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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
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

Awards and honors

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Category Winner
PWI Wrestler of the Year Harley Race
PWI Tag Team of the Year The Road Warriors
(Hawk and Animal)
PWI Match of the Year Ric Flair vs. Harley Race
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Jimmy Snuka
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Greg Valentine
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Brett Wayne Sawyer
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Hulk Hogan
PWI Rookie of the Year Angelo Mosca, Jr.
PWI Manager of the Year James J. Dillon
PWI Editor's Award The Grand Wizard

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 Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood
Most Improved Curt Hennig
Best on Interviews Roddy Piper

Births

Debuts

  • Uncertain debut date

Retirements

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ "50th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 23, 1983. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Kamchen, Richard. "Maryse Ouellet". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  4. ^ "Spud". Online World of Wrestling.
  5. ^ "Heath Slater". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  6. ^ "Roderick Strong". Retrieved May 30, 2007.
  7. ^ "Braun Strowman". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  8. ^ ""The Essence of Excellence" Robert Evans". Anarchy Championship Wrestling. Blogger. July 1, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  9. ^ a b "The Bella Twins". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
  10. ^ 『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)
  11. ^ Slagle, Steve. "The Grand Wizard". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 19, 2017.