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1943 in professional wrestling

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1943 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions

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Only one promotion held notable shows in 1943.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
April 2 EMLL Arena Coliseum opening show Mexico City, Mexico Tarzán López (c) defeated El Santo in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the Mexican National Middleweight Championship[1]
September 24 EMLL 10th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico El Santo defeated Bobby Bonales in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. hair match.[2]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

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Championship changes

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EMLL

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Incoming champion – Rye Duran[5]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Firpo Segura EMLL show [5]
Incoming champion –Adolfo Bonales[6]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 30 Joe Silva EMLL show [6]
Incoming champion – Murciélago Velázquez[5]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 19 El Santo EMLL show [5]
June 1 Bobby Bonales EMLL show [5]
Incoming champion – Ciclón Veloz[7]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 21 El Santo EMLL show [7]
Incoming champion – Tarzán López[8]
No title changes[8]

Debuts

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Births

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References

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  1. ^ "Arena Coliseo, El primero de sus 25,550 días" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Gateca. March 28, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "10th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 24, 1943. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroth". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2005. pp. 20–27. ISBN 968-6842-48-9.
  4. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "El nacimiento de un sueño (the birth of a dream)". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 51–51. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  5. ^ a b c d e Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  6. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  7. ^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  8. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  9. ^ a b c "Wrestlers debuted in 1943: 1 - 5 of 5". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Wrestlers born in 1943: 1 - 47 of 47". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.