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1983 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 |
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| EMLL | 27. Aniversario de Arena México | April 22 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| AWA | AWA Super Sunday | April 24 | St. Paul, Minnesota | ||
| WWC | WWC 10th Aniversario | September 17 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | San Juan, Puerto Rico | N/A |
| EMLL | EMLL 50th Anniversary Show | September 23 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | 18,000[1] |
| JCP | Starrcade | November 24 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina | 16,000[2] |
Notable indcidents and Moments
- September 4 - WWF All-American Wrestling debut on the USA Network.
- December 26 - at New York's Madison Square Garden, in the main event The Iron Sheik ended the reign of Bob Backlund as the WWE Heavweight Champion as he submit Backlund to the camel clutch to become the new champion.
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Births
- January 8 – Chris Masters
- January 21 – Maryse Ouellet[3]
- January 30 – Rockstar Spud[4]
- February 10 – Taiji Ishimori
- February 21 – Wes Brisco
- March 18 – Ethan Carter III
- March 28 – Evan Bourne
- March 30 – Zach Gowen
- May 23 – Alex Shelley
- July 15 – Heath Slater[5]
- July 26 – Roderick Strong[6]
- August 24 – Tino Sabbatelli
- September 6 – Sam Roberts
- September 6 – Braun Strowman[7]
- September 16 – Jennifer Blake
- October 1 – Robbie E
- October 16 – Kenny Omega
- October 19 – Rovert Evans[8]
- October 22 – Taya Valkyrie
- November 2 – Darren Young
- November 11 – Kristal Marshall
- November 21 – Nikki Bella[9]
- November 21 – Brie Bella[9]
- November 28 – Summer Rae
- December 15 – Rene Dupree
- December 22 – Luke Gallows[10]
Debuts
- Uncertain debut date
- March 5 - Cueball Carmichael
- June 6 - Road Warrior Hawk
- June 24 - Mick Foley
Retirements
- Dean Ho (1962 - 1983)
- Mikel Scicluna (1953 - 1983)
Deaths
- May 10 - Frank Tunney - promoter of Maple Leaf Wrestling.
- October 12 - Ernie Roth, known by his ring name The Grand Wizard.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "50th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 23, 1983. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Flair defeats Race for wrestling title". Greensboro Daily News. 1983-11-25. p. D3. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
A sellout crowd of 15,447 was on hand for the night's competition.
- ^ Kamchen, Richard. "Maryse Ouellet". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ "Spud". Online World of Wrestling.
- ^ "Heath Slater". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Roderick Strong". Retrieved May 30, 2007.
- ^ "Braun Strowman". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ ""The Essence of Excellence" Robert Evans". Anarchy Championship Wrestling. Blogger. July 1, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ a b "The Bella Twins". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
- ^ 『ワールドタッグ』出場チーム決定!! 内藤＆ソンブラ! コンウェイ＆ダンも参戦! アンダーソンは"新顔"ドク・ギャローズとタッグ結成!! (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. November 11, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Slagle, Steve. "The Grand Wizard". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 19, 2017.