1977 in professional wrestling
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1977 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1977.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | AJW |
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | EMLL | 21. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Alfonso Dantés defeated Chavo Guerrero (c) in a singles match for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship[1] |
| May 11 | NJPW | World League | Tokyo, Japan | Seiji Sakaguchi defeated The Masked Superstar |
| September 23 | EMLL | EMLL 44th Anniversary Show (1) | Mexico City, Mexico | Fishman defeated Sangre Chicana in a Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask vs. mask match; also in the match: El Cobarde[2] |
| September 30 | EMLL 44th Anniversary Show (2) | Fishman defeated El Cobarde in a Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask match[3] | ||
| December 9 | Juicio Final | El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza defeated Joe Palardy and Perro Aguayo in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs. hair match[4] | ||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | ||||
Notable events
- April 30 – At the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Superstar Billy Graham used both feet on the ropes to pin Bruno Sammartino to become the World Wide Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion.
- September 27 – Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka defeated Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko to win the vacant World Wide Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions in an elimination tournament.
Accomplishments and tournaments
AJW
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Yukie Urushibara (Lucy Kayama) | ||
| World League | Yumi Ikeshita |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion – Alfonso Dantés[5] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Chavo Guerrero | WWA show | [1] | |
| March 13 | Roddy Piper | WWA show | [1] | |
| March 15 | Chavo Guerrero | WWA show | [1] | |
| April 21 | Alfonso Dantés | EMLL show | [1] | |
| Incoming champion – El Faraón | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11 | Perro Aguayo | EMLL show | ||
| July 3 | Ringo Mendoza | EMLL show | ||
| October 12 | Joe Plardy | EMLL show | ||
| November 25 | El Faraon | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Mano Negra | ||||
| No title changes |
| Incoming champion – El Halcon | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 13 | Gran Markus | EMLL show | ||
| June 24 | El Halcon | EMLL show | ||
| December 18 | Raul Mata | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Ringo Mendoza | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 28 | Perro Aguayo | EMLL show | ||
| March 11 | Vacant | EMLL show | ||
| April 14 | José Luis Mendieta | EMLL show | ||
| November 19 | Sangre Chicana | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Flama Azul[6] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | Americo Rocca | EMLL show | [6] | |
| July 1 | Flama Azul | EMLL show | ||
| September 21 | Mario Valenzuela | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Dr. Wagner | ||||
| No title changes |
| Incoming champion – Blue Demon | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 27 | Fishman | EMLL show | ||
| September 26 | Kung Fu | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Uncertain | ||||
| No title changes |
NWA
| Incoming champion – Terry Funk | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6 | Harley Race | House show | ||
Tournaments
IWE
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IWA World Series | Rusher Kimura | March 26 |
Births
- January 7 - Dustin Diamond (died in 2021)
- January 16 – Máscara Año 2000 Jr.
- January 17 – Kevin Fertig
- February 15 - Gran Naniwa (died in 2010)
- February 20 – Gail Kim
- February 24 - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- February 28 - Lance Archer
- February 28 - Aaron Aguilera
- March 8 - Michael Tarver
- March 20:
- March 24 – Inquisidor
- March 26 – Sylvain Grenier
- March 31 - Allison Danger
- April 4 - Stephan Bonnar (died in 2022)
- April 13 – Christian York
- April 19 - Jonny Storm
- April 20 - Jon Hugger
- April 23 – John Cena
- April 29 – Titus O'Neil
- May 9 – Averno
- May 11 – Bobby Roode[7][8]
- May 21 - Micah Taylor (died in 2024)
- May 23 – Alan Stone
- May 25 – Alberto Del Rio
- June 1 - James Storm
- June 2 – A.J. Styles
- June 25 – Layla El
- June 26 – Mark Jindrak
- July 1 – Jocephus (died in 2021)
- July 5:
- July 12 – Brock Lesnar[9]
- July 19 - Tony Mamaluke
- August 1:
- August 4 – Frankie Kazarian
- August 31 – Jeff Hardy[10]
- September 4 – Awesome Kong
- September 5:
- September 7 – Molly Holly
- September 8 - X-Fly
- September 10 - Mike DiBiase (born 1977)
- September 11 - Josette Bynum
- September 25 - Atsushi Aoki (died in 2019)
- October 3 - Danny Basham
- October 20 - Steve Anthony
- November 15 -Cima
- November 20 – Dan Engler
- December 10 - Essa Rios
- December 12 - The Butcher
- December 14 - Brain Damage (died in 2012)
- December 18 - The Messiah
- December 28 - Xavier (died in 2020)
Debuts
- Uncertain debut date
- Michael Hayes
- Moondog Spot
- One Man Gang
- Nightmare Danny Davis
- Joe Malenko
- Brutus Beefcake
- B. Brian Blair
- The Grappler
- Tito Santana
- Gary Young
- Mami Kumano (All Japan Women)
- Lucy Kayama (All Japan Women)
- February 10 - George Takano
- June 11 - David Von Erich
- August 10 - Hulk Hogan
- September 5 - Tomi Aoyama (All Japan Women)
- October 23 - Bad News Brown
- November 8 - Takashi Ishikawa