Year End Sensation was a series of touring events produced by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) taking place annually in the month of December. The intent of the series was to conclude the storylines by the end of the year and head into the new year. The event started in 1993 as a supercard titled Year End Spectacular and then the event was incorporated into a tour after FMW began producing wrestling series in 1995. The event was renamed Year End Sensation and continued as a tour until 2000. The last event promoted as Year End Spectacular took place in 1996. It was considered one of the FMW's four big supercards of the year, along with FMW Anniversary Show, Summer Spectacular and Fall Spectacular before FMW began producing pay-per-view events in 1998.
Dates and venues EventDateCityVenueMain eventNotesYear End Spectacular (1993)December 8, 1993Tokyo, JapanTokyo International Trade Harumi DomeYear End Spectacular (1995)Taped: December 21, 1995Aired: January 26, 1996Yokohama, JapanBunka GymYear End Sensation (1996)November 26–December 11, 1996A tour of eleven shows throughout the country concluding with Year End Spectacular on December 11Year End Spectacular (1996)December 11, 1996Tokyo, JapanKomazawa GymnasiumYear End Sensation (1997)December 5–December 13, 1997A tour of five shows throughout the countryYear End Sensation (1998)December 5–December 13, 1998A tour of five shows throughout the country showcasing the Over the Top Tournament and featuring ECW/FMW Supershows.Year End Sensation (2000)December 2–December 20, 2000A tour of six shows throughout the country including two pay-per-view events.
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