1971 in professional wrestling

1971 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of years in professional wrestling
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List of notable promotions

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1971.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
April	EMLL	15. Aniversario de Arena México	Mexico City, Mexico	Uncertain
September 24		EMLL 38th Anniversary Show		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

EMLL

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion – El Solitario[3]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
No title changes[3]

Births

• February 10
  • Louie Spicolli (d. 1998)
  • Victoria
• February 14
  • Tommy Dreamer[4][5]
  • Nelson Frazier, Jr. (d. 2014)
• February 22 – Super Caló
• March 2 – Manami Toyota
• March 6 – Val Venis
• March 24 – Christopher Daniels
• April 21 – Axl Rotten (d. 2016)
• May 12 – Doug Basham
• May 19 – Psicosis
• May 22 – Halloween
• May 28 – Mosh
• June 12 – Mark Henry[6]
• June 15 – Chuck Palumbo
• July 1 – Abismo Negro (d. 2009)
• July 14 – Bubba Ray Dudley[7]
• July 15 - Pequeño Olímpico[8]
• August 25 – Crash Holly (d. 2003)
• September 12 – Shocker
• October 9 – Stevie Richards
• October 19 – Sweet Saraya
• October 22 – Adam Flash

Debuts

• Uncertain debut date

• Afa Anoa'i
• Gran Hamada
• Jean Gagne
• Hillbilly Jim

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

Retirements

• Whipper Billy Watson (1940 – 1971)

Deaths

• July 12 – Yvon Robert, 56
• July 24 – Hercules Cortez, 39

References

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. 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)
4. "SLAM! Sports bio". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. 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.