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===IWE===
{| class="wikitable"
!Accomplishment
!Winner
!Date won
!Notes
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|[[:ja:IWAワールド・シリーズ|IWA World Series]]
|[[Andre the Giant | Monster Roussimoff]]
|June 24
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==Births==
==Births==
*Date of birth uncertain:
*Date of birth uncertain:
**[[Bob Starr (wrestler)|Bob Starr]]
**[[Billy Wiles]]
**[[Billy Wiles]]
*January 1 - [[Rodney (wrestler)|Rodney]]
*January 1 - [[Rodney (wrestler)|Rodney]]
*January 7 - [[CW Anderson]]
*January 7 - [[CW Anderson]]
*January 28 - [[Yuji Yasuraoka]]
*January 28:
** [[Yuji Yasuraoka]]
** [[Sean Evans (wrestler)|Sean Evans]] (died in 2007)
* February 10
* February 10
** [[Louie Spicolli]] (d. 1998)
** [[Louie Spicolli]] (d. 1998)
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** [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.]] (d. 2014)
** [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.]] (d. 2014)
* February 22 – [[Super Caló]]
* February 22 – [[Super Caló]]
* March 1 - [[Scotty Riggs]]
* February 25 - [[Sean O'Haire]] (died in 2014)
* February 28 - [[David Khakhaleishvili]] (died in 2021)
* March 1
**[[Scotty Riggs]]
**[[Lost Boys (professional wrestling)|Yar]] (d. 2021)
* March 2
* March 2
** [[Manami Toyota]]
** [[Manami Toyota]]
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* March 6 – [[Val Venis]]
* March 6 – [[Val Venis]]
* March 9 - [[Tiger Ali Singh]]
* March 9 - [[Tiger Ali Singh]]
* March 10 - [[Debbie Malenko]]
* March 11 - [[Johnny Knoxville]]
* March 11 - [[Johnny Knoxville]]
* March 18 - [[Mike Bell (wrestler)|Mike Bell]] (d. 2008)
* March 18 - [[Mike Bell (wrestler)|Mike Bell]] (d. 2008)
* March 23 - [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
* March 23 - [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
* April 4
* March 24 – [[Christopher Daniels]]
* April 4 - [[John Zandig]]
**[[John Zandig]]
**[[Tony Jones (wrestler)|Tony Jones]] (d. 2024)
* April 16 - [[Krusher Kong]]
* April 16 - [[Krusher Kong]]
* April 21 – [[Axl Rotten]] (d. 2016)
* April 21 – [[Axl Rotten]] (d. 2016)
* May 7 - [[Lloyd Anoa'i|L.A. Smooth]]
* May 7 - [[Lloyd Anoa'i|L.A. Smooth]]
* May 12 – [[Doug Basham]]
* May 12 – [[Doug Basham]]
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* May 18 - [[Cynthia Lynch]]
* May 19 – [[Psicosis]]
* May 19 – [[Psicosis]]
* May 22 – [[Halloween (wrestler)|Halloween]]
* May 22 – [[Halloween (wrestler)|Halloween]]
* May 28 – [[Mosh (wrestler)|Mosh]]
* May 28 – [[Mosh (wrestler)|Mosh]]
* June 5 - [[Glen Osbourne]]
* June 12 – [[Mark Henry]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://markhenry.tv|title=Mark Henry official Internet Presence (bio)|access-date=September 25, 2012|publisher=Mark Henry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103225146/http://www.markhenry.tv/|archive-date=January 3, 2012}}</ref>
* June 12 – [[Mark Henry]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://markhenry.tv|title=Mark Henry official Internet Presence (bio)|access-date=September 25, 2012|publisher=Mark Henry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103225146/http://www.markhenry.tv/|archive-date=January 3, 2012}}</ref>
* June 15 – [[Chuck Palumbo]]
* June 15 – [[Chuck Palumbo]]
* June 18 - [[Melissa Coates]] (died in 2021)
* June 18
**[[Melissa Coates]] (died in 2021)
**[[Chasity]]
* July 1 – [[Abismo Negro]] (d. 2009)
* July 1 – [[Abismo Negro]] (d. 2009)
* July 4 - [[José Estrada Jr.]]
* July 5:
**[[Sal Iacono|Cousin Sal]]
* July 5 - [[Jamie Dundee]]
**[[Jamie Dundee]]
* July 7 - [[Allan Funk]]
* July 7 - [[Allan Funk]]
* July 14
* July 14
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* July 15 - [[Pequeño Olímpico]]<ref name=WD1966BirthsPage2>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1966&seite=2 | title=Wrestlers born in 1966: 51 - 100 of 141 | access-date=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref>
* July 15 - [[Pequeño Olímpico]]<ref name=WD1966BirthsPage2>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1966&seite=2 | title=Wrestlers born in 1966: 51 - 100 of 141 | access-date=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref>
* July 17 - [[Alexander Otsuka]]
* July 17 - [[Alexander Otsuka]]
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* July 18 - [[Chasity]]
* July 19 - [[Michael Modest]]
* July 19 - [[Michael Modest]]
* August 5 - [[Hideki Hosaka]] (d. 2021)
* August 5 - [[Hideki Hosaka]] (d. 2021)
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* September 16 - [[Richard Slinger]]
* September 16 - [[Richard Slinger]]
* September 22 - [[Luther Reigns]]
* September 22 - [[Luther Reigns]]
* September 24 - [[April Hunter]]
* September 23 - [[Osamu Nishimura]]
* October 8 - [[Al Katrazz]]
* October 9 – [[Stevie Richards]]
* October 9 – [[Stevie Richards]]
* October 14 - [[Frank Wycheck]] (died in 2023)
* October 15 - [[Joey Abs]]
* October 15 - [[Joey Abs]]
* October 19 – [[Sweet Saraya]]
* October 19 – [[Sweet Saraya]]
* October 20 – [[Snoop Dogg]]
* October 22 – [[Adam Flash]]
* October 22 – [[Adam Flash]]
* October 24 - [[Dale Torborg]]
* October 24 - [[Dale Torborg]]
* November 1 - [[Kamikaze (wrestler)|Kamikaze]]
* November 23 - [[Tetsuhiro Kuroda]]
* November 23 - [[Tetsuhiro Kuroda]]
* November 24 - [[Sumie Sakai]]
* November 24 - [[Sumie Sakai]]
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:*[[Jean Gagne]]
:*[[Jean Gagne]]
:*[[Hillbilly Jim]]
:*[[Hillbilly Jim]]
:*[[King Cobra (wrestler)]]
:*[[Ron Bass (wrestler)|Ron Bass]]
:*[[Ron Bass (wrestler)|Ron Bass]]
:*[[Tiger Conway Jr.]]
* May 9 - [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
* May 9 - [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
* June 21 - [[Kazuo Sakurada|Kendo Nagasaki]]
* June 21 - [[Kazuo Sakurada|Kendo Nagasaki]]
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==Deaths==
==Deaths==
* June 17 - Alberto Torres, 37
* May 12 - [[Tor Johnson]], 67
* June 16 - [[Alberto Torres (wrestler)]], 37
* July 12 – [[Yvon Robert]], 56
* July 12 – [[Yvon Robert]], 56
* July 24 – [[Hercules Cortez]], 39
* July 24 – [[Hercules Cortez]], 39

Latest revision as of 03:05, 15 July 2024

List of years in professional wrestling
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1971 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions

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Only one promotion held notable shows in 1971.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
April EMLL 15. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Uncertain
August 27 NWA Hollywood Wrestling Memorial Coliseum Spectacular Los Angeles, California Freddie Blassie defeated John Tolos in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
September 24 EMLL EMLL 38th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Rene Torres defeated Ciclon Veloz Jr. in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match[1][2]

Championship changes

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EMLL

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NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion – El Solitario[3]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes[3]

IWE

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Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
IWA World Series Monster Roussimoff June 24

Births

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Debuts

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  • Uncertain debut date

Retirements

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "38th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 24, 1971. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL". The Gladiatores Magazine (in Spanish). September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  4. ^ "SLAM! Sports bio". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  5. ^ "Tommy Dreamer Biography". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  6. ^ "Mark Henry official Internet Presence (bio)". Mark Henry. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  7. ^ "Bubba Ray profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  8. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1966: 51 - 100 of 141". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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