1963 in professional wrestling

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'''1963 in professional wrestling''' describes the year's events in the world of [[professional wrestling]].

== Calendar of notable shows==
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! width=5%| Date
! width=5%| Promotion(s)
! style="width:15%;"| Event
! style="width:15%;"| Location
! style="width:40%;"| Main Event
|- style="width:20%;"| Notes
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|April
|rowspan=3|[[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|EMLL]]
|[[Aniversario de Arena México|7. Aniversario de Arena México]]
|rowspan=3|Mexico City, Mexico
| 
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|September 6
|[[EMLL 30th Anniversary Show (1)]]
|Ruben Jaurez defeated [[Espanto II]] in a best two-out-of-three falls ''[[Lucha libre#Luchas de Apuestas|Lucha de Apuesta]]'' mask vs. hair match<ref name=79Anniversaries></ref>
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|September 27
|[[EMLL 30th Anniversary Show (2)]]
|[[Espanto I]] defeated Ruben Jaurez in a [[Two out of three falls match|best two-out-of-three falls]] ''[[Lucha libre#Luchas de Apuestas|Lucha de Apuesta]]'' mask vs. hair match
<ref name=79Anniversaries/>
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!colspan="5"|(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
|}

==Notable events==
*January 24 [[Capitol Wrestling Corporation]] breaks away from the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) to form the [[World Wide Wrestling Federation]] (WWWF).

==Championship changes==
===EMLL===
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!width=14%|Date
!width=26%|Winner
!width=14%|Event/Show
!width=40%|Note(s)
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|August 6
|Ali Bey
|EMLL show
|align=left|<ref name=NWALHeavy/>
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|September 24
|[[Gory Guerrero]]
|EMLL show
|align=left|<ref name=NWALHeavy/>
|}

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|colspan="5"| No title changes<ref name=NWALMiddle/>
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|colspan="5"| No title changes<ref name=NWALWelter/>
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|colspan=5|'''</ref>}}'''
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|colspan="5"| No title changes<ref name=MexHeavy/>
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!width=14%|Date
!width=26%|Winner
!width=14%|Event/Show
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|June 28
|[[El Santo]]
|EMLL show
|align=left|<ref name=MexMiddle/>
|}

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!width=14%|Date
!width=26%|Winner
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|October 17
|Chanoc
|EMLL show
|align=left|<ref name=MexLight/>
|}

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!width=14%|Date
!width=26%|Winner
!width=14%|Event/Show
!width=40%|Note(s)
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|September 14
|[[Espanto I]]
|[[EMLL 27th Anniversary Show]]
|align=left|<ref name=MexLHeavy/>
|-
|November 30
|[[Ray Mendoza]]
|EMLL show
|align=left|<ref name=MexLHeavy/>
|}

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!width=14%|Date
!width=26%|Winner
!width=14%|Event/Show
!width=40%|Note(s)
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|Unknown
!Vacated
|N/A
|align=left|Championship vacated, as Lagarde already held the [[NWA World Welterweight Championship]]
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|November 15
|Javier Escobedo
|EMLL show
|align=left|<ref name=MexWelter/>
|}

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|colspan="5"| No title changes<ref name=MexTag/>
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|colspan="5"| No title changes<ref name=MexWomenBook/>
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=== NWA ===
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| colspan="5" |''''''
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!width=14%|Date
!width=14%|Winner
!width=14%|Event/Show
!width=58%|Note(s)
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|January 24
|[[Lou Thez]]
|NWA show
|align=left|<ref name=NWAWorlds></ref>
|}

==Debuts==
*Debut date uncertain:
**[[Larry Pitchford|Beauregard]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts></ref>
**[[Coloso Colosetti]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts/>
**[[Donna Christianello]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts/>
**[[Great Kojika]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts/>
**[[Johnny Powers (wrestler)|Johnny Powers]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts/>
**[[Mr. Wrestling]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts/>
**[[Pepe Casas]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts/>
**[[Skandar Akbar]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts/>
*January 4 [[Ernie Ladd]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts/>
*January 10 [[Dory Funk Jr.]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts/>
*March [[Rubén Soria]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts/>
*November [[Aníbal]]<ref name=WD1963Debuts/>

==Births==
*January 3:
**[[Vic Grimes]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage3></ref>
**[[New Jack (wrestler)|New Jack]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*January 6 [[Tony Halme]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*January 10 [[Firebreaker Chip]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*January 29 [[Hardcore Holly]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*January 31 [[Brian Adams (wrestler)|Brian Adams]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*February 22 [[Maxx Muscle]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*February 28 [[Joey Marella]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*March 7 [[Bruce Prichard]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*March 19 [[Brazo de Plata]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*March 20 [[Terry Simms]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*April 18 [[Universo 2000]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*May 2 [[Big Boss Man (wrestler)|Big Boss Man]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*May 18 [[Gary Albright]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*June 12:
**[[Jerry Lynn]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
**[[Johnny Hotbody]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2></ref>
*June 16 [[The Sandman]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*June 20 [[Don West (wrestling)|Don West]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*June 21 [[Mark Youngblood]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*June 22 [[John Tenta]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*June 24 [[Ángel Azteca]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*June 25 [[Bobby Blaze]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*July 11 [[Mike Enos]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*July 18 [[Al Snow]]<ref name=WD1963Births></ref>
*July 21 [[Giant Silva]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*July 28 [[Lioness Asuka]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*August 5 [[Pat Tanaka]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*August 12 [[Koji Kitao]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*August 15 [[Tamon Honda]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*August 16 [[Tarzan Goto]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*August 20 [[Bob Cook]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*August [[El Hijo del Santo]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*September 17 [[Masahiro Chono]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*September 24 [[Sonny Beach]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*September 28 [[Steve Blackman]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*October 8 [[Diana Hart]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*October 9 [[Tadao Yasuda]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*October 16 [[Missy Hyatt]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*November 11 [[Billy Gunn]]<ref name=WD1963Births/>
*December 3 [[Steve Simpson (wrestler)|Steve Simpson]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>
*December 8 [[Toshiaki Kawada]]<ref name=WD1963BirthsPage2/>

==Deaths==
*January 19 [[Gus Pappas]]<ref name=WD1963Deaths/>
*May 22 [[Great Gama]]<ref name=WD1963Deaths/>
*December 15 [[Rikidozan]]<ref name=WD1963Deaths/>
*December 26 [[Gorgeous George]]<ref name=WD1963Deaths></ref>

==References==




[[Category:1963 in professional wrestling| ]]
[[Category:1963-related lists|professional wrestling]]

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