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Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1984
Overview of the events of 1984 in professional wrestling
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1984 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling .
These promotions held notable events in 1984.
Calendar of notable shows [ edit ]
Date
Promotion(s)
Event
Location
Main Event
January 29
UWA
UWA 9th Anniversary Show
Naucalpan, Mexico
El Canek (c) defeated André the Giant in a singles match for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship [ 1]
April 8
EMLL
28. Aniversario de Arena México
Mexico City, Mexico
Super Halcón defeated Pirata Morgan in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match[ 2]
May 6
WCCW
1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions
Irving, Texas
Kerry Von Erich defeated Ric Flair (c) in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [ 3]
June 30
CWF
Lords of the Ring
Miami, Florida
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair (c) by disqualification in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
July 23
WWF
The Brawl to End It All
New York, New York
Wendi Richter (with Cyndi Lauper and David Wolff) defeated The Fabulous Moolah (c) (with Lou Albano ) in a singles match for the WWF Women's Championship [ 4]
September 14
WWC
WWC 11th Aniversario
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Abdullah the Butcher and Carlos Colón wrestled Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody to a double disqualification
September 21
EMLL
EMLL 51st Anniversary Show
Mexico City, Mexico
Atlantis defeated Talisman in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match[ 5]
October 27
WCCW
1st Cotton Bowl Extravaganza
Dallas, Texas
The Dynamic Duo (Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez ) and Jake Roberts defeated Bobby Fulton , Kerry Von Erich and Mike Von Erich (c) in a six-man tag team match for the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship [ 6] [ 7]
November 22
JCP
Starrcade
Greensboro, North Carolina
Ric Flair (c) defeated Dusty Rhodes by referee stoppage in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with Joe Frazier as special guest referee [ 8]
December 7
EMLL
Juicio Final
Mexico City, Mexico
Máscara Año 2000 defeated Gran Coloso in a Lucha de Apuestas , mask vs. mask match[ 9] [ 10]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
Accomplishments and tournaments [ edit ]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated [ edit ]
Wrestling Observer Newsletter [ edit ]
January 18 – Lord Athol Layton , 62
January 27 - Jim McMillen , 81
February 5 - El Santo , 66
February 10 – David Von Erich , 25 [ 21]
March 4 – Helen Hild , 58
May 16 - Andy Kaufman , 35
May 17 – Max Palmer , 56
May 22 - George Zaharias , 76
May 24 – Vincent J. McMahon , 69 [ 22]
July 14 – Brute Bernard , 63
August 2 – Argentina Apollo , 46
November 13 - Chief Little Wolf , 72
^ "9th Anniversary Show" . ProWrestlingHistory. February 12, 1984. Retrieved July 12, 2010 .
^ Flores, Manuel (February 16, 2009). "Pirata Morgan: 30 Años de Lucha Libre". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Mexico City , D.F. pp. 26–28. 302.
^ "1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions" . Pro Wrestling History . May 6, 1984. Retrieved April 10, 2015 .
^ "The War to Settle the Score results" . Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. July 23, 1984. Retrieved 2010-09-05 .
^ "51st Anniversary Show" . Pro Wrestling History. September 21, 1984. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "1st Cotton Bowl Extravaganza" . Pro Wrestling History. October 27, 1984. Retrieved April 10, 2015 .
^ "Historical Cards: 1st Cotton Bowl Extravaganza (October 27, 1984. Dallas, Texas)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts . Kappa Publications. p. 172. 2007 Edition.
^ "Starrcade 1984" . Pro Wrestling History. November 22, 1984. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
^ "EMLL Super Viernes – Juicio Final 1984" . Wrestling Data . December 7, 1984. Retrieved March 21, 2019 .
^ "1984 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Impresora y Encuaderanadora Glem S.A. de C.V. January 10, 1985. pp. 2–28. ISSN 2007-0896 . 1656.
^ "Sterling James Keenan" . Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved January 9, 2012 .
^ "Nia Jax" . The Internet WrestlingDatabase . Retrieved 9 August 2015 .
^ "Scott Dawson Profile" . Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2015 .
^ "Cagematch profile" . Cagematch. Retrieved 2009-12-01 .
^ "Eve Torres" . Official Facebook account. Retrieved February 5, 2015 .
^ "T.J. Perkins" . Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved June 23, 2013 .
^ "Accelerator3359 profile" . Accelerator3359.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
^ "Profile" . Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009 .
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