1938 in professional wrestling

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

List of years in professional wrestling

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

incoming champion - Yaqui Joe[2]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Francisco Aguayo EMLL show [2]
incoming champion – Octavio Gaona[3]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 2 Firpo Segura EMLL show [3]
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

Births

[8]

Deaths

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.
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