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1959 in professional wrestling

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1959 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions

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Only one promotion held notable shows in 1959.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
April EMLL 3. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico  
September 25 EMLL 26th Anniversary Show Cavernario Galindo defeated Torbellino Blanco in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

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EMLL

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incoming champion - Dory Dixon[2]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 11 Ray Mendoza EMLL show [2]
incoming champion – Ronaldo Vera[3]
No title changes[3]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[4]
No title changes[4]
incoming champion - El Médico Asesino[5]
No title changes[5]
incoming champion – El Santo[6]
No title changes[6]
incoming champion – Juan Diaz[7]
No title changes[7]
incoming champion – Espectro I[8]
No title changes[8]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[9]
No title changes[9]
incoming champion – Espectro I and Ray Mendoza[10]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Unknown N/A [10]
Uncertain Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso EMLL show [10]
incoming champion – Uncertain[11]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Chabela Romeo EMLL show [11]
Uncertain Irma González EMLL show [11]

NWA

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Incoming Champion – Dick Hutton[12]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 9 Pat O'Connor NWA show [12]

Debuts

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Births

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July 15 – Ranger Ross[14]

Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b c 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.
  11. ^ a b c 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Wrestlers debuted in 1959: 1 - 20 of 20". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Wrestlers born in 1959: 51 - 92 of 92". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Wrestlers born in 1959: 1 - 50 of 95". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  16. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1960: 61 - 100 of 101". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1955: 1 - 50 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.