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2010 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions

These promotions held notable events in 2010.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation	Notes
Combat Zone Wrestling	CZW
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre	CMLL
Jersey All Pro Wrestling	JAPW
Juggalo Championship Wrestling	JCW
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
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling	TNA
Westside Xtreme Wrestling	wXw
World Wrestling Council	WWC
World Wrestling Entertainment	WWE	WWE divided its roster into three storyline divisions, Raw, SmackDown, and ECW, referred to as brands, where wrestlers exclusively performed on their respective weekly television programs until February, when ECW was disbanded, leaving only Raw and SmackDown.

Calendar of notable shows

January

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
4	NJPW	Wrestle Kingdom IV	Tokyo	Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Yoshihiro Takayama in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
3	WWC	Euphoria	San Juan, Puerto Rico	El Sensacional Carlitos pinned Hiram Tua
17	TNA	Genesis	Orlando	AJ Styles (c) defeated Kurt Angle in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship	This event was Ken Anderson (now under ring name Mr. Anderson) and Brian Kendrick's debut in TNA.
31	WWE: Raw SmackDown ECW	Royal Rumble	Atlanta	Edge won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating John Cena to earn a world championship match at WrestleMania XXVI	Edge chose to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship. Final WWE PPV to feature the ECW brand, as well as the ECW Championship, as the brand was disbanded on February 16, and the title was deactivated along with it.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

February

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
14	TNA	Against All Odds	Orlando	D'Angelo Dinero defeated Mr. Anderson in Finals of the 8 Card Stud Tournament
21	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Elimination Chamber	St. Louis	Chris Jericho defeated The Undertaker (c), John Morrison, R-Truth, CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

March

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
12	AAA	Rey de Reyes	Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico	Rey de Reyes final three-way elimination match
13	wXw	The Vision^[1]	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Thumbtack Jack defeats Drake Younger in a Pain In The Glass Match.	First show in the United States.
21	TNA	Destination X	Orlando	AJ Styles (c) fought Abyss to a no-contest for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
28	WWE: Raw SmackDown	WrestleMania XXVI	Glendale	The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels in No Disqualification Streak vs. Career match	This was Shawn Michaels's last match in his wrestling career until he had one further match at Crown Jewel 2018. Last WrestleMania to feature the Money in the Bank ladder match due to the establishment of an annual pay-per-view based on the match.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

April

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
3	ROH	ROH The Big Bang!	Charlotte	Blue Demon, Jr. and Magno defeated Super Parka and Misterioso in a Tag team match
16	CMLL	54. Aniversario de Arena México	Mexico City, Mexico	El Felino defeated Místico
18	TNA	Lockdown	Saint Charles	Team Hogan (Abyss, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Jarrett, Jeff Hardy, and D'Angelo Dinero) defeated Team Flair (Sting, James Storm, Robert Roode, Desmond Wolfe, and Samoa Joe) Lethal Lockdown match. Had Team Flair won, Hulk Hogan would have left the company.
25	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Extreme Rules	Baltimore	John Cena (c) defeated Batista in Last Man Standing match to retain the WWE Championship	This was Triple H's last appearance as full-time wrestler
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

May

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
3	NJPW	Wrestling Dontaku	Fukuoka, Japan	Togi Makabe defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
16	TNA	Sacrifice	Orlando	Rob Van Dam (c) defeated AJ Styles in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
23	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Over the Limit	Detroit	John Cena (c) defeated Batista in an "I Quit" match to retain the WWE Championship	This was Batista's last match in WWE until 2014
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

June

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
6	AAA	Triplemanía XVIII	Mexico City, Mexico	L.A. Park defeated La Parka in a Singles match for the rights to the name "La Parka"
6	CMLL	Sin Salida	Mexico City, Mexico	Máximo defeated Taichi in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match
13	TNA	Slammiversary	Orlando	Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Sting in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
19	NJPW	Dominion	Osaka	Togi Makabe (c) defeated Go Shiozaki in a Singles match to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
19	ROH	Death Before Dishonor	Toronto	Tyler Black (c) defeated Davey Richards in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
20	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Fatal 4-Way	Uniondale	Sheamus defeated John Cena (c), Randy Orton, and Edge in a Fatal 4-Way match to win the WWE Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

July

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
10	CZW/JAPW	Acid-Fest: A Tribute to Trent Acid	South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Johnny Kashmere (with Matt Walsh and Donnie B) defeated Devon Moore (with Annie Social)
11	TNA	Victory Road	Orlando	Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Jeff Hardy, Mr. Anderson and Abyss in a Fatal 4-Way match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
11	WWC	37th WWC Aniversario	Bayamon, Puerto Rico	Carlito defeated Orlando Colon by countout; Booker T vs. Carlito saw no winner as the official referee was knocked out; Banderas defeated Carlito after he revealed himself as the third opponent
12	CMLL	Promociones Gutiérrez 1st Anniversary Show	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico	Místico defeated El Oriental in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match
18	CMLL	Infierno en el Ring	Mexico City, Mexico	12-man Infierno en el Ring, Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask Steel cage match
18	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Money in the Bank	Kansas City	Sheamus (c) defeated John Cena in a Steel Cage match to retain the WWE Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

August

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
8	TNA	Hardcore Justice	Orlando	Rob Van Dam defeated Sabu in a Hardcore Rules match
12	TNA	The Whole F'n Show	Orlando	Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Abyss in a Stairway to Janice Ladder match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with Eric Bischoff as the guest referee
14	AAA	Verano de Escándalo	Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico	El Mesías defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. (c) in a Domo De La Muerte cage match for the AAA Mega Championship
6–15	NJPW	G1 Climax final	Tokyo	Satoshi Kojima defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in the G1 Climax tournament
15	JCW	Bloodymania IV	Cave-In-Rock, Illinois	Corporal Robinson (c) (with Terry Funk) defeated Mike Knox (with Scott D'Amore) and Raven (with Todd Bridges)
15	WWE: Raw SmackDown	SummerSlam	Los Angeles	Team WWE (John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Edge, Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, R-Truth and John Morrison) defeated The Nexus (Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, David Otunga, Skip Sheffield, Michael Tarver and Darren Young) in a 7-on-7 Elimination tag team match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

September

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
4–5	PWG	Battle of Los Angeles	Reseda, California	Joey Ryan defeated Chris Hero in a Battle of Los Angeles tournament
5	TNA	No Surrender	Orlando	Mr. Anderson defeated D'Angelo Dinero in Semi-Finals of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament
11	ROH	Glory By Honor	New York City	Roderick Strong defeated Tyler Black (c) No Disqualification match to win the ROH World Championship	This was Tyler Black's last match in ROH before signing with WWE.
19	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Night of Champions	Rosemont	Randy Orton defeated Sheamus (c), Wade Barrett, John Cena, Edge, and Chris Jericho in a Six-Pack Challenge to win the WWE Championship	Last event of Women's Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

October

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
1	AAA	Héroes Inmortales IV	Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico	Legado AAA (Dark Cuervo, Dark Ozz, Heavy Metal and La Parka) defeated La Sociedad (Electroshock, El Zorro, Hernandez and L.A. Park)
3	CMLL	CMLL 77th Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	14-man elimination steel cage match
3	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Hell in a Cell	Dallas	Kane (c) defeated The Undertaker in Hell in a Cell match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
10	TNA	Bound for Glory	Daytona Beach	Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Anderson and Kurt Angle in a Three-way match to win the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship Since Angle lost, he had to retire.
11	NJPW	Destruction	Tokyo	Satoshi Kojima defeated Togi Makabe (c) in a Singles match to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
15	CMLL	CMLL Entre el Cielo y el Infierno	Mexico City	Charly Manson defeated Negro Casas
24	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Bragging Rights	Minneapolis	Wade Barrett defeated Randy Orton (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for the WWE Championship Had Barrett lost, John Cena would have been fired.	Team SmackDown won for the second time in a row in a 14-man elimination tag team match This was The Undertaker's last appearance as a full-time wrestler
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

November

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
7	TNA	Turning Point	Orlando	Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Matt Morgan in a Single match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
21	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Survivor Series	Miami	Randy Orton (c) defeated Wade Barrett in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship with John Cena as special guest referee Since Orton won, Cena was fired. Had Barrett won, Cena would be free from Nexus
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

December

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
3	CMLL	Sin Piedad	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico	Rey Bucanero defeated Mr. Águila in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match
5	AAA	Guerra de Titanes	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Six-man tag team steel cage Lucha de Apuestas, hair-vs.-mask match
5	TNA	Final Resolution	Orlando	Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Matt Morgan in a No Disqualification match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with Mr. Anderson as special guest referee
11	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Tribute to the Troops	Fort Hood, Texas	John Cena, Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton defeated Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett and The Miz (with Alex Riley)
18	ROH	Final Battle	New York City	El Generico defeated Kevin Steen in an Unsanctioned Fight Without Honor for El Generico's mask vs. Kevin Steen leaving ROH
19	WWE: Raw SmackDown	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	Houston	John Cena defeated Wade Barrett in a Chairs match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Accomplishments and tournaments

AAA

Accomplishment	Winner	Date won	Notes
Rey de Reyes	Chessman	March 12

DDT

Accomplishment	Winner	Date won	Notes
Young Drama Cup	Soma Takao	November 28

Ring of Honor

Accomplishment	Winner	Date won	Notes
ROH World Television Championship Tournament	Eddie Edwards	March 5

TNA

Accomplishment	Winner	Date won
8 Card Stud Tournament	D'Angelo Dinero	April 18
TNA Tag Team Championship Series	Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode)	July 11
TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Tournament	Desmond Wolfe and Magnus	July 27
TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament	Jeff Hardy	October 10
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament	The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky)	December 23

WWE

Accomplishment	Winner	Date won	Notes
ECW Homecoming Tournament	Ezekiel Jackson	January 12	Last eliminated Kane to win the battle royal, which was the final of the tournament to earn an ECW Championship match at the Royal Rumble. Jackson, however, was unsuccessful in winning the title from Christian at the event.
Royal Rumble	Edge	January 31	Winner received their choice of a championship match for either Raw's WWE Championship, SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW Championship at WrestleMania XXVI; Edge last eliminated John Cena to win and chose to challenge for his own brand's World Heavyweight Championship, but was unsuccessful against Chris Jericho at the event.
WWE Divas Championship Tournament	Maryse	February 22	Defeated Gail Kim in the tournament final to win the vacant WWE Divas Championship; previous champion Melina vacated the title after suffering a legitimate injury.
Money in the Bank ladder match	Jack Swagger	March 28	This was the final Money in the Bank ladder match to happen at WrestleMania, with all future matches held at the annual namesake pay-per-view. Swagger from Raw defeated Christian, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Evan Bourne, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy, Montel Vontavious Porter, and Shelton Benjamin to win a world championship match contract; Swagger cashed in and won SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship from Chris Jericho on the April 2 episode of SmackDown and was in turn transferred to SmackDown.
WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament	Kofi Kingston	May 14	Defeated Christian in the tournament final to win the vacant Intercontinental Championship after previous champion Drew McIntyre had been (kayfabe) fired by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long; however, the decision was overturned by Mr. McMahon. Kingston subsequently faced and defeated McIntyre for the title at Over the Limit.
NXT season 1^{[broken anchor]}	Wade Barrett	June 10	Defeated David Otunga in the final to win a WWE contract and a championship match, which he invoked for the WWE Championship at Night of Champions, but was unsuccessful in the six-pack challenge, though did eliminate champion John Cena from the match.
Money in the Bank ladder match (SmackDown)	Kane	July 18	Defeated Big Show, Christian, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, and Matt Hardy to win a World Heavyweight Championship match contract; later that same night, Kane cashed in the contract and won the title from Rey Mysterio, who had just won the title from Jack Swagger.
Money in the Bank ladder match (Raw)	The Miz	July 18	Defeated Chris Jericho, Edge, Evan Bourne, John Morrison, Mark Henry, Randy Orton, and Ted DiBiase to win a WWE Championship match contract. Miz cashed in his contract and won the title from Orton on the November 22 episode of Raw after Orton had just retained the title over Wade Barrett.
NXT season 2	Kaval	August 31	Defeated Michael McGillicutty and Alex Riley in the final to win a WWE contract and a championship match, which he invoked for the Intercontinental Championship at Survivor Series, but was unsuccessful against Dolph Ziggler at the event.
King of the Ring	Sheamus	November 29	Defeated John Morrison in the tournament final to win and be crowned King of the Ring. Sheamus subsequently changed his ring name to King Sheamus.
NXT season 3	Kaitlyn	November 30	Defeated Naomi in the final to win a WWE contract.

WWE Hall of Fame

Category	Inductee	Inducted by
Individual	Ted DiBiase	Ted DiBiase Jr. and Brett DiBiase
	Antonio Inoki	Stan Hansen
	Wendi Richter	Roddy Piper
	Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon	Pat Patterson
	Gorgeous George	Dick Beyer
	Stu Hart	Bret Hart
Celebrity	Bob Uecker	Dick Ebersol

Slammy Awards

Poll^[2]^[3]	Winner^[2]^[3]^[4]
Best Performance By a Winged Specimen	Raw Chicken
Best Use of Exercise Equipment	Rosa Mendes uses a Shake-Weight
Most Menacing Haircut	Tyler Reks
Best Family Values	Kane beats up Jack Swagger, Sr.
Superstar/Diva Most in Need of Make-up	Sheamus
Cole in Your Stocking	Daniel Bryan beats up Michael Cole on NXT
Outstanding Achievement of Baby Oil Application	Cody Rhodes
Frequent Tweeter Award	Goldust
Best WWE.com Exclusive TV Show	NXT
Most Annoying Catchphrase	Zack Ryder for "Woo Woo Woo You Know It."
Shocker of the Year	The debut of The Nexus
Despicable Me Award	CM Punk sings "Happy Birthday" to Rey Mysterio's daughter
Guest Star Shining Moment of the Year	Pee-wee Herman vs. The Miz
Holy %&@*# Move of the Year	John Cena sends Batista through the stage with an Attitude Adjustment
WWE Universe Fan Reaction of the Year	"Angry Miz Girl" Cayley
"Oh Snap" Meltdown of the Year	Edge destroys the Raw GM's computer
Knucklehead Moment of the Year	Lay-Cool (Layla El and Michelle McCool) gets beaten by Mae Young
"And I Quote ..." Line of the Year	Michael Cole
WWE Diva of the Year	Michelle McCool
WWE Moment of the Year	The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels in Michaels' final match
Superstar of the Year	John Cena

Awards and honors

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Category	Winner
PWI Wrestler of the Year	Randy Orton
PWI Tag Team of the Year	The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
PWI Match of the Year	The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XXVI)
PWI Feud of the Year	The Nexus vs. WWE
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year	Randy Orton
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year	The Nexus
PWI Comeback of the Year	Rob Van Dam
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year	D'Angelo Dinero
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year	Shawn Michaels
PWI Rookie of the Year	David Otunga
PWI Woman of the Year	Michelle McCool
PWI Lifetime Achievement	Killer Kowalski

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

Inductee
Chris Jericho
Rey Mysterio, Jr.
Wladek Zbyszko

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Category	Winner
Wrestler of the Year	John Cena
Most Outstanding	Daniel Bryan
Feud of the Year	El Generico vs. Kevin Steen
Tag Team of the Year	The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli)
Most Improved	Sheamus

Title changes

AAA

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
AAA Mega Championship
Incoming champion – El Mesias
March 12	Electroshock	Rey de Reyes	Three-way match, also involving Mr. Anderson.
June 6	Dr. Wagner, Jr.	Triplemania XVIII
December 5	El Zorro	Guerra de Titanes

Date	Winner	Event/Show
AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship
Incoming champion – Mini Abismo Negro
June 6	Octagoncito	Triplemanía XVIII

Date	Winner	Event/Show
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Xtreme Tiger
June 6	Jack Evans	Triplemanía XVIII

Date	Winner	Event/Show
AAA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – La Hermandad 187 (Joe Líder and Nicho el Millonario)
March 19	La Legión Extranjera (Taiji Ishimori and Takeshi Morishima)	AAA Sin Límite TV Taping
May 23	Atsushi Aoki and Go Shiozaki	NOAH Navigation With Breeze – Day 1
June 6	Los Maniacos (Silver King and Último Gladiador)	NOAH Navigation With Breeze – Day 1

Date	Winner	Event/Show
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Aero Star and Faby Apache
July 2	La Legión Extranjera (Alex Koslov and Christina Von Eerie)	AAA Television Taping
October 1	Faby Apache and Pimpinela Escarlata	Héroes Inmortales IV

NJPW

Date	Winner	Event/Show
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Shinsuke Nakamura
May 3	Togi Makabe	Wrestling Dontaku
October 11	Satoshi Kojima	Destruction '10

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray)
January 4	No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi)	Wrestle Kingdom IV	This was a three-way hardcore match, which also included Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson).
May 3	Seigigun (Wataru Inoue and Yuji Nagata)	Wrestling Dontaku	This was a three-way match, which also included Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson).
June 19	Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson)	Dominion 6.19	This was a three-way elimination match, which also included No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi).

Date	Winner	Event/Show
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Tiger Mask
January 4	Naomichi Marufuji	Wrestle Kingdom IV
June 19	Prince Devitt	Dominion 6.19

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi)
April 21	Vacated	–	Title held up after the championship was not defended for 30 days.
May 8	El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto	Super J Tag Tournament 1st	Defeated Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) in the finals of an eight-team tournament to win the vacant title.
July 19	Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi)	Circuit2010 New Japan Soul

ROH

Date	Winner	Event/Show
ROH World Championship
Incoming champion – Austin Aries
February 13	Tyler Black	8th Anniversary Show
September 11	Roderick Strong	Glory By Honor IX

Date	Winner	Event/Show
ROH World Television Championship
(Title created)
March 5	Eddie Edwards	Ring of Honor Wrestling
December 10	Christopher Daniels	Ring of Honor Wrestling

Date	Winner	Event/Show
ROH World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe)
April 3	The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli)	The Big Bang!

TNA

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – A.J. Styles
April 19	Rob Van Dam	Impact!
August 10 (aired August 19)	Vacated	Impact!	The title was vacated due to Rob Van Dam suffering a storyline injury.
October 10	Jeff Hardy	Bound for Glory	Hardy defeated Kurt Angle and Mr. Anderson in a three-way tournament final to win the vacant title. Per the pre-match stipulation, Angle (in storyline) was forced to retire

Date	Winner	Event/Show
TNA X Division Championship
Incoming champion – Amazing Red
January 19	Douglas Williams	Impact!
April 18	Vacated	Lockdown
April 18	Kazarian	Lockdown
May 16	Douglas Williams	Sacrifice
September 6	Jay Lethal	Impact!
September 25	Amazing Red	Live event
November 7	Robbie E	Turning Point
December 7	Jay Lethal	Impact!

Date	Winner	Event/Show
TNA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams)
January 17	Hernandez and Matt Morgan	Genesis
April 5	Matt Morgan	Impact!
May 4	The Band (Eric Young, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)	Impact!
June 14	Vacated	Impact!
July 11	The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)	Victory Road

Date	Winner	Event/Show
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Sarita and Taylor Wilde
January 4	Awesome Kong and Hamada	Impact!
March 8	Vacated	Impact!
March 8	The Beautiful People (Lacey Von Erich, Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky)	Impact!
August 5	Hamada and Taylor Wilde	Impact!
December 9	Vacated	Impact!

Date	Winner	Event/Show
TNA Women's Knockout Championship
Incoming champion – Tara
January 4	ODB	Impact!
January 17	Tara	Genesis
April 5	Angelina Love	Impact!
April 18	Madison Rayne	Lockdown
July 11	Angelina Love	Victory Road
July 13	Madison Rayne	Impact!
August 9	Angelina Love	Impact!: The Whole F'n Show
October 10	Tara	Bound for Glory
October 11	Madison Rayne	Impact!

Date	Winner	Event/Show
TNA Television Championship
Incoming champion – Douglas Williams
January 27	Rob Terry	Live event
July 13	A.J. Styles	Impact!
December 5	Douglas Williams	Final Resolution

WWE

– Raw

– SmackDown

– ECW

Raw and SmackDown each had a world championship, a secondary championship, and a women's championship, while the male tag team championship was shared across all the brands. ECW only had a world championship.

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
WWE Championship
Incoming champion – Sheamus
February 21	John Cena	Elimination Chamber	Elimination Chamber match, also involving Triple H, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Kofi Kingston.
February 21	Batista	Elimination Chamber	Mr. McMahon granted SmackDown wrestler Batista a championship match with John Cena after Cena won the Elimination Chamber match. Batista then transferred to the Raw roster after winning the title.
March 28	John Cena	WrestleMania XXVI
June 20	Sheamus	Fatal 4-Way	Fatal four-way match, also involving Edge and Randy Orton.
September 19	Randy Orton	Night of Champions	Six-Pack Elimination Challenge, also involving Edge, John Cena, Chris Jericho, and Wade Barrett.
November 22	The Miz	Monday Night Raw	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract after Randy Orton had successfully defended the WWE Championship against Wade Barrett.

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – The Undertaker
February 21	Chris Jericho	Elimination Chamber	Elimination Chamber match, also involving John Morrison, R-Truth, CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio.
March 30 (aired April 2)	Jack Swagger	SmackDown	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. Jack Swagger transferred from Raw to SmackDown upon winning the title.
June 20	Rey Mysterio	Fatal 4-Way	Fatal four-way match, also involving Big Show and CM Punk. The championship was referred to as the "World Championship" due to Mysterio not being a heavyweight.
July 18	Kane	Money in the Bank	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract that he had won earlier that same night.
December 19	Edge	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	Fatal four-way Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, also involving Alberto Del Rio and Rey Mysterio.

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
ECW Championship
Incoming champion – Christian
February 16	Ezekiel Jackson	ECW	Extreme rules match
February 16	Retired	ECW	Final broadcast of ECW. The title was retired due to the ECW brand being discontinued.

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
WWE United States Championship
Incoming champion – The Miz
May 17	Bret Hart	Monday Night Raw	No disqualification, no countout match
May 24	Vacated	Monday Night Raw	Vacated when Bret Hart became the Raw General Manager.
May 24	R-Truth	Monday Night Raw	Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title.
June 14	The Miz	Monday Night Raw	Fatal four-way match, also involving John Morrison and Zack Ryder
September 19	Daniel Bryan	Night of Champions

Date	Winner	Event/Show
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Drew McIntyre
May 23	Kofi Kingston	Over the Limit
July 28 (aired August 6)	Dolph Ziggler	SmackDown

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
WWE Divas Championship
Incoming champion – Melina
January 4	Vacated	Monday Night Raw	Vacated the title after Melina sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
February 22	Maryse	Monday Night Raw	Defeated Gail Kim in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
April 12	Eve Torres	Monday Night Raw
June 20	Alicia Fox	Fatal 4-Way	Fatal four-way match, also involving Gail Kim and Maryse. Fox pinned Maryse to win the championship.
August 15	Melina	SummerSlam
September 19	Michelle McCool	Night of Champions	Lumberjill match where the WWE Women's Championship was unified with the Divas Championship. The title was briefly referred to as the "Unified Divas Championship", keeping the lineage of the Divas Championship whilst the Women's Championship was retired. Layla was unofficially the co-champion during this reign; she defended the championship in McCool's place on some occasions.
After unification with the WWE Women's Championship, the WWE Divas Championship was no longer brand exclusive.
November 21	Natalya	Survivor Series	Handicap match, also involving Layla as Michelle McCool's tag team partner.

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
WWE Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Michelle McCool
January 31	Mickie James	Royal Rumble
February 23 (aired February 26)	Michelle McCool	SmackDown	Vickie Guerrero served as the special guest referee.
April 25	Beth Phoenix	Extreme Rules	Extreme Makeover match
May 11 (aired May 14)	Layla	SmackDown	LayCool (Michelle McCool and Layla) defeated Beth Phoenix in a Texas Tornado Handicap match when Layla pinned Phoenix. Michelle McCool was unofficially the co-champion during this reign; she defended the championship in Layla's place on some occasions, but was not officially recognized as the title holder.
September 19	Retired	Night of Champions	Retired after Michelle McCool, who had been unofficially co-reigning with Layla, defeated Melina to unify the Women's Championship and WWE Divas Championship.

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Unified WWE Tag Team Championship¹ (World Tag Team Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship)
Incoming champions – D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels)
February 8	ShoMiz (Big Show and The Miz)	Monday Night Raw	Triple threat elimination match, also involving The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk and Luke Gallows).
April 26	The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)	Monday Night Raw
On August 16, the World Tag Team Championship was decommissioned in favor of continuing the WWE Tag Team Championship's lineage, which dropped the "unified" moniker.
September 19	Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre	Night of Champions	Tag Team Turmoil, also involving The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso), Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov, and Evan Bourne and Mark Henry.
October 24	The Nexus (John Cena and David Otunga)	Bragging Rights
October 25	The Nexus (Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel)	Monday Night Raw	Wade Barrett kept the title within Nexus, but took out John Cena by ordering David Otunga to lie down purposely for a pinfall.
December 6	Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov	Monday Night Raw	Fatal four-way tag team elimination match, also involving The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) and Mark Henry and Yoshi Tatsu.

1 ^ Both titles were independently active, but were collectively defended on any brand as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship.

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Million Dollar Championship
(Title reactivated but not officially sanctioned)
April 5	Ted DiBiase, Jr.	Monday Night Raw	Was given the championship by his father, Ted DiBiase
November 15	Retired	Monday Night Raw	Title returned to his father, Ted DiBiase

Debuts

Uncertain debut date

Reby Sky

February 19 – Parrow
February 20 – Zelina Vega/Rosita
March 14 – Kazuki Hirata
March 21 – Sawako Shimono
March 26 – Jessie Godderz
April 29 – Sayaka Obihiro
May 3 – Hiragi Kurumi
May 15 – Fuma
June 11 – Musashi
July 18 – Moon Mizuki
August 8 – Mercedes Mone
August 19 – Roman Reigns
September – Taya Valkyrie
September 2 – Alex Lee
September 7 – Kaitlyn
November 21 – Mika Iida
November 25 – Dralístico
December – Shaul Guerrero
December 11 – Sammy Guevara
December 12 – Ruby Soho (wrestler)
December 23 - masu-me
December 25 – Mochi Miyagi

Retirements

The Iron Sheik (1972–April 24, 2010)
Chavo Guerrero Sr. (1970–2010)
Ron Simmons (1986–2010)
DJ Gabriel (2004 – 2010)
Kamala (1978 – 2010)
Kristal Marshall (December 2, 2005 – February 2010)
Shawn Michaels (October 10, 1984^[5] – March 28, 2010) (had a one-off match at Crown Jewel in 2018)
Ray Gordy / Jesse Dalton / Slam Master J (2000 – April 23, 2010)
Scott Hall (1984-June 2010, return to wrestle one match in 2016)
Ricky Steamboat (1976-June 18, 2010, returned to wrestle one match in 2022)
Abdullah the Butcher (1958 – October 9, 2010)
Lacey Von Erich (September 15, 2007 – November 11, 2010)
Mae Young (August 20, 1939 – November 15, 2010)
Caylen Croft (2001 – November 19, 2010)
Ashley Vance (June 22, 2010 – December 28, 2010)
Kazumi Shimouma (September 16, 2007 – December 26, 2010)
Tanny Mouse (October 7, 1994 – December 31, 2010)

Deaths

January 8 – Tony Halme, 47
February 1 – Jack Brisco, 68
March 4 - Angelo Poffo, 84
March 8 - Jerry Valiant, 68
March 11 - Sandy Scott, 75
March 14 - Corsica Joe, 90
March 20 – Mikel Scicluna, 80
March 29 - Tom Burton, 48
April 2 – Chris Kanyon, 40^[6]
April 14 - Gene Kiniski, 81
April 21 – Mr. Hito, 67
May 3:
- Kinji Shibuya, 88
- El Supremo (wrestler), 67
May 24 - Andre Baker (wrestler), 45
May 24 - Rusher Kimura, 68
June 12 – Grizzly Smith, 77
June 12 - Trent Acid, 29
June 24 - Toni Adams, 45
July 2 - Steve Stanlee, 90
August 13 – Lance Cade, 29
August 19 - Ted Allen (wrestler), 54
August 20 - Skandor Akbar, 75
August 27 - Anton Geesink, 76
August 27 - Tony Borne, 84
August 28 - Kotetsu Yamamoto, 68
August 30 – J. C. Bailey, 27
September 10 – Mike Shaw, 53
September 11 - La Fiera, 49
September 22 – Giant González, 44 ^[7]
October 6 - Gran Naniwa, 33
October 23 - Michael Porter, 59
October 30 - Édouard Carpentier, 84
November 8 - Joe Higuchi, 81
November 25 - Kantaro Hoshino, 67
December 3 - Skip Young, 59
December 4 - King Curtis Iaukea, 73
December 15 - Hans Mortier, 85
December 18 - Donn Lewin, 84

References

^ "wXw The Vision". Cagematch. July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "2010 Slammy Awards". WWE. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Supplemental Slammy winners". World Wrestling Entertainment. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
^ "WWE News: Full list of 2010 Slammy Awards – 12 announced on Raw, 10 announced on WWE's website". Pro Wrestling Torch. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
^ Michaels, Shawn; Feigenbaum, Aaron (2005). Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. New York, New York: WWE Books (Pocket Books). p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7434-9380-2.
^ "Kanyon profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
^ "Jorge 'Giant' Gonzalez, Former WWF Wrestler, Dead At 44". 27 September 2010 – via Huff Post.

[1] "wXw The Vision". Cagematch. July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

[Slammy2010-2] "2010 Slammy Awards". WWE. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.

[SupplementalSlammy2010-3] "Supplemental Slammy winners". World Wrestling Entertainment. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.

[Torch10-4] "WWE News: Full list of 2010 Slammy Awards – 12 announced on Raw, 10 announced on WWE's website". Pro Wrestling Torch. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.

[sm57-5] Michaels, Shawn; Feigenbaum, Aaron (2005). Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. New York, New York: WWE Books (Pocket Books). p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7434-9380-2.

[oww-6] "Kanyon profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-08-13.

[7] "Jorge 'Giant' Gonzalez, Former WWF Wrestler, Dead At 44". 27 September 2010 – via Huff Post.

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