1962 in professional wrestling

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

List of notable promotions[edit]

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1962.

Calendar of notable shows[edit]

Notable Events[edit]

• Wrestling World hit the newsstands with its first issue

Championship changes[edit]

EMLL[edit]

NWA[edit]

Debuts[edit]

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

Births[edit]

• January 7 – Devil Masami^[14]
• January 9:
  • Luc Poirier
  • Tony Puccio
• January 12 – Luna Vachon^[14](died in 2010) [1]
• January 21 – Mark Curtis^[14](died in 1999) [2]
• January 31 – Reggie B. Fine
• February 11 – Bestia Salvaje^[14](died in 2008) [3]
• February 13 – Baby Doll (wrestler)^[14]
• February 19 – Franky Gee (died in 2005)
• February 21 – Billy Silverman
• March 13 – Vandal Drummond^[15]
• March 19 – Jimmy Korderas^[14]
• March 22 – Villano V^[15]
• March 28 – The Warlord^[15]
• April 3:
  • Curly Moe (died in 2015)
  • Jeff Van Camp
• April 10 – Super Muñeco (died in 2022)
• April 12 – Nobuhiko Takada^[15]
• April 13 – Diane Von Hoffman (died in 2017)
• April 29 – Sunshine
• May 5 – Princess Victoria (wrestler)
• May 10 – Klondyke Kate^[14]
• May 22 – Brian Pillman^[14](died in 1997) [4]
• May 26 – Victor Zangiev^[16]
• May 30 – Martha Villalobos^[15]
• June 13 – Virgil^[15] (died in 2024)
• June 15 – Brad Armstrong (died in 2012)
• June 18 – Mitsuharu Misawa^[15](died in 2009) [5]
• June 26 – Bruiser Costa
• July 2 – Brakkus^[14]
• July 5 – Barry Hardy
• July 15 – Jesús Castillo Jr.
• July 18 – Dusty Wolfe
• July 29:
  • Scott Steiner^[15]
  • Sonny Onoo^[15]
  • Pirata Morgan^[15]
• July 31 – Kevin Greene^[14](died in 2020)
• July 31 – John Laurinaitis^[17]
• August 2 - DeWayne Bruce
• August 14 – Jeff Farmer
• August 15 – Kazuo Yamazaki
• September 2 – Tracy Smothers^[15](died in 2020)
• September 7 – George South^[14]
• September 24 – Kloudy
• September 28 – Atlantis^[14]
• October 2 – El Dandy^[14]
• October 19 – Evander Holyfield
• October 31 – Bill Fralic^[14](died in 2018) [6]
• November 4 – El Hijo del Diablo^[14]
• November 24:
  • Velvet McIntyre^[18]
  • Masayoshi Motegi
• November 28 – Davey Boy Smith^[14](died in 2002) [7]
• November 30 – Jimmy Del Ray^[14](died in 2014) [8]
• December 16 – William Perry
• December 23 – Keiji Muto^[14]
• December 26 – Mark Starr^[15](died in 2013) [9]

Deaths[edit]

• March 2 – Gus Kallio^[19] (70)
• April 20 – Joe Malcewicz (65)
• August 9 – Sam Avey (67)
• September 26 – Alexander Zass (74)

References[edit]