1960 in professional wrestling

1960 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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List of notable promotions

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Only one promotion held notable shows in 1960.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
April EMLL 4. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico  
September 23 EMLL 27th Anniversary Show Ruben Juarez defeated Ray Mendoza in a tournament final for the vacant Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

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Accomplishments and tournaments

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EMLL

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Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship tournament Ruben Juarez May 15–29 [2]

Championship changes

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EMLL

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incoming champion - Ray Mendoza[3]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 30 Gory Guerrero EMLL show [3]
incoming champion – Ronaldo Vera[4]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 13 René Guajardo EMLL show [4]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[5]
No title changes[5]
incoming champion - El Médico Asesino[6]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 16 Vacant N/A Championship vacated when Médico Asesino died.[6]
incoming champion – El Santo[7]
No title changes[7]
incoming champion – Juan Diaz[8]
No title changes[8]
incoming champion – Espectro I[2]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Vacated N/A Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[2]
September 23 Rubén Juárez EMLL show Defeated Ray Mendoza to win the vacant championship[2]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[9]
No title changes[9]
incoming champion – Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso[10]
No title changes[10]
incoming champion – Uncertain[11]
No title changes[11]
Incoming Champion – Pat O'Connor[12]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes[12]

Debuts

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  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 c d 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  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 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 j k l "Wrestlers debuted in 1960: 1 - 31 of 31". 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 s t "Wrestlers born in 1960: 61 - 100 of 101". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  15. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1961: 51 - 98 of 98". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  16. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1957: 1 - 50 of 85". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Wrestlers born in 1960: 1 - 50 of 101". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  18. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1959: 1 - 50 of 95". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1956: 1 - 50 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  20. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1962: 51 - 94 of 94". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  21. ^ a b c d "Wrestlers deceased in 1960: 1 - 21 of 21". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  22. ^ "Wrestlers deceased in 1963: 1 - 25 of 25". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.