1956 in professional wrestling

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1956 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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List of notable promotions

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1956.

Promotion NameAbbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain Event
April EMLL Arena Coliseo 13th Anniversary ShowMexico City, MexicoUncertain
September 21 EMLL 23rd Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico El Santo defeated El Gladiador in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask match

Notable events

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Arena Mexico as seen from Calle Dr Lavista.

Championship changes

EMLL

Incoming champion – Frank Stojack [3]
No title changes [4]
Incoming champion – El Santo [5]
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
October 19 Rolando Vera EMLL show [5]
Incoming champion – Blue Demon [4]
No title changes [4]
Incoming champion – vacant [6]
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
September 7 El Médico Asesino EMLL show [6]
Incoming champion –vacant [7]
No title changes [7]
Incoming champion – vacant [8]
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
September 9 Tarzán López EMLL show [8]
Incoming champion – El Gladiador [6]
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 31 El Santo EMLL show [6]
Incoming champion – vacant [9]
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 6Jalisco GonzalezEMLL show [9]
Incoming champion – Irma Gonzales [10]
No title changes [10]

NWA

Incoming champion – Lou Thesz [11]
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 15 Whipper Billy Watson NWA showWon the championship by count out [11]
November 9 Lou Thesz NWA show [11]

Debuts

Births

Deaths

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References

  1. ↑ "Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroths". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2005. pp. 20–27. ISBN   968-6842-48-9.
  2. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family affair". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 128–132. ISBN   978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. ↑ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  4. 1 2 3 Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  5. 1 2 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  7. 1 2 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  8. 1 2 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  9. 1 2 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  10. 1 2 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 394. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  11. 1 2 3 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.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Wrestlers debuted in 1956: 1 - 13 of 13". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Wrestlers born in 1956: 1 - 50 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Wrestlers born in 1956: 51 - 69 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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