# 1964 in professional wrestling

1964 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 1964.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |

## Calendar of notable live events

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| April | EMLL | 8. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| September 25 | EMLL | EMLL 31st Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Rayo de Jalisco defeated Benny Galant (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

## Notable events

* March – Dick the Bruiser and Wilbur Snyder opened the World Wrestling Association professional wrestling promotion based out of Indianapolis, Indiana.

## Accomplishments and tournaments
### EMLL

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won |
| Occidente Welterweight Championship tournament | Vick Amezcua | January 1–17 |
| NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament | Benny Galant | April 10–24 |
| NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament | Rayo de Jalisco | September 11–19 |
| Campeonato 1964 tournament | Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo | October 9–16 |

## Championship changes
### EMLL

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship :
* incoming champion – Gory Guerrero ||||
* No title changes ||||
NWA World Middleweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Rayo de Jalisco |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 30 | Benny Galant | EMLL show | |
| September 25 | Rayo de Jalisco | EMLL 31st Anniversary Show | |
NWA World Welterweight Championship :
* incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship :
* incoming champion - Pepe Mendieta ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Middleweight Championship :
* incoming champion – El Santo ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Lightweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Chanoc |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 4 | Ulises | EMLL show | |
| June 12 | Chanoc | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Ray Mendoza |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 13 | Raúl Reyes | Carnaval de Campeones | |
| May 5 | Alfonso Dantés | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Welterweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Javier Escobedo |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| Uncertain | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated after Escobedo died in an automobile accident |
| April 13 | Rizado Ruiz | EMLL show | Defeated Black Shadow in a tournament final |
Mexican National Tag Team Championship :
| incoming champion – Los Rebeldes (Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde) or Los Espantos (Espanto I and Espanto II) |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| October 16 | Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Women's Championship :
| incoming champion – Uncertain |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| Uncertain | Chabela Romero | EMLL show | |

### NWA

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

## Debuts

* Debut date uncertain:
** Alberto Muñoz
** Johnny Rodz
** Joyce Grable
** Paul Jones
** Thunderbolt Patterson
** Lumberjack Pierre
* May 6 – Jimmy Valiant
* October 31 – The Great Kabuki
* November – Kendo Nagasaki

## Births

* Date of birth uncertain:
** Doug Flex
* January 1 – Mick Tierney
* January 3 – Dan Sileo
* January 4:
** Riki Takeuchi
** J. T. Southern
* January 6:
** Jacqueline
** Konnan
* January 13 – Zuleyma
* January 14 – Ernest Miller
* January 19 – Sonny Blaze
* February 3 – Pantera
* February 5 – Poison Julie Sawada
* February 7 – Ron Hutchison
* February 9 – Madusa
* February 14 – Ken Shamrock
* February 16 – Shunji Takano
* February 18 – Tim Storm
* February 19 – Botswana Beast
* March 2 – Mike Von Erich(died in 1987)
* March 3 – Glenn Kulka
* March 9:
** Koki Kitahara
** Steve Wilkos
* March 14 – Bryan Clark
* March 16 – Henry O. Godwinn
* March 22 – El Felino
* March 31 – Fez Whatley (died in 2021)
* April 10 – EZ Ryder
* April 11 – Takahiro Takigawa
* April 14 – Brian Adams(died in 2007)
* April 18 – Brick Bronsky (died in 2021)
* April 20 – Big Guido
* May 6 – Brian Knobbs
* May 13 – Glacier
* May 17 – Woman(died in 2007)
* May 22 – Marcus Dupree
* May 31 – Randy Mulkey
* June 18 – Big Vito
* June 23 – Mosco de la Merced(died in 2024)
* July 2:
** Charles Robinson
** Joe Gomez
** Hisakatsu Oya
* July 3 – Jack Victory
* July 5 – Jerry Sags
* July 6 – Rick Patterson
* July 31 – Wellington Wilkins Jr.
* August 1 – Prince Iaukea
* August 10 – Savio Vega
* August 19 – Toni Adams (d. 2010)
* August 20 – Tori
* August 23 – TARU
* August 28:
** The Colorado Kid
** John Cozman (died in 2016)
* September 2 – Skayde
* September 5 – Emmanuel Yarbrough (died in 2015)
* September 8 – Raven
* September 20 – Scott Hudson
* October 6 – Dixie Carter
* October 9 – Rockin' Robin
* October 26 – Nicole Bass (died in 2017)
* October 30 – Shinobu Kandori
* October 31 – The Boogeyman (wrestler)
* November 13 – Mike Samples
* November 21:
** Shane Douglas
** Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
* November 30 – Jushin Thunder Liger
* December 7 – Curtis Hughes
* December 8 – Chigusa Nagayo
* December 12 – Sabu
* December 18 – Stone Cold Steve Austin
* December 20 – Mark Coleman
* December 23 – Swoll
* December 24 – Andre Baker (died in 2010)

## Deaths

* February 12 - Al Pierotti, 68
* March 5 – Rocky Columbo, 35
* May 9 – Erik Malmberg 67
* September 4 – Nick Lassa, 66
* September 11 – Karol Kalmikoff 51
* October 2 – Larry Chene, 40
* October 22 – Tom Packs, 70