1959 in professional wrestling
1959 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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Calendar of notable shows
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | EMLL | 3. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| September 25 | EMLL 26th Anniversary Show | Cavernario Galindo defeated Torbellino Blanco in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match[1] | ||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | ||||
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion - Dory Dixon[2] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11 | Ray Mendoza | EMLL show | [2] | |
incoming champion – Ronaldo Vera[3] | ||||
| No title changes[3] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[4] | ||||
| No title changes[4] |
incoming champion - El Médico Asesino[5] | ||||
| No title changes[5] |
| No title changes[6] |
incoming champion – Juan Diaz[7] | ||||
| No title changes[7] |
incoming champion – Espectro I[8] | ||||
| No title changes[8] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[9] | ||||
| No title changes[9] |
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertain | Unknown | N/A | [10] | |
| Uncertain | Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso | EMLL show | [10] | |
incoming champion – Uncertain[11] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertain | Chabela Romeo]] | EMLL show | [11] | |
| Uncertain | Irma González | EMLL show | [11] | |
NWA
Incoming Champion – Dick Hutton[12] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9 | Pat O'Connor | NWA show | [12] | |
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
- Bruno Sammartino[13]
- Gino Brito[13]
- Great Goliath[13]
- Adnan Al-Kaissie[13]
- Tony Charles[13]
- October 2– Danny Hodge[13]
Births
- Date of birth uncertain:
- January 1:
- January 3 – Art Crews[14]
- January 8 – Peggy Lee Leather[15]
- January 15:
- January 24 – Akira Maeda[14]
- February 3 – Haku[14]
- February 4 – Ed Gantner[14]
- February 15 – Hugo Savinovich[14]
- March 2 – Lola González[15]
- March 9 – Nikita Koloff[15]
- March 20 – Sting[15]
- March 29 – Michael Hayes[15]
- April 4 – Jeannie Clark[14]
- April 14 – Jesse Barr[14]
- April 16 – Gran Apache[14](died in 2017)
- May 4 – Scott Armstrong[15]
- May 19 – Vicky Carranza[15]
- May 21 – Sean Mooney[15]
- June 11 – Magnum TA[15]
- June 14 – Buzz Sawyer[14](died in 1992)
- June 16 – The Ultimate Warrior[15](died in 2014)
- July 6 – El Torero[15]
- July 9 – Kevin Nash[14]
- July 10 – Duane Gill[14]
- July 17:
- DJ Peterson[14](died in 1993)
- Randy Anderson[15](died in 2002)
- August 18 – Tom Prichard[15]
- August 19 – Tim Horner[15]
- October 6 – Barry Darsow[14]
- October 7 – Brazo de Oro[14](died in 2017)
- October 18 – Nord the Barbarian[15]
- October 24 – Dave Meltzer[14]
- November 6 – Máscara Sagrada[15]
- November 9 – Nick Patrick[15]
- December 13 – Boris Zhukov[14]
- December 11 – Doug Furnas[14](died in 2012)
- November 21 – Jerry Flynn[14]
- December 24 – Ángel Mortal[14]
References
- Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares" [CMLL: 79 stories, 79 anniversaries, the 70 main events]. Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middleweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Middleweight Championship". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: Mexican National Tag Team TItle". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Title[Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 394. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). ""United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title"". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 15. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Wrestlers debuted in 1959: 1 - 20 of 20". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1959: 1 - 50 of 95". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1959: 51 - 92 of 92". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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