# 1967 in professional wrestling

1967 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 1967.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |

## Calendar of notable shows

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| April | EMLL | 11. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| September 29 | EMLL | EMLL 34th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Ángel Blanco defeated Ángel Exterminador in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask match |
| December 19 | EMLL | Juicio Final | Mexico City, Mexico | Aníbal defeated Red Terror in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. mask match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

## Notable events

* July 24 - Bruno Sammartino and Spiros Arion beat The Sicilians to become eventually the last WWWF United States Tag Team Championship.

## Accomplishments and tournaments
### EMLL

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
| NWA World Middleweight Championship tournament | René Guajardo | September 29 | |
| Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship #1 contendership tournament | Alfonso Dantés | September 22 - October 6 | |

## Championship changes
### EMLL

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Vacant |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| August 4 | Ray Mendoza | EMLL show | Defeated Dory Dixon to win the vacant championship. |
NWA World Middleweight Championship :
| incoming champion – René Guajardo |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 10 | Rey Mendoza | EMLL show | |
| May | Vacant | N/A | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons |
| July 29 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | |
NWA World Welterweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 7 | Vento Castella | EMLL show | |
| July 3 | Karloff Lagarde | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion - Polo Torres |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| October 30 | Henry Pilusso | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Middleweight Championship :
| incoming champion – El Santo |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| June 22 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Lightweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Raul Rojas |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| September 7 | Raul Guerrero | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion – El Santo |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March | Espanto I | EMLL show | |
| June 12 | Mil Máscaras | EMLL show | |
| October 15 | El Nazi | EMLL show | |
incoming champion – Alberto Muñoz :
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Tag Team Championship :
| incoming champion – Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| Uncertain | Unknown | N/A | |
| Uncertain | La Ola Blanca (Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner) | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Women's Championship :
* incoming champion – Uncertain ||||
* No title changes ||||

### NWA

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming Champion – Gene Kiniski |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| No title changes |||||

## Debuts

* Debut date uncertain:
** Bobby Kay
** Giant Haystacks
** Jerry Brisco
** Johnny Valiant
** Man Mountain Mike
** Bugsy McGraw
* July 1 - Aiko Kyo (All Japan Women)
* August 5 – Seiji Sakaguchi
* August 19 – Ole Anderson
* October – Ari Romero

## Births

* Date of birth uncertain:
** Jumbo Baretta
* January 4 – Nelson Veilleux
* January 10 – Yumiko Hotta
* January 13 – Reno Riggins
* January 17 – Luther Biggs
* January 22 – Manabu Nakanishi
* February 8:
** Dino Casanova (died in 2002)
** Yuki Ishikawa
* February 18 – Rick Fuller
* February 21 – Danny Boy Collins
* February 22 – Psicosis II
* March 1 – Scotty Riggs
* March 4 – Johnnie Stewart
* March 9 – Bison Kimura
* March 11 – Pitbull #1
* March 17 – Billy Corgan
* March 27 – Kenta Kobashi
* March 28 – Yoji Anjo
* April 13 – Mo
* April 14 – Jeff Jarrett
* April 17 – Enson Inoue
* April 23 – Mark Young (died in 2016)
* April 25 – J.T. Smith
* April 26 – Kane
* April 29 – Master P
* May 2 – Marty Garner
* May 4 – Jim Steele
* May 9 – Kevin Kelly
* May 10 – Nitro
* May 17 – Lori Fullington
* May 21 – Chris Benoit(died in 2007)
* May 24 – Bambi
* May 28 – Buddy Wayne(died in 2017)
* May 30 – Vampiro
* June 1 – Scoot Andrews
* June 29 – Heidi Lee Morgan
* July 3 – KeMonito
* July 9 – Andy Barrow
* July 13 – Akira Hokuto
* July 24 – Buck Quartermain
* July 26 – Pitbull #2(died in 2003)
* August 3 – Picudo(died in 2018)
* August 5 – Brody Steele
* August 8:
** Eric Angle
** Sable
* August 13 – Chad Fortune
* September 9 – Mark Shrader
* September 19 – Alexander Karelin
* September 20 – Roger Anderson
* September 22 – Super Delfin
* September 29 – Joey Maggs(died in 2006)
* October 2 – Pierrothito
* October 9 – Eddie Guerrero(died in 2005)
* October 11 – Tazz
* October 13 – Don Callis
* October 22 – Andrew Anderson
* October 25 – Latin Lover
* October 26 – Combat Toyoda
* November 1 – Plum Mariko(died in 1997)
* November 9 – Tim Fischer
* November 13 – Ice Train (died in 2024)
* November 15 – Michiyoshi Ohara
* November 22 – Ron Powers (wrestler)
* December 15:
** Kendall Windham
** Elix Skipper
* December 19 – Erik Watts
* December 21:
** Jake Gymini
** Jesse Gymini
** Harley Saito (died in 2016)
* December 30 – PCO

## Deaths

* January 7 - Leo Savage, 66
* June 29 – Primo Carnera 60
* July 13 - Art Shires, 60
* August 1 – Gorila Ramos 53
* September 23 – Stanislaus Zbyszko, 88
* October 12 – Nat Pendleton, 72