1945 in professional wrestling

1945 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 1945.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 21	EMLL	EMLL 12th Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	Gory Guerrero defeated Bobby Bonales (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the Mexican National Middleweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

NWA World Middleweight Championship

incoming champion – Tarzán López[2]

No title changes[2]

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Firpo Segura[3]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
No title changes[3]

Mexican National Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Bobby Bonales[4]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
September 25	Gory Guerrero	EMLL 12th Anniversary Show	[4]

Mexican National Lightweight Championship

incoming champion – Raul Romero[5]

No title changes[5]

Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
January	Black Guzmán	EMLL show	[6]

Mexican National Welterweight Championship
incoming champion – Jack O'Brien[7]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
April 20	Gory Guerrero	align=left|[7]

Debuts

• Debut date uncertain:
  • Cora Combs[8]
  • Don Eagle[8]

Births

• January 10 – Ed Wiskoski[9]
• January 19 – Buck Robley[9](died in 2013)
• January 27 – Cuban Assassin[9]
• March 30:
  • Ronnie Garvin[9]
  • S.D. Jones[9](died in 2008)
• May 29 – Fray Tormenta[9]
• June 14 – Dan Kroffat[9]
• June 16 – Buddy Roberts[9](died in 2012)
• August 24 – Vince McMahon[9]
• September 26 – Marty Jones[9]
• October 12 – Dusty Rhodes[9](died in 2015)
• October 27 – Miss Linda[9]
• November 1 – Bugsy McGraw[9]

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 (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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. 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)
8. "Wrestlers debuted in 1945: 1 - 9 of 9". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
9. "Wrestlers born in 1945: 1 - 49 of 49". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.