1966 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 1966. Promotion NameAbbreviationEMLL
Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main eventAprilEMLL10. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico September 2EMLL 33rd Anniversary Show (1)Jerry London defeated Karloff Lagarde in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair matchSeptember 30EMLL 33rd Anniversary Show (2)René Guajardo defeated Jerry London in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair matchDecember 16Juicio FinalEl Santo vs. Black Shadow in a singles matchLucha Libre Magazine, issue 166
Championship changes EMLL DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 1VacatedN/AGuerrero left the promotion
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 14Jerry LondonEMLL showJuly 1René GuajardoEMLL show
No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 13Pantera NegraEMLL showSeptember 6Black GordmanEMLL showNovember 2Polo TorresEMLL show
No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 6VacatedN/AChampionship vacated when Muñoz won the Mexican National Welterweight ChampionshipApril 3Rolando CostaEMLL showMay 1Raul RojasEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 15Espanto IEMLL showOctober 14El SantoEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 6Alberto MuñozEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 22Rayo de Jalisco and El SantoEMLL showDefeated Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde in the final of a tournament
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 12Jarochita RiveroEMLL showAugust 11Chabela RomeroEMLL show
NWA DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 7Gene KiniskiNWA show
Debuts Debut date uncertain: Leo Burke Tony St. Clair January 26 - André the Giant February 16 - Carlos Colón March 1 - Jumbo Miyamoto (All Japan Women) September 16 - Baron Von Raschke October 2 - Gran Cochisse October 12 - Haruka Eigen December - Bobby Duncum Sr.
Retirements Paul Lincoln (1951-1966)
Births January 3 Itzuki Yamazaki January 4 La Parka II(died in 2020) January 12 Tariel Bitsadze January 13 Rockin' Rebel(died in 2018) January 20 Haystacks Calhoun Jr. January 28 Tim Patterson (wrestler) January 30 Jeque January 31 Giant González(died in 2010) February 10 Chris Youngblood(died in 2021) March 8 Ursula Hayden (died in 2022) March 11 Robbie Brookside March 13 Akira Nogami March 24 Mitsuhiro Matsunaga April 4 Ulf Herman April 6 Tiffany Million April 18 Todd Pettengill April 19 El Samurai April 21 Crybaby Waldo (died in 2020) April 22 Miguel Pérez Jr. April 23 Bubba the Love Sponge May 9 Brazo Cibernético(died in 1999) May 20 Maniaco May 22: Scott Putski David Penzer May 26: Tinieblas Jr. Misterioso May 28 Jerrito Estrada June 21: Mario Mancini Mancow Muller June 28 Erik Paulson June 30 Mike Tyson July 9: Tom Brandi Cannonball Grizzly July 10 Johnny Grunge(died in 2006) July 16: Arkángel de la Muerte(died in 2018) Blue Demon Jr. July 22 Shaun Simpson August 1 Mike Chioda August 2 Takashi Iizuka August 3 Butterbean August 4 Kensuke Sasaki August 7 Asya August 8 Miwa Sato August 19 Lilian Garcia August 22 Hardbody Harrison August 30 Scott Stanford September 19 Yoshihiro Takayama October 2 Yokozuna(died in 2000) October 5 Terri Runnels October 8 Art Barr(died in 1994) October 21 Chris Hamrick October 25 Perry Saturn October 31 Koji Kanemoto November 2 Yoshinari Ogawa November 10 Bill DeMott November 11 Scorpio Jr. November 13 Mike Anthony November 22 Ed Ferrara November 26 Brian Lee November 29 John Bradshaw Layfield December 2 Jinsei Shinzaki December 8 Michael Cole Tyler Mane December 12 Último Dragón December 15 Chocoball Mukai December 16 Mens Teioh December 18 Espectrito(died in 2016) December 27: Bill Goldberg Jerry Tuite(died in 2003)
Deaths March 17 Don Eagle, 40 March 30 Sammy Stein, 60 May 17 Randolph Turpin, 37 August 8 Ed Lewis 75 May 25 Chris Zaharias 52 August 1 Jack Spellman, 67 October 16 Sándor Szabó 60 November 10 Ad Santel 79 November 15 - Dimitrios Tofalos, 82
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