1995 in professional wrestling
1995 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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List of notable promotions
These promotions held notable shows in 1995.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
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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 |
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January 4 | NJPW | Battle 7 | Tokyo, Japan | |
January 22 | WWF | Royal Rumble | Tampa, Florida |
February
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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February 4 | ECW | Double Tables | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
February 19 | WCW | SuperBrawl V | Baltimore | |
February 25 | ECW | Return of the Funker | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
March
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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March 19 | WCW | Uncensored | Tupelo, Mississippi | |
March 24 | CMLL | Salvador Lutteroth Trios Tournament | Mexico City, Mexico | [1] |
April
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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April 2 | WWF | WrestleMania XI | Hartford, Connecticut | |
April 7 | CMLL | 39. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | [2] |
April 7 | CMLL | Torneo Gran Alternativa | Mexico City, Mexico | [3] |
April 8 | ECW | Three Way Dance | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
April 15 | ECW | Hostile City Showdown | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
April 28–29 | WCW | Collision in Korea | Pyongyang, North Korea | [4][5] |
May
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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May 3 | NJPW | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka, Japan | |
May 5 | FMW | FMW 6th Anniversary Show | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | |
May 13 | ECW | Enter Sandman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
May 14 | WWF | In Your House 1 | Syracuse, New York | [6] |
May 21 | WCW | Slamboree | St. Petersburg, Florida |
June
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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June 10 | AAA | Triplemanía III-A | Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico | |
June 17 | ECW | Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
June 18 | AAA | Triplemanía III-B | Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico | |
June 18 | WCW | The Great American Bash | Dayton, Ohio | |
June 25 | WWF | King of the Ring | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | [7] |
June 30 | AAA | Triplemanía III-C | Madero, Mexico |
July
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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July 1 | ECW | Hardcore Heaven | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
July 7 | CMLL | International Gran Prix | Mexico City, Mexico | [8] |
July 8 | CWA | Euro Catch Festival in Graz | Graz, Austria | |
July 15 | ECW | Heat Wave | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
July 16 | WCW | Bash at the Beach | Huntington Beach, California | [9] |
July 23 | WWF | In Your House 2 | Nashville, Tennessee | [10] |
August
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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August 5 | ECW | Wrestlepalooza | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
August 13 | WWC | WWC 22nd Aniversario | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
August 27 | WWF | SummerSlam | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | [11] |
September
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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September 1 | CMLL | Second Generation Tag Team Tournament | Mexico City, Mexico | [12] |
September 17 | WCW | Fall Brawl | Asheville, North Carolina | |
September 19 | ECW | Gangstas Paradise | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
September 22 | CMLL | CMLL 62nd Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | [13] |
September 24 | WWF | In Your House 3 | Saginaw, Michigan | [14] |
October
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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October 22 | WWF | In Your House 4 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
October 26 | CMLL | Copa de Oro | Mexico City, Mexico | [15] |
October 29 | WCW | Halloween Havoc | Detroit, Michigan |
November
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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November 18 | ECW | November to Remember | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
November 19 | WWF | Survivor Series | Landover, Maryland | |
November 26 | WCW | World War 3 | Norfolk, Virginia |
December
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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December 9 | ECW | December to Dismember | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
December 16 | CWA | Euro Catch Festival in Bremen | Bremen, Germany | |
December 17 | WWF | In Your House 5 | Hershey, Pennsylvania | [16][17][18] |
December 21 | FMW | Year End Spectacular | Yokohama, Japan | |
December 22 | FMW | Yamato Nadeshiko II | Tokyo, Japan | |
December 27 | WCW | Starrcade | Nashville, Tennessee | |
December 29 | ECW | Holiday Hell | Queens, New York |
Notable events
- September 4 – WCW Monday Nitro debut on TNT and with it the official start of the Monday Night War
- The Universal Wrestling Association closed.
Accomplishments and tournaments
WCW
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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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 |
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Wahoo McDaniel |
Dusty Rhodes |
Antonio Inoki |
Angelo Poffo |
Terry Funk |
Big John Studd |
Gordon Solie |
WWF
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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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 |
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Individual | Antonino Rocca | Diesel |
"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd | Bobo Brazil | |
George "The Animal" Steele | Doink the Clown | |
Ivan Putski | Scott Putski | |
The Fabulous Moolah | Alundra Blayze | |
The Grand Wizard | Sgt. Slaughter | |
Pedro Morales | Savio Vega | |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Category | Winner |
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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 |
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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
Incoming champion – Shane Douglas | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 15 | The Sandman | Hostile City Showdown | ||
October 28 | Mikey Whipwreck | Live event | ||
December 9 | The Sandman | December to Dismember |
Incoming champion – Dean Malenko | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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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. | |
Incoming champions – The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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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 | Hardcore TV #115 | ||
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) | |
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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) | |
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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) | |
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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) | |
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March 30 | Bad Nurse Nakamura | FMW | ||
May 5 | Megumi Kudo | 6th Anniversary Show | ||
November 20 | Shark Tsuchiya | FMW | ||
December 10 | Combat Toyoda | FMW | ||
NJPW
Incoming champion – Shinya Hashimoto | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 3 | Keiji Mutoh | Wrestling Dontaku 1995 |
Incoming champions – Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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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 | ||
Incoming champion – Norio Honaga | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 19 | Koji Kanemoto | Live event | ||
May 3 | Sabu | Wrestling Dontaku 1995 | ||
June 14 | Koji Kanemoto | Live event |
WCW
Incoming champion – Hulk Hogan | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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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) | |
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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 | |
Incoming champion – Johnny B. Badd | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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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 | ||
Incoming champions – Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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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
Incoming champion – Diesel | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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November 19 | Bret Hart | Survivor Series | It was a No Disqualification Match for the WWF Championship. |
Incoming champion – Razor Ramon | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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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) | |
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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 | |
Incoming champions – Vacated | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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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 | ||
(Title recreated) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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December 18 | The Ringmaster | Raw | Aired on tape delay on January 8. | |
Births
- June 9 – Taynara Conti
- August 19 – The Velveteen Dream[19]
Debuts
- Uncertain debut date
- June – Christian
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 (1983–1995)
- 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)
- Kevin Von Erich (1976–1995)
- Lou Albano (1953–1995)
- Pez Whatley (1973–1998)
- El Supremo (1976–1995)
- Toni Adams (1985–1995)
Deaths
- January 22 – Jerry Blackwell, 45
- February 18 – Eddie Gilbert, 33
- March 20 – Big John Stud, 47
- August 24 – Killer Karl Krupp, 61
- December 4 – Little Beaver, 60
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See also
- List of WCW pay-per-view events
- List of WWF pay-per-view events
- List of ECW supercards and pay-per-view events
- List of FMW supercards and pay-per-view events
References
- "Salvador Lutteroth Tournament 1995". Pro Wrestling History. March 24, 1995. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.
- "CMLL Gran Alternativa #2". Pro Wrestling History. April 7, 1995. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
- Meltzer, Dave. "April 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter". f4wonline.com. Wrestling Observer. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
The all-time pro wrestling attendance record would be for shows on April 28 and April 29, 1995 at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. The announced crowds for those shows were 165,000 and 190,000, although the real numbers were about 150,000 and 165,000. The first show was headlined by Scott Norton vs. Shinya Hashimoto and the second by Antonio Inoki vs. Ric Flair. While there were tickets sold, most of the people attending got in free, and were pretty much ordered to attend, so it's not really a fair comparison.
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- Criscuolo, Scott; Rozzero, Justin (May 22, 2007). "In Your House 1 Review". The History of WWE. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
- Cawthon, Graham. "WWF 1995 Results". The History of WWE. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
- "Gran Prix Tournament 1995". ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 7, 1995. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- "Bash at the Beach 1995". Pro Wrestling History. July 16, 1995. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- Criscuolo, Scott; Rozzero, Justin (June 20, 2007). "In Your House 2 Review". The History of WWE. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
- Criscuolo, Scott; Rozzero, Justin (July 5, 2007). "SummerSlam 1995 Review". The History of WWE. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
- "Copa Junior Tag Team Tournament 1995". Pro Wrestling History. September 1, 1995. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- "62nd Anniversary Show". ProWrestlingHistory. September 22, 1995. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- "Historical Cards: In Your House 3 (September 24, 1995. Saginaw, Michigan)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 150. 2007 Edition.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: Copa de Oro 1995". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 398. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "Historical Cards: In Your House 5 (December 12, 1995. Hershey, Pennsylvania)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 150. 2007 Edition.
- "In Your House #5". Pro Wrestling History. December 17, 1995.
- Cawthon, Graham (2013). the History of Professional Wrestling: WWF 1990 – 1999. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ASIN B00RWUNSRS.
- "Velveteen Dream Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
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