1944 in professional wrestling

1944 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 1944.

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 22 EMLL EMLL 11th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Gorilla Ramos defeated Black Guzmán (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

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Championship changes

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EMLL

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incoming champion – Tarzán López[2]
No title changes[2]
incoming champion - Firpo Segura[3]
No title changes[3]
incoming champion – Tarzán López[4]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 1 Bobby Bonales EMLL show [4]
incoming champion – Joe Silva[5]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 28 Raul Romero EMLL show [5]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 20 Gorilla Ramos EMLL 11th Anniversary Show [6]
October 18 Tarzán López EMLL show [6]
incoming champion – El Santo[7]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 18 Jack O'Brien EMLL show [7]

Debuts

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares" [CMLL: 79 stories, 79 anniversaries, the 70 main events]. Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  4. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Middleweight Championship". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  5. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  6. ^ a b c Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  7. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  8. ^ a b c "Wrestlers debuted in 1944: 1 - 9 of 9". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Wrestlers born in 1944: 1 - 50 of 55". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Wrestlers born in 1944: 51 - 55 of 55". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Wrestlers deceased in 1944: 1 - 21 of 21". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.