1943 in professional wrestling explained

1943 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1943.

Calendar of notable shows

width=5%	Date	width=5%	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
Notes
April 2	EMLL	Arena Coliseum opening show	Mexico City, Mexico	Tarzán López (c) defeated El Santo in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the Mexican National Middleweight Championship^[1]
September 24		EMLL 10th Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	El Santo defeated Bobby Bonales in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. hair match.^[2]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

• April 2, 1943 Arena Coliseo, in Mexico City, opens and holds its first professional wrestling event. The arena was owned by Salvador Lutteroth, the founder of Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) and would serve as their main venue for the following 10 years.^{[3] [4]}

Championship changes

EMLL

width=14%	Date	width=14%	Winner	width=14%	Event/Show	width=58%	Note(s)
Uncertain	Firpo Segura	EMLL show	^[5]

width=14%	Date	width=14%	Winner	width=14%	Event/Show	width=58%	Note(s)
May 30	Joe Silva	EMLL show	^[6]

width=14%	Date	width=14%	Winner	width=14%	Event/Show	width=58%	Note(s)
March 19	El Santo	EMLL show
June 1	Bobby Bonales	EMLL show

width=14%	Date	width=14%	Winner	width=14%	Event/Show	width=58%	Note(s)
February 21	El Santo	EMLL show

No title changes

Debuts

• Debut date uncertain
  • Sonny Myers^[7]
  • Sugi Sito^[7]
  • Sailor Art Thomas^[7]

Births

• January 15 Alberto Muñoz(died in 2019)
• February 2 Antonio Inoki(died in 2022)
• February 15 Mitsu Hirai(died in 2003)
  • March 3 Bob Lueck March 16 Verlon Biggs (died in 1994)
• March 23 Johnny Powers (died in 2022)
• April 4 Pete Sanchez (died in 2024)
  • April 8 Robbie Ellis April 11:
  • Harley Race(died in 2019)
  • Pak Song (died in 1982)
• April 13 Alfonso Dantés(died in 2008)
• April 16 Frankie Laine(died in 2016)
• April 24 Mike Boyette (died in 2012)
• May 15 Pepe Casas
• May 18 Jimmy Snuka(died in 2017)
• June 7 Billy Graham (died in 2023)
  • June 12 Fred Curry July 13 Otto Wanz(died in 2017)
• July 17 Jean Antone (died in 2016)
• July 29:
  • Earl Black
  • Bette Boucher
• October 9:
  • Betty Niccoli
  • Kantaro Hoshino (died in 2010)
• October 22 Bad News Brown(died in 2007)
• October 24 Bill Dundee
• November 3 - Robert Bruce (wrestler) (died in 2009)
• December 4 Katsuhisa Shibata(died in 2010)
• December 31 Adorable Rubí^[8] (died in 2012)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arena Coliseo, El primero de sus 25,550 días. March 28, 2013. May 1, 2013. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Gateca. Spanish.
2. Web site: 10th Anniversary Show. September 24, 1943. September 27, 2012. Pro Wrestling History.
3. Book: Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.. 2005. Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroth. 20–27. 968-6842-48-9.
4. Book: Madigan, Dan. Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. 2007. El nacimiento de un sueño (the birth of a dream). 51–51. 978-0-06-085583-3.
5. Book: Royal. Duncan. Gary. Will. Wrestling Title Histories. Mexico: National Heavyweight Title. 390–391. Archeus Communications. 2000. 0-9698161-5-4.
6. Book: Royal. Duncan. Gary. Will. Pennsylvania. Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. Mexico: National Lightweight Title. 393. 2000. 0-9698161-5-4.
7. Web site: Wrestlers debuted in 1943: 1 - 5 of 5 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
8. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1943: 1 - 47 of 47 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.