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1978 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable shows in 1978.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | AJW |
| Championship Wrestling from Florida | CWF |
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
| National Wrestling Alliance | NWA |
| World Wide Wrestling Federation | WWWF |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Hiroko Komine | ||
incoming champion – Alfonso Dantés [4] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2 | El Faraón | EMLL show | [4] | |
| December 8 | Pak Choo | EMLL show | [4] | |
| Incoming champion – El Faraón | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 17 | Ringo Mendoza | EMLL show | ||
| April 9 | Perro Aguayo | EMLL show | ||
| June 23 | Ringo Mendoza | EMLL show | ||
| August 13 | Tony Salazar | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Mano Negra | ||||
| No title changes |
| Incoming champion – Raul Mata | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | El Nazi | EMLL show | ||
| October 27 | TNT | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No title changes [5] | ||||
| Incoming champion – Mario Valenzuela [6] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | Talisman | EMLL show | [6] | |
| Incoming champion – Dr. Wagner | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15 | El Canek | EMLL show | ||
| June 20 | Dos Caras | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Kung Fu | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 7 | Americo Rocca | EMLL show | ||
| June 20 | Lizmark | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Uncertain | ||||
| No title changes |
| Incoming champion – Harley Race | ||||
| No title changes |
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1964 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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