1933 in professional wrestling explained

1933 in professional wrestling describes that year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1933.

Calendar of notable shows

width=5%	Date	width=5%	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 21	EMLL	Debut show	Mexico City, Mexico	Flam Arion defeated Antonio Jose Pava^[1]

Notable events

• The nation's top wrestling promoters, including Toots Mondt, Jack Curley, Paul Bowser, Tom Packs, Jess McMahon and others create a new trust, a precursor to the National Wrestling Alliance
• February 9 - Ed Don George defeats Henri Deglane to win the a version of the World Heavyweight Championship in Boston
• September 21 promoter Salvador Lutteroth holds the first Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; "Mexican Wrestling Enterprise") show in Mexico City.^[2]

Title changes

EMLL

No title changes^[3]

width=14%	Date	width=14%	Winner	width=14%	Event/Show	width=58%	Note(s)
Uncertain	Yaqui Joe	EMLL Show

Debuts

• Debut date uncertain
  • Erik Malmberg^[4]
  • Jack O'Brien^[4]
• February 20 Bronko Nagurski^[4]
• September 23 Dientes Hernández^[4]

Births

• Date uncertain
  • Keita Meretana
  • Max Crabtree (d. 2023)
  • Espanto I (d. 1968)
  • Randhawa (d. 2013)
• January 4 René Guajardo (d. 1992)^[5]
• January 6 Mike Lane (d, 2015)
• January 12 Ray Stern (d. 2007)
• January 27 Al Zinck (d. 2024)
• February 16 Rod Trongard (d. 2005)^[5]
  • March 13 Sam Betts March 20 Frank Townsend (died in 1965)
• March 27 Swede Hanson (d. 2002)^[5]
• April 4 Stan Holek (d. 2015)^[5]
• April 18 Tank Morgan (d. 1991)
• May 26 Silento Rodriguez (d. 2024)
• June 13 Janet Wolfe (d. 1951)
• June 24 Don Kent (d. 1993)
• June 28 Boris Malenko (d. 1994)^[6]
• July 4 Rufus R. Jones (d. 1993)^[5]
• July 29 Lou Albano (d. 2009)^[6]
• August 13 Jack Lotz (d. 2020)
• August 29 Dale Lewis (d. 1997)
• September 2 Rubén Peucelle (d. 2014)
• September 16 Dick Brower (d. 1997)^[6]
• September 28 Dick Steinborn (d. 2020)^[6]
• October 2 Waldo Von Erich (d. 2009)^[5]
• October 11 Ripper Collins (d. 1991)
• December 2 Gypsy Joe (d. 2016)^[6]

Deaths

• April 19 Ben Roller (56)
• June 3 William Muldoon^[7] (81)
• July 13 George Kotsonaros (40)
• August 5 Fred Beell (57)

Notes and References

1. Web site: EMLL Debut show . September 21, 1933 . September 20, 2009 . ProWrestlingHistory.com.
2. Web site: WED. UPDATE: Flair in Boston, ratings, Anniversary, White on HHH, DGUSA star on Smackdown, Orton . https://web.archive.org/web/20111127133051/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe/22262-wed-update-flair-in-boston-ratings-anniversary-white-on-hhh-dgusa-star-on-smackdown-orton . November 27, 2011 . Figure Four Online /Wrestling Observer . January 31, 2016 . September 21, 2011.
3. Book: Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories. Mexico: National Heavyweight Title. 390–391. Archeus Communications. 2000. 0-9698161-5-4.
4. Web site: Wrestlers debuted in 1933: 1 - 23 of 23 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
5. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1933: 41 - 70 of 70 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
6. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1933: 1 - 50 of 70 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
7. Web site: Wrestlers deceased in 1933: 1 - 14 of 14 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.