1946 in professional wrestling explained

1946 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 1946.

Calendar of notable shows

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Notes
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

Championship changes

EMLL

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February 23	Gory Guerrero	EMLL show

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March 15	El Santo	EMLL show	Defeated Peter Pancoff in the tournament final to become the first champion

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September 28	Steve Morgan	EMLL 13th Anniversary Show

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Uncertain	Vacated	N/A	Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
May 31	El Santo	EMLL show	Defeated Tuffy Truesdale to win the vacant championship

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April 15	Emilio Charles	EMLL show�

No title changes

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February 23	Vacated	N/A	Championship vacated after Guerrero won the NWA World Middleweight Championship

Debuts

• Debut date uncertain:
  • Arnold Skaaland^[4]
  • Stu Hart^[4]
• June Enrique Torres^[4]

Births

• Date of birth unknown:
  • David Crockett
    • Jose Estrada Sr. January 11 Haruka Eigen (died in 2016)
• January 18 Perro Aguayo(died in 2019)
• March 10 George Julio
• March 14 Don Bass (died in 2016)
• March 15 Yoshihiro Momota (died in 2000)
• March 18 José González
• March 31 Rich Landrum (died in 2023)
• May 19 André the Giant^[5] (died in 1993)
• May 22 El Solitario^[6] (died in 1986)
• June 18 Bruiser Brody(died in 1988)
• June 22 Chris Colt (died in 1995)
• August 16 Dick Murdoch^[5] (died in 1996)
• September 11 Chabela Romero^[5] (died in 1985)
  • September 18 Otis Sistrunk September 19 Jerry Brisco^[5]
• September 20 Tony Garea^[6]
• October 4 Phil Hickerson
• October 6 Don Ross (died in 1995)
• October 10 Giant Haystacks^[5] (died in 1998)
• November 15 Masanobu Kurisu
• November 25 Johnny Valiant^[5] (died in 2018)
• December 6 Dennis Stamp^[5] (died in 2017)
• December 7
  • Billy McGuire (died in 1979)
  • Benny McGuire (died in 2001)
• December 9 Kato Kung Lee^[5] (died in 2016)

Deaths

• June 10 - Jack Johnson (68)

Notes and References

1. Web site: CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares. Alex. Ruiz Glez. September 7, 2010. February 2, 2020 . Súper Luchas. Spanish . CMLL: 79 stories, 79 anniversaries, the 70 main events.
2. Web site: Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre >> Tournaments >> page 3 . CageMatch . September 22, 2018.
3. Book: Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories. Mexico: EMLL NWA Welterweight Heavyweight Title. 390. Archeus Communications. 2006. 4th. 0-9698161-5-4.
4. Web site: Wrestlers debuted in 1946: 1 - 12 of 12 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
5. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1946: 1 - 50 of 59 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
6. Web site: Wrestlers born in 1946: 51 - 59 of 59 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.