This is a list of various things that took place in 2009.
Significant events[]
April
- 4 - DREAMWAVE Wrestling was founded in LaSalle, Illinois.
- 26 - Legend City Wrestling was founded in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
October
- 28 – Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) announces that it has signed Hulk Hogan to a contract.
Births[]
Deaths[]
January
- 12: Lanny Kean 48 (heart attack)
- 16: Paul Fuchs (heart attack)
March
- 2: Robert Bruce 65 (Sepsis)
- 13: Andrew Martin 33 (Drug overdose)
- 22: Abismo Negro 37 (Drowned)
April
- 28: Buddy Rose 56 (natural causes)
May
- 28: John Tolos 78 (natural causes)
June
- 12: Mitsuharu Misawa 46 (Cervical spinal cord injury resulting from belly-to-back suplex injury)
- 22: Billy Red Lyons 77 (cancer)
July
- 5: Walter Sieber 75 (Complications from a fall)
- 22: Damian Steele 34 (Brain aneurysm)
August
- 5: Al Tomko 77 (pancreatic cancer)
October
- 14: Lou Albano 76 (natural causes)
December
- 4: Eddie Fatu 34 (Acute Toxicity)
- 29: "Dr. Death" Steve Williams 49 (throat cancer)
Debuts and Returns[]
January
- 25 – Rob Van Dam returned to the Royal Rumble
February
April
June
- 4 – Jesse Neal (TNA)
July
Events[]
January
February
March
- 15 – IGF Genome 8 (Japan)
April
May
- 30 – IWS "X"
Pay-Per-View events[]
January
- 4 - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III
- 11 - Genesis 2009
- 25 - Royal Rumble 2009
February
- 8 - Against All Odds 2009
- 15 - No Way Out 2009
March
- 15 - Destination X 2009
April
- 5 - WrestleMania XXV
- 19 - Lockdown 2009
- 26 - Backlash 2009
May
- 17 - Judgment Day 2009
June
- 7 - Extreme Rules 2009
- 28 - The Bash 2009
July
August
- 23 - SummerSlam 2009
September
- 13 - Breaking Point
- 20 - No Surrender
October
- 4 - Hell in a Cell 2009
- 25 - Bragging Rights 2009
November
- 22 - Survivor Series 2009
December
Title changes[]
January
- 4 - Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Keiji Mutoh for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
- 11 - Robert Roode & James Storm defeated Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed for the TNA World Tag Team Championship
- 11 - Alex Shelley defeated Chris Sabin in a tournament final to win the vacant TNA X-Division Championship
- 14 - Vaughn Lilas defeated Idol Stevens for the OVW Heavyweight Championship
- 16 - La Sombra and Volador Jr. defeated Averno and Mephisto for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship
- 19 - CM Punk defeated William Regal for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- 25 - Edge defeated Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship
- 25 - Melina defeated Beth Phoenix for the WWE Women's Championship
February
- 4 - APOC defeated Vaughn Lilas for the OVW Heavyweight Championship
- 15 - Triple H defeated Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship
- 15 - Edge defeated John Cena for the World Heavyweight Championship
March
- 9 - John Bradshaw Layfield defeated CM Punk for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- 15 - A.J. Styles defeated Booker T for the TNA Legends Championship
- 15 - Suicide defeated Alex Shelley for the TNA X-Division Championship
- 17 - Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Shelton Benjamin for the WWE United States Championship
April
- 3 - Jerry Lynn defeated Nigel McGuinness for the ROH World Championship
- 5 - Carlito & Primo defeated John Morrison and The Miz to unify the WWE Tag Team Championship & World Tag Team Championship
- 5 - Rey Mysterio defeated John Bradshaw Layfield for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- 5 - John Cena defeated Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship
- 5 - Santina Marella Crowned "Miss WrestleMania"
- 10 - The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) defeated El Generico and Kevin Steen for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
- 19 - Mick Foley defeated Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
- 19 - Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Robert Roode & James Storm for the TNA World Tag Team Championship
- 19 - Angelina Love defeated Awesome Kong for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship
- 26 - Randy Orton defeated Triple H for the WWE Championship
- 26 - Edge defeated John Cena for the World Heavyweight Championship
May
- 6 - Manabu Nakanishi defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
June
- 1 - Kofi Kingston defeated Montel Vontavious Porter for the WWE United States Championship
- 7 - Chris Jericho defeated Rey Mysterio for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- 7 - Jeff Hardy defeated Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship
- 7 - CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy for the World Heavyweight Championship
- 7 - Batista defeated Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
- 13 - Austin Aries defeated Jerry Lynn for the ROH World Championship
- 15 - Randy Orton defeated Triple H, John Cena and The Big Show for the WWE Championship
- 20 - Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Manabu Nakanishi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
- 21 - Robert Roode & James Storm defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon for the TNA World Tag Team Championship
- 21 - Kurt Angle defeated Mick Foley for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
- 25 - Homicide defeated Suicide for the TNA X-Division Championship
- 25 - Tara defeated Angelina Love for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship
- 28 - Rey Mysterio defeated Chris Jericho for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- 28 - Michelle McCool defeated Melina for the WWE Women's Championship
- 28 - Edge & Chris Jericho defeated Carlito & Primo for the WWE Tag Team Championship & World Tag Team Championship
July
- 19 - Angelina Love defeated Tara for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship
- 19 - Booker T & Scott Steiner defeated Robert Roode & James Storm for the TNA World Tag Team Championship
- 19 - Kevin Nash defeated A.J. Styles for the TNA Legends Championship
- 22 - Mick Foley defeated Kevin Nash for the TNA Legends Championship
- 26 - Jeff Hardy defeated CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship
- 26 - Chris Jericho & The Big Show took the WWE Tag Team Championship & World Tag Team Championship after Edge tor his Achilles tendon.
August
- 1 - Necro Butcher and Brodie Lee defeated Corvis Fear and Myke Quest for the JAPW Tag Team Championship
- 16 - ODB defeated Angelina Love for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship
- 16 - Kevin Nash defeated Mick Foley for the TNA Legends Championship
- 16 - Samoa Joe defeated Homicide for the TNA X-Division Championship
- 23 - CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy for the World Heavyweight Championship
September
- 1 - John Morrison defeated Rey Mysterio for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- 4 - Bryan Danielson defeated Chris Hero for the PWG World Championship
- 13 - John Cena defeated Randy Orton for te WWE Championship
- 20 - A.J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
- 20 - Sarita & Taylor Wilde defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) in the finals of an eight-team tournament to crown the first TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship
- 20 - ODB defeated Cody Deaner to win the vacant TNA Women's Knockout Championship
October
- 2 - Ken Kennedy defeated Chuck Palumbo and Tiny Iron to win the vacant NWE World Heavyweight Championship
- 3 - The British Lions (Chris Grey and Tommy Taylor) defeated Roderick Strong and Erick Stevens for the FIP World Tag Team Championship
- 4 - The Undertaker defeated CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship
- 4 - Randy Orton defeated John Cena for the WWE Championship
- 5 - The Miz defeated Kofi Kingston for the WWE United States Championship
- 5 - Amazing Red defeated Samoa Joe for the TNA X-Division Championship
- 18 - Eric Young defeated Kevin Nash for the TNA Legends Championship
- 25 - John Cena defeated Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
- 28 - Brutus Magnus & Doug Williams defeated Booker T & Scott Steiner for the TNA World Tag Team Championship
- 31 - The Thomaselli Brothers (Vito and Pauly Thomaselli) defeated The Weedman and Billy Bong for the JCW World Tag Team Championship
November
- 8 - Tiger Mask IV defeated Místico for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
December
- 13 - Drew McIntyre defeated John Morrison for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- 13 - Sheamus defeated John Cena for the WWE Championship
- 13 - D-Generation X defeated Jerishow for the WWE Unified Tag Team Championship
- 19 - The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) defeated The American Wolves for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
Retirements[]
March
- 9 -Worker Ant