2017 in professional wrestling

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2017 in professional wrestling describes the current year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

Video 2017 in professional wrestling

Calendar of notable live events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Maps 2017 in professional wrestling

All Japan Pro-Wrestling (AJPW)

Notable events and matches

• January 15: New Year Wars in Hakata
  • Kento Miyahara (c) defeated Takao Omori to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.
• February 26: Excite Series in Osaka
  • Kento Miyahara (c) defeated The Bodyguard to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.
• April 30: Champion Carnival Final in Fukuoka
  • Shuji Ishikawa defeated Joe Doering in the final to win the 2017 Champion Carnival.
• May 21: Super Power Series in Tokyo
  • Shuji Ishikawa defeated Kento Miyahara (c) to win the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.
  • Kai and Kengo Mashimo defeated Zeus and The Bodyguard (c) to win the World Tag Team Championship

Tournaments

Title matches

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Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)

Notable events and matches

Tournaments

Title matches

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Total Nonstop Action (TNA) / Impact Wrestling / Global Force Wrestling (GFW)

Events

TNA/IMPACT/GFW notable events and PPVs

Title matches

• After the merger with Global Force Wrestling, GFW titles began being defended on Impact Wrestling. All titles from GFW were unificated between Impact Wrestling's titles after Slammiversary and no longer active.

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International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG)

Notable events and matches

Title matches

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Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA)

Notable events and matches

Title matches

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)

Notable events and matches

• March 6: 45th Anniversary Show in Tokyo
  • IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defeated Tiger Mask W in a non-title match.
  • Hiromu Takahashi (c) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
• April 9: Sakura Genesis 2017 in Tokyo
  • Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Katsuyori Shibata to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
  • Hiromu Takahashi (c) defeated Kushida to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
• May 3: Wrestling Dontaku 2017 in Fukuoka
  • Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Bad Luck Fale to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
• May 7 - 14: War of the Worlds 2017 in Toronto, Dearborn, MI, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA
• June 11: Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka
  • Kazuchika Okada (c) and Kenny Omega wrestled to a time limit draw for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Tetsuya Naito (c) to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

September (TBC): Destruction
October (TBC): King of Pro-Wrestling
November (TBC): Power Struggle

Tournaments

Title matches

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Pro Wrestling Noah

Notable events and matches

• January 7: The First Navigation 2017 in Tokyo
  • Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) defeated Takashi Sugiura to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
  • Hajime Ohara defeated Taiji Ishimori (c) to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.
  • Go Shiozaki and Maybach Taniguchi (c) defeated Naomichi Marufuji and Atsushi Kotoge to retain the GHC Tag Team Championship.
• March 12: Great Voyage in Yokohama in Yokohama
  • Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) defeated Go Shiozaki to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
  • Takashi Sugiura and Kenoh defeated Muhammad Yone to win the vacant GHC Tag Team Championship.
  • Hajime Ohara (c) defeated Hitoshi Kumano to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.
  • Naomichi Marufuji and Keiji Mutoh defeated Moose and Kazma Sakamoto in a tag team match.

Tournaments

Title matches

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Ring of Honor (ROH)

Notable events and matches

• February 26 & 27: Honor Rising: Japan 2017 in Tokyo (co-produced by ROH and NJPW)
  • February 26: Bullet Club (Adam Cole and Kenny Omega) defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) in a tag team match.
  • February 27: Bullet Club (Cody, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated Chaos (Jay Briscoe, Kazuchika Okada, Mark Briscoe and Will Ospreay) in an 8-man tag team match.
• March 4: Manhattan Mayhem 2017 in New York, New York
  • Adam Cole (c) defeated Bobby Fish to retain the ROH World Championship.
  • The Hardys (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (c) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
• March 10: 15th Anniversary Show in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Christopher Daniels defeated Adam Cole (c) to win the ROH World Championship.
  • The Hardys (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy) (c) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) and Roppongi Vice (Beretta & Rocky Romero) in a Las Vegas Street Fight to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
• April 1: Supercard of Honor XI in Lakeland, Florida
  • Christopher Daniels (c) defeated Dalton Castle to retain the ROH World Championship.
  • The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeated The Hardys (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy) (c) in a Ladder match to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
• May 7: War of the Worlds 2017: Night 1 in Toronto
• May 10: War of the Worlds 2017: Night 2 in Dearborn, Michigan
• May 12: War of the Worlds 2017: Night 3 in New York, New York
• May 14: War of the Worlds 2017: Night 4 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• June 23: Best in the World '17 in Lowell, Massachusetts

July/August (TBC): Death Before Dishonor
September (TBC): All Star Extravaganza
October (TBC): Glory By Honor
November (TBC): Survival of the Fittest
December (TBC): Final Battle

Title matches

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WWE

Events

Notable events and PPVs

NXT TakeOver

Title matches

Raw

Completed Grand Slam:

• Chris Jericho (United States Champion, January 9).
• Dean Ambrose (Raw Tag Team Champion, August 20).
• Roman Reigns (Intercontinental Champion, November 20).

Completed Triple Crown:

• Dean Ambrose (Raw Tag Team Champion, August 20).
• Roman Reigns (Intercontinental Champion, November 20).

SmackDown

NXT

Other accomplishments

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Retirements

• Rosa Mendes (November 2006 - February 13, 2017)
• Kellie Skater (2007 - February 25, 2017)
• Ricardo Rodriguez (August 11, 2006 - May 5, 2017)
• Shelly Martinez (December 2000 - May 17, 2017)
• Tyson Kidd (July 23, 1995 - June 29, 2017)
• Velvet Sky (2003 - July 6, 2017)
• Bob Armstrong (1960 - July 13, 2017)
• Mark Henry (September 20, 1996 - August 2, 2017)
• John Layfield (2006 - September 1, 2017) (as a ring announcer)
• Atsushi Onita (April 14, 1974 - October 31, 2017)
• Manami Toyota (August 5, 1987 - November 3, 2017)
• Gail Kim (2000 - November 5, 2017)

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Deaths

• January 9 - Timothy Well, 55
• January 15 - Jimmy Snuka, 73
• January 25 - Jun Izumida, 51
• February 2 - Tom Drake, 86
• February 10 - Bob Sweetan, 76
• February 11 - Chavo Guerrero Sr., 68
• February 16 - George Steele, 79
• February 17 - Nicole Bass, 52
• February 18 - Ivan Koloff, 74
• February 21 - Ion Croitoru, 53
• March 7 - Ron Bass, 68
• March 13 - Dennis Stamp, 68
• April 8 - Fishman, 66
• April 10 - Larry Sharpe, 66
• April 17 - Rosey, 47
• April 28 - Brazo de Oro, 57
• May 7 - Gran Apache, 58
• May 13 - Wayne VanDyke, 29
• May 16 - Doug Somers, 65
• June 8 - Ron Starr, 67
• June 20 - Chandler Biggins, 34
• June 23 - Mr. Pogo, 66
• July 2 -
  • Smith Hart, 68
  • Ataullah Behmanesh, 94
• July 3 - Joe Robinson, 90
• July 6 - Diane Von Hoffman, 55
• July 11 - Buddy Wolfe, 76
• August 8 - Vishal Kumar, 22
• September 14 - Otto Wanz, 74
• September 17 - Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, 72
• October 3 - Lance Russell, 91
• October 10 - Eric Denis, 40
• October 15 - Burrhead Jones, 80
• October 20 -
  • Stan Kowalski, 91
  • Bill Kersten, 90s, American professional wrestling announcer.
• October 30 - Abbas Zandi, 87
• November 4 - Tokyo Joe, 75
• November 8 - Tugboat Taylor, 71

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See also

• List of Impact Wrestling pay-per-view events
• List of ROH pay-per-view events
• List of WWE Network events
• List of WWE pay-per-view events

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References

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