Professional wrestling-related events during the: year of 1959
Overview of the——events of 1959 in professional wrestling
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1959 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions※
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1959.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows※
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| 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 | ||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | ||||
Championship changes※
EMLL※
incoming champion - Dory Dixon
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| September 11 | Ray Mendoza | EMLL show | ||
incoming champion – Ronaldo Vera
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| No title changes |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde
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| No title changes |
incoming champion - El Médico Asesino
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| No title changes |
incoming champion – El Santo
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| No title changes |
incoming champion – Juan Diaz
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| No title changes |
incoming champion – Espectro I
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| No title changes |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde
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| No title changes |
incoming champion – Espectro I and Ray Mendoza
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| Uncertain | Unknown | N/A | ||
| Uncertain | Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso | EMLL show | ||
incoming champion – Uncertain
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| Uncertain | Chabela Romeo | EMLL show | ||
| Uncertain | Irma González | EMLL show | ||
NWA※
Incoming Champion – Dick Hutton
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| January 9 | Pat O'Connor | NWA show | ||
Debuts※
- Debut date uncertain:
- October 7– Danny Hodge
Births※
- Date of birth uncertain:
- January 1:
- Steve Cox
- Candi Devine(died in 2022)
- January 3 – Art Crews
- January 15 – Ken Wayne
- January 19 – Peggy Lee Leather (died in 2023)
- January 24 – Akira Maeda
- January 29 – Boris Zhukov
- February 3 – Haku
- February 4:
- Ed Gantner(died in 1990)
- Lawrence Taylor
- February 8 – Misty Blue Simmes
- February 15 – Hugo Savinovich
- February 28 – Rick Link
- March 2 – Lola González
- March 7 – Sgt. Craig Pittman
- March 8 – Maki Ueda
- March 9 – Nikita Koloff
- March 16 – Scott L. Schwartz
- March 20 – Sting
- March 21 – Tony Stetson
- March 24 – Barry Horowitz
- March 29 – Michael Hayes
- April 4 – Jeannie Clark
- April 14 – Jesse Barr
- April 16 – Gran Apache(died in 2017)
- April 18 – Debbie Combs
- April 27 – Mad Maxine
- May 1 – Scott McGhee
- May 19 – Vicky Carranza
- May 21 – Sean Mooney
- June 11 – Magnum T. A.
- June 13 – Danny Fargo (died in 2003)
- June 14 – Buzz Sawyer(died in 1992)
- June 16 – The Ultimate Warrior(died in 2014)
- June 18 – Johnny Lee Clary (died in 2014)
- June 30 – Víctor Quiñones(died in 2006)
- July 6 – El Torero
- July 8 – Don Nakaya Nielsen (died in 2017)
- July 9 – Kevin Nash
- July 10:
July 15 – Ranger Ross
- July 17:
- DJ Peterson(died in 1993)
- Randy Anderson(died in 2002)
- July 31 – Jason the Terrible
- August 13 – Danny Bonaduce
- August 16 – Dennis Koslowski
- August 18 – Tom Prichard
- August 19 – Tim Horner
- August 26 – Gary Young
- September 23 – Hans Nijman (died in 2014)
- October 6 – Barry Darsow
- October 7 – Brazo de Oro(died in 2017)
- October 18:
- October 21 – John Tatum
- October 24 – Dave Meltzer
- November 6 – Máscara Sagrada
- November 9 – Nick Patrick
- November 11 – Van Hammer
- November 21 – Jerry Flynn
- December 11 – Doug Furnas(died in 2012)
- December 13 – Ricky Lawless (died in 1988)
- December 24 – Ángel Mortal
Deaths※
- November 7 - Victor McLaglen, 72
- November 21 - Max Baer (boxer), 50
References※
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- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title ※". 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Title※". 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.
- ^ 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.
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