1995 in professional wrestling

1995 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of years in professional wrestling

List of notable promotions

These promotions held notable shows in 1995.

Promotion Name Abbreviation Notes
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración/Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide AAA During this year, AAA ceased using the full name, as the company bought out Televisa and became independent, and thus became Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, but often abbreviated to just AAA.
Catch Wrestling Association CWA
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL
Extreme Championship Wrestling ECW
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling FMW
New Japan Pro-Wrestling NJPW
World Championship Wrestling WCW
World Wrestling Council WWC
World Wrestling Federation WWF

Calendar of notable shows

January
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
January 4 NJPW Battle 7 Tokyo, Japan
January 22 WWF Royal Rumble Tampa, Florida, United States

February
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
February 4 ECW Double Tables Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
February 19 WCW SuperBrawl V Baltimore, Maryland, United States
February 25 ECW Return of the Funker Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

March
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
March 18 ECW Extreme Warfare Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
March 19 WCW Uncensored Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
March 24 CMLL Salvador Lutteroth Trios Tournament Mexico City, Mexico [1]

April
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
April 2 WWF WrestleMania XI Hartford, Connecticut, United States
April 7 CMLL 39. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico [2]
April 7 CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa Mexico City, Mexico [3]
April 8 ECW Three Way Dance Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
April 15 ECW Hostile City Showdown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
April 28–29 WCW Collision in Korea Pyongyang, North Korea [4][5]

May
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
May 3 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan
May 5 FMW FMW 6th Anniversary Show Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
May 13 ECW Enter the Sandman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 14 WWF In Your House 1 Syracuse, New York, United States [6]
May 21 WCW Slamboree St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

June
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
June 10 AAA Triplemanía III-A Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
June 17 ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
June 18 AAA Triplemanía III-B Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico
June 18 WCW The Great American Bash Dayton, Ohio, United States
June 25 WWF King of the Ring Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States [7]
June 30 AAA Triplemanía III-C Madero, Mexico
June 30 ECW Mountain Top Madness Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, United States

July
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
July 1 ECW Hardcore Heaven Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
July 7 CMLL International Gran Prix Mexico City, Mexico [8]
July 8 CWA Euro Catch Festival in Graz Graz, Austria
July 15 ECW Heat Wave Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 16 WCW Bash at the Beach Huntington Beach, California, United States [9]
July 23 WWF In Your House 2 Nashville, Tennessee, United States [10]

August
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
August 5 ECW Wrestlepalooza Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
August 13 WWC WWC 22nd Aniversario Caguas, Puerto Rico
August 27 WWF SummerSlam Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States [11]

September
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
September 1 CMLL Second Generation Tag Team Tournament Mexico City, Mexico [12]
September 17 WCW Fall Brawl Asheville, North Carolina, United States
September 19 ECW Gangstas Paradise Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
September 22 CMLL CMLL 62nd Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico [13]
September 24 WWF In Your House 3 Saginaw, Michigan, United States [14]

October
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
October 22 WWF In Your House 4 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
October 26 CMLL Copa de Oro Mexico City, Mexico [15]
October 29 WCW Halloween Havoc Detroit, Michigan, United States

November
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
November 18 ECW November to Remember Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
November 19 WWF Survivor Series Landover, Maryland, United States
November 26 WCW World War 3 Norfolk, Virginia, United States

December
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
December 9 ECW December to Dismember Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
December 16 CWA Euro Catch Festival in Bremen Bremen, Germany
December 17 WWF In Your House 5 Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States [16][17][18]
December 21 FMW Year End Spectacular Yokohama, Japan
December 22 FMW Yamato Nadeshiko II Tokyo, Japan
December 27 WCW Starrcade Nashville, Tennessee, United States
December 29 ECW Holiday Hell Queens, New York, United States

Notable events

Accomplishments and tournaments

WCW
Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Slim Jim Challenge Paul Orndorff May 27
WCW United States Championship Tournament Sting June 18
World War 3 Randy Savage November 26

WCW Hall of Fame
Main article: WCW Hall of Fame
Inductee
Wahoo McDaniel
Dusty Rhodes
Antonio Inoki
Angelo Poffo
Terry Funk
Big John Studd
Gordon Solie

WWF
Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Royal Rumble Shawn Michaels January 22
WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament The 1–2–3 Kid and Bob Holly January 22
King of the Ring Mabel June 25

WWF Hall of Fame
Category Inductee Inducted by
Individual Antonino Rocca Diesel
"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd Bobo Brazil
George "The Animal" Steele Doink the Clown
Ivan Putski Scott Putski
The Fabulous Moolah Alundra Blayze
The Grand Wizard Sgt. Slaughter
Pedro Morales Savio Vega

Awards and honors

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Main article: List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards
Category Winner
PWI Wrestler of the Year Diesel
PWI Tag Team of the Year Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)
PWI Match of the Year Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XI)
PWI Feud of the Year Axl Rotten vs. Ian Rotten
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Shawn Michaels
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Jerry Lawler
PWI Comeback of the Year Randy Savage
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Diamond Dallas Page
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Barry Horowitz
PWI Rookie of the Year Alex Wright
PWI Lifetime Achievement Ricky Steamboat
PWI Editor's Award Jim Cornette

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Main article: List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Category Winner
Wrestler of the Year Mitsuharu Misawa
Most Outstanding Manami Toyota
Feud of the Year Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko
Tag Team of the Year Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi
Most Improved Johnny B. Badd
Best on Interviews Cactus Jack

Title changes

ECW
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Shane Douglas
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 15 The Sandman Hostile City Showdown
October 28 Mikey Whipwreck Live event
December 9 The Sandman December to Dismember
ECW World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Dean Malenko
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 18 2 Cold Scorpio ECW Hardcore TV
April 8 Eddie Guerrero Three Way Dance
July 21 Dean Malenko ECW Hardcore TV
July 28 Eddie Guerrero ECW Hardcore TV
August 25 2 Cold Scorpio Live event
December 29 Mikey Whipwreck Holiday Hell This was a match where Scorpio put both his World Television Championship and the ECW World Tag Team Championship held by Scorpio and The Sandman on the line.
ECW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 4 The Dangerous Alliance
(Sabu and The Tazmaniac)		 Double Tables
February 25 The Triple Threat
(Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko)		 Return of the Funker
April 8 The Public Enemy
(Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock)		 Three Way Dance
June 30 Raven and Stevie Richards Mountain Top Madness
September 19 The Pitbulls
(Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2)		 Gangstas Paradise
October 7 Raven and Stevie Richards Hardcore TV #131
October 7 The Public Enemy
(Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock)		 Hardcore TV #131
October 28 2 Cold Scorpio and The Sandman Hardcore TV #133
December 29 Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck Holiday Hell

FMW
FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Atsushi Onita
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 21 Mr. Pogo FMW
May 4 Atsushi Onita FMW
May 5 Vacant 6th Anniversary Show
June 27 Hayabusa FMW
June 27 Vacant FMW
September 26 The Gladiator FMW
FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – W*ING Alliance (Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 24 Atsushi Onita and Mr. Gannosuke FMW
March 7 W*ING Alliance
(Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator)		 FMW
May 5 Lethal Weapon
(Ricky Fuji and Hisakatsu Oya)		 6th Anniversary Show
September 5 Daisuke Ikeda and Yoshiaki Fujiwara Grand Slam Tour
December 21 Lethal Weapon
(Ricky Fuji and Hisakatsu Oya)		 Year End Spectacular
FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Ricky Fuji
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 6 Hideki Hosaka House show
March 30 Koji Nakagawa House show
Unknown Vacated N/A
November 20 Koji Nakagawa House show
FMW Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 30 Bad Nurse Nakamura FMW
May 5 Megumi Kudo 6th Anniversary Show
November 20 Shark Tsuchiya FMW
December 10 Combat Toyoda FMW

NJPW
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Shinya Hashimoto
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 3 Keiji Mutoh Wrestling Dontaku 1995
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 6 Vacant N/A
June 10 Cho-Ten
(Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono)		 Fighting Spirit Legend
July 7 Vacant N/A
July 13 Junji Hirata and Shinya Hashimoto Best of the Super Jr. II
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Norio Honaga
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 19 Koji Kanemoto Live event
May 3 Sabu Wrestling Dontaku 1995
June 14 Koji Kanemoto Live event

WCW
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Hulk Hogan
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 29 The Giant Halloween Havoc
November 6 Vacated Nitro
November 26 Randy Savage World War 3
December 27 Ric Flair Starrcade
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vader
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 25 Vacated Saturday Night Vader was stripped of the title by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel for hospitalizing Dave Sullivan one week prior
June 18 Sting The Great American Bash Defeated Meng in a tournament final
November 13 Kensuke Sasaki WCW World in Japan
December 27 One Man Gang Starrcade Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Kensuke Sasaki subsequently retained the title, it was never acknowledged by WCW, nor is it acknowledged by WWE
WCW World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Johnny B. Badd
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 8 Arn Anderson Main Event
June 18 The Renegade The Great American Bash
September 17 Diamond Dallas Page Fall Brawl
October 29 Johnny B. Badd Halloween Havoc
WCW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 21 The Nasty Boys
(Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs)		 Slamboree
May 3 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)		 WorldWide Aired on tape delay on June 24.
June 21 Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck Saturday Night Aired on tape delay on June 24.
September 17 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)		 Fall Brawl
September 18 The American Males
(Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs)		 Nitro
September 27 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)		 Saturday Night Aired on tape delay on October 28.

WWF
WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Diesel
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 19 Bret Hart Survivor Series It was a No Disqualification Match for the WWF Championship.
WWF Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Razor Ramon
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 22 Jeff Jarrett Royal Rumble
April 26 Vacant WWF Action Zone Held up when match between Jeff Jarrett and Bob "Spark Plug" Holly ended in controversy
April 26 Jeff Jarrett WWF Action Zone Aired on tape delay on May 7
May 19 Razor Ramon House show
May 21 Jeff Jarrett House show
July 23 Shawn Michaels In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks
October 22 Dean Douglas In Your House 4 Won the title by forfeit due to Shawn Michaels being attacked outside a nightclub in Syracuse, NY on October 14, 1995
October 22 Razor Ramon In Your House 4
WWF Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Bull Nakano
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 3 Alundra Blayze Raw
August 27 Bertha Faye SummerSlam
October 23 Alundra Blayze Raw
December 13 Deactivated N/A Title deactivated when Blayze left the WWF. Blayze then joined World Championship Wrestling and, during Nitro in Augusta, GA on December 18 dropped the title belt in a trash can
WWF Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Vacated
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 22 The 1–2–3 Kid and Bob Holly Royal Rumble
January 23 The Smoking Gunns
(Billy and Bart Gunn)		 Raw
April 2 Owen Hart and Yokozuna WrestleMania XI
September 24 Two Dudes with Attitudes
(Diesel and Shawn Michaels)		 In Your House 3: Triple Header
September 25 Owen Hart and Yokozuna Raw
September 25 The Smoking Gunns
(Billy and Bart Gunn)		 Raw
Million Dollar Championship
(Title recreated)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
December 18 The Ringmaster Raw Aired on tape delay on January 8.

Births

Debuts

Retirements

Deaths

See also

References
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