# 1960 in professional wrestling

1960 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 1960.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |

## Calendar of notable shows

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| April | EMLL | 4. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| September 23 | EMLL | EMLL 27th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Ruben Juarez defeated Ray Mendoza in a tournament final for the vacant Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

## Notable events

* Wally Karbo and Verne Gagne's Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club break away from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) to form the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and created the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.

## Accomplishments and tournaments
### EMLL

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
| Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship tournament | Ruben Juarez | May 15–29 | |

## Championship changes
### EMLL

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion - Ray Mendoza |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| July 30 | Gory Guerrero | EMLL show | |
NWA World Middleweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Ronaldo Vera |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| October 13 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | |
NWA World Welterweight Championship :
* incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion - El Médico Asesino |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| June 16 | Vacant | N/A | Championship vacated when Médico Asesino died. |
Mexican National Middleweight Championship :
* incoming champion – El Santo ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Lightweight Championship :
* incoming champion – Juan Diaz ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Espectro I |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| Uncertain | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons |
| September 23 | Rubén Juárez | EMLL show | Defeated Ray Mendoza to win the vacant championship |
Mexican National Welterweight Championship :
* incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Tag Team Championship :
* incoming champion – Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Women's Championship :
* incoming champion – Uncertain ||||
* No title changes ||||

### NWA

NWA World Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming Champion – Pat O'Connor |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| No title changes |||||

## Debuts

* Debut date uncertain:
** Alfonso Dantés
** George Steele
** Gorilla Monsoon
** Harley Race
** Karl Von Steiger
** Pat Barrett
** El Solitario
** Uncle Elmer
* September 30:
** Antonio Inoki
** Giant Baba
* November 12 – Rocket Monroe
* December 28 – Angelo Mosca

## Births

* January 1 – Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
* January 3 – Ross Hart
* January 10 – Negro Casas
* January 23 – Leilani Kai
* February 3:
** Kerry Von Erich(died in 1993)
** Marty Jannetty
* February 12 – One Man Gang
* February 17 – Shunji Kosugi
* March 2 – Debra Marshall
* March 3 – Ben Bassarab
* March 16 – Kenny Bolin
* March 19 – Moondog Cujo(died in 2009)
* March 22:
* Jimbo Covert
* Villano V (died in 2024)
* April 12 – Tony Anthony / Dirty White Boy
* April 16 – Damian Kane
* April 18 – Vic Steamboat
* April 24 – Lance Von Erich
* April 29 – Paul Roma
* May 11 – Kodo Fuyuki(died in 2003)
* May 14 – "Dr. Death" Steve Williams(died in 2009)
* May 20 – Dale Veasey
* May 23 – Pat Rose
* May 27 – Kelly Kiniski
* June 1 – Brian Adias
* June 2 – Timothy Flowers
* June 10 – Cueball Carmichael
* June 13 – Jacques Rougeau
* June 23 – Súper Ratón
* July 4 – Barry Windham
* July 9 – Marc Mero
* July 9 – Jim Jefferson (died in 2013)
* July 23 – Al Perez
* July 27 – Fidel Sierra
* August 4 – Dean Malenko
* August 6 – Jose Luis Rivera
* August 10 – Brett Sawyer (died in 2023)
* August 11 – Brickhouse Brown (died in 2018)
* August 26 – Gary Jackson (wrestler)
* September 2 – Todd Champion
* September 11 – Road Warrior Animal(died in 2020)
* September 18 – Blue Panther
* September 23 – Kurt Beyer
* September 26 – David Sammartino
* October 1 – Tim Burke(died in 2011)
* October 4 – Bobby Fulton
* October 10 – Soldat Ustinov
* October 16 – Frankie Lancaster
* October 23 – Bubba Monroe (died in 2022)
* October 30 – Roadblock
* November 11 – Dump Matsumoto
* November 16 – John Condrone (died in 2020)
* November 19 – Miss Elizabeth(died in 2003)
* December 9 – Steve Doll(died 2009)
* December 16 – Sid Vicious (died in 2024)
* December 18 – Moondog Splat
* December 27 – Franz Schumann
* December 29 – Mark Madden

## Deaths

* January 7 – Jack Claybourne, 49
* May 22 – Great Gama 82
* June 16 – Médico Asesino 39
* July 17 – Paul Bowser 74
* December 11 – Tor Yamato 43