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1968 in professional wrestling

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1968 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 1968.

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 26 EMLL 12. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Huracán Ramírez defeated El Enfermero, Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match[1][2][3]
September 20 EMLL 35th Anniversary Show Karloff Lagarde (c) defeated Blue Demon in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Welterweight Championship[4]
December 13 Juicio Final El Solitario defeated Ray Mendoza in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. hair match[5]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable Events

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Tournaments

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IWE

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Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
IWA World Series Billy Robinson December 19

Championship changes

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EMLL

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incoming champion – Ray Mendoza[6]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 19 Ángel Blanco EMLL show [6]
December 25 Ray Mendoza EMLL show [6]
incoming champion – René Guajardo[7]
No title changes[7]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[8]
No title changes[8]
incoming champion - Henry Pilusso[9]
No title changes[9]
incoming champion – René Guajardo[10]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 9 Alberto Muñoz EMLL show [10]
incoming champion – Raul Guerrero[11]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 20 Estrella Blanca EMLL show [11]
incoming champion – El Nazi[12]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 22 Mil Máscaras EMLL show [12]
April 10 Vacated N/A Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[12]
incoming champion – Alberto Muñoz[13]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
October 20 Vacated N/A Championship vacated after Muñoz won the Mexican National Middleweight Championship[13]
incoming champion – Possibly La Ola Blanca
(Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner)[14]
No title changes[14]
incoming champion – Uncertain[15]
No title changes[15]

NWA

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Incoming Champion – Gene Kiniski[16]
No title changes[16]

Debuts

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Retirements

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Huracán Ramírez". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. ^ "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Huracán Ramírez (1926) (in Spanish). Mexico. 2008. p. 21. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "EMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. December 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Wrestlers debuted in 1968: 1 - 32 of 32". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Wrestlers born in 1968: 51 - 100 of 125". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Wrestlers born in 1968: 1 - 50 of 125". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h "Wrestlers born in 1968: 101 - 125 of 125". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  21. ^ a b c d "Wrestlers deceased in 1968: 1 - 14 of 14". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.