Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1983
Overview of the events of 1983 in professional wrestling
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1983 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable shows in 1983.
Calendar of notable shows
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
April 22 | EMLL | 27. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Super Halcón (c) defeated Pirata Morgan in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship[1] |
April 24 | AWA | AWA Super Sunday | St. Paul, Minnesota | Nick Bockwinkel (c) defeated Hulk Hogan by reverse decision disqualification in a singles match for the AWA World Heavyweight Title with Lord James Blears as special guest referee |
June 2 | NJPW | IWGP League | Tokyo, Japan | Hulk Hogan defeated Antonio Inoki |
June 10 | MLW | Night of the Champions | Toronto, Ontario | Ric Flair defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race by disqualification |
July 4 | JCP | NWA/WWF World Title Unification | Atlanta, Georgia | NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair fought WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund to a double count-out |
July 24 | MLW | Return of the Champions | Toronto, Ontario | NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race defeated Ric Flair by disqualification with Johnny Weaver as special guest referee |
September 17 | WWC | WWC 10th Aniversario | San Juan, Puerto Rico | André the Giant defeated Abdullah the Butcher via countout |
September 23 | EMLL | EMLL 50th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Sangre Chicana defeated MS-1 in a Lucha de Apuestas Hair vs. Hair match[2] |
October 23 | JCP | The Last Battle of Atlanta | Atlanta, Georgia | Tommy Rich defeated Buzz Sawyer in a Steel Cage Match with Paul Ellering suspended above the cage |
November 24 | JCP | Starrcade | Greensboro, North Carolina | Ric Flair defeated Harley Race (c) in a steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with Gene Kiniski as special guest referee[3] |
December 8 | NJPW | MSG Tag League | Tokyo, Japan | Antonio Inoki and Hulk Hogan defeated Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch |
December 9 | EMLL | Juicio Final | Mexico City, Mexico | Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated El Egipico in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match[4] |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Notable events
Accomplishments and tournaments
AJW
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Keiko Nakano | | |
AJPW
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
Lou Thesz Cup 1983 | Shiro Koshinaka | April 22 | |
NJPW
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Births
Debuts
Retirements
Deaths
See also
References
- ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "50th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 23, 1983. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Flair defeats Race for wrestling title". Greensboro Daily News. 1983-11-25. p. D3. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
A sellout crowd of 15,447 was on hand for the night's competition.
- ^ "EMLL Super Viernes – Juicio Final 1983". Wrestling Data. December 9, 1983. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ Kamchen, Richard. "Maryse Ouellet". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ "Spud". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ "Heath Slater". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Roderick Strong". Retrieved May 30, 2007.
- ^ "Braun Strowman". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ ""The Essence of Excellence" Robert Evans". Anarchy Championship Wrestling. Blogger. July 1, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ a b "The Bella Twins". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
- ^ 『ワールドタッグ』出場チーム決定!! 内藤&ソンブラ! コンウェイ&ダンも参戦! アンダーソンは"新顔"ドク・ギャローズとタッグ結成!! (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. November 11, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^ Slagle, Steve. "The Grand Wizard". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2017.