2014 in professional wrestling

2014 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of years in professional wrestling

List of notable promotions

These promotions held notable shows in 2014.

Promotion Name Abbreviation Notes
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL
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.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling NJPW
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla PWG
Ring of Honor ROH
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TNA
World Wrestling Council WWC
Wrestle-1
WWE The "WWE" name has been solely used since 2011; it is an orphaned initialism that stood for World Wrestling Entertainment for the wrestling promotion, which is still the legal name of the company.
NXT served as a developmental territory for WWE.

Calendar of notable shows

January

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
4 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 Tokyo Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
6 WWC Euphoria Bayamon, Puerto Rico Apolo defeat Gilbert
26 WWE Royal Rumble Pittsburgh Batista won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Roman Reigns to earn a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXX
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

February

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
2 TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2 London, England 12-man Joker's Wild gauntlet battle royal
9 NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima Hiroshima Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
11 NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka Osaka Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Hirooki Goto in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
21 ROH ROH 12th Anniversary Show Philadelphia Kevin Steen defeated Cliff Compton in an Unsanctioned Philadelphia Street Fight
23 WWE Elimination Chamber Minneapolis Randy Orton (c) defeated Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Cesaro, Christian, and Sheamus in an Elimination Chamber match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
27 WWE:
Arrival Winter Park Adrian Neville defeated Bo Dallas (c) in a Ladder match to win the NXT Championship WWE's first NXT-branded event and their first event streamed live on the WWE Network.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

March

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
2 TNA
Wrestle-1
One Night Only: Global Impact Japan Tokyo, Japan Kai vs. Magnus for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
9 TNA Lockdown Miami Team MVP (MVP, The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) and Willow) defeated Team Dixie (Bobby Roode, Austin Aries and The BroMans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz)) in a Lethal Lockdown match with Bully Ray as special guest referee.
The leader of the winning team received complete control of Wrestling Operations. Had Team Dixie won, Roode would have gained 10% ownership of TNA.
16 AAA Rey de Reyes Monterrey, Mexico Four-way elimination Rey de Reyes tournament final match
23 NJPW New Japan Cup Final Hyogo Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Bad Luck Fale in the tournament final to win the 2014 New Japan Cup
28 PWG PWG Mystery Vortex II Reseda, California Adam Cole (c) defeated Candice LeRae in a singles match for the PWG World Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

April

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
4 ROH Supercard of Honor VIII Westwego Adam Cole (c) defeated Jay Briscoe in the Ladder War V to retain the ROH World Championship
6 NJPW Invasion Attack Tokyo Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
6 WWE WrestleMania XXX New Orleans Daniel Bryan defeated Batista and Randy Orton (c) in a Triple threat match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Bryan made Batista submit.
12 TNA One Night Only: World Cup Tokyo, Japan Five-on-Five Elimination Tag Team match
12 TNA One Night Only: X-Travaganza Orlando, Florida Five-on-Five Elimination Tag Team match
27 CMLL 58. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Los Revolucionarios del Terror (Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora and Rey Escorpión) defeated Atlantis, La Sombra and Místico
27 TNA Sacrifice Orlando Eric Young (c) defeated Magnus in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

May

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
3 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka A.J. Styles defeated Kazuchika Okada (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
4 WWE Extreme Rules East Rutherford Daniel Bryan (c) defeated Kane in an Extreme Rules match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
10 ROH
NJPW
Global Wars Toronto Adam Cole (c) defeated Kevin Steen in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
10 TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown Orlando, Florida Knockouts Gauntlet match to crown the "Queen of the Knockouts"
10 TNA One Night Only: Victory Road Orlando, Florida 12-man Gauntlet battle royal match for a future shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
17 ROH
NJPW
War of the Worlds New York City A.J. Styles (c) defeated Kazuchika Okada, and Michael Elgin in a Three-way match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
25 NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena Yokohama A.J. Styles (c) defeated Kazuchika Okada in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
29 WWE:
TakeOver Winter Park Adrian Neville (c) defeated Tyson Kidd in a Singles match to retain the NXT Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

June

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
1 WWE Payback Rosemont The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose) defeated Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista) in a No Holds Barred Elimination match
8 NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Tokyo Ricochet defeated Kushida in final match in Best Of The Super Junior 2014.
15 TNA Slammiversary Arlington Eric Young (c) defeated Lashley and Austin Aries in a Three-way Steel Cage match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
21 NJPW Dominion Osaka Bad Luck Fale defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
22 ROH Best in the World Nashville Michael Elgin defeated Adam Cole (c) in a Singles match to win the ROH World Championship
29 WWE Money in the Bank Boston John Cena defeated Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus, Bray Wyatt, and Cesaro in a Ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

July

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
20 WWE Battleground Tampa John Cena (c) defeated Kane, Randy Orton, and Roman Reigns in a Fatal 4-Way match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

August

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
1 CMLL Juicio Final Mexico City Rush defeated Negro Casas in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, Hair vs. Hair match
9 AAA Triplemanía XXII Mexico City El Hijo del Perro Aguayo defeated Cibernético, Dr. Wagner Jr. (with El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.) and Myzteziz in a Four-way elimination match for Copa Triplemanía XXII
10 NJPW G1 Climax Final Saitama Kazuchika Okada defeats Shinsuke Nakamura in the final of the 2014 G1 Climax
17 AAA Triplemanía XXII Mexico City, Mexico El Hijo del Perro Aguayo defeated Cibernético, Dr. Wagner Jr. (with El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.) and Myzteziz
17 WWE SummerSlam Los Angeles Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena (c) in a Singles match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
29-31 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Reseda, California Ricochet defeated Johnny Gargano and Roderick Strong via pinfall to win the 2014 Battle of Los Angeles tournament
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

September

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
5 TNA One Night Only: Turning Point Charlottesville, Virginia Jeff Hardy defeated MVP
6 TNA One Night Only: Rivals Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Jeff Hardy defeated Magnus
6 ROH All Star Extravaganza Toronto reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) (c) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) 2-1 in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship
11 WWE:
TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way Winter Park Adrian Neville (c) defeated Sami Zayn, Tyler Breeze, and Tyson Kidd in a Fatal 4-Way match to retain the NXT Championship
19 CMLL CMLL 81st Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis defeated Último Guerrero in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match
21 WWE Night of Champions Nashville John Cena defeated Brock Lesnar (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
21 NJPW Destruction in Kobe Kobe Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Bad Luck Fale (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
23 NJPW Destruction in Okayama Okayama Kazuchika Okada defeated Karl Anderson in a Singles match for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

October

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
12 AAA Heroes Inmortales San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico El Hijo del Perro Aguayo and El Texano, Jr. defeated El Mesías and El Patrón Alberto
12 TNA
Wrestle-1
Bound for Glory Tokyo The Great Muta and Tajiri defeated The Revolution (James Storm and The Great Sanada) in a Tag team match
13 NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling Tokyo Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated A.J. Styles (c) in a Singles match to win IWGP Heavyweight Championship
25 WWC 41st WWC Aniversario Caguas, Puerto Rico Invader #1 Vs. El Bronco finished in a double disqualification
26 WWE Hell in a Cell Dallas Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose in a Hell in a Cell match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

November

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
8 NJPW Power Struggle Osaka Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Katsuyori Shibata in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
23 WWE Survivor Series St. Louis Team Cena (John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Erick Rowan, and Ryback) defeated Team Authority (Seth Rollins, Kane, Mark Henry, Rusev, and Luke Harper) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match
Since Team Authority lost, they were removed from power. Had Team Cena lost, Cena's teammates (with the exception of Cena himself) would have been fired.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

December

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
5 CMLL Infierno en el Ring Mexico City 10-man steel cage elimination match contested under Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match
7 AAA Guerra de Titanes Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico El Patrón Alberto (with El Mesías) defeated El Texano Jr. (c) (with El Hijo del Perro Aguayo) in a Singles match for the AAA Mega Championship
7 NJPW World Tag League Final Nagoya Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata defeat Bullet Club (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) in the final of the 2014 World Tag League tournament.
7 ROH Final Battle New York City Jay Briscoe (c) defeated Adam Cole in a Fight Without Honor to retain the ROH World Championship
9 WWE Tribute to the Troops Columbus, Georgia John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan and Ryback defeated Luke Harper and The Authority (Seth Rollins, Big Show & Kane) (with J&J Security)
11 WWE:
TakeOver: R Evolution Winter Park Sami Zayn defeated Adrian Neville (c) in a Title vs. Career match to win the NXT Championship
Had Sami Zayn lost, he would have been forced to retire.
14 WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Cleveland Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Accomplishments and tournaments

Batista, the winner of the 2014 Royal Rumble
Cesaro, the winner of the inaugural André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXX
Seth Rollins, holding the 2014 Money in the Bank briefcase

AAA

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Rey de Reyes La Parka March 16
Copa Triplemanía El Hijo del Perro Aguayo August 17 Defeated Cibernético, Dr. Wagner Jr. and Myzteziz to win.
Copa Antonio Peña Myzteziz October 12 Defeated La Parka, Blue Demon, Jr., Australian Suicide, El Zorro, Pentagón, Jr., Fénix, and Daga to win.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Joker's Wild Ethan Carter III February 2
World Cup Team Young (Eric Young, Bully Ray, Eddie Edwards, Gunner, ODB) April 12
Knockouts Knockdown Madison Rayne May 10
TNA X Division Championship Tournament Samoa Joe August 7
Gold Rush Tournament Austin Aries September 24
TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy) October 15
British Boot Camp season 2 Mark Andrews December 7

WWE

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Royal Rumble Batista January 26 Last eliminated Roman Reigns to win a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXX
André the Giant Memorial Trophy Cesaro April 6 Last eliminated Big Show to win.
WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender's Tournament Bad News Barrett April 28
Money in the Bank
(WWE World Heavyweight Championship match contract)
Seth Rollins June 29 Defeated Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Dean Ambrose, Rob Van Dam, and Jack Swagger to win.
NXT Women's Championship Tournament Charlotte May 29
NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)
July 31

Title changes

AAA

AAA Mega Championship
Incoming champion – El Texano, Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
December 7 El Patron Alberto Guerra de Titanes
AAA Fusion Championship
Incoming champion – Fenix
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 17 El Hijo del Fantasma Triplemanía XXII
Retired After El Hijo del Fantasma defeated Fenix to unify the AAA Fusion Championship with the AAA Cruiserweight Championship, the AAA Fusion Championship was retired and the AAA Cruiserweight Championship became the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship.
AAA Latin American Championship
Incoming champion – Blue Demon Jr.
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 16 Vacated Rey de Reyes
March 16 Chessman Rey de Reyes
AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship
Incoming champion – Dinastía
No title changes
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Daga
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 17 El Hijo del Fantasma Triplemanía XXII
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
Incoming champion – Faby Apache
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 17 Taya Triplemanía XXII
AAA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Los Güeros del Cielo (Angélico and Jack Evans (2))
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
December 7 Los Perros del Mal
(Joe Líder and Pentagón Jr.)
Guerra de Titanes
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Drago and Faby Apache
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 19 La Sociedad
(Pentagón Jr. and Sexy Star)
AAA Television Taping
AAA World Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Los Psycho Circus (Monster Clown, Murder Clown and Psycho Clown)
No title changes

NJPW

IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Kazuchika Okada
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 3 A.J. Styles Wrestling Dontaku
October 13 Hiroshi Tanahashi King of Pro-Wrestling
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Shinsuke Nakamura
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Hiroshi Tanahashi Wrestle Kingdom 8
April 6 Shinsuke Nakamura Invasion Attack
June 21 Bad Luck Fale Dominion 6.21
September 21 Shinsuke Nakamura Destruction in Kobe
Incoming champions – K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Bullet Club
(Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson)
Wrestle Kingdom 8
Incoming champion – Prince Devitt
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Kota Ibushi Wrestle Kingdom 8
July 4 Kushida Kizuna Road
September 21 Ryusuke Taguchi Destruction in Kobe
Incoming champions – The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 21 Time Splitters
(Alex Shelley and Kushida)
Dominion 6.21
November 8 reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)
Power Struggle
Incoming champion – Tetsuya Naito
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 11 Tomohiro Ishii The New Beginning in Osaka
June 29 Yujiro Takahashi Kizuna Road
October 13 Tomohiro Ishii King of Pro-Wrestling

ROH

Incoming champion – Adam Cole
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 22 Michael Elgin Best in the World
September 6 Jay Briscoe All Star Extravaganza 6
Incoming champion – Tommaso Ciampa
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 4 Jay Lethal Supercard of Honor VIII
Incoming champion(s) – reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 8 The Young Bucks
(Matt and Nick Jackson)
Raising the Bar: Night 2
May 17 reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)
War of the Worlds

The Crash Lucha Libre

Incoming champion – Fénix[1]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 1 Ángel Metálico The Crash show This was a four-way Ladder match, also involving Daga and Star Boy.[2]

TNA

TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Magnus
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 10 Eric Young Impact Wrestling If Magnus had been counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title.

If anyone had interfered in the match, they would have been fired

June 19 Lashley Impact Wrestling If anyone besides MVP or Kenny King had interfered, they would have been fired
September 18
(aired October 29)
Bobby Roode Impact Wrestling Kurt Angle was the special guest referee
TNA X Division Championship
Incoming champion – Rob Van Dam
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 16 Austin Aries Genesis
March 2 Sanada Kaisen: Outbreak
June 20 Austin Aries Impact Wrestling
June 24 Vacated Impact Wrestling
June 26 Samoa Joe Impact Wrestling
September 19 Vacated Impact Wrestling
September 19 Low Ki Impact Wrestling
TNA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The BroMans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 23 The Wolves
(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
Impact Wrestling
March 2 The BroMans
(Robbie E and Jessie Godderz)
Kaisen: Outbreak
April 27 The Wolves
(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
Sacrifice
September 19 The Revolution
(Abyss and James Storm)
Impact Wrestling
TNA Knockouts Championship
Incoming champion – Gail Kim
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 16 Madison Rayne Impact Wrestling
April 27 Angelina Love Sacrifice
June 20 Gail Kim No Surrender
September 16 Havok Impact Wrestling
September 19 Taryn Terrell Impact Wrestling
TNA Television Championship
Incoming champion – Abyss
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 3 Deactivated N/A

WWE

Incoming champion – Randy Orton
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 6 Daniel Bryan WrestleMania XXX Triple threat match, also involving Batista, who Bryan made submit to win.
June 9 Vacated Monday Night Raw Daniel Bryan was stripped of the title due to a neck injury.
June 29 John Cena Money in the Bank Eight-way ladder match for the vacant title, also involving Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, and Sheamus.
August 17 Brock Lesnar SummerSlam
Incoming champion – Big E Langston
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 4 Bad News Barrett Extreme Rules
June 30 Vacated Monday Night Raw Vacated due to shoulder injury.
July 20 The Miz Battleground 19-man battle royal. The Miz lastly eliminated Dolph Ziggler to win the vacant title.
August 17 Dolph Ziggler SummerSlam
September 21 The Miz Night of Champions
September 22 Dolph Ziggler Monday Night Raw
November 17 Luke Harper Monday Night Raw
December 14 Dolph Ziggler TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Ladder match
Incoming champion – Dean Ambrose
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 5 Sheamus Monday Night Raw 20-man battle royal. Sheamus lastly eliminated Dean Ambrose to win.
November 3 Rusev Raw Backstage Pass
Incoming champion – AJ Lee
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Paige Monday Night Raw
June 30 AJ Lee Monday Night Raw
August 17 Paige SummerSlam
September 21 AJ Lee Night of Champions Triple threat match, also involving Nikki Bella.
November 23 Nikki Bella Survivor Series
Incoming champions – Cody Rhodes and Goldust
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 The New Age Outlaws
(Road Dogg and Billy Gunn)
Royal Rumble
Kickoff
March 3 The Usos
(Jey and Jimmy Uso)
Monday Night Raw
September 21 Gold and Stardust
(Goldust and Stardust)
Night of Champions Gold and Stardust were formerly known as Cody Rhodes and Goldust.
November 23 The Miz and Damien Mizdow Survivor Series Fatal four-way tag team match, also involving Los Matadores and The Usos.
December 29 The Usos
(Jey and Jimmy Uso)
Monday Night Raw

NXT

Incoming champion – Bo Dallas
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 27 Adrian Neville Arrival Ladder match
December 11 Sami Zayn TakeOver: R Evolution Title vs. career match. Had Zayn lost, he would have voluntarily quit NXT.
Incoming champion – Paige
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 24 Vacated NXT NXT General Manager John "Bradshaw" Layfield stripped Paige of the title after she won the Divas Championship and was promoted to the main roster.
May 29 Charlotte TakeOver Defeated Natalya in a tournament final for the vacant title.
Incoming champions – The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 11 The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)
TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way

Awards and honors

AAA Hall of Fame

Inductee
El Brazo
Rayo de Jalisco Sr.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Category Winner
Wrestler of the Year Brock Lesnar
Tag Team of the Year The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso)
Match of the Year John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt (Payback)
Feud of the Year Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Dean Ambrose
Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Triple H and Stephanie McMahon
Comeback of the Year Sting
Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Rusev
Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Daniel Bryan
Rookie of the Year Charlotte
Woman of the Year AJ Lee
Stanley Weston Award (Lifetime Achievement) Dory Funk Jr.

TNA Hall of Fame

Inductee
Team 3D

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

Inductee
The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
Ray Fabiani

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Category Winner
Wrestler of the Year Shinsuke Nakamura
Most Outstanding A.J. Styles
Tag Team of the Year The Young Bucks
(Matt and Nick Jackson)
Most Improved Rusev
Best on Interviews Paul Heyman

WWE

WWE Hall of Fame

Category Inductee Inducted by
Individual The Ultimate Warrior Linda McMahon
Jake Roberts Diamond Dallas Page
Lita Trish Stratus
Paul Bearer Kane
Carlos Colón Sr. Carlito, Eddie, and Orlando Colón
Scott Hall Kevin Nash
Celebrity Mr. T Gene Okerlund

Slammy Awards

Poll[3] Winner[4]
Fan Participation Award "You Sold Out"
Double-Cross of the Year Seth Rollins betrays The Shield and joins The Authority on Raw (June 2)
Animal of the Year The Bunny
Best Actor The Rock
Tweet It! Best Twitter Handle or Social Champion @HEELZiggler
Rivalry of the Year Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority
Raw Guest Star of the Year Hugh Jackman
Best Couple of the Year Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella
Faction of the Year The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns)
NXT Superstar of the Year Sami Zayn
Anti-Gravity Moment of the Year Seth Rollins dives off the balcony at Payback
"Tell Me You Didn't Just Say That" Insult of the Year The Rock insults Rusev and Lana on Raw (October 6)
WWE Tag Team of the Year The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso)
Breakout Star of the Year Dean Ambrose
Hashtag of the Year #RKOOuttaNowhere (Vines)
"This is Awesome" Moment of the Year Sting debuts to help Team Cena defeat Team Authority at Survivor Series
Surprise Return of the Year Ultimate Warrior returns to the WWE at the 2014 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, WrestleMania XXX and Raw (April 7)
The OMG Shocking Moment of the Year Brock Lesnar defeats The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX, ending The Streak
WWE Diva of the Year AJ Lee
LOL Moment of the Year Damien Mizdow as The Miz's stunt double
Match of the Year Team Cena (John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Erick Rowan, & Ryback) vs. Team Authority (Seth Rollins, Kane, Luke Harper, Rusev, & Mark Henry) in a 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match at Survivor Series
Extreme Moment of the Year Chris Jericho hits a cross-body on Bray Wyatt from the top of a steel cage on Raw (September 8)
Superstar of the Year Roman Reigns

Debuts

  • Uncertain debut date

Retirements

Deaths

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See also

References

  1. "The Crash Cruiserweight Championship > Title Reign > 14.06.2013 - 01.02.2014: Fenix". CageMatch. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  2. Pérez Navarro, Samuel (February 2, 2014). "¡Ángel Metálico, nuevo campeón Crucero! ¡Impulso es el ganador absoluto del primer torneo 2014!". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  3. "2014 Slammy Award categories being revealed on social media!". WWE. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  4. "Complete 2014 WWE Slammy Award Nominees". WWE. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  5. Larrabee-Zayas, Dory (15 January 2014). "Mae Young Dead — Wrestling Legend Dies At 90".
  6. FearlessBellas_ (22 October 2014). "Connor The Crusher Tribute" via YouTube.
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