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1950 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 1950.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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

EMLL

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
NWA World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Tarzán López^[2]
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]

Date	Winner	Event/Show
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Cavernario Galindo^[7]
December	Enrique Llanes	EMLL show	^[7]

Mexican National Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – El Santo^[8]
No title changes^[8]

NWA

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

Debuts

Births

January 5 – Bobby Kay^[11](died in 2020) [1]
January 13 – Bruce Hart^[11]
January 18 – Kahoz^[11]
February 2
- Osamu Kido^[11] (died in 2023)
- Genichiro Tenryu^[11]
March 20 - Al Madril
May 2
- Moondog Rex^[11](died in 2019)[2]
- Don Kernodle (died in 2021)
May 29 – Kamala^[11](died in 2020)
May 31 – Moondog Spike (died in 2013)
June 2 – Ron Mikolajczyk
June 7 – Howard Finkel^[11](died in 2020)[3]
June 9 – Mando Guerrero
June 11 – King Parsons
June 13 – Chris Taylor^[11](died in 1979) [4]
June 28 – Villano I (died in 2001)
July 10 – Shota Chochishvili (died in 2009)
July 14 – Hercules Ayala^[11](died in 2020) [5]
August 1 – Jimmy Golden^[11]
August 5 – Goldie Rogers (died in 2012)
August 25 – Jesse Hernandez
August 28 – Cowboy Lang (died in 2007)
September 10 – Vivian St. John (died in 2013)
October 10 – Gene Ligon^[11]
November 10 – Bob Orton Jr.^[11]
November 16 – Harvey Martin (died in 2001)
November 27 – Gran Hamada^[11]
November 30 – Leroy Brown^[11](died in 1988) [6]
December 13 – Steve Travis (died in 2018)
December 18 – Lizmark (died in 2015)

Deaths

August 25 – Earl Caddock^[12] (62)
November 4 – Danno O'Mahony^[12] (38)

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: 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.
^ ^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 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 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 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). ""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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "Wrestlers deceased in 1950: 1 - 21 of 21". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[79Anniversaries-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.

[NWALMiddle-2] 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.

[NWALWelter-3] 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.

[MexHeavy-4] 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.

[MexMiddle-5] 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.

[MexLight-6] 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.

[MexLHeavy-7] 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.

[MexWelter-8] 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.

[NWAWorlds-9] 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.

[WD1950Debuts-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.

[WD1950Births-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.

[WD1950Deaths-12] "Wrestlers deceased in 1950: 1 - 21 of 21". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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+Only one promotion held notable shows in 1950.
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 |[[EMLL 17th Anniversary Show]]
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 |-
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+|colspan=5|'''{{center|Incoming champion - Daniel Aldana<ref name=MexHeavy>{{cite book|first1=Royal | last1=Duncan | first2=Gary | last2=Will|title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | chapter=Mexico: National Heavyweight Title | location=Waterloo, ON |pages=390–391|publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2000 | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>}}'''
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 |colspan="5"| No title changes<ref name=MexHeavy/>
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+|colspan=5|'''{{center|Incoming champion – Uncertain<ref name=MexMiddle>{{cite book|first1=Royal | last1=Duncan | first2=Gary | last2=Will|title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | publisher=Archeus Communications| location=Waterloo, ON | chapter=Mexico: National Middleweight Championship | page=392 | year=2000 | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>}}'''
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+|colspan=5|'''{{center|Incoming champion – [[Black Shadow (wrestler)|Black Shadow]]<ref name=MexLight>{{Cite book|first1=Royal | last1=Duncan | first2=Gary | last2=Will| location=Waterloo, ON | title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] |page=393|year=2000|isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>}}'''
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-|colspan=5|'''{{center|Incoming champion –  [[Cavernario Galindo]]<ref name=MexLHeavy>{{Cite book | first1=Royal | last1=Duncan | first2=Gary | last2=Will|title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present|publisher=Archeus Communications|location=Waterloo, ON | chapter=Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] | page=393 | year=2000 | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 | ref=harv }}</ref>}}'''
+|colspan=5|'''{{center|Incoming champion –  [[Cavernario Galindo]]<ref name=MexLHeavy>{{Cite book | first1=Royal | last1=Duncan | first2=Gary | last2=Will|title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present|publisher=Archeus Communications|location=Waterloo, ON | chapter=Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] | page=393 | year=2000 | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>}}'''
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 |[[Enrique Llanes]]
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+|EMLL show|| ||<ref name=MexLHeavy/>
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-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
-|-
 |colspan=5|{{center|[[Mexican National Welterweight Championship]]}}
 |-
-|colspan=5|'''{{center|Incoming champion – [[El Santo]]<ref name=MexWelter>{{cite book | first1=Royal | last1=Duncan | first2=Gary | last2=Will | title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | chapter= Mexico: National Welterweight Title [Lutteroth] | page = 392 | location=Waterloo, ON | publisher=Archeus Communications | year= 2000 | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 | ref=harv }}</ref>}}'''
+|colspan=5|'''{{center|Incoming champion – [[El Santo]]<ref name=MexWelter>{{cite book | first1=Royal | last1=Duncan | first2=Gary | last2=Will | title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | chapter= Mexico: National Welterweight Title [Lutteroth] | page = 392 | location=Waterloo, ON | publisher=Archeus Communications | year= 2000 | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>}}'''
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-|colspan="5"| No title changes<ref name=NWAWorlds>{{cite book|first1=Royal | last1=Duncan | first2=Gary | last2=Will | title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | year=2000 | publisher=Archeus Communications | location=Waterloo, ON | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 | ref=harv | chapter="United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title" | page=15}}</ref>
+|colspan="5"| No title changes<ref name=NWAWorlds>{{cite book|first1=Royal | last1=Duncan | first2=Gary | last2=Will | title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | year=2000 | publisher=Archeus Communications | location=Waterloo, ON | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 | chapter="United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title" | page=15}}</ref>
 |}
 ==Debuts==
 *Debut date uncertain:
-**[[Bob Geigel]]<ref name=WD1950Debuts>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&debuetj=1950 | title=Wrestlers debuted in 1950: 1 - 40 of 40 | accessdate=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref>
+**[[Bob Geigel]]<ref name=WD1950Debuts>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&debuetj=1950 | title=Wrestlers debuted in 1950: 1 - 40 of 40 | access-date=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref>
 **[[Bob Orton Sr.]]<ref name=WD1950Debuts/>
 **[[Dick the Bruiser]]<ref name=WD1950Debuts/>
@@ Line 135: / Line 144: @@
 ==Births==
-*January 5 {{ndash}} [[Bobby Kay]]<ref name=WD1950Births>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1950 | title=Wrestlers born in 1950: 1 - 50 of 54 | accessdate=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref>
+*January 5 {{ndash}} [[Bobby Kay]]<ref name=WD1950Births>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1950 | title=Wrestlers born in 1950: 1 - 50 of 54 | access-date=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref>(died in 2020) [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
 *January 13 {{ndash}} [[Bruce Hart (wrestler)|Bruce Hart]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
 *January 18 {{ndash}} [[Kahoz]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
 *February 2
-**[[Osamu Kido]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
+**[[Osamu Kido]]<ref name=WD1950Births/> (died in 2023)
 **[[Genichiro Tenryu]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
+*March 20 - [[Al Madril]]
-*April 3 {{ndash}} [[Ron Starr]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
+*May 2
-*May 2 {{ndash}} [[Moondog Rex]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
-*May 29 {{ndash}} [[Kamala (wrestler)|Kamala]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
+**[[Moondog Rex]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2019)[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/obituaries/]
+**[[Don Kernodle]] (died in 2021)
-*June 7 {{ndash}} [[Howard Finkel]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
-*June 13 {{ndash}} [[Chris Taylor (wrestler)|Chris Taylor]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
+*May 29 {{ndash}} [[Kamala (wrestler)|Kamala]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>(died in 2020)
-*June 26 {{ndash}} [[Larry Sharpe (wrestler)|Larry Sharpe]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
+*May 31 {{ndash}} [[Moondog Spike]] (died in 2013)
-*July 14 {{ndash}} [[Hercules Ayala]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
+*June 2 {{ndash}} [[Ron Mikolajczyk]]
+*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 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/]
 *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/>
 *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 30 {{ndash}} [[Leroy Brown (wrestler)|Leroy Brown]]<ref name=WD1950Births/>
+*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==
-*August 25 {{ndash}} [[Earl Caddock]]<ref name=WD1950Deaths/>
+*August 25 {{ndash}} [[Earl Caddock]]<ref name=WD1950Deaths/> (62)
-*November 4 {{ndash}} [[Danno O'Mahoney]]<ref name=WD1950Deaths>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&todesj=1950 | title=Wrestlers deceased in 1950: 1 - 21 of 21 | accessdate=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref>
+*November 4 {{ndash}} [[Danno O'Mahony]]<ref name=WD1950Deaths>{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&todesj=1950 | title=Wrestlers deceased in 1950: 1 - 21 of 21 | access-date=February 1, 2020 | work=Wrestling Data}}</ref> (38)
 ==References==

v t e Years in professional wrestling
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