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1993 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events in 1993.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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Asistencia Asesoría y Administración | AAA |
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | AJW |
Catch Wrestling Association | CWA |
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL |
Eastern Championship Wrestling | ECW |
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 |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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January 4 | NJPW | Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | Genichiro Tenryu defeated Riki Choshu in a Singles match | |
January 4 | WCW | WCW/New Japan Supershow III | Tokyo, Japan | Sting defeated Hiroshi Hase in a Singles match | |
January 23 | ECW | Battle of the Belts | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Terry Funk defeated Eddie Gilbert in a I Quit Texas Death Match | |
January 24 | WWF | Royal Rumble | Sacramento, California, United States | Yokozuna won by last eliminating Randy Savage in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania IX [1] | |
January 31 | UWA | 18th Anniversary | Naucalpan, Mexico | Vampiro defeated El Canek (c) in a Singles match for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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February 21 | WCW | SuperBrawl III | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | Big Van Vader defeated Sting in a White Castle of Fear Strap match | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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April 2 | AJW | All-Star Dreamslam | Yokohama, Japan | AJW's Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada defeat FMW's Megumi Kudo and Combat Toyoda in a tag team match | |
April 2 | CMLL | 37. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Pierroth Jr. (c) in a Best two-out-of-three falls match for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship [2] | |
April 2 | NJPW / WAR | WAR vs. NJPW | Tokyo, Japan | Riki Choshu & Shinya Hashimoto defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Takashi Ishikawa in a tag team match | |
April 2 | WWF | WrestleMania IX | Paradise, Nevada, United States | Hulk Hogan defeated Yokozuna (c) in a Singles match for the WWF Championship | |
April 11 | AJW | All-Star Dreamslam 2 | Osaka, Japan | JWP's Mayumi Ozaki and Dynamite Kansai defeat AJW's Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada for the WWWA World Tag Team Championship | |
April 11 | WWF | UK Rampage | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | Lex Luger defeated Jim Duggan by disqualification in a Singles match | |
April 30 | AAA | Triplemanía I | Mexico City, D.F., Mexico | Cien Caras defeated Konnan in a Best two-out-of-three falls retirement match [3] [4] | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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May 3 | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka, Japan | Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Genichiro Tenryu and Riki Choshu via submission in a tag team match | |
May 5 | FMW | 4th Anniversary | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | Atsushi Onita defeated Terry Funk in a No Rope Exploding Barbed Wire Time Bomb Deathmatch | |
May 23 | WCW | Slamboree | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Davey Boy Smith defeated Big Van Vader (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [5] | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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June 13 | WWF | King of the Ring | Dayton, Ohio, United States | Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in a King of the Ring final match | |
June 19 | ECW | Super Summer Sizzler Spectacular | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert defeated Terry Funk in a Texas chain match massacre for the title of "King of Philadelphia" | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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July 18 | WCW | Beach Blast | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | Sting and Davey Boy Smith defeated The Masters of the Powerbomb (Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious) in a tag team match | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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August 7 | NJPW | G1 Climax | Tokyo, Japan | Hiroshi Hase defeated Tatsumi Fujinami in the finals | |
August 8 | WWC | 20th Aniversario | Carlos Colón defeated Terry Funk in a Singles match | ||
August 22 | FMW | Summer Spectacular | Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan | Atsushi Onita defeated Mr. Pogo in a No Ropes Exploding Barbed Wire Time Bomb Cage Deathmatch for the vacant FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship | |
August 25 | AJW | Legacy of Queens | Tokyo, Japan | AJW's Aja Kong defeat JWP's Dynamite Kansai in a singles match | |
August 30 | WWF | SummerSlam | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States | Lex Luger defeated Yokozuna (c) by countout in a Singles match for the WWF Championship | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | Notes |
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September 18 | ECW | UltraClash | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Headhunters (Headhunter A and Headhunter B) defeated Miguelito Pérez and Crash the Terminator in a Baseball Bat match | |
September 19 | WCW | Fall Brawl | Houston, Texas, United States | Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes and The Shockmaster defeated Sid Vicious, Vader and Harlem Heat (Kole and Kane) in a WarGames match | |
September 29 | AJW/ LLPW | Nagoya Super Whirlwing | Nagoya, Japan | LLPW's Shinobu Kandori defeats AJW's Yumiko Hotta in a tag team match | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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October 1 | CMLL | 60th Anniversary | Mexico City, Mexico | Atlantis defeated Mano Negra in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match [6] | |
October 1 | ECW | NWA Bloodfest | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Terry Funk (c) defeated Jimmy Snuka by escaping the cage in a Steel cage match for the ECW Television Championship [7] | |
October 9 | AJW | Wrestlemarinepiad 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | Aja Kong defeats Akira Hokuto in a singles match | |
October 23 | AJPW | 21st Anniversary Show | Tokyo, Japan | Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Stan Hansen to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship | |
October 24 | WCW | Halloween Havoc | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Big Van Vader defeated Cactus Jack in a Texas Death match | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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November 12 | ECW | Terror at Tabor | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Tommy Dreamer defeated Johnny Grunge in a Singles match | |
November 13 | ECW | November to Remember | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Sabu (c - World Heavyweight) and Road Warrior Hawk defeated Terry Funk (c - World Television) and King Kong Bundy in a Winner Takes All match for the ECW Heavyweight Championship and the ECW Television Championship | |
November 20 | WCW | Battlebowl | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Vader won the 16-man battle royal by lastly eliminating Sting | |
November 24 | WWF | Survivor Series | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | The All-Americans (Lex Luger, The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) and The Undertaker) defeated The Foreign Fanatics (Crush, Quebecer Jacques, Ludvig Borga and Yokozuna) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match | |
November 28 | AJW | Wrestling Queendom | Osaka, Japan | AJW's Yumiko Hotta and Takako Inoue defeat LLPW's Shinobu Kandori and Miki Handa in a tag team match | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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December 6 | AJW | St. Battle Final 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | LLPW's Shinobu Kandori defeats AJW's Akira Hokuto in a singles match | |
December 8 | FMW | Year End Spectacular | Tokyo, Japan | Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Mitsuhiro Matsunaga in a No Ropes Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch for the FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship | |
December 18 | CWA | Euro Catch Festival | Bremen, Germany | Rambo (c) defeated The Barbarian in Round 6 in a Singles match for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
December 26 | FMW | FMW/MPW | Tokyo, Japan | Atsushi Onita, Tarzan Goto and The Great Sasuke vs. Mr. Pogo, Jinsei Shinzaki and Masaru Toi in a Six-man tag team match | |
December 26 | ECW | Holiday Hell | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Tommy Dreamer won a battle royal | |
December 27 | WCW | Starrcade | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Ric Flair defeated Vader (c) in a Title vs. Career match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship [8] | |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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AJW Japan Grand Prix 1993 | Akira Hokuto | August 21 | |
AJW Tag League The Best 1993 | Akira Hokuto and Manami Toyota | December 10 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Champion Carnival 1993 | Stan Hansen | April 21 | |
World's Strongest Determination League 1993 | Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa | December 2 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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ECW Television Championship Tournament | Jimmy Snuka | March 12 | |
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament | Eddie Gilbert and The Dark Patriot | August 8 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Blue Star Cup 1993 | Candy Okutsu |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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WCW United States Championship Tournament | Dustin Rhodes | January 11 | |
WCW World Television Championship Tournament | Paul Orndorff | March 2 |
Inductee |
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Lou Thesz |
Verne Gagne |
Mr. Wrestling II |
Eddie Graham |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Royal Rumble | Yokozuna | January 24 | |
King of the Ring | Bret Hart | June 13 | |
WWF Women's Championship Tournament | Alundra Blayze | December 13 |
Category | Inductee | Inducted by | Notes |
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Individual | André the Giant | None | Inaugural inductee Sole inductee |
Incoming champion – The Sandman | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 3 | Don Muraco | Hardcore TV | ||
August 8 | Tito Santana | Hardcore TV | ||
September 9 | Shane Douglas | Hardcore TV | ||
October 2 | Sabu | NWA Bloodfest | ||
December 26 | Terry Funk | Holiday Hell |
Incoming champion – Glen Osbourne | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
February | Vacant | N/A | ||
March 12 | Jimmy Snuka | Hardcore TV | ||
October 1 | Terry Funk | NWA Bloodfest: Part 1 | ||
November 13 | Sabu | November to Remember | ||
Incoming champions – The Super Destroyers (A. J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 2 | Tony Stetson and Larry Winters | Hardcore TV | ||
April 3 | The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido, Johnny Hotbody, and Chris Michaels) | Hardcore TV | ||
May 15 | The Super Destroyers (A. J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl) | Hardcore TV | ||
May 15 | The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido, Johnny Hotbody, and Chris Michaels) | Hardcore TV | ||
July 15 | Vacant | Hardcore TV | ||
August 8 | The Dark Patriot and Eddie Gilbert | Hardcore TV | ||
October 1 | Vacant | Bloodfest: Part 1 | ||
October 1 | Johnny Hotbody and Tony Stetson | Bloodfest: Part 1 | ||
November 13 | Tommy Dreamer and Johnny Gunn | November to Remember | ||
December 4 | Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac | Hardcore TV | ||
(Title created) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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October 16 | J.T. Smith | N/A | Won a battle royal. |
(Title created) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 14 | Tommy Cairo | ECW Hardcore TV | Cairo won a battle royal to become the inaugural champion. Aired on June 8. | |
August 7 | Tony Stetson | ECW Hardcore TV | Aired on September 14. | |
September 18 | Deactivated | UltraClash | The championship is abandoned. |
Incoming champion – The Great Muta | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
September 20 | Shinya Hashimoto | G1 Climax Special 1993 |
Incoming champions – The Hell Raisers (Hawk Warrior and Power Warrior) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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August 5 | The Jurassic Powers (Hercules Hernandez and Scott Norton) | G1 Climax 1993 |
Incoming champion – Último Dragón | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 4 | Jushin Thunder Liger | Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome |
FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Atsushi Onita | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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August 22 | Atsushi Onita | Summer Spectacular | ||
FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
(Title created) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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October 28 | The Great Sasuke | House show | ||
Incoming champion – Big Van Vader | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 11 | Sting | House show | ||
March 17 | Big Van Vader | House show | ||
December 27 | Ric Flair | Starrcade |
Incoming champion – Masa Chono | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 4 | The Great Muta | WCW/New Japan Supershow III | ||
February 21 | Barry Windham | SuperBrawl III | ||
July 18 | Ric Flair | Beach Blast | On September 1, 1993, WCW withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance. WCW continues to recognize Flair as the "WCW International World Champion". | |
September 19 | Rick Rude | Fall Brawl | ||
Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 11 | Dustin Rhodes | Saturday Night | Aired on tape delay on January 16. | |
May 1 | Vacant | WorldWide | ||
August 30 | Dustin Rhodes | Saturday Night | Aired on tape delay on September 4. | |
December 27 | Steve Austin | Starrcade | ||
Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2 | Paul Orndorff | Power Hour | Aired on tape delay on March 27. | |
August 18 | Ricky Steamboat | Clash of the Champions XXIV | ||
September 19 | Lord Steven Regal | Fall Brawl | ||
Incoming champions – Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2 | The Hollywood Blonds (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman) | WorldWide | Aired on tape delay on March 27. | |
August 18 | Arn Anderson and Paul Roma | Clash of the Champions XXIV | Also held the NWA World Tag Team Championship until September 1 when WCW withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance | |
September 19 | The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) | Fall Brawl | ||
October 4 | Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio | Saturday Night | Aired on tape delay on October 23. | |
October 24 | The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) | Halloween Havoc | ||
Incoming champion – Bret Hart | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 4 | Yokozuna | WrestleMania IX | ||
April 4 | Hulk Hogan | WrestleMania IX | ||
June 13 | Yokozuna | King of the Ring |
Incoming champion – Shawn Michaels | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 17 | Marty Jannetty | Raw | ||
June 6 | Shawn Michaels | House show | ||
September 27 | Vacant | N/A | ||
September 27 | Razor Ramon | Raw | ||
(Title reactivated) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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December 13 | Alundra Blayze | All American Wrestling | ||
Incoming champions – Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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June 14 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) | House show | ||
June 16 | Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) | House show | ||
June 19 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) | House show | ||
September 13 | The Quebecers (Pierre and Jacques) | Raw | ||
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