List of years in professional wrestling |
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1966 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1966.
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 | 10. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
September 2 | EMLL 33rd Anniversary Show (1) | Jerry London defeated Karloff Lagarde in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match [1] | ||
September 30 | EMLL 33rd Anniversary Show (2) | René Guajardo defeated Jerry London in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match [1] | ||
December 16 | Juicio Final | El Santo vs. Black Shadow in a singles match [2] |
incoming champion – Gory Guerrero [3] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 1 | Vacated | N/A | Guerrero left the promotion [3] |
incoming champion – René Guajardo [4] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 14 | Jerry London | EMLL show | [4] | |
July 1 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | [4] |
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde [5] | ||||
No title changes [5] |
incoming champion - Chico Casaola [6] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 13 | Pantera Negra | EMLL show | [6] | |
September 6 | Black Gordman | EMLL show | [6] | |
November 2 | Polo Torres | EMLL show | [6] |
No title changes [7] |
incoming champion – Alberto Muñoz [8] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 6 | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated when Muñoz won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship [8] | |
April 3 | Rolando Costa | EMLL show | [8] | |
May 1 | Raul Rojas | EMLL show | [8] |
incoming champion – Alfonso Dantés [9] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 15 | Espanto I | EMLL show | [9] | |
October 14 | El Santo | EMLL show | [9] |
incoming champion – Huracán Ramírez [10] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 6 | Alberto Muñoz | EMLL show | [10] |
incoming champion – Unknown [11] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 22 | Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo | EMLL show | Defeated Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde in the final of a tournament |
incoming champion – Chabela Romero [12] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 12 | Jarocita Rivero | EMLL show | [12] | |
August 11 | Chabelo Romero | EMLL show | [12] |
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 7 | Gene Kiniski | NWA show | [13] |