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{{short description|professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1950}}
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'''1950 in professional wrestling''' describes the year's events in the world of [[professional wrestling]].
'''1950 in professional wrestling''' describes the year's events in the world of [[professional wrestling]].
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==Championship changes==
==Championship changes==
===EMLL===
===EMLL===
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|[[Sugi Sito]]
|[[Sugi Sito]]
|[[EMLL 17th Anniversary Show]]
|[[EMLL 17th Anniversary Show]]
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|<ref name=NWALMiddle/>
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|colspan=5|{{center|[[NWA World Welterweight Championship]]}}
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|December
|December
|[[Enrique Llanes]]
|[[Enrique Llanes]]
|EMLL show�|align=left|<ref name=MexLHeavy/>
|EMLL show|| ||<ref name=MexLHeavy/>
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|colspan=5|{{center|[[Mexican National Welterweight Championship]]}}
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*January 18 {{ndash}} [[Kahoz]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
*January 18 {{ndash}} [[Kahoz]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
*February 2
*February 2
**[[Osamu Kido]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
**[[Osamu Kido]]<ref name=WD1950Births/> (died in 2023)
**[[Genichiro Tenryu]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
**[[Genichiro Tenryu]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
*March 20 - [[Al Madril]]
*April 3 {{ndash}} [[Ron Starr]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2017) [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
*May 2
*May 2
**[[Moondog Rex]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2019)[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
**[[Moondog Rex]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2019)[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
**[[Don Kernodle]] (died in 2021)
**[[Don Kernodle]] (died in 2021)
*May 29 {{ndash}} [[Kamala (wrestler)|Kamala]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2020)
*May 29 {{ndash}} [[Kamala (wrestler)|Kamala]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2020)
*May 31 {{ndash}} [[Moondog Spike]] (died in 2013)
*June 2 {{ndash}} [[Ron Mikolajczyk]]
*June 7 {{ndash}} [[Howard Finkel]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2020)[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
*June 7 {{ndash}} [[Howard Finkel]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2020)[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
*June 9 {{ndash}} [[Mando Guerrero]]
*June 11 {{ndash}} [[King Parsons]]
*June 13 {{ndash}} [[Chris Taylor (wrestler)|Chris Taylor]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 1979) [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
*June 13 {{ndash}} [[Chris Taylor (wrestler)|Chris Taylor]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 1979) [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
*June 26 {{ndash}} [[Larry Sharpe (wrestler)|Larry Sharpe]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2017) [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
*June 28 {{ndash}} [[Villano I]] (died in 2001)
*July 10 {{ndash}} [[Shota Chochishvili]] (died in 2009)
*July 14 {{ndash}} [[Hercules Ayala]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2020) [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
*July 14 {{ndash}} [[Hercules Ayala]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2020) [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
*August 1 {{ndash}} [[Jimmy Golden]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
*August 1 {{ndash}} [[Jimmy Golden]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
*August 5 {{ndash}} [[Goldie Rogers]] (died in 2012)
*August 25 {{ndash}} [[Jesse Hernandez]]
*August 28 {{ndash}} [[Cowboy Lang]] (died in 2007)
*September 10 {{ndash}} [[Vivian St. John]] (died in 2013)
*October 10 {{ndash}} [[Gene Ligon]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
*October 10 {{ndash}} [[Gene Ligon]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
*November 10 {{ndash}} [[Bob Orton Jr.]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
*November 10 {{ndash}} [[Bob Orton Jr.]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
*November 16 {{ndash}} [[Harvey Martin]] (died in 2001)
*November 27 {{ndash}} [[Gran Hamada]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
*November 27 {{ndash}} [[Gran Hamada]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
*November 30 {{ndash}} [[Leroy Brown (wrestler)|Leroy Brown]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 1988) [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
*November 30 {{ndash}} [[Leroy Brown (wrestler)|Leroy Brown]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 1988) [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
*December 13 {{ndash}} [[Steve Travis (wrestler)|Steve Travis]] (died in 2018)
*December 18 {{ndash}} [[Lizmark]] (died in 2015)


==Deaths==
==Deaths==

Latest revision as of 15:09, 14 January 2024

List of years in professional wrestling
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1950 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 1950.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
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)

Championship changes

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EMLL

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NWA World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Tarzán López[2]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 21 Sugi Sito EMLL 17th Anniversary Show [2]
NWA World Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[3]
No title changes[3]
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion - Daniel Aldana[4]
No title changes[4]
Mexican National Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Uncertain[5]
No title changes[5]
Incoming champion – Black Shadow[6]
No title changes[6]
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Cavernario Galindo[7]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
December Enrique Llanes EMLL show [7]
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – El Santo[8]
No title changes[8]

NWA

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NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
Incoming Champion – Lou Thesz[9]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes[9]

Debuts

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  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.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ a b 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.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Wrestlers debuted in 1950: 1 - 40 of 40". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Wrestlers born in 1950: 1 - 50 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Wrestlers deceased in 1950: 1 - 21 of 21". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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