1981 in professional wrestling
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1981 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Calendar of notable live events
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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UWA | UWA 6th Anniversary Show | February 8 | El Toreo De Naucalpan | Naucalpan, Mexico | |
EMLL | 25. Aniversario de Arena México | April 3 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
Big Time Wrestling | Wrestling Star Wars (June) | June 4 | Reunion Arena | Dallas, Texas | |
EMLL | EMLL 48th Anniversary Show | September 18 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
Dale Martin Promotions | Mike Marino Memorial Shield | September 29 | Fairfield Halls | Croydon, England | |
Big Time Wrestling | Wrestling Star Wars (October) | October 24 | Reunion Arena | Dallas, Texas | |
Christmas Star Wars | December 25 |
Accomplishments and tournaments
JCP
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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NWA United States Championship Tournament | Sgt. Slaughter | October 4, 1981 |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Births
- January 12 – Jeet Rama
- January 26 – Volador Jr.
- February 19 – Tye Dillinger[1]
- March 2 – Lance Cade (d. 2010)
- March 3 – Justin Gabriel
- March 12 – Hideo Itami[2][3]
- April 4 – Tigre Uno
- May 13 – Jimmy Yang
- May 22 – Daniel Bryan[4]
- June 2 – Velvet Sky
- July 22
- July 25 – Finn Bálor[6]
- August 14 – Kofi Kingston
- August 19 – Percy Watson[7]
- August 20 – Byron Saxton[8]
- August 21 – Trent Seven
- September 13 – Angelina Love
- September 26 – Asuka[9][10]
- November 3 – Jackie Gayda
- November 10 – Ryback
- November 28 – Erick Rowan[11]
- December 31 – Martin Stone
Debuts
- Uncertain debut date
Retirements
- Black Shadow (1942 - 1981)
- Tony Borne (1952 - 1981)
- Verne Gagne (1949 - 1981)
- Dutch Savage (1962 - 1981)
- The Missouri Mauler (1950 - 1981)
Deaths
- August 12 – Buddy Austin
References
- ↑ "OWOW profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ↑ "Kenta". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ↑ "Kenta". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ↑ Milner, John M.; Clevett, Jason. "Bryan Danielson". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Fergal Devitt profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ↑ "NFL Player Profile". NFL. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ↑ "Byron Kelly Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ↑ 浦井. AtoZ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 22, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ プロフィール. Kana Net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Erick Rowan Profile". WrestlingData.
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