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1941 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 1941.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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September 25 | EMLL | EMLL 8th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Mike London (c) defeated Gorilla Ramos in a best two-out-of-three falls for the Mexican National Junior Heavyweight Championship[1] |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion – Tarzán López[2]
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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December 16 | Black Guzmán | EMLL show | [2] |
incoming champion - Firpo Segura[3]
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No title changes[3] |
incoming champion – Tarzán López[4]
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 12 | Black Guzmán | EMLL show | [4] | |
December 16 | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated after Guzmán won the NWA World Middleweight Championship[4] |
incoming champion – Dientes Hernandez[5]
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No title changes[5] |
incoming champion – Vacant[6]
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 6 | Lobo Negro | EMLL show | [6] | |
November 23 | Jack O'Brien | EMLL show | [6] |
incoming champion - Luis Robles[7]
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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1941 | Vacated | N/A | Robles died in an automobile accident[7] |
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
Births
- Date of birth uncertain:
- Jarochita Rivero[9](died in 2006)
- Rocket Monroe[10](died in 2010)
- January 11 – Abdullah the Butcher[9]
- January 19 – Pat Patterson[9](died in 2020)
- January 21 – Ivan Putski[9]
- January 22 – Tony Parisi[9](died in 2000)
- January 24:
- Teruo Takahashi
- Klaus Kauroff (died in 2020)
- February 3 – Dory Funk Jr.[9]
- March 2 – Charlie Cook (died in 2020)
- April 11 - Buddy Wolfe (died in 2017)
- May 16 – Johnny Rodz
- May 18 – Gino Brito[9]
- June 8 – Paul Peller
- June 29 – Johnny Saint[11]
- June 30 – Rusher Kimura[9](died in 2010)
- July 5 – Little Tokyo[10](died in 2011)
- July 8 – Thunderbolt Patterson[10]
- July 8 – Jerry Valiant (died in 2010)
- July 20 - Don Chuy (died in 2014)
- July 25 - Norman Frederick Charles III (died in 2019)
- September 15 - Verne Langdon (died in 2011)
- September 21 – Jack Brisco[9](died in 2010)
- October 15 - John Quinn (died in 2019)
- October 16 - Bob Leonard (died in 2016)
- October 19 – Peter Thornley
- October 30 - Kotetsu Yamamoto (died in 2010)
Deaths
- January 31 – Alfred Albert Joe de Re la Gardiur (59)
- October 12 – Buddy O'Brien (31)
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Featherweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Wrestlers debuted in 1941: 1 - 7 of 7". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Wrestlers born in 1941: 1 - 50 of 51". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Wrestlers born in 1940: 1 - 50 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Wrestlers born in 1942: 1 - 50 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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