1940 in professional wrestling

1940 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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List of notable promotions

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Only one promotion held notable shows in 1940.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
September 12 EMLL EMLL 7th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Tarzán López (C) defeated John Nemenic in a singles match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

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  • June 23 – The first Lucha de Apuestas (Spanish for "Bet match") takes place in Mexico with El Murciélago Enmascarado defeated Merced Gómez to force Gómez to be shaved bald. If he had lost El Murciélago Enmascarado would have had to unmask. The Lucha de Apuestas match would become the most prestigious match type in Mexico subsequently.[2]

Championship changes

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EMLL

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incoming champion – Octavio Gaona[3]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 19 Tarzán López EMLL show [3]
Incoming champion – Francisco Arroyo[4]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Vacant N/A [4]
Uncertain Firpo Segura EMLL show [4]
Mexican National Featherweight Championship
Incoming champion – Luis Robles[5]
No title changes[5]
Incoming champion – Jack O'Brien[6]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 5 Bobby Bonales EMLL show [6]
December 12 Dientes Hernandez EMLL show [6]
Incoming champion – Tarzán López[4]
No title changes[4]
Incoming champion – Tarzán López[7]
No title changes[7]
Incoming champion – Octavio Gaona[8]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 4 Tarzán López EMLL show [8]

Lucha de Apuestas matches

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Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
El Murciélago Enmascarado (mask) Merced Gómez (hair) Mexico City EMLL show June 23, 1940 [2][9]
El Murciélago Enmascarado (mask) Bobby Bonales (hair) Mexico City EMLL show June 30, 1940 [2][9]
El Murciélago Enmascarado (mask) Dientes Hernández (hair) Mexico City EMLL show July 4, 1940 [2][9]
El Murciélago Enmascarado (mask) Ciclón Veloz (hair) Mexico City EMLL show July 11, 1940 [2][9]
Octavio Gaona (hair) El Murciélago Enmascarado (mask) Mexico City EMLL show July 18, 1940 [2][9]

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "7th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 12, 1940. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Madigan, Dan (2007). "The Mask in the match". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middleweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  4. ^ a b c d e Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  5. ^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  6. ^ a b c Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  7. ^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  8. ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  9. ^ a b c d e Lourdes Grobet; Alfonso Morales; Gustavo Fuentes & Jose Manuel Aurrecoechea (2005). Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Trilce. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-933045-05-4.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Wrestlers born in 1940: 1 - 50 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1933: 51 - 54 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1941: 1 - 50 of 51". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Wrestlers deceased in 1940: 1 - 15 of 15". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.