1983 in professional wrestling
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1983 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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EMLL | 27. Aniversario de Arena México | April 22 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
AWA | AWA Super Sunday | April 24 | St. Paul, Minnesota | ||
WWC | WWC 10th Aniversario | September 17 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | San Juan, Puerto Rico | N/A |
EMLL | EMLL 50th Anniversary Show | September 23 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | 18,000[1] |
JCP | Starrcade | November 24 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina | 16,000[2] |
Notable incidents
- September 4 - WWF All-American Wrestling debut on the USA Network.
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Births
- January 8 – Chris Masters
- January 21 – Maryse Ouellet[3]
- January 30 – Rockstar Spud[4]
- February 10 – Taiji Ishimori
- February 21 – Wes Brisco
- March 18 – Ethan Carter III
- March 28 – Evan Bourne
- March 30 – Zach Gowen
- May 23 – Alex Shelley
- July 15 – Heath Slater[5]
- July 26 – Roderick Strong[6]
- August 24 – Tino Sabbatelli
- September 6 – Sam Roberts
- September 6 – Braun Strowman[7]
- September 16 – Jennifer Blake
- October 1 – Robbie E
- October 16 – Kenny Omega
- October 19 – Rovert Evans[8]
- October 22 – Taya Valkyrie
- November 2 – Darren Young
- November 11 – Kristal Marshall
- November 21 – Nikki Bella[9]
- November 21 – Brie Bella[9]
- November 28 – Summer Rae
- December 15 – Rene Dupree
- December 22 – Luke Gallows[10]
Debuts
- Uncertain debut date
- March 5 - Cueball Carmichael
- June 6 - Road Warrior Hawk
- June 24 - Mick Foley
Retirements
- Dean Ho (1962 - 1983)
- Mikel Scicluna (1953 - 1983)
Deaths
- May 10 - Frank Tunney - promoter of Maple Leaf Wrestling.
- October 12 - Ernie Roth, known by his ring name The Grand Wizard.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ "50th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 23, 1983. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Flair defeats Race for wrestling title". Greensboro Daily News. 1983-11-25. p. D3. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
A sellout crowd of 15,447 was on hand for the night's competition.
- ↑ Kamchen, Richard. "Maryse Ouellet". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Spud". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ↑ "Heath Slater". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Roderick Strong". Retrieved May 30, 2007.
- ↑ "Braun Strowman". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ↑ ""The Essence of Excellence" Robert Evans". Anarchy Championship Wrestling. Blogger. July 1, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- 1 2 "The Bella Twins". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
- ↑ 『ワールドタッグ』出場チーム決定!! 内藤&ソンブラ! コンウェイ&ダンも参戦! アンダーソンは"新顔"ドク・ギャローズとタッグ結成!! (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. November 11, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ↑ Slagle, Steve. "The Grand Wizard". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
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