1983 in professional wrestling

These promotions held notable shows in 1983.

• January 22: The Don Muraco-Pedro Morales rivalry reached its peak at Madison Square Garden in New York City when Muraco pinned Morales to become the new WWF Intercontinental champion.
• March 8: The Wild Samoans defeated Jules Strongbow and Chief Jay Strongbow to win their 3rd WWF Tag Team Championship on WWF Championship Wrestling.
• March 10–11: The WWF holds its first ever live events outside the Northeast in San Diego and Los Angeles, California
• The WWF now fully owned by Vince McMahon seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance at the annual NWA Convention.
• Wrestling All Stars magazine published its first issue.
• September 4: WWF All-American Wrestling debut on the USA Network
• September 10: Wrestling at the Chase ended its 24 year run on St. Louis television station KPLR-TV
• November 15: Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson made WWF history as they became the first African-Americans to win the WWF Tag Team Championship in a no-disqualification match against The Wild Samoans on WWE Championship Wrestling.
• December 26: Iron Sheik managed by "Classy" Freddie Blassie defeated WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund ending Backlund's nearly 6 year run when his manager Arnold Skaaland threw in his towel in New York, NY

• Date of birth uncertain:
  • Quicksilver
• January 8 – Chris Masters
• January 18 - Adam Thornstowe
• January 21 – Maryse Ouellet^[5]
• January 30 – Rockstar Spud^[6]
• February 10:
  • Taiji Ishimori
  • Kevin Matthews
• February 21 – Wes Brisco
• February 25 - Steven Lewington
• March 1
  • Davey Richards
  • Mark Sterling
• March 17 - Timothy Thatcher
• March 18 – Ethan Carter III
• March 19 – Evan Bourne
• March 26 - Mike Mondo
• March 30 – Zach Gowen
• April 2 - Scorpio Sky
• April 5:
  • Bushi
  • Chie Ishii
• April 9 - Hade Vansen
• April 25 - DeAngelo Williams
• April 27 - Lacey
• May 1 - Human Tornado
• May 7 - Tanga Loa
• May 11 - Daizee Haze
• May 15 - Tom Lawlor
• May 18 - Matt Riviera
• May 19 - Chris Van Vliet
• May 21 – Leva Bates
• May 23 – Alex Shelley
• June 23 - Brandi Rhodes
• July 11 - Marcus Louis
• July 15 – Heath Slater
• July 22 - Fandango (wrestler)
• July 24 - Joey Kovar (died in 2012)
• July 26 – Roderick Strong^[7]
• August 3 - Ladybeard
• August 8 - Rampage Brown
• August 23 – J.C. Bailey (died in 2010)
• August 24 – Tino Sabbatelli
• September 6:
  • Sam Roberts
  • Braun Strowman^[8]
• September 16 – Jennifer Blake
• September 22 - Absolute Andy (died in 2023)
• September 30 - Pacman Jones
• October 1 – Robbie E
• October 3 - Mikey Batts
• October 8 – Hiro Tonai
• October 10 – Daisuke Masaoka
• October 16 – Kenny Omega
• October 19 – Robert Evans^[9]
• October 22 – Taya Valkyrie
• November 2 – Darren Young
• November 8 - Lucky Cannon
• November 11 – Kristal Marshall
• November 21:
  • Nikki Bella^[10]
  • Brie Bella^[10]
• November 25 - Kirby Mack
• November 28 –
  • Summer Rae
  • Gota Ihashi
• November 29 - Rosemary
• December 7 - Matt Menard
• December 15 – Rene Dupree
• December 16 :
  • Kris Travis (died in 2016)
  • Jigsaw
• December 22 – Luke Gallows^[11]
• December 29 - El Desperado (wrestler)
• December 30 - Eddie Edwards

• Uncertain debut date

• Scott Armstrong
• Desiree Petersen
• William Regal
• Rick Steiner
• Ben Bassarab
• Ramón Álvarez (wrestler)
• Bull Nakano
• Dan Spivey
• Ken Resnick
• Yumi Ogura (All Japan Women)

• March 5 - Cueball Carmichael
• June 6 - Road Warrior Hawk
• June 12 - Bestia Salvaje
• June 24 - Mick Foley and Kanako Nagatomo (All Japan Women's)
• September 23 - Tommy Ran (All Japan Women's) and Mika Komatsu (All Japan Women's)

• Dean Ho (1962 - 1983)
• Mikel Scicluna (1953 - 1983)

• February 7 - Miguel Ángel Delgado, 35
• March 6 - Mayes McLain, 77
• March 12 - Fred Meyer (wrestler), 82
• May 10 - Frank Tunney, 70
• May 25 - Johnny Rougeau, 53
• May 31 - Jack Dempsey, 87
• October 1 - Johan Richthoff, 85
• October 12 - The Grand Wizard,^[12] 57
• December 9 - Earl McCready, 78
• December 19 - Dizzy Davis, 69