2004 in professional wrestling

List of years in professional wrestling

2004 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 Wrestling World 2004 Tokyo, Japan
25 WWE Royal Rumble (2004) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

February

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
14 ROH Second Anniversary Show Braintree, Massachusetts
15 WWE (SmackDown brand) No Way Out (2004) Daly City, California
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

March

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
14 WWE WrestleMania XX New York City, New York
21 AAA Rey de Reyes (2004) Naucalpan, Mexico
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

April

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
18 WWE (Raw brand) Backlash (2004) Edmonton, Alberta
30 CMLL 48. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

May

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
16 WWE (SmackDown brand) Judgment Day (2004) Los Angeles, California
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

June

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
13 WWE (Raw brand) Bad Blood (2004) Columbus, Ohio
20 AAA Triplemanía XII Naucalpan, Mexico
27 WWE (SmackDown brand) The Great American Bash (2004) Norfolk, Virginia
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

July

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
11 WWE (Raw brand) Vengeance (2004) Hartford, Connecticut
23 ROH Death Before Dishonor 2 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
24 ROH Chicago Ridge, Illinois
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

August

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
7-15 NJPW G1 Climax Tokyo
10 GCW First Annual Fred Ward Memorial Show Columbus, Georgia
15 WWE SummerSlam (2004) Toronto, Ontario
21 WWC WWC 31st Aniversario Caguas, Puerto Rico
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

September

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
11 ROH Glory By Honor 3 Elizabeth, New Jersey
12 WWE (Raw brand) Unforgiven (2004) Portland, Oregon
17 CMLL CMLL 71st Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

October

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
3 WWE (SmackDown brand) No Mercy (2004) East Rutherford, New Jersey
16 AAA Verano de Escándalo (2004) Orizaba, Mexico
19 WWE (Raw brand) Taboo Tuesday (2004) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

November

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
7 TNA Victory Road (2004) Orlando, Florida
14 WWE Survivor Series (2004) Cleveland, Ohio
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

December

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
5 AAA Guerra de Titanes (2004) Naucalpan, Mexico
5 TNA Turning Point (2004) Orlando, Florida
12 WWE (SmackDown brand) Armageddon (2004) Duluth, Georgia
17 CMLL Sin Piedad (2004) Mexico City, Mexico
23 WWE WWE Tribute to the Troops Tirikt, Iraq
26 ROH Final Battle (2004) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Accomplishments and tournaments

AAA

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Rey de Reyes Jeff Jarrett March 21

Ring of Honor

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
ROH Pure Wrestling Championship Tournament A.J. Styles February 2
ROH Pure Championship Tournament Doug Williams July 17

TNA

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
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)
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
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

Category Inductee Inducted by
Individual Big John Studd Big Show
Don Muraco Mick Foley
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Jimmy Hart
Harley Race Ric Flair
Jesse "The Body" Ventura Tyrel Ventura
Junkyard Dog Ernie Ladd
Sgt. Slaughter Pat Patterson
Superstar Billy Graham Triple H
Tito Santana Shawn Michaels
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Blackjack Lanza
Celebrity Pete Rose Kane

Awards and honors

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Category Winner
PWI Wrestler of the Year Chris Benoit
PWI Tag Team of the Year America's Most Wanted
(Chris Harris and James Storm)
PWI Match of the Year Triple H vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XX)
PWI Feud of the Year Triple H vs. Chris Benoit
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year John Cena
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Triple H
PWI Comeback of the Year Edge
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Randy Orton
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Eddie Guerrero
PWI Rookie of the Year Monty Brown
PWI Woman of the Year Victoria
PWI Lifetime Achievement Pat Patterson

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

Inductee
The Undertaker
Bob Backlund
Masahiro Chono
Tarzán Lόpez
Kazushi Sakuraba
Último Dragón
Kurt Angle

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Category Winner
Wrestler of the Year Kenta Kobashi
Most Outstanding Chris Benoit
Best Box Office Draw Kenta Kobashi
Feud of the Year Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H
Tag Team of the Year Kenta and Naomichi Marufuji
Most Improved Randy Orton
Best on Interviews Mick Foley

Title changes

NJPW

Incoming champion – Shinsuke Nakamura
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 5 Vacant N/A
February 15 Hiroyoshi Tenzan Fighting Spirit 2004
March 12 Kensuke Sasaki Hyper Battle 2004
March 28 Bob Sapp King of Sports
June 2 Vacant N/A
June 5 Kazuyuki Fujita The Crush II
October 9 Kensuke Sasaki Pro Wrestlers Be Strongest
December 12 Hiroyoshi Tenzan Battle Final 2004
Incoming champions – Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yutaka Yoshie
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 1 Minoru Suzuki and Yoshihiro Takayama Fighting Spirit 2004
November 21 Vacant N/A
December 11 Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinsuke Nakamura Battle Final 2004
Incoming champion – Heat
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
Incoming champions – Gedo and Jado
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 12 American Dragon and Curry Man Hyper Battle 2004
June 5 Gedo and Jado Best of the Super Jr. XI

WWE

    Raw
    SmackDown
Incoming champion – Triple H
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 15 Eddie Guerrero No Way Out
June 27 John "Bradshaw" Layfield The Great American Bash Texas Bullrope match
Incoming champion – Randy Orton
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
Incoming champions – Evolution (Batista and Ric Flair)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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

Retirements

Deaths

See also

References

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