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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 |
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All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | AJW |
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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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) |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Yukie Urushibara (Lucy Kayama) | ||
World League | Yumi Ikeshita |
Main article: List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards |
incoming champion – Alfonso Dantés[5]
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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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) | |
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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) | |
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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) | |
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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) | |
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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) | |
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February 27 | Fishman | EMLL show | ||
September 26 | Kung Fu | EMLL show |
Incoming champion – Uncertain | ||||
No title changes |
Incoming champion – Terry Funk | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 6 | Harley Race | House show |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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IWA World Series | Rusher Kimura | March 26 |