1968 in professional wrestling
1968 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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List of notable promotions
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1968.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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April 26 | EMLL | 12. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Huracán Ramírez defeated El Enfermero, Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match[1][2][3] |
September 20 | EMLL 35th Anniversary Show | Karloff Lagarde (c) defeated Blue Demon in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Welterweight Championship[4] | ||
December 13 | Juicio Final | El Solitario defeated Ray Mendoza in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. hair match[5] | ||
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion – Ray Mendoza[6] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 19 | Ángel Blanco | EMLL show | [6] | |
December 25 | Ray Mendoza | EMLL show | [6] |
incoming champion – René Guajardo[7] | ||||
No title changes[7] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[8] | ||||
No title changes[8] |
incoming champion - Henry Pilusso[9] | ||||
No title changes[9] |
incoming champion – René Guajardo[10] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 9 | Alberto Muñoz | EMLL show | [10] |
incoming champion – Raul Guerrero[11] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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August 20 | Estrella Blanca | EMLL show | [11] |
incoming champion – El Nazi[12] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 22 | Mil Máscaras | EMLL show | [12] | |
April 10 | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[12] |
incoming champion – Alberto Muñoz[13] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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October 20 | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated after Muñoz won the Mexican National Middleweight Championship[13] |
No title changes[14] |
incoming champion – Uncertain[15] | ||||
No title changes[15] |
NWA
Incoming Champion – Gene Kiniski[16] | ||||
No title changes[16] |
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
- January 1 – Ringo Mendoza[17]
- February 24 – Enrique Vera[17]
- April 26 – Kim Duk[17]
- November 1 – Jimmy Garvin[17]
- December – Chavo Guerrero Sr.[17]
Births
- January 5 – Noboru Asahi[18]
- January 8 – Bull Nakano[19]
- January 9 – Silver King[20](died in 2019)
- January 12 – Big Dick Dudley[19](died in 2002)
- January 15 – Bull Buchanan
- January 31 – Ray Odyssey[18]
- February 13 – Daisuke Ikeda[19]
- March 7 – Súper Brazo[20]
- April 16 – Vickie Guerrero[20]
- March 19 – Eddie Watts[19]
- March 31 – Naoya Ogawa[18]
- April 24:
- Yuji Nagata[20]
- El Espantito[19](died in 2020)
- May 10 – William Regal[20]
- May 14 – Mantaur[18]
- May 24 – Rayo Tapatío I[18]
- May 26 – Simon Diamond[20]
- June 17 – Minoru Suzuki[18]
- June 20 – Mr. Gannosuke[18]
- June 30 – The Bodyguard[19]
- July 3 – Sombrita[20]
- July 18 – Pequeño Violencia[18]
- August 5 – Kendo Kashin[18]
- August 11:
- August 24 – FUNAKI[19]
- September 28:
- October 30 – Dr. Luther[19]
- November 3 – Dirty White Girl[19]
- November 12 – Glenn Gilbertti[19]
- November 29 – Hayabusa[19](died in 2016)
- December 8 – Michael Cole[18]
- December 9:
- December 10:
- December 26 – Mideon[18]
Deaths
- January 15 – Firpo Segura[21]
- February 19 – George Hackenschmidt[21]
- May 30 – Espanto I[21]
- June 10 – Wladek Zbyszko[21]
References
- Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.
- Madigan, Dan (2007). "Huracán Ramírez". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Huracán Ramírez (1926) (in Spanish). Mexico. 2008. p. 21. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
- 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.
- "EMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. December 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
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