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1995 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world ofprofessional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events 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 |
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | NJPW | Battle 7 | Tokyo, Japan | Shinya Hashimoto (c) defeatedKensuke Sasaki in a Singles match for theIWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| January 22 | WWF | Royal Rumble | Tampa, Florida, United States | Shawn Michaels won by last eliminatingThe British Bulldog in a 30-manRoyal Rumble match for aWWF Championship match atWrestleMania XI | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4 | ECW | Double Tables | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Sabu andThe Tazmaniac defeatedThe Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge andRocco Rock) (c) in a Double tables match for theECW World Tag Team Championship | |
| February 19 | WCW | SuperBrawl V | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Hulk Hogan (c) defeatedVader by disqualification in a Singles match for theWCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| February 25 | ECW | Return of the Funker | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Cactus Jack defeatedD. C. Drake by pinfall in a Singles match | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 18 | ECW | Extreme Warfare | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Sandman andTerry Funk defeatedCactus Jack andShane Douglas by pinfall in a tag team match | |
| March 19 | WCW | Uncensored | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | Hulk Hogan defeatedVader in a Leather Strap match | |
| March 24 | CMLL | Salvador Lutteroth Trios Tournament | Mexico City, Mexico | Bestia Salvaje,Emilio Charles Jr. andSangre Chicana defeated Los Brazos (Brazo de Oro,Brazo de Plata andEl Brazo) in a tournament final[1] | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2 | WWF | WrestleMania XI | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | Lawrence Taylor defeatedBam Bam Bigelow in a Singles match withPat Patterson as special guest referee | |
| April 2 | AJPW,AJW,Rings,FMW, Go Gundan,IWA Japan,JWP,LLPW,Michinoku,NJPW,Pancrase,PWFG,UWFi | Weekly Pro Wrestling Tokyo Dome Show | Tokyo, Japan | Shinya Hashimoto defeatedMasahiro Chono in a Singles match | |
| April 7 | CMLL | 39. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Héctor Garza defeatedEl Satánico in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match[2] | |
| April 7 | CMLL | Torneo Gran Alternativa | Mexico City, Mexico | Héctor Garza defeatedEl Satánico in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match[3] | |
| April 8 | ECW | Three Way Dance | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge andRocco Rock) defeatedChris Benoit andDean Malenko (c) andRick Steiner andthe Tazmaniac in a Three way dance for theECW World Tag Team Championship | |
| April 15 | ECW | Hostile City Showdown | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Cactus Jack defeatedTerry Funk in a Singles match | |
| April 28–29 | NJPW WCW | Collision in Korea | Pyongyang, North Korea | Day 1:Shinya Hashimoto (c) wrestledScott Norton to a time limit draw in a Singles match for theIWGP Heavyweight Championship Day 2:Antonio Inoki defeatedRic Flair by pinfall in a Singles match[4][5] | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3 | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka, Japan | Keiji Mutoh defeatedShinya Hashimoto (c) in a Singles match for theIWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| May 5 | FMW | FMW 6th Anniversary Show | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | Atsushi Onita (c) defeatedHayabusa in a No Rope Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch for theFMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship | |
| May 13 | ECW | Enter the Sandman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge andRocco Rock) (c) defeatedthe Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 andPitbull #2) in a Double dog collar match for theECW World Tag Team Championship | |
| May 14 | WWF | In Your House 1 | Syracuse, New York, United States | Diesel (c) defeatedSycho Sid by disqualification in a Singles match for theWWF Championship[6] | |
| May 21 | WCW | Slamboree | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | Hulk Hogan andRandy Savage defeatedRic Flair andVader (withArn Anderson) in a tag team match | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10 | AAA | Triplemanía III-A | Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico | Payasito Rojo lost toSuper Muñequito Other participants includedEspectrito I,Espectrito II,Jerrito Estrada,Fuercita Guerrera,Mascarita Sagrada,Mini Calo,Ninjita,Octagoncito,La Parkita,Payasito Azul, andTorerito in a 13-Mini-Estrella Steel Cage Elimination match, Lucha de Apuestas, "Mask vs. Mask" with the last man in the cage being unmasked. | |
| June 17 | ECW | Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Sandman (c) defeatedCactus Jack by TKO in a Barbed wire match for theECW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| June 18 | AAA | Triplemanía III-B | Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico | Winners defeated Marabunta in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas "Mask vs. Mask" match | |
| June 18 | WCW | The Great American Bash | Dayton, Ohio, United States | Ric Flair defeatedRandy Savage in a Singles match | |
| June 25 | WWF | King of the Ring | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Bam Bam Bigelow andDiesel defeatedSycho Sid andTatanka in a tag team match[7] | |
| June 30 | AAA | Triplemanía III-C | Madero, Mexico | Super Caló defeatedWinners in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta, "Mask vs. Mask" match | |
| June 30 | ECW | Mountain Top Madness | Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, United States | The Sandman (c) defeatedTommy Dreamer by pinfall in a Singles match for theECW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | ECW | Hardcore Heaven | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock andJohnny Grunge) defeatedThe Gangstas (New Jack andMustafa Saed) in a tag team match | |
| July 7 | CMLL | International Gran Prix | Mexico City, Mexico | Headhunter A defeatedVampiro Canadiense in a 1995 International Gran Prix final match[8] | |
| July 8 | CWA | Euro Catch Festival in Graz | Graz, Austria | Rambo (c) defeatedJim Neidhart in Round 7 in a Singles match for theCWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| July 15 | ECW | Heat Wave | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Gangstas (New Jack andMustafa Saed) defeatedThe Public Enemy (Rocco Rock andJohnny Grunge) in a tag team match | |
| July 16 | WCW | Bash at the Beach | Huntington Beach, California, United States | Hulk Hogan (c) defeatedVader by escaping the cage in a steel cage match[9] | |
| July 23 | WWF | In Your House 2 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Diesel (c) defeatedSycho Sid in aLumberjack match for theWWF Championship[10] | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 5 | ECW | Wrestlepalooza | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Gangstas (Mustafa andNew Jack) defeatedThe Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge andRocco Rock) in a Stretcher match | |
| August 13 | WWC | WWC 22nd Aniversario | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Carlos Colón (c) vs.Hercules Ayala in a Singles match for theWWC Universal Heavyweight Championship | |
| August 15 | NJPW | G1 Climax | Tokyo, Japan | Keiji Mutoh defeatedShinya Hashimoto in the finals | |
| August 27 | WWF | SummerSlam | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Diesel (c) defeatedKing Mabel in a Singles match for theWWF Championship[11] | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22 | WWF | In Your House 4 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | The British Bulldog defeatedDiesel (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for theWWF Championship | |
| October 26 | CMLL | Copa de Oro | Mexico City, Mexico | Máscara Mágica andRingo Mendoza defeated Chicago Express andPierroth Jr. in a tournament final match[15] | |
| October 29 | WCW | Halloween Havoc | Detroit, Michigan, United States | The Giant defeatedHulk Hogan (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for theWCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 18 | ECW | November to Remember | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Terry Funk andTommy Dreamer defeatedRaven andCactus Jack in a tag team match | |
| November 19 | WWF | Survivor Series | Landover, Maryland, United States | Bret Hart defeatedDiesel (c) in aNo Disqualification match for theWWF Championship | |
| November 26 | WCW | World War 3 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Randy Savage won by last eliminatingOne Man Gang in a 60-man World War 3 match for the vacantWCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Grand Prix 1995 | Manami Toyota | September 3 | |
| Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Mari Mogami | ||
| Tag League The Best 1995 | Kyoko Inoue andTomoko Watanabe | December 10 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Carnival 1995 | Mitsuharu Misawa | April 15 | |
| World's Strongest Determination League 1995 | Toshiaki Kawada andAkira Taue | December 9 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Splash J and Running G | KAORU,Meiko Satomura &Tomoko Kuzumi | September 23 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Star Cup 1995 | Carlos Amano |
| 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 |
| Inductee |
|---|
| Wahoo McDaniel |
| Dusty Rhodes |
| Antonio Inoki |
| Angelo Poffo |
| Terry Funk |
| Big John Studd |
| Gordon Solie |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Rumble | Shawn Michaels | January 22 | |
| WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament | The 1–2–3 Kid andBob Holly | January 22 | |
| King of the Ring | Mabel | June 25 |
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 | ||
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. | |
| Incoming champions –The Public Enemy(Johnny Grunge andRocco Rock) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4 | The Dangerous Alliance (Sabu andThe Tazmaniac) | Double Tables | ||
| February 25 | The Triple Threat (Chris Benoit andDean Malenko) | Return of the Funker | ||
| April 8 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge andRocco Rock) | Three Way Dance | ||
| June 30 | Raven andStevie Richards | Mountain Top Madness | ||
| September 19 | The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 andPitbull #2) | Gangstas Paradise | ||
| October 7 | Raven andStevie Richards | Hardcore TV #131 | ||
| October 7 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge andRocco Rock) | Hardcore TV #131 | ||
| October 28 | 2 Cold Scorpio andThe Sandman | Hardcore TV #133 | ||
| December 29 | Cactus Jack andMikey Whipwreck | Holiday Hell | ||
| 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 andThe Gladiator) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 24 | Atsushi Onita andMr. Gannosuke | FMW | ||
| March 7 | W*ING Alliance (Mr. Pogo andThe Gladiator) | FMW | ||
| May 5 | Lethal Weapon (Ricky Fuji andHisakatsu Oya) | 6th Anniversary Show | ||
| September 5 | Daisuke Ikeda andYoshiaki Fujiwara | Grand Slam Tour | ||
| December 21 | Lethal Weapon (Ricky Fuji andHisakatsu 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 | ||
| Incoming champion –Shinya Hashimoto | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3 | Keiji Mutoh | Wrestling Dontaku 1995 | ||
| Incoming champions –Hiroshi Hase andKeiji Mutoh | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6 | Vacant | N/A | ||
| June 10 | Cho-Ten (Hiroyoshi Tenzan andMasahiro Chono) | Fighting Spirit Legend | ||
| July 7 | Vacant | N/A | ||
| July 13 | Junji Hirata andShinya Hashimoto | Best of the Super Jr. II | ||
| 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 | ||
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 | ||
Incoming champion –Vader | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 25 | Vacated | Saturday Night | Vader was stripped of the title by WCW commissionerNick Bockwinkel for hospitalizingDave Sullivan one week prior | |
| June 18 | Sting | The Great American Bash | DefeatedMeng 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 | |
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 | ||
| Incoming champions –Harlem Heat(Booker T andStevie Ray) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 | The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags andBrian Knobbs) | Slamboree | ||
| May 3 | Harlem Heat (Booker T andStevie Ray) | WorldWide | Aired ontape delay on June 24. | |
| June 21 | Dick Slater andBunkhouse Buck | Saturday Night | Aired ontape delay on June 24. | |
| September 17 | Harlem Heat (Booker T andStevie Ray) | Fall Brawl | ||
| September 18 | The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell andScotty Riggs) | Nitro | ||
| September 27 | Harlem Heat (Booker T andStevie Ray) | Saturday Night | Aired ontape delay on October 28. | |
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. | |
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 andBob "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 | ||
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 | |
Incoming champions – Vacated | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 22 | The 1–2–3 Kid andBob Holly | Royal Rumble | ||
| January 23 | The Smoking Gunns (Billy andBart Gunn) | Raw | ||
| April 2 | Owen HartandYokozuna | WrestleMania XI | ||
| September 24 | Two Dudes with Attitudes (Diesel andShawn Michaels) | In Your House 3: Triple Header | ||
| September 25 | Owen HartandYokozuna | Raw | ||
| September 25 | The Smoking Gunns (Billy andBart Gunn) | Raw | ||
(Title recreated) | ||||
| unsanctioned championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 18 | The Ringmaster | Raw | Aired ontape delay on January 8, 1996. | |
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)The all-time pro wrestling attendance record would be for shows on April 28 and April 29, 1995 at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. The announced crowds for those shows were 165,000 and 190,000, although the real numbers were about 150,000 and 165,000. The first show was headlined by Scott Norton vs. Shinya Hashimoto and the second by Antonio Inoki vs. Ric Flair. While there were tickets sold, most of the people attending got in free, and were pretty much ordered to attend, so it's not really a fair comparison.