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==Notable incidents==
==Notable incidents and Moments==
* May 29 – [[Tuesday Night Titans]] premiered on the [[USA Network]]
* May 29 – [[Tuesday Night Titans]] premiered on the [[USA Network]]
* July 14 – [[Black Saturday (professional wrestling)]]
* July 14 – [[Black Saturday (professional wrestling)]]

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1984 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

Calendar of notable live events

Promotion(s) Event Date Venue Location Attendance
EMLL 28. Aniversario de Arena México April 8 Arena México Mexico City, Mexico
WCCW 1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions May 6 Texas Stadium Irving, Texas 50,123
WWF The Brawl to End It All July 23 Madison Square Garden New York, New York 23,416[1]
EMLL EMLL 51st Anniversary Show September 21 Arena México Mexico City, Mexico 18,000[2]
WCCW 1st Cotton Bowl Extravaganza October 27 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 12,000[3][4]
JCP Starrcade (1984) November 22 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 16,000

Accomplishments and tournaments

JCP

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
NWA United States Championship Tournament Wahoo McDaniel October 7

Notable incidents and Moments

Awards and honors

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Category Winner
PWI Wrestler of the Year Ric Flair
PWI Tag Team of the Year The Road Warriors
(Hawk and Animal)
PWI Match of the Year Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions)
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Kerry Von Erich
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Roddy Piper
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Billy Jack Haynes
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Sgt. Slaughter
PWI Rookie of the Year Mike Von Erich
PWI Manager of the Year Paul Ellering
PWI Editor's Award David Von Erich

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Category Winner
Wrestler of the Year Ric Flair
Feud of the Year The Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs
Tag Team of the Year The Road Warriors
(Hawk and Animal)
Most Improved The Cobra
Best on Interviews Jimmy Hart

Births

Debuts

  • Uncertain debut date

Retirements

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ "The War to Settle the Score results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. July 23, 1984. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  2. ^ "51st Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 21, 1984. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "1st Cotton Bowl Extravaganza". Pro Wrestling History. October 27, 1984. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Historical Cards: 1st Cotton Bowl Extravaganza (October 27, 1984. Dallas, Texas)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 172. 2007 Edition.
  5. ^ "Sterling James Keenan". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "Nia Jax". The Internet WrestlingDatabase. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Scott Dawson Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "Cagematch profile". Cagematch. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  9. ^ "Eve Torres". Official Facebook account. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "T.J. Perkins". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  11. ^ "Accelerator3359 profile". Accelerator3359.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  12. ^ "Profile". Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  13. ^ "Tom Pestock profile". NFL. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  14. ^ Lana (December 25, 2015). "Lana". Twitter. Retrieved December 27, 2016. #HappyBirthday to my best friend @RusevBUL 🎂 31 years ago the world became a better place.
  15. ^ http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1988/february/the-fall-of-the-house-of-von-erich/
  16. ^ "Vincent J. McMahon". WWE. Retrieved March 31, 2011.