1967

This is a list of various things that took place in 1967.
==Significant events==
February
:*17 - Portland Wrestling returns to its original home on KPTV Portland (where it originated in 1953 as Heidelberg Wrestling) after spending the last 12 years on rival station KOIN-TV. Frank Bonnema joins the show as its new host and is joined for his first telecast by Pepper Martin on color commentary as Tony Borne defeats Bobby Nichols, Moondog Mayne defeats Woody Farmer, Paul Jones defeats Bulldog Cody, Martin defeats Pepi Montez and Little Beaver and Irish Jackie defeat Little Brutus and Sky Low Low
==Births==
January
*10 - Yumiko Hotta
*24 - Joshué
*30 - Halcón Suriano Jr.
*30 - Pequeño Halcón
February
*8 - Halcón Negro
*14 - Mini Chessman
*17 - Steve The Teacher
March
*9 - Bison Kimura
*11 - Gary Wolfe
*29 - René Guajardo Jr.
April
*14 - Jeff Jarrett (Nashville, Tennessee, USA)
*26 - Diesel II
May
*21 – Chris Benoit (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
*31 - Vampiro
June
*10 - El Rebelde (AAA)
July
*13 - Reyna Jubuki
*20 - Lemús II
*23 - Comando Gama
August
*3 - El Picudo
September
*22 - Super Delfin
October
*2 - Pierrothito
*9 - Eddie Guerrero (El Paso, Texas, USA)
*11 - Taz (New York City, New York, USA)
*25 - Latin Lover
November
*15 - Forajido
*27 - Vampiro Americano
December
*17 - Coco Rojo II
==Deaths==
September
*23 – Stanislaus Zbyszko 88 (Natural causes)
==Debuts==
March
*17 - Robert Bruce
July
*17 - Chela Salazar
*21 - Mighty Inoue
August
*5 - Seiji Sakaguchi
October
*1 - Ari Romero
*17 - Ídolo
==Events==
==Title changes==
January
:*5 - Tony Borne wins the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship from Paul Jones in Salem, Oregon
:*6 - Larry Hennig and Harley Race win the AWA World Tag Team Championship from Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher in Minneapolis, Minnesota
:*16 - Fritz Von Erich wins the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship from Joe Blanchard in Fort Worth, Texas; John and Chris Tolos win the Vancouver version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship and the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship from Dominic DeNucci and Don Leo Jonathan in Vancouver, British Columbia
:*24 - Mad Dog Vachon wins the All-Star Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship from Hans Schmidt in Chicoutimi, Quebec
February
:*6 - Dutch Savage and Don Jardine win the NWA Vancouver World Tag Team title from John and Chris Tolos in Vancouver
:*26 - Verne Gagne wins the AWA World Heavyweight Championship from Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, Minnesota
March
:* Brute Bernard wins the Texas version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship from Fritz Von Erich in Texas (specific date and location unknown)
:*13 - John and Chris Tolos regain the NWA Vancouver World Tag Team title from Dutch Savage and Don Jardine in Vancouver
:*20 - Louie Tillet wins the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship from Lester Welch in West Palm Beach, Florida
:*27 - Fritz Von Erich regains the NWA Texas United States title from Brute Bernard in Fort Worth (Fritz subsequently vacates his NWA Texas title with his United States title win)
April
:*3 - Don Leo Jonathan and Rocky Johnson win the NWA Canadian Tag Team title from John and Chris Tolos in Vancouver
:*24 - John and Chris Tolos regain the NWA Canadian Tag Team title from Don Leo Jonathan and Rocky Johnson in Vancouver
May
:*1 - Wahoo McDaniel wins the NWA Florida title from Louie Tillet in Orlando, Florida
:*2 - Buddy Austin wins the vacant NWA Texas title in a tournament final over Paul DeMarco in Dallas, Texas
:*12 - Ripper Collins wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Tony Borne in Portland, Oregon
:*16 - Boris Malenko wins the NWA Florida title from Wahoo McDaniel in Tampa, Florida
:*29 - Tony Borne regains the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Ripper Collins in Portland; Bholu Pahalwan defeats Henri Pierlot in London, England to win the Indian version of the World Heavyweight Championship
June
:* Spiros Arion chooses Arnold Skaaland as his new WWWF United States Tag Team Championship partner after previous partner Antonio Pugliese leaves the WWWF; the ASW World title, held at that point by Mad Dog Vachon, is renamed the ASW International title
:*2 - Luther Lindsay wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Tony Borne in Portland
:*5 - Johnny Rougeau wins the ASW International title from Mad Dog Vachon in Montreal, Quebec
:*11 - Tiger Jeet Singh wins the Toronto version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship from Johnny Valentine in Toronto, Ontario
:*23 - Moondog Mayne wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Luther Lindsay in Portland
July
:*10 - The Sicilians (Lou Albano and Tony Altimore) win the WWWF United States Tag Team title from Spiros Arion and Arnold Skaaland in Atlantic City, New Jersey
:*24 - Spiros Arion and Bruno Sammartino win the WWWF United States Tag Team title from The Sicilians in Atlantic City
:*27 - Johnny Kostas wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Moondog Mayne in Salem, Oregon
:*29 - The WWWF United States Tag Team title, last held by Spiros Arion and Bruno Sammartino, is retired when Sammartino, the reigning WWWF Heavyweight Champion, is unable to also defend the tag belts
August
:*9 - Buddy Moreno wins the NWA Texas title from Buddy Austin in San Antonio, Texas
:*14 - Mad Dog Vachon regains the ASW International title from Johnny Rougeau in Montreal (the title is vacated later in the year when Vachon is injured in a car accident)
:*26 - Johnny Valentine wins the NWA Florida title from Boris Malenko in Tampa
September
:*14 - The NWA Texas title, last held by Buddy Moreno, is vacated after Moreno is injured
:*30 - Wilbur Snyder wins the World Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship from Mitsu Arakawa in Indianapolis, Indiana
October
:*2 - Abdullah the Butcher and Dr. Jerry Graham win the NWA Vancouver World Tag Team title from John and Chris Tolos in Vancouver
:*23 - Abdullah the Butcher and Dr. Jerry Graham win the NWA Canadian Tag Team title from John and Chris Tolos in Vancouver; The Sheik defeats Gino Brito to win the vacant ASW International title in Montreal after the two tie for first place in a tournament final on October 16
November
:*1 - Harley Race chooses Chris Markoff as his new AWA World Tag Team Championship partner after Larry Hennig breaks his leg in an October 20 tag team match with Race against Verne Gagne and Mighty Igor in Winnipeg, Manitoba
:*3 - Moondog Mayne regains the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Johnny Kostas in Portland
:*6 - Édouard Carpentier wins the ASW International title from The Sheik in Montreal
:*8 - Billy Red Lyons wins the vacant NWA Texas title by forfeit in a tournament final in San Antonio when scheduled opponent Duke Keomuka is unable to wrestle due to being injured by The Spoiler in an earlier round
:*10 - Pat O'Connor and Wilbur Snyder win the AWA World Tag Team title from Harley Race and Chris Markoff in Chicago, Illinois
:*27 - Baron Von Raschke wins the ASW International title from Édouard Carpentier in Montreal
December
:*2 - Mitsu Arakawa and Dr. Moto win the AWA World Tag Team title from Pat O'Connor and Wilbur Snyder in Chicago
:*4 - The Assassins win the NWA Vancouver World and Canadian Tag Team titles from Abdullah the Butcher and Dr. Jerry Graham in Vancouver
:*5 - Joe Scarpa wins the NWA Florida title from Johnny Valentine in Tampa
:*27 - Blackjack Lanza wins the WWA World title from Wilbur Snyder in Indianapolis; Johnny Valentine regains the NWA Florida title from Joe Scarpa in Tampa
==See also==
Category:Wrestling Years