1977 in professional wrestling
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1977 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Calendar of notable live events
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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| EMLL | 21. Aniversario de Arena México | April 27 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| EMLL | EMLL 44th Anniversary Show (1) | September 23 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | 18,000[1] |
| EMLL 44th Anniversary Show (2) | September 30 |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Births
- January 16 – Máscara Año 2000 Jr.
- January 17 – Kevin Fertig
- February 20 – Gail Kim
- March 20 – Homicide
- March 24 – Inquisidor
- March 26 – Sylvain Grenier
- April 23 – John Cena
- April 29 – Titus O'Neil
- May 9 – Averno
- May 11 – Bobby Roode[2][3]\
- May 23 – Alan Stone
- May 25 – Alberto Del Rio
- June 2 – A.J. Styles
- June 25 – Layla El
- June 26 – Mark Jindrak
- July 12 – Brock Lesnar[4]
- August 4 – Frankie Kazarian
- August 31 – Jeff Hardy[5]
- September 4 – Awesome Kong
- September 5 – Sin Cara[6]
- September 7 – Molly Holly
- November 10 – Katarina Waters
- November 20 – Dan Engler
Debuts
- Uncertain debut date
- August 10 - Hulk Hogan
- October 23 - Bad News Brown
Retirements
- Penny Banner (1954 - 1977)
Deaths
- March 15 - Antonino Rocca[7]
References
- ^ "44th Anniversary Show #1". Pro Wrestling History. September 29, 1977. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ "Bobby Roode (@RealBobbyRoode)". Twitter. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "Bobby Roode (@RealBobbyRoode)". Twitter. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "Biography for Brock Lesnar". IMDB.com. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ^ "Online World of Wrestling: Jeff Hardy". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
- ^ "Hunico". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ "Antonino Rocca Dies At 56". Classic Wrestling Articles. Classic Wrestling Articles. Retrieved 8 August 2015.