1941 in professional wrestling

1941 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 1941.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 25	EMLL	EMLL 8th Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	Mike London (c) defeated Gorilla Ramos in a best two-out-of-three falls for the Mexican National Junior Heavyweight Championship^[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
NWA World Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Tarzán López^[2]
December 16	Black Guzmán	EMLL show	^[2]

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Firpo Segura^[3]
No title changes^[3]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Tarzán López^[4]
May 12	Black Guzmán	EMLL show	^[4]
December 16	Vacated	N/A	Championship vacated after Guzmán won the NWA World Middleweight Championship^[4]

Mexican National Lightweight Championship
incoming champion – Dientes Hernandez^[5]
No title changes^[5]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
incoming champion – Vacant^[6]
April 6	Lobo Negro	EMLL show	^[6]
November 23	Jack O'Brien	EMLL show	^[6]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
incoming champion - Luis Robles^[7]
1941	Vacated	N/A	Robles died in an automobile accident^[7]

Debuts

Debut date uncertain:
- Yukon Eric^[8]

Births

Date of birth uncertain:
- Jarochita Rivero^[9](died in 2006)
- Rocket Monroe^[10](died in 2010)
January 11 – Abdullah the Butcher^[9]
January 19 – Pat Patterson^[9](died in 2020)
January 21 – Ivan Putski^[9]
January 22 – Tony Parisi^[9](died in 2000)
January 24:
- Teruo Takahashi
- Klaus Kauroff (died in 2020)
February 3 – Dory Funk Jr.^[9]
March 2 – Charlie Cook (died in 2020)
April 11 - Buddy Wolfe (died in 2017)
May 16 – Johnny Rodz
May 17 – Mike Pappas (died in 2022)
May 18 – Gino Brito^[9]
June 8 – Paul Peller
June 29 – Johnny Saint^[11]
June 30 – Rusher Kimura^[9](died in 2010)
July 5 – Little Tokyo^[10](died in 2011)
July 8
- Thunderbolt Patterson^[10]
- Jerry Valiant (died in 2010)
July 20 - Don Chuy (died in 2014)
July 25 - Norman Frederick Charles III (died in 2019)
September 15 - Verne Langdon (died in 2011)
September 21 – Jack Brisco^[9](died in 2010)
October 15 - John Quinn (died in 2019)
October 16 - Bob Leonard (died in 2016)
October 19 – Peter Thornley
October 30 - Kotetsu Yamamoto (died in 2010)
December 18 - Motoshi Okuma (died in 1992)

Deaths

January 31 – Alfred Albert Joe de Re la Gardiur (59)
October 12 – Buddy O'Brien (31)

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 (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: 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 ^c 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 Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Featherweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
^ "Wrestlers debuted in 1941: 1 - 7 of 7". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Wrestlers born in 1941: 1 - 50 of 51". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wrestlers born in 1940: 1 - 50 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ "Wrestlers born in 1942: 1 - 50 of 69". 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.

[NWALMiddle-2] 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.

[MexHeavy-3] 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-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.

[MexLight-5] 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-6] 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.

[FeatherBook-7] Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Featherweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

[WD1941Debuts-8] "Wrestlers debuted in 1941: 1 - 7 of 7". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[WD1941Births-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Wrestlers born in 1941: 1 - 50 of 51". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[WD1940Births-10] "Wrestlers born in 1940: 1 - 50 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[WD1942Births-11] "Wrestlers born in 1942: 1 - 50 of 69". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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