1960 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 1960. Promotion NameAbbreviationEMLL
Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main EventAprilEMLL4. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico September 23EMLL 27th Anniversary ShowRuben Juarez defeated Ray Mendoza in a tournament final for the vacant Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Notable events Wally Karbo and Verne Gagne's Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club break away from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) to form the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and created the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Accomplishments and tournaments EMLL AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesMexican National Light Heavyweight Championship tournamentRuben JuarezMay 15–29
Championship changes EMLL DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)July 30Gory GuerreroEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)October 13René GuajardoEMLL show
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DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)June 16VacantN/AChampionship vacated when Médico Asesino died.
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DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)UncertainVacatedN/AChampionship vacated for undocumented reasonsMay 29Rubén JuárezEMLL showDefeated Ray Mendoza to win the vacant championship
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NWA DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s) No title changes
Debuts Debut date uncertain: Alfonso Dantés George Steele Gorilla Monsoon Harley Race Karl Von Steiger Pat Barrett El Solitario Uncle Elmer September 30: Antonio Inoki Giant Baba November 12 Rocket Monroe December 28 Angelo Mosca
Retirements Wild Bill Longson (April 1931-1960) Al Mills (April 1931-1960) Rito Romero (1942-1960)
Births January 1 Rayo de Jalisco Jr. January 3 Ross Hart January 10 Negro Casas January 23 Leilani Kai February 3: Kerry Von Erich(died in 1993) Marty Jannetty February 12 One Man Gang February 17 Shunji Kosugi March 2 Debra Marshall March 3 Ben Bassarab March 6 Paul Van Dale March 16 Kenny Bolin March 19 Moondog Cujo(died in 2009) March 22: Jimbo Covert March 24 Barry Horowitz April 12 Tony Anthony / Dirty White Boy April 16 Damian Kane April 18 Vic Steamboat April 24 Lance Von Erich April 29 Paul Roma May 11 Kodo Fuyuki(died in 2003) May 14 "Dr. Death" Steve Williams(died in 2009) May 20 Dale Veasey May 23 Pat Rose May 27 Kelly Kiniski June 1 Brian Adias June 2 Timothy Flowers June 10 Cueball Carmichael June 13 Jacques Rougeau June 23 Súper Ratón July 4 Barry Windham July 9 Marc Mero Jim Jefferson (died in 2013) July 27 Fidel Sierra August 4 Dean Malenko August 6 Jose Luis Rivera August 10 Brett Sawyer (died in 2023) August 11 Brickhouse Brown (died in 2018) August 21 John Callahan August 26 Gary Jackson September 2 Todd Champion September 11 Road Warrior Animal(died in 2020) September 18 Blue Panther September 23 Kurt Beyer September 26 David Sammartino October 1 Tim Burke(died in 2011) October 4 Bobby Fulton October 10 Soldat Ustinov October 16 Frankie Lancaster October 23 Bubba Monroe (died in 2022) October 30 Roadblock November 11 Dump Matsumoto November 16 John Condrone (died in 2020) November 19 Miss Elizabeth(died in 2003) December 9 Steve Doll(died 2009) December 16 Sid Vicious (died in 2024) December 18 Moondog Splat December 27 Franz Schumann December 29 Mark Madden
Deaths January 7 Jack Claybourne, 49 March 23 Raoul Paoli 72 May 22 Great Gama 82 June 16 Médico Asesino 39 July 17 Paul Bowser 74 December 11 Tor Yamato 43
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