1956 in professional wrestling
1956 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 1956.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | EMLL | Arena Coliseo 13th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Uncertain |
| September 21 | EMLL 23rd Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | El Santo defeated El Gladiador in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask match |
Notable events
Arena Mexico as seen from Calle Dr Lavista.
- January 6 - Heavyweight Wrestling debuts in the Northeast as the main television program of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation based from Turner's Arena in Washington, DC.
- April – Arena México opens, built by Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; "Mexican Wrestling Enterprise") owner Salvador Lutteroth. Arena México became EMLL's main venue from that point forward and is referred to as the Cathedral of Lucha Libre.[1][2]
Championship changes
EMLL
Incoming champion – Frank Stojack[3] | ||||
| No title changes[4] |
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19 | Rolando Vera | EMLL show | [5] | |
Incoming champion – Blue Demon[4] | ||||
| No title changes[4] |
Incoming champion – vacant[6] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7 | El Médico Asesino | EMLL show | [6] | |
Incoming champion –vacant[7] | ||||
| No title changes[7] |
Incoming champion – vacant[8] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 9 | Tarzán López | EMLL show | [8] | |
Incoming champion – El Gladiador[6] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| May 31 | El Santo | EMLL show | [6] | |
Incoming champion – vacant[9] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| April 6 | Jalisco Gonzalez | EMLL show | [9] | |
Incoming champion – Irma Gonzales[10] | ||||
| No title changes[10] |
NWA
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 15 | Whipper Billy Watson | NWA show | Won the championship by count out[11] | |
| November 9 | Lou Thesz | NWA show | [11] | |
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
Births
- January 10 – Denny Brown
- January 11 – Kuniaki Kobayashi[13]
- March 18 – Rick Martel[13]
- March 21 – Angel Gabriele (died in 2016)
- March 23 – Ryuma Go (died in 2009)
- March 24 – Teijo Khan (died in 2020)
- March 28 – Dangerous Danny Davis[13]
- April 5 – Diamond Dallas Page[13]
- April 14 – Larry Winters (died in 2015)
- April 21 – Vicky Williams[14]
- May 7 – Hercules[13](died in 2004)
- May 9 – Frank Andersson[13](died in 2018)
- May 11:
- Espanto Jr.[13]
- Sunny War Cloud[14]
- May 14 – Kasavubu (d. 1982)
- May 24 – Super Parka[14]
- May 25:
- June 4 – Joe Malenko
- July 13 – Tiger Jackson[13]
- July 19:
- July 26 – Tommy Rich[14]
- July 28 – Jimmy Jackson (wrestler) (died in 2008)
- August 8 – Taras Bulba[14](died in 2016)
- September 16 – Kazuharu Sonoda[13](died in 1987)
- September 18 – Súper Kendo[14]
- September 21 – Ricky Morton[13]
- September 26 – Richard Charland
- October 12 – Emilio Charles Jr. (died in 2012)
- October 22 – Bob Ryder (died in 2020)
- November 2 – Mike Davis[13](died in 2001)
- November 3 – Korstia Korchenko
- November 6 – Tony Rumble[14](died in 1999)
- November 20 – Momma Benjamin
- December 20 – Super Strong Machine[14]
- December 27 – Masashi Aoyagi (died in 2022)
- December 31 – MS-1[13](died in 2012)
Deaths
- May 19 – Jack Taylor (Canadian wrestler) (69)
References
- "Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroths". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2005. pp. 20–27. ISBN 968-6842-48-9.
- Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family affair". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- 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.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 394. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- 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.
- "Wrestlers debuted in 1956: 1 - 13 of 13". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1956: 1 - 50 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1956: 51 - 69 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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