1976 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. List of notable promotions These promotions held notable shows in 1976. Calendar of notable shows Awards and honors Pro Wrestling Illustrated Notable incidents Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki Championship changes EMLL NWA Births January 9: Pasión Kristal (d. 2021) Todd Grisham January 10 - Donovan Morgan January 23 – Nigel McGuinness January 24 - Chikayo Nagashima January 25 - Gorgeous George January 28 - Emiko Kado (d. 1999) February 2 - Dragon Kid February 15 - Yinling February 23 - Muhammad Yone February 24 – Monster Clown March 6 – Ken Anderson/Mr. Kennedy March 16 - Carlos Amano March 18 - Mike Quackenbush March 21 - El Hijo de Cien Caras (d. 2010) March 23 - Tyson Tomko March 28 - Rory McAllister April 8 - Ryuji Ito April 16 – Phil Baroni May 9 - Shawn Osborne (died in 2011) May 22 - Yumi Fukawa June 11 - MsChif June 11 - Sonoko Kato June 13 - Sicodelico Jr. June 30 - Gilbert Yvel July 16 – Bobby Lashley August 10 - Amish Roadkill August 15 - The Bruiser (died in 2020) September 10 – Matt Morgan September 23 - Yoshinobu Kanemaru September 24 – Stephanie McMahon September 25 - Dr. Heresy October 4 - Emi Sakura October 14 - G. Q. Money October 18 - Maybach Taniguchi November 13 – Hiroshi Tanahashi November 17- Kikutaro November 21 - Cassidy O'Reilly November 22 - Lash LeRoux November 23 – Kristina Laum November 25 – Adam Firestorm (d. 2009) November 26 – Maven December 17 - Nosawa Rongai December 23 – Jamie Noble December 27 - Tim Arson (d. 2015) Debuts Uncertain debut date Bret Hart Bobby Eaton Kevin Von Erich Barry Orton Ricky Steamboat Paul Orndorff May - Bobby Eaton May 24 - Super Parka Retirements Mitsu Arakawa (1953 – 1976) Bob Geigel (1950 – 1976) George Gordienko (1946 – 1976) Danny Hodge (1959-1976, wrestled one match in 1983) Stan Kowalski (1948 – 1976) Betty Niccoli (1963 – 1976) Antonino Rocca (1942 – 1976) Hans Schmidt (1949 – 1976) Kinji Shibuya (1952 – 1976) Deaths April 21 - Sir Dudley Clements, 28 May 20 - Bobby Pearce (rower), 70 June 11 - Toots Mondt, 82 July 27 - Sam Bass (wrestler), 41 September 26 - Sheik Ali, 49 November 10 - Al Haft, 89 References