1948 in professional wrestling

none 1948 professional wrestling 1948 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. Gallery Video footage of professional wrestling in 1948 200 center File:'Killer' Leteur vs 'Hairy' Hessle, France 1948, no commentary.webm A professional wrestling match between 'Killer' Leteur vs 'Hairy' Hessle in Paris, France in 1948 File:The Dusek Brothers vs Moquin and Watson, Montreal, 1948.webm Footage of a tag-team match between two of the Dusek brothers against "Moquin and Watson of Canada" in Montreal in 1948 File:Gorgeous George Wrestler, 1948 - no sound.webm Highlight reel of Gorgeous George - first demonstrating his character before transitioning to footage of him performing in the ring. (No Sound) List of notable promotions Only one promotion held notable shows in 1948. Promotion NameAbbreviationEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha LibreEMLL Supercards and tournaments DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventSeptember 22EMLL15th Anniversary Show (1)Mexico City, MexicoCiclón Veloz defeated Blue Demon by disqualification in a best two-out-of-three falls matchhttp://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/anniversary25.html#15 15th Anniversary Show September 24, 1948 September 27, 2012 Pro Wrestling HistorySeptember 2415th Anniversary Show (2)Tarzán López (c) defeated Harry Fields in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight ChampionshipRoyal Duncan & Gary Will Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications 2006 4th Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title 389–390 0-9698161-5-4(c) – denotes defending champion(s) Notable events July 18 professional wrestling promotors Pinkie George, Orville Brown, Al Haft, Harry Light, Sam Muchnick, Don Owen, and Tony Stecher form the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), a governing body who would be the primary influence on professional wrestling in North America until the mid-1980s.Shaun Assael and Mike Mooneyham Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment Crown 2002 1-4000-5143-6 8 September Alejandro Muñoz Moreno debuts the Blue Demon wrestling persona in Mexico City. He would go on to become one of the most famous professional wrestlers in lucha libre as well as act in 26 lucha films. Madigan Dan Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre& honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling HarperCollins Publishers 2007 Los Enmascarados (the masked men): El Demonio Azul (the Blue Demon) 79–90 978-0-06-085583-3 Stu Hart and Al Oeming created Klondike Wrestling (later known as Stampede Wrestling). Title changes EMLL NWA World Middleweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Gory GuerreroDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 12Mike KellyEMLL Show NWA World Welterweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Jack O’BrienRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present 2000 Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON 0-9698161-5-4 Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title [Lutteroth] 390 No title changes Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion – Tarzan LopezRoyal 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 No title changes Mexican National 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 Waterloo, ON Mexico: National Middleweight Championship 392 2000 0-9698161-5-4 No title changes Mexican National Lightweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Emilio CharlesDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)UncertainVacatedN/AThe championship was vacated for undocumented reasonsRoyal Duncan and Gary Will Pennsylvania Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications Mexico: National Lightweight Title 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4August 5Joe MarinEMLL ShowOctober 18Black ShadowEMLL Show Mexican National Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Firpo Segura No title changes Mexican National Welterweight Championshipincoming champion – VacantRoyal 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 No title changes NWA NWA Worlds Heavyweight ChampionshipNewDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)July 14Orville BrownNWA showThe NWA voted to recognize Brown as the Worlds Champion. Defeated Sonny Myers to solidify the claim.Royal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present 2000 Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON 0-9698161-5-4 "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title" 15 Awards and honors Luchador of the Year Tarzán López (Mexico) Arts and entertainment Angelo Poffo's world record for most consecutive sit-ups (6,033) is featured on the March 3 edition of Ripley's Believe It or Not! comic strip.Hornbaker Tim 2012 Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. Poffo, Angelo 978-1613213148 Debuts March 31 – Blue DemonHarris M. Lentz III Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. https://books.google.com/books?id=QjGSCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA42 21 October 2003 McFarland 978-1-4766-0505-0 42 November 24 – Tiny Millshttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&debuetj=1948 Wrestlers debuted in 1948: 1 - 24 of 24 December 26, 2018 Date uncertain Bronco Lubich The Fabulous Moolah George Scott Johnny Barend Lord Athol Layton Nelson Royal Ray Gunkel Retirements Ed Lewis (1905-March 29, 1948) Births January 8 – Bobby Jaggers, American professional wrestler (d. 2012) January 11 – Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 2018) January 30 Black Barthttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1955 Wrestlers born in 1955: 1 - 50 of 54 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data (d. 2025) February 7 – Kim Duk, Japanese professional wrestler February 19 – Big John Studd,André the Giant: A Legendary Life Krugman Michael Pocket Books 2009 978-1-4165-4112-7 71 American professional wrestler (d. 1995) March 3 - Ron Fuller, American professional wrestler March 13 - Estela Molina, Mexican professional wrestler (d. 2025) March 14 - King Cobra, American professional wrestler May 15 – Coloso Colosetti, Argentinian professional wrestler (d. 2024) June 2 – Cynthia Peretti, American professional wrestler (d. 2009) June 23 – Earl Oliver, American wrestling columnist and historian June 24 - Mickey Doyle June 29 – Leo Burke, Canadian professional wrestler (died in 2024) July 7 - Tom Hankins (wrestler), American professional wrestler July 11 - Ernie Holmes, American professional wrestler and footballer (died in 2008) July 18 – Carlos Colón Sr., Puerto Rican professional wrestler and wrestling promoter July 27 – Greg Gagne, American professional wrestler July 28 – Bobby Bold Eagle, American wrestler August 6 – Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1993) August 8 - Dee Booher, American professional wrestler (d. 2022) August 27 – Sgt. Slaughter,http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/sgt-slaughter.html Sgt. Slaughter Profile Online World Of Wrestling 2009-10-19 American professional wrestler September 3 - Butcher Brannigan, American professional wrestler (d. 2009) September 8 – Great Kabuki, Japanese professional wrestler September 12: Rocky Hata (d. 1991) Roberto Soto September 21 – Mitsuo Momota, Japanese professional wrestler September 26 – Kazuo Sakurada, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 2020) September 29 – Jaque Mate, Mexican luchador October 3 – Johnny Legend, American professional wrestling promoter (d. 2026) October 4 – Linda McMahon, wrestling executivehttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/business/12boss.html Wrestling the Details Dempsey Bobbi New York Times October 11, 2008 August 21, 2009 October 15 – Savannah Jack (died in 2012) November 4 - Buzz Tyler (died in 2021) November 12 - Goro Tsurumi (died in 2022) November 28 – Smith Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2017) December 21 – Ron Bass, American professional wrestler (d. 2017) December 28 - Izzy Slapawitz, American professional wrestler (d. 2019) Deaths August 16 - Babe Ruth, 53 References General Stern, Karl 2005 83 The Time Line of Wrestling Part II http://petegrassi19.com/DragonKing/DKP83.pdf DragonKing Wrestling Haleyville, Alabama DragonKing Press https://web.archive.org/web/20170326164005/http://petegrassi19.com/DragonKing/DKP83.pdf March 26, 2017 Specific professional wrestling Category:Articles containing video clips