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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament | The Super Destroyers (A. J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl) | June 23 |
| 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 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Rumble | Ric Flair | January 19 | This was also for the vacant WWF 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 | ||
(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 | ||
(Title created) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 23 | The Super Destroyers (A. J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl) | Live event | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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 | ||
Incoming champion – Rick Rude | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | Vacant | N/A | ||
| 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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
| 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 | aired on tape delay on November 1 | |
Incoming champion – Ted DiBiase | ||||
| unsanctioned championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 7 | Abandoned | House show | ||
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1990 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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