1956 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions Only one promotion held notable shows in 1956. Promotion NameAbbreviationEMLL
Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main EventAprilEMLLArena Coliseo 13th Anniversary ShowMexico City, MexicoUncertainSeptember 21EMLL 23rd Anniversary ShowMexico City, MexicoEl Santo defeated El Gladiador in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask match
Notable events
January 6 - Heavyweight Wrestling debuts in the Northeast as the main television program of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation based from Turner's Arena in Washington, DC. April 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.
Championship changes EMLL DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)October 19Rolando VeraEMLL show
No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)September 7El Médico AsesinoEMLL show
No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)September 9Tarzán LópezEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)September 14El SantoEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)October 5Jalisco GonzalezEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)July 1Rosita WilliamsEMLL show
NWA DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 15Whipper Billy WatsonNWA showWon the championship by count outNovember 9Lou TheszNWA show
Debuts Debut date uncertain: Sandy Barr Jody Hamilton Smasher Sloan Mr. Wrestling II
Retirements Mildred Burke (1935-1956) Jim Londos (1912-1956)
Births January 10 Denny Brown January 11 Kuniaki Kobayashi(died in 2024) March 18 Rick Martel March 21 Angel Gabriele (died in 2016) March 23 Ryuma Go (died in 2009) March 24 Teijo Khan (died in 2020) March 28 Dangerous Danny Davis April 5 Diamond Dallas Page April 14 Larry Winters (died in 2015) April 21 Vicky Williams May 7 Hercules(died in 2004) May 9 Frank Andersson(died in 2018) May 11: Espanto Jr. Sunny War Cloud May 14 Kasavubu (d. 1982) May 24 Super Parka May 25: Tatsutoshi Goto El Solar June 4 Joe Malenko July 13 Tiger Jackson July 19: Randy Rose Yoshiaki Yatsu July 26 Tommy Rich July 28 Jimmy Jackson (wrestler) (died in 2008) August 8 Taras Bulba(died in 2016) August 10 Fred Ottman September 16 Kazuharu Sonoda(died in 1987) September 18 Súper Kendo September 21 Ricky Morton September 26 Richard Charland October 12 Emilio Charles Jr. (died in 2012) October 22 Bob Ryder (died in 2020) November 2 Mike Davis(died in 2001) November 3 Korstia Korchenko November 6 Tony Rumble(died in 1999) November 10 Hiroshi Shimada November 12 Billy Anderson (wrestler) November 20 Momma Benjamin December 20 Super Strong Machine December 27 Masashi Aoyagi (died in 2022) December 31 MS-1(died in 2012)
Deaths May 19 Jack Taylor (Canadian wrestler) (69)
References