1950 in professional wrestling

1950 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 1950.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 21	EMLL	EMLL 17th Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	Sugi Sito defeated Tarzán López (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

NWA World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Tarzán López[2]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
September 21	Sugi Sito	EMLL 17th Anniversary Show	[2]

NWA World Welterweight Championship

Incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[3]

No title changes[3]

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion - Daniel Aldana[4]

No title changes[4]

Mexican National Middleweight Championship

Incoming champion – Uncertain[5]

No title changes[5]

Incoming champion – Black Shadow[6]

No title changes[6]

Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Cavernario Galindo[7]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
December	Enrique Llanes	align=left|[7]

Mexican National Welterweight Championship

Incoming champion – El Santo[8]

No title changes[8]

NWA

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
Incoming Champion – Lou Thesz[9]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
No title changes[9]

Debuts

• Debut date uncertain:
  • Bob Geigel[10]
  • Bob Orton Sr.[10]
  • Dick the Bruiser[10]
  • Don Curtis[10]
  • Don Kent[10]
  • Hard Boiled Haggerty[10]
  • Karloff Lagarde[10]
  • Lenny Montana[10]
  • Little Beaver[10]
  • Lord Alfred Hayes[10]
  • Médico Asesino[10]
  • Missouri Mauler[10]
  • Rayo de Jalisco Sr.[10]
• March 21 – Leo Nomellini[10]
• April 4 – Iron Mike DiBiase[10]
• August 3 – Don Leo Jonathan[10]
• September 14 – Pat O'Connor[10]

Births

• January 5 – Bobby Kay[11](died in 2020)
• January 13 – Bruce Hart[11]
• January 18 – Kahoz[11]
• February 2L
  • Osamu Kido[11]
  • Genichiro Tenryu[11]
• April 3 – Ron Starr[11](died in 2017)
• May 2 – Moondog Rex[11](died in 2019)
• May 29 – Kamala[11]
• June 7 – Howard Finkel[11](died in 2020)
• June 13 – Chris Taylor[11](died in 1979)
• June 26 – Larry Sharpe[11](died in 2017)
• July 14 – Hercules Ayala[11](died in 2020)
• August 1 – Jimmy Golden[11]
• October 10 – Gene Ligon[11]
• November 10 – Bob Orton Jr.[11]
• November 27 – Gran Hamada[11]
• November 30 – Leroy Brown[11](died in 1988)

Deaths

• August 25 – Earl Caddock[12]
• November 4 – Danno O'Mahoney[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. 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: 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)
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 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)
8. 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)
9. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). ""United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title"". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 15. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
10. "Wrestlers debuted in 1950: 1 - 40 of 40". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
11. "Wrestlers born in 1950: 1 - 50 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
12. "Wrestlers deceased in 1950: 1 - 21 of 21". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.