1963 in professional wrestling explained

1963 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 1963.

Promotion NameAbbreviation
Southwest Sports
EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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January 29Southwest SportsParade of ChampionsDallas, TexasLou Thesz (c) wrestled Ray Gunkel to a double count-out in a two out of three falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
AprilEMLL7. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico 
June 4Southwest SportsParade of ChampionsDallas, TexasLou Thesz (c) defeated Dory Dixon in a two out of three falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
September 6EMLLEMLL 30th Anniversary Show (1)Mexico City, MexicoRuben Jaurez defeated Espanto II in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. hair match[1]
September 27EMLLEMLL 30th Anniversary Show (2)Mexico City, MexicoEspanto I defeated Ruben Jaurez in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. hair match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

Championship changes

EMLL

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August 6Ali BeyEMLL show
September 24Gory GuerreroEMLL show
No title changes
No title changes
No title changes
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June 28El SantoEMLL show
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October 17ChanocEMLL show
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September 14Espanto IEMLL 27th Anniversary Show
November 30Ray MendozaEMLL show
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UnknownVacatedN/AChampionship vacated, as Lagarde already held the NWA World Welterweight Championship
November 15Javier EscobedoEMLL show
No title changes
No title changes

NWA

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January 24Lou TheszNWA show[2]

Debuts

Births

Deaths

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares. Alex. Ruiz Glez. September 7, 2010. February 2, 2020 . Súper Luchas. Spanish . CMLL: 79 stories, 79 anniversaries, the 70 main events.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Wrestlers debuted in 1963: 1 - 24 of 24 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  4. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1963: 101 - 104 of 104 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  5. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1966: 101 - 141 of 141 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  6. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1968: 1 - 50 of 125 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  7. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1963: 51 - 100 of 104 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  8. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1963: 1 - 50 of 104 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  9. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1965: 1 - 50 of 131 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  10. Web site: Wrestlers deceased in 1963: 1 - 25 of 25 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.

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