1993
From Pro Wrestling
This is a list of various things that took place in 1993.
Contents |
Significant events
Unknown
- Creation of the UWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship.
- Michinoku Pro Wrestling founded.
July
- July 18 - Creation of the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship.
September
- Shawn Michaels quits the WWF over claims that he failed to defend the title enough.
Births
Deaths
January
- January 27 - André the Giant
March
- March 11 - Dino Bravo, 43 (shot to death)
Debuts
Unknown
October
- October – Doug Williams
- October 2 &ndash: El Zorro
November
- November 27 – Oziel Toscano
December
- December 8 – Joe Lider
Events
April
- April 2 – SMW Bluegrass Brawl I
May
- May 9 – SMW Volunteer Slam II
- May 15 – SMW The Last Tango In Texas
June
- June 19 – ECW Super Summer Sizzler
August
- August 14 – SMW Fire On The Mountain
- August 20 – SMW K-Town Showdown
November
- November 11 – WWF Survivor Series Showdown (Televised event)
- November 12 – ECW Terror At Tabor
- November 13 – ECW November To Remember
- November 26 – SMW Thanksgiving Thunder
December
- December 26 – ECW Holiday Hell
Pay-Per-View events
January
- January 24 – WWF Royal Rumble
February
- February 21 – WCW SuperBrawl III
April
- April 4 – WWF Wrestlemania IX
May
- May 23 – WCW Slamboree - "A Legends Reunion"
June
- June 13 – WWF King Of The Ring
July
- July 18 – WCW Beach Blast
August
- August 30 – WWF SummerSlam
September
- September 19 – WCW Fall Brawl
October
- October 24 – WCW Halloween Havoc
November
- November 20 – WCW BattleBowl
- November 24 – WWF Survivor Series
December
- December 27 – WCW Starrcade
Title changes
January
- January ? - The Bad Breed (Ian Rotten and Axl Rotten) defeated the Texas Mustangs (Bobby Duncum, Jr. and Johnny Hawk) to win the GWF Tag Team Championship.
- January 11 - Brian Christopher defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.
- January 16 - Chris Adams defeated Iceman Parsons to win the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship
February
- February 8 - Bryan Clark defeated Tracy Smothers to win the SMW Television Championship.
- Tim Horner defeated Bryan Clark to win the SMW Television Championsihp.
- February 8 - Bryan Clark defeated Tracy Smothers to win the SMW Television Championship.
March
- March 1 - Jeff Jarrett defeated Brian Christopher to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
- March 2 - Hollywood Blondes (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman) defeated Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
April
- April 3- Don Muraco defeated The Sandman to win the ECW Heavyweight Championship.
- April 4 - Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart at WrestleMania IX to win the WWE Championship.
- - Hulk Hogan immediately challenged and defeated Yokozuna at WrestleMania IX after Mr. Fuji threw salt in the eyes of Yokozuna to win the WWE Championship.
May
- May 1 - Brian Christopher defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.
- May 17 - Marty Jannetty defeated Shawn Michaels to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship on WWE Raw.
June
- June 13 - Yokozuna defeated Hulk Hogan to win the WWE Championship at King of the Ring.
- June 28 - Jeff Jarrett defeated Brian Christopher to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.
July
- July 18- Ric Flair defeated Barry Windham to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
- Vampire Warrior defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.
- July 18- Ric Flair defeated Barry Windham to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
August
- August 8 - Tito Santana defeated Don Muraco to win the ECW Heavyweight Championship.
- August 13 - Paul Roma and Arn Anderson defeated Steve Austin and Lord Steven Regal to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
- August 23 - Jeff Jarrett defeated Vampire Warrior to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.
September
- September 9 - Shane Douglas wins the ECW Heavyweight Championship by forfeit.
- September 13 - Tommy Rich defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the USWA Heavyweight Championship.
- September 19 - Rick Rude defeated Ric Flair to win the WCW International Heavyweight Championship.
- The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) defeated Paul Roma and Arn Anderson to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
- September 20 - Shinya Hashimoto defeated The Great Muta to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
October
- October 2 - Sabu defeated Shane Dounglas to win the ECW Heavyweight Championship.
- October 4 - Marcus Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio defeated The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
- Jeff Jarrett defeated Tommy Rich to win the USWA Heavyweight Championship.
- October 24 - The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) defeated Marcus Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
November
- November 5 - El Hijo Del Santo and Octagón defeated Eddie Guerrero and Love Machine to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship.
- November 22 - Buddy Landel defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the USWA Heavyweight Championship.
December
- December 5 - Brian Christopher defeated Buddy Landel to win the USWA Heavyweight Championship.
- December 13- Alundra Blayze defeated Heidi Lee Morgan to win the WWE Women's Championship.
- December 26 - Terry Funk defeated Sabu to win the ECW Heavyweight Championship.
Retired/Disbanded
Unknown
August
See also
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