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1964 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1964.
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 | 8. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
September 25 | EMLL 31st Anniversary Show | Rayo de Jalisco defeated Benny Galant (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship [1] | ||
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Occidente Welterweight Championship tournament | Vick Amezcua | January 1–17 | [2] |
NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament | Benny Galant | April 10–24 | [2] [3] |
NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament | Rayo de Jalisco | September 11–19 | [2] |
Campeonato 1964 tournament | Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo | October 9–16 | [2] |
incoming champion – Gory Guerrero [4] | ||||
No title changes [4] |
incoming champion – Rayo de Jalisco [5] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 30 | Benny Galant | EMLL show | [5] | |
September 25 | Rayo de Jalisco | EMLL 31st Anniversary Show | [5] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde [6] | ||||
No title changes [6] |
incoming champion - Pepe Mendieta [7] | ||||
No title changes [7] |
No title changes [8] |
incoming champion – Chanoc [9] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 4 | Ulises | EMLL show | [9] | |
June 12 | Chanoc | EMLL show | [9] |
incoming champion – Ray Mendoza [10] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 13 | Raúl Reyes | Carnaval de Campeones | [10] | |
May 5 | Alfonso Dantés | EMLL show | [10] |
incoming champion – Javier Escobedo [11] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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Uncertain | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated after Escobedo died in an automobile accident [11] | |
April 13 | Rizado Ruiz | EMLL show | Defeated Black Shadow in a tournament final [11] |
incoming champion – Los Rebeldes (Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde) or Los Espantos (Espanto I and Espanto II) [12] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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October 16 | Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo | EMLL show | [12] |
incoming champion – Uncertain [13] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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Uncertain | Chabela Romero | EMLL show | [13] |
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes [14] |