• January 2 –
WWE NXT in the United Kingdom returned to the
WWE Network after airing on
TNT Sports since January 2020. • January 5 –
Impact Plus relaunched as
TNA+ and distributed by
Endeavor Streaming. • January 13 –
Impact Wrestling reverted to its original Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) name, beginning with
Hard To Kill (TNA had been renamed to Impact in 2017); at the event,
Nic Nemeth,
A. J. Francis, and
Ash by Elegance made their TNA debuts, while
DeAngelo Williams made his TNA return. • January 23 –
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was appointed to the
board of directors of
TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of
WWE. Additionally, WWE announced that in the United States,
WWE Raw would move to
Netflix in January 2025, leaving
linear television for the first time since its inception in January 1993 and after airing on the
USA Network since October 2005, while outside of the US, it and WWE's other programs would also move to the streaming platform, which officially closed down the
WWE Network in most of the world; a select few countries still maintain the WWE Network due to pre-existing contracts, after which, they will transition to Netflix. • January 26 – Following a sexual allegations lawsuit,
Vince McMahon resigned from
TKO Group Holdings and
WWE as a whole. • January 27 – • At
WWE's
Royal Rumble event,
Naomi,
Liv Morgan, and
Andrade made their WWE returns, while
Jade Cargill made her WWE in-ring debut. • On
AEW Collision,
Serena Deeb wrestled her first match in 15 months after a hiatus following several
seizures. • February 4 –
Bushiroad terminates the contract of
World Wonder Ring Stardom founder and executive producer
Rossy Ogawa following accusations of poaching talent from the promotion. • February 6 –
NWA Powerrr premiered on
The CW's streaming app after airing solely on
YouTube since January 2023. Older episodes of
Powerrr had previously been uploaded to The CW app in November 2023. • February 7 –
Anthem Sports & Entertainment President Anthony Cicone was appointed President of
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), replacing
Scott D'Amore, whose contract was terminated. • March 6 –
Kazuchika Okada officially signed with
All Elite Wrestling (AEW), making his first appearance as an AEW roster member on
AEW Dynamite. • March 13 –
Mercedes Moné officially signed with
All Elite Wrestling (AEW), debuting at
AEW Dynamite: Big Business. • March 16 – On
AEW Collision,
Kyle O'Reilly wrestled his first match in two years after undergoing
neck surgery. • August 1 –
Ganbare Pro-Wrestling became independent from
CyberFight. • April 3 –
WWE Speed premiered on
X. • April 6 – •
Giulia officially signed with
WWE, first shown in the crowd at
NXT Stand & Deliver. • During night one of
WrestleMania XL,
Sami Zayn defeated
Gunther to become the
WWE Intercontinental Champion, thus ending the latter's record-setting 666-day reign with the title; Zayn became the first man to pin Gunther in a
one-on-one match since the latter debuted on the main roster on April 8, 2022. • April 7 – During night two of
WrestleMania XL,
Cody Rhodes defeated
Roman Reigns to become the
Undisputed WWE Champion, thus ending the latter's 1,316-day reign as world champion; Rhodes became the first man to pin Reigns in a
one-on-one match since
December 2019 and also became the first Rhodes family member to hold a
world championship in WWE. • April 10 – During
AEW Dynamite,
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) released on-air surveillance footage of the
backstage altercation between
CM Punk and
Jack Perry that took place at the
2023 All In event. • April 12 – On
WWE SmackDown,
Tama Tonga officially debuted for
WWE, aligning himself with
The Bloodline stable. • April 15 –
Rossy Ogawa officially announced his new promotion,
Dream Star Fighting Marigold. • April 20 –
Mike Santana,
Sami Callihan, and
"Broken" Matt Hardy made their TNA returns at
Rebellion. • April 21 – At
Dynasty,
Jack Perry returned to
All Elite Wrestling (AEW), marking his first AEW appearance since the
2023 All In event. • April 22 –
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) acquires
Bushiroad Fight, parent company of
World Wonder Ring Stardom, renaming it Stardom Co. Ltd. as a subsidiary of NJPW, effective June 28. • May 4 – At
Backlash France,
Tanga Loa,
Tama Tonga's half-brother, returned to
WWE, aligning himself with
The Bloodline stable. • May 6 –
United Japan Pro-wrestling (UJPW), an alliance of Japanese wrestling promotions, held its first event, the
2024 All Together. • May 20 –
Marigold held its first event,
Fields Forever. • May 28 –
TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace appears on
WWE NXT to challenge
NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez, beginning a crossover between
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and
NXT. • June 14 – At
Against All Odds,
WWE NXT wrestler
Tatum Paxley made her TNA in-ring debut, and
Jeff Hardy made his return to TNA. • June 17 – At the end of
WWE Raw,
The Wyatt Sicks stable made their debut. • June 18 –
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling wrestler
Joe Hendry made his
NXT in-ring debut. • June 21 – On
WWE SmackDown,
Jacob Fatu made his WWE debut, aligning himself with
The Bloodline stable. • June 28 –
New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) merger with
World Wonder Ring Stardom was finalized, making Stardom a subsidiary of NJPW. • July 6 – During
WWE's
Money in the Bank,
John Cena announced that 2025 would be his final year as an in-ring performer, retiring at the end of that year. • August 3 – At
SummerSlam,
Roman Reigns made his return to
WWE for the first time since
WrestleMania XL in April. • August 8 –
Scott D'Amore announced the relaunch of Maple Leaf Wrestling as
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP) with its inaugural two-night event, "Forged in Excellence", scheduled to take place on October 19 and 20. • September 13 –
WWE SmackDown returned to
USA Network after airing on
Fox since October 2019. • September 14 –
World of Sport Wrestling was revived and returned to taping after six years. • September 30 –
NWA Powerrr episodes were removed from
The CW's streaming app, ahead of
WWE NXTs premiere on The CW channel.
Peacock also began removing archived episodes of
NXT due to its move to The CW. Archived episodes are not available on The CW app, but replays of new episodes are. • October 1 – •
WWE NXT in the United States premiered on
The CW after airing on the
USA Network since September 2019. It was also broadcast live for the first time outside the state of
Florida. •
NWA Powerrr premiered on
X. • October 7 –
WWE Raw returned to two hours for the first time since
WWE Raw 1000 in July 2012. This remained until the show moved to
Netflix in January 2025, subsequently averaging 2.5 hours per episode. • October 19 – Final episode of
AEW Battle of the Belts. • October 29 –
WWE announced the
WWE ID program, which develops and supports the training of
independent professional wrestlers at specified schools or promotions and provide them a pathway to the promotion. • December 13 – At
Final Resolution,
Tessa Blanchard made her return to
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), four years after her contract was originally terminated with the company. • December 24 –
WWE's annual
Tribute to the Troops was quietly canceled without a 2024 event held. • December 27 – • Final episode of
AEW Rampage, which aired as the annual
New Year's Smash special. • Final episode of
WWE NXT Level Up. • December 30 – Final episode of
WWE Raw on
linear television as the program moved to
Netflix on January 6, 2025. • December 31 - Multiple
Ice Ribbon wrestlers depart the promotion as full-time wrestlers including
Yuki Mashiro, Saran,
Mio Shirai,
Mifu Ashida, and Nanae Furukawa. ==Accomplishments and tournaments==