1946 in professional wrestling

1946 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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List of notable promotions

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Only one promotion held notable shows in 1946.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
September 28 EMLL EMLL 13th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Steve Morgan defeated Firpo Segura (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

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Accomplishments and tournaments

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EMLL

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Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
NWA World Welterweight Championship tournament El Santo March 1–15 [2][3]

Championship changes

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EMLL

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incoming champion – Tarzán López[4]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 23 Gory Guerrero EMLL show [4]
New[5]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 15 El Santo EMLL show Defeated Peter Pancoff in the tournament final to become the first champion[5]
incoming champion - Firpo Segura[6]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 28 Steve Morgan EMLL 13th Anniversary Show [6]
incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[7]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Vacated N/A Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[7]
May 31 El Santo EMLL show Defeated Tuffy Truesdale to win the vacant championship[7]
incoming champion – Raul Romero[8]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 15 Emilio Charles EMLL show� [8]
incoming champion – Black Guzmán[9]
No title changes[9]
incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[10]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 23 Vacated N/A Championship vacated after Guerrero won the NWA World Middleweight Championship

Debuts

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares" [CMLL: 79 stories, 79 anniversaries, the 70 main events]. Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre >> Tournaments >> page 3". CageMatch. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA Welterweight Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  4. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middleweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  5. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  6. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  7. ^ a b c Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Middleweight Championship". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  8. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  9. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  10. ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  11. ^ a b c "Wrestlers debuted in 1946: 1 - 12 of 12". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Wrestlers born in 1946: 1 - 50 of 59". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Wrestlers born in 1946: 51 - 59 of 59". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.