1956 in professional wrestling explained
1956 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 1956.
Calendar of notable shows
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April | EMLL | Arena Coliseo 13th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Uncertain |
September 21 | EMLL 23rd Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | El Santo defeated El Gladiador in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask match | |
Notable events
Championship changes
EMLL
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October 19 | Rolando Vera | EMLL show | | |
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September 7 | El Médico Asesino | EMLL show | [3] | |
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September 9 | Tarzán López | EMLL show | | |
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May 31 | El Santo | EMLL show | | |
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April 6 | Jalisco Gonzalez | EMLL show | | |
NWA
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March 15 | Whipper Billy Watson | NWA show | Won the championship by count out[5] |
November 9 | Lou Thesz | NWA show | | |
Debuts
Births
Deaths
Notes and References
- Book: Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.. 2005. Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroths. 20–27. 968-6842-48-9.
- Book: Madigan, Dan. Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. 2007. A family affair. 128–132. 978-0-06-085583-3.
- Book: Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories. Mexico: National Heavyweight Title. 390–391. Archeus Communications. 2000. 0-9698161-5-4.
- Book: Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Pennsylvania. Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. Mexico: National Lightweight Title. 393. 2000. 0-9698161-5-4.
- Book: Royal . Duncan . Gary . Will . Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present . 2000 . Archeus Communications . Waterloo, ON . 0-9698161-5-4 . "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title" . 15.
- Web site: Wrestlers debuted in 1956: 1 - 13 of 13 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
- Web site: Wrestlers born in 1956: 1 - 50 of 69 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
- Web site: Wrestlers born in 1956: 51 - 69 of 69 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.