2000

This is a list of various things that took place in 2000.

Significant events
January
 * January 4 – Jushi "Thunder" Liger beats Tiger Mask III to take his mask in a mask vs mask match.

March
 * March 17 – Atlántis beats Villano III to take his mask in a mask vs mask match.

April
 * April 10 – Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff, recently appointed by WCW as its new co-creative team, relaunch WCW on WCW Monday Nitro and declare all of its championships vacant; when World Champion Sid Vicious refuses to give up his title following the announcement, Bischoff forces the issue and coerces Vicious into giving up the belt by threatening to fire him if he did not. The WCW relaunch also sees the formation of the New Blood, a heel stable headed by Russo and Bischoff made up of WCW's younger talent, which goes on to feud with the Millionaire's Club, the established WCW veterans led by Hulk Hogan, who become the faces in the feud

October
 * October 6 – ECW on TNN airs for the final time on TNN (now Spike TV), which cancelled the show in favor of bringing WWF Monday Night Raw to the cable network

December
 * December 31 – ECW Hardcore TV, ECW's original television show which aired in syndication since 1993, airs its final episode and ends production

Deaths
January
 * January 7 – Gary Albright 34 (Heart attack)
 * January 22 – Al Costello 80 (Pneumonia)
 * January 24 – Bobby Duncum, Jr. 34 (Accidental overdose)

February
 * February 29 – Liz Chase 45 (Complications during surgery)

April
 * April 19 – Masakazu Fukada 27 (Brain hemorrage)
 * April 25 – Tom Renesto 72 (Heart failure)

May
 * May 16 – Jumbo Tsuruta 49 (Complications from kidney transplant)

July
 * July 27 – Gordon Solie 71 (Throat cancer)

August
 * August 18 – Tony Parisi 58 (Heart attack)
 * August 22 – Toru Tanaka 70 (Natural causes)
 * August 25 – Chris Duffy 36 (Seizure)

October
 * October 3 – Klondike Bill 68 (Bell's Palsy)
 * October 17 – Leo Nomellini 76 (Stroke)
 * October 23 – Yokozuna 34 (Heart attack/fluid in lungs)

December
 * December 16 – Blue Demon 78 (Heart attack)

Debuts

 * Nattie Neidhart
 * Tank Toland
 * Jaden Jeter

May
 * May 7 – Kevin Steen

July
 * Lance Hoyt

October
 * The Great Khali

Events
January
 * January 8 – CZW Bloodbath 2000
 * January 29 – XPW Abuse Of Power

February
 * February 5 – CZW Night Of Main Events
 * February 12 – CZW Climbing The Ladder
 * February 25 – XPW My Bloody Valentine 2000 Day 1
 * February 26 – ECWA 4th Annual Super 8 Tournament
 * February 26 – XPW My Bloody Valentine 2000 Day 2
 * February 27 – FWA Black Country Chaos

March
 * March 11 – CZW March Violence
 * March 18 – CZW X-Spelled
 * March 18 – FWA Unknown Quantity
 * March 24 – FWA Urban Legends
 * March 24 – XPW A New Franchise Tour Day 1
 * March 25 – XPW A New Franchise Tour Day 2

April
 * April 1 – CZW Controversy 101
 * April 8 – CZW Winner Takes All
 * April 16 – XPW And Then There Was Four
 * April 22 – ECW Cyberslam
 * April 29 – XPW Heavyweight Title Tournament

May
 * May 5 – CZW A Living Hell
 * May 25 – 3rd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show
 * May 26 – XPW D-Day
 * May 27 – XPW D-Day Aftermath Part 1
 * May 28 – XPW D-Day Aftermath Part 2

June
 * June 10 – CZW Caged To The End
 * June 17 – XPW Vengeance
 * June 25 – CZW They Said It Couldn't Be Done

July
 * July 5 – FWA At The Castle Hall
 * July 22 – CZW No Rules, No Limits
 * July 22 – XPW Go Funk Yourself

August
 * August 5 – FWA Evil Intentions: About To Explode
 * August 12 – CZW Blood, Sweat & Violence

September
 * September 9 – CZW Cage Of Death II ... After Dark
 * September 29 – FWA The Rules Have Changed

October
 * October 10 – CZW Rules Were Made To Be Broken
 * October 14 – NWA 52nd Anniversary Show "Battle Of The Belts 2000"
 * October 15 – NWA 52nd Anniversary Show "Showcase Of The Stars"
 * October 29 – FWA No Surprises 2

November
 * November 11 – CZW Jersey Rulz
 * November 11 – XPW Dismembered In November
 * November 11 – Change

December
 * December 23 – ECW Holiday Hell

Pay-Per-View Events
January
 * January 9 – ECW Guilty as Charged
 * January 16 – WCW Souled Out
 * January 23 – WWF Royal Rumble

February
 * February 20 – WCW Superbrawl X
 * February 27 – WWF No Way Out

March
 * March 19 – WCW Uncensored
 * March 12 – ECW Living Dangerously

April
 * April 2 – WWF WrestleMania 2000
 * April 16 – WCW Spring Stampede
 * April 30 – WWF Backlash

May
 * May 6 – WWF Insurrextion
 * May 7 – WCW Slamboree
 * May 14 – ECW Hardcore Heaven
 * May 21 – WWF Judgment Day

June
 * June 11– WCW The Great American Bash
 * June 25 – WWF King Of The Ring

July
 * July 9 – WCW Bash at the Beach
 * July 23 – WWF Fully Loaded
 * July 16 – ECW Heat Wave

August
 * August 13 – WCW New Blood Rising
 * August 27 – WWF SummerSlam

September
 * September 17 – WCW Fall Brawl
 * September 24 – WWF Unforgiven

October
 * October 1– ECW Anarchy Rulz
 * October 22 – WWF No Mercy
 * October 29 – WCW Halloween Havoc

November
 * November 5 – ECW November to Remember
 * November 16 – WCW Millennium Final
 * November 19 – WWF Survivor Series
 * November 26 – WCW Mayhem

December
 * December 2 – WWF Rebellion
 * December 3 – ECW Massacre on 34th Street
 * December 16 – WWF Armageddon
 * December 17 – WCW Starcade

Title changes
January
 * January 3 – Triple H defeated Big Show to win the WWF Championship; Chyna and Chris Jericho are declared co–holders of the WWF Intercontinental Championship; David Flair and Crowbar defeated Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner to win the vacant WCW World Tag Team Championship
 * January 11 – Brian Knobbs defeated Norman Smiley to win the WCW Hardcore Championship
 * January 16 – Bret Hart vacated the WCW World Heavyweight Championship due to a career ending injury; Jeff Jarrett vacated the WCW United States Championship due to injury; Chris Benoit defeated Sid Vicious to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship; Oklahoma defeated Madusa to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship
 * January 17 – Chris Benoit vacated the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and leaves for the World Wrestling Federation; Jeff Jarrett is awarded the WCW United States Championship; Test defeated Big Boss Man to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
 * January 18 – Oklahoma vacated the WCW Cruiserweight Championship due to being over the weight limit; The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny The Bull) defeated David Flair and Crowbar to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship
 * January 23 – Chris Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly to have sole possession the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * January 24 – Sid Vicious defeated Kevin Nash to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship
 * January 25 – Kevin Nash stripped Sid Vicious of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and awards it to himself; Vicious defeated Nash later that night to regain the WCW World title
 * January 31 – Hervina defeated The Kat to win the WWF Women's Championship

February
 * February 1 – Jacqueline defeated Harvey Whippleman to win the WWF Women's Championship
 * February 7 – Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Brian Knobbs to win the WCW Hardcore Championship
 * February 8 – Kurt Angle defeated Val Venis to win the WWF European Championship
 * February 12 – Creative Control (Ron and Don Harris) defeated The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny The Bull) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship
 * February 13 – The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny The Bull) defeated Creative Control (Ron and Don Harris) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship; Essa Rios defeated Gillberg to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
 * February 16 – Hacksaw Jim Duggan finds the WCW World Television Championship in a dumpster and claims the title
 * February 20 – The Artist defeated Lash LeRoux to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Championship; Brian Knobbs defeated Bam Bam Bigelow to win the WCW Hardcore Championship
 * February 22 – Crash Holly defeated Test to win the WWF Hardcore Championship, then goes on to invent the 24/7 Rule, allowing the championship to be defended at all times
 * February 27 – Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship; The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D–Von Dudley) defeated The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
 * February 28 – Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, and Evan Karagias defeated Brian Knobbs to become co–holders of the WCW Hardcore Championship

March
 * March 13 – Pete Gas won the WWF Hardcore Championship, only to lose it back to Crash Holly seconds later; Dean Malenko defeated Essa Rios to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
 * March 19 – Creative Control (Ron and Don Harris) defeated The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny The Bull) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship; Brian Knobbs defeated 3 Count (Shane Helms, Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias) to win the WCW Hardcore Championship
 * March 28 – Stephanie McMahon–Helmsley defeated Jacqueline to win the WWF Women's Championship
 * March 30 – Billy Kidman defeated The Artist to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship
 * March 31 – The Artist defeated Billy Kidman to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship

April
 * April 2 – Edge and Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz and The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy to win the WWF Tag Team Championship; Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship; Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle to win the WWF European Championship; a Hardcore Battle Royal occurs at Wrestlemania 2000. The following superstars win the WWF Hardcore Championship during the match: Tazz (twice), Viscera, Funaki, Rodney, Joey Abs, Thrasher, Pete Gas, Crash Holly, and Hardcore Holly
 * April 3 – Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho to win the WWF European Championship; Crash Holly defeated Hardcore Holly to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
 * April 10 – All of WCW's championships are vacated under orders of Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff, as follows; the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (last held by Sid Vicious), the WCW World Tag Team Championship (last held by Creative Control), the WCW United States Championship (last held by Jeff Jarrett), the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (last held by The Artist) and the WCW Hardcore Championship (last held by Brian Knobbs), while the WCW World Television Championship (last held by Hacksaw Duggan) is retired
 * April 11 – Perry Saturn and Tazz win the WWF Hardcore Championship, only to lose it to Crash Holly moments later
 * April 13 – Tazz defeated Mike Awesome to win the ECW Championship
 * April 16 – Chris Candido won a six–way match to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship at Spring Stampede 2000; Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell defeated Ric Flair and Lex Luger to win the vacant WCW World Tag Team Championship; Scott Steiner defeats Sting to win the vacant WCW United States Championship; Jeff Jarrett defeated Diamond Dallas Page to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship; Terry Funk defeated Norman Smiley to win the WCW Hardcore Championship
 * April 17 – Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Dean Malenko to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
 * April 22 – Tommy Dreamer defeated Tazz to win the ECW Championship; Justin Credible defeated Dreamer immediately afterward to win the ECW Championship
 * April 24 – Diamond Dallas Page defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship; Matt Hardy defeated Crash Holly to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
 * April 25 – Crash Holly defeated Matt Hardy to win the WWF Hardcore Championship; Dean Malenko defeats Scotty 2 Hotty to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship; David Arquette won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in a tag team match that included Diamond Dallas Page, Jeff Jarrett, and Eric Bischoff
 * April 30 – The Rock defeated Triple H to win the WWF Championship

May
 * May 2 – Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * May 6 – The British Bulldog defeated Crash Holly to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
 * May 7 – Jeff Jarrett defeated David Arquette and Diamond Dallas Page to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
 * May 8 – Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * May 9 – Crash Holly defeated The British Bulldog to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
 * May 15 – Ric Flair defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship; Kronik (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) defeat Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship; Crowbar/Daffney defeated Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship; Bobcat defeated Crash Holly to win the WWF Hardcore Championship, only to lose it back to Crash Holly seconds later
 * May 16 – Gerald Brisco defeated Crash Holly to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
 * May 21 – Triple H defeated The Rock to win the WWF Championship
 * May 22 – Vince Russo strips Ric Flair of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and awards it to Jeff Jarrett; Daffney defeated Crowbar to have sole possession of the WCW Cruiserweight Championship; Shane Douglas defeated Terry Funk to win the WCW Hardcore Championship
 * May 23 – Terry Funk defeated Shane Douglas to win the WCW Hardcore Championship; Kevin Nash defeated Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
 * May 29 – Kevin Nash awarded the WCW World Heavyweight Championship to Ric Flair; Jeff Jarrett defeated Flair later that night to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship; Too Cool defeated Edge and Christian to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
 * May 30 – Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo defeated Kronik to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship

June
 * June 5 – Eric Bischoff defeated Terry Funk to win the WCW Hardcore Championship
 * June 6 – Eric Bischoff awards the WCW Hardcore Championship to The Mamalukes; Lieutenant Loco defeats Daffney and Disco Inferno to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship
 * June 12 – Crash Holly defeated Gerald Brisco to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
 * June 19 – Gerald Brisco defeated Crash Holly to win the WWF Hardcore Championship. Moments later, Pat Patterson defeated Gerald Brisco to win the title; Big Vito defeats Johnny the Bull to have sole possession of the WCW Hardcore Championship
 * June 20 – Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * June 25 – Edge and Christian defeated Too Cool, The Hardy Boyz, and T & A to win the WWF Tag Team Championship; Crash Holly defeated Pat Patterson to win the WWF Hardcore Championship; The Rock wins the WWF Championship in a tag team match that included Triple H, Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, The Undertaker, and Kane
 * June 27 – Steve Blackman defeated Crash Holly to win the WWF Hardcore Championship

July
 * July 2 – Crash Holly defeated Steve Blackman to win the WWF Hardcore Championship, only to lose it back to Blackman moments later
 * July 4 – Val Venis defeated Rikishi to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * July 9 – Scott Steiner is stripped of the WCW United States Championship at Bash at the Beach 2000; Kronik defeated Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship; Booker T defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (Hulk Hogan beat Jarrett for the title earlier that night when Vince Russo told Jarrett to lay down for Hogan, but Hogan refused the win and was then fired by Russo, who returned the title to Jarrett)
 * July 17 – Lance Storm defeated Mike Awesome to win the vacant WCW United States Championship
 * July 23 – Perry Saturn defeated Eddie Guerrero to win the WWF European Championship
 * July 24 – Lance Storm defeated Big Vito to win the WCW Hardcore Championship
 * July 31 – Lance Storm defeated Lieutenant Loco to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship

August
 * August 13 – Vampiro and The Great Muta defeated Kronik to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship
 * August 14 – Elix Skipper is awarded the WCW Cruiserweight Championship by Lance Storm; Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera defeated Vampiro and The Great Muta to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship; Lance Storm awards the WCW Hardcore Championship to Carl Ouelette. Ouelette would later lose the belt the same night to Norman Smiley
 * August 21 – Shane McMahon defeated Steve Blackman to win the WWF Hardcore Championship; Lita defeated Stephanie McMahon–Helmsley to win the WWF Women's Championship
 * August 27 – Chyna defeated Val Venis to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship in a tag team match that also included Eddie Guerrero and Trish Stratus; Steve Blackman defeated Shane McMahon to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
 * August 28 – Kevin Nash defeated Booker T to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
 * August 29 – Al Snow defeated Perry Saturn to win the WWF European Championship

September
 * September 4 – Eddie Guerrero defeated Chyna and Kurt Angle to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * September 17 – Booker T defeated Kevin Nash to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
 * September 18 – Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera are stripped of the WCW World Tag Team Championship
 * September 22 – Terry Funk defeated Lance Storm to win the WCW United States Championship
 * September 23 – Lance Storm defeated Terry Funk to win the WCW United States Championship
 * September 24 – The Hardy Boyz defeated Edge and Christian to win the WWF Tag Team Championship; Crash Holly and Perry Saturn both win the WWF Hardcore Championship, only to have Steve Blackman win it back at the end of the match
 * September 25 – Vince Russo defeated Booker T to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship; Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak win a battle royal for the WCW World Tag Team Championship; WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders strips Norman Smiley of the WCW Hardcore Championship

October
 * October 1 – Jerry Lynn defeated Justin Credible to win the ECW Championship
 * October 2 – Vince Russo vacated the WCW World Heavyweight Championship; Mike Sanders awards Reno the WCW Hardcore Championship; Booker T defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship; Mike Sanders defeated Elix Skipper to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship
 * October 9 – Lash LeRoux and Chavo Guerrero defeated Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire for the WCW World Tag Team Championship, only to lose the titles back moments later
 * October 16 – William Regal defeated Al Snow to win the WWF European Championship
 * October 22 – Kurt Angle defeated The Rock to win the WWF Championship; Edge and Christian, disguised as Los Conquistadores defeated The Hardy Boyz to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
 * October 23 – The Hardy Boyz, disguised as Los Conquistadores, defeated Edge and Christian to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
 * October 29 – General Rection defeated Lance Storm to win the WCW United States Championship
 * October 31 – Ivory defeated Lita, Trish Stratus, and Jacqueline to win the WWF Women's Championship

November
 * November 5 – Steve Corino defeated Jerry Lynn, Justin Credible, and The Sandman to win the ECW Championship
 * November 6 – Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather defeated The Hardy Boyz to win the WWF Tag Team Championship; Crowbar defeats Reno to win the WCW Hardcore Championship
 * November 13 – Lance Storm defeated General Rection to win the WCW United States Championship
 * November 16 – Alex Wright and Disco Inferno defeated Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship
 * November 20 – Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak defeated Alex Wright and Disco Inferno to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship
 * November 21 – Billy Gunn defeated Eddie Guerrero to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * November 26 – Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship; General Rection defeats Lance Storm to win the WCW United States Championship; Scott Steiner defeats Booker T to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship

December
 * December 2 – Crash Holly defeats William Regal to win the WWF European Championship
 * December 4 – William Regal defeats Crash Holly to win the WWF European Championship; Chavo Guerrero defeated Mike Sanders to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship; Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo are given back the WCW World Tag Team Championship
 * December 10 – Chris Benoit defeated Billy Gunn to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship; Edge and Christian defeated Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather, The Dudley Boyz, and Road Dogg and K–Kwik to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
 * December 17 – Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship; Terry Funk defeats Crowbar to win the WCW Hardcore Championship
 * December 18 – The Rock and The Undertaker defeated Edge and Christian to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
 * December 19 – Edge and Christian defeated The Rock and The Undertaker to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
 * December 22 – Raven defeated Steve Blackman to win the WWF Hardcore Championship