List of years in professional wrestling |
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1962 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1962.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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April | EMLL | 6. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
September 21 | EMLL 29th Anniversary Show | Antonio Poza (c) defeated Karloff Lagarde in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship [1] | ||
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
incoming champion - Gory Guerrero [2] | ||||
No title changes [2] |
incoming champion – Antonio Posa [3] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 18 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | [3] | |
October 25 | Rayo de Jalisco | EMLL show | [3] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde [4] | ||||
No title changes [4] |
incoming champion - Vacant [5] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 13 | Pepe Mendieta | EMLL show | Defeated Gran Lothario in a tournament final. [5] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde [6] | ||||
No title changes [6] |
incoming champion – Juan Diaz [7] | ||||
No title changes [7] |
incoming champion – Rubén Juárez [8] | ||||
No title changes [8] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde [9] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 4 | Blue Demon | EMLL show | [9] | |
April 28 | Karloff Lagarde | EMLL show | [9] |
incoming champion – possibly Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso [10] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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Uncertain | Los Rebeldes (Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde) | EMLL show | [10] |
incoming champion – Uncertain [11] | ||||
No title changes [11] |
Incoming Champion – Buddy Rogers [12] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes [12] |