * April 15 – Mervyn "Big Mac" McKie (born 1941) * April 29 –

Billy Reil Billy Reil (born June 19, 1979) is an American former professional wrestler currently working the Northeastern Independent circuit in the United States. A longtime veteran of the Tri-State area, he was a mainstay of Jersey All Pro Wrestling durin ...

(born 1979) *

May 8 Events Pre-1600 * 453 BC – Spring and Autumn period: The house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the Battle of Jinyang, a military conflict between the elite families of the State of Jin. * 413 – Emperor Honorius signs a ...

– Jesse Scott (born 1981) *

– Bob Bruggers (born 1944) *

May 15 Events Pre-1600 * 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. * 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbog ...

– Reggie Rage (born 1989) *

– Pequeño Nitro (born 1984) *

May 20 Events Pre-1600 * 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. * 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose her ...

– Bad Bones (born 1984) * June 2 – Larry Santo (born 1961) *

June 3 Events Pre-1600 * 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. * 713 – The Byzantine Empire, Byzantine emperor Philippikos Ba ...

– Jermaine Robinson (born 1974) *

June 5 Events Pre-1600 *1257 – Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. *1283 – Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and captures Charles II of Naples, Charles ...

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El Signo Antonio Sánchez Rendón (born September 4, 1954), is a retired Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'', or professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known under the ring name ''El Signo'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "The Symbol"). Rendón w ...

(born 1954) * June 15 –

James Castle James Castle may refer to: * James Castle (politician) (1836–1903), U.S. Representative from Minnesota * James Bicknell Castle (1855–1918), businessman in Hawaii * James Charles Castle (1899–1977), American artist-bookmaker from Idaho * Jam ...

(born 1988) * June 16 – Scott Henson (born 1984) * June 25 – Sika Anoa‘i (born 1945) * June 26 – Louie Tillet (born 1934) * July 24 – Leo Burke (born 1948) *

July 26 Events Pre-1600 * 657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I. * 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seri ...

– RPJ (born 2003) * July 27 ** Pete Sanchez (born 1943) ** Vladimir Petrov (born 1957) * August 9 – Kevin Sullivan (born 1949) *

August 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1 BC – Wang Mang consolidates his power in China and is declared marshal of state. Emperor Ai of Han, who died the previous day, had no heirs. * 942 – Start of the four-day Battle of al-Mada'in, between the Hamdan ...

– Afa Anoa‘i (born 1942) *

August 19 Events Pre-1600 *295 BC – The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War. *43 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, later know ...

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Mosco de la Merced Mosco de la Merced (Juan Valdez Valentino) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' or professional wrestler, best known for his time in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) where he was a part of ''Los Vipers'' for many years. Before adopting the Mosco ...

(born 1964) * August 26 – Sid Eudy (born 1960) * August 29 – Villano V (born 1960)

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