1961 in professional wrestling
1961 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 | 5. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| September 22 | EMLL 28th Anniversary Show | Gory Guerrero (c) defeated Ray Mendoza in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship[1] | ||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | ||||
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion - Gory Guerrero[2] | ||||
| No title changes[2] |
incoming champion – René Guajardo[3] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2 | Antonio Posa | EMLL show | [3] | |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[4] | ||||
| No title changes[4] |
incoming champion - Vacant[5] |
No title changes[5] |
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24 | Karloff Lagarde | EMLL show | [6] | |
incoming champion – Juan Diaz[7] | ||||
| No title changes[7] |
incoming champion – Rubén Juárez[8] | ||||
| No title changes[8] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[9] | ||||
| No title changes[9] |
incoming champion – possibly 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14 | Buddy Rogers | NWA show | [12] | |
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
- The Beast[13]
- Jack Lanza[13]
- Jonathan Boyd[13]
- Luke Graham[13]
- S.D. Jones[13]
- Spiros Arion[13]
- Tony Parisi[13]
- Wahoo McDaniel[13]
- April – Umanosuke Ueda[13]
- July 4 – Les Thatcher[13]
- July 16 – Dr. Wagner[13]
Births
- Date of birth uncertain:
- January 24 – Reggie Bennett[15]
- January 24 – Vince Russo[15]
- February 17 – Chris Champion[14](died in 2018)
- February 21 – Rhonda Singh[15](died in 2001)
- March 9 – Rick Steiner[15]
- March 17 – La Fiera[14](died in 2010)
- March 27 – Octagón[15]
- April 18 – Brooklyn Brawler[14]
- April 23 – Terry Gordy[15](died in 2001)
- April 28 – Billy Joe Travis[14](died in 2002)
- May 8 – Akira Taue[14]
- May 5 – Hiroshi Hase[14]
- May 11 – Paul Diamond[15]
- May 14 – Tommy Rogers[15](died in 2015)
- May 16 – The Godfather[14]
- May 25 – Hiro Saito[14]
- June 15:
- Brad Armstrong[14](died in 2012)
- Scott Norton[15]
- July 9 – Damián 666[14]
- July 13 – Chris Michaels[14]
- July 28 – Ciclón Ramírez[14]
- July 30 – El Brazo[14]
- August 14 – Eddie Gilbert[14](died in 1995)
- August 17 – Buddy Landel[14](died in 20150
- August 25 – Nick Kiniski[15]
- September 1 – Bam Bam Bigelow[14](died in 2006)
- September 2 – Mongolian Mauler[15]
- September 6 – Wendi Richter[15]
- September 8 – Rex King[15](died in 2017)
- September 16 – Dan Kroffat[14]
- September 17:
- October 1:
- Súper Astro[15]
- Rico Constantino[15]
- October 3 – Maxx Payne[14]
- October 4 – Bobby Fulton[14]
- October 23:
- November 24 – Velvet McIntyre[15]
- November 26 – Ivory[14]
- December 19 – Reggie White[15](died in 2004)
Deaths
- October 7 – Al Mills[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 (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)
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- "Wrestlers deceased in 1961: 1 - 18 of 18". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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