2001

This is a list of various things that took place in 2001.

Significant Events
March
 * March 23 – World Championship Wrestling was bought out by Vince McMahon which would officially be the end of the Monday Night Wars.

April
 * April 11 – Extreme Championship Wrestling filed for bankruptcy on April 11th, deactivating all championships.

Deaths
October
 * October 7 – Chris Adams

Pay-Per-View Events
January
 * January 7 – ECW Guilty as Charged
 * January 14 – WCW Sin
 * January 28 – WWF Royal Rumble

February
 * February 18 – WCW Superbrawl Revenge
 * February 25 – WWF No Way Out

March
 * March 18 – WCW Greed

April
 * April 1 – WWF Wrestlemania X-7
 * April 29 – WWF Backlash

May
 * May 5 – WWF Insurrextion
 * May 20 – WWF Judgment Day

June
 * June 24 – WWF King of the Ring

July
 * July 22 – WWF/WCW/ECW Invasion

August
 * August 19 – WWF SummerSlam

September
 * September 23 – WWF Unforgiven

October
 * October 21– WWF No Mercy

November
 * November 18 – WWF Survivor Series

December
 * December 9 – WWF Vengeance

Events
January
 * January 13th – XPW New Years Revolution
 * January 20th – FWA Unknown Quantity 2

February
 * February 3 – XPW Payback's A Bitch
 * February 24 – ECWA 5th Annual Super 8 Tournament
 * February 24 – XPW My Bloody Valentine

March
 * March 17 – XPW The Night XPW Stood Still

April
 * April 21 – XPW Scene Of The Crime

May
 * May 19 – CZW Best Of The Best
 * May 19 – FWA High Potential
 * May 26 – XPW Redemption

June
 * June 8 – CZW Take 1

July
 * July 7 – XPW Rapture
 * July 27 – FWA No Surprises 3

August
 * August 9 – 4th Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show
 * August 25 – XPW Damage Inc.

September
 * September 1 – FWA Back 2 School

October
 * October 13 – NWA 53rd Anniversary Show "Battle Of The Belts 2001"
 * October 13 – XPW Halloween In Hell 2
 * October 26 – FWA Trick Or Treat

November
 * November 10 – FWA High School Hell
 * November 24 – XPW Retribution

December
 * December 14 – FWA Lights Camera Acton
 * December 15 – CZW Cage of Death 3

Title changes
January
 * January 7 – The Sandman defeated Steve Corino and Justin Credible to win the ECW Championship
 * January 7 – Rhyno defeated The Sandman to win the ECW Championship
 * Janaury 14 – Shane Douglas defeated General Rection to win the WCW United States Championship
 * January 21 – Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * January 22 – Test defeated William Regal to win the WWF European Championship

February
 * February 5 – Rick Steiner defeated Shane Douglas to win the WCW United States Championship
 * February 25 – The Rock defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWF Championship

March
 * March 13 – Crash Holly defeated Dean Malenko to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
 * March 18 – Booker T defeated Rick Steiner to win the WCW United States Championship
 * March 26 – Booker T defeated Scott Steiner to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship

April
 * April 1 – Chyna defeated Ivory to win the WWF Women's Championship
 * April 1 – Eddie Guerrero defeated Test to win the WWF European Championship
 * April 1 – Steve Austin defeated The Rock to win the WWF Championship
 * April 3 – Triple H defeated Chris Jericho to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * April 10 – Jeff Hardy defeated Triple H to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * April 16 – Triple H defeated Jeff Hardy to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * April 24 – Matt Hardy defeated Eddie Guerrero to win the WWF European Championship
 * April 29 – Jerry Lynn defeated Crash Holly to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship

May
 * May 20 – Kane defeated Triple H to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * May 20 – Chyna vacates the WWF Women's Championship after defeating Lita to retain the title

June
 * June 5 – Jeff Hardy defeated Jerry Lynn to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
 * June 25 – X-Pac defeated Jeff Hardy to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
 * June 25 – Albert defeated Kane to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship

July
 * July 23 – Lance Storm defeated Albert to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * July 24 – Kurt Angle defeated Booker T to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
 * July 24 – Chris Kanyon was awarded the WCW United States Championship by Booker T
 * July 30 – Booker T defeated Kurt Angle to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship

August
 * August 6 – Tajiri defeated X-Pac to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
 * August 19 – X-Pac defeated Tajiri to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
 * August 19 – Edge defeated Lance Storm to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * August 19 – The Rock defeated Booker T to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
 * August 27 – The Hurricane defeated Matt Hardy to win the WWF European Championship

September
 * September 10 – Tajiri defeated Chris Kanyon to win the WCW United States Championship
 * September 23 – Christian defeated Edge to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * September 23 – Rhyno defeated Tajiri to win the WCW United States Championship
 * September 23 – Kurt Angle defeated Steve Austin to win the WWF Championship

October
 * October 8 – Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWF Championship
 * October 21 – Edge defeated Christian to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * October 21 – Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
 * October 22 – Bradshaw defeated The Hurricane to win the WWF European Championship
 * October 22 – Kurt Angle defeated Rhyno to win the WCW United States Championship
 * October 30 – Christian defeated Bradshaw to win the WWF European Championship

November
 * November 5 – Test defeated Edge to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
 * November 5 – The Rock defeated Chris Jericho to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
 * November 12 – Edge defeated Kurt Angle to win the WCW United States Championship
 * November 18 – The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was abandoned and WWF adopted the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, renaming it the WWF Cruiserweight Championship
 * November 18 – Edge defeated Test to merge the WWF Intercontinental Championship with the WCW United States Championship
 * November 18 – Trish Stratus won a six woman battle royal to win the WWF Women's Championship
 * November 18 – The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was renamed to the World Championship

December
 * December 9 – Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to win the World Championship
 * December 9 – Chris Jericho defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin to win the WWF Championship and to unify it with the World Championship, making the Undisputed WWF Championship