2005

This is a list of various things that took place in 2005.

Deaths
April
 * April 28 – Chris Candido 33 (Blood clot)

July
 * July 21 – Lord Alfred Hayes 76 (Stroke)

August
 * August 13 – Chris Tolos 75 (Cancer)
 * August 18 – Chri$ Ca$h 23 (Motorcycle accident)
 * August 25 – Moondog King

October
 * October 22 – The Crusher 79

November
 * November 13 – Eddie Guerrero 38 (Acute heart failure)

Pay-Per-View events
January
 * January 5 – WWE New Year's Revolution
 * January 16 – TNA Final Resolution
 * January 30 – WWE Royal Rumble

February
 * February 13 – TNA Against All Odds
 * February 20 – WWE No Way Out

March
 * March 13 – TNA Destination X

April
 * April 3 – WrestleMania 21
 * April 24 – TNA Lockdown

May
 * May 1 – WWE Backlash
 * May 15 – TNA Hard Justice
 * May 22 – Judgment Day 2005

June
 * June 12 – WWE Judgment Day
 * June 19 – TNA Slammiversary
 * June 26 – WWE Vengeance

July
 * July 17 – TNA No Surrender
 * July 24 – WWE The Great American Bash

August
 * August 14 – TNA Sacrifice
 * August 21 – WWE SummerSlam

September
 * September 11 – TNA Unbreakable
 * September 18 – WWE Unforgiven

October
 * October 9 – WWE No Mercy
 * October 23 – TNA Bound for Glory

November
 * November 1 – WWE Taboo Tuesday
 * November 13 – TNA Genesis
 * November 27 – WWE Survivor Series

December
 * December 11 – TNA Turning Point
 * December 18 – WWE Armageddon

Title changes
January
 * January 5 – Triple H defeated Randy Orton, Batista, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Edge to win the vacant World Heavyweight Championship in an Elimination Chamber match

April
 * April 2 – A.J. Styles defeated Super Dragon to win the PWG World Championship
 * April 3 – John Cena defeated John Bradshaw Layfield to win the WWE Championship
 * April 3 – Batista defeated Triple H to win the World Heavyweight Championship

May
 * May 15 – A.J. Styles defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship

July
 * July 22 – Monty Brown defeated Kid Kash to win the JCW World Heavyweight Championship
 * July 23 – Terry Funk defeated Monty Brown to win the JCW World Heavyweight Championship
 * July 24 – Mad Man Pondo defeated Terry Funk to win the JCW World Heavyweight Championship

August
 * August 6 – Kevin Steen defeated A.J. Styles to win the PWG World Championship