1960 in professional wrestling
1960 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 | 4. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| September 23 | EMLL 27th Anniversary Show | Ruben Juarez defeated Ray Mendoza in a tournament final for the vacant Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship[1] | ||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | ||||
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
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship tournament | Ruben Juarez | May 15 - 29 | [2] |
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion - Ray Mendoza[3] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 30 | Gory Guerrero | EMLL show | [3] | |
incoming champion – Ronaldo Vera[4] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | [4] | |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[5] | ||||
| No title changes[5] |
incoming champion - El Médico Asesino[6] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 16 | Vacant | N/A | Championship vacated when Médico Asesino died.[6] | |
| No title changes[7] |
incoming champion – Juan Diaz[8] | ||||
| No title changes[8] |
incoming champion – Espectro I[2] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertain | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[2] | |
| September 23 | Rubén Juárez | EMLL show | Defeated Ray Mendoza to win the vacant championship[2] | |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[9] | ||||
| No title changes[9] |
incoming champion – Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso[10] | ||||
| No title changes[10] |
incoming champion – Uncertain[11] | ||||
| No title changes[11] |
NWA
Incoming Champion – Pat O'Connor[12] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No title changes[12] | ||||
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
- September 30:
- November 12 – Rocket Monroe[13]
- December 28 – Angelo Mosca[13]
Births
- January 1 – Rayo de Jalisco Jr.[14]
- January 10 – Negro Casas[14]
- February 3:
- Kerry Von Erich[14](died in 1993)
- Marty Jannetty[14]
- February 12 – One Man Gang[14]
- March 3 – Ben Bassarab[15]
- March 7 – Sgt. Craig Pittman[14]
- March 16 – Kenny Bolin[14]
- March 22 – Jimbo Covert[15]
- March 24 – Barry Horowitz[15]
- April 6 – Brian Adias[15]
- April 10 – Súper Muñeco[14]
- April 12 – Tony Anthony / Dirty White Boy[15]
- April 29 – Paul Roma[14]
- May 11 – Kodo Fuyuki[14](died in 2003)
- May 14:
- May 27 – Kelly Kiniski[15]
- May – Pat Rose[14]
- June 2 – Timothy Flowers[14]
- June 13 – Jacques Rougeau[15]
- June 23 – Súper Ratón[14]
- July 4 – Barry Windham[15]
- July 9 – Johnny B. Badd[15]
- July 15 – Huracán Castillo Jr.[15]
- July 23 – Al Perez[15]
- August 1 – Biff Wellington[15]
- August 4 – Dean Malenko[15]
- August 10 – Brett Sawyer[15]
- August 25 – Len Denton[14]
- September 2 – Todd Champion[14]
- September 18 – Blue Panther[15]
- September 19 – Moondog Cujo[14](died in 2009)
- September 23 – Kurt Beyer[14]
- September 26 – David Sammartino[15]
- October 1 – Tim Burke[14](died in 2011)
- November 3 – Robbie Rage[14]
- November 11 – Dump Matsumoto[15]
- December 18 – Moondog Splat[14]
- November 19 – Miss Elizabeth[14](died in 2003)
- November 20 – Rick Bassman[14]
- December 9 – Steve Doll[14](died 2009)
- December 27 – Franz Schumann[15]
- December 29 – Mark Madden[14]
Deaths
- January 7 – Jack Claybourne[16]
- June 16 – Médico Asesino[16]
- July 17 – Paul Bowser[16]
- December 11 – Tor Yamato[16]
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 (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 (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 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 1960: 1 - 31 of 31". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1960: 61 - 100 of 101". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1960: 1 - 50 of 101". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers deceased in 1960: 1 - 21 of 21". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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