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1946 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 1946.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 28	EMLL	EMLL 13th Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	Steve Morgan defeated Firpo Segura (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship^[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

Dory Detton starts the Western States Sports professional wrestling promotion based in Amarillo, Texas.

Accomplishments and tournaments

EMLL

Accomplishment	Winner	Date won	Notes
NWA World Welterweight Championship tournament	El Santo	March 1–15	^[2]^[3]

Championship changes

EMLL

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
NWA World Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Tarzán López^[4]
February 23	Gory Guerrero	EMLL show	^[4]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
NWA World Welterweight Championship
New^[5]
March 15	El Santo	EMLL show	Defeated Peter Pancoff in the tournament final to become the first champion^[5]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Firpo Segura^[6]
September 28	Steve Morgan	EMLL 13th Anniversary Show	^[6]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Gory Guerrero^[7]
Uncertain	Vacated	N/A	Championship vacated for undocumented reasons^[7]
May 31	El Santo	EMLL show	Defeated Tuffy Truesdale to win the vacant championship^[7]

Date	Winner	Event/Show
Mexican National Lightweight Championship
incoming champion – Raul Romero^[8]
April 15	Emilio Charles	EMLL show�	^[8]

Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion – Black Guzmán^[9]
No title changes^[9]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
incoming champion – Gory Guerrero^[10]
February 23	Vacated	N/A	Championship vacated after Guerrero won the NWA World Middleweight Championship

Debuts

Debut date uncertain:
- Arnold Skaaland^[11]
- Stu Hart^[11]
June – Enrique Torres^[11]

Births

Date of birth unknown:
- David Crockett
- Jose Estrada Sr.
January 11 – Haruka Eigen (died in 2016)
January 18 – Perro Aguayo^[12]( died in 2019)
March 10 – George Julio
March 14 – Don Bass (died in 2016)
March 15 – Yoshihiro Momota (died in 2000)
March 18 – José González
March 31 – Rich Landrum (died in 2023)
May 19 – André the Giant^[12](died in 1993)
May 22 – El Solitario^[13](died in 1986)
June 18 – Bruiser Brody^[12](died in 1988)
June 22 – Chris Colt (died in 1995)
August 16 – Dick Murdoch^[12](died in 1996)
September 11 – Chabela Romero^[12](died in 1985)
September 18 – Otis Sistrunk
September 19 – Jerry Brisco^[12]
September 20 – Tony Garea^[13]
October 4 – Phil Hickerson
October 6 – Don Ross (died in 1995)
October 10 – Giant Haystacks^[12](died in 1998)
November 15 – Masanobu Kurisu
November 25 – Johnny Valiant^[12](died in 2018)
December 6 – Dennis Stamp^[12](died in 2017)
December 7
- Billy McGuire (died in 1979)
- Benny McGuire (died in 2001)
December 9 – Kato Kung Lee^[12](died in 2016)

Deaths

June 10 - Jack Johnson (68)

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.
^ "Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre >> Tournaments >> page 3". CageMatch. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA Welterweight Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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 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.
^ 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 "Wrestlers debuted in 1946: 1 - 12 of 12". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Wrestlers born in 1946: 1 - 50 of 59". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Wrestlers born in 1946: 51 - 59 of 59". 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.

[CMLL3395-2] "Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre >> Tournaments >> page 3". CageMatch. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

[NWAWelter-3] Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA Welterweight Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

[NWALMiddle-4] 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.

[NWALWelter-5] Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

[MexHeavy-6] 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-7] 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-8] 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.

[MexLHeavy-9] 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-10] 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.

[WD1946Debuts-11] "Wrestlers debuted in 1946: 1 - 12 of 12". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[WD1946Births-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Wrestlers born in 1946: 1 - 50 of 59". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[WD1946BirthsPage2-13] "Wrestlers born in 1946: 51 - 59 of 59". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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