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 |
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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 | 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]
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| No title changes[2] |
incoming champion – Antonio Posa[3]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| April 18 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | [3] | |
| October 25 | Rayo de Jalisco | EMLL show | [3] | |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[4]
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| No title changes[4] |
incoming champion - Vacant[5]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| May 13 | Pepe Mendieta | EMLL show | Defeated Gran Lothario in a tournament final.[5] | |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[6]
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| No title changes[6] |
incoming champion – Juan Diaz[7]
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| No title changes[7] |
incoming champion – Rubén Juárez[8]
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| No title changes[8] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[9]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| April 4 | Blue Demon | EMLL show | [9] | |
| April 28 | Karloff Lagarde | EMLL show | [9] | |
incoming champion – possibly Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso[10]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| Uncertain | Los Rebeldes (Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde) |
EMLL show | [10] | |
incoming champion – Uncertain[11]
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| No title changes[11] |
NWA[]
Incoming Champion – Buddy Rogers[12]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| No title changes[12] | ||||
Debuts[]
- Debut date uncertain:
- January 13 – Espanto III[13]
- March 19 – Dean Ho[13]
- November 2– Archie Gouldie[13]
Births[]
- January 7 – Devil Masami[14]
- January 9 – Luc Poirier
- January 12 – Luna Vachon[14](died in 2010) [1]
- January 21 – Mark Curtis[14](died in 1999) [2]
- February 11 – Bestia Salvaje[14](died in 2008) [3]
- February 13 – Baby Doll[14]
- March 13 – [15]
- March 19 – Jim Korderas[14]
- March 22 – Villano V[15]
- March 28 – The Warlord[15]
- April 3 – Curly Moe (died in 2015)
- April 10 – Super Muñeco (died in 2022)
- April 12 – Nobuhiko Takada[15]
- April 13 – Diane Von Hoffman (died in 2017)
- May 5 – Princess Victoria (wrestler)
- May 10 – Klondyke Kate[14]
- May 22 – Brian Pillman[14](died in 1997) [4]
- May 26 – Victor Zangiev[16]
- May 30 – Martha Villalobos[15]
- June 13 – Virgil[15]
- June 15 – Brad Armstrong (died in 2012)
- June 18 – Mitsuharu Misawa[15](died in 2009) [5]
- July 2 – Brakkus[14]
- July 18 – Dusty Wolfe
- July 29:
- July 31 – Kevin Greene[14](died in 2020)
- July 31 – John Laurinaitis[17]
- August 14 – Jeff Farmer
- August 15 – Kazuo Yamazaki
- September 2 – Tracy Smothers[15](died in 2020)
- September 7 – George South[14]
- September 28 – Atlantis
- October 2 – El Dandy[14]
- October 31 – Bill Fralic[14](died in 2018) [6]
- November 4 – El Hijo del Diablo[14]
- November 24 – Velvet McIntyre[18]
- November 28 – Davey Boy Smith[14](died in 2002) [7]
- November 30 – Jimmy Del Ray[14](died in 2014) [8]
- December 23 – Keiji Muto[14]
- December 26 – Mark Starr[15](died in 2013) [9]
Deaths[]
- March 2 – Gus Kallio[19] (70)
- April 20 – Joe Malcewicz (65)
- August 9 – Sam Avey (67)
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Wrestlers debuted in 1962: 1 - 30 of 30". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wrestlers born in 1959: 51 - 92 of 92". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Wrestlers born in 1965: 51 - 100 of 131". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Wrestlers born in 1961: 51 - 98 of 98". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Wrestlers deceased in 1962: 1 - 26 of 26". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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