1934 in professional wrestling

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Newsreel footage of a professional wrestling match between Man Mountain Dean and "Jumping" Joe Savoldi in Los Angeles in 1934

1934 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 1934.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 21	EMLL	EMLL 1st Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	La Maravilla Enmascarada defeated Frank Gou^[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion – Uncertain^[2]
June 21	Francisco Aguayo	EMLL show	^[2]

Mexican National Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Uncertain^[3]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Lightweight Championship
New^[4]
June 28	Jack O'Brien	EMLL show	Defeated Dientes Hernandez in the finals of a tournament^[4]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
New^[5]
June 17	Mario Nuñez	EMLL show	Defeated Tony Canales to become the first champion^[5]

Debuts

Debut date uncertain:
- Bobby Bonales^[6]
January 28 – Firpo Segura^[6]
April 5 – Lou Thesz^[6]
April 12 – Tarzán López^[6]
June 28 – El Santo^[6]
October – Octavio Gaona^[6]

Births

Date of birth uncertain:
- Karl Von Steiger (died in 2022)
January 2 – Alberto Torres (wrestler)^[7](died in 1971)
February 2 – Dory Dixon
March 3 – Bobby Fields^[7](died in 2011)
April 2 – Brian Glover (died in 1997)
April 6 – Anton Geesink (died in 2010)
April 9 – Les Thornton^[7](died in 2019)
April 18 – Little Beaver^[7](died in 1995)
April 19 – Ox Baker^[8](died in 2014)
May 4 – Sam Steamboat^[8](died in 2006)
May 5 – Mr. Fuji^[8](died in 2016)
May 13 – Killer Karl Krupp^[7](died in 1995)
May 27 – Sandy Scott^[8](died in 2010)
June 9 – Don Manoukian^[7](died in 2014)
June 11 – John da Silva (died in 2021)
June 18 – Great Goliath^[7](died in 2004)
July 3 – Armand Hussein^[7](died in 2007)
July 7 – Tomás Marín (died in 2018)
July 23 – Louie Tillet (died in 2024)
July 28 – Mr. Wrestling (died in 2002)
August 1 – Eric the Red (died in 1978)
August 3 – Haystacks Calhoun^[7](died in 1989)
August 11 – Penny Banner^[8](died in 2008)
August 19 – Bob Konovsky (died in 1982)
August 27 – Reggie Parks^[8](died in 2021)
September 10 – Mr. Wrestling II^[8](died in 2020)
September 29 – Skandar Akbar^[8](died in 2010)
October 24 – Sapphire^[9](died in 1996)
November 20 – Don Carson^[7](died in 2013)
December 6 – Nick Bockwinkel^[8](died in 2015)
December 12 – José Lothario^[7](died in 2018)

Deaths

January 3 – Alex Munro, 63

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 (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.
^ 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 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 ^c ^d ^e ^f "Wrestlers debuted in 1934: 1 - 16 of 16". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Wrestlers born in 1934: 1 - 50 of 71". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Wrestlers born in 1934: 51 - 71 of 71". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ "Wrestlers born in 1938: 1 - 50 of 70". 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.

[MexHeavy-2] 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-3] 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-4] 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-5] 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.

[WD1934Debuts-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Wrestlers debuted in 1934: 1 - 16 of 16". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[WD1934Births-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Wrestlers born in 1934: 1 - 50 of 71". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[WD1934BirthsPage2-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Wrestlers born in 1934: 51 - 71 of 71". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[WD1938Births-9] "Wrestlers born in 1938: 1 - 50 of 70". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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