# 1994 in professional wrestling

1994 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

## List of notable promotions

These promotions held notable events in 1994.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
| All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | AJW | |
| Asistencia Asesoría y Administración | AAA | |
| Catch Wrestling Association | CWA | |
| Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL | |
| Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling | ECW | In August, Eastern Championship Wrestling seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and became Extreme Championship Wrestling. |
| Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling | FMW | |
| International Wrestling Council | IWC | |
| New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW | |
| Universal Wrestling Association | UWA | |
| Universal Wrestling Federation | UWF | |
| 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 | Battlefield | Tokyo, Japan | Genichiro Tenryu defeated Antonio Inoki in a Singles match |
| January 22 | WWF | Royal Rumble | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | Bret Hart and Lex Luger co-won the Royal Rumble by last eliminating each other in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania X |
| January 30 | UWA | UWA 19th Anniversary Show | Naucalpan, Mexico | Yamato and Los Villanos (Villano III and Villano V) defeated El Canek, Gran Hamada and Transformer in a Best two out of three falls Six-man tag team match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### February

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| February 5 | ECW | The Night the Line Was Crossed | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Sabu, Shane Douglas, and Terry Funk (c) wrestled to a time limit draw in a Three way dance for the ECW Heavyweight Championship |
| February 20 | WCW | SuperBrawl IV | Albany, Georgia, United States | Ric Flair (c) defeated Vader by submission in a Thundercage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### March

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| March 20 | WWF | WrestleMania X | New York City, New York, United States | Bret Hart defeated Yokozuna (c) in a Singles match for the WWF Championship with Roddy Piper as special guest referee |
| March 26 | ECW | Ultimate Jeopardy | Devon, Pennsylvania, United States | Shane Douglas, Mr. Hughes and the Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) defeated Terry Funk (c), Road Warrior Hawk, Kevin Sullivan and the Tazmaniac by pinfall in an Ultimate Jeopardy Steel Cage match for the ECW Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### April

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| April 15 | CMLL | International Gran Prix | Mexico City, Mexico | Emilio Charles Jr. defeated La Fiera in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match |
| April 15 | CMLL | 38. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| April 17 | WCW | Spring Stampede | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Ric Flair (c) fought Ricky Steamboat to a double pin in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| April 26 | AAA | Triplemanía II-A | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico | Heavy Metal defeated Jerry Estrada in a Lucha de Apuestas "Hair vs. Hair" match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### May

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| May 1 | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka, Japan | Antonio Inoki defeated The Great Muta in a Singles match |
| May 5 | FMW | FMW 5th Anniversary Show | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | Genichiro Tenryu defeated Atsushi Onita in a No Rope Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch |
| May 14 | ECW | When Worlds Collide | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Bobby Eaton and Sabu defeated Arn Anderson and Terry Funk by submission in a tag team match |
| May 15 | AAA | Triplemanía II-B | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | Konnan, Perro Aguayo, and Cien Caras defeated Jake Roberts, Love Machine, and Miguel Pérez Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "lucha libre rules" tag team match |
| May 22 | WCW | Slamboree | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Sting defeated Vader by pinfall in a Singles match for the vacant WCW International World Heavyweight Championship |
| May 27 | AAA | Triplemanía II-C | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | Konnan defeated Jake Roberts in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta, "Hair vs. Hair" match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### June

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| June 19 | WWF | King of the Ring | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Roddy Piper defeated Jerry Lawler in a Singles match |
| June 24 | ECW | Hostile City Showdown | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Sabu defeated Cactus Jack in a Singles match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### July

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| July 9 | CWA | Euro Catch Festival in Graz | Graz, Austria | Rambo (c) defeated Papa Shango in Round 6 in a Singles match for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| July 14 | FMW | FMW/LLPW/AJW | Tokyo, Japan | Bull Nakano defeated Shinobu Kandori in a Chain match |
| July 16 | ECW | Heat Wave | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr. in a barbed wire match |
| July 17 | WCW | Bash at the Beach | Orlando, Florida, United States | Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair (c) in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### August

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| August 6 | WWC | WWC 21st Aniversario | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Eddie Gilbert defeated Huracán Castillo, Jr. in a "Fire" match |
| August 7 | NJPW | G1 Climax | Tokyo, Japan | Masahiro Chono defeated Power Warrior |
| August 13 | ECW | Hardcore Heaven | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Cactus Jack fought Terry Funk to a no-contest in a Singles match |
| August 27 | ECW | NWA World Title Tournament | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Shane Douglas defeated 2 Cold Scorpio by pinfall in a tournament final for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| August 28 | FMW | Summer Spectacular | Osaka, Japan | Atsushi Onita defeated Masashi Aoyagi via knockout in a No Ropes Electrified Explosive Barbed Wire Barricade Double Hell match |
| August 29 | WWF | SummerSlam | Chicago, Illinois, United States | The Undertaker defeated The Undertaker in a Singles match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### September

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| September 18 | WCW | Fall Brawl | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes and The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated The Stud Stable (Terry Funk, Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck and Col. Robert Parker) in a WarGames match |
| September 23 | UWF | Blackjack Brawl | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Steve Williams (c) defeated Sid Vicious by disqualification in a Singles match for the UWF World Heavyweight Championship |
| September 30 | CMLL | CMLL 61st Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Ricky Santana defeated El Texano in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### October

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| October 22 | AJPW | 22nd Anniversary Show | Tokyo, Japan | Toshiaki Kawada defeated "Dr. Death" Steve Williams (c) to win the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship |
| October 23 | WCW | Halloween Havoc | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Ric Flair in a Steel Cage Retirement match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Mr. T as special guest referee |
| October 23 | CMLL | Copa de Oro | Mexico City, Mexico | Apolo Dantes and El Dandy defeated Pierroth, Jr. and El Satanico in a tournament final |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### November

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| November 5 | ECW | November to Remember | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Chris Benoit vs. 2 Cold Scorpio went to a double count-out in a Singles match |
| November 6 | AAA WCW IWC | When Worlds Collide | Los Angeles, California, United States | Perro Aguayo defeated Konnan in a Steel Cage match |
| November 20 | AJW | Big Egg Wrestling Universe | Tokyo, Japan | Akira Hokuto defeated Aja Kong in a V*TOP Five Star Tournament final round match |
| November 23 | WWF | Survivor Series | San Antonio, Texas, United States | The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna in a Casket match with Chuck Norris as special guest referee |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

### December

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| December 17 | ECW | Holiday Hell | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) (c) defeated Sabu and the Tazmaniac by pinfall in a tag team match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship |
| December 17 | CWA | Euro Catch Festival in Bremen | Bremen, Germany | Rambo (c) defeated Big Titan in Round 5 in a Singles match for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| December 27 | WCW | Starrcade | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Hulk Hogan (c) defeated The Butcher in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| December 30 | CMLL | Torneo Gran Alternativa | Mexico City, Mexico | Hector Garza and Negro Casas defeated Arkangel de la Muerte and El Satanico in a tournament final |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

## Notable events

* January 27 – Bobby Heenan made his WCW debut at the Clash of the Champions XXVI.
* 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 22 – The jury acquitted WWF Owner Vince McMahon of the charges of distributing steroids to his wrestlers.
* August 4 – 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.
* August 27 – Moments after winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship Shane Douglas throws down the NWA title and christens the ECW Heavyweight Championship 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.
* September 23 The GWF based in Dallas, Texas closes its doors after three years in operation.
* 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
### AJW

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won |
| Japan Grand Prix 1994 | Yumiko Hotta | August 28 |
| Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Yoshiko Tamura | |
| Tag League The Best 1994 | Kyoko Inoue and Manami Toyota | December 10 |

### AJPW

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won |
| Asunaro Cup 1994 | Jun Akiyama | January 29 |
| Champion Carnival 1994 | Toshiaki Kawada | April 16 |
| World's Strongest Determination League 1994 | Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa | December 10 |

### 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 |
| Individual | Bobo Brazil | Ernie Ladd |
| Individual | "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers | Bret Hart |
| Individual | Chief Jay Strongbow | Gorilla Monsoon |
| Individual | "Classy" Freddie Blassie | Shane McMahon |
| Individual | Gorilla Monsoon | Jim Ross |
| Individual | 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

| Category | Winner |
| PWI Wrestler of the Year | Hulk Hogan |
| PWI Tag Team of the Year | The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) |
| PWI Match of the Year | Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania X) |
| PWI Feud of the Year | Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart |
| PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | Sting |
| PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | Bob Backlund |
| PWI Comeback of the Year | Hulk Hogan |
| PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | Diesel |
| PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Bret Hart |
| PWI Rookie of the Year | 911 |
| PWI Lifetime Achievement | Captain Lou Albano |
| PWI Editor's Award | Jimmy Hart |

### Wrestling Observer Newsletter

| Category | Winner |
| Wrestler of the Year | Toshiaki Kawada |
| Most Outstanding | Kenta Kobashi |
| Feud of the Year | Los Gringos Locos vs. Asistencia Asesoría y Administración |
| Tag Team of the Year | Los Gringos Locos (Eddy Guerrero and Art Barr) |
| Most Improved | Diesel |
| Best on Interviews | Ric Flair |

## Title changes
### ECW

ECW World Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Terry Funk |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 26 | Shane Douglas | Ultimate Jeopardy (1994) | |
ECW World Television Championship :
| 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 | |
ECW World Tag Team Championship :
| 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 | |
ECW Maryland Championship :
| Incoming champion – J.T. Smith |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 6 | Deactivated | N/A | Title abandoned when J.T. Smith won the ECW World Television Championship. |

### 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 :
| (Title reactivated) |||||
| 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

IWGP Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Shinya Hashimoto |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| April 4 | Tatsumi Fujinami | Battle Line Kyushi | |
| May 1 | Shinya Hashimoto | Wrestling Dontaku 1994 | |
IWGP Tag Team Championship :
| 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 | |
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Jushin Thunder Liger |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| September 24 | Vacant | N/A | |
| September 27 | Norio Honaga | G1 Climax Special 1994 | |

### WCW

WCW World Heavyweight Championship :
| 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 | |
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship :
| 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 |
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship :
| 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 | |
WCW World Television Championship :
| 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 | |
WCW World Tag Team Championship :
| 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

WWF World Heavyweight Championship :
| 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 |
WWF Intercontinental Championship :
| 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 | |
WWF Women's Championship :
| Incoming champion – Alundra Blayze |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| November 20 | Bull Nakano | Big Egg Wrestling Universe | |
WWF Tag Team Championship :
| 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

* January 25 – Zoey Stark
* February 21 – Giulia
* March 10
** Bad Bunny
** JoJo Offerman
* March 25 – Principe Aéreo (died in 2020)
* March 26 – Paige VanZant
* April 14 – Tian Bing
* April 29 – Nash Carter
* May 16 – Omos
* May 27 – Nao Ishikawa
* June 6 – Masato Kamino
* June 8 – Liv Morgan
* June 10 – Deonna Purrazzo
* June 16 – Rezar
* June 23 – Kanji
* July 19 – Kotaro Yoshino
* August 12 – Jeniver Bryan Adam
* September 25 – Janai Kai
* October 26 – Chika Goto
* November 8 – Chiaki
* November 11 – Lio Rush
* November 15 – Tegan Nox
* November 17 – Lady C
* November 23 – Aliyah
* December 22 – Calvin Tankman

## Debuts

* Uncertain debut date
** Mikey Whipwreck
** D'Lo Brown
** Viktor Kruger
** Survival Tobita
** Yoko Takahashi (All Japan Women's)
* January 9 - Hiromi Yagi
* January 11 - Tessy Sugo
* January 21 - Masaaki Mochizuki
* January 24 - Minoru Tanaka
* February 24 - Tadao Yasuda
* May 23 - Jeff Hardy
* June 14 - Takashi Okamura
* July 7 – Exciting Yoshida
* August 28 – Misae Genki
* August 30 - Starman
* August 31 - Saya Endo (All Japan Women's)
* September 11 – Billy Kidman
* September 15 - Yoshiko Tamura
* September 23 - Diablo
* October 7 – Tanny Mouse
* October 9 - Crusher Takahashi
* October 25 - Ryuji Yamakawa and Yuichi Taniguchi
* October 31 - Takeshi Ono (PWFG)
* November 3 - The Bloody (All Japan Women's and Jd' Star)
* November 10 – Daikokubō Benkei
* December 3 - Big Show
* December 4 – Azumi Hyuga, Carlos Amano and Ran Yu-Yu

## 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)
* Jose Luis Rivera (1970-1994)
* Ivan Koloff (1961–1994)
* Jack Armstrong (wrestler) (1963-1994)
* Magnificent Mimi (1980–1994)
* Jimmy Garvin (1968–1994)
* Mae Weston (1938-June 17, 1994)
* Mr. T (March 24, 1985 – December 27, 1994)
* Ricky Steamboat (1976-September 1994) (Returned to wrestle in 2009 with WWE and last wrestled in 2010)
* Salman Hashimikov (1989–1994)
* Thunderbolt Patterson (1964–1994)
* Tommy Jammer (1989–1994)
* Troy Graham (September 1976 – 1994)

## Deaths

* January 19 - Johnny Kwango, 73
* February 25 Jersey Joe Walcott, 80
* March 4 – Aníbal, 53
* March 9 - Eddie Creatchman, 66
* May 23 – Ray Candy, 42
* June 26 - Bobby Bonales, 77
* July 1 – George Cannon, 62
* July 4 – Joey Marella, 31
* July 25 - Scott Peterson, 31
* August 15 - John Bonica, 77
* September 1 – Boris Malenko, 61
* October 27 - Kay Bell, 80
* November 23 – Art Barr, 28
* December 31 - Woody Strode, 80