1947 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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Gallery edit
Video footage of professional wrestling in 1947
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Footage of a match between Fred Atkins and Laverne Baxter at Sydney Stadium in 1947
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Footage of a match between Aktins and Chief Little Wolf, also in Sydney in 1947
List of notable promotions edit
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1947.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows edit
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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| September 24 | EMLL | EMLL 14th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Gory Guerrero (c) defeated Rito Romero in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship[1] |
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Championship changes edit
EMLL edit
incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[2]
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| No title changes[2] |
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| February 15 | Jack O'Brien | show | [3] | |
incoming champion - Steve Morgan[4]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| March 22 | Firpo Segura | EMLL show | [4] | |
| No title changes[5] |
incoming champion – Emilio Charles[6]
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| No title changes[6] |
incoming champion – Black Guzmán[7]
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| April 12 | Tarzán López | EMLL show | [7] | |
| No title changes[8] |
Debuts edit
- Debut date uncertain:
- October 9 – Sky Low Low[9]
Births edit
- Date of birth uncertain:
- January 8 – Ashura Hara[10](died in 2015) [1]
- January 8 – Luke Williams[10]
- January 26 – Raúl Mata[10](died in 2019) [11][10]
- February 9 – Alexis Smirnoff (died in 2019)
- February 23 – Bobby Bass
- March 6 – Killer Khan[10] (died in 2023)
- March 7 – Chick Donovan
- March 19 – Scott Casey
- March 28 – Tony St. Clair[10]
- April 2 – Ron Pritchard
- April 26 – Larry Matysik (died in 2018)
- May 1 – Samson Kutsuwada (died in 2004)
- June 16 – Buddy Roberts[12](died in 2012)
- July 9 – Tommy Young
- July 14 – Ultramán[13]
- July 19 – Frenchy Martin (died in 2016)
- July 23 – El Halcón[10]
- August 28 – El Cobarde[10](died in 1983)
- August 31 – Animal Hamaguchi[10]
- September 15 – Teddy Long
- October 5 – El Faraón[10]
- October 14 – Nikolai Volkoff[10](died in 2018) [2]
- October 22 – Porkchop Cash
- October 30 – George Wells
- December 4 – Killer Tim Brooks (died in 2020)
- December 27 – Bill Eadie[10]
References edit
- ^ 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: 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 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.
- ^ 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 1947: 1 - 15 of 15". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Wrestlers born in 1947: 1 - 50 of 50". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Wrestler Obituaries – Online World of Wrestling".
- ^ "Wrestlers born in 1945: 1 - 49 of 49". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Wrestlers born in 1952: 51 - 65 of 65". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.