1949 in professional wrestling explained
1949 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 1949.
Calendar of notable shows
Championship changes
EMLL
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May 28 | Tarzán López | EMLL show | | |
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April 29 | Gory Guerrero | EMLL show | | |
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August 5 | Joe Marin | EMLL show | |
October 18 | Black Shadow | EMLL show | | |
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July 1 | Cavernario Galindo | EMLL show | | |
NWA
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November 27 | Lou Thesz | N/A | Thez was awarded the championship when Brown's career ended due to a car accident.The NWA voted to recognize Brown as the Worlds Champion. Defeated Sonny Myers to solidify the claim.[2] | |
Debuts
Births
Deaths
Notes and References
- 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.
- Book: Royal . Duncan . Gary . Will . Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present . 2000 . Archeus Communications . Waterloo, ON . 0-9698161-5-4 . "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title" . 15.
- Web site: Wrestlers debuted in 1949: 1 - 20 of 20 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
- Web site: Wrestlers born in 1949: 1 - 50 of 65 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.
- Web site: Wrestlers deceased in 1949: 1 - 16 of 16 . February 1, 2020 . Wrestling Data.