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2006 in professional wrestling
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2006 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions
These promotions held notable events in 2006.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL | |
| Georgia Championship Wrestling | GCW | |
| Hustle | – | |
| 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 | |
| Sal Corrente | – | |
| Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | TNA | |
| World Wrestling Council | WWC | |
| World Wrestling Entertainment | WWE | WWE divided its roster into two storyline divisions, Raw and SmackDown!, referred to as brands, where wrestlers exclusively performed on their respective weekly television programs. A third brand, ECW, was launched in June, a relaunch of the former Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion, which WWE had acquired in 2003. |
Calendar of notable shows
January
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | NJPW | Toukon Shidou Chapter 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Brock Lesnar defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| 8 | WWE: |
New Year's Revolution | Albany, New York | Edge (with Lita) defeated John Cena (c) for the WWE Championship when he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase | |
| 15 | TNA | Final Resolution | Orlando | Christian Cage and Sting defeated Jeff Jarrett and Monty Brown (with Gail Kim) in a Tag team match | This event was Sting's debut in TNA |
| 29 | WWE: |
Royal Rumble | Miami, Florida | Kurt Angle (c) defeated Mark Henry (with Daivari) in a Singles match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship | Rey Mysterio won the Royal Rumble match and chose to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 22 |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
February
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | TNA | Against All Odds | Orlando | Christian Cage defeated Jeff Jarrett (c) (with Gail Kim) in a Singles match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 19 | WWE: |
No Way Out | Baltimore, Maryland | Kurt Angle (c) defeated The Undertaker in a Singles match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship | Rey Mysterio lost his WrestleMania 22 World Heavyweight Championship opportunity to Randy Orton, but still ended up being in the championship match at WrestleMania |
| 25 | ROH | Fourth Anniversary Show | Edison, New Jersey | Generation Next (Austin Aries & Roderick Strong) (c) defeated A.J. Styles & Matt Sydal to retain ROH Tag Team Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
March
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | WWE: |
WWE SmackDown Road to WrestleMania 22 Tour | Wellington, New Zealand | Kurt Angle (c) defeated Mark Henry (with Daivari) and The Undertaker by disqualification in a Triple Threat match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 5 | Sal Corrente | World Wrestling Legends | Orlando, Florida | Scott Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell in a Singles match | |
| 10 | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Ciudad Madero, Mexico | Elimination match for the 2006 Rey de Reyes trophy | |
| 12 | TNA | Destination X | Orlando | Christian Cage (c) defeated Monty Brown in a Singles match to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 25 | ROH | Best in the World | New York, New York | KENTA and Naomichi Marufuji defeated Samoa Joe and Bryan Danielson | |
| 31 | ROH | Supercard of Honor | Chicago Ridge, Illinois | Bryan Danielson (c) defeated Roderick Strong to retain the ROH World Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||