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1963 in professional wrestling

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

List of notable promotions

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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

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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

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(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

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Championship changes

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EMLL

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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

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

Debuts

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Wrestlers debuted in 1963: 1 - 24 of 24". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  14. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1963: 101 - 104 of 104". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Wrestlers born in 1963: 51 - 100 of 104". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Wrestlers born in 1963: 1 - 50 of 104". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  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.