1967 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 1967. Promotion NameAbbreviationEMLL
Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main eventAprilEMLL11. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico September 29EMLL 34th Anniversary ShowÁngel Blanco defeated Ángel Exterminador in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask matchDecember 19Juicio FinalAníbal defeated Red Terror in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. mask match
Notable events July 24 – Bruno Sammartino and Spiros Arion beat The Sicilians to become eventually the last WWWF United States Tag Team Championship.
Accomplishments and tournaments EMLL AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesNWA World Middleweight Championship tournamentRené GuajardoSeptember 29Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship #1 contendership tournamentAlfonso DantésSeptember 22 – October 6
Championship changes EMLL DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)August 4Ray MendozaEMLL showDefeated Dory Dixon to win the vacant championship.
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 10Rey MendozaEMLL showMayVacantN/AChampionship vacated for undocumented reasonsJuly 29René GuajardoEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)May 7Vento CastellaEMLL showJune 9Karloff LagardeEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)October 30Henry PilussoEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)June 20René GuajardoEMLL showJuly 29VacantEMLL showDecember 15Karloff LagardeEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)September 7Raul GuerreroEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)MarchEspanto IEMLL showJune 12Mil MáscarasEMLL showOctober 15El NaziEMLL show
No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)UncertainUnknownN/AUncertainLa Ola Blanca(Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner)EMLL show
No title changes
NWA DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s) No title changes
Debuts Debut date uncertain: Bobby Kay Giant Haystacks Jerry Brisco Johnny Valiant Man Mountain Mike Bugsy McGraw July 1 – Aiko Kyo (All Japan Women) August 5 Seiji Sakaguchi August 19 Ole Anderson October Ari Romero
Births Date of birth uncertain: Jumbo Baretta January 4 Nelson Veilleux January 10 Yumiko Hotta January 13 Reno Riggins January 17 Luther Biggs January 22 Manabu Nakanishi February 8: Dino Casanova (died in 2002) Yuki Ishikawa February 18 Rick Fuller February 21 Danny Boy Collins February 22 Psicosis II March 1 Scotty Riggs March 4 Johnnie Stewart March 9 Bison Kimura March 11 Pitbull #1 March 17 Billy Corgan March 27 Kenta Kobashi March 28 Yoji Anjo April 13 Mo (died in 2025) April 17 Enson Inoue April 23 Mark Young (died in 2016) April 25 J.T. Smith April 26 Kane May 2 Marty Garner May 4 Jim Steele May 9 Kevin Kelly May 10 Nitro May 17 Lori Fullington May 21 Chris Benoit(died in 2007) May 24 Bambi May 28 Buddy Wayne(died in 2017) May 30 Vampiro June 1 Scoot Andrews June 29 Heidi Lee Morgan July 3 KeMonito July 9 Andy Barrow July 13 Akira Hokuto July 14 Jeff Jarrett July 24 Buck Quartermain July 26 Pitbull #2(died in 2003) August 3 Picudo(died in 2018) August 5 Brody Steele August 8: Eric Angle Sable August 13: Chad Fortune Chuck Coates (died in 2025) September 9 Mark Shrader September 19 Alexander Karelin September 20 Roger Anderson September 22 Super Delfin September 29 Joey Maggs(died in 2006) October 2 Pierrothito October 9 Eddie Guerrero(died in 2005) October 11 Tazz October 13 Don Callis October 22 Andrew Anderson October 25 Latin Lover October 26 Combat Toyoda November 1 Plum Mariko(died in 1997) November 9 Tim Fischer November 13 Ice Train (died in 2024) November 15 Michiyoshi Ohara November 22 Ron Powers (wrestler) December 15: Kendall Windham Elix Skipper December 19 Erik Watts December 21: Jake Gymini Jesse Gymini Harley Saito (died in 2016) December 30 PCO
Deaths January 7 – Leo Savage, 66 May 28 - Doc Sarpolis, 69 June 29 Primo Carnera 60 July 13 – Art Shires, 60 August 1 Gorila Ramos 53 September 23 Stanislaus Zbyszko, 88 October 12 Nat Pendleton, 72 November 2 Hans Furst, 77
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