1958 in professional wrestling
1958 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 1958.
| 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 | 2. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| September 26 | EMLL 25th Anniversary Show | Rolando Vera (c) defeated Black Shadow 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 - Vacant[2] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 13 | Dory Dixon | EMLL show | EMLL was given control of the championship after joining the National Wrestling Alliance. Dixon defeated Al Kashey to win the championship.[2] | |
incoming champion – Ronaldo Vera[3] | ||||
| No title changes[3] |
incoming champion – Blue Demon[4] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 31 | Karloff Lagarde | EMLL show | [4] | |
incoming champion - El Médico Asesino[5] | ||||
| No title changes[5] |
| No title changes[6] |
incoming champion – Vacant[7] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17 | Juan Diaz | EMLL show | Defeated Jesus Garcia to win the vacant championship[7] | |
incoming champion – Espectro I[8] | ||||
| No title changes[8] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[9] | ||||
| No title changes[9] |
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| Uncertain | Unknown | N/A | [10] | |
| Uncertain | Espectro I and Ray Mendoza | EMLL show | [10] | |
incoming champion – Uncertain[11] | ||||
| No title changes[11] |
NWA
Incoming Champion – Dick Hutton[12] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No title changes[12] | ||||
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
- March – Don Manoukian[13]
- May 2 – El Matemático[13]
- June – Johnny Saint[13]
- November 11 – Pedro Morales[13]
Births
- January 4 – Jim Powers[14]
- January 5 – Awesome Kong[14](died in 2012)
- January 8 – Rey Misterio[15]
- January 10 – Jerry Estrada[14]
- January 30 – Rocky King (died in 2022)
- January 31 – Dave Finlay[14]
- February 3 – Kerry Brown (wrestler) (died in 2009)
- February 4 – Outback Jack (wrestler)
- February 7 – Rusty Brooks (died in 2021)
- February 8 – Sensational Sherri[15](died in 2007)
- February 19 – Tommy Cairo[15]
- March 10:
- March 16 – Mike McGuirk
- March 22 – Wayne Bloom[15]
- March 24 – Dieusel Berto (died in 2018)
- March 28 – Curt Hennig[14](died in 2003)
- March 30 – Mike Rotunda[15]
- April 17 – Nailz[15]
- May 5 – Wally Yamaguchi[15](died in 2019)
- May 15 – Ron Simmons
- May 20 – Nikolai Zouev (died in 2022)
- May 28 – Barry Orton[14](died in 2021)
- June 2 – Lex Luger[14]
- June 8 – Dan Severn[14]
- June 16 – Ted Arcidi[15]
- June 18 – Tommy Stewart[15]
- June 23 – George Takano[14]
- June 24:
- Tiny Lister[15](died in 2020)
- Chicky Starr
- June 25 – Damien Demento[14]
- July 1 – Tom Magee[15]
- July 19 – Robert Gibson[15]
- July 22 – David Von Erich[14](died in 1984)
- July 26 – Romano Garcia
- August 12 – Motor City Madman
- August 14 – Bobby Eaton[14] (died in 2021)
- August 22:
- Stevie Ray[15]
- Brady Boone[14](died in 1998)
- August 25 – Len Denton[16]
- August 30 – King Kaluha[14]
- September 3 – Shiro Koshinaka[15]
- September 20 – Arn Anderson[14]
- September 6 – The Barbarian[14]
- October 6 – Rocky Della Serra
- October 15 – Jeff Gaylord[14](died in 2023)
- October 20 – Scott Hall[14](died in 2022)
- November 14 – Jim Martinez
- November 21:
- Ricky Santana[17]
- Johnny Rich
- November 26:
- El Texano[15](died in 2006)
- James Warring
- November 30 – Tom Zenk[15](died in 2017)
- December 5 – Dynamite Kid[14](died in 2018)
- December 7 – Rick Rude[15](died in 1998)
- December 21 – El Tirantes[15]
Deaths
- February 23 – Dean Detton, 49
- April 25 – Herman Hickman, 46
- June 20 – Dan McLeod, 97
- July 17 – Americus,[18] 74
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 1958: 1 - 39 of 39". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1958: 1 - 50 of 98". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1958: 51 - 92 of 92". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1960: 61 - 100 of 101". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1961: 51 - 98 of 98". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers deceased in 1958: 1 - 24 of 24". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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