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1943 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 1943.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
| 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 |
| 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. | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | ||||
Notable events
- April 2, 1943 – Arena Coliseo, in Mexico City, opens and holds its first professional wrestling event. The arena was owned by Salvador Lutteroth, the founder of Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) and would serve as their main venue for the following 10 years.
Championship changes
EMLL
| Mexican National Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Rye Duran | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertain | Firpo Segura | EMLL show | ||
| Mexican National Lightweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion –Adolfo Bonales | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30 | Joe Silva | EMLL show | ||
| Mexican National Middleweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Murciélago Velázquez | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19 | El Santo | EMLL show | ||
| June 1 | Bobby Bonales | EMLL show | ||
| Mexican National Welterweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Ciclón Veloz | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 21 | El Santo | EMLL show | ||
| NWA World Middleweight Championship | ||||
| Incoming champion – Tarzán López | ||||
| No title changes |
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain
Births
- January 15 – Alberto Muñoz(died in 2019)
- February 2 – Antonio Inoki(died in 2022)
- February 15 – Mitsu Hirai(died in 2003)
- March 3 – Bob Lueck
- March 16 – Verlon Biggs (died in 1994)
- March 23 – Johnny Powers (died in 2022)
- April 4 – Pete Sanchez (died in 2024)
- April 8 – Robbie Ellis
- April 11:
- Harley Race(died in 2019)
- Pak Song (died in 1982)
- April 13 – Alfonso Dantés(died in 2008)
- April 16 – Frankie Laine(died in 2016)
- April 24 – Mike Boyette (died in 2012)
- May 15 – Pepe Casas
- May 18 – Jimmy Snuka(died in 2017)
- June 7 – Billy Graham (died in 2023)
- June 12 – Fred Curry
- July 13 – Otto Wanz(died in 2017)
- July 17 – Jean Antone (died in 2016)
- July 29:
- October 9:
- Betty Niccoli
- Kantaro Hoshino (died in 2010)
- October 22 – Bad News Brown(died in 2007)
- October 24 – Bill Dundee
- November 3 - Robert Bruce (wrestler) (died in 2009)
- December 4 – Katsuhisa Shibata(died in 2010)
- December 31 – Adorable Rubí(died in 2012)
References
- "Arena Coliseo, El primero de sus 25,550 días" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Gateca. March 28, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- "10th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 24, 1943. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- "Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroth". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2005. pp. 20–27. ISBN 968-6842-48-9.
- 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.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wrestlers debuted in 1943: 1 - 5 of 5". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Wrestlers born in 1943: 1 - 47 of 47". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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