1951 in professional wrestling
1951 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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List of notable promotions
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1951.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | EMLL | EMLL 18th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Enrique Llanes defeated Sugi Sito (c) in a best two-out-of three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship[1] |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | ||||
Championship changes
EMLL
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | Enrique Llanes | EMLL 18th Anniversary Show | [2] | |
Incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[3] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13 | Bobby Bonales | EMLL show | [3] | |
Incoming champion - Daniel Aldana[4] | ||||
| No title changes[4] |
Incoming champion – Uncertain[5] | ||||
| No title changes[5] |
Incoming champion – Black Shadow[6] | ||||
| No title changes[6] |
Incoming champion – Enrique Llanes[7] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertain | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[7] | |
| No title changes[8] |
NWA
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No title changes[9] | ||||
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
- April 12 – Bill Miller[10]
- September 13 – Luther Lindsay[10]
- October 1 – Kinji Shibuya[10]
- October 28 – Rikidozan[10]
Births
- January 10 – Pez Whatley[11]|(died in 2005)
- January 15 – Mano Negra[11]
- January 20 – Kung Fu[11](died in 2001)
- January 27 – Ken Timbs[11](died 2004)
- February 20 – Dos Caras[11]
- February 25 – Mr. Pogo[11](died in 2017)
- March 21 – Buck Zumhofe[11]
- March 25 – Jumbo Tsuruta[11](died in 2000)
- April 6 – Fishman[11](died in 2017)
- May 11 – Mark Rocco[11](died in 2020)
- May 14 – Robert Fuller[12]
- June 13 – Antonio Peña[11](died in 2006)
- June 18 – Salvatore Bellomo[12](died in 2019)
- July 15 – Jesse Ventura[11]
- July 24 – Skip Young[12](died in 2010)
- August 25 – Steve Regal[12]
- September 10:
- September 20 – Mike Graham[11](died in 2012)
- October 28 – Mike Sharpe[11](died in 2016)
- November 30 – Sangre Chicana[12]
- December 3:
- Ray Candy[11](died in 1994)
- Riki Choshu[12]
- December 5 – Larry Zbyszko[11]
- December 20 – Ari Romero[11](died in 2013)
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.
- 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: 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.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 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)
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). ""United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title"". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 15. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Wrestlers debuted in 1951: 1 - 32 of 32". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1951: 1 - 50 of 66". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1951: 51 - 66 of 66". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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