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Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1995
Overview of the events of 1995 in professional wrestling
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1995 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of
professional wrestling .
List of notable promotions
These promotions held notable events in 1995.
Calendar of notable shows
January
February
March
April
Date
Promotion(s)
Event
Location
Main Event
April 2
WWF
WrestleMania XI
Hartford, Connecticut , United States
Lawrence Taylor (with
Carl Banks ,
Rickey Jackson ,
Steve McMichael ,
Ken Norton Jr. ,
Chris Spielman , and
Reggie White ) defeated
Bam Bam Bigelow (with
King Kong Bundy ,
Ted DiBiase ,
Kama ,
Irwin R. Schyster ,
Tatanka , and
Nikolai Volkoff ) in a Singles match with
Pat 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 defeated
Masahiro Chono in a Singles match
April 7
CMLL
39. Aniversario de Arena México
Mexico City , Mexico
Héctor Garza defeated
El 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 defeated
El 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 and
Rocco Rock ) defeated
Chris Benoit and
Dean Malenko (c) and
Rick Steiner and
the Tazmaniac in a Three way dance for the
ECW World Tag Team Championship
April 15
ECW
Hostile City Showdown
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States
Cactus Jack defeated
Terry Funk in a Singles match
April 28–29
NJPW
WCW
Collision in Korea
Pyongyang , North Korea
Day 1:
Shinya Hashimoto (c) wrestled
Scott Norton to a time limit draw in a Singles match for the
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Day 2:
Antonio Inoki defeated
Ric Flair by pinfall in a Singles match
[4]
[5]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
May
June
Date
Promotion(s)
Event
Location
Main Event
June 10
AAA
Triplemanía III-A
Orizaba, Veracruz , Mexico
Payasito Rojo lost to
Super Muñequito Other participants included
Espectrito I ,
Espectrito II ,
Jerrito Estrada ,
Fuercita Guerrera ,
Mascarita Sagrada ,
Mini Calo ,
Ninjita ,
Octagoncito ,
La Parkita ,
Payasito Azul , and
Torerito 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) (with
Woman ) defeated
Cactus Jack by TKO in a Barbed wire match for the
ECW 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 defeated
Randy Savage (with
Angelo Poffo ) in a Singles match
June 25
WWF
King of the Ring
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States
Bam Bam Bigelow and
Diesel defeated
Sycho Sid and
Tatanka (with
Ted DiBiase ) in a tag team match
[7]
June 30
AAA
Triplemanía III-C
Madero , Mexico
Super Caló defeated
Winners 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) (with
Woman ) defeated
Tommy Dreamer by pinfall in a Singles match for the
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
July
August
September
Date
Promotion(s)
Event
Location
Main Event
September 1
CMLL
Second Generation Tag Team Tournament
Mexico City , Mexico
Apolo Dantés and
Emilio Charles Jr. defeated
El Hijo del Santo and
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in a tournament final match
[12]
September 17
WCW
Fall Brawl
Asheville, North Carolina , United States
Hulk Hogan ,
Randy Savage ,
Lex Luger and
Sting (with
Jimmy Hart ) defeated
The Dungeon of Doom (
Kamala ,
The Zodiac ,
The Shark and
Meng ) (with
The Taskmaster ) in a
WarGames match
September 19
ECW
Gangstas Paradise
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States
Mikey Whipwreck and
The Public Enemy (
Johnny Grunge and
Rocco Rock ) defeated
2 Cold Scorpio ,
New Jack and
The Sandman (with
Woman ) in a Gangstas Paradise Cage match
September 22
CMLL
CMLL 62nd Anniversary Show
Mexico City , Mexico
Miguel Perez, Jr. defeated
Silver King in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta, hair vs. hair match
[13]
September 24
WWF
In Your House 3
Saginaw, Michigan , United States
Two Dudes with Attitudes (
Diesel (WWF World Heavyweight) and
Shawn Michaels (WWF Intercontinental)) defeated
The British Bulldog and
Yokozuna (WWF Tag Team) (with
Jim Cornette and
Mr. Fuji ) in a tag team match for the
WWF World Tag Team Championship ,
WWF Intercontinental Championship , and
WWF World Heavyweight Championship
[14]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
October
November
December
Date
Promotion(s)
Event
Location
Main Event
December 9
ECW
December to Dismember
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States
Tommy Dreamer ,
The Public Enemy (
Johnny Grunge and
Rocco Rock ) and
the Pitbulls (
Pitbull #1 and
Pitbull #2 ) defeated
Raven ,
the Heavenly Bodies (
Jimmy Del Ray and
Tom Prichard ),
the Eliminators (
Perry Saturn and
John Kronus ) and
Stevie Richards by pinfall
December 15
Stampede
Stu Hart Tribute Show
Calgary, Alberta
Bret Hart (c) defeated
Davey Boy Smith in a singles match for the
WWF Championship
December 16
CWA
Euro Catch Festival in Bremen
Bremen , Germany
Ludvig Borga defeated
Rambo (c) in Round 6 in a Singles match for the
CWA World Heavyweight Championship
December 17
WWF
In Your House 5
Hershey, Pennsylvania , United States
Bret Hart (c) defeated
The British Bulldog (with
Jim Cornette and
Diana Smith ) in a Singles match for the
WWF Championship
[16]
[17]
[18]
December 21
FMW
Year End Spectacular
Yokohama , Japan
Hayabusa ,
The Great Sasuke and
Koji Nakagawa defeated
Super Delfin ,
Ricky Fuji and
TAKA Michinoku in a Six-man tag team match
December 22
FMW
Yamato Nadeshiko II
Tokyo, Japan
Megumi Kudo defeated
Shark Tsuchiya in a No Ropes Barbed Wire Death Match
December 27
WCW
Starrcade
Nashville, Tennessee , United States
Ric Flair (with
Jimmy Hart ) defeated
Randy Savage (c) in a Singles match for the
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
December 29
ECW
Holiday Hell
Queens , New York, United States
Sabu defeated
Cactus Jack by pinfall in a "Olympic Rules" match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
Notable events
Accomplishments and tournaments
AJW
AJPW
JWP
WCW
WCW Hall of Fame
WWF
WWF Hall of Fame
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Title changes
ECW
FMW
NJPW
WCW
WWF
Date
Winner
Event/Show
Note(s)
November 19
Bret Hart
Survivor Series
It was a No Disqualification Match for the WWF Championship.
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
(Title recreated)
unsanctioned championship
Date
Winner
Event/Show
Note(s)
December 18
The Ringmaster
Raw
Aired on
tape delay on January 8, 1996.
Births
Debuts
Uncertain debut date
Debut date
Retirements
Deaths
January 22 –
Jerry Blackwell , 45
February 18 –
Eddie Gilbert , 33
March 20 –
Big John Studd , 47
April 11 -
Harry Pennington (wrestler) , 92
May 10 -
Ilio DiPaolo , 68
May 28 -
Chris Colt , 48
August 24 –
Killer Karl Krupp , 61
October 2 –
John Ayers , 42
December 4 –
Little Beaver , 60
December 20 -
Benny Ramírez , 63
See also
References
^
"Salvador Lutteroth Tournament 1995" . Pro Wrestling History . March 24, 1995. Retrieved November 11, 2012 .
^ Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28. {{
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link )
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"CMLL Gran Alternativa #2" . Pro Wrestling History. April 7, 1995. Retrieved September 3, 2009 .
^
Meltzer, Dave .
"April 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter" . f4wonline.com . Wrestling Observer. Retrieved April 7, 2016 . 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.
^
PWTorch.com – WCW FLASHBACK – "Collision in Korea" 20 yrs. ago today: Flair & WCW crew head to N. Korea with New Japan Pro Wrestling
^ Criscuolo, Scott; Rozzero, Justin (May 22, 2007).
"In Your House 1 Review" . The History of WWE. Archived from
the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2007 .
^ Cawthon, Graham.
"WWF 1995 Results" . The History of WWE. Retrieved October 25, 2007 .
^
"Gran Prix Tournament 1995" . ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 7, 1995. Retrieved August 30, 2009 .
^
"Bash at the Beach 1995" . Pro Wrestling History. July 16, 1995. Retrieved September 1, 2015 .
^ Criscuolo, Scott; Rozzero, Justin (June 20, 2007).
"In Your House 2 Review" . The History of WWE. Archived from
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^ Criscuolo, Scott; Rozzero, Justin (July 5, 2007).
"SummerSlam 1995 Review" . The History of WWE. Archived from
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^
"Copa Junior Tag Team Tournament 1995" . Pro Wrestling History . September 1, 1995. Retrieved November 12, 2012 .
^
"62nd Anniversary Show" . ProWrestlingHistory. September 22, 1995. Retrieved February 19, 2010 .
^ "Historical Cards: In Your House 3 (September 24, 1995. Saginaw, Michigan)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts . Kappa Publications. p. 150. 2007 Edition.
^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: Copa de Oro 1995". Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications. p. 398.
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^
"In Your House #5" . Pro Wrestling History. December 17, 1995.
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"Velveteen Dream Profile" . Online World of Wrestling. Archived from
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