1952 in professional wrestling
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1952 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 1952.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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September 26 | EMLL | EMLL 19th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | El Santo defeated Bobby Bonales (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Welterweight Championship[1] |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion – Enrique Llanes[2]
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 3 | Vacant | N/A | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons[2] | |
July 13 | Tarzán López | EMLL show | Won a tournament[2] |
incoming champion – Bobby Bonales[3]
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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September 26 | El Santo | EMLL show | [3] |
incoming champion - Daniel Aldana[4]
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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Uncertain | Firpo Segura | EMLL show | [4] |
incoming champion – Uncertain[5]
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No title changes[5] |
incoming champion – Black Shadow[6]
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No title changes[6] |
incoming champion – Vacant[7]
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No title changes[7] |
No title changes[8] |
NWA
NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes[9] |
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
- February 13 – Gene Kiniski[10]
- September 23 - Tony Borne
Births
- January 3 – Jim Ross[11]
- February 1 – Dennis Condrey[11]
- March 2 – Sandy Parker
- March 23 – Villano III[12](died in 2018)
- May 14 – Scott Irwin[12](died in 1987) [1]
- May 21 – Mr. T[11]
- June 6 – Moondog Spot (died in 2003)
- June 19 – El Canek[11]
- June 20 – Benny Urquidez
- June 27 – Randy Hogan
- June 30 – Nightmare Danny Davis[11]
- July 5 – Hillbilly Jim[11]
- July 7 – Mando Guerrero[11]
- August 4 – Dick the Brusier Jr.
- September 3 – Black Terry[11]
- September 6 – Javier Llanes[11]
- September 12 – Silo Sam (died in 2005)
- September 14 – Bobo Brazil Jr.
- September 19 – Paco Alonso[11](died in 2019)
- September 22:
- September 25 – Jimmy Garvin[11]
- October 6 – Rip Oliver (died in 2020)
- October 14 – Dan Spivey[11]
- November 4 –Larry Cameron[11](died in 1993)[2]
- November 9 – Joyce Grable (died in 2023)
- November 15 – Randy Savage[11](died in 2011) [3]
- November 19 – Ricky Gibson (died in 2006)
- November 22 – George Weingeroff[11]
- November 27 – Buddy Rose[11](died in 2009) [4]
- November 29 – Jules Strongbow
- December 12 – Gary Michael Cappetta[11]
- December 13 – Junkyard Dog(died in 1998) [5]
Deaths
- June 13- Alex Kasaboski, 41
- December 25- Charles Cutler (wrestler), 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.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Wrestlers debuted in 1952: 1 - 29 of 29". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Wrestlers born in 1952: 1 - 50 of 65". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Wrestlers born in 1952: 51 - 65 of 65". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.