1992 in professional wrestling

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1992 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions[]

These promotions held notable shows in 1992.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
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

Calendar of notable shows[]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
January 4 NJPW Super Warriors in Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan Sting and The Great Muta defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) in a tag team match
January 4 WCW
NJPW 		WCW/New Japan Supershow II Tokyo, Japan Sting and The Great Muta defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) in a tag team match
January 19 WWF Royal Rumble Albany, New York, United States Ric Flair won by last eliminating Sid Justice in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship
January 27 UWA UWA 17th Anniversary Show Naucalpan, Mexico Pegasus Kid (c) defeated Villano III (2-1) in a Singles match for the WWF World Light Heavyweight Championship
February 29 WCW SuperBrawl II Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Sting defeated Lex Luger (c) (with Harley Race) in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
April 3 CMLL 36. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Blue Panther defeated American Love Machine by disqualification in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match[1]
April 5 WWF WrestleMania VIII Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Hulk Hogan defeated Sid Justice (with Harvey Wippleman) by disqualification in a Singles match
April 19 WWF UK Rampage Sheffield, England, United Kingdom The British Bulldog defeated Irwin R. Schyster (with Jimmy Hart) in a Singles match
May 16 FMW FMW/WWA in Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, United States Atsushi Onita, El Hijo del Santo and Tarzan Goto defeat Horace Boulder, Negro Casas and Tim Patterson in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Six-Man Tag Team Match
May 17 WCW WrestleWar Jacksonville, Florida, United States Sting's Squadron (Sting, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat and Nikita Koloff) defeated The Dangerous Alliance (Steve Austin, Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton and Larry Zbyszko) (with Paul E. Dangerously and Madusa) in a WarGames match
June 20 WCW Beach Blast Mobile, Alabama, United States The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) (c) fought Terry Gordy and Steve Williams to a time-limit draw in a tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship
July 11 CWA Euro Catch Festival in Graz Graz, Austria Rambo (c) defeated Terry Funk in a Singles match for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship
July 12 WCW The Great American Bash Albany, Georgia, United States Terry Gordy and Steve Williams defeated Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham in a Tournament final for the inaugural NWA World Tag Team Championship
August 8 WWC WWC 19th Aniversario Bayamón, Puerto Rico Invader #1 defeated Carlos Colón (c) in a Singles match for the WWA World Heavyweight Championship
August 29 WWF SummerSlam London, England, United Kingdom The British Bulldog defeated Bret Hart (c) in a Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
September 18 CMLL CMLL 59th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis, King Haku and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated El Gran Kabuki, La Fiera and Pierroth Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls six-man six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match[2]
September 19 FMW FMW 3rd Anniversary Show Yokohama, Japan Atsushi Onita defeated Tiger Jeet Singh (c) in a No Rope Explosion Barbed Wire Deathmatch for the WWA World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship
October 25 WCW Halloween Havoc Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Sting defeated Jake Roberts in a Coal Miner's Glove match
November 25 WWF Survivor Series Richfield Township, Ohio, United States Bret Hart (c) defeated Shawn Michaels by submission in a Singles match for the WWF Championship
December 19 CWA Euro Catch Festival in Bremen Bremen, Germany Road Warrior Hawk defeated Rambo (c) in Round 6 in a Singles match for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship
December 28 WCW Starrcade Atlanta, Georgia, United States The Great Muta last eliminated Barry Windham to win
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events[]

  • January 26 - The Tri-State Wrestling Alliance closes down due to financial problems.
  • February 25 – Eastern Championship Wrestling is born in Philadelphia, PA.
  • May 15 – Antonio Peña and partners created the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), which would later grow to become one of the dominant promotions in Mexico.[3]

Accomplishments and tournaments[]

ECW[]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament The Super Destroyers (A.J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl) June 23

WCW[]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
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

WWF[]

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Royal Rumble Ric Flair January 19 This was also for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Awards and honors[]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated[]

Main article: List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards
Category Winner
PWI Wrestler of the Year Ric Flair
PWI Tag Team of the Year Terry Gordy and Steve Williams
PWI Match of the Year Bret Hart vs. The British Bulldog (SummerSlam)
PWI Feud of the Year The Moondogs (Spot and Cujo) vs. Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Sting
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Rick Rude
PWI Comeback of the Year The Ultimate Warrior
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Razor Ramon
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Ron Simmons
PWI Rookie of the Year Erik Watts
PWI Lifetime Achievement Stanley Weston
PWI Editor's Award Paul E. Dangerously

Wrestling Observer Newsletter[]

Main article: List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Category Winner
Wrestler of the Year Ric Flair
Most Outstanding Jushin Thunder Liger
Feud of the Year Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Lawler vs. The Moondogs
Tag Team of the Year The Miracle Violence Connection
(Terry Gordy and Steve Williams)
Most Improved El Samurai
Best on Interviews Ric Flair

Title changes[]

ECW[]

ECW World Heavyweight Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
ECW World Television Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
ECW World Tag Team Championship
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 23 The Super Destroyers
(A.J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl) 		Live event

NJPW[]

IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Tatsumi Fujinami
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 4 Riki Choshu Super Warriors in Tokyo Dome
August 16 Keiji Mutoh G1 Climax Special 1992
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Norio Honaga
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 8 Jushin Thunder Liger Live event
June 26 El Samurai Live event
November 22 Último Dragón Live event

WCW[]

WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Lex Luger
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Rick Rude
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
December 1 Vacant N/A
WCW United States Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Young Pistols (Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
WCW World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Steve Austin
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
WCW Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Jushin Thunder Liger
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
WCW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Ricky Steamboat and Dustin Rhodes
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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

WWF[]

WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
WWF Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Bret Hart
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
WWF Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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
Million Dollar Championship
Incoming champion – Ted DiBiase
unsanctioned championship
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 7 Abandoned House show

Births[]

Debuts[]

  • February 25 - Stevie Richards
  • March - Cibernético
  • March 12 - Triple H
  • July 1 - Edge
  • October 15 - Matt Hardy

Retirements[]

Deaths[]

  • February 7 – Buzz Sawyer, American wrestler (b. 1959)[15]
  • February 19 – Tojo Yamamoto, American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)[16]
  • April 20 – Jimmy Lennon, American wrestling announcer (b. 1913)[17]
  • May 11 – René Guajardo, Mexican luchador (b. 1933)[18]
  • May 12 – Lenny Montana, American wrestler and actor (b. 1926)
  • June 26 – Buddy Rogers, American wrestler (b. 1921)[19]
  • July 1 – Uncle Elmer, American wrestler (b. 1937)[20]
  • July 14 – Danny McShain, American wrestler (b. 1912)[21]
  • September 24 – Roy Heffernan, Australian wrestler (b. 1925)[22]
  • October 31 – Joe Dusek, American wrestler (b. 1910)

See also[]

References[]

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  16. ^ "Tojo Yamamoto profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  17. ^ L.A. Ring Announcer Jimmy Lennon Dies; Boxing: He was the popular voice at Southland bouts for more than four decades Los Angeles Times, April 21, 1992.
  18. ^ L.L. Staff (2008). "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Rene Guajardo (1933 - 1992) (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 49. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
  19. ^ WWE Hall of Fame profile
  20. ^ "Stan "Uncle Elmer" Frazier (1937-1992) - Find A".
  21. ^ Hornbaker, Tim (2007). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling. ECW Press. pp. 226–228. ISBN 978-1-55022-741-3.
  22. ^ Greg Oliver. "Fabulous Kangaroo Al Costello dead". Slam!Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-08-03. Heffernan died in September 1992 at 67 from a heart attack in Sydney, Australia
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