1981 in professional wrestling
1981 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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List of notable promotions
These promotions held notable shows in 1981.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
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Big Time Wrestling | BTW | Renamed to World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) the following year. |
Dale Martin Promotions | — | |
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL | |
Universal Wrestling Association | UWA | |
Calendar of notable shows
Accomplishments and tournaments
JCP
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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NWA United States Championship Tournament | Sgt. Slaughter | October 4 |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Births
- January 12 – Jeet Rama
- January 13 – Shad Gaspard (died in 2020)
- January 26 – Volador Jr.
- February 19 – Tye Dillinger[9]
- March 2 – Lance Cade (died in 2010)
- March 3 – Justin Gabriel
- March 12 – Hideo Itami[10][11]
- April 4 – Tigre Uno
- May 13 – Jimmy Yang
- May 22 – Daniel Bryan[12]
- June 2 – Velvet Sky
- July 22
- July 25 – Finn Bálor[14]
- August 14 – Kofi Kingston
- August 19 – Percy Watson[15]
- August 20 – Byron Saxton[16]
- August 21 – Trent Seven
- September 13 – Angelina Love
- September 26 – Asuka[17][18]
- November 3 – Jackie Gayda
- November 10 – Ryback
- November 28 – Erick Rowan[19]
- December 11 - Fuego[20]
- December 31 – Martin Stone
Retirements
- Black Shadow (1942 - 1981)
- Tony Borne (1952 - 1981)
- Verne Gagne (1949 - 1981)
- Dutch Savage (1962 - 1981)
- The Missouri Mauler (1950 - 1981)
Deaths
- August 12 – Buddy Austin
References
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- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "Wrestling Star Wars". Pro Wrestling History. June 1981.
- "Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL". The Gladiatores Magazine (in Spanish). September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- Lister, John. "1981". ITV Wrestling Listings. JohnListerWriting.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- "Wrestling Star Wars". Pro Wrestling History. October 25, 1981.
- "EMLL Super Viernes". Wrestling Data. December 4, 1981. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- "Christmas Star Wars". Pro Wrestling History. December 25, 1981.
- "OWOW profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- "Kenta". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- "Kenta". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- Milner, John M.; Clevett, Jason. "Bryan Danielson". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Fergal Devitt profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- "NFL Player Profile". NFL. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- "Byron Kelly Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- 浦井. AtoZ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 22, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- プロフィール. Kana Net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
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