List of years in professional wrestling |
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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 |
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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 |
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Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Hiroko Komine | ||
incoming champion – Alfonso Dantés [4] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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June 2 | El Faraón | EMLL show | [4] | |
December 8 | Pak Choo | EMLL show | [4] |
Incoming champion – El Faraón | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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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) | |
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July 1 | El Nazi | EMLL show | ||
October 27 | TNT | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes [5] |
Incoming champion – Mario Valenzuela [6] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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August 30 | Talisman | EMLL show | [6] |
Incoming champion – Dr. Wagner | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 15 | El Canek | EMLL show | ||
June 20 | Dos Caras | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Kung Fu | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 7 | Americo Rocca | EMLL show | ||
June 20 | Lizmark | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Uncertain | ||||
No title changes |
Incoming champion – Harley Race | ||||
No title changes |