1960 in professional wrestling

1960 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of years in professional wrestling

List of notable promotions

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1960.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
April EMLL 4. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico  
September 23 EMLL 27th Anniversary Show Ruben Juarez defeated Ray Mendoza in a tournament final for the vacant Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

Accomplishments and tournaments

EMLL

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship tournament Ruben Juarez May 15 - 29 [2]

Championship changes

EMLL

incoming champion - Ray Mendoza[3]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 30 Gory Guerrero EMLL show [3]
incoming champion – Ronaldo Vera[4]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 13 René Guajardo EMLL show [4]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[5]
No title changes[5]
incoming champion - El Médico Asesino[6]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 16 Vacant N/A Championship vacated when Médico Asesino died.[6]
incoming champion – El Santo[7]
No title changes[7]
incoming champion – Juan Diaz[8]
No title changes[8]
incoming champion – Espectro I[2]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Vacated N/A Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[2]
September 23 Rubén Juárez EMLL show Defeated Ray Mendoza to win the vacant championship[2]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[9]
No title changes[9]
incoming champion – Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso[10]
No title changes[10]
incoming champion – Uncertain[11]
No title changes[11]

NWA

Incoming Champion – Pat O'Connor[12]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes[12]

Debuts

Births

Date of Birth Unknown:

Deaths

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  6. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  7. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  8. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  9. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  10. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  11. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  12. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  13. "Wrestlers debuted in 1960: 1 - 31 of 31". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  14. "Wrestlers born in 1957: 51 - 85 of 85". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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  19. "Wrestlers born in 1959: 1 - 50 of 95". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  20. "Wrestlers born in 1956: 1 - 50 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  21. "Wrestlers born in 1962: 51 - 94 of 94". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  22. "Wrestlers deceased in 1960: 1 - 21 of 21". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  23. "Wrestlers deceased in 1963: 1 - 25 of 25". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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