1960 in professional wrestling

none 1960 professional wrestling 1960 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 1960. Promotion NameAbbreviationEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha LibreEMLL Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main EventAprilEMLL4. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico September 23EMLL 27th Anniversary ShowRuben Juarez defeated Ray Mendoza in a tournament final for the vacant Mexican National 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 Notable events Wally Karbo and Verne Gagne's Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club break away from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) to form the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and created the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. Accomplishments and tournaments EMLL AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesMexican National Light Heavyweight Championship tournamentRuben JuarezMay 15–29 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)July 30Gory GuerreroEMLL show NWA World Middleweight Championshipincoming champion – Ronaldo VeraRoyal 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)October 13René GuajardoEMLL 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 - El Médico AsesinoRoyal 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 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)June 16VacantN/AChampionship vacated when Médico Asesino died. 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 https://archive.org/details/wrestling-title-histories-4th Archeus Communications Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4 No title changes Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion – Espectro IRoyal 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)UncertainVacatedN/AChampionship vacated for undocumented reasonsMay 29Rubén JuárezEMLL showDefeated Ray Mendoza to win the vacant championship 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 – 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 World Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming Champion – Pat O'ConnorDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s) 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: Alfonso Dantéshttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&debuetj=1960 Wrestlers debuted in 1960: 1 - 31 of 31 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data George Steele Gorilla Monsoon Harley Race Karl Von Steiger Pat Barrett El Solitario Uncle Elmer September 30: Antonio Inoki Giant Baba November 12 Rocket Monroe December 28 Angelo Mosca Retirements Wild Bill Longson (April 1931-1960) Al Mills (April 1931-1960) Rito Romero (1942-1960) Births January 1 Rayo de Jalisco Jr. January 3 Ross Harthttps://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 January 10 Negro Casas January 23 Leilani Kaihttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1957 Wrestlers born in 1957: 1 - 50 of 85 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data February 3: Kerry Von Erich(died in 1993) Marty Jannetty February 12 One Man Gang February 17 Shunji Kosugi March 2 Debra Marshall March 3 Ben Bassarabhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1960 Wrestlers born in 1960: 1 - 50 of 101 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data March 6 Paul Van Dale March 16 Kenny Bolinhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1960&seite=2 Wrestlers born in 1960: 61 - 100 of 101 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data March 19 Moondog Cujo(died in 2009) March 22: Jimbo Covert March 24 Barry Horowitz April 12 Tony Anthony / Dirty White Boy April 16 Damian Kane April 18 Vic Steamboat April 24 Lance Von Erichhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1959 Wrestlers born in 1959: 1 - 50 of 95 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data April 29 Paul Roma May 11 Kodo Fuyuki(died in 2003) May 14 "Dr. Death" Steve Williams(died in 2009) May 20 Dale Veasey May 23 Pat Rose May 27 Kelly Kiniski June 1 Brian Adias June 2 Timothy Flowers June 10 Cueball Carmichael June 13 Jacques Rougeau June 23 Súper Ratón July 4 Barry Windham July 9 Marc Mero Jim Jefferson (died in 2013) July 27 Fidel Sierrahttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1956 Wrestlers born in 1956: 1 - 50 of 69 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data August 4 Dean Malenko August 6 Jose Luis Rivera August 10 Brett Sawyer (died in 2023) August 11 Brickhouse Brown (died in 2018) August 21 John Callahan August 26 Gary Jackson September 2 Todd Champion September 11 Road Warrior Animalhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1962&seite=2 Wrestlers born in 1962: 51 - 94 of 94 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data(died in 2020) September 18 Blue Panther September 23 Kurt Beyer September 26 David Sammartino October 1 Tim Burke(died in 2011) October 4 Bobby Fulton October 10 Soldat Ustinov October 16 Frankie Lancaster October 23 Bubba Monroe (died in 2022) October 30 Roadblock November 11 Dump Matsumoto November 16 John Condrone (died in 2020) November 19 Miss Elizabeth(died in 2003) December 9 Steve Doll(died 2009) December 16 Sid Vicious (died in 2024) December 18 Moondog Splat December 27 Franz Schumann December 29 Mark Madden Deaths January 7 Jack Claybourne,https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&todesj=1960 Wrestlers deceased in 1960: 1 - 21 of 21 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data 49 March 23 Raoul Paoli 72 May 22 Great Gamahttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&todesj=1963 Wrestlers deceased in 1963: 1 - 25 of 25 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data 82 June 16 Médico Asesino 39 July 17 Paul Bowser 74 December 11 Tor Yamato 43 References professional wrestling