1944 in professional wrestling

none 1944 professional wrestling 1944 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 1944. Promotion NameAbbreviationEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha LibreEMLL Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main EventSeptember 22EMLLEMLL 11th Anniversary ShowMexico City, MexicoGorilla Ramos defeated Black Guzmán (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championshiphttp://superluchas.net/2010/09/07/cmll-77-historias-77-aniversario-las-77-luchas-estelares/ 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(c) – denotes defending champion(s) Notable events Paul Jones starts the Georgia Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia. Championship changes EMLL NWA World Middleweight Championshipincoming champion – Tarzán LópezRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Archeus Communications 2006 4th Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middleweight Title [Lutteroth] 389–390 0-9698161-5-4 No title changes Mexican National Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion - Rye DuranRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Mexico: National Heavyweight Title Waterloo, ON 390–391 Archeus Communications 2000 0-9698161-5-4 No title changes Mexican National Middleweight Championshipincoming champion – El SantoRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON Mexico: National Middleweight Championship 392 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 1Tarzán LópezLive eventApril 8VacatedLive eventMay 31El SantoLive eventDefeated Tuffy Truesdale to win the vacant championship Mexican National Lightweight Championshipincoming champion – Joe SilvaRoyal Duncan Gary Will Waterloo, ON Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Archeus Communications Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 28Raul RomeroEMLL show Mexican National Light Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Black GuzmánRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)September 20Gorilla RamosEMLL 11th Anniversary ShowOctober 18Tarzán LópezEMLL show Mexican National Welterweight Championshipincoming champion – El SantoRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Mexico: National Welterweight Title [Lutteroth] 392 Waterloo, ON Archeus Communications 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 8Jack O'BrienEMLL show Debuts Debut date uncertain: June Byershttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&debuetj=1944 Wrestlers debuted in 1944: 1 - 9 of 9 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data Killer Kowalski Roy Heffernan Births Date of birth unknown: Caswell Martin Larry O'Dayhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1944 Wrestlers born in 1944: 1 - 50 of 55 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data(died in 1997) Mike Webster January 1 Jimmy Hart April 4: Tiger Jeet Singh El Sicodélico April 20 Bob Bruggers (died in 2024) May 25 - Victor Rivera (wrestler) May 29 Ronnie P. Gossett(died in 2007) June 1 Diamond Lil June 30 Terry Funkhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1944&seite=2 Wrestlers born in 1944: 51 - 55 of 55 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data(died in 2023) July 12 Ric Drasin (died in 2020) August 3 Roland Bock (died in 2025) August 10 Jim Crockett Jr.(died in 2021) August 14 Bobby Duncum Sr.(died in 2026) August 24 Rocky Johnson(died in 2020) August 31 Jos LeDuc(died in 1999) September 12 Lonnie Mayne(died in 1978) October 4 Michel Martel(died in 1978) October 21: Jonathan Boyd(died in 1999) Butch Miller(died in 2023) October 31 - Roy Callender November 1: Bobby Heenan(died in 2017) Bugsy McGraw November 2 Michael Buffer Deaths January 29 Jim Clintstockhttps://www.google.com/books/edition/Yank/M9ecoLIQ9ccC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Jim+Clinstock+death&pg=RA58-PA19&printsec=frontcover Yank 1943 Headquarters Detachment, Special Service, War Department en (39) April 30 Ernst Roeberhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&todesj=1944 Wrestlers deceased in 1944: 1 - 21 of 21 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data (72) September 9 Gus Sonnenberg (46) References professional wrestling