1957 in professional wrestling

1957 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 1957.

Debuts

 * Debut date uncertain:
 * Bulldog Bob Brown
 * “Cowboy” Bob Ellis
 * Hiro Matsuda
 * Jarochita Rivero
 * Killer Karl Krupp
 * Larry Hennig
 * Les Thornton
 * Swede Hanson
 * March – Rene Goulet
 * August 8 – Adrian Street

Births

 * January 5 – Robert Swenson (died in 1997)
 * January 7 – Mighty Wilbur (died in 2014)
 * January 9 – El Egipcio (died in 2018)
 * January 12 – B. Brian Blair
 * January 22:
 * 911
 * Rita Chatterton
 * January 26 – Road Warrior Hawk (died in 2003)
 * February 10 – Chamaco Valaguez
 * February 14 – Dr. Karonte (died in 2019)
 * February 24 – C.W. Bergstrom
 * April 3 – Daikokubō Benkei
 * April 4 – Grigory Verichev (died in 2006)
 * April 9 – Joel Deaton
 * April 21 – Brutus Beefcake
 * May 1 – Dave Taylor
 * May 4 – Bart Vale
 * May 9 – Mike Shaw (died in 2010)
 * May 15 – Kevin Von Erich
 * May 18 – Rob Bartlett
 * May 25 – Dark Journey
 * June 12 – Negro Navarro
 * June 20 – Koko B. Ware
 * June 25 – Floyd Creatchman (died in 2003)
 * July 2 – Bret Hart
 * July 13 – Irma Aguilar
 * July 24 – Joseph Savoldi
 * July 27 – Matt Borne (died in 2013)
 * July 28 – Asbjørn Riis
 * August 10 – Fred Ottman
 * August 11 – Bill Alfonso
 * August 14 – Gino Hernandez (died in 1986)
 * August 20 – Rip Morgan
 * August 23 – Fumihiro Niikura
 * September 7 – Corporal Kirchner (died in 2021)
 * September 9 – Garry Robbins (died in 2013)
 * September 16 – D. C. Drake
 * September 28 – Mountain Fiji (died in 2018)
 * October 10 – Farmer Brooks (died in 2022)
 * October 12 – Emilio Charles Jr. (died in 2012)
 * October 16 – Lord Zoltan
 * October 17 – Steve McMichael
 * October 19 – Wojo the BC Hulk
 * October 24 – Italian Stallion
 * October 25 – Atsushi Onita
 * October 30 – Jackie Sato (died in 1999)
 * November 7:
 * King Kong Bundy (died in 2019)
 * Tony Schiavone
 * Christopher Knight
 * November 14 – Stephen Petitpas
 * November 7 – Ed Moretti
 * November 24 – Tiger Mask / Satoru Sayama
 * November 27 – Johnny Mantell
 * December 8 – Reverend Slick

Deaths

 * April 6 – Gustav Frištenský, 77
 * April 23 – Cora Livingston, 68/70
 * August 9 – Babe Zaharias 45
 * November 1 – Giovanni Raicevich, 77