1939 in professional wrestling

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1939 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 1939.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows[]

Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
September 19 EMLL EMLL 6th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Bobby Arreola defeated Ciclón Veloz in a tournament final for the vacant Mexican National Welterweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes[]

EMLL[]

New[2]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Gus Kallio N/A Awarded the championship due to the fact that he already held the World Middleweight Championship in the United States.[2]
February 19 Octavio Gaona EMLL show [2]
incoming champion - Francisco Aguayo[3]
No title changes[3]
incoming champion – Firpo Segura[4]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Octavio Gaona EMLL show [4]
February 9 Tarzán López EMLL show [4]
incoming champion – Jack O'Brien[5]
No title changes[5]
incoming champion – Tarzán López[6]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Vacated N/A Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[6]
Mexican National Featherweight Championship
incoming champion - Luis Robles[7]
No title changes[7]

Debuts[]

Births[]

Deaths[]

References[]

  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 c 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: 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.
  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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b c "Wrestlers debuted in 1939: 1 - 12 of 12". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Wrestlers born in 1939: 1 - 44 of 43". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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