1977 in professional wrestling
1977 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 1977.
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 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] |
September 23 | EMLL 44th Anniversary Show (1) | Fishman defeated Sangre Chicano 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) |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion – Alfonso Dantés[5] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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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] |
Incoming champion – El Faraón | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 11 | Perro Aguayo | EMLL show | ||
July 3 | Ringo Mendoza | EMLL show | ||
October 12 | Joe Plardy | EMLL show | ||
November 25 | El Faraon | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Mano Negra | ||||
No title changes |
Incoming champion – El Halcon | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 13 | Gran Markus | EMLL show | ||
June 24 | El Halcon | EMLL show | ||
December 18 | Raul Mata | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Ringo Mendoza | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 28 | Perro Aguayo | EMLL show | ||
March 11 | Vacant | EMLL show | ||
April 14 | José Luis Mendieta | EMLL show | ||
November 19 | Sangre Chicana | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Flama Azul[6] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 10 | Americo Rocca | EMLL show | [6] | |
July 1 | Flama Azul | EMLL show | ||
September 21 | Mario Valenzuela | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Dr. Wagner | ||||
No title changes |
Incoming champion – Blue Demon | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 27 | Fishman | EMLL show | ||
September 26 | Kung Fu | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Uncertain | ||||
No title changes |
NWA
Incoming champion – Terry Funk | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 6 | Harley Race | House show | ||
Births
- January 7 - Dustin Diamond (died in 2021)
- January 16 – Máscara Año 2000 Jr.
- January 17 – Kevin Fertig
- February 20 – Gail Kim
- March 20 – Homicide
- March 24 – Inquisidor
- March 26 – Sylvain Grenier
- 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 2 – A.J. Styles
- June 25 – Layla El
- June 26 – Mark Jindrak
- July 12 – Brock Lesnar[9]
- August 4 – Frankie Kazarian
- August 31 – Jeff Hardy[10]
- September 4 – Awesome Kong
- September 5 – Sin Cara[11]
- September 7 – Molly Holly
- November 10 – Katarina Waters
- November 20 – Dan Engler
Retirements
- Penny Banner (1954 - 1977)
Deaths
- March 15 - Antonino Rocca,[12] 54
References
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.
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