Night 1: Kota Ibushi defeated Tetsuya Naito (c) to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championshipĭue to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event had a limited attendance capacity of 20,000 for both nights the Tokyo Dome has a total maximum capacity of 57,000. Final appearances of Big Show and Mark Henry in WWE. Raw, SmackDown, and NXT are their three main brands, while NXT UK and 205 Live are specialty brands that are promoted under the NXT banner.Ĭalendar of notable shows January Dateĭrew McIntyre (c) defeated Keith Lee to retain the WWE ChampionshipĪired as a special episode of Raw. WWE divides its roster into five storyline divisions – referred to as brands where wrestlers exclusively perform on their respective weekly television programs. 'WWE' stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, which is still the legal name, but the company ceased using the full name in April 2011, with the WWE abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism. The 'AAA' abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración.

Gleat promotes shows under the G Prowrestling and Lidet UWF sub-brands.įrontier Martial-Arts Wrestling-Explosionįormerly known as Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW (FMW), in June 2021, the company became FMW-E and began to focus on promoting exploding death matches. These promotions are holding notable shows throughout 2021.ĬyberFight is an umbrella brand that oversees and promotes four individual promotions: DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW). The majority of promotions have continued to present empty arena shows or shows with limited capacity, while AEW and WWE resumed live touring with full capacity crowds in July.

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling reintroduced a limited number of live fans in the second half of 2020, while WWE had live fans at WrestleMania 37 in April 2021. Some events were canceled while others were rescheduled to occur in 2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the professional wrestling industry worldwide in 2020, with many promotions presenting shows behind closed doors. Overview of the events of 2021 in professional wrestlingĢ021 in professional wrestling describes the current year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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