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

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1946.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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

• Dory Detton starts the Western States Sports professional wrestling promotion based in Amarillo, Texas.

Accomplishments and tournaments

EMLL

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

Championship changes

EMLL

NWA World Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Tarzán López[4]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
February 23	Gory Guerrero	EMLL show	[4]

NWA World Welterweight Championship
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]

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Firpo Segura[6]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
September 28	Steve Morgan	EMLL 13th Anniversary Show	[6]

Mexican National Middleweight Championship
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]

Mexican National Lightweight Championship
incoming champion – Raul Romero[8]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
April 15	Emilio Charles	align=left|[8]

Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship

incoming champion – Black Guzmán[9]

No title changes[9]

Mexican National Welterweight Championship
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

• Debut date uncertain:
  • Arnold Skaaland[11]
  • Stu Hart[11]
• June – Enrique Torres[11]

Births

• January 18 – Perro Aguayo[12]( died in 2019)
• May 19 – André the Giant[12]( died in 1993)
• May 22 – El Solitario[13](died in 1986)
• June 14 – Bruiser Brody[12](died in 1988)
• August 16 – Dick Murdoch[12](died in 1996)
• September 11 – Chabela Romero[12](died in 1985)
• September 19 – Jerry Brisco[12]
• September 20 – Tony Garea[13]
• October 10 – Giant Haystacks[12](died in 1998)
• October 19 – Kendo Nagasaki[12]
• November 25 – Johnny Valiant[12](died in 2018)
• December 6 – Dennis Stamp[12](died in 2017)
• December 9 – Kato Kung Lee[12]

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. "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. 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)
5. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
6. 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)
7. 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)
8. 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)
9. 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)
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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
11. "Wrestlers debuted in 1946: 1 - 12 of 12". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
12. "Wrestlers born in 1946: 1 - 50 of 59". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
13. "Wrestlers born in 1946: 51 - 59 of 59". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.