1971 in professional wrestling

Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1971

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1971 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 1971.

Promotion Name  | Abbreviation

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Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL

## Calendar of notable shows

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Date  | Promotion(s)  | Event  | Location  | Main Event

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April  | EMLL | 15\. Aniversario de Arena México  | Mexico City, Mexico | Uncertain
August 27  | NWA Hollywood Wrestling | Memorial Coliseum Spectacular  | Los Angeles, California | Freddie Blassie defeated John Tolos in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
September 24  | EMLL | EMLL 38th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Rene Torres defeated Ciclon Veloz Jr. in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match[1][2]

## Championship changes

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### EMLL

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NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship

incoming champion – El Solitario[3]

Date  | Winner  | Event/Show  | Note(s)
No title changes[3]

### IWE

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Accomplishment  | Winner  | Date won  | Notes

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IWA World Series |  Monster Roussimoff | June 24  |

## Births

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* Date of birth uncertain:
* Bob Starr
* Billy Wiles
* January 1 - Rodney
* January 7 - CW Anderson
* January 28:
* Yuji Yasuraoka
* Sean Evans (died in 2007)
* February 10
* Louie Spicolli (d. 1998)
* Victoria
* February 14
* Tommy Dreamer[4][5]
* Nelson Frazier, Jr. (d. 2014)
* February 22 – Super Caló
* February 25 - Sean O'Haire (died in 2014)
* February 28 - David Khakhaleishvili (died in 2021)
* March 1
* Scotty Riggs
* Yar (d. 2021)
* March 2
* Manami Toyota
* Satoru Asako
* March 6 – Val Venis
* March 9 - Tiger Ali Singh
* March 10 - Debbie Malenko
* March 11 - Johnny Knoxville
* March 18 - Mike Bell (d. 2008)
* March 23 - Hiroyoshi Tenzan
* April 4
* John Zandig
* Tony Jones (d. 2024)
* April 16 - Krusher Kong
* April 21 – Axl Rotten (d. 2016)
* May 7 - L.A. Smooth
* May 12 – Doug Basham
* May 18 - Cynthia Lynch
* May 19 – Psicosis
* May 22 – Halloween
* May 28 – Mosh
* June 5 - Glen Osbourne
* June 12 – Mark Henry[6]
* June 15 – Chuck Palumbo
* June 18
* Melissa Coates (died in 2021)
* Chastity (wrestler)
* July 1 – Abismo Negro (d. 2009)
* July 5:
* Cousin Sal
* Jamie Dundee
* July 7 - Allan Funk
* July 14
* Bubba Ray Dudley[7]
* Joey Styles
* July 15 - Pequeño Olímpico[8]
* July 17 - Alexander Otsuka
* July 19 - Michael Modest
* August 5 - Hideki Hosaka (d. 2021)
* August 10 - Kevin Randleman (d.2016)
* August 25 – Crash Holly (d. 2003)
* September 1 - Sim Snuka
* September 8 - David Arquette
* September 12 – Shocker
* September 16 - Richard Slinger
* September 22 - Luther Reigns
* September 23 - Osamu Nishimura (died in 2025)
* October 8 - Al Katrazz
* October 9 – Stevie Richards
* October 14 - Frank Wycheck (died in 2023)
* October 15 - Joey Abs
* October 19 – Sweet Saraya
* October 22 – Adam Flash
* October 24 - Dale Torborg
* November 1 - Kamikaze
* November 23 - Tetsuhiro Kuroda
* November 24 - Sumie Sakai
* December 1 - Trinity
* December 24 - Oro (d. 1993)

## Debuts

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* Uncertain debut date

* Afa Anoa'i
* Jean Gagne
* King Cobra (wrestler)
* Ron Bass
* Tiger Conway Jr.

* May 9 - Tatsumi Fujinami
* June 21 - Kendo Nagasaki
* August 20 - Tinieblas
* September 16 - El Signo
* October 1 - Mano Negra

## Retirements

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* Whipper Billy Watson (1940 – 1971)

## Deaths

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* May 12 - Tor Johnson, 67
* June 16 - Alberto Torres (wrestler), 37
* July 12 – Yvon Robert, 56
* July 24 – Hercules Cortez, 39
* October 29 - Harry Light, 73

## References

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1. ^ "38th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 24, 1971. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
2. ^ "Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL". The Gladiatores Magazine (in Spanish). September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "SLAM! Sports bio". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
5. ^ "Tommy Dreamer Biography". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
6. ^ "Mark Henry official Internet Presence (bio)". Mark Henry. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
7. ^ "Bubba Ray profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
8. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1966: 51 - 100 of 141". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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