2006 in professional wrestling

2006 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions

These promotions held notable events in 2006.

Calendar of notable shows

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Accomplishments and tournaments

AAA

TNA

TNA Year End Awards

WWE

WWE Hall of Fame

Awards and honors

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Title changes

NJPW

TNA

WWE

– Raw

– SmackDown!

- ECW

Raw and SmackDown each had a world championship, a secondary championship, and a tag team championship for male wrestlers. ECW only had a world championship. SmackDown also had a title for their cruiserweight wrestlers. There was only one women's championship and it was exclusive to Raw.

Debuts

• January 3 - Arisa Nakajima
• January 6 – Mike Bailey
• February 24 – Kofi Kingston
• March 4 – Tomomitsu Matsunaga
• April 7 – Vladimir Kozlov
• May 26 – Hiro Tonai
• May 27 – Tetsuya Naito
• May 28 - JD McDonagh
• May 29 - Riho
• June 4 -
• June 13 – Kelly Kelly
• June 16 - Cody Rhodes
• June 18 – Yusuke Kubo
• July 1 – Victoria Crawford
• July 9 - and Tyrannosaurus Okuda
• July 16 – Hanako Nakamori
• July 17 – Kaji Tomato
• August 8 – Gota Ihashi
• August 16 – Layla El
• August 24 – Maryse
• November
• Rosa Mendes
• Brooke/Miss Tessmacher
• November 12 - Ethan Page
• December 24 -

Retirements

• Ivory (1986–2006)
• Lex Luger (1985-2006)
• Mo (1991–2006) (first retirement, returned in 2014)
• Marc Mero (1990-2006)
• Mikey Batts (June 20, 2003 - June 14, 2006)
• Sean O'Haire (June 26, 2000 – June 28, 2006)
• Stacy Keibler (1999 – July 2006)
• Jackie Fargo (1950-September 16, 2006)
• Luther Reigns (1997 -September 16, 2006)
• Trish Stratus (March 19, 2000 – September 17, 2006) (brief return in 2011, 2018, Evolution and 2019)
• Lita (1999 – November 26, 2006) (occasional wrestler)

Births

• March 30 – Senka Akatsuki
• November 13 – Seri Yamaoka
• December 28
• Hina
• Rina

Deaths

• January 15 - Ricky Romero, 74
• January 16 – El Texano, 47
• January 28 –
• Black Cat, 51
• Emory Hale, 36
• February 11 - Jackie Pallo, 80
• February 16 - Johnny Grunge, 39
• March 14 - Marie Lograsso, 42/43
• April 2 - Víctor Quiñones, 46
• April 27 - Kay Noble, 65
• May 2 - Sam Steamboat, 71
• May 26 - Grigory Verichev, 49
• May 27 – Apache Bull Ramos, 68
• June 7 – Earthquake, 42
• June 23 - Luke Graham, 66
• June 25 - Harry Elliott, 101
• July 16 – Bob Orton, 76
• August 3 - Jim LaRock, 81
• September 15 - Ricky Gibson, 53
• October 5 – Antonio Peña, 55
• October 15 - Joey Maggs, 39
• October 26 - Kintarō Ōki, 77
• October 28 - Trevor Berbick, 52
• October 31 - Huracán Ramírez, 80
• November 3 - Sputnik Monroe, 77
• November 12 - Angel Maravilla, 72
• November 13 - Tiger Conway Sr., 74
• December 16 – Don Jardine, 66

See also

• List of TNA pay-per-view events
• List of WWE pay-per-view events

References