1964 in professional wrestling

1964 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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List of notable promotions

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Only one promotion held notable shows in 1964.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable live events

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Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
April EMLL 8. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico  
September 25 EMLL 31st Anniversary Show Rayo de Jalisco defeated Benny Galant (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

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Accomplishments and tournaments

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EMLL

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Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Occidente Welterweight Championship tournament Vick Amezcua January 1–17 [2]
NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament Benny Galant April 10–24 [2][3]
NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament Rayo de Jalisco September 11–19 [2]
Campeonato 1964 tournament Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo October 9–16 [2]

Championship changes

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EMLL

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incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[4]
No title changes[4]
incoming champion – Rayo de Jalisco[5]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 30 Benny Galant EMLL show [5]
September 25 Rayo de Jalisco EMLL 31st Anniversary Show [5]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[6]
No title changes[6]
incoming champion - Pepe Mendieta[7]
No title changes[7]
incoming champion – El Santo[8]
No title changes[8]
incoming champion – Chanoc[9]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 4 Ulises EMLL show [9]
June 12 Chanoc EMLL show [9]
incoming champion – Ray Mendoza[10]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 13 Raúl Reyes Carnaval de Campeones [10]
May 5 Alfonso Dantés EMLL show [10]
incoming champion – Javier Escobedo[11]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Vacated N/A Championship vacated after Escobedo died in an automobile accident[11]
April 13 Rizado Ruiz EMLL show Defeated Black Shadow in a tournament final[11]
incoming champion – Los Rebeldes (Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde) or Los Espantos (Espanto I and Espanto II)[12]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 16 Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo EMLL show [12]
incoming champion – Uncertain[13]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Chabela Romero EMLL show [13]
Incoming Champion – Lou Thesz[14]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes[14]

Debuts

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ 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 d "Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre >> Tournaments >> page 3". CageMatch. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b c 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b c 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h "Wrestlers debuted in 1964: 1 - 26 of 26". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Wrestlers born in 1964: 101 - 126 of 126". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1965: 101 - 131 of 131". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  20. ^ "BRIAN ADAMS PASSED AWAY | WrestlingFigs".
  21. ^ a b "Wrestlers deceased in 1964: 1 - 34 of 34". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.