1963 in professional wrestling

List of years in professional wrestling

1963 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions

Only two promotions held notable shows in 1963.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Southwest Sports Southwest Sports
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
January 29 Southwest Sports Parade of Champions Dallas, Texas Lou Thesz (c) wrestled Ray Gunkel to a double count-out in a two out of three falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
April EMLL 7. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico  
June 4 Southwest Sports Parade of Champions Dallas, Texas Lou Thesz (c) defeated Dory Dixon in a two out of three falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
September 6 EMLL EMLL 30th Anniversary Show (1) Mexico City, Mexico Ruben Jaurez defeated Espanto II in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. hair match[1]
September 27 EMLL EMLL 30th Anniversary Show (2) Mexico City, Mexico Espanto I defeated Ruben Jaurez in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. hair match

[1]

(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

Championship changes

EMLL

incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[2]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 6 Ali Bey EMLL show [2]
September 24 Gory Guerrero EMLL show [2]
incoming champion – Rayo de Jalisco[3]
No title changes[3]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[4]
No title changes[4]
incoming champion - Pepe Mendieta[5]
No title changes[5]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[6]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 28 El Santo EMLL show [6]
incoming champion – Juan Diaz[7]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 17 Chanoc EMLL show [7]
incoming champion – Rubén Juárez[8]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 14 Espanto I EMLL 27th Anniversary Show [8]
November 30 Ray Mendoza EMLL show [8]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[9]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Unknown Vacated N/A Championship vacated, as Lagarde already held the NWA World Welterweight Championship
November 15 Javier Escobedo EMLL show [9]
incoming champion – Los Rebeldes (Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde) or Los Espantos (Espanto I and Espanto II)[10]
No title changes[10]
incoming champion – Uncertain[11]
No title changes[11]

NWA

Incoming Champion – Buddy Rogers[12]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 24 Lou Thesz NWA show [12]

Debuts

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ a b 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 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. ^ 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. ^ 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  6. ^ 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  7. ^ 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  8. ^ a b c 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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  17. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1966: 101 - 141 of 141". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  18. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1968: 1 - 50 of 125". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1965: 1 - 50 of 131". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  20. ^ a b c "Wrestlers deceased in 1963: 1 - 25 of 25". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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