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1967 in professional wrestling

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1967 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions

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Only one promotion held notable shows in 1967.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
April EMLL 11. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico  
September 29 EMLL 34th Anniversary Show Ángel Blanco defeated Ángel Exterminador in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask match

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December 19 Juicio Final Aníbal defeated Red Terror in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. mask match[2]
(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
NWA World Middleweight Championship tournament René Guajardo September 29 [3][4]
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship #1 contendership tournament Alfonso Dantés September 22 - October 6 [3]

Championship changes

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EMLL

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incoming champion – Vacant[5]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 4 Ray Mendoza EMLL show Defeated Dory Dixon to win the vacant championship.[5]
incoming champion – René Guajardo[6]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 10 Rey Mendoza EMLL show [6]
May Vacant N/A Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[6]
July 29 René Guajardo EMLL show [6]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[7]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 7 Vento Castella EMLL show [7]
July 3 Karloff Lagarde EMLL show [7]
incoming champion - Polo Torres[8]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 30 Henry Pilusso EMLL show [8]
incoming champion – El Santo[9]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 22 René Guajardo EMLL show [9]
incoming champion – Raul Rojas[10]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 7 Raul Guerrero EMLL show [10]
incoming champion – El Santo[11]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March Espanto I EMLL show [11]
June 12 Mil Máscaras EMLL show [11]
October 15 El Nazi EMLL show [11]
incoming champion – Alberto Muñoz[12]
No title changes[12]
incoming champion – Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo[13]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Unknown N/A [13]
Uncertain La Ola Blanca
(Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner)
EMLL show [13]
incoming champion – Uncertain[14]
No title changes[14]

NWA

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Incoming Champion – Gene Kiniski[15]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes[15]

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. ^ Centinela, Teddy (July 2, 2015). "En un día como hoy... Aníbal destapa a Red Terror... Adrian Street en México". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre >> Tournaments >> page 3". CageMatch. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b c d 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.
  7. ^ a b c 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b c d 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b c 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h "Wrestlers debuted in 1967: 1 - 28 of 28". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Wrestlers born in 1967: 51 - 100 of 133". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Wrestlers born in 1967: 101 - 133 of 133". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Wrestlers born in 1967: 1 - 50 of 133". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  20. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1955: 1 - 50 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Wrestlers deceased in 1967: 1 - 31 of 31". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.