2018 in professional wrestling

List of years in professional wrestling

2018 in professional wrestling describes the current year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

Calendar of notable live events

January

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 CMLL Sin Piedad (2018) Mexico City Negro Casas defeated Sam Adonis in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match [1]
IWRG IWRG 22nd Anniversary Show Naucalpan, Mexico Impossible (c) vs. Dr. Cerebro in a Steel cage match for the IWRG Rey del Ring Championship [2]
4 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Tokyo, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship First NJPW event to feature Chris Jericho in nearly two decades
19 CMLL
NJPW
Fantastica Mania
(Tokyo shows)
Tokyo, Japan Niebla Roja (c) defeated Gran Guerrero for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
21 Volador Jr. (c) defeated Barbaro Cavernario for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
22 Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero) defeated Dragon Lee and Místico in a CMLL Brothers Tag Tournament Final Match
26 AAA Guerra de Titanes Mexico City El Hijo del Fantasma (c) defeated El Texano Jr. in a Steel cage match to retain the AAA Latin American Championship The event was also notable for the surprise appearance of the formers CMLL stars Máximo and La Máscara following then the match between Psycho Clown and Rey Escorpión.
27 WWE (NXT) NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Andrade "Cien" Almas (c) (with Zelina Vega) defeated Johnny Gargano in a Singles match to retain the NXT Championship First appearance of Ricochet and the return of EC3, who had last performed in WWE in 2013 under former ring name Derrick Bateman.
27 NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo Sapporo, Japan Minoru Suzuki defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
28 Jay White defeated Kenny Omega (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
28 WWE Royal Rumble Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Asuka won by last eliminating Nikki Bella in a 30-woman Royal Rumble match for a women's championship match at WrestleMania 34[3] This was the first event to feature a women's Royal Rumble match, which was the second women's match to main event a WWE PPV, and the first to main event one of WWE's "Big Four" PPVs.[4] Asuka chose to challenge Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 34.
The event was also notable for the surprise appearance of former UFC star Ronda Rousey following the women's match, officially confirming that she had signed a full-time deal with WWE.
Shinsuke Nakamura won the men's Royal Rumble match and chose to challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

February

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
9 ROH Honor Reigns Supreme Concord, North Carolina The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat Best Friends (Beretta & Chuckie T)
10 NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka Osaka, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Sanada in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
23 ROH
NJPW
Honor Rising: Japan Tokyo, Japan Cody Rhodes, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll defeated Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Chase Owens in a 6 Man Tag Team Match
24 Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) defeated Bullet Club (Marty Scurll and Cody) in a Tag team match
25 WWE (Raw) Elimination Chamber Las Vegas, Nevada Roman Reigns defeated Braun Strowman, Elias, Finn Bálor, John Cena, Seth Rollins, and The Miz in an Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 34 First event to feature a women's Elimination Chamber match and the first ever seven-man Elimination Chamber
Last Raw-exclusive PPV of the second brand split, as following WrestleMania 34, all WWE PPVs became dual-branded.[5]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

March

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 ROH Manhattan Mayhem 2018 New York City BULLET CLUB (Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeat Shane Taylor & The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan & Vinny Marseglia)
3 Impact One Night Only: March Breakdown Belleville, Michigan Kongo Kong and RJ City defeated Austin Aries and Alberto El Patron Aired on March 16.
4 AAA Rey de Reyes Puebla, Mexico El Hijo del Fantasma defeated El Texano Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. hair match.
9-10 ROH ROH 16th Anniversary Show Sunrise Manor, Nevada Dalton Castle (c) defeated Jay Lethal in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
11 WWE (SmackDown) Fastlane Columbus, Ohio AJ Styles (c) defeated Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and John Cena in a Six pack challenge match to retain the WWE Championship Last SmackDown-exclusive PPV, and brand-exclusive PPV, of the second brand split, as following WrestleMania 34, all WWE PPVs became dual-branded.[5]
16 CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2018) Mexico City El Cuatrero defeated Ángel de Oro Mask vs Mask match
21 NJPW New Japan Cup Final Nagaoka, Japan Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
24 Impact One Night Only: Cali Combat Belleville, Michigan Austin Aries defeated Eli Drake for the Impact World Championship Aired on May 11.
25 NJPW Strong Style Evolved Long Beach, California Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) defeated The Young Bucks in a Tag team match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

April

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 NJPW Sakura Genesis Tokyo, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
7 ROH Supercard of Honor XII New Orleans, Louisiana Dalton Castle (c) defeated Marty Scurll in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship First Ring of Honor show to sell 6,000 fans in attendance
WWE (NXT) NXT TakeOver: New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Johnny Gargano defeated Tommaso Ciampa by submission in Unsanctioned match
Since Gargano won, he was reinstated to NXT. If Ciampa had won, Gargano would have been banned from NXT forever.
First event to feature the NXT North American Championship
CMLL 75. Aniversario de Arena Coliseo Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis and Blue Panther defeated Fuerza Guerrera and El Satánico [6]
8 WWE WrestleMania 34 New Orleans, Louisiana Brock Lesnar (c) defeated Roman Reigns in a Singles match to retain the WWE Universal Championship This was Daniel Bryan's in-ring return after 3 years, as he was forced to retire, but was cleared to compete again.
This was also Ronda Rousey's in-ring debut.
10 NJPW Lion's Gate Project 11 Tokyo, Japan Ayato Yoshida and Go Asakawa defeated Yuji Nagata and Shota Umino in a Tag team match
15 ROH Masters of the Craft Columbus, Ohio Marty Scurll defeated Dalton Castle and Beer city Bruiser and Punishment Martinez
22 Impact Wrestling Redemption Orlando, Florida Pentagón Jr. defeated Austin Aries (c) and Rey Fenix in Triple threat match to win the Impact World Championship
27 WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Braun Strowman won by last eliminating Big Cass in a 50-man Royal Rumble match for the Greatest Royal Rumble Championship First-ever 50-man Royal Rumble match
CMLL 62. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexcio Atlantis, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated La Peste Negra (Bárbaro Cavernario and Negro Casas) and Último Guerrero [7]
29 NJPW Wrestling Hinokuni Kumamoto, Japan Tetsuya Naito defeated Minoru Suzuki (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

May

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3-4 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan Day 1: Kenny Omega defeated Hangman Page in a Singles match
Day 2: Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
6 WWE Backlash Newark, New Jersey Roman Reigns defeated Samoa Joe in a Singles match
9 ROH
NJPW
War of the Worlds Tour Lowell, Massachusetts The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) in a Tag team match
11 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada) defeated Dalton Castle, Jay Lethal, Kenny King and Colt Cabana in an Eight-man tag team match
12 Royal Oak, Michigan The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito and Tetsuya Bushi) in a Tag team match to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship
13 Chicago, Illinois Bullet Club (Cody, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi, Sanada, and Tetsuya Naito) in a Ten-man tag team match
15 NJPW Lion's Gate Project 12 Tokyo, Japan Yuji Nagata defeated Ayato Yoshida in a Singles match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

June

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 AAA Verano de Escándalo Monterrey, Nuevo León Jeff Jarrett defeated Rey Wagner (c) and Rey Mysterio Jr. in a three-way match to win the AAA Mega Championship The event was also notable for the surprises returns of Lady Maravilla, Keira, Xtreme Tiger, Laredo Kid, Brian Cage, Jeff Jarrett, Konnan and Fénix in AAA.
3 Impact One Night Only: Zero Fear Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Pentagon, Jr. defeated Eli Drake and Moose in a Triple Threat match Aired on June 15.
9 NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall Osaka, Japan Kenny Omega defeated Kazuchika Okada (c) 2-1 in No time limit two out of three falls match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship Chris Jericho defeated Tetsuya Naito to win IWGP Intercontinental Championship, with the win Jericho become the first person to hold both Intercontinental Champion between WWE and NJPW.
Okada’s fourth reign at 720 days is the longest in the championship’s history, and it also holds the record for most successful title defences; which is 12.
13 NJPW Lion's Gate Project X3 Tokyo, Japan Ayato Yoshida defeated Shota Umino in a Singles match
16 WWE (NXT) NXT TakeOver: Chicago II Rosemont, Illinois Tommaso Ciampa defeated Johnny Gargano in the Chicago Street Fight
17 WWE Money in the Bank Rosemont, Illinois Braun Strowman defeated Bobby Roode, Finn Bálor, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Rusev, Samoa Joe, and The Miz in Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract
18-19 WWE
(NXT, United Kingdom)
United Kingdom Championship Tournament Kensington, London, England Day 1: Zack Gibson defeated Travis Banks by submission in the Tournament final to determine the #1 contender to the WWE United Kingdom Championship
Day 2: Pete Dunne (c) defeated Zack Gibson in a Singles match to retain the WWE United Kingdom Championship
29 ROH Best in the World Baltimore, Maryland Dalton Castle (c) defeated Cody and Marty Scurll in a Three-way match to retain the ROH World Championship
29 NJPW When Worlds Collide Daytona Beach, Florida The Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi)
30 NJPW / RPW Strong Style Evolved UK Milton Keynes, England Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.) (c) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) in a Tag team match for the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

July

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 NJPW / RPW Strong Style Evolved UK Greater Manchester, England Minoru Suzuki defeated Tomohiro Ishii (c) in a Singles match for the British Heavyweight Championship
7 NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco Daly City, California Kenny Omega (c) defeated Cody in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
13 CMLL Atlantis 35th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Los Ingobernables (Rush and El Terrible) defeated Sky Team (Valiente and Volador Jr.) for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship [8]
15 WWE Extreme Rules San Antonio, Texas Dolph Ziggler (c) (with Drew McIntyre) defeated Seth Rollins 5–4 in sudden death overtime in a 30-minute Iron Man match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship This was the first time the Intercontinental Championship main evented a WWE pay-per-view since Backlash in 2001.
21 AAA / Elite AAA vs. Elite Mexico City, Mexico Team ELITE (Electroshock, L.A. Park and Puma King) defeated Team AAA (Psycho Clown, El Hijo del Fantasma and Rey Wagner) in a 6 Man Tag Team Match
20 ROH Honor for All Nashville, Tennessee The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeated The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) and The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe)
22 Impact Wrestling Slammiversary Toronto, Ontario, Canada Austin Aries (c) defeated Moose in a singles match to retain the Impact World Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

August

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
3 CMLL Negro Casas 40th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Los Lucha Bros (King Phoenix and Penta el 0M) and L.A. Park defeated Rush and The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) [9]
8-9 WWE Mae Young Classic Winter Park, Florida
12 NJPW G1 Climax 28 Tokyo, Japan Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kota Ibushi to win the 2018 G1 Climax Tournament
18 WWE (NXT) NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York Tommaso Ciampa (c) defeated Johnny Gargano in a Last Man Standing match to retain the NXT Championship
19 WWE SummerSlam Brooklyn, New York Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) in a Singles match to win the WWE Universal Championship Lesnar’s first reign at 504 days is the longest in the championship’s history.
25 AAA Triplemanía XXVI Mexico City L.A. Park defeated El Hijo del Fantasma, Psycho Clown and Pentagón Jr. in Póker de Ases, Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask cage match.
25 Impact Bad Intentions Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Josh Alexander defeated Sami Callihan in a Steel Cage match Aired on August 31.
25 Impact Night of the Dummies Binghamton, New York Eddie Edwards defeated Eli Drake Aired on September 14.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

September

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
1 N/A All In Hoffman Estates, Illinois The Golden Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Kota Ibushi) defeated Rey Mysterio, Rey Fénix, and Bandido (with Theo Rossi) The first non-WWE or World Championship Wrestling promoted professional wrestling event in the United States to sell 10,000 tickets since 1993.[10]
14 CMLL CMLL 85th Anniversary Show Mexico City Rush and Bárbaro Cavernario defeated Matt Taven and Volador Jr in the Best two-out-of-three falls tag team Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match
15 NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima Hiroshima, Japan Kenny Omega (c) defeated Tomohiro Ishii in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
16 WWE Hell in a Cell San Antonio, Texas Roman Reigns (c) versus Braun Strowman in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Universal Championship with special guest referee Mick Foley ended in a no-contest due to interference from Brock Lesnar. This was also Strowman's Money in the Bank cash-in match.
17 NJPW Destruction in Beppu Beppu, Japan Tetsuya Naito defeated Minoru Suzuki in a Singles match
23 NJPW Destruction in Kobe Kobe, Japan Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kazuchika Okada in a Singles match for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate
28 ROH Death Before Dishonor XVI Las Vegas, Nevada Jay Lethal (c) defeated Will Ospreay in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
30 NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed Long Beach, California Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii)
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

October

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
5 CMLL CMLL International Gran Prix (2018) Mexico City Michael Elgin won the 2018 Gran Prix
Teams: Resto del Mundo (Matt Taven, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Dark Magic, Michael Elgin, David Finlay, Gilbert el Boricua, Flip Gordon and Okumura) defeated Team Mexico (Diamante Azul, Carístico, El Cuatrero, Euforia, Hechicero, Sansón, El Terrible, Último Guerrero, and Volador Jr.)
[11]
6 WWE Super Show-Down Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Triple H (with Shawn Michaels) defeated The Undertaker (with Kane) in No Disqualification match
8 NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 7 Tokyo, Japan Kenny Omega (c) defeated Cody and Kota Ibushi in a Three-way match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
12 ROH Glory By Honor XVI Baltimore, Maryland Jay Lethal (c) defeated Silas Young to retain the ROH World Championship
14 NJPW
RPW
Global Wars UK London, England
14 Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory New York City, New York
21 NWA NWA 70th Anniversary Show Nashville, Tennessee
27 N/A Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea The Atlantic Ocean Sea of Honor Tournament
28 AAA Héroes Inmortales XII Puebla, Puebla
WWE Evolution Uniondale, New York First-ever WWE PPV featuring only women’s wrestlers; the PPV will feature matches from the Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and NXT UK brands and will also feature the final of the 2018 Mae Young Classic tournament.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

November

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
2 WWE WWE Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia This will be Shawn Michaels' first match since retiring in 2010.
4 ROH Survival of the Fittest (2018) Columbus, Ohio
7 ROH
NJPW
Global Wars Lewiston, Maine
8 Lowell, Massachusetts
9 Buffalo, New York
11 Toronto, Ontario
10-11 NJPW Lion’s Break Project Anaheim, California
17 WWE (NXT) NXT TakeOver Los Angeles, California
18 WWE Survivor Series (2018) Los Angeles, California
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

December

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event Notes
14 ROH Final Battle 2018 New York City
16 WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2018) San Jose, California
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Accomplishments and tournaments

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)

Dates Tournament Final
Start Final
February 10 February 24 Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles El Terrible and Rush defeated Último Guerrero and Volador Jr. in a Parejas Increibles tag team match
February 24 March 11 CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship tournament[12] Esfinge and Tritón defeated Disturbio and Virus to win the vacant championship
March 2 March 16 CMLL World Tag Team Championship tournament Valiente and Volador Jr. defeated El Terrible and Rey Bucanero
April 3 April 17 Copa Nuevos Valores Magia Blanca defeated Volador Jr.[13]
May 4 May 18 Torneo Gran Alternatia Flyer and Volador Jr. defeated Templario and Último Guerrero[14][15]
October 5 CMLL International Gran Prix Michael Elgin defeated Último Guerrero[16]

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA)

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Rey de Reyes Rey Escorpión March 4 Defeated Bengala, Hijo del Vikingo and La Parka in the Rey de Reyes final Fatal-4-Way.

AAA Hall of Fame

Year Ring name
(Birth name)
AAA recognized accolades
2018 Villano III
(Arturo Díaz Mendoza)
Posthumous Inductee: Two-time AAA Americas Trios Champion, One-time Mexican National Atómicos Champion. Known for being part of Los Villanos stable.[17]
2018 El Apache
(Mario Balbuena González)
Posthumous Inductee: Two-time AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion, one-time AAA World Trios Champion[17]
2018 Dr. Alfonso Morales Announcer known for his work in AAA and CMLL[17]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)

Dates Tournament Final
Start Final
March 9 March 21 New Japan Cup Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the 2018 New Japan Cup
May 18 June 4 Best of the Super Juniors 25 Hiromu Takahashi defeated Taiji Ishimori to win the 2018 Best of the Super Juniors Tournament
July 14 August 12 G1 Climax 28 Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kota Ibushi to win 2018 G1 Climax Tournament

WWE

The inaugural Women's Royal Rumble winner, Asuka
Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
United States Championship tournament[18] Bobby Roode January 16 Defeated Jinder Mahal in the final to win the vacant title.
Royal Rumble (Men) Shinsuke Nakamura January 28 Last eliminated Roman Reigns to win
Chose to challenge AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34
Royal Rumble (Women) Asuka Inaugural winner
Last eliminated Nikki Bella to win. Chose to challenge Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 34.
Mixed Match Challenge The Miz and Asuka April 3 Defeated Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic The Undisputed Era April 7 This final match was a Triple Threat Tag team match for the both the NXT Tag Team Championship and Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
WWE United Kingdom Championship Invitational Lio Rush Winner faced Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship on April 8.[19]
NXT North American Championship Invitational Akira Tozawa Winner faced the NXT North American Champion on April 8.[19]
NXT Tag Team Championship Invitational Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) Winner faced the NXT Tag Team Champions on April 8.[19]
NXT Women's Championship Invitational Dakota Kai Winner faced the NXT Women's Champion on April 8.[19]
Cruiserweight Championship tournament Cedric Alexander April 8 Defeated Mustafa Ali in the final to win the vacant title.
WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Naomi Last eliminated Bayley to win
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Matt Hardy Last eliminated Baron Corbin to win
Greatest Royal Rumble Braun Strowman April 27 Last eliminated Big Cass to win
Money in the Bank

(World Championship match contract)

Braun Strowman June 17
  • Defeated Bobby Roode, Finn Bálor, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Rusev, Samoa Joe, and The Miz to win
  • Successfully defended his contract against Kevin Owens at SummerSlam.
  • Strowman held the contract for 70 days. To make his announced cash-in match at Hell in a Cell official, Strowman relinquished the briefcase on the August 27, 2018 episode of Raw. This also made him the third to give the opponent prior notice of a cash-in.
  • Strowman's cash-in was the first to end in a no contest with Mick Foley as the special guest referee. The match ended in a no contest after a run-in by Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman. Heyman incapacitated Foley with pepper spray, while Lesnar kicked in the cell door and laid out both Strowman and defending champion Roman Reigns; both were deemed unable to continue by another referee. This was the first cash-in attempt to fail by a no contest ruling.
  • Strowman is the fourth to not win a world championship in a cash-in match.
Money in the Bank

(Women's Championship match contract)

Alexa Bliss
United Kingdom Championship Tournament Zack Gibson June 18 Winner faced Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship on June 19.
Mae Young Classic TBD October 28 The finals will air as part of WWE Evolution.
WWE World Cup TBD November 2

WWE Hall of Fame

2018 Hall of Fame inductee, Goldberg
Category Inductee Inducted by
Individual Goldberg[20] Paul Heyman
Ivory[21] Molly Holly
Jeff Jarrett[22] Road Dogg
Hillbilly Jim[23] Jimmy Hart
Mark Henry Big Show
Group The Dudley Boyz[24]
(Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
Edge and Christian
Warrior Award Jarrius "JJ" Robertson[25] Dana Warrior
Celebrity Kid Rock[26] Triple H
Legacy Boris Malenko N/A
Cora Combs
Dara Singh
El Santo
Hiro Matsuda
Jim Londos
Rufus R. Jones
Sputnik Monroe
Stan Stasiak
Lord Alfred Hayes

Title changes

Impact Wrestling

Incoming champion – Eli Drake
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 10 Austin Aries Impact! Aired on tape delay February 1, 2018
During his reign, the title took the Impact World Championship name.
April 22 Pentagón Jr. Redemption This was a triple threat match also involving Rey Fenix
April 24 Austin Aries Impact! Under Pressure Aired on tape delay on May 31, 2018.
Incoming champion – Taiji Ishimori
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 12 Matt Sydal Impact! Crossroads This was a Title vs. Title match
This episode aired on tape delay on March 8, 2018.
July 22 Brian Cage Slammiversary
Incoming champion – Laurel Van Ness
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 12 Allie Impact! Crossroads This episode aired on tape delay on March 8, 2018.
April 24 Su Yung Impact! Under Pressure This was a Last Rites match. This episode aired on tape delay on May 31, 2018.
August 12 Tessa Blanchard Impact! ReDefined This was a three–way match also involving Allie. Blanchard pinned Allie to win the title. This episode aired on tape delay on August 30, 2018.
Incoming champions – The Latin American Xchange (Ortiz and Santana)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 22 Eli Drake and Scott Steiner Redemption Drake cashed in his Feast or Fired tag team title opportunity.
April 24 Z & E
(Andrew Everett and DJ Z)
Impact! Aired on tape delay May 17, 2018
April 26 The Latin American Xchange
(Ortiz and Santana)
Impact! Aired on tape delay June 21, 2018
Incoming champion – Matt Sydal
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 14 Austin Aries Impact! This was a Title vs. Title match.
Aired on tape delay March 29, 2018.

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide

Incoming champion – Johnny Mundo
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 Dr. Wagner Jr. Guerra de Titanes
June 3 Jeff Jarrett Verano de Escándalo Triple threat match, also involving Rey Mysterio Jr..
August 25 Fénix Triplemanía XXVI This was a four-way match, also involving Brian Cage and Rich Swann.
Incoming champion – Lanzelot
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 Australian Suicide Guerra de Titanes
August 25 Sammy Guevara Triplemanía XXVI This was a four-way match, also involving ACH and Shane Strickland.
Incoming champion – Mini Psycho Clown
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Incoming champion – El Hijo del Fantasma
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Incoming champion – Lady Snani
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 Faby Apache Guerra de Titanes
Incoming champions – Dark Family (Cuervo and Scoria)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 25 El Texano Jr. and Rey Escorpión AAA Worldwide
Incoming champions – Big Mami and Niño Hamburguesa
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Incoming champions – Los OGT (Averno, Chessman and Super Fly)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 26 El Poder del Norte
(Carta Brava Jr., Mocho Cota Jr. and Tito Santana)
Guerra de Titanes

NJPW

Incoming champion – Kazuchika Okada
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 9 Kenny Omega Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall This was a no time limit, best-of-three falls match.
Incoming champion – Hiroshi Tanahashi
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 27 Minoru Suzuki The New Beginning in Sapporo
April 29 Tetsuya Naito Wrestling Hinokuni
June 9 Chris Jericho Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
Incoming champion – Kenny Omega
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 28 Jay White The New Beginning in Sapporo
July 7 Juice Robinson G1 Special in San Francisco
Incoming champions – K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Los Ingobernables de Japon
(Evil and Sanada)
Wrestle Kingdom 12
June 9 The Young Bucks
(Matt and Nick Jackson)
Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
Incoming champion – Marty Scurll
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Will Ospreay Wrestle Kingdom 12 This was a four-way match, also involving Hiromu Takahashi and Kushida.
June 9 Hiromu Takahashi Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
Incoming champions – Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 The Young Bucks
(Matt and Nick Jackson)
Wrestle Kingdom 12
January 28 Roppongi 3K
(Sho and Yoh)
The New Beginning in Sapporo
March 6 Suzuki-gun
(El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
Anniversary Show
Incoming champion – Minoru Suzuki
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Hirooki Goto Wrestle Kingdom 12
June 9 Michael Elgin Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall This was a three-way match, also involving Taichi.
June 17 Hirooki Goto Kizuna Road 2018
Incoming champions – Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Chaos
(Beretta, Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano)
Wrestle Kingdom 12
January 5 Bullet Club
(Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)
New Year Dash!!
May 3 Super Villains
(Marty Scurll, Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson)
Wrestling Dontaku 2018

NWA

Incoming champion – Nick Aldis
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 1 Cody All In
Incoming champion – Jazz
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 21 TBD NWA 70th Anniversary Show 8-man tournament between Colt Cabana, Scorpio Sky, Mike Parrow, Jay Bradley, Sam Shaw, Ricky Starks, Willie Mack, and Sammy Guevara for the vacant title.

ROH

Incoming champion – Dalton Castle
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 30 Jay Lethal Ring of Honor Wrestling This was a four-way match, also involving Cody and Matt Taven.
Incoming champion – Silas Young
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 10 Kenny King Ring of Honor Wrestling
April 7 Silas Young Supercard of Honor XII
Incoming champion(s) – The Hung Bucks (Adam Page, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 9 SoCal Uncensored
(Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky)
ROH 16th Anniversary Show
Incoming champion(s) – The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 9 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay and Mark Briscoe)
ROH 16th Anniversary Show
Incoming champion – N/A
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Sumie Sakai Supercard of Honor XII

WWE

    Raw
    SmackDown
    NXT
    NXT UK

Raw/SmackDown

Incoming champion – Brock Lesnar
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 19 Roman Reigns SummerSlam
Incoming champion – AJ Styles
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Incoming champion – Roman Reigns
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 22 The Miz Raw 25 Years
April 8 Seth Rollins WrestleMania 34 Triple threat match, also involving Finn Bálor.
June 18 Dolph Ziggler Raw
August 19 Seth Rollins SummerSlam
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 16 Bobby Roode SmackDown Live Defeated Jinder Mahal in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
March 11 Randy Orton Fastlane
April 8 Jinder Mahal WrestleMania 34 Fatal four-way match, also involving Bobby Roode and Rusev.
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following day one of the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up when Jinder Mahal was drafted to Raw.
April 16 Jeff Hardy Raw
The title returned to the SmackDown brand following day two of the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up when Jeff Hardy was drafted to SmackDown.
July 15 Shinsuke Nakamura Extreme Rules
Incoming champion – Alexa Bliss
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 8 Nia Jax WrestleMania 34
June 17 Alexa Bliss Money in the Bank Cashed in her Money in the Bank contract.
August 19 Ronda Rousey SummerSlam
Incoming champion – Charlotte Flair
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 10 Carmella SmackDown Live Cashed in her Money in the Bank contract.
August 19 Charlotte Flair SummerSlam Triple threat match, also involving Becky Lynch.
September 16 Becky Lynch Hell in a Cell
Incoming champions – Jason Jordan and Seth Rollins
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 28 Cesaro and Sheamus Royal Rumble
April 8 Braun Strowman and Nicholas WrestleMania 34 Nicholas was a young fan in the audience who was "chosen" by Strowman.
April 9 Vacated Raw Strowman and Nicholas voluntarily relinquished the titles due to Nicholas' schedule as a fourth-grader.
April 27 Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt Greatest Royal Rumble Defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the vacant title.
July 15 The B-Team
(Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel)
Extreme Rules
September 3 Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre Raw
Incoming champions – The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 8 The Bludgeon Brothers
(Harper and Rowan)
WrestleMania 34 Triple threat tag team match, also involving The New Day's Big E and Kofi Kingston.
August 21 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
SmackDown Live This was a No Disqualification match.
Kingston and Woods won the match, but Big E is also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
Incoming champion – Enzo Amore
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 23 Vacated Title was vacated after Enzo Amore was released from his contract following publicized accusations of sexual assault[27]
April 8 Cedric Alexander WrestleMania 34 Defeated Mustafa Ali in the Cruiserweight Championship tournament final to win the vacant title.[28]
Since late May 2018, WWE's cruiserweight division began to wrestle exclusively on 205 Live and ceased to appear on Raw. As a result, the Cruiserweight Championship is now defended exclusively on 205 Live.
October 6 Buddy Murphy Super Show-Down

NXT

Incoming champion – Andrade "Cien" Almas
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Aleister Black NXT TakeOver: New Orleans
July 18 Tommaso Ciampa NXT Aired on tape delay on July 25.
Incoming champion – N/A
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Adam Cole NXT TakeOver: New Orleans Defeated EC3, Killian Dain, Ricochet, Lars Sullivan, and Velveteen Dream in six-way ladder match to determine the inaugural champion.
August 18 Ricochet NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV
Incoming champion – Ember Moon
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 7 Shayna Baszler NXT TakeOver: New Orleans
August 18 Kairi Sane NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 19 Moustache Mountain
(Tyler Bate and Trent Seven)
NXT U.K. Championship Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly represented The Undisputed Era.
Aired on tape delay on June 26.
June 21 The Undisputed Era
(Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong)
NXT Won by submission when Bate threw in the towel. Aired on tape delay on July 11.

NXT UK

Incoming champion – Pete Dunne
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
N/A
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 26 Rhea Ripley NXT UK Defeated Toni Storm in the finals of an eight-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion.
WWE United Kingdom Tag Team Championship
N/A
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
TBD TBD TBD Championship was announced during the 2018 United Kingdom Championship Tournament. The championship is set to debut in 2018, but details have yet to be revealed.

Debuts

Retirements

Deaths

See also

References

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