1934 in professional wrestling

1934 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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Newsreel footage of a professional wrestling match between Man Mountain Dean and "Jumping" Joe Savoldi in Los Angeles in 1934

List of notable promotions

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1934.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 21	EMLL	EMLL 1st Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	La Maravilla Enmascarada defeated Frank Gou
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion – Uncertain
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
June 21	Francisco Aguayo	EMLL show

Mexican National Middleweight Championship

incoming champion – Uncertain

Mexican National Lightweight Championship
New
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
June 28	Jack O'Brien	EMLL show	Defeated Dientes Hernandez in the finals of a tournament

Mexican National Welterweight Championship
New
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
June 17	Mario Nuñez	EMLL show	Defeated Tony Canales to become the first champion

Debuts

• Debut date uncertain:
  • Bobby Bonales
• January 28 – Firpo Segura
• April 5 – Lou Thesz
• April 12 – Tarzán López
• June 28 – El Santo
• October – Octavio Gaona

Births

• Date of birth uncertain:
  • Armand Hussein(died in 2007)
  • Karl Von Steiger (died in 2022)
• January 2 – Alberto Torres (wrestler)(died in 1971)
• February 2 – Dory Dixon
• March 3 – Bobby Fields(died in 2011)
• April 2 – Brian Glover (died in 1997)
• April 6 – Anton Geesink (died in 2010)
• April 9 – Les Thornton(died in 2019)
• April 18 – Little Beaver(died in 1995)
• April 19 – Ox Baker(died in 2014)
• May 4 – Sam Steamboat(died in 2006)
• May 5 – Mr. Fuji(died in 2016)
• May 13 – Killer Karl Krupp(died in 1995)
• May 27 – Sandy Scott(died in 2010)
• June 9 – Don Manoukian(died in 2014)
• June 11 – John da Silva (died in 2021)
• June 18 – Great Goliath(died in 2004)
• July 7 – Tomás Marín (died in 2018)
• July 28 – Mr. Wrestling (died in 2002)
• August 1 – Eric the Red (died in 1978)
• August 3 – Haystacks Calhoun(died in 1989)
• August 11 – Penny Banner(died in 2008)
• August 19 – Bob Konovsky (died in 1982)
• August 27 – Reggie Parks(died in 2021)
• September 10 – Mr. Wrestling II(died in 2020)
• September 29 – Skandar Akbar(died in 2010)
• October 24 – Sapphire(died in 1996)
• November 20 – Don Carson(died in 2013)
• December 6 – Nick Bockwinkel(died in 2015)
• December 12 – José Lothario(died in 2018)

Deaths

• January 3 – Alex Munro, 63