1959 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions Only one promotion held notable shows in 1959. Promotion NameAbbreviationEMLL
Notable events Wrestling at the Chase debuted on KPLR-TV in St. Louis, Missouri. The series would run for almost 25 years. Wrestling Revue magazine premiered at newsstands.
Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main eventAprilEMLL3. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico September 25EMLL 26th Anniversary ShowCavernario Galindo defeated Torbellino Blanco in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match
Championship changes EMLL DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)September 11Ray MendozaEMLL show
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DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 13Blue DemonEMLL showFebruary 27Karloff LagardeEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)UncertainUnknownN/AUncertainTarzán López and Henry PilussoEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)UncertainRosita WilliamsEMLL showUncertainIrma GonzálezEMLL show
NWA DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 9Pat O'ConnorNWA show
Debuts Debut date uncertain: Bruno Sammartino Great Goliath Adnan Al-Kaissie Tony Charles October 7 Danny Hodge
Births Date of birth uncertain: Super Maxx January 1: Steve Cox Candi Devine(died in 2022) January 3 Art Crews January 15 Ken Wayne January 19 Peggy Lee Leather (died in 2023) January 24 Akira Maeda January 29 Boris Zhukov February 3 Haku February 4: Ed Gantner(died in 1990) Lawrence Taylor February 8 Misty Blue Simmes February 15 Hugo Savinovich February 28 Rick Link (died in 2026) March 2 Lola González March 7 Sgt. Craig Pittman March 8 Maki Ueda (wrestler) March 9 Nikita Koloff March 16 Scott L. Schwartz (died in 2024) March 20 Sting March 21 Tony Stetson March 23 Joey Jackson March 29 Michael Hayes April 4 Jeannie Clark April 14 Jesse Barr April 16 Gran Apache(died in 2017) April 18 Debbie Combs April 27 Mad Maxine May 1 Scott McGhee May 9 Rudy Diamond (died in 2025) May 19 Vicky Carranza May 21 Sean Mooney June 11 Magnum T. A. June 13 Danny Fargo (died in 2003) June 14 Buzz Sawyer(died in 1992) June 16 The Ultimate Warrior(died in 2014) June 18 Johnny Lee Clary (died in 2014) June 30 Víctor Quiñones(died in 2006) July 6 El Torero July 8 Don Nakaya Nielsen (died in 2017) July 9 Kevin Nash July 10: Duane Gill Eric Embry July 15 Ranger Ross July 17: DJ Peterson(died in 1993) Randy Anderson(died in 2002) July 31 Jason the Terrible August 13 Danny Bonaduce August 16 Dennis Koslowski August 18 Tom Prichard August 19 Tim Horner August 26 Gary Young September 23 Hans Nijman (died in 2014) October 6 Barry Darsow October 7 Brazo de Oro(died in 2017) October 18: Nord the Barbarian Carlos Cabrera October 21 John Tatum October 24 Dave Meltzer November 6 Máscara Sagrada November 9 Nick Patrick November 11 Van Hammer (died in 2026) November 21 Jerry Flynn December 11 Doug Furnas(died in 2012) December 13 Ricky Lawless (died in 1988) December 24 Ángel Mortal
Deaths November 7 - Victor McLaglen, 72 November 21 - Max Baer (boxer), 50
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