1961

This is a list of various things that took place in 1961.
==Significant events==
:*The Los Angeles-based North American Wrestling Alliance is renamed Worldwide Wrestling Associates
==Births==
January
*30 - Sol De Oriente
February
*21 - La Monster
March
*9 - Rick Steiner (Bay City, Michigan)
*11 - Coco Azul (AAA 00s)
*17 - La Fiera
*27 - Octagón
April
*23 - Terry Gordy (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
*28 - Billy Travis
*30 - El Físico Nuclear
May
*1 - Leon Rojo
*14 - Thomas Couch
*25 - Hiro Saito
June
*8 - Chris Chavis (Pembroke, North Carolina)
July
*9 - Damián 666
*13 - Bill Pierce (Long Island, New York)
*20 - Cheryl Rusa (Los Angeles, California)
*21 - La Rebelde
*25 - Jaguar Yokota
*28 - Ciclón Ramírez
*30 - El Brazo
August
*10 - Salomon Grundy
*15 - Shu El Guerrero
*25 - Nick Kiniski (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
September
*1 - Bam Bam Bigelow (Asbury Park, New Jersey)
*2 - Mongolian Mauler
*6 - Wendi Richter (Dallas, Texas)
*16 - Dan Kroffat
*17 - Jim Cornette (Louisville, Kentucky)
*27 - Copetes Salazar
October
*1 - Rico Constantino (Las Vegas, Nevada)
*1 - Super Astro
*4 - Bobby Fulton
*29 - Mastin III
==Deaths==
==Debuts==
March
*26 - El Bizarro
July
*16 - Dr. Wagner
October
*11 - Masio Koma
December
*22 - Yamamoto
==Events==
==Title changes==
March
:*31 - Mike DiBiase wins the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship from Herb Freeman in Portland, Oregon
May
:*26 - Luther Lindsay wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Mike DiBiase in Portland
June
:*12 - Freddie Blassie wins the WWA World Heavyweight Championship from Édouard Carpentier in Los Angeles, California
:*30 - Buddy Rogers wins the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Pat O'Connor in Chicago, Illinois
July
:*11 - Gene Kiniski wins the AWA World Heavyweight Championship from Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, Minnesota
August
:*8 - Verne Gagne regains the AWA World title from Gene Kiniski in Minneapolis
September
:*12 - Emile Dupree wins the vacant PSA Maritimes Heavyweight Championship by defeating Don Jardine in Moncton, New Brunswick
:*25 - Nicoli Volkoff wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Luther Lindsay in Portland
December
:*1 - Billy White Wolf wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Nicoli Volkoff in Portland
Category: Wrestling Years