1977_in_professional_wrestling
1977 in professional wrestling
Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1977
1977 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1977.
More information Promotion Name, Abbreviation ...
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | AJW |
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
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More information Date, Promotion(s) ...
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | EMLL | 21. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Alfonso Dantés defeated Chavo Guerrero (c) in a singles match for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship[1] |
| May 11 | NJPW | World League | Tokyo, Japan | Seiji Sakaguchi defeated The Masked Superstar |
| September 23 | EMLL | EMLL 44th Anniversary Show (1) | Mexico City, Mexico | Fishman defeated Sangre Chicana in a Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask vs. mask match; also in the match: El Cobarde[2] |
| September 30 | EMLL 44th Anniversary Show (2) | Fishman defeated El Cobarde in a Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask match[3] | ||
| December 9 | Juicio Final | El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza defeated Joe Palardy and Perro Aguayo in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs. hair match[4] | ||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | ||||
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- April 30 – At the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Superstar Billy Graham used both feet on the ropes to pin Bruno Sammartino to become the World Wide Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion.
- September 27 – Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka defeated Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko to win the vacant World Wide Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions in an elimination tournament.
AJW
More information Accomplishment, Winner ...
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Yukie Urushibara (Lucy Kayama) | ||
| World League | Yumi Ikeshita |
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Main article: List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards
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EMLL
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incoming champion – Alfonso Dantés[5] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Chavo Guerrero | WWA show | [1] | |
| March 13 | Roddy Piper | WWA show | [1] | |
| March 15 | Chavo Guerrero | WWA show | [1] | |
| April 21 | Alfonso Dantés | EMLL show | [1] | |
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| Incoming champion – El Faraón | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11 | Perro Aguayo | EMLL show | ||
| July 3 | Ringo Mendoza | EMLL show | ||
| October 12 | Joe Plardy | EMLL show | ||
| November 25 | El Faraon | EMLL show | ||
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| Incoming champion – Mano Negra | ||||
| No title changes |
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| Incoming champion – El Halcon | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 13 | Gran Markus | EMLL show | ||
| June 24 | El Halcon | EMLL show | ||
| December 18 | Raul Mata | EMLL show | ||
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| Incoming champion – Ringo Mendoza | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 28 | Perro Aguayo | EMLL show | ||
| March 11 | Vacant | EMLL show | ||
| April 14 | José Luis Mendieta | EMLL show | ||
| November 19 | Sangre Chicana | EMLL show | ||
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| Incoming champion – Flama Azul[6] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | Americo Rocca | EMLL show | [6] | |
| July 1 | Flama Azul | EMLL show | ||
| September 21 | Mario Valenzuela | EMLL show | ||
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| Incoming champion – Dr. Wagner | ||||
| No title changes |
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| Incoming champion – Blue Demon | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 27 | Fishman | EMLL show | ||
| September 26 | Kung Fu | EMLL show | ||
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| Incoming champion – Uncertain | ||||
| No title changes |
NWA
More information Date, Winner ...
| Incoming champion – Terry Funk | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6 | Harley Race | House show | ||
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IWE
More information Accomplishment, Winner ...
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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| IWA World Series | Rusher Kimura | March 26 |
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- Date of birth uncertain:
- January 7 - Dustin Diamond (died in 2021)
- January 16 – Máscara Año 2000 Jr.
- January 17 – Kevin Fertig
- February 15 - Gran Naniwa (died in 2010)
- February 20 – Gail Kim
- February 24 - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- February 28 - Lance Archer
- February 28 - Aaron Aguilera
- March 8 - Michael Tarver
- March 20:
- March 24 – Inquisidor
- March 26 – Sylvain Grenier
- March 31 - Allison Danger
- April 4 - Stephan Bonnar (died in 2022)
- April 13 – Christian York
- April 19 - Jonny Storm
- April 20 - Jon Hugger
- April 23 – John Cena
- April 29 – Titus O'Neil
- May 9 – Averno
- May 11 – Bobby Roode[7][8]
- May 23 – Alan Stone
- May 25 – Alberto Del Rio
- June 1 - James Storm
- June 2 – A.J. Styles
- June 25 – Layla El
- June 26 – Mark Jindrak
- July 5:
- July 12 – Brock Lesnar[9]
- July 19 - Tony Mamaluke
- July 21 - Sara Calaway
- August 1 – Yoshi Tatsu
- August 4 – Frankie Kazarian
- August 31 – Jeff Hardy[10]
- September 4 – Awesome Kong
- September 5:
- September 7 – Molly Holly
- September 8 - X-Fly
- September 10 - Mike DiBiase (born 1977)
- September 11 - Josette Bynum
- September 25 - Atsushi Aoki (died in 2019)
- October 3 - Danny Basham
- October 20 - Steve Anthony
- November 15 -Cima
- November 20 – Dan Engler
- December 10 - Essa Rios
- December 12 - The Butcher
- December 14 - Brain Damage (died in 2012)
- December 18 - The Messiah
- December 28 - Xavier (died in 2020)
- Uncertain debut date
- Michael Hayes
- Moondog Spot
- One Man Gang
- Nightmare Danny Davis
- Joe Malenko
- Brutus Beefcake
- B. Brian Blair
- The Grappler
- Gary Young
- Mami Kumano (All Japan Women)
- Lucy Kayama (All Japan Women)
- February 10 - George Takano
- June 11 - David Von Erich
- August 10 - Hulk Hogan
- September 5 - Tomi Aoyama (All Japan Women)
- October 23 - Bad News Brown
- November 8 - Takashi Ishikawa
- Penny Banner (1954–1977)
- Octavio Gaona (1934–1977)
- January 28 - George Bollas, 53
- March 15 - Antonino Rocca,[12] 55
- July 28 - Bull Ortega, 55
- August 27 - Billy Riley, 81
- September 27 - Roy Welch, 75
- October 8 - Joe Greenstein, 84
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "44th Anniversary Show #1". Pro Wrestling History. September 29, 1977. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- "44th Anniversary Show #2". Pro Wrestling History. September 30, 1977. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- Centinela, Teddy (December 2, 2015). "En un día como hoy... 1977: El Faraón destrona a Joe Polardi — Halcón Ortiz rapa a Herodes". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- 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.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "Bobby Roode (@RealBobbyRoode)". Twitter. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- "Bobby Roode (@RealBobbyRoode)". Twitter. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- "Biography for Brock Lesnar". IMDB.com. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- "Online World of Wrestling: Jeff Hardy". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
- "Hunico". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- "Antonino Rocca Dies At 56". Classic Wrestling Articles. Classic Wrestling Articles. Retrieved 8 August 2015.