1966 in professional wrestling explained

1966 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 1966.

Calendar of notable shows

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AprilEMLL10. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico 
September 2EMLL 33rd Anniversary Show (1)Jerry London defeated Karloff Lagarde in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match[1]
September 30EMLL 33rd Anniversary Show (2)René Guajardo defeated Jerry London in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match
December 16Juicio FinalEl Santo vs. Black Shadow in a singles match[2]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

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February 1VacatedN/AGuerrero left the promotion
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May 14Jerry LondonEMLL show
July 1René GuajardoEMLL show
No title changes
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March 13Pantera NegraEMLL show
September 6Black GordmanEMLL show
November 2Polo TorresEMLL show
No title changes
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February 6VacatedN/AChampionship vacated when Muñoz won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship
April 3Rolando CostaEMLL show
May 1Raul RojasEMLL show
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February 15Espanto IEMLL show
October 14El SantoEMLL show
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February 6Alberto MuñozEMLL show
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April 22Rayo de Jalisco and El SantoEMLL showDefeated Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde in the final of a tournament
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May 12Jarocita RiveroEMLL show
August 11Chabelo RomeroEMLL show

NWA

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January 7Gene KiniskiNWA show[3]

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. Lucha Libre Magazine, issue 166
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Wrestlers debuted in 1966: 1 - 26 of 26 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  5. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1966: 51 - 100 of 141 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  6. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1967: 1 - 50 of 133 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  7. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1966: 101 - 141 of 141 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  8. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1966: 1 - 50 of 141 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
  9. Web site: Wrestlers deceased in 1966: 1 - 14 of 14 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.

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