1962 in professional wrestling

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1962 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions[]

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1962.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows[]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
April EMLL 6. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico  
September 21 EMLL 29th Anniversary Show Antonio Poza (c) defeated Karloff Lagarde in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes[]

EMLL[]

incoming champion - Gory Guerrero[2]
No title changes[2]
incoming champion – Antonio Posa[3]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 18 René Guajardo EMLL show [3]
October 25 Rayo de Jalisco EMLL show [3]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[4]
No title changes[4]
incoming champion - Vacant[5]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 13 Pepe Mendieta EMLL show Defeated Gran Lothario in a tournament final.[5]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[6]
No title changes[6]
incoming champion – Juan Diaz[7]
No title changes[7]
incoming champion – Rubén Juárez[8]
No title changes[8]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[9]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 4 Blue Demon EMLL show [9]
April 28 Karloff Lagarde EMLL show [9]
incoming champion – possibly Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso[10]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Los Rebeldes
(Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde)
EMLL show [10]
incoming champion – Uncertain[11]
No title changes[11]

NWA[]

Incoming Champion – Buddy Rogers[12]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes[12]

Debuts[]

Births[]

[14]

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. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ a b c 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.
  10. ^ a b 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.
  11. ^ a b 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.
  12. ^ a b 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.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Wrestlers debuted in 1962: 1 - 30 of 30". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Wrestlers born in 1962: 1 - 50 of 94". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Wrestlers born in 1962: 51 - 94 of 94". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  16. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1959: 51 - 92 of 92". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1965: 51 - 100 of 131". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  18. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1961: 51 - 98 of 98". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "Wrestlers deceased in 1962: 1 - 26 of 26". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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