# 1995 in professional wrestling

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.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
| Asistencia Asesoría y Administración/Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | AAA | During this year, AAA ceased using the full name, as the company bought out Televisa and became independent, and thus became Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, but often abbreviated to just AAA. |
| Catch Wrestling Association | CWA | |
| Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL | |
| Extreme Championship Wrestling | ECW | |
| Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling | FMW | |
| New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW | |
| World Championship Wrestling | WCW | |
| World Wrestling Council | WWC | |
| World Wrestling Federation | WWF | |

## Calendar of notable shows
### January

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| January 4 | NJPW | Battle 7 | Tokyo, Japan | Shinya Hashimoto (c) defeated Kensuke Sasaki in a Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| January 22 | WWF | Royal Rumble | Tampa, Florida, United States | Shawn Michaels won by last eliminating The British Bulldog in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania XI |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### February

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| February 4 | ECW | Double Tables | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Sabu and The Tazmaniac defeated The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) (c) in a Double tables match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship |
| February 19 | WCW | SuperBrawl V | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Vader by disqualification in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| February 25 | ECW | Return of the Funker | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Cactus Jack defeated D. C. Drake by pinfall in a Singles match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### March

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| March 18 | ECW | Extreme Warfare | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Sandman and Terry Funk defeated Cactus Jack and Shane Douglas by pinfall in a tag team match |
| March 19 | WCW | Uncensored | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | Hulk Hogan defeated Vader in a Leather Strap match |
| March 24 | CMLL | Salvador Lutteroth Trios Tournament | Mexico City, Mexico | Bestia Salvaje, Emilio Charles Jr. and Sangre Chicana defeated Los Brazos (Brazo de Oro, Brazo de Plata and El Brazo) in a tournament final |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### April

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| April 2 | WWF | WrestleMania XI | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | Lawrence Taylor defeated Bam Bam Bigelow 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### May

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| May 3 | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka, Japan | Keiji Mutoh defeated Shinya Hashimoto (c) in a Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| May 5 | FMW | FMW 6th Anniversary Show | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Hayabusa in a No Rope Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch for the FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship |
| May 13 | ECW | Enter the Sandman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) (c) defeated the Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) in a Double dog collar match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship |
| May 14 | WWF | In Your House 1 | Syracuse, New York, United States | Diesel (c) defeated Sycho Sid by disqualification in a Singles match for the WWF Championship |
| May 21 | WCW | Slamboree | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair and Vader (with Arn Anderson) in a tag team match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### 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) 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 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 in a tag team match |
| 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) defeated Tommy Dreamer by pinfall in a Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### July

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| July 1 | ECW | Hardcore Heaven | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) in a tag team match |
| July 7 | CMLL | International Gran Prix | Mexico City, Mexico | Headhunter A defeated Vampiro Canadiense in a 1995 International Gran Prix final match |
| July 8 | CWA | Euro Catch Festival in Graz | Graz, Austria | Rambo (c) defeated Jim Neidhart in Round 7 in a Singles match for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| July 15 | ECW | Heat Wave | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) defeated The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) in a tag team match |
| July 16 | WCW | Bash at the Beach | Huntington Beach, California, United States | Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Vader by escaping the cage in a steel cage match |
| July 23 | WWF | In Your House 2 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Diesel (c) defeated Sycho Sid in a Lumberjack match for the WWF Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### August

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| August 5 | ECW | Wrestlepalooza | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Gangstas (Mustafa and New Jack) defeated The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) in a Stretcher match |
| August 13 | WWC | WWC 22nd Aniversario | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Carlos Colón (c) vs. Hercules Ayala in a Singles match for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship |
| August 15 | NJPW | G1 Climax | Tokyo, Japan | Keiji Mutoh defeated Shinya Hashimoto in the finals |
| August 27 | WWF | SummerSlam | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Diesel (c) defeated King Mabel in a Singles match for the WWF Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### 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 |
| September 17 | WCW | Fall Brawl | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Lex Luger and Sting defeated The Dungeon of Doom (Kamala, The Zodiac, The Shark and Meng) 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 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 |
| 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) in a tag team match for the WWF World Tag Team Championship, WWF Intercontinental Championship, and WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### October

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| October 22 | WWF | In Your House 4 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | The British Bulldog defeated Diesel (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for the WWF Championship |
| October 26 | CMLL | Copa de Oro | Mexico City, Mexico | Máscara Mágica and Ringo Mendoza defeated Chicago Express and Pierroth Jr. in a tournament final match |
| October 29 | WCW | Halloween Havoc | Detroit, Michigan, United States | The Giant defeated Hulk Hogan (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### November

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| November 18 | ECW | November to Remember | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven and Cactus Jack in a tag team match |
| November 19 | WWF | Survivor Series | Landover, Maryland, United States | Bret Hart defeated Diesel (c) in a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship |
| November 26 | WCW | World War 3 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Randy Savage won by last eliminating One Man Gang in a 60-man World War 3 match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### 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 in a Singles match for the WWF Championship |
| 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 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

* May 14 – The first WWF in Your House two hour PPV debuts in Syracuse, NY with a Sid Vicious vs WWF World Heavyweight Champion "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel main event.
* September 4 – WCW Monday Nitro debut on TNT and with it the official start of the Monday Night War
* The Universal Wrestling Association closed.
* November 9 – WCW Pro debut their first episode from the Disney/MGM Studios in their custom arena.
* November 26 – SMW closed their doors after their final live event in Cookeville, Tennessee wrapping up the SMW vs USWA feud.

## Accomplishments and tournaments
### AJW

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won |
| Japan Grand Prix 1995 | Manami Toyota | September 3 |
| Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Mari Mogami | |
| Tag League The Best 1995 | Kyoko Inoue and Tomoko Watanabe | December 10 |

### AJPW

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
| Champion Carnival 1995 | Mitsuharu Misawa | April 15 | |
| World's Strongest Determination League 1995 | Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue | December 9 | |

### JWP

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
| Blue Star Cup 1995 | Carlos Amano | | |

### WCW

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won |
| Slim Jim Challenge | Paul Orndorff | May 27 |
| WCW United States Championship Tournament | Sting | June 18 |
| World War 3 | Randy Savage | November 26 |

#### WCW Hall of Fame

* Inductee
* Wahoo McDaniel
* Dusty Rhodes
* Antonio Inoki
* Angelo Poffo
* Terry Funk
* Big John Studd
* Gordon Solie

### WWF

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won |
| Royal Rumble | Shawn Michaels | January 22 |
| WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament | The 1–2–3 Kid and Bob Holly | January 22 |
| King of the Ring | Mabel | June 25 |

#### WWF Hall of Fame

| Category | Inductee | Inducted by |
| Individual | Antonino Rocca | Diesel |
| Individual | "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd | Bobo Brazil |
| Individual | George "The Animal" Steele | Doink the Clown |
| Individual | Ivan Putski | Scott Putski |
| Individual | The Fabulous Moolah | Alundra Blayze |
| Individual | The Grand Wizard | Sgt. Slaughter |
| Individual | Pedro Morales | Savio Vega |

## Awards and honors
### Pro Wrestling Illustrated

| Category | Winner |
| PWI Wrestler of the Year | Diesel |
| PWI Tag Team of the Year | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) |
| PWI Match of the Year | Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XI) |
| PWI Feud of the Year | Axl Rotten vs. Ian Rotten |
| PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | Shawn Michaels |
| PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | Jerry Lawler |
| PWI Comeback of the Year | Randy Savage |
| PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | Diamond Dallas Page |
| PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Barry Horowitz |
| PWI Rookie of the Year | Alex Wright |
| PWI Lifetime Achievement | Ricky Steamboat |
| PWI Editor's Award | Jim Cornette |

### Wrestling Observer Newsletter

| Category | Winner |
| Wrestler of the Year | Mitsuharu Misawa |
| Most Outstanding | Manami Toyota |
| Feud of the Year | Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko |
| Tag Team of the Year | Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi |
| Most Improved | Johnny B. Badd |
| Best on Interviews | Cactus Jack |

## Title changes
### ECW

ECW World Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Shane Douglas |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| April 15 | The Sandman | Hostile City Showdown | |
| October 28 | Mikey Whipwreck | Live event | |
| December 9 | The Sandman | December to Dismember | |
ECW World Television Championship :
| Incoming champion – Dean Malenko |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 18 | 2 Cold Scorpio | ECW Hardcore TV | |
| April 8 | Eddie Guerrero | Three Way Dance | |
| July 21 | Dean Malenko | ECW Hardcore TV | |
| July 28 | Eddie Guerrero | ECW Hardcore TV | |
| August 25 | 2 Cold Scorpio | Live event | |
| December 29 | Mikey Whipwreck | Holiday Hell | This was a match where Scorpio put both his World Television Championship and the ECW World Tag Team Championship held by Scorpio and The Sandman on the line. |
ECW World Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 4 | The Dangerous Alliance (Sabu and The Tazmaniac) | Double Tables | |
| February 25 | The Triple Threat (Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko) | Return of the Funker | |
| April 8 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) | Three Way Dance | |
| June 30 | Raven and Stevie Richards | Mountain Top Madness | |
| September 19 | The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) | Gangstas Paradise | |
| October 7 | Raven and Stevie Richards | Hardcore TV #131 | |
| October 7 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) | Hardcore TV #131 | |
| October 28 | 2 Cold Scorpio and The Sandman | Hardcore TV #133 | |
| December 29 | Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck | Holiday Hell | |

### FMW

FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Atsushi Onita |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 21 | Mr. Pogo | FMW | |
| May 4 | Atsushi Onita | FMW | |
| May 5 | Vacant | 6th Anniversary Show | |
| June 27 | Hayabusa | FMW | |
| June 27 | Vacant | FMW | |
| September 26 | The Gladiator | FMW | |
FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – W*ING Alliance (Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 24 | Atsushi Onita and Mr. Gannosuke | FMW | |
| March 7 | W*ING Alliance (Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator) | FMW | |
| May 5 | Lethal Weapon (Ricky Fuji and Hisakatsu Oya) | 6th Anniversary Show | |
| September 5 | Daisuke Ikeda and Yoshiaki Fujiwara | Grand Slam Tour | |
| December 21 | Lethal Weapon (Ricky Fuji and Hisakatsu Oya) | Year End Spectacular | |
FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Ricky Fuji |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 6 | Hideki Hosaka | House show | |
| March 30 | Koji Nakagawa | House show | |
| Unknown | Vacated | N/A | |
| November 20 | Koji Nakagawa | House show | |
FMW Women's Championship :
| Incoming champion – Vacant |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 30 | Bad Nurse Nakamura | FMW | |
| May 5 | Megumi Kudo | 6th Anniversary Show | |
| November 20 | Shark Tsuchiya | FMW | |
| December 10 | Combat Toyoda | FMW | |

### NJPW

IWGP Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Shinya Hashimoto |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 3 | Keiji Mutoh | Wrestling Dontaku 1995 | |
IWGP Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 6 | Vacant | N/A | |
| June 10 | Cho-Ten (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono) | Fighting Spirit Legend | |
| July 7 | Vacant | N/A | |
| July 13 | Junji Hirata and Shinya Hashimoto | Best of the Super Jr. II | |
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Norio Honaga |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 19 | Koji Kanemoto | Live event | |
| May 3 | Sabu | Wrestling Dontaku 1995 | |
| June 14 | Koji Kanemoto | Live event | |

### WCW

WCW World Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Hulk Hogan |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| October 29 | The Giant | Halloween Havoc | |
| November 6 | Vacated | Nitro | |
| November 26 | Randy Savage | World War 3 | |
| December 27 | Ric Flair | Starrcade | |
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Vader |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 25 | Vacated | Saturday Night | Vader was stripped of the title by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel for hospitalizing Dave Sullivan one week prior |
| June 18 | Sting | The Great American Bash | Defeated Meng in a tournament final |
| November 13 | Kensuke Sasaki | WCW World in Japan | |
| December 27 | One Man Gang | Starrcade | Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Kensuke Sasaki subsequently retained the title, it was never acknowledged by WCW, nor is it acknowledged by WWE |
WCW World Television Championship :
| Incoming champion – Johnny B. Badd |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 8 | Arn Anderson | Main Event | |
| June 18 | The Renegade | The Great American Bash | |
| September 17 | Diamond Dallas Page | Fall Brawl | |
| October 29 | Johnny B. Badd | Halloween Havoc | |
WCW World Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 21 | The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) | Slamboree | |
| May 3 | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) | WorldWide | Aired on tape delay on June 24. |
| June 21 | Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck | Saturday Night | Aired on tape delay on June 24. |
| September 17 | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) | Fall Brawl | |
| September 18 | The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) | Nitro | |
| September 27 | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) | Saturday Night | Aired on tape delay on October 28. |

### WWF

WWF World Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Diesel |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| November 19 | Bret Hart | Survivor Series | It was a No Disqualification Match for the WWF Championship. |
WWF Intercontinental Championship :
| Incoming champion – Razor Ramon |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 22 | Jeff Jarrett | Royal Rumble | |
| April 26 | Vacant | WWF Action Zone | Held up when match between Jeff Jarrett and Bob "Spark Plug" Holly ended in controversy |
| April 26 | Jeff Jarrett | WWF Action Zone | Aired on tape delay on May 7 |
| May 19 | Razor Ramon | House show | |
| May 21 | Jeff Jarrett | House show | |
| July 23 | Shawn Michaels | In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks | |
| October 22 | Dean Douglas | In Your House 4 | Won the title by forfeit due to Shawn Michaels being attacked outside a nightclub in Syracuse, NY on October 14, 1995 |
| October 22 | Razor Ramon | In Your House 4 | |
WWF Women's Championship :
| Incoming champion – Bull Nakano |||||
| 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 |
WWF Tag Team Championship :
| Incoming champions – Vacated |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 22 | The 1–2–3 Kid and Bob Holly | Royal Rumble | |
| January 23 | The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) | Raw | |
| April 2 | Owen Hart and Yokozuna | WrestleMania XI | |
| September 24 | Two Dudes with Attitudes (Diesel and Shawn Michaels) | In Your House 3: Triple Header | |
| September 25 | Owen Hart and Yokozuna | Raw | |
| September 25 | The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) | Raw | |
Million Dollar Championship :
| (Title recreated) |||||
| unsanctioned championship |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| December 18 | The Ringmaster | Raw | Aired on tape delay on January 8, 1996. |

## Births

* April 1 – Logan Paul
* May 29 - Konosuke Takeshita
* June 9
** Tony D'Angelo
** Tay Melo
* July 26 – Tessa Blanchard
* August 19 – The Velveteen Dream
* August 29 – Rey Celestial (died in 2017)
* October 16 – Fuego Del Sol
* October 28 – Mansoor
* November 9 – Yuki Ishikawa
* December 10 - Satnam Singh

## Debuts
### Uncertain debut date

* Chyna
* Adam Rose
* Umaga
* Lenny Lane
* Akira Shoji
* Alex Shane
* Bull Buchanan
* Hardbody Harrison

### Debut date

* January 8 – Yuki Miyazaki and Tsubasa Kuragaki
* January 13 - Kanako Motoya
* January 19 - Abyss
* February 10 - Keiko Aono
* February 16 - Sanshiro Takagi
* February 17 - Kancho Nagase
* March 31 - Shinigami and Onryo
* April 15 - Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato
* May 24 - Cosmo*Soldier
* June – Christian
* July 29 - Makie Numao
* August 18 - Muhammad Yone and Alexander Otsuka
* September 13 - Takashi Sato
* October 4 - Mari Mogami (All Japan Women's)
* October 13 – Kuuga
* October 14 - Kayo Noumi (All Japan Women's)
* October 18 - Averno
* October 25 - Miss Mongol (FMW)
* November 12 - Shadow WX
* December 27 - Nosawa Rongai

## Retirements

* Lord Alfred Hayes (1950s–1995)
* Animal Hamaguchi (1969–1995)
* Archie Gouldie (November 2, 1962 – September 2, 1995)
* Baron von Raschke (1966–1995)
* Bryant Anderson (1993–1995)
* Dan Spivey (1983–October 1995)
* Francisco Flores (1960s-1995)
* Gordon Solie (1950s–1995)
* Jack Tunney (September 2, 1984 – July 12, 1995)
* Jim Crockett, Sr. (1973–1994)
* John Tatum (1983–1995)
* Jorge Gonzalez (May 19, 1990 – December 8, 1995)
* Jos LeDuc (1968–1995)
* Junkyard Dog (1976–1995)
* Kevin Von Erich (1976–1995)
* Lou Albano (1953–1995)
* Pete Sanchez (1958-1995)
* Pez Whatley (1973–1998)
* Phil Apollo (1986-1995)
* The Sheik (1947-1995, did not announce his retirement until 1998)
* El Supremo (1976–1995)
* Toni Adams (1985–1995)

## 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
* July 31 - Harry Madison, 85
* August 24 – Killer Karl Krupp, 61
* October 2 – John Ayers, 42
* December 4 – Little Beaver, 60
* December 20 - Benny Ramírez, 63