1963 in professional wrestling

none 1963 professional wrestling 1963 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. List of notable promotions Only two promotions held notable shows in 1963. Promotion NameAbbreviationSouthwest SportsSouthwest SportsEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha LibreEMLL Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main eventJanuary 29Southwest SportsParade of ChampionsDallas, TexasLou Thesz (c) wrestled Ray Gunkel to a double count-out in a two out of three falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipAprilEMLL7. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico June 4Southwest SportsParade of ChampionsDallas, TexasLou Thesz (c) defeated Dory Dixon in a two out of three falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipSeptember 6EMLLEMLL 30th Anniversary Show (1)Mexico City, MexicoRuben Jaurez defeated Espanto II in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. hair matchhttp://superluchas.com/cmll-77-historias-77-aniversario-las-77-luchas-estelares/ CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares Alex Ruiz Glez September 7, 2010 February 2, 2020 Súper Luchas Spanish CMLL: 79 stories, 79 anniversaries, the 70 main eventsSeptember 27EMLLEMLL 30th Anniversary Show (2)Mexico City, MexicoEspanto I defeated Ruben Jaurez in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. hair match(c) – denotes defending champion(s) Notable events January 24 Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC) breaks away from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) to form the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). April 11 - Buddy Rogers was presented the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship at a WWWF TV taping in Washington, D.C., after being billed as the World Champion since late January. May 18 - Bruno Sammartino defeated Buddy Rogers in 48 seconds to win the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship in New York, NY. Championship changes EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion – Gory GuerreroRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title [Lutteroth] 389 Archeus Communications 2006 4th 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)August 6Ali BeyEMLL showSeptember 24Gory GuerreroEMLL show NWA World Middleweight Championshipincoming champion – Rayo de JaliscoRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Archeus Communications 2006 4th Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middleweight Title [Lutteroth] 389–390 0-9698161-5-4 No title changes NWA World Welterweight Championshipincoming champion – Karloff LagardeRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present 2000 Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON 0-9698161-5-4 Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title [Lutteroth] 390 No title changes Mexican National Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion - Pepe MendietaRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Mexico: National Heavyweight Title Waterloo, ON 390–391 Archeus Communications 2000 0-9698161-5-4 No title changes Mexican National Middleweight Championshipincoming champion – El SantoRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON Mexico: National Middleweight Championship 392 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 11Karloff LagardeEMLL showJune 28El SantoEMLL show Mexican National Lightweight Championshipincoming champion – Juan DiazRoyal Duncan Gary Will Waterloo, ON Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present https://archive.org/details/wrestling-title-histories-4th Archeus Communications Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)October 17ChanocEMLL show Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion – Rubén JuárezRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present https://archive.org/details/wrestling-title-histories-4th Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)September 14Espanto IEMLL 27th Anniversary ShowNovember 30Ray MendozaEMLL show Mexican National Welterweight Championshipincoming champion – Karloff LagardeRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Mexico: National Welterweight Title [Lutteroth] 392 Waterloo, ON Archeus Communications 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)UnknownVacatedN/AChampionship vacated, as Lagarde already held the NWA World Welterweight ChampionshipNovember 15Javier EscobedoEMLL show Mexican National Tag Team Championshipincoming champion – Los Rebeldes (Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde) or Los Espantos (Espanto I and Espanto II)Royal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present 2000 Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON 0-9698161-5-4 396 Mexico: Mexican National Tag Team Title No title changes Mexican National Women's Championshipincoming champion – UncertainRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Mexico: National Women's Title[Lutteroth] 394 Waterloo, ON Archeus Communications 2000 0-9698161-5-4 No title changes NWA NWA Worlds Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming Champion – Buddy RogersDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 24Lou TheszNWA showRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present 2000 Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON 0-9698161-5-4 "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title" 15 Debuts Debut date uncertain: Beauregardhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&debuetj=1963 Wrestlers debuted in 1963: 1 - 24 of 24 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data Coloso Colosetti Donna Christianello Johnny Powers Mr. Wrestling Pepe Casas Skandar Akbar January 4 Ernie Ladd January 10 Dory Funk Jr. March Rubén Pato Soria October 13 Great Kojika November Aníbal Retirements Maria Bernardi (1938-1963) Births Date of birth uncertain: Marie Lograsso (died in 2006) January 2 Mickie Henson (died in 2022) January 3: Vic Grimeshttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1963&seite=3 Wrestlers born in 1963: 101 - 104 of 104 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data New Jack (died in 2021) January 6 Tony Halme(died in 2010) January 10 Firebreaker Chip January 29 Hardcore Holly February 22 Maxx Muscle(died in 2019) February 25 Doug Stahl (died in 2026) February 28 Joey Marella(died in 1994) March 7 Bruce Prichard March 19 Brazo de Plata (died in 2021) March 20 Terry Simms April 6 Neil Superior (died in 1996) April 18 Universo 2000 (died in 2018) May 2 Big Boss Man(died in 2004) May 18 Gary Albright(died in 2000) May 19 Hollywood May 29 Samuhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1966&seite=3 Wrestlers born in 1966: 101 - 141 of 141 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data June 1 George Hineshttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1968 Wrestlers born in 1968: 1 - 50 of 125 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data June 4 Shigeo Miyato June 6 Ahmed Johnson June 10: Jeff Bearden Scott Peterson (died in 1994) June 12: Jerry Lynn Johnny Hotbodyhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1963&seite=2 Wrestlers born in 1963: 51 - 100 of 104 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data June 16 The Sandman June 20 Don West (died in 2022) June 22 John Tenta(died in 2006) June 24 Ángel Azteca(died in 2007) June 25 Bobby Blaze July 11 Mike Enos July 18 Al Snowhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1963 Wrestlers born in 1963: 1 - 50 of 104 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data July 21: Giant Silva Mark Youngblood July 22 Steve Gillespie (died in 2020) July 24 Karl Malone July 28 Lioness Asuka July 31 Chad Brock August 2 El Hijo del Santo August 5 Pat Tanaka August 12 Koji Kitao(died in 2019) August 15 Tamon Honda August 16 Tarzan Goto(died in 2022) August 20 Bob Cook August 27 Sambo Asako (died in 2004) August 28 Lester Speight September 15 Gino Caruso September 17 Masahiro Chono September 24 Sunny Beach September 26 Knuckles Nelson September 28 Steve Blackman September 30 Mustafa Saed October 8 Diana Hart October 9 Tadao Yasuda (died in 2026) October 11 Sam Houston October 12 Dave Legeno (died in 2014) October 16 Missy Hyatt October 20 Brian Costello October 23 Lou Fabiano November 11 Billy Gunn December 1 Dave Sullivan December 3 Steve Simpson December 7 Bruiser Bedlamhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1965 Wrestlers born in 1965: 1 - 50 of 131 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data(died in 2017) December 8 Toshiaki Kawada December 12 Jason Knight December 23 Adrian Serrano Deaths January 19 Gus Pappas 80 March 7 Billy Wolfe 66 May 10 Gene Lipscomb 31 June 2 - Century Milstead, 62 December 15 Rikidozan, 39 December 26 Gorgeous George,https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&todesj=1963 Wrestlers deceased in 1963: 1 - 25 of 25 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data 48 December 27 - Wildcat Wilson, 63 References professional wrestling