1942 in professional wrestling
1942 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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Calendar of notable shows
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| September 25 | EMLL | EMLL 9th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Jesus Anaya defeated Black Guzmán in a tournament final for the newly created Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship[1] |
Notable events
- June 26 – Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta makes his debut as the silver masked ring character El Santo, which would go on to become one of the most famous names in lucha libre as well as starring in over 50 lucha films.[2]
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion – Black Guzmán[3] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Tarzán López | EMLL show | [3] | |
incoming champion - Firpo Segura[4] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertain | Rye Duran | EMLL show | [4] | |
incoming champion – Vacant[5] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24 | Murciélago Velázquez | EMLL show | [5] | |
incoming champion – Dientes Hernandez[6] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| October 9 | Adolfo Bonales | EMLL show | [6] | |
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| September 25 | Jesus Anaya | EMLL show | [1] | |
incoming champion – Jack O'Brien[7] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | Ciclón Veloz | EMLL show | [7] | |
Debuts
- June 21:
Births
- January 24 – Gary Hart[9](died in 2008)
- February 2 – Masa Saito[9](died in 2018)
- February 2 – Rubén Soria[10]
- February 27 – Seiji Sakaguchi[10]
- March 15 – The Iron Sheik[9]
- April 28 – Great Kojika[9]
- April 30 – Devil Murasaki[9]
- May 23 – Donna Christianello[9](died in 2011)
- June 18 – Paul Jones[10](died in 2018)
- June 24 – Rudy Kay[10](died in 2008)
- June 26 – J.J. Dillon[9]
- June 29 – Johnny Saint[9]
- July 15 – Mil Máscaras[9]
- July 8 – El Supremo[10](died in 2010)
- August 6 – Jimmy Valiant[9]
- August 25 – Ivan Koloff[9](died in 2017)
- September 4 – Jerry Jarrett[9]
- September 22 – Ole Anderson[9]
- October 21 – Jonathan Boyd[9](died in 1999)
- October 22 – Pedro Morales[10](died in 2019)
- November 6 – Ken Patera[9]
- November 21 – Afa Anoaʻi[9]
- November 25 – Blackjack Mulligan[9](died in 2015)
- November 29 – Gene Okerlund[9]
References
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- L.L. Staff (2008). "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Santo (1917-1984) (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 54. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Wrestlers debuted in 1942: 1 - 7 of 7". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1942: 1 - 50 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1942: 1 - 51 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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