Arena México : 1964

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EMLL (FRI) 11/06/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 56]
1) Huroki Sito b Memo Rubio
2) Rizado Ruiz b Milo Millán
3) Tono Montoro b El Enfermero
4) Ham Lee DQ Sugi Sito
illegal usage of the posts!
5) Ray Mendoza b Relámpago Cubano
6) Espanto I b Henry Pilusso
7) Benny Gallant, Rene Guajardo, Roger Kirby b Blue Demon, El Santo, Rayo de Jalisco

Event Notes: last show of the season in Arena Mexico

EMLL (FRI) 10/30/1964 Arena México [DJ Spectro, Lucha Libre 55, Matt Farmer]
1) Chico Casasola TLDRAW Dick Medrano
15 minute draw
2) Antonio Montoro b Rizado Ruiz
3) Ray Mendoza b Ham Lee
Ray Mendoza was suspended for 15 days for brawling into the seats
4) Benny Gallant b Lucas Valiente
5) Henry Pilusso & Rene Guajardo b Blue Demon & El Santo
6) Espanto I b Roger Kirby [hair]
Espanto I took 1/3.
7) El Enfermero b Black Gordman [mask]
Enfermero took falls 2/3 to win. Black Gordman was announced as Victor Manuel Gonzales Barajas, 11 years a luchador. He'd return to US (except for a return as Bestia Roja in 1979)

EMLL (FRI) 10/23/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 54]
1) Tony Grimaldo b Mar Allah
2) Rodolfo Ruiz b Chico Veloz
3) Ray Cortes b Jorge Allende
4) Manuel Robles b Milo Millán
5) Relámpago Cubano b El Gladiador
6) Blue Demon & Rolando Vera b Karloff Lagarde & Ray Mendoza
7) Benny Gallant & Roger Kirby b Espanto I & Espanto II
Kirby & Espanto I bled and feuded.

EMLL (FRI) 10/16/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 53]
1) Black Gordman b El Enfermero
2) Relámpago Cubano b El Nazi
3) Benny Gallant & Roger Kirby b Blue Demon & Dorrel Dixon
Galant & Kirby are doing a team of blond foreigners
4) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco DQ Espanto I & Espanto II [Arena Mexico TAG, final]
straight falls, Espanto's DQ for excessive violence (throwing Rayo into an outside structure.) Box y Lucha 879 implies this is the Arena Coliseo tag team titles but obviously it's Arnea Mexico.

EMLL (FRI) 10/09/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 52]
1) Braulio Mendoza b Black Sugar
2) Espanto I & Espanto II b Felipe Ham Lee & Rubén Juárez [Campeonato 1964, quarterfinal]
3) Dorrel Dixon & Relámpago Cubano b Benny Gallant & Roger Kirby [Campeonato 1964, quarterfinal]
4) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo [Campeonato 1964, quarterfinal]
5) El Gladiador & El Nazi b Huracán Ramírez & Rolando Vera [Campeonato 1964, quarterfinal]
6) Espanto I & Espanto II b Dorrel Dixon & Relámpago Cubano [Campeonato 1964, semifinal]
7) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco b El Gladiador & El Nazi [Campeonato 1964, semifinal]

Event Notes: final to happen next week

EMLL (FRI) 10/02/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 51]
1) La Momia b Ruddy Palma
2) Jorge Rubio DRAW Fantasma de la Quebrada
3) Alfonso Dantes b Jorge Allende
4) El Enfermero b Ray Cortes
5) Rolando Vera DQ Gladiador
DQ for foul
6) Espanto I & Espanto II b Karloff Lagarde & Roger Kirby
Kirby is an American. First name not given, but Roger was around this time
7) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco b Benny Gallant & Rene Guajardo

Event Notes: Mil Mascaras, who's been hyped for Lucha Libre for about a year, was in attendance on the show.

EMLL (FRI) 09/25/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 50]
***EMLL 31st Anniversary show***
1) Tony López b Jorge Allende
2) El Enfermero TLDRAW Tono Montoro
3) Rubén Juárez b The Monster
4) Denays Hall b Espanto I
5) Felipe Ham Lee DQ Roger Kirby
Kirby is from Indiana
6) Karloff Lagarde © b Huracán Ramírez [NWA WELTER]
recap is dismissive of Huracan, not mentioning him by name.
7) Rayo de Jalisco b Benny Gallant © [NWA MIDDLE]
Rayo won the title back, taking the last two falls.

EMLL (SAT) 09/19/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 49]
1) Bulldog Villegas b Mishima Ota
2) Mao Chang b Conde Negro
3) Black Gordman b Tony López
4) Pantera Blanca b Manuel Robles
5) Rolando Vera TLDRAW El Gladiador
20 minute draw
6) Blue Demon, El Santo, Huracán Ramírez b Benny Gallant, Henry Pilusso, Karloff Lagarde
7) Rayo de Jalisco b Rene Guajardo [#1 Contenders, NWA MIDDLE, final]

EMLL (FRI) 09/11/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 48]
1) Leopardo b Chico Veloz
2) Huracán Ramírez b Karloff Lagarde [#1 Contenders, NWA MIDDLE, quarterfinal]
3) Rene Guajardo b Rolando Vera [#1 Contenders, NWA MIDDLE, quarterfinal]
4) Rayo de Jalisco b Tono Montoro [#1 Contenders, NWA MIDDLE, quarterfinal]
5) El Santo b ? [#1 Contenders, NWA MIDDLE, quarterfinal]
6) Rayo de Jalisco b El Santo [#1 Contenders, NWA MIDDLE, semifinal]
7) Rene Guajardo b Huracán Ramírez [#1 Contenders, NWA MIDDLE, semifinal]
final will be held next week
8) Benny Gallant & Henry Pilusso b Espanto I & Espanto II

EMLL (FRI) 09/04/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 47]
1) Estrella Blanca b El Vasco
2) Conde Negro DRAW Jorge Rubio
3) Milo Millán b Jorge Allende
4) Alfonso Dantes b Manuel Robles
5) Espanto II b Ray Mendoza
6) Rene Guajardo b Rolando Vera
7) Blue Demon, Dory Dixon, El Santo b Espanto I, Henry Pilusso, La Bestia

EMLL (FRI) 08/28/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 46]
1) Cesar Valentino b La Momia
2) Blue Demon & Tono Montoro DQ Chino Chow & Ray Mendoza [quarterfinal]
3) Henry Pilusso & La Bestia b El Santo & Huracán Ramírez [quarterfinal]
4) Dorrel Dixon & Relámpago Cubano DQ Benny Gallant & El Nazi [quarterfinal]
5) Rayo de Jalisco & Rolando Vera b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo [quarterfinal]
6) Henry Pilusso & La Bestia b Blue Demon & Tono Montoro [semifinal]
7) Rayo de Jalisco & Rolando Vera b Dorrel Dixon & Relámpago Cubano [semifinal]
8) Henry Pilusso & La Bestia b Rayo de Jalisco & Rolando Vera [final]
Pilusso & Bestia took 1/3.

EMLL (FRI) 08/21/1964 Arena México [DJ Spectro, Lucha Libre 45]
1) El Gladiador b Antonio Montoro
2) Blue Demon b El Nazi
3) Dorrel Dixon, Joe Grant, Relámpago Cubano b Benny Gallant, Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo
4) Rayo de Jalisco b La Bestia [mask]
Bestia is Tony Oliver from Spain

Event Notes: not full card, last two results are guessed based on pictures descriptions

EMLL (FRI) 08/14/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 44]
1) Relámpago Cubano DRAW Karloff Lagarde
2) Benny Gallant, Henry Pilusso, La Bestia DQ Dory Dixon, El Santo, Rayo de Jalisco
Bestia/Santo feud being pusehd strong. Rayo was hurt in the econd fall.
3) Huracán Ramírez b El Nazi
4) Antonio Montoro b Manuel Robles
5) Jorge Rubio b Benny Romero
6) Humberto Garza b Jorge Allende
Garza's farewell to Mexico City match - no reason mentioned.

Event Notes: recaps the last couple of weeks have complained about the matches being less wrestling and more brawls. This week's recap says the show was very rapid. Show order is not clear for undercard.

EMLL (FRI) 08/07/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 42, Lucha Libre 43]
1) Mishima Ota b Rodolfo Ruiz
2) Mao Chang b El Muerto
3) Jean Safont b Black Gordman
4) Rizado Ruiz b Ray Cortes
5) Relámpago Cubano DQ El Nazi
6) Karloff Lagarde & Ray Mendoza b Blue Demon & Rayo de Jalisco
7) Dorrel Dixon & El Santo b Henry Pilusso & La Bestia

Event Notes: said to draw a gate of 70440 pesos

EMLL (FRI) 07/10/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 58]
1) Henry Pilusso vs Milo Millán, La Bestia
scheduled to appear

EMLL (FRI) 07/03/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 40, Lucha Libre 58]
1) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo vs ? & ?? [torneo]
unclear where they fit in
2) Dory Dixon & Relámpago Cubano b ? & ?? [quarterfinal]
3) Espanto II & Gladiador b ? & ?? [quarterfinal]
4) Dory Dixon & Relámpago Cubano b ? & ?? [semifinal]
5) Espanto II & Gladiador b ? & ?? [semifinal]
6) Dory Dixon & Relámpago Cubano b Espanto II & Gladiador [final]
Cubano's first show here in two years.

EMLL (FRI) 06/26/1964 Arena México [Box y Lucha 609, Lucha Libre 36]
1) Mishima Ota vs Tony Grimaldo
2) El Rebelde vs Bulldog Villegas
3) Ray Cortes vs Jean Safont
4) Antonio Montoro vs Enfermero
5) Espanto II vs Felipe Ham Lee
6) Blue Demon & Dory Dixon vs Karloff Lagarde & Ray Mendoza
7) El Santo & Huracán Ramírez vs Benny Gallant & Rene Guajardo

EMLL (SUN) 06/21/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 36]
1) Al Hernández b Halcón Suriano
2) Apolo Curiel & Humberto Garza b Fantasma de la Quebrada & Frankenstein [quarterfinal]
3) Jorge Rubio & Memo Rubio b El Vikingo & Tony López [quarterfinal]
4) Bulldog Villegas & Dick Medrano b Ray Cortes & Tonny Reyna [quarterfinal]
5) El Rebelde & Tony López DQ Benny Romero & Rizado Ruiz [quarterfinal]
6) Bulldog Villegas & Dick Medrano b El Rebelde & Tony López [semifinal]
7) Apolo Curiel & Humberto Garza b Jorge Allende & Memo Rubio [semifinal]
8) Apolo Curiel & Humberto Garza b Bulldog Villegas & Dick Medrano [final]

EMLL (FRI) 06/19/1964 Arena México [Box y Lucha 609, Lucha Libre 36]
1) Ruddy Palma b Rodolfo Macias
2) Carlos Mayo DRAW Benny Romero
3) Jean Safont b Tony López
4) Raúl Reyes b Manuel Robles
5) Felipe Ham Lee b El Gladiador
bloody match
6) Dorrel Dixon b Ray Mendoza
7) Benny Gallant, Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo b Blue Demon, Huracán Ramírez, Rayo de Jalisco

EMLL (FRI) 06/12/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 34, Lucha Libre 58]
1) Mishima Ota vs El Vikingo
2) Memo Rubio vs Black Gordman
3) Tony Reyna vs Dick Medrano
4) Manuel Robles vs Ray Cortes
5) Humberto Garza vs El Gladiador
6) Blue Demon, Felipe Ham Lee, Rayo de Jalisco vs Benny Gallant, Ray Mendoza, Rene Guajardo
7) Huracán Ramírez b Espanto III [mask]
straight falls

EMLL (FRI) 05/01/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 28, Lucha Libre 29]
***Arena Mexico 8th Anniversary***
1) Manuel Robles b Tony López
2) Antonio Montoro b El Enfermero
Antonio is often shorten to Tono in lineups
3) Rubén Juárez TLDRAW Gladiador
20 minute time limit
4) Ray Mendoza b Rolando Vera
5) Espanto III b Humberto Garza [hair]
Espanto kept his mask, said to be the for the second time. Garza knocked himself out on a dive.
6) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Blue Demon & El Santo
7) Benny Gallant b Rayo de Jalisco © [NWA MIDDLE]
Benny won a tournament to get this far, then beat Rayo to win the title. He took falls 1/3 in a match that went exactly 35 minutes.

Event Notes: Arena Mexico 8th anniversary show

EMLL (FRI) 04/24/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 28]
***Arena Mexico 8th Anniversary***
1) Mishima Ota TLDRAW Ruddy Valentino
15 minute limit
2) Jean Safont b Memo Rubio
3) Rizado Ruiz b El Rebelde
4) Tono Montoro b Espanto II
5) Ray Mendoza b Espanto I
6) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Blue Demon & Rolando Vera
7) Benny Gallant b El Santo [NWA MIDDLE, #1 Contenders, torneo, final]
Santo beat in the tournament final! Galant took 1/3.

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EMLL (TUE) 04/21/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 27]
1) Ulises b Chanoc © [MEX LIGHT]
best match of the night. Referee was Quiroz
2) Rizado Ruiz b Halcón Dorado [MEX WELTER, final]
referee was Eddie Palau
3) Pepe Mendieta © b Chino Chow [MEX HEAVY]
Chino was called the weakest challenger. Pepe Jaramillo was referee.
4) Ray Mendoza © b Rubén Juárez [MEX LH]
Best defense. Abel Castro was referee
5) El Santo b Karloff Lagarde [MEX MIDDLE]
Karloff was DQed in the frist fall, and Santo used a new hold (!) to win the match. Roberto Rangel was referee, best referee on the show.

Event Notes: Carnaval de Campeons benefit show, proceeds went to the Luchador and Referees Union of Mexico. Gate was reported as 85000 pesos.

EMLL (FRI) 04/17/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 27, Lucha Libre 58]
1) Ruddy Palma b El Vikingo
return of Ruddy
2) Califa TLDRAW El Rebelde
return of Califa, who looked good
3) Blue Demon, Rayo de Jalisco, Rolando Vera b El Gladiador, Espanto I, Espanto II
Demon replaced Dory Dixion, who was in the hospital with hepatitis (!)
4) El Santo b Rene Guajardo [NWA MIDDLE, #1 Contenders, semifinal]
crowd was way into the match
5) Benny Gallant b Antonio Montoro [NWA MIDDLE, #1 Contenders, semifinal]

EMLL (FRI) 04/10/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 30]
1) El Santo b Karloff Lagarde [NWA MIDDLE, quarterfinal, #1 Contenders]
2) Antonio Montoro b Blue Demon [NWA MIDDLE, quarterfinal, #1 Contenders]
3) Benny Gallant b Rolando Vera [NWA MIDDLE, quarterfinal, #1 Contenders]
4) Rene Guajardo b El Nazi [NWA MIDDLE, quarterfinal, #1 Contenders]

EMLL (SAT) 04/04/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 58]
1) Karloff Lagarde & Ray Mendoza b Espanto I & Rene Guajardo

EMLL (SAT) 03/28/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 21]
1) Chico Veloz b Frankenstein
2) Espanto I & Rene Guajardo b Humberto Garza & Rubén Juárez [quarterfinal, torneo]
3) Karloff Lagarde & Ray Mendoza b Rayo de Jalisco & Rolando Vera [quarterfinal, torneo]
4) Dory Dixon & Tono Montoro b Gladiador & Sugi Sito [quarterfinal, torneo]
5) Blue Demon & El Santo b Benny Gallant & El Nazi [quarterfinal, torneo]
6) Karloff Lagarde & Ray Mendoza b Espanto I & Rene Guajardo [semifinal, torneo]
Espanto and Rene fell apart as a team
7) Blue Demon & El Santo b Dory Dixon & Tono Montoro [semifinal, torneo]
8) Blue Demon & El Santo b Karloff Lagarde & Ray Mendoza [final, torneo]

Event Notes: listed as Sabado for no clear reason

EMLL (FRI) 03/20/1964 Arena México [Halcon 163, Lucha Libre 30]
1) Espanto I b Dorrel Dixon [hair]
said to be an upset

EMLL (FRI) 03/13/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 30]
1) Dorrel Dixon & El Santo b Espanto I & Rene Guajardo
Espanto I is compared to a vampire. Match set up by battle royal.

EMLL (FRI) 02/14/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 30]
1) Hector Sarrano DQ Huroki Sito

Event Notes: recap of the year, not the full results

EMLL (FRI) 01/31/1964 Arena México [SuperLuchas]
1) El Nazi b Rolando Vera
surprise result
2) Blue Demon & Felipe Ham Lee b Espanto I & Espanto II
straight falls
3) Dorrel Dixon & Rayo de Jalisco b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo
rematch

EMLL (FRI) 01/24/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 30]
1) Felipe Ham Lee vs Rolando Vera, Blue Demon, Rubén Juárez, El Nazi, Sugi Sito, Espanto I, Espanto II
also on the show; seeding battle royal, first 12 man battle royal.
2) Dorrel Dixon & Rayo de Jalisco b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo

EMLL (MON) 01/20/1964 Arena México [Lucha Libre 312]
1) Rayo de Jalisco b Ray Mendoza
straight falls. Mendoza was out for two months following this match according to the years later recap.

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