1950_in_professional_wrestling
1950 in professional wrestling
Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1950
1950 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1950.
More information Promotion Name, Abbreviation ...
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
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More information Date, Promotion(s) ...
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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September 21 | EMLL | EMLL 17th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Sugi Sito defeated Tarzán López (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship[1] |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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EMLL
More information Date, Winner ...
Incoming champion – Tarzán López[2] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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September 21 | Sugi Sito | EMLL 17th Anniversary Show | [2] |
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Incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[3] | ||||
No title changes[3] |
Incoming champion - Daniel Aldana[4] | ||||
No title changes[4] |
Incoming champion – Uncertain[5] | ||||
No title changes[5] |
Incoming champion – Black Shadow[6] | ||||
No title changes[6] |
More information Date, Winner ...
Incoming champion – Cavernario Galindo[7] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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December | Enrique Llanes | EMLL show | [7] |
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No title changes[8] |
NWA
- Debut date uncertain:
- March 21 – Leo Nomellini[10]
- April 4 – Iron Mike DiBiase[10]
- August 3 – Don Leo Jonathan[10]
- September 14 – Pat O'Connor[10]
- January 5 – Bobby Kay[11](died in 2020)
- January 13 – Bruce Hart[11]
- January 18 – Kahoz[11]
- February 2
- Osamu Kido[11] (died in 2023)
- Genichiro Tenryu[11]
- March 20 - Al Madril
- May 2
- Moondog Rex[11](died in 2019)
- Don Kernodle (died in 2021)
- May 29 – Kamala[11](died in 2020)
- May 31 – Moondog Spike (died in 2013)
- June 2 – Ron Mikolajczyk
- June 7 – Howard Finkel[11](died in 2020)
- June 9 – Mando Guerrero
- June 11 – King Parsons
- June 13 – Chris Taylor[11](died in 1979)
- June 28 – Villano I (died in 2001)
- July 10 – Shota Chochishvili (died in 2009)
- July 14 – Hercules Ayala[11](died in 2020)
- August 1 – Jimmy Golden[11]
- August 5 – Goldie Rogers (died in 2012)
- August 25 – Jesse Hernandez
- August 28 – Cowboy Lang (died in 2007)
- September 10 – Vivian St. John (died in 2013)
- October 10 – Gene Ligon[11]
- November 10 – Bob Orton Jr.[11]
- November 16 – Harvey Martin (died in 2001)
- November 27 – Gran Hamada[11]
- November 30 – Leroy Brown[11](died in 1988)
- December 13 – Steve Travis (died in 2018)
- December 18 – Lizmark (died in 2015)
- August 25 – Earl Caddock[12] (62)
- November 4 – Danno O'Mahony[12] (38)
- 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.
- 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.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). ""United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title"". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 15. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "Wrestlers debuted in 1950: 1 - 40 of 40". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1950: 1 - 50 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers deceased in 1950: 1 - 21 of 21". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.