1968 in professional wrestling

none 1968 professional wrestling 1968 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. List of notable promotions Only one promotion held notable shows in 1968. Promotion NameAbbreviationEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha LibreEMLL Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main eventApril 26EMLL12. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, MexicoHuracán Ramírez defeated El Enfermero, Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match Lucha 2000 Staff Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre Lucha 2000 Especial 28 April 2006 SpanishMadigan, Dan Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling HarperCollins Publisher 2007 Huracán Ramírez 118–119 978-0-06-085583-3Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero Huracán Ramírez (1926) Mexico Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre 21 2008 SpanishSeptember 20EMLL 35th Anniversary ShowKarloff Lagarde (c) defeated Blue Demon in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Welterweight Championshiphttp://superluchas.net/2010/09/07/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 eventsDecember 13Juicio FinalEl Solitario defeated Ray Mendoza in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. hair matchhttps://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=109189 EMLL Super Viernes December 13, 1968 October 21, 2019 CageMatch(c) – denotes defending champion(s) Notable Events June 8 - at San Francisco, California, Pepper Gomez and Pedro Morales defeat Great Sasaki and Kinji Shibuya to become the San Francisco's NWA World Tag Team Championship. August 17 - at Bloomington, Minnesota, Dr. X beat Verne Gagne to become the new AWA World Heavyweight Champion. Inside Wrestling magazine hit the newsstands with its first issue. Tournaments IWE AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesIWA World SeriesBilly RobinsonDecember 19 Championship changes EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion – Ray MendozaRoyal 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)May 19Ángel BlancoEMLL showDecember 25Ray MendozaEMLL show NWA World Middleweight Championshipincoming champion – René GuajardoRoyal 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 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)December 13El SantoSuper Viernes 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 - Henry PilussoRoyal 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 – Karloff LagardeRoyal 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)February 25Humberto GarzaEMLL showOctober 20Alberto MunozEMLL show Mexican National Lightweight Championshipincoming champion – Raul GuerreroRoyal Duncan Gary Will Waterloo, ON Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Archeus Communications Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)August 20Estrella BlancaEMLL show Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion – El NaziRoyal 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 Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 22Mil MáscarasEMLL showApril 10VacatedN/AChampionship vacated for undocumented reasons Mexican National Welterweight Championshipincoming champion – Alberto MuñozRoyal 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)October 20VacatedN/AChampionship vacated after Muñoz won the Mexican National Middleweight Championship Mexican National Tag Team Championshipincoming champion – Possibly La Ola Blanca(Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner)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 – Gene Kiniski No title changesRoyal 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: Blackjack Mulliganhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&debuetj=1968 Wrestlers debuted in 1968: 1 - 32 of 32 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data Dusty Rhodes El Halcón Jimmy Golden Kung Fu Lee Marshall Marty Jones Michel Martel Nikolai Volkoff El Sicodélico January 1 Ringo Mendoza February 24 Enrique Vera August 30 Kim Duk November 1 Jimmy Garvin December Chavo Guerrero Sr. December 6 J. J. Dillon Retirements Billy Riley (1920s-1968) Births January 5 Noboru Asahi January 8 Bull Nakanohttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1968 Wrestlers born in 1968: 1 - 50 of 125 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data January 9 Silver Kinghttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1968&seite=3 Wrestlers born in 1968: 101 - 125 of 125 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data(died in 2019) January 12 Big Dick Dudley(died in 2002) January 15 Bull Buchanan January 31 Ray Odyssey February 13 Daisuke Ikeda February 19 August Smisl March 7 Súper Brazo March 19 Eddie Watts March 28 Jaime Cardriche (died in 2000) March 31 Naoya Ogawa April 16 Vickie Guerrero April 24: Yuji Nagata El Espantito(died in 2020) May 10 William Regal May 14 Mantaur(died in 2023) May 24 Rayo Tapatío I May 26 Simon Diamond June 17 Minoru Suzuki June 20 Mr. Gannosuke June 26 Koji Nakagawa June 30 The Bodyguard July 3 Sombrita July 8 Romeo Valentino July 17 Doctor X (died in 2011) July 18 Pequeño Violencia August 2 Maximum Capacity (died in 2014) August 5: Kendo Kashinhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1968&seite=2 Wrestlers born in 1968: 51 - 100 of 125 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data Leroy Howard (died in 2018) August 11: Head Hunter A Head Hunter B August 20 Duke Droese August 24 Funaki August 26 Joe Thunder September 3 Black Pearl September 24 Eric Sbraccia September 28: Jado Apolo Dantés October 3 Chi Chi Cruz October 28 Mayumi Ozaki October 30 Dr. Luther October 31 Russ McCullough November 3 Dirty White Girl November 10 Mitsuya Nagai November 12: Disco Inferno Kazue Nagahori November 13 Mike Lozansky (died in 2003) November 29 Hayabusa(died in 2016) December 8 Michael Cole December 9: Kurt Angle Virus Jack Dupp December 10 - Mephisto December 26 Mideon Deaths January 15 Firpo Segura 60 February 19 George Hackenschmidt 89 March 9: Bert Ruby 57 John Katan 66 May 30 Espanto Ihttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&todesj=1968 Wrestlers deceased in 1968: 1 - 14 of 14 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data 37 June 10 Wladek Zbyszko 76 June 21 Ike Robin, 81 August 11 Oklahoma Kid (Elmer Gerald), 30 December 3 Dick Shikat, 71 References professional wrestling