1962 in professional wrestling

1962 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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List of notable promotions

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1962.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
April	EMLL	6. Aniversario de Arena México	Mexico City, Mexico
September 21		EMLL 29th Anniversary Show		Antonio Poza (c) defeated Karloff Lagarde in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship

incoming champion - Gory Guerrero[2]

No title changes[2]

NWA World Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Antonio Posa[3]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
April 18	René Guajardo	EMLL show	[3]
October 25	Rayo de Jalisco	EMLL show	[3]

NWA World Welterweight Championship

incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[4]

No title changes[4]

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Vacant[5]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
May 13	Pepe Mendieta	EMLL show	Defeated Gran Lothario in a tournament final.[5]

Mexican National Middleweight Championship

incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[6]

No title changes[6]

Mexican National Lightweight Championship

incoming champion – Juan Diaz[7]

No title changes[7]

Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship

incoming champion – Rubén Juárez[8]

No title changes[8]

Mexican National Welterweight Championship
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[9]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
April 4	Blue Demon	EMLL show	[9]
April 28	Karloff Lagarde	EMLL show	[9]

Mexican National Tag Team Championship
incoming champion – possibly Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso[10]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Uncertain	Los Rebeldes (Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde)	EMLL show	[10]

Mexican National Women's Championship

incoming champion – Uncertain[11]

No title changes[11]

NWA

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
Incoming Champion – Buddy Rogers[12]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
No title changes[12]

Debuts

• Debut date uncertain:
  • Bill Watts[13]
  • Bob Armstrong[13]
  • Gary Hart[13]
  • Mr. Fuji[13]
  • Ox Baker[13]
  • Ronnie Garvin[13]
• January 13 – Espanto III[13]
• March 19 – Dean Ho[13]
• July 11 – J.J. Dillon[13]
• November 2– Archie Gouldie[13]

Births

• January 7 – Devil Masami[14]
• January 12 – Luna Vachon[14](died in 2010)
• January 21 – Mark Curtis[14](died in 1999)
• January 25 – Rod Price[15]
• February 11 – Bestia Salvaje[14](died in 2008)
• February 13 – Baby Doll[14]
• March 13 – Vandal Drummond[15]
• March 19 – Jim Korderas[14]
• March 22 – Ray Mendoza Jr.[15]
• March 28 – The Warlord[15]
• April 12 – Nobuhiko Takada[15]
• May 10 – Klondyke Kate[14]
• May 22 – Brian Pillman[14](died in 1997)
• May 30 – Martha Villalobos[15]
• June 13 – Virgil[15]
• June 18 – Mitsuharu Misawa[15](died in 2009)
• July 2 – Brakkus[14]
• July 29:
  • Scott Steiner[15]
  • Sonny Onoo[15]
  • Pirata Morgan[15]
• July 31 – Kevin Greene[14]
• September 2 – Tracy Smothers[15]
• September 7 – George South[14]
• September 11 – Road Warrior Animal[15]
• September 28 – Atlantis

[14]

• October 2 – El Dandy[14]
• October 31 – Bill Fralic[14](died in 2019)
• November 4 – El Hijo del Diablo[14]
• November 28 – Davey Boy Smith[14](died in 2002)
• November 30 – Jimmy Del Ray[14](died in 2014)
• December 23 – Keiji Muto[14]
• December 26 – Mark Starr[15](died in 2103)

Deaths

• March 2 – Gus Kallio[16]

References

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. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
3. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
5. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
6. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
7. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
8. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
9. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
10. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
11. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
12. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
13. "Wrestlers debuted in 1962: 1 - 30 of 30". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
14. "Wrestlers born in 1962: 1 - 50 of 94". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
15. "Wrestlers born in 1962: 51 - 94 of 94". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
16. "Wrestlers deceased in 1962: 1 - 26 of 26". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.