1967 in professional wrestling
1967 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 1967.
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 | 11. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
September 29 | EMLL 34th Anniversary Show | Ángel Blanco defeated Ángel Exterminador in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask match | ||
December 19 | Juicio Final | Aníbal defeated Red Terror in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. mask match[2] | ||
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Accomplishments and tournaments
EMLL
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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NWA World Middleweight Championship tournament | Rene Guajardo | September 29 | [3][4] |
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship #1 contendership tournament | Alfonso Dantés | September 22 - October 6 | [3] |
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion – Vacant[5] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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August 4 | Ray Mendoza | EMLL show | Defeated Dory Dixon to win the vacant championship.[5] |
incoming champion – René Guajardo[6] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 10 | Rey Mendoza | EMLL show | [6] | |
May | Vacant | N/A | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[6] | |
July 29 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | [6] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[7] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 7 | Vento Castella | EMLL show | [7] | |
July 3 | Karloff Lagarde | EMLL show | [7] |
incoming champion - Polo Torres[8] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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October 30 | Henry Pilusso | EMLL show | [8] |
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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June 22 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | [9] |
incoming champion – Raul Rojas[10] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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September 7 | Raul Guerrero | EMLL show | [10] |
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March | Espanto I | EMLL show | [11] | |
June 12 | Mil Máscaras | EMLL show | [11] | |
October 15 | El Nazi | EMLL show | [11] |
incoming champion – Alberto Muñoz[12] | ||||
No title changes[12] |
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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Uncertain | Unknown | N/A | [13] | |
Uncertain | La Ola Blanca (Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner) |
EMLL show | [13] |
incoming champion – Uncertain[14] | ||||
No title changes[14] |
NWA
Incoming Champion – Gene Kiniski[15] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes[15] |
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
- July 1 - Aiko Kyo (All Japan Women)
- August 5 – Seiji Sakaguchi[16]
- August 19 – Ole Anderson[16]
- October – Ari Romero[16]
Births
- Date of birth uncertain:
- Jumbo Baretta[17]
- January 4 – Nelson Veilleux
- January 10 – Yumiko Hotta[18]
- January 13 – Reno Riggins[18]
- January 17 – Luther Biggs
- January 22 – Manabu Nakanishi[17]
- February 8:
- Dino Casanova (died in 2002)
- Yuki Ishikawa
- February 18 – Rick Fuller
- February 21 – Danny Boy Collins
- February 22 – Psicosis II[18]
- March 1 – Scotty Riggs[18]
- March 4 – Johnnie Stewart[17]
- March 9 – Bison Kimura[19]
- March 11 – Pitbull #1
- March 17 – Billy Corgan[19]
- March 27 – Kenta Kobashi[17]
- March 28 – Yoji Anjo[18]
- April 13 – Mo[20]
- April 14 – Jeff Jarrett[17]
- April 17 – Enson Inoue
- April 23 – Mark Young (died in 2016)
- April 25 – J.T. Smith
- April 26 – Kane[17]
- April 29 – Master P
- May 2 – Marty Garner
- May 4 – Jim Steele
- May 9 – Kevin Kelly[17]
- May 10 – Nitro
- May 17 – Lori Fullington[17]
- May 21 – Chris Benoit[19](died in 2007)
- May 24 – Bambi
- May 28 – Buddy Wayne[19](died in 2017)
- May 30 – Vampiro[18]
- June 1 – Scoot Andrews
- June 29 – Heidi Lee Morgan[19]
- July 3 – KeMonito[17]
- July 9 – Andy Barrow[19]
- July 13 – Akira Hokuto[19]
- July 24 – Buck Quartermain[19]
- July 26 – Pitbull #2[17](died in 2003)
- August 3 – Picudo[17](died in 2018)
- August 5 – Brody Steele
- August 8:
- August 13 – Chad Fortune
- September 9 – Mark Shrader
- September 19 – Alexander Karelin[19]
- September 20 – Roger Anderson
- September 22 – Super Delfin[18]
- September 29 – Joey Maggs[17](died in 2006)
- October 2 – Pierrothito[17]
- October 9 – Eddie Guerrero[19](died in 2005)
- October 11 – Tazz[18]
- October 13 – Don Callis
- October 22 – Andrew Anderson
- October 25 – Latin Lover[17]
- October 26 – Combat Toyoda[19]
- November 1 – Plum Mariko[17](died in 1997)
- November 9 – Tim Fischer
- November 13 – Ice Train
- November 15 – Michiyoshi Ohara
- November 22 – Ron Powers[18]
- December 15:
- December 19 – Erik Watts[19]
- December 21:
- Jake Gymini[17]
- Jesse Gymini[17]
- Harley Saito (died in 2016)
- December 30 – PCO[17]
Deaths
- January 7 - Leo Savage, 66
- June 29 – Primo Carnera[21] 60
- July 13 - Art Shires, 60
- August 1 – Gorila Ramos[21] 53
- September 23 – Stanislaus Zbyszko, 88
References
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- Centinela, Teddy (July 2, 2015). "En un día como hoy... Aníbal destapa a Red Terror... Adrian Street en México". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- "Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre >> Tournaments >> page 3". CageMatch. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- 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.
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