1984 in professional wrestling: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m Disambiguated: Brooke Adams → Brooke Adams (wrestler) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 69: | Line 69: | ||
|} |
|} |
||
==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)]] |
||
Revision as of 21:10, 1 May 2018
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| +... |
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
- May 29 – Tuesday Night Titans premiered on the USA Network
- July 14 – Black Saturday (professional wrestling)
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Births
- February 24 – Corey Graves[5]
- April 30
- May 7 – Kevin Owens
- May 29 – Nia Jax[6]
- June 30 – Scott Dawson[7]
- July 12 – Sami Zayn[8]
- July 31 – El Texano Jr.
- August 21 – Eve[9]
- September 3 – T. J. Perkins[10][11]
- September 10 – Drake Younger[12]
- September 13 – Baron Corbin[13]
- September 19 – Eva Marie
- September 30 – Darryl Sharma
- October 6 – Afa Anoa'i, Jr.
- November 13 – Sunil Singh
- December 4 – Brooke Adams
- December 10 – Jayson Paul
- December 25 – Rusev[14]
Debuts
- Uncertain debut date
- February - Italian Stallion
- April 5 - Marty Jannetty
- June 11 - Kendall Windham
- September 1 - Shinya Hashimoto
- October - Scott Hall
- October 5 - Masa Chono, Keiji Muto
- October 12 - Akira Nogami
- October 16 - Shawn Michaels
Retirements
- Angelo Mosca (1969 - 1984)
- Billy Red Lyons (1956 - 1984)
- Paul Vachon (1957 - 1984)
- Stan Stasiak (1958 - 1984)
- Tommy Gilbert (1969 - 1984)
Deaths
- January 18 – Lord Athol Layton
- February 10 – David Von Erich[15]
- March 4 – Helen Hild
- May 17 – Max Palmer
- May 24 – Vincent J. McMahon[16]
- July 14 – Brute Bernard
- August 2 – Argentina Apollo
See also
References
- ^ "The War to Settle the Score results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. July 23, 1984. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ "51st Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 21, 1984. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ "1st Cotton Bowl Extravaganza". Pro Wrestling History. October 27, 1984. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sterling James Keenan". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ "Nia Jax". The Internet WrestlingDatabase. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Scott Dawson Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ "Cagematch profile". Cagematch. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ^ "Eve Torres". Official Facebook account. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ "T.J. Perkins". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ "Accelerator3359 profile". Accelerator3359.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ "Profile". Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ "Tom Pestock profile". NFL. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1988/february/the-fall-of-the-house-of-von-erich/
- ^ "Vincent J. McMahon". WWE. Retrieved March 31, 2011.