1938 in professional wrestling

1938 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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List of notable promotions

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1938.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 16	EMLL	EMLL 5th Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	Pete Pancoff defeated Jack O'Brien in a Super Libre, no disqualification match[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Yaqui Joe[2]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Uncertain	Francisco Aguayo	EMLL show	[2]

Mexican National Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Octavio Gaona[3]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
September 2	Firpo Segura	EMLL show	[3]

Mexican National Lightweight Championship
incoming champion – Dientes Hernandez[4]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
May 5	Jack O'Brien	EMLL show	[4]

incoming champion – Tarzán López[5]

incoming champion - TBD

No title changes[5]

Mexican National Featherweight Championship
New[6]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
February 25	Luis Robles	EMLL show	[6]

Debuts

• Debut date uncertain:
  • Al Costello[7]
  • Cavernario Galindo[7]
  • Maurice Tillet[7]
• April 3 – Murciélago Velázquez[7]

Births

[8]

• Date of birth uncertain
• January 15 – Estrella Blanca[8]
• January 21 – Sandy Barr[8]
• January 23 – Giant Baba[8](died in 1999)
• March 13 – Angelo Mosca[8]
• May 14 – Butcher Vachon[8]
• May 16 – Johnny Rodz[8]
• June 19 – Wahoo McDaniel[9](died in 2002)
• August 2 – Ángel Blanco[10](died in 1986)
• August 28 – Jody Hamilton[8]
• September 18 – Billy Robinson[8](died in 2014)
• October 16 – Bob Brown[8](died in 1997)
• October 24 – Sapphire[8](died in 1996)
• November 3 – The Beast[8](died in 2009)
• November 19 – Ted Turner[8]
• November 28 – Ernie Ladd[8](died in 2007)

Deaths

• June 10 – Frank Speer[11]

References

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. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
3. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
5. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
6. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Featherweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
7. "Wrestlers debuted in 1938: 1 - 14 of 14". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
8. "Wrestlers born in 1938: 1 - 50 of 70". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
9. "Wrestlers born in 1938: 51 - 53 of 53". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
10. "Wrestlers born in 1936: 1 - 50 of 51". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
11. "Wrestlers deceased in 1938: 1 - 12 of 12". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.