1968 in professional wrestling

1968 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 1968.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
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)
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)
March 9 Alberto Muñoz EMLL show [10]
incoming champion – Raul Guerrero[11]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 20 Estrella Blanca EMLL show [11]
incoming champion – El Nazi[12]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
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)
October 20 Vacated N/A Championship vacated after Muñoz won the Mexican National Middleweight Championship[13]
incoming champion – Possibly La Ola Blanca
(Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner)[14]
No title changes[14]
incoming champion – Uncertain[15]
No title changes[15]

NWA

Incoming Champion – Gene Kiniski[16]
No title changes[16]

Debuts

Births

Deaths

References

  1. Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.
  2. 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.
  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.
  4. 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.
  5. "EMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. December 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. 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)
  7. 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)
  8. 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)
  9. 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)
  10. 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)
  11. 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)
  12. 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)
  13. 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)
  14. 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)
  15. 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)
  16. 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)
  17. "Wrestlers debuted in 1968: 1 - 32 of 32". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  18. "Wrestlers born in 1968: 51 - 100 of 125". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  19. "Wrestlers born in 1968: 1 - 50 of 125". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  20. "Wrestlers born in 1968: 101 - 125 of 125". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  21. "Wrestlers deceased in 1968: 1 - 14 of 14". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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