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2001 in professional wrestling
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2001 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions
These promotions held notable events in 2001.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| All Japan Pro Wrestling | AJPW | |
| Big Japan Pro Wrestling | BJW | |
| Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL | |
| Extreme Championship Wrestling | ECW | ECW closed in April due to financial trouble, after which, former ECW stars began appearing on WWF programming, but still promoted as ECW stars for The Invasion storyline. The promotion's assets were later acquired by the WWF (which at that point had been renamed to WWE) in 2003. |
| Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling | FMW | |
| 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 | |
| World Championship Wrestling | WCW | The majority of WCW's assets were acquired by rival company WWF in March following the cancellation of its programming, after which, former WCW stars began appearing on WWF programming, but still promoted as WCW stars for The Invasion storyline. |
| World Wrestling All-Stars | WWA | |
| World Wrestling Council | WWC | |
| World Wrestling Federation | WWF | |
| World Xtreme Wrestling | WXW |
Calendar of notable shows
January
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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| January 4 | NJPW | Wrestling World | Tokyo, Japan | Kensuke Sasaki defeated Toshiaki Kawada in a Singles match: IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament final | |
| January 7 | FMW | New Year Generation 2001: Day 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Kodo Fuyuki and Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Masato Tanaka and Gedo in a tag team match | |
| ECW | Guilty as Charged | New York, New York | Rob Van Dam defeated Jerry Lynn (with Cyrus) in a Singles match | ||
| January 14 | WCW | Sin | Indianapolis, Indiana | Scott Steiner (c) (with Midajah) defeated Jeff Jarrett, Sid Vicious and Road Warrior Animal in a Four corners match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship[1] | |
| January 16 | FMW | New Year Generation 2001: Day 6 | Tokyo, Japan | Kodo Fuyuki vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda in a Singles match | |
| January 21 | WWF | Royal Rumble | New Orleans, Louisiana | Stone Cold Steve Austin won by last eliminating Kane in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania X-Seven | |
| January 28 | AJPW NJPW |
Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular | Tokyo, Japan | Kensuke Sasaki (c - IWGP Heavyweight Champion) and Toshiaki Kawada defeated Genichiro Tenryu (c - AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion) and Hiroshi Hase in a Non-Title Dream match | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
February
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6 | FMW | New Year Generation 2001: Day 6 | Tokyo, Japan | Kodo Fuyuki, GOEMON and Onryo vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Mammoth Sasaki and Kyoko Inoue in a tag team match | |
| February 14 | WOW | WOW Unleashed | Los Angeles, California | Thug defeated Selina Majors in a Steel Cage Match | |
| February 18 | WCW | SuperBrawl Revenge | Nashville, Tennessee | Scott Steiner (c) (with Midajah and Ric Flair) defeated Kevin Nash 2–1 in a Two-out-of-three falls "loser leaves WCW" match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship[2] | |
| February 25 | WWF | No Way Out | Las Vegas, Nevada | The Rock defeated Kurt Angle (c) in a Singles match for the WWF Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
March
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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| March 5 | FMW | Winning Road 2001: Tag 2 | Tokyo, Japan | The Great Sasuke vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda in a Singles match | |
| March 13 | FMW | Winning Road 2001: Tag 7 | Tokyo, Japan | Kintaro Kanemura vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda in a Singles match | |
| March 18 | WCW | Greed | Jacksonville, Florida | Scott Steiner (c) (with Midajah) defeated Diamond Dallas Page by technical submission in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship[3] | |
| March 30 | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Ciudad Madero, Mexico | La Parka Jr. defeated Latin Lover, Abismo Negro and Heavy Metal in a Rey de Reyes 2001 Final elimination match | |
| March 30 | CMLL | Juicio Final | Mexico City, Mexico | Universo 2000 defeated Perro Aguayo - Two falls to one in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. hair match | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||