1964 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions Only one promotion held notable shows in 1964. Promotion NameAbbreviationEMLL
Calendar of notable live events Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main EventAprilEMLL8. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico September 25EMLL 31st Anniversary ShowRayo de Jalisco defeated Benny Galant (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
Notable events March Dick the Bruiser and Wilbur Snyder opened the World Wrestling Association professional wrestling promotion based out of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Accomplishments and tournaments EMLL AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesOccidente Welterweight Championship tournamentVick AmezcuaJanuary 1–17NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournamentBenny GalantApril 10–24NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournamentRayo de JaliscoSeptember 11–19Campeonato 1964 tournamentRayo de Jalisco and El SantoOctober 9–16
Championship changes EMLL No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 30Benny GalantEMLL showSeptember 25Rayo de JaliscoEMLL 31st Anniversary Show
No title changes
No title changes
No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 4UlisesEMLL showJune 12ChanocEMLL show
No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)UncertainVacatedN/AChampionship vacated after Escobedo died in an automobile accidentApril 21Rizado RuizEMLL showDefeated Black Shadow in a tournament final
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)October 16Rayo de Jalisco and El SantoEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)December 6Chabela RomeroEMLL show
NWA DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s) No title changes
Debuts Debut date uncertain: Alberto Muñoz Johnny Rodz Joyce Grable Paul Jones Thunderbolt Patterson Lumberjack Pierre May 6 Jimmy Valiant October 31 The Great Kabuki November Kendo Nagasaki
Retirements June Byers (1944-1964) Dick Hutton (1952-1964) Kurt Von Poppenheim (1937-1964)
Births Date of birth uncertain: Doug Flex January 1 Mick Tierney January 3 Dan Sileo January 4: Riki Takeuchi J. T. Southern January 6: Jacqueline Konnan January 13 Zuleyma January 14 Ernest Miller January 19 Sonny Blaze February 3 Pantera February 5 Poison Julie Sawada February 7 Ron Hutchison February 9 Madusa February 14 Ken Shamrock February 16 Shunji Takano February 18 Tim Storm February 19 Botswana Beast March 2 Mike Von Erich(died in 1987) March 3 Glenn Kulka March 9: Koki Kitahara Steve Wilkos March 14 Bryan Clark March 16 Henry O. Godwinn March 22 El Felino March 31 Fez Whatley (died in 2021) April 10 EZ Ryder April 11 Takahiro Takigawa April 14 Brian Adams(died in 2007) April 18 Brick Bronsky (died in 2021) April 20 Big Guido May 6 Brian Knobbs May 13 Glacier May 17 Woman(died in 2007) May 22 Marcus Dupree May 31 Randy Mulkey June 18 Big Vito June 23 Mosco de la Merced(died in 2024) July 2: Charles Robinson Joe Gomez Hisakatsu Oya July 3 Jack Victory July 5 Jerry Sags July 6 Rick Patterson July 31 Wellington Wilkins Jr. August 1 Prince Iaukea August 10 Savio Vega August 19 Toni Adams (d. 2010) August 20 Tori August 23 TARU August 28: The Colorado Kid John Cozman (died in 2016) September 2 Skayde September 5 Emmanuel Yarbrough (died in 2015) September 8 Raven September 20 Scott Hudson October 6 Dixie Carter October 9 Rockin' Robin October 26 Nicole Bass (died in 2017) October 30 Shinobu Kandori October 31 The Boogeyman (wrestler) November 13 Mike Samples November 21: Shane Douglas Tsuyoshi Kikuchi November 30 Jushin Thunder Liger December 7 Curtis Hughes December 8 Chigusa Nagayo December 12 Sabu (died in 2025) December 18 Stone Cold Steve Austin December 20 Mark Coleman December 23 Swoll December 24 Andre Baker (died in 2010)
Deaths February 12 - Al Pierotti, 68 March 5 Rocky Columbo, 35 May 9 Erik Malmberg 67 September 4 Nick Lassa, 66 September 11 Karol Kalmikoff 51 October 2 Larry Chene, 40 October 22 Tom Packs, 70
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