1948 in professional wrestling
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1948 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Supercards and tournaments
| Promotion(s) | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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EMLL 15th Anniversary Show | Sep 22 | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | N/A[1] |
Title changes
EMLL
Incoming champion – Gory Guerrero | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| April 12 | Mike Kelly | EMLL Show | [2] | |
Incoming champion – Emilio Charles | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertain | Vacated | N/A | The championship was vacarted for undocumented reasons[3] | |
| July | Joe Marin | EMLL Show | [3] | |
| October 18 | Black Shadow | EMLL Show | [3] | |
Incoming champion – Firpo Segura | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| Uncertain | Daniel Aldana | EMLL Show | [4] | |
Awards and honors
- Luchador of the Year
- Tarzán López (Mexico)
Arts and entertainment
- Angelo Poffo's world record for most consecutive sit-ups (6,033) is featured on the March 3 edition of Ripley's Believe It or Not! comic strip.[5]
Debuts
- March 31 – Blue Demon
Births
- January 8 – Bobby Jaggers, American professional wrestler (d. 2012)
- January 11 – Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese professional wrestler
- February 7 – Kim Duk, Japanese professional wrestler
- February 19 – Big John Studd,[6][7] American professional wrestler (d. 1995)
- May 15 – Coloso Colosetti, Argentinian professional wrestler
- July 27 – Greg Gagne, American professional wrestler
- July 28 – Bobby Bold Eagle, American wrestler
- June 1 – Black Bart, American professional wrestler
- June 2 – Cynthia Peretti, American professional wrestler (d. 2009)
- June 23 – Earl Oliver, American wrestling columnist and historian
- June 29 – Leo Burke, Canadian professional wrestler
- July 18 – Carlos Colón Sr., Puerto Rican professional wrestler and wrestling promoter
- August 6 – Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1993)
- August 27 – Sgt. Slaughter,[8] American professional wrestler
- September 8 – Great Kabuki, Japanese professional wrestler
- September 21 – Mitsuo Momota, Japanese professional wrestler
- September 26 – Kazuo Sakurada, Japanese professional wrestler
- September 29 – Jaque Mate, Mexican luchador
- November 28 – Smith Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2017)
- December 21 – Ron Bass, American professional wrestler (d. 2017)
- Unknown – Eduardo Miguel Perez, Mexican professional wrestler
References
General
- Stern, Karl, ed. (2005). "The Time Line of Wrestling Part II" (PDF). DragonKing Wrestling. No. 83. Haleyville, Alabama: DragonKing Press.
Specific
- ↑ "15th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 24, 1948. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- 1 2 3 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (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 Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ Hornbaker, Tim (2012). "Poffo, Angelo". Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 161321314X.
- ↑ "Big John Studd profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ↑ Krugman, Michael (2009). André the Giant: A Legendary Life. Pocket Books. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-4165-4112-7.
- ↑ "Sgt. Slaughter Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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