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1992 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events in 1992.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | AJW |
Catch Wrestling Association | CWA |
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL |
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling | FMW |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW |
Universal Wrestling Association | UWA |
World Championship Wrestling | WCW |
World Wrestling Council | WWC |
World Wrestling Federation | WWF |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Fuji TV Cup Tag Tournament | Aja Kong and Bull Nakano | August 15 | |
Japan Grand Prix 1992 | Aja Kong | August 30 | |
Tag League The Best 1992 | Aja Kong and Kyoko Inoue | December 13 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Champion Carnival 1992 | Stan Hansen | April 17 | |
World's Strongest Determination League 1992 | Toshiaki Kawada and Mitsuharu Misawa | December 4 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament | The Super Destroyers ( A. J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl) | June 23 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Nintendo Top Ten Challenge Tournament | Rick Rude | May 1 | |
NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament | Miracle Violence Connection ( Steve Williams and Terry Gordy) | July 12 | |
King of Cable Tournament | Sting | December 28 | |
Jesse Ventura Strongest Arms Arm Wrestling Tournament | Van Hammer |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Royal Rumble | Ric Flair | January 19 | This was also for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
(Title created)
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 25 | Jimmy Snuka | Live event | Snuka defeated Salvatore Bellomo in a tournament final to become the first ECW Heavyweight Champion. | |
April 26 | Johnny Hotbody | Live event | ||
July 14 | Jimmy Snuka | Live event | ||
September 30 | Don Muraco | Live event | ||
November 16 | The Sandman | Live event |
(Title created)
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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August 12 | Johnny Hotbody | Live event | ||
September 12 | Vacant | N/A | Johnny Hotbody legitimately injured his ankle, and as a result, ECW forced him to relinquish the title. | |
September 30 | Glen Osbourne | Live event |
(Title created)
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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June 23 |
The Super Destroyers ( A. J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl) |
Live event |
Incoming champion – Tatsumi Fujinami | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 4 | Riki Choshu | Super Warriors in Tokyo Dome | ||
August 16 | Keiji Mutoh | G1 Climax Special 1992 |
Incoming champions – Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 1 | Big, Bad, and Dangerous ( Big Van Vader and Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow) |
Big Fight Series 1992: New Japan Pro Wrestling 20th Anniversary Show | ||
June 26 |
The Steiner Brothers ( Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) |
Masters of Wrestling | ||
November 22 | Scott Norton and Tony Halme | Wrestling Scramble 1992: Battle Zone Space I | ||
December 14 |
The Hell Raisers ( Hawk Warrior and Power Warrior) |
Battle Final 1992 |
Incoming champion – Norio Honaga | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 8 | Jushin Thunder Liger | Live event | ||
June 26 | El Samurai | Live event | ||
November 22 | Último Dragón | Live event |
Incoming champion –
Lex Luger
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 29 | Sting | SuperBrawl II | ||
July 12 | Big Van Vader | The Great American Bash | ||
August 2 | Ron Simmons | Main Event | ||
December 30 | Big Van Vader | House show |
Incoming champion –
Rick Rude
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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December 1 | Vacant | N/A |
Incoming champions – The Young Pistols ( Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 14 | Big Josh and Ron Simmons | Main Event | ||
February 17 | Terry Taylor and Greg Valentine | World Championship Wrestling | ||
May 17 |
The Fabulous Freebirds ( Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) |
WrestleWar | ||
June 25 | Dick Slater and The Barbarian | Main Event | ||
July 31 | Deactivated | N/A |
Incoming champion –
Steve Austin
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 27 | Barry Windham | Saturday Night | Aired on tape delay on May 2. | |
May 23 | Steve Austin | WorldWide | ||
September 2 | Ricky Steamboat | Clash of the Champions XX | ||
September 29 | Scott Steiner | WorldWide | Aired on tape delay on October 3. | |
November | Vacant | N/A |
Incoming champion –
Jushin Thunder Liger
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 29 | Brian Pillman | SuperBrawl II | ||
June 20 | Scotty Flamingo | Beach Blast | ||
July 5 | Brad Armstrong | House show | ||
September 2 | Retired | Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary |
Incoming champions –
Ricky Steamboat and
Dustin Rhodes
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 16 | Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton | House show | ||
May 3 |
The Steiner Brothers ( Rick and Scott Steiner) |
House show | ||
July 5 | Terry Gordy and Steve Williams | House show | ||
September 21 | Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes | Saturday Night | Aired on tape delay on September 26. | |
November 18 | Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas | Clash of the Champions XXI |
Incoming champion – Vacant
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 19 | Ric Flair | Royal Rumble | ||
April 5 | Randy Savage | WrestleMania VIII | ||
September 1 | Ric Flair | Prime Time Wrestling | ||
October 12 | Bret Hart | House show |
Incoming champion –
Bret Hart
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 17 | The Mountie | House show | ||
January 19 | Roddy Piper | Royal Rumble | ||
April 5 | Bret Hart | WrestleMania VIII | ||
August 29 | The British Bulldog | SummerSlam | ||
October 27 | Shawn Michaels | Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI |
Incoming champions – The Legion of Doom ( Animal and Hawk) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 7 |
Money Inc. ( Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) |
House show | ||
July 20 |
The Natural Disasters ( Earthquake and Typhoon) |
House show | ||
October 13 |
Money Inc. ( Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) |
Wrestling Challenge | aired on tape delay on November 1 |
Incoming champion –
Ted DiBiase
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unsanctioned championship | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 7 | Abandoned | House show |
Heffernan died in September 1992 at 67 from a heart attack in Sydney, Australia