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[[File:ArenaMexicoDF.JPG|thumb|right|Arena Mexico as seen from Calle Dr Lavista.]] |
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*January 6 - [[Heavyweight Wrestling]] debuts in the Northeast as the main television program of the [[WWE|Capitol Wrestling Corporation]] based from Turner's Arena in Washington, DC. |
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*April {{ndash}} [[Arena México]] opens, built by [[Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre]] (EMLL; "Mexican Wrestling Enterprise") owner [[Salvador Lutteroth]]. Arena México became EMLL's main venue from that point forward and is referred to as the ''Cathedral of Lucha Libre''.<ref name=Lutteroth>{{cite book|title=Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling|publisher=Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.|year=2005|chapter=Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroths|pages=20–27|isbn=968-6842-48-9}}</ref><ref name=Mondo>{{cite book|author=Madigan, Dan|title=Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|year=2007|chapter=A family affair|pages=128–132|isbn=978-0-06-085583-3}}</ref> |
*April {{ndash}} [[Arena México]] opens, built by [[Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre]] (EMLL; "Mexican Wrestling Enterprise") owner [[Salvador Lutteroth]]. Arena México became EMLL's main venue from that point forward and is referred to as the ''Cathedral of Lucha Libre''.<ref name=Lutteroth>{{cite book|title=Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling|publisher=Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.|year=2005|chapter=Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroths|pages=20–27|isbn=968-6842-48-9}}</ref><ref name=Mondo>{{cite book|author=Madigan, Dan|title=Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|year=2007|chapter=A family affair|pages=128–132|isbn=978-0-06-085583-3}}</ref> |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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*January 10 {{ndash}} [[Denny Brown]] |
*January 10 {{ndash}} [[Denny Brown]] |
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*January 11 {{ndash}} [[Kuniaki Kobayashi]]<ref name=WD1956Births>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1956 | title=Wrestlers born in 1956: 1 - 50 of 69 | access-date=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref> |
*January 11 {{ndash}} [[Kuniaki Kobayashi]]<ref name=WD1956Births>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1956 | title=Wrestlers born in 1956: 1 - 50 of 69 | access-date=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref>(died in 2024) |
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*March 18 {{ndash}} [[Rick Martel]]<ref name=WD1956Births/> |
*March 18 {{ndash}} [[Rick Martel]]<ref name=WD1956Births/> |
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*March 21 {{ndash}} [[Angel Gabriele]] (died in 2016) |
*March 21 {{ndash}} [[Angel Gabriele]] (died in 2016) |
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**[[El Solar]]<ref name=WD1956Births2>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1956&seite=2 | title=Wrestlers born in 1956: 51 - 69 of 69 | access-date=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref> |
**[[El Solar]]<ref name=WD1956Births2>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1956&seite=2 | title=Wrestlers born in 1956: 51 - 69 of 69 | access-date=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref> |
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*June 4 {{ndash}} [[Joe Malenko]] |
*June 4 {{ndash}} [[Joe Malenko]] |
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*July 13 {{ndash}} [[Claude Giroux (wrestler)| |
*July 13 {{ndash}} [[Claude Giroux (wrestler)|Tiger Jackson]]<ref name=WD1956Births/> |
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*July 19: |
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**[[Randy Rose]]<ref name=WD1956Births/> |
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*July 28 {{ndash}} [[Jimmy Jackson (wrestler)]] (died in 2008) |
*July 28 {{ndash}} [[Jimmy Jackson (wrestler)]] (died in 2008) |
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*August 8 {{ndash}} Taras Bulba<ref name=WD1956Births2/>(died in 2016) |
*August 8 {{ndash}} Taras Bulba<ref name=WD1956Births2/>(died in 2016) |
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*August 10 {{ndash}} [[Fred Ottman]]<ref name=WD1956Births/> |
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*September 16 {{ndash}} [[Kazuharu Sonoda]]<ref name=WD1956Births/>(died in 1987) |
*September 16 {{ndash}} [[Kazuharu Sonoda]]<ref name=WD1956Births/>(died in 1987) |
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*September 18 {{ndash}} [[Súper Kendo]]<ref name=WD1956Births2/> |
*September 18 {{ndash}} [[Súper Kendo]]<ref name=WD1956Births2/> |
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*November 3 {{ndash}} [[Korstia Korchenko]] |
*November 3 {{ndash}} [[Korstia Korchenko]] |
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*November 6 {{ndash}} [[Tony Rumble]]<ref name=WD1956Births2/>(died in 1999) |
*November 6 {{ndash}} [[Tony Rumble]]<ref name=WD1956Births2/>(died in 1999) |
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*November 12 {{ndash}} [[Billy Anderson (wrestler)]] |
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*November 20 {{ndash}} [[Thea Vidale|Momma Benjamin]] |
*November 20 {{ndash}} [[Thea Vidale|Momma Benjamin]] |
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*December 20 {{ndash}} [[Super Strong Machine]]<ref name=WD1956Births2/> |
*December 20 {{ndash}} [[Super Strong Machine]]<ref name=WD1956Births2/> |
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*December 27 {{ndash}} [[Masashi Aoyagi]] (died in 2022) |
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*December 31 {{ndash}} [[MS-1 (wrestler)|MS-1]]<ref name=WD1956Births/>(died in 2012) |
*December 31 {{ndash}} [[MS-1 (wrestler)|MS-1]]<ref name=WD1956Births/>(died in 2012) |
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1956 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions
[edit]Only one promotion held notable shows in 1956.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
[edit]| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | EMLL | Arena Coliseo 13th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Uncertain |
| September 21 | EMLL 23rd Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | El Santo defeated El Gladiador in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask match |
Notable events
[edit]
- January 6 - Heavyweight Wrestling debuts in the Northeast as the main television program of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation based from Turner's Arena in Washington, DC.
- April – Arena México opens, built by Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; "Mexican Wrestling Enterprise") owner Salvador Lutteroth. Arena México became EMLL's main venue from that point forward and is referred to as the Cathedral of Lucha Libre.[1][2]
Championship changes
[edit]EMLL
[edit]Incoming champion – Frank Stojack[3]
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| No title changes[4] |
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| October 19 | Rolando Vera | EMLL show | [5] | |
Incoming champion – Blue Demon[4]
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| No title changes[4] |
Incoming champion – vacant[6]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7 | El Médico Asesino | EMLL show | [6] | |
Incoming champion –vacant[7]
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| No title changes[7] |
Incoming champion – vacant[8]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 9 | Tarzán López | EMLL show | [8] | |
Incoming champion – El Gladiador[6]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| May 31 | El Santo | EMLL show | [6] | |
Incoming champion – vacant[9]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| April 6 | Jalisco Gonzalez | EMLL show | [9] | |
Incoming champion – Irma Gonzales[10]
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| No title changes[10] |
NWA
[edit]| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 15 | Whipper Billy Watson | NWA show | Won the championship by count out[11] | |
| November 9 | Lou Thesz | NWA show | [11] | |
Debuts
[edit]- Debut date uncertain:
Births
[edit]- January 10 – Denny Brown
- January 11 – Kuniaki Kobayashi[13](died in 2024)
- March 18 – Rick Martel[13]
- March 21 – Angel Gabriele (died in 2016)
- March 23 – Ryuma Go (died in 2009)
- March 24 – Teijo Khan (died in 2020)
- March 28 – Dangerous Danny Davis[13]
- April 5 – Diamond Dallas Page[13]
- April 14 – Larry Winters (died in 2015)
- April 21 – Vicky Williams[14]
- May 7 – Hercules[13](died in 2004)
- May 9 – Frank Andersson[13](died in 2018)
- May 11:
- Espanto Jr.[13]
- Sunny War Cloud[14]
- May 14 – Kasavubu (d. 1982)
- May 24 – Super Parka[14]
- May 25:
- June 4 – Joe Malenko
- July 13 – Tiger Jackson[13]
- July 19:
- July 26 – Tommy Rich[14]
- July 28 – Jimmy Jackson (wrestler) (died in 2008)
- August 8 – Taras Bulba[14](died in 2016)
- September 16 – Kazuharu Sonoda[13](died in 1987)
- September 18 – Súper Kendo[14]
- September 21 – Ricky Morton[13]
- September 26 – Richard Charland
- October 12 – Emilio Charles Jr. (died in 2012)
- October 22 – Bob Ryder (died in 2020)
- November 2 – Mike Davis[13](died in 2001)
- November 3 – Korstia Korchenko
- November 6 – Tony Rumble[14](died in 1999)
- November 12 – Billy Anderson (wrestler)
- November 20 – Momma Benjamin
- December 20 – Super Strong Machine[14]
- December 27 – Masashi Aoyagi (died in 2022)
- December 31 – MS-1[13](died in 2012)
Deaths
[edit]- May 19 – Jack Taylor (Canadian wrestler) (69)
References
[edit]- ^ "Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroths". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2005. pp. 20–27. ISBN 968-6842-48-9.
- ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family affair". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c d Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 394. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). ""United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title"". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 15. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c d "Wrestlers debuted in 1956: 1 - 13 of 13". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Wrestlers born in 1956: 1 - 50 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Wrestlers born in 1956: 51 - 69 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.