1966_in_professional_wrestling
1966 in professional wrestling
Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1966
1966 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1966.
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Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
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Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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April | EMLL | 10. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
September 2 | EMLL 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 30 | EMLL 33rd Anniversary Show (2) | René Guajardo defeated Jerry London in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match[1] | ||
December 16 | Juicio Final | El Santo vs. Black Shadow in a singles match[2] | ||
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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EMLL
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incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[3] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 1 | Vacated | N/A | Guerrero left the promotion[3] |
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incoming champion – René Guajardo[4] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 14 | Jerry London | EMLL show | [4] | |
July 1 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | [4] |
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incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[5] | ||||
No title changes[5] |
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incoming champion - Chico Casaola[6] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 13 | Pantera Negra | EMLL show | [6] | |
September 6 | Black Gordman | EMLL show | [6] | |
November 2 | Polo Torres | EMLL show | [6] |
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No title changes[7] |
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incoming champion – Alberto Muñoz[8] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 6 | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated when Muñoz won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship[8] | |
April 3 | Rolando Costa | EMLL show | [8] | |
May 1 | Raul Rojas | EMLL show | [8] |
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incoming champion – Alfonso Dantés[9] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 15 | Espanto I | EMLL show | [9] | |
October 14 | El Santo | EMLL show | [9] |
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incoming champion – Huracán Ramírez[10] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 6 | Alberto Muñoz | EMLL show | [10] |
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incoming champion – Unknown[11] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 22 | Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo | EMLL show | Defeated Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde in the final of a tournament |
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incoming champion – Chabela Romero[12] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 12 | Jarocita Rivero | EMLL show | [12] | |
August 11 | Chabelo Romero | EMLL show | [12] |
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NWA
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 7 | Gene Kiniski | NWA show | [13] |
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- Debut date uncertain:
- January 26 - André the Giant
- February 16 - Carlos Colón
- March 1 - Jumbo Miyamoto (All Japan Women)
- September 16 - Baron Von Raschke[14]
- October 2 - Gran Cochisse[14]
- October 12 - Haruka Eigen
- December - Bobby Duncum Sr.[14]
- January 3 – Itzuki Yamazaki
- January 4 – La Parka II[15](died in 2020)
- January 12 – Tariel Bitsadze
- January 13 – Rockin' Rebel[16](died in 2018)
- January 20 – Haystacks Calhoun Jr.
- January 28 – Tim Patterson
- January 30 – Jeque[15]
- January 31 – Giant González[17](died in 2010)
- February 10 –Chris Youngblood[18](died in 2021)
- March 8 – Ursula Hayden (died in 2022)
- March 11 – Robby Brookside[16]
- March 13 – Akira Nogami[17]
- March 24 – Mitsuhiro Matsunaga[15]
- April 4 – Ulf Herman[16]
- April 6 – Tiffany Million
- April 18 – Todd Pettengill
- April 19 – El Samurai[16]
- April 23 – Bubba the Love Sponge
- May 9 – Brazo Cibernético[17](died in 1999)
- May 20 – Maniaco[15]
- May 22:
- May 26:
- May 28 – Jerrito Estrada[15]
- June 21:
- June 28 – Erik Paulson
- June 30 – Mike Tyson
- July 9:
- July 10 – Johnny Grunge[15](died in 2006)
- July 16:
- Arkángel de la Muerte[17](died in 2018)
- Blue Demon Jr.[17]
- July 22 – Shaun Simpson[16]
- August 1 – Mike Chioda[15]
- August 2 – Takashi Iizuka[16]
- August 3 – Butterbean
- August 4 – Kensuke Sasaki[15]
- August 7 – Asya
- August 8 – Miwa Sato
- August 19 – Lilian Garcia
- August 22 – Hardbody Harrison[17]
- August 30 – Scott Stanford
- September 19 – Yoshihiro Takayama[16]
- October 2 – Yokozuna[16](died in 2000)
- October 5 – Terri Runnels[16]
- October 8 – Art Barr[17](died in 1994)
- October 21 – Chris Hamrick[17]
- October 25 – Perry Saturn[16]
- October 31 – Koji Kanemoto[15]
- November 2 – Yoshinari Ogawa[16]
- November 10 – Bill DeMott[17]
- November 11 – Scorpio Jr.[16]
- November 13 – Mike Anthony[15]
- November 22 – Ed Ferrara[17]
- November 26 – Brian Lee[17]
- November 29 – John Bradshaw Layfield[15]
- December 2 – Jinsei Shinzaki[15]
- December 8
- December 12 – Último Dragón[16]
- December 15 – Chocoball Mukai[17]
- December 16 – Mens Teioh[15]
- December 18 – Espectrito[17](died in 2016)
- December 27:
- Bill Goldberg[17]
- Jerry Tuite[15](died in 2003)
- March 17 – Don Eagle, 40
- March 30 – Sammy Stein, 60
- May 17 – Randolph Turpin, 37
- August 8 – Ed Lewis[19] 75
- May 25 – Chris Zaharias[19] 52
- August 1 – Jack Spellman, 67
- October 16 – Sándor Szabó[19] 60
- November 10 – Ad Santel[19] 79
- November 15 - Dimitrios Tofalos, 82
- Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares" [CMLL: 79 stories, 79 anniversaries, the 70 main events]. Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- Lucha Libre Magazine, issue 166
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title [Lutteroth]". 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 [Lutteroth]". 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 [Lutteroth]". 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 [Lutteroth]". 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 [Lutteroth]". 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 [Lutteroth]". 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[Lutteroth]". 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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- "Wrestlers born in 1966: 51 - 100 of 141". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1966: 101 - 141 of 141". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1966: 1 - 50 of 141". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1967: 1 - 50 of 133". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers deceased in 1966: 1 - 14 of 14". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.