Professional wrestling-related events during the: year of 1961
Overview of the——events of 1961 in professional wrestling
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1961 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions※
Only two promotions held notable shows in 1961.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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Southwest Sports | Southwest Sports |
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows※
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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January 31 | Southwest Sports | Parade of Champions | Irving, Texas | Pat O'Connor (c) wrestled Dory Dixon——to a draw in a two out of three falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
April | EMLL | 5. Aniversario de Arena MĂ©xico | 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 | ||
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Championship changes※
EMLL※
incoming champion - Gory Guerrero
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No title changes |
incoming champion – René Guajardo
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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December 2 | Antonio Posa | EMLL show |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde
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No title changes |
incoming champion - Vacant
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No title changes |
incoming champion – El Santo
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 24 | Karloff Lagarde | EMLL show |
incoming champion – Juan Diaz
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No title changes |
incoming champion – Rubén Juárez
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No title changes |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde
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No title changes |
incoming champion – possibly Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso
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No title changes |
incoming champion – Uncertain
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No title changes |
NWA※
Incoming Champion – Pat O'Connor
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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July 14 | Buddy Rogers | NWA show |
Debuts※
- Debut date uncertain:
- April – Umanosuke Ueda
- July 4 – Les Thatcher
- July 16 – Dr. Wagner
- October 11 - Masio Koma (JWA)
Births※
- Date of birth uncertain:
- January 24:
- January 24 – Vince Russo
- February 1 – Sean Royal
- February 9 – Chris Walker
- February 17 – Chris Champion(died in 2018)
- February 21 – Rhonda Singh(died in 2001)
- March 9 – Rick Steiner
- March 17 – La Fiera(died in 2010)
- March 27 – Octagón
- April 11 – Nobuaki Kakuda
- April 15 – Volk Han
- April 18 – Brooklyn Brawler
- April 23 – Terry Gordy(died in 2001)
- April 25:
- Giant Gustav (died in 2019)
- Wendell Cooley
- April 28 – Billy Joe Travis(died in 2002)
- May 4 – Scott Armstrong
- May 5 – Hiroshi Hase
- May 8 – Akira Taue
- May 11 – Paul Diamond
- May 13 – Dennis Rodman
- May 14 – Tommy Rogers(died in 2015)
- May 16 – The Godfather
- May 25 – Hiro Saito
- June 9:
- June 15 – Scott Norton
- June 21 – Count Grog
- July 9 – Damián 666
- July 13 – Chris Michaels
- July 25 – Jaguar Yokota
- July 28 – CiclĂłn RamĂrez
- July 30 – El Brazo (died in 2013)
- August 13 – Tony Falk
- August 14 – Eddie Gilbert(died in 1995)
- August 17 – Buddy Landel(died in 2015)
- August 25 – Nick Kiniski
- September 1 – Bam Bam Bigelow(died in 2006)
- September 2 – Mongolian Mauler(died in 2024)
- September 6 – Wendi Richter
- September 8 – Rex King(died in 2017)
- September 16 – Phil LaFon
- September 17 Jim Cornette
- October 1:
- October 3 – Maxx Payne
- October 4 – Bobby Fulton
- October 11 – Tony Chimel
- October 14 – Tom Burton (died in 2010)
- October 23:
- November 8 – Isao Takagi
- November 19 – Rick Bassman
- November 26 – Ivory (wrestler)
- December 19 – Reggie White(died in 2004)
- December 21 – The Patriot (died in 2021)
- December 24 – Peter Smit (died in 2005)
- December 30 –Armand Rougeau
Deaths※
- January 9 – Oyama Kato, 42
- February 18 – Chick Garibaldi, 46
- October 7 – Al Mills 51
- November 8 – Blimp Levy, 57/58
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]. SĂşper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title ※". 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.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middleweight Title ※". 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.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title ※". 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title ※". 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.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title ※". 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wrestlers debuted in 1961: 1 - 20 of 20". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Wrestlers born in 1961: 51 - 98 of 98". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Wrestlers born in 1961: 1 - 50 of 98". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Wrestlers deceased in 1961: 1 - 18 of 18". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.