1954 in professional wrestling
1954 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 1954.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | EMLL | EMLL 21st Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Gory Guerrero wrestled Cavernario Galindo to a "no contest" as neither man was able to continue wrestling in a "super libre", No Disqualification match[1] |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | ||||
Championship changes
EMLL
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | El Santo | EMLL show | [2] | |
incoming champion – Blue Demon[3] | ||||
| No title changes[3] |
incoming champion - Firpo Segura[4] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12 | Joaquin Murrieta | EMLL show | [4] | |
incoming champion – Uncertain[5] | ||||
| No title changes[5] |
incoming champion – Black Shadow[6] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertain | Vacant | N/A | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[6] | |
incoming champion – Vacant[7] | ||||
| No title changes[7] |
incoming champion – Vacant[8] | ||||
| No title changes[8] |
NWA
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No title changes[9] | ||||
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
- February 4 – Kurt von Brauner[10]
- April – Felipe Ham Lee[10]
- July – Penny Banner[10]
- October 8 – Ray Mendoza[10]
- October – Toyonobori[10]
Births
- January 3 – Dean Hart[11](died in 1990)
- January 12 – B. Brian Blair[11]
- January 14 – Jim Duggan[11]
- January 18 – Ted DiBiase[12]
- January 22 – Tully Blanchard[12]
- February 7 – Rip Rogers
- April 10 – Paul Bearer[11](died in 2013)
- April 17 – Roddy Piper[11](died in 2015)
- April 23 – Tony Atlas[12]
- June 1 – Big Bully Busick[11](died in 2018)
- June 5 – Mocho Cota[11]
- July 11 – Butch Reed[11](died in 2021)
- August 31 – Águila Solitaria[11]
- September 4 – El Signo[11]
- September 15 – Adrian Adonis[11](died in 1988)
- September 17 – Bill Irwin[11]
- October 1 – Héctor Guerrero[11]
- October 17 – Black Cat[11](died in 2006)
- December 8 – Gama Singh[11]
- December 28 – Lanny Poffo[11]
Deaths
- September 4 – Maurice Tillet[13]
- October 10 – Tony Stecher[13]
- November 22 – Jess McMahon[13]
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 1954: 1 - 50 of 50". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1954: 1 - 50 of 58". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers born in 1954: 51 - 58 of 58". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Wrestlers deceased in 1954: 1 - 18 of 18". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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