Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1968
Overview of the events of 1968 in professional wrestling
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1968 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1968.
Calendar of notable shows
Notable Events
Tournaments
IWE
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
IWA World Series | Billy Robinson | December 19 | |
Championship changes
EMLL
|
incoming champion - Henry Pilusso[9] |
No title changes[9] |
|
|
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
March 9 | Alberto Muñoz | EMLL show | [10] |
|
incoming champion – Raul Guerrero[11] |
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
August 20 | Estrella Blanca | EMLL show | [11] |
|
incoming champion – El Nazi[12] |
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
March 22 | Mil Máscaras | EMLL show | [12] |
April 10 | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[12] |
|
incoming champion – Uncertain[15] |
No title changes[15] |
NWA
Debuts
Retirements
Births
Deaths
References
- ^ Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Huracán Ramírez". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Huracán Ramírez (1926) (in Spanish). Mexico. 2008. p. 21. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
- ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares" [CMLL: 79 stories, 79 anniversaries, the 70 main events]. Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ "EMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. December 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ a b c Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middleweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Middleweight Championship". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: Mexican National Tag Team Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Title[Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 394. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Wrestlers debuted in 1968: 1 - 32 of 32". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Wrestlers born in 1968: 51 - 100 of 125". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Wrestlers born in 1968: 1 - 50 of 125". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Wrestlers born in 1968: 101 - 125 of 125". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Wrestlers deceased in 1968: 1 - 14 of 14". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.