1978

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1977	1979

Born

January 12:Naoki Tanisaki

January 16:Diana la Cazadora

January 27:Explosivo

February 18:Susumu Mochizuki

February 25:Pegasso

March 20:El Hijo del Espanto I

March 28:Último Gladiador

March 30:Crazy Boy

April 23:Metatron

April 23:La Comandante

May 16:Uba

June 10:X-Men

June 15:Slash

June 15:Lestat (SoCal)

June 19:Tigre Imperial

June 23:Amazona (Baja California)

July 12:Terremoto King Jr.

July 17:Kaminari

July 18:Decnis

July 22:Espiritu Guerrero

July 30:Flash I

August 6:Catedrático Jr.

August 8:Principe Negro Jr. (Mexicali)

August 15:Ryo Saito

August 18:Hilario

August 29:Yasushi Kanda

August 30:Raton Boy

September 6:El Mensajero del Diablo

September 9:Genki Horiguchi

September 16:Sensei

October 10:Sky

October 17:Sombra de Plata (CMLL)

October 25:Rayman

December 12:Vaquero Fantasma

Debut

January 6:Magico

July 8:Clímax I

July 12:MS-1

July 30:José Luis Feliciano

August 1:Fuerza Guerrera

August 26:Hirata

August 26:Hiro Saito

September 2:Máscara Sagrada

October 6:Dios Rojo

October 8:Blue Panther

November 1:Águila Solitaria

November 1:El As

November 1:Valente Fernández

December 30:Rossy Moreno

Awards

El Halcon

Wrestler: Canek

Special Recognition: El Solitario - for 14 title defenses and taking Perro Aguayo's hair.

Tecnico: Anibal

Rudo: Perro Aguayo

Tag Team: Bello Greco & Sergio El Hermoso

Trio: El Santo, Anibal, El Solitario

Prospect: Halcon 78

Newcomer: Ruddy Reyna

Surprise: Tony Salazar

Primera luchador: El Talisman

Semifinal luchador: Flama Azul

Scandalous: Ray Mendoza - best at getting reactions

Popular: El Santo

Spectacular: Black Man

International Success: Septiembre Negro (in Panama)

Foreigner: Pak Choo

World Champion: Cesar Valentino

National Champion: Sangre Chicana

Provinical (non-DF) Champion: Negro Navarro

Mexico City Champion: Javier Llanes

Battler: Astro Rey (award for not giving up)

Headliner: Anibal

Deception: Mano Negra (not defending his title, said to be because he didn't improve)

Missing: Audaz - did not wrestle much for unknown reasons

Revelation (in foreign lands): Dos Caras

Revelation: Bobby Lee

Show: 08/13 UWA @ Palacio de Los Deportes, Mexico City

main event Bobby Lee & Villano III vs Escorpion I & Escorpion II in masks vs masks

semimain Ring Fujinami (c) vs Ray Mendoza for WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship - also match of the year

bloodiest match: 09/05 @ Auditorio Municipal Benito Juarez in Cuautitlan - Renato Torros & Roberto Paz vs Karloff Lagarde & Rudy Reyna

Spectacular: UWA 09/18 @ Plaza de Toros Monumental de Monterrey, Nuevo Leon: Solar vs Fishman

referee: Roberto Rangel & El Pompin

commissioner: Benjamin Flores

noted Mexico debuts: Blak Star, Nakamura, La Sombra (70s), Magnifico, Ari Romero, El Supremo, Raul Armas, Pepe Luna, Gurkhan, Ricky Romero, Sangre India, Los Jalisco, Rey David, Strong I, Strong II, El Idolo, El Mago, Tony Benetto

luchadors ready for their big break: Los Jalisco, Sangre India, Los Huicholes, Tony Bennetto, Azteca de Oro, Brazo de Plata, Moloch, Vagabundo, Franco Colombo, El Supremo

luchadors who should retire: Carnicero Butcher, Rafael Salamanca, Huroki Sito, Sergio Borrayo, Gory Casanova, El Maldito, Sugi Sito, Cavernario Galindo, Mr. Steel

Gran Hamada, Temojin el Mongol, Pierre Gagne, Rorro Rogeau, Tigre Colombiano, Nakamura, Harley Race, Lou Thesz, Satoru Sayama, Dragon Rojo, Steve Peackok, Pack Choo, Billy White Cloud

article noted there were many, but few were any good

Source: LuchaWorld]