2011 in professional wrestling

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2011 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

Calendar of notable live events

January

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
4	NJPW	Wrestle Kingdom	Tokyo	Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Satoshi Kojima (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
9	TNA	Genesis	Orlando	Mr. Anderson defeated Jeff Hardy (c) in a Singles match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
30	WWE	Royal Rumble	Boston	Alberto Del Rio won by last eliminating Santino Marella, in a 40-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XXVII
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

February

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
13	TNA	Against All Odds	Orlando	Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Anderson (c) in a Ladder match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
15 & 20	NJPW	The New Beginning	Tokyo (Day 1) Sendai (Day 2)	15 Feb: Hiroshi Tanahashi and Prince Devitt defeated Kojima-gun (Satoshi Kojima and Taka Michinoku) in a Tag team match 20 Feb: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Satoshi Kojima in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
20	WWE	Elimination Chamber	Oakland	John Cena defeated CM Punk, John Morrison, Sheamus, Randy Orton, and R-Truth in an Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXVII
26	ROH	ROH 9th Anniversary Show	Chicago	Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) for a future match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

March

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Note
13	TNA	Victory Road	Orlando	Sting (c) defeated Jeff Hardy in a No Disqualification match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

April

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Note
1-2	ROH	Honor Takes Center Stage	Atlanta	1 Apr Eddie Edwards (c) defeated Christopher Daniels in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship 2 Apr Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) defeated The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
3	WWE	WrestleMania	Atlanta	The Miz (c) defeated John Cena in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship	This was Edge's last PPV match in his wrestling career
17	TNA	Lockdown	Cincinnati	Fortune (Christopher Daniels, Kazarian, Robert Roode and James Storm) defeated Immortal (Ric Flair, Abyss, Bully Ray and Matt Hardy) in Lethal Lockdown match
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

May

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Note
1	WWE	Extreme Rules	Tampa	John Cena defeated The Miz (c) and John Morrison in a Triple threat steel cage match to win the WWE Championship	This event was Michelle McCool's last PPV match in her wrestling career and Kharma's debut in WWE
3	NJPW	Wrestling Dontaku	Fukuoka	Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
15	TNA	Sacrifice	Orlando	Sting (c) defeated Rob Van Dam in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
22	WWE	Over the Limit	Seattle	John Cena (c) defeated The Miz in an "I Quit" match to retain the WWE Championship
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

June

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
12	TNA	Slammiversary	Orlando	Kurt Angle defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Singles Match to determine the number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship If Jarrett won, Angle would have had to give Jarrett his Olympic Gold Medal.
18	NJPW	Dominion	Osaka	Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Hirooki Goto in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
19	WWE	Capitol Punishment	Washington, D.C.	John Cena (c) defeated R-Truth in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship
26	ROH	Best in the World	New York	Davey Richards defeated Eddie Edwards (c) in a Singles match to win the ROH World Championship
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

July

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Note
10	TNA	Destination X	Orlando	A.J. Styles defeated Christopher Daniels in a Singles Match
17	WWE	Money in the Bank	Rosemont	CM Punk defeated John Cena (c) in a Singles match to win the WWE Championship If Cena did not retain the title, he would be fired.	This match received a 5 Star rating from Dave Meltzer the first wwe match since 1997 to do so
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

August

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Note
7	TNA	Hardcore Justice	Orlando	Kurt Angle defeated Sting (c) in a Singles Match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
14	WWE	SummerSlam	Los Angeles	CM Punk (c) defeated John Cena (c) in a Singles match to win the Undisputed WWE Championship with Triple H as the guest referee Alberto Del Rio defeated CM Punk (c) in a Singles match to win the WWE Championship (This was Alberto Del Rio's Money in the Bank cash-in match)	This was the last PPV before the end of the first brand extension
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

September

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
11	TNA	No Surrender	Orlando	Kurt Angle (c) defeated Sting and Mr. Anderson in a Three-way match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
17	ROH	Death Before Dishonor	New York	The All Night Express (Rhett Titus and Kenny King) defeated Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) in a Ladder War III to determine the number one contender for the ROH World Tag Team Championship at Glory By Honor X
18	WWE	Night of Champions	Buffalo	Triple H defeated CM Punk in the No Disqualification match
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

October

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
2	WWE	Hell in a Cell	New Orleans	Alberto Del Rio defeated John Cena (c) and CM Punk in a Triple threat Hell in a Cell match to win the WWE Championship
10	NJPW	Destruction	Tokyo	Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
16	TNA	Bound for Glory	Philadelphia	Kurt Angle (c) defeated Bobby Roode in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
23	WWE	Vengeance	San Antonio	Alberto Del Rio (c) defeated John Cena in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

November

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Note
12	NJPW	Power Struggle	Osaka	Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Toru Yano in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
13	TNA	Turning Point	Orlando	Bobby Roode (c) defeated A.J. Styles in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
19	ROH	Glory By Honor X	Chicago Ridge	Davey Richards (c) defeated El Generico in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
20	WWE	Survivor Series	New York City	John Cena and The Rock defeated The Miz and R-Truth in a Tag team match	This was The Rock's first match since WrestleMania XX in 2004
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

December

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
11	TNA	Final Resolution	Orlando	Bobby Roode (c) wrestled A.J. Styles to a 3-3 draw in a 30-Minute Iron Man match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
18	WWE	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	Baltimore	CM Punk (c) defeated The Miz and Alberto Del Rio in a Triple threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to retain the WWE Championship
23	ROH	Final Battle	New York	Davey Richards (c) defeated Eddie Edwards in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

WWE

Alberto Del Rio, the Royal Rumble winner, at the 2011 Tribute to the Troops event

Punk in his second reign as WWE Champion.

Henry as World Heavyweight Champion

Events

WWE PPVs

Date	Event	Location	Notes
January 30	Royal Rumble	Boston, Massachusetts	In the main event Alberto Del Rio won by last eliminating Santino Marella in a 40-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XXVII
February 20	Elimination Chamber	Oakland, California	In the main event John Cena defeated CM Punk, John Morrison, Sheamus, Randy Orton, and R-Truth in an Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXVII^[1]
April 3	WrestleMania XXVII	Atlanta, Georgia	Last PPV appearance for Edge in his wrestling career In the main event The Miz (c) (with Alex Riley) defeated John Cena^{[Note 1]} in a Singles match for the WWE Championship^[2]
May 1	Extreme Rules	Tampa, Florida	In the main event John Cena defeated The Miz (c) and John Morrison^[3] in a Triple threat steel cage match for the WWE Championship
May 22	Over the Limit	Seattle, Washington	In the main event John Cena (c) defeated The Miz (with Alex Riley)^[4] in an "I Quit" match for the WWE Championship
June 19	Capitol Punishment	Washington, D.C.	This was the first and only Capitol Punishment event In the main event John Cena (c) defeated R-Truth in a Singles match for the WWE Championship
July 17	Money in the Bank	Chicago, Illinois	In the main event CM Punk defeated John Cena (c) in a Singles match for the WWE Championship If Cena did not retain the title, he would be fired.^[5]
August 14	SummerSlam	Los Angeles, California	In the main event CM Punk (c) defeated John Cena (c) in a Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship with Triple H as special guest referee, then Alberto Del Rio defeated CM Punk (c) in a Singles match for the WWE Championship This was Alberto Del Rio's Money in the Bank cash-in match
September 18	Night of Champions	Buffalo, New York	In the main event Triple H defeated CM Punk in a No Disqualification match
October 2	Hell in a Cell	New Orleans, Louisiana	In the main event Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated John Cena (c) and CM Punk^[6] in a Triple threat Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship
October 23	Vengeance	San Antonio, Texas	Final Vengeance event In the main event Alberto Del Rio (c) (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated John Cena in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship^[7]
November 20	Survivor Series	New York City	In the main event John Cena and The Rock defeated The Miz and R-Truth in a Tag team match
December 19	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	Baltimore, Maryland	In the main event CM Punk (c) defeated The Miz and Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) in a Triple threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE Championship^[8]

Retirements

Taylor Wilde (June 2003 - February 5, 2011)
Edge (1992 - April 11, 2011)
Michelle McCool (November 18, 2004 - May 1, 2011)
Chyna (1995 - May 15, 2011)
Brett DiBiase (July 22, 2008 - August 22, 2011)
Daizee Haze (March 29, 2002 - October 1, 2011)
Takeshi Rikio (May 28, 2000 - November 27, 2011)
Nigel McGuinness (September 1999 - December 17, 2011)

Deaths

Randy Savage

January 7 - Val Puccio, 45.
January 26 – Shawn Osborne, 34.
March 20 - Oliver Humperdink, 42.
May 20 – Randy Savage, 58.
August 25 – Donna Christianello, 69.
September 6 - Shigeru Akabane, 70.
October 11 – Doctor X, 43.

Notes

↑ This match originally ended in a double countout, but was restarted by special guest host The Rock under "pinfall and submissions only" rules.

References

↑ "Results:Oakland raider". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
↑ "Full WrestleMania XXVII results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
↑ "John Cena won a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match (New WWE Champion)". WWE. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
↑ Wortman, James. "WWE: Homepage > TV Shows > WWE Over The Limit > WWE Over The Limit 2011 > WWE Champion John Cena vs. The Miz ("I Quit" Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
↑ "CM Punk def. John Cena (New WWE Champion)". WWE. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
↑ "WWE Championship Triple Threat Hell in a Cell Match". WWE. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
↑ "WWE Championship Last Man Standing Match". WWE. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
↑ Murphy, Ryan (18 December 2011). "CM Punk defeated Miz". WWE. Retrieved 19 December 2011.

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