1976 in professional wrestling
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1976 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Contents
Calendar of notable live events
Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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EMLL | 20. Aniversario de Arena México | April 23 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
WWWF | Showdown at Shea | June 25 | Shea Stadium | Flushing, New York | 32,000[1] |
EMLL | EMLL 43rd Anniversary Show | September 24 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Notable incidents
Births
- January 23 – Nigel McGuinness
- February 24 – Monster Clown
- March 6 – Ken Anderson
- April 16 – Phil Baroni
- July 16 – Bobby Lashley
- September 10 – Matt Morgan
- September 24 – Stephanie McMahon[2]
- November 13 – Hiroshi Tanahashi
- November 23 – Kristina Laum
- November 25 – Adam Firestorm (d. 2009)
- November 26 – Maven
- December 23 – Jamie Noble
- Unknown – GQ Money
Debuts
- Uncertain debut date
Retirements
- Mitsu Arakawa (1953 – 1976)
- Bob Geigel (1950 – 1976)
- George Gordienko (1946 – 1976)
- Stan Kowalski (1948 – 1976)
- Betty Niccoli (1963 – 1976)
- Antonino Rocca (1942 – 1976)
- Hans Schmidt (1949 – 1976)
- Kinji Shibuya (1952 – 1976)
References
- ^ Cawthon, Graham (2013). The History of Professional Wrestling: The Results WWF 1963–1989. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-4928-2597-5.
- ^ "Stephanie McMahon Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved May 1, 2008.