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|July 2 |
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|[[Shiro Koshinaka]] and [[Togi Makabe]] |
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|Circuit 2006 Turbulence |
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|September 20 |
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|September 28 |
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|Wild Child<br>{{small|([[Manabu Nakanishi]] and [[Takao Omori]])}} |
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|Circuit 2006 Final: Next Progress |
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| colspan="5" |'''Incoming champion – [[Rocky Romero|Black Tiger]]''' |
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|February 19 |
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|[[Tiger Mask IV]] |
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|[[Koji Kanemoto]] |
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|New Japan Cup 2006 Special |
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|[[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Minoru]] |
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|[[El Samurai]] and [[Ryusuke Taguchi]] |
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=== WWE === |
=== WWE === |
Revision as of 19:04, 9 July 2018
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2004 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Calendar of notable live events
January
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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NJPW | Wrestling World 2004 | January 4 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 40,000 |
WWE | Royal Rumble (2004) | January 25 | Wachovia Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 17,289[1] |
February
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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ROH | Second Anniversary Show | February 14 | National Guard Armory | Braintree, Massachusetts | N/A |
WWE (SmackDown brand) | No Way Out (2004) | February 15 | Cow Palace | Daly City, California | 11,000 |
March
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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WWE | WrestleMania XX | March 14 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York | 18,500[2] |
AAA | Rey de Reyes (2004) | March 21 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos | Naucalpan, Mexico | N/A |
April
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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WWE (Raw brand) | Backlash (2004) | April 18 | Rexall Place | Edmonton, Alberta | 13,000[3] |
CMLL | 48. Aniversario de Arena México | April 30 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico |
May
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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WWE (SmackDown brand) | Judgment Day (2004) | May 16 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California | 18,722 |
June
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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WWE (Raw brand) | Bad Blood (2004) | June 13 | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio | 9,000 |
AAA | Triplemanía XII | June 20 | El Toreo | Naucalpan, Mexico | 18,988 |
WWE (SmackDown brand) | The Great American Bash (2004) | June 27 | Norfolk Scope | Norfolk, Virginia | 6,500[4] |
July
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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WWE (Raw brand) | Vengeance (2004) | July 11 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut | 7,000[5] |
ROH | Death Before Dishonor 2: Part One | July 23 | Muellner Building | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin | N/A |
ROH | Death Before Dishonor 2: Part Two | July 24 | Frontier Fieldhouse | Chicago Ridge, Illinois | N/A |
August
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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WWE | SummerSlam (2004) | August 15 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | 17,640[6] |
WWC | WWC 31st Aniversario | August 21 | N/A | Caguas, Puerto Rico | N/A |
September
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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ROH | Glory By Honor 3 | September 11 | The Rex Plex | Elizabeth, New Jersey | N/A |
WWE (Raw brand) | Unforgiven (2004) | September 12 | Rose Garden | Portland, Oregon | 10,000[7] |
CMLL | CMLL 71st Anniversary Show | September 17 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | N/A |
October
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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WWE (SmackDown brand) | No Mercy (2004) | October 3 | Continental Airlines Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 10,000 |
AAA | Verano de Escándalo (2004) | October 16 | N/A | Orizaba, Mexico | 8,000 |
WWE (Raw brand) | Taboo Tuesday (2004) | October 19 | Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 3,500 |
November
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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TNA | Victory Road (2004) | November 7 | TNA Impact! Zone | Orlando, Florida | 700[8] |
WWE | Survivor Series (2004) | November 14 | Gund Arena | Cleveland, Ohio | 7,500[9] |
December
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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AAA | Guerra de Titanes (2005) | December 5 | El Toreo | Naucalpan, Mexico | 18,500 |
TNA | Turning Point (2004 wrestling) | December 5 | TNA Impact! Zone | Orlando, Florida | 700[10] |
WWE (SmackDown brand) | Armageddon (2004) | December 12 | Gwinnett Center | Duluth, Georgia | 5,000[11] |
CMLL | Sin Piedad (2004) | December 17 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | N/A |
ROH | Final Battle (2004) | December 26 | Pennsylvania National Guard Armory | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | N/A |
Accomplishments and tournaments
AAA
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Rey de Reyes | Jeff Jarrett | March 21 |
Ring of Honor
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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ROH Pure Wrestling Championship Tournament | A.J. Styles | February 2 | |
ROH Pure Championship Tournament | Doug Williams | July 17 |
TNA
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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NWA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament | Jeff Hardy | October 12 | |
NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament | Kid Kash and Dallas | March 31 | |
2004 TNA World X Cup Tournament | Team TNA | May 26 | |
2004 TNA America's X Cup Tournament | Team TNA | ||
Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament | Alex Shelley and Sean Waltman | August 16 |
TNA Year End Awards
Poll | Winner(s) |
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Tag Team of the Year | America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) |
Babe of the Year | Traci Brooks |
Finisher of the Year | The Canadian Destroyer |
Who To Watch in 2005 | Héctor Garza |
Memorable Moment of the Year | Primetime walks the Six Sides of Steel at Turning Point |
X Division Star of the Year | A.J. Styles |
Match of the Year | Six Sides of Steel Match: Triple X vs. America's Most Wanted at Turning Point |
Mr. TNA | A.J. Styles |
WWE
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Royal Rumble | Chris Benoit | January 25 | Last eliminated Big Show to win Chris Benoit won the Royal Rumble match as a SmackDown! wrestler, but switched to the Raw brand to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XX. |
WWE Hall of Fame
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
Inductee |
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The Undertaker |
Bob Backlund |
Masahiro Chono |
Tarzán Lόpez |
Kazushi Sakuraba |
Último Dragón |
Kurt Angle |
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Title changes
NJPW
IWGP Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Brock Lesnar
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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July 15 | Vacant | N/A | ||
July 17 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Circuit2006 Turbulence |
Incoming champions – Cho-Ten (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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July 2 | Shiro Koshinaka and Togi Makabe | Circuit 2006 Turbulence | ||
September 20 | Vacant | |||
September 28 | Wild Child (Manabu Nakanishi and Takao Omori) |
Circuit 2006 Final: Next Progress |
Incoming champion – Black Tiger | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 19 | Tiger Mask IV | Acceleration | ||
May 3 | Koji Kanemoto | New Japan Cup 2006 Special | ||
December 24 | Minoru | Battle Xmas! Catch the Victory |
Incoming champions – Hirooki Goto and Minoru | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 19 | El Samurai and Ryusuke Taguchi | Circuit2006 Acceleration | ||
July 8 | Gedo and Jado | Circuit2006 Turbulence |
WWE
Incoming champion – Triple H
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 14 | Chris Benoit | WrestleMania XX | Triple threat match, also involving Shawn Michaels. | |
August 15 | Randy Orton | SummerSlam | ||
September 12 | Triple H | Unforgiven | ||
December 6 | Vacated | Monday Night Raw | The championship was vacated after a double fall occurred in a triple threat match, also involving Chris Benoit and Edge. |
Incoming champion – Brock Lesnar
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 15 | Eddie Guerrero | No Way Out | ||
June 27 | John "Bradshaw" Layfield | The Great American Bash | Texas Bullrope match |
Incoming champion – Randy Orton
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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July 11 | Edge | Vengeance | ||
September 6 | Vacated | Monday Night Raw | Vacated due to injury. | |
September 12 | Chris Jericho | Unforgiven | Defeated Christian in a ladder match for the vacant title. | |
October 19 | Shelton Benjamin | Taboo Tuesday | Due to the stipulation of the event, fans could vote for who would face Chris Jericho for the title; Benjamin had the most votes. |
Incoming champion – Big Show
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 14 | John Cena | WrestleMania XX | ||
July 6 | Vacated | SmackDown! | John Cena was stripped of the title after attacking SmackDown! General Manager Kurt Angle. Aired on tape delay on July 8. | |
July 27 | Booker T | SmackDown! | Eight-way elimination match for the vacant title, also involving John Cena, René Duprée, Kenzo Suzuki, Rob Van Dam, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas, and Luther Reigns. Aired on tape delay on July 29. | |
October 3 | John Cena | No Mercy | Fifth match of a Best of Five series. | |
October 5 | Carlito Caribbean Cool | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on October 7. | |
November 16 | John Cena | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on November 18. |
Incoming champion – Molly Holly
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 23 | Victoria | Monday Night Raw | Fatal four-way elimination match, also involving Jazz and Lita. Victoria pinned Lita to win the championship. | |
June 13 | Trish Stratus | Bad Blood | Fatal four-way match, also involving Lita and Gail Kim. Stratus pinned Lita to win the championship. | |
December 6 | Lita | Monday Night Raw |
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 16 | Booker T and Rob Van Dam | Monday Night Raw | ||
March 22 | Evolution (Batista and Ric Flair) |
Monday Night Raw | ||
April 19 | Chris Benoit and Edge | Monday Night Raw | ||
May 31 | La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier) |
Monday Night Raw | ||
October 19 | Chris Benoit and Edge | Taboo Tuesday | Benoit and Edge were voted into this match as a result of neither winning the World Heavyweight Championship voting. Benoit won the title himself after Edge abandoned him midway through the match. | |
November 1 | La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier) |
Monday Night Raw | ||
November 15 | Eugene and William Regal | Monday Night Raw | Three-way elimination match, also involving Rhyno and Tajiri. |
Incoming champions – The Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny Basham)
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 3 | Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on February 5. | |
April 20 | Charlie Haas and Rico | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on April 22. | |
June 15 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) |
SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on June 17. | |
July 6 | Billy Kidman and Paul London | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on July 8. | |
September 7 | Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on September 9. | |
December 7 | Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on December 9. |
Incoming champion – Rey Mysterio
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 15 | Chavo Guerrero | No Way Out | ||
May 4 | Jacqueline | SmackDown! | Only woman under the WWE banner to win the title. Aired on tape delay on May 6. | |
May 16 | Chavo Guerrero | Judgment Day | Guerrero won the title with one hand tied behind his back, though his father Chavo Classic untied it during the match. | |
May 18 | Chavo Classic | SmackDown! | Triple threat match, also involving Spike Dudley. Aired on tape delay on May 20. | |
June 15 | Rey Mysterio | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on June 17. | |
July 27 | Spike Dudley | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on July 29. | |
December 12 | Funaki | Armageddon |
Debuts
- Uncertain debut date
- March 27 - Adrian Neville
- June - Dean Ambrose/Jon Moxley
- August 29 - Kazuchika Okada
- November 18 - Michelle McCool
Retirements
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Moolah20010402.jpg/120px-Moolah20010402.jpg)
- The Fabulous Moolah (1949–2004)
- Timothy Well (1987–2004)
- Carmella DeCesare (2004)
- Shaniqua (2002–2004)
- Terri Runnels (1990 – March 2004)
- Sable (1996 – August 10, 2004)
Deaths
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Big_Boss_Man_cropped.png/120px-Big_Boss_Man_cropped.png)
- January 24 – Jack Tunney, 69
- March 6 – Ray Fernandez, 47
- June 1 – James Dudley, 94
- September 22 – Big Boss Man, 41
- September 26 – Marianna Komlos, 35
See also
References
- ^ "Royal Rumble 2004 Results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved March 1, 2008.
- ^ Google Books: WWE 50 – Kevin Sullivan – Google Books
- ^ "Backlash 2004 results". Pro Wrestling History. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
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- ^ "Vengeance 2004 Results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
- ^ "SummerSlam 2004 results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Unforgiven 2004 Results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ "Victory Road 2004 at Pro Wrestling History.com". Pro Wrestling History.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ "Survivor Series 2004". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ "Turning Point at Pro Wrestling History.com". Pro Wrestling History.com. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ "Armageddon 2004". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved April 22, 2008.