Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1981
Overview of the events of 1981 in professional wrestling
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1981 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling .
These promotions held notable shows in 1981.
Calendar of notable shows [ edit ] Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event February 8 UWA UWA 6th Anniversary Show Naucalpan, Mexico El Solitario (c) wrestled Villano III to a timelimit draw In a match for the UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship [ 1] April 3 EMLL 25. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Tony Salazar defeated Alfonso Dantés (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship [ 2] June 4 NJPW MSG League Tokyo, Japan Antonio Inoki defeated Stan Hansen by count-out BTW Wrestling Star Wars (June) Dallas, Texas Fritz Von Erich defeated Gary Hart in a steel cage match [ 3] September 18 EMLL EMLL 48th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Espectro Jr. defeated El Vengador in a Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask vs. mask match; El Supremo was also in the match[ 4] September 29 Dale Martin Promotions Mike Marino Memorial Shield Croydon, England Mal Sanders defeated Syd Cooper in the tournament final[ 5] October 24 BTW Wrestling Star Wars (October) Dallas, Texas Al Madril (c) defeated Bill Irwin via disqualification in a singles match for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship [ 6] October 4 Joint Dale Martin Extravaganza London, England Big Daddy defeated Giant Haystacks in a "Knockout Only, No Rounds" match December 4 EMLL Juicio Final Mexico City, Mexico Ringo Mendoza defeated El Faraón in a Lucha de Apuestas , hair vs. hair match[ 7] December 10 NJPW MSG Tag League Tokyo, Japan André the Giant and Rene Goulet defeated Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami December 25 BTW Christmas Star Wars Dallas, Texas Big Daddy Bundy defeated Al Madril , Armand Hussein, Bill Irwin , Blue Demon , Carlos Zapata, David Von Erich , Frank Dusek , José Lothario , Kerry Von Erich , Killer Tim Brooks , El Negro Assassino, Richard Blood and Ten Gu in a Two-ring battle royal [ 8] (c) – denotes defending champion(s)
Accomplishments and tournaments [ edit ] Pro Wrestling Illustrated [ edit ] Wrestling Observer Newsletter [ edit ] Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes Lou Thesz Cup No winner The league was scheduled to go three rounds but never finished due to the closure of IWE
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