1994 in professional wrestling
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1994 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Calendar of notable live events
January
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJPW | Battlefield | January 4 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 48,000 |
| WWF | Royal Rumble (1994) | January 22 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, Rhode Island | 14,500[1] |
| UWA | UWA 19th Anniversary Show | January 30 | El Toreo De Naucalpan | Naucalpan, Mexico | N/A |
February
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECW | The Night the Line was Crossed | February 5 | ECW Arena | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | N/A |
| WCW | SuperBrawl IV | February 20 | Albany Civic Center | Albany, Georgia | 7,600 |
March
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWF | WrestleMania X | March 20 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | 18,065[2][3] |
| ECW | Ultimate Jeopardy | March 26 | Valley Forge Music Center | Devon, Pennsylvania | 700 |
April
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMLL | International Gran Prix | April 15 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | N/A[4] |
| CMLL | 38. Aniversario de Arena México | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | N/A[5] | |
| WCW | Spring Stampede (1994) | April 17 | Rosemont Horizon | Chicago, Illinois | 12,200 |
| AAA | Triplemanía II-A | April 26 | Baseball stadium | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico | 9,500[6] |
May
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku (1994) | May 1 | Fukuoka Dome | Fukuoka, Japan | 53,500 |
| FMW | FMW 5th Anniversary Show | May 5 | Kawasaki Stadium | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | 52,000 |
| ECW | When Worlds Collide (1994) | May 14 | ECW Arena | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | N/A |
| AAA | Triplemanía II-B | May 15 | Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | 11,200[7] |
| WCW | Slamboree (1994) | May 22 | Philadelphia Civic Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4,000 |
| AAA | Triplemanía II-C | May 27 | El Toreo | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 18,000[8] |
June
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWF | King of the Ring (1994) | June 19 | Baltimore Arena | Baltimore, Maryland | 12,000[9] |
| ECW | Hostile City Showdown | June 24 | ECW Arena | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1,000 |
July
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWA | Euro Catch Festival in Graz (1994) | July 9 | Eisstadion Liebenau | Graz, Austria | N/A |
| FMW | FMW/LLPW/AJW | July 14 | Tokyo Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
| ECW | Heat Wave (1994) | July 16 | ECW Arena | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 850 |
| WCW | Bash at the Beach (1994) | July 17 | Orlando Arena | Orlando, Florida | 14,000[10] |
August
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWC | WWC 21st Aniversario | August 6 | Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | N/A |
| ECW | Heat Wave (1994) | August 13 | ECW Arena | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1,000 |
| ECW | NWA World Title Tournament | August 27 | ECW Arena | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1,000 |
| FMW | Summer Spectacular (1994) | August 28 | Osaka-jō Hall | Osaka, Japan | 15,382 |
| WWF | SummerSlam (1994) | August 29 | United Center | Chicago, Illinois | 23,000[11] |
September
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCW | Fall Brawl (1994) | September 18 | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, Virginia | 6,500 |
| CMLL | CMLL 61st Anniversary Show | September 30 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | N/A[12] |
October
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCW | Halloween Havoc (1994) | October 23 | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan | 14,000 |
| CMLL | Copa de Oro | Arena Coliseo | Mexico City, Mexico | N/A[13] | |
November
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECW | November to Remember (1994) | November 5 | ECW Arena | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1,000 |
| AAA | When Worlds Collide | November 6 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | 13,000 |
| WWF | Survivor Series (1994) | November 23 | Freeman Coliseum | San Antonio, Texas | 10,000 |
December
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECW | Holiday Hell (1994) | December 12 | ECW Arena | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1,000 |
| CWA | Euro Catch Festival in Bremen (1994) | December 17 | Stadthalle Bremen | Bremen, Germany | 6,000 |
| WCW | Starrcade (1994) | December 27 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, Tennessee | 8,200 |
| CMLL | Torneo Gran Alternativa | December 30 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | N/A |
Notable incidents
- January 27 – Bobby Heenan made his WCW debut at the Clash of the Champions.
- March 12 – WCW Power Hour aired its last episode on TBS and it was replaced by WCW Pro the following week.
- May 1 – Rick Rude suffers a career-ending injury during a match vs Sting for the WCW International World Heavyweight title in Fukuoka, Japan when he injured his back landing on a raised platform surrounding the ring.
- June 10 – Hulk Hogan made his WCW debut on WCW Saturday Night.
- July 17 – Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair finally headlined a Pay-Per-View event at WCW Bash at the Beach(1994).
- July – Eric Bischoff fires Jesse Ventura for allegedly falling asleep during a WCW Worldwide TV taping at Disney MGM Studios although it has been speculated that the move may have had more to do with Hogan's arrival shortly before.
- July 22 – The jury acquitted WWF Owner Vince McMahon of the charges of distributing steroids to his wrestlers.
- August 27 – Moments after winning the NWA World Heavyweight title Shane Douglas throws down the NWA title and christens the ECW Heavyweight title as a world title.
- August 28 – NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling officially secedes from the National Wrestling Alliance folding NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling and relaunching as Extreme Championship Wrestling.
- September 18 – Ricky Steamboat suffering from a back injury forfeited the WCW United States Heavyweight title to Steve Austin at WCW Fall Brawl(1994) which lost it to Hacksaw Jim Duggan in 35 seconds.
- October 16 – WWF All-American Wrestling aired its last episode on the USA Network. it was replaced by WWF Action Zone the following week.
- October 31 – Randy Savage made his final appearance on WWF TV on WWF Monday Night Raw saving Lex Luger from an attack from Bob Backlund.
- December 3 – After his WWF contract ended Randy Savage made his WCW TV debut on a live edition of WCW Saturday Night.
Accomplishments and tournaments
WCW Hall of Fame 1994 inductee, Harley Race
ECW
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWA World Title Tournament | Shane Douglas | August 27 |
WCW
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Cup Tournament | Sting | March 20 |
WCW Hall of Fame
| Inductee |
|---|
| Harley Race |
| Ernie Ladd |
| The Crusher |
| Dick the Bruiser |
| Ole Anderson |
| Masked Assassin |
WWF
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Rumble | Bret Hart Lex Luger |
January 22 | |
| King of the Ring | Owen Hart | June 19 |
WWF Hall of Fame
| Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | Arnold Skaaland | Shane McMahon |
| Bobo Brazil | Ernie Ladd | |
| "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers | Bret Hart | |
| Chief Jay Strongbow | Gorilla Monsoon | |
| "Classy" Freddie Blassie | Shane McMahon | |
| Gorilla Monsoon | Jim Ross | |
| James Dudley | Vince McMahon | |
Slammy Awards
| Poll | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Most Intimidating | The Undertaker | |
| Best Entertainer | Oscar | |
| Worst Idea | Abe Knuckleball Schwartz on strike | |
| Sweatiest | Irwin R. Shyster | |
| Biggest Rat | Owen Hart | |
| Greediest | Tatanka | |
| Most Spectacular Match | Ladder match: Razor Ramon vs Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania X | |
| Best Coliseum Home Video | WWF Raw: Video Strategies & Secrets | |
| Best Tag Team | Diesel & Shawn Michaels | |
| Worst Tag Team | Diesel & Shawn Michaels | |
| Mouthiest | Jerry The King Lawler | |
| Most Eccentric | Bob Backlund | |
| Smelliest | (TIE) Henry Godwinn / Duke The Dumpster Droese | |
| Most Likely To See Jenny Craig | Bastion Booger | |
| Best PPV | WrestleMania X | |
| Best Manager | The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase | |
| Best New Generation Spot | Bret The Hitman Hart "Go get 'em, champ!" commercial | |
| Best Etiquette | The Headshrinkers | |
| Most Devastating | Bull Nakano | |
| Funniest | Dink The Clown | |
| MVP | Diesel | |
| Best Show | WWF Mania | |
| Most Evolutionary | (TIE) Gorilla Monsoon / King Kong Bundy | |
| Most Patriotic | Lex Luger | |
| Best Dressed | James E. Cornette | |
| Biggest Heart | The 123 Kid | |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Title changes
ECW
Incoming champion – Terry Funk | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 26 | Shane Douglas | Ultimate Jeopardy (1994) | ||
Incoming champion – Sabu | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6 | The Tazmaniac | Hardcore TV #48 | ||
| March 6 | J.T. Smith | Hardcore TV #49 | ||
| April 16 | Gary Wolfe | Live event | ||
| May 13 | Mikey Whipwreck | Hardcore TV #57 | ||
| August 13 | Jason | Hardcore Heaven | ||
| November 4 | 2 Cold Scorpio | Hardcore TV #83 | ||
| November 4 | Dean Malenko | Hardcore TV #84 | ||
Incoming champions – Kevin Sullivan and The Tazzmaniac | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 5 | Vacant | N/A | ||
| March 5 | Kevin Sullivan and The Tazzmaniac | N/A | ||
| March 6 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) |
Hardcore TV #47 | ||
| August 27 | Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck | Hardcore TV #73 | ||
| November 5 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) |
November to Remember | ||
FMW
| FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Atsushi Onita | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Mr. Pogo | FMW | ||
| September 7 | Atsushi Onita | FMW | ||
| FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – N/A | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18 | Big Titan and The Gladiator | FMW | ||
| April 21 | Mr. Pogo and Hisakatsu Oya | FMW | ||
| July 31 | Atsushi Onita and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga | FMW | ||
| October | Vacant | FMW | ||
| October 28 | W*ING Alliance (Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator) |
FMW | ||
| FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – The Great Sasuke | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 20 | Ricky Fuji | House show | ||
| FMW Women's Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Crusher Maedomari | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Vacant | FMW | ||
| February 25 | Megumi Kudo | FMW | ||
| June 19 | Combat Toyoda | FMW | ||
| August 28 | Yukie Nabeno | Summer Spectacular | ||
| December 12 | Vacant | N/A | ||
NJPW
| Incoming champion – The Great Muta | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4 | Tatsumi Fujinami | Battle Line Kyushi | ||
| May 1 | Shinya Hashimoto | G1 Climax Special 1993 | ||
| Incoming champions – The Jurassic Powers (Hercules Hernandez and Scott Norton) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | The Hell Raisers (Hawk Warrior and Power Warrior) |
Battlefield | ||
| November 25 | Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh | Battle Final 1994 | ||
| Incoming champion – Jushin Thunder Liger | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | Vacant | N/A | ||
| September 27 | Norio Honaga | N/A | ||
WCW
Incoming champion – Ric Flair | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17 | Vacant | Spring Stampede | A title match between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat ended in a double pin, which resulted in the title being vacated | |
| April 21 | Ric Flair | Saturday Night | Aired on tape delay on May 14. | |
| July 17 | Hulk Hogan | Bash at the Beach | ||
Incoming champion – Rick Rude | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16 | Hiroshi Hase | House show | ||
| March 24 | Rick Rude | House show | ||
| April 17 | Sting | Spring Stampede | ||
| May 1 | Rick Rude | Wrestling Dontaku | ||
| May 1 | Vacant | N/A | Rude's victory is reversed due to use of the belt as a weapon. Sting refuses the title, leaving it vacant | |
| May 22 | Sting | Slamboree | Defeated Vader to win the vacant title. | |
| June 23 | Ric Flair | Clash of the Champions XXVII | Title ceases to exist after winning | |
Incoming champion – Steve Austin | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24 | Ricky Steamboat | Clash of the Champions XXVIII | ||
| September 18 | Steve Austin | Fall Brawl | ||
| September 18 | Jim Duggan | Fall Brawl | ||
| December 27 | Vader | Starrcade | ||
Incoming champion – Lord Steven Regal | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2 | Larry Zbyszko | Saturday Night | Aired on tape delay on May 28. | |
| June 23 | Lord Steven Regal | Clash of the Champions XXVII | ||
| September 18 | Johnny B. Badd | Fall Brawl | ||
| Incoming champions – The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan | Slamboree | ||
| July 17 | Pretty Wonderful (Paul Roma and Paul Orndorff) |
Bash at the Beach | ||
| September 25 | Stars and Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Patriot) |
Main Event | ||
| October 23 | Pretty Wonderful (Paul Roma and Paul Orndorff) |
Halloween Havoc | ||
| November 16 | Stars and Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Patriot) |
Clash of the Champions XXIX | ||
| December 8 | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) |
Saturday Night | Aired on tape delay on January 14. | |
WWF
Incoming champion – Yokozuna | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 20 | Bret Hart | WrestleMania X | Roddy Piper was the guest referee | |
| November 23 | Bob Backlund | Survivor Series | It was a submission match. | |
| November 26 | Diesel | House show | this title change occurred in New York City's Madison Square Garden. The time of the fall: 8 seconds | |
Incoming champion – Razor Ramon | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13 | Diesel | Superstars | This was aired on tape delay on April 30. | |
| August 29 | Razor Ramon | SummerSlam | ||
Incoming champion – Alundra Blayze | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 20 | Bull Nakano | Big Egg Wrestling Universe | ||
| Incoming champions – The Quebecers (Pierre and Jacques) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 10 | The 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty | Raw | ||
| January 17 | The Quebecers (Pierre and Jacques) |
Raw | ||
| March 29 | Men on a Mission (Mabel and Mo) |
House show | ||
| March 31 | The Quebecers (Pierre and Jacques) |
House show | ||
| April 26 | The Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu) |
Raw | ||
| August 28 | Two Dudes with Attitudes (Diesel and Shawn Michaels) |
House show | ||
| November 23 | Vacant | Survivor Series | Vacated when Diesel and Michaels could not function as a tag team | |
Births
- March 10 – JoJo Offerman[14]
- April 14 – Tian Bing[15]
- June 8 – Liv Morgan[16]
- June 16 – Rezar
- November 11 – Lio Rush[17]
- November 15 – Nixon Newell
- November 23 – Aliyah[18]
Debuts
- Uncertain debut date
Retirements
- Jesse Ventura (1974–1994)
- Curly Moe (1990–1994)
- Ted DiBiase (1975–1994)
- Afa Anoaʻi (1971–1994)
- Ashura Hara (1978–1994)
- Moondog Spike (1978–1994)
- Don Jardine (1955–1994)
- The Great Wojo (1984–1994)
- Ivan Koloff (1961–1994)
- Mimi Lesseos (1980–1994)
- Jimmy Garvin (1968–1994)
- Mr. T (March 24, 1985 – December 27, 1994)
- Salman Hashimikov (1989–1994)
- Thunderbolt Patterson (1964–1994)
- Tommy Jammer (1989–1994)
- Troy Graham (September 1976 – 1994)
Deaths
- March 4 – Anibal
- May 23 – Ray Candy
- July 1 – George Cannon
- July 4 – Joey Marella
- September 1 – Boris Malenko
- November 23 – Art Barr
See also
References
- ↑ "Royal Rumble 1994". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ↑ "WrestleMania X". Pro Wrestling History. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ↑ "WrestleMania PPV Cards". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
- ↑ "Gran Prix Tournament 1994". ProWrestlingHistory.com. April 15, 1994. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- ↑ Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.
- ↑ "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración TripleManía". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ↑ "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración TripleManía". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ↑ "Asistencia Asesoría y Administración TripleManía". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ↑ "King of the Ring 1994". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ↑ "Bash at the Beach 1994". Pro Wrestling History. July 17, 1994. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ↑ "SummerSlam 1994". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ↑ "61st Anniversary Show". ProWrestlingHistory. September 30, 1994. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- ↑ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: Copa de Oro 1994". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 398. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ "JoJo profile". The Internet Wrestling Database.
- ↑ "Tian Bing: Profile & Match Listing – Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ↑ "Liv Morgan". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Lio Rush". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Jasmin Areebi". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
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