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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
Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Greg Valentine (with Lou Albano ) in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship 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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