1961 in professional wrestling

none 1961 professional wrestling 1961 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 1961. Promotion NameAbbreviationSouthwest SportsSouthwest SportsEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha LibreEMLL Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main EventJanuary 31Southwest SportsParade of ChampionsIrving, TexasPat O'Connor (c) wrestled Dory Dixon to a draw in a two out of three falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipAprilEMLL5. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico September 22EMLL 28th Anniversary ShowGory Guerrero (c) defeated Ray Mendoza in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Light Heavyweight 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 events(c) – denotes defending champion(s) 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 No title changes 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 2Antonio PosaEMLL show 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 - VacantRoyal 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 No title changes 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 Archeus Communications Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4 No title changes 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 Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4 No title changes 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 No title changes Mexican National Tag Team Championshipincoming champion – possibly Tarzán López and Henry PilussoRoyal 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 – Pat O'ConnorDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)June 30Buddy RogersNWA 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: The Beasthttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&debuetj=1961 Wrestlers debuted in 1961: 1 - 20 of 20 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data Ernie Ladd Gino Brito Ivan Koloff Jack Lanza Jonathan Boyd Luke Graham S. 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Jones Spiros Arion Tony Parisi Wahoo McDaniel Jean Antone April Umanosuke Ueda July 4 Les Thatcher July 16 Dr. Wagner October 11 - Masio Koma (JWA) Births Date of birth uncertain: Penny Mitchell Eli the Eliminator January 24: Reggie Bennett Kōji Iibashi Vince Russo February 1 Sean Royal February 9 Chris Walker February 17 Chris Champion(died in 2018) February 21 Rhonda Singh(died in 2001) March 9 Rick Steiner March 17 La Fiera(died in 2010) March 27 Octagón April 11 Nobuaki Kakuda April 15 Volk Han April 18 Brooklyn Brawler April 23 Terry Gordy(died in 2001) April 25 Wendell Cooley April 28 Billy Joe Travis(died in 2002) May 4 Scott Armstrong May 5 Hiroshi Hase May 8 Akira Taue May 11 Paul Diamond May 13 Dennis Rodman May 14 Tommy Rogers(died in 2015) May 16 The Godfather May 25 Hiro Saito June 9: Bull Pain Despina Montagas June 15 Scott Norton June 21 Count Grog July 9 Damián 666 July 13 Chris Michaels July 25 Jaguar Yokota July 28 Ciclón Ramírez July 30 El Brazo (died in 2013) August 10 Solomon Grundy (died in 2025) August 13 Tony Falk August 14 Eddie Gilbert(died in 1995) August 17 Buddy Landel(died in 2015) August 25 Nick Kiniski September 1 Bam Bam Bigelow(died in 2006) September 2 Mongolian Maulerhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1961&seite=2 Wrestlers born in 1961: 51 - 98 of 98 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data(died in 2024) September 6 Wendi Richter September 8 Rex King(died in 2017) September 16 Phil LaFon September 17 Jim Cornette October 1: Súper Astro Rico Constantino October 3 Maxx Payne October 4 Bobby Fulton October 11 Tony Chimel October 14 Tom Burton (died in 2010) October 23: Ron Harris Don Harris November 8 Isao Takagi November 19 Rick Bassman November 26 Ivory (wrestler) December 19 Reggie White(died in 2004) December 21 The Patriot (died in 2021) December 24 Peter Smit (died in 2005) December 30 Armand Rougeauhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1961 Wrestlers born in 1961: 1 - 50 of 98 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data Deaths January 9 Oyama Kato, 42 February 18 Chick Garibaldi, 46 October 7 Al Millshttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&todesj=1961 Wrestlers deceased in 1961: 1 - 18 of 18 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data 50/51 November 8 Blimp Levy, 56 References professional wrestling