1984 in professional wrestling

List of years in professional wrestling

1984 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
    UWA UWA 9th Anniversary Show January 29 El Toreo De Naucalpan Naucalpan, Mexico 25,000
    EMLL 28. Aniversario de Arena México April 8 Arena México Mexico City, Mexico
    WCCW 1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions May 6 Texas Stadium Irving, Texas 50,123
    WWF The Brawl to End It All July 23 Madison Square Garden New York, New York 23,416[1]
    WWC WWC 11th Aniversario September 14 Hiram Bithorn Stadium San Juan, Puerto Rico 34,383
    EMLL EMLL 51st Anniversary Show September 21 Arena México Mexico City, Mexico 18,000[2]
    WCCW 1st Cotton Bowl Extravaganza October 27 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 12,000[3][4]
    JCP Starrcade (1984) November 22 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 16,000

    Accomplishments and tournaments

    JCP

    Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
    NWA United States Championship Tournament Wahoo McDaniel October 7

    Notable incidents

    Awards and honors

    Pro Wrestling Illustrated

    Category Winner
    PWI Wrestler of the Year Ric Flair
    PWI Tag Team of the Year The Road Warriors
    (Hawk and Animal)
    PWI Match of the Year Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions)
    PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Kerry Von Erich
    PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Roddy Piper
    PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Billy Jack Haynes
    PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Sgt. Slaughter
    PWI Rookie of the Year Mike Von Erich
    PWI Manager of the Year Paul Ellering
    PWI Editor's Award David Von Erich

    Wrestling Observer Newsletter

    Category Winner
    Wrestler of the Year Ric Flair
    Feud of the Year The Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs
    Tag Team of the Year The Road Warriors
    (Hawk and Animal)
    Most Improved The Cobra
    Best on Interviews Jimmy Hart

    Births

    Debuts

    • Uncertain debut date

    Retirements

    Deaths

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "The War to Settle the Score results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. July 23, 1984. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
    2. ↑ "51st Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 21, 1984. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
    3. ↑ "1st Cotton Bowl Extravaganza". Pro Wrestling History. October 27, 1984. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
    4. ↑ "Historical Cards: 1st Cotton Bowl Extravaganza (October 27, 1984. Dallas, Texas)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 172. 2007 Edition.
    5. ↑ "Sterling James Keenan". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
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    9. ↑ "Eve Torres". Official Facebook account. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
    10. ↑ "T.J. Perkins". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
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    12. ↑ "Profile". Retrieved 9 May 2009.
    13. ↑ "Tom Pestock profile". NFL. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
    14. ↑ Lana (December 25, 2015). "Lana". Twitter. Retrieved December 27, 2016. #HappyBirthday to my best friend @RusevBUL 🎂 31 years ago the world became a better place.
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