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1956 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Calendar of notable live events
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| 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
- Date uncertain – 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
EMLL
Incoming champion – vacant[3]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| September 7 | El Médico Asesino | EMLL show | [3] | |
Incoming champion –vacant[4]
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| No title changes[4] |
Incoming champion – vacant[5]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| September 9 | Tarzán López | EMLL show | [5] | |
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[7]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| April 6 | Jalisco Gonzalez | EMLL show | [7] | |
Incoming champion – Irma Gonzales[8]
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| No title changes[8] |
Incoming champion – Frank Stojack[9]
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| No title changes[10] |
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| October 19 | Rolando Vera | EMLL show | [11] | |
Incoming champion – Blue Demon[10]
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| No title changes[10] |
NWA
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| March 15 | Whipper Billy Watson | NWA show | Won the championship by count out[12] | |
| November 9 | Lou Thez | NWA show | [12] | |
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
Births
- January 11 – Kuniaki Kobayashi[14]
- March 18 – Rick Martel[14]
- March 28 – Dangerous Danny Davis[14]
- April 5 – Diamond Dallas Page[14]
- April 21 – Vicky Williams[15]
- May 7 – Hercules[14]
- May 9 – Frank Andersson[14]
- May 11:
- Espanto Jr.[14]
- Sunny War Cloud[15]
- May 24 – Super Parka[15]
- May 25:
- July 13 – Claude Giroux[14]
- July 19 – Randy Rose[14]
- July 26 – Tommy Rich[15]
- July 27 – Fidel Sierra[14]
- August 8 – Taras Bulba[15]
- August 10 – Fred Ottman[14]
- September 16 – Kazuharu Sonoda[14]
- September 18 – Súper Kendo[15]
- September 19 – Yoshiaki Yatsu[15]
- Septembe 21 – Ricky Morton[14]
- November 2 – Mike Davis[14]
- November 6 – Tony Rumble[15]
- December 20 – Super Strong Machine[15]
- December 31 – MS-1[14]
References
- ^ "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. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ a b 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 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 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.
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ 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 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.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ 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 n o "Wrestlers born in 1956: 1 - 50 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Wrestlers born in 1956: 51 - 69 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.