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This is a list of various things that took place in 1960.

Significant events[]

Unknown date

May

November

Births[]

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths[]

June

  • 16 - Médico Asesino

Debuts[]

July

  • 23 - Raúl Reyes

September

December

Events[]

Title changes[]

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

  • Murder Inc. are awarded the NWA Minneapolis World Tag Team title after previous title co-holder Leo Nomellini returns to the NFL (later in the month, Murder Inc. are recognized as the first AWA World Tag Team Champions after the AWA stops recognizing NWA championships)
  • 8 - Red & Lou Bastien regain the NWA United States Tag Team title from the Fabulous Kangaroos in Washington, D.C.
  • 16 - Verne Gagne is awarded the AWA World title by forfeit when champion Pat O'Connor fails to meet the 90-day deadline to meet Gagne in a title bout (Gagne subsequently vacates his AWA United States Championship)
  • 24 - The Fabulous Kangaroos regain the NWA United States Tag Team title from Red & Lou Bastien in Bridgeport, Connecticut

September

  • 2 - Torbellino Blanco regains the NWA Texas title from Don Leo Jonathan in Houston
  • 7 - Tony Borne wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Ed Francis (location unknown)
  • 10 - Danny McShain wins the NWA Texas title from Torbellino Blanco in Texas (specific location unknown)
  • 29 - Cyclone Negro wins the NWA Texas title from Danny McShain in Texas (specific location unknown)

October

November

  • 19 - Wilbur Snyder wins the vacant AWA United States title (approximate date; specific opponent and location unknown); Johnny Valentine & Buddy Rogers win the NWA United States Tag Team title from the Fabulous Kangaroos in Teaneck, New Jersey (Rogers later hands his half of the title to Chief Big Heart)
  • 28 - The Fabulous Kangaroos regain the NWA United States Tag Team title from Johnny Valentine & Chief Big Heart in Washington, D.C.

December

  • 9 - Herb Freeman wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Tony Borne in Portland
  • 13 - Gene Kiniski wins the AWA United States title from Wilbur Snyder in Minneapolis

See also[]

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