1956 in professional wrestling

1956 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1956.

Notable events

 * January 6 - Heavyweight Wrestling debuts in the Northeast as the main television program of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation based from Turner's Arena in Washington, DC.
 * April – Arena México opens, built by Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; "Mexican Wrestling Enterprise") owner Salvador Lutteroth. Arena México became EMLL's main venue from that point forward and is referred to as the Cathedral of Lucha Libre.

Debuts

 * Debut date uncertain:
 * Sandy Barr
 * Jody Hamilton
 * Smasher Sloan
 * Mr. Wrestling II

Births

 * January 10 – Denny Brown
 * January 11 – Kuniaki Kobayashi
 * March 18 – Rick Martel
 * March 21 – Angel Gabriele (died in 2016)
 * March 23 – Ryuma Go (died in 2009)
 * March 24 – Teijo Khan (died in 2020)
 * March 28 – Dangerous Danny Davis
 * April 5 – Diamond Dallas Page
 * April 14 – Larry Winters (died in 2015)
 * April 21 – Vicky Williams
 * May 7 – Hercules (died in 2004)
 * May 9 – Frank Andersson (died in 2018)
 * May 11:
 * Espanto Jr.
 * Sunny War Cloud
 * May 14 – Kasavubu (d. 1982)
 * May 24 – Super Parka
 * May 25:
 * Tatsutoshi Goto
 * El Solar
 * June 4 – Joe Malenko
 * July 13 – Tiger Jackson
 * July 19:
 * Randy Rose
 * Yoshiaki Yatsu
 * July 26 – Tommy Rich
 * July 28 – Jimmy Jackson (wrestler) (died in 2008)
 * August 8 – Taras Bulba (died in 2016)
 * September 16 – Kazuharu Sonoda (died in 1987)
 * September 18 – Súper Kendo
 * September 21 – Ricky Morton
 * September 26 – Richard Charland
 * October 12 – Emilio Charles Jr. (died in 2012)
 * October 22 – Bob Ryder (died in 2020)
 * November 2 – Mike Davis (died in 2001)
 * November 3 – Korstia Korchenko
 * November 6 – Tony Rumble (died in 1999)
 * November 20 – Momma Benjamin
 * December 20 – Super Strong Machine
 * December 27 – Masashi Aoyagi (died in 2022)
 * December 31 – MS-1 (died in 2012)

Deaths

 * May 19 – Jack Taylor (Canadian wrestler) (69)