1966 in professional wrestling

1966 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 1966.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
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) Rene 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)

Championship changes

EMLL

incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[3]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 1 Vacated N/A Guerrero left the promotion[3]
incoming champion – René Guajardo[4]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 14 Jerry London EMLL show [4]
July 1 René Guajardo EMLL show [4]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[5]
No title changes[5]
incoming champion - Chico Casaola[6]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 13 Pantera Negra EMLL show [6]
September 6 Black Gordman EMLL show [6]
November 2 Polo Torres EMLL show [6]
incoming champion – El Santo[7]
No title changes[7]
incoming champion – Alberto Muñoz[8]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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]
incoming champion – Alfonso Dantés[9]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 15 Espanto I EMLL show [9]
October 14 El Santo EMLL show [9]
incoming champion – Huracán Ramírez[10]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 6 Alberto Muñoz EMLL show [10]
incoming champion – Unknown[11]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 22 Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo EMLL show Defeated Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde in the final of a tournament
incoming champion – Chabela Romero[12]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 12 Jarocita Rivero EMLL show [12]
August 11 Chabelo Romero EMLL show [12]

NWA

Incoming Champion – Lou Thesz[13]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 7 Gene Kiniski NWA show [13]

Debuts

Births

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. Lucha Libre Magazine, issue 166
  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 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)
  10. 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)
  11. 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)
  12. 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)
  13. 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)
  14. "Wrestlers debuted in 1966: 1 - 26 of 26". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  15. "Wrestlers born in 1966: 51 - 100 of 141". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  16. "Wrestlers born in 1966: 101 - 141 of 141". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  17. "Wrestlers born in 1966: 1 - 50 of 141". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  18. "Wrestlers born in 1967: 1 - 50 of 133". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  19. "Wrestlers deceased in 1966: 1 - 14 of 14". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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