1933 in professional wrestling

1933 in professional wrestling describes that year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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List of notable promotions

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1933.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation	Notes
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL	Founded this year with first show held in September.

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 21	EMLL	Debut show	Mexico City, Mexico	Flam Arion defeated Antonio Jose Pava[1]

Notable events

• September 21 – promoter Salvador Lutteroth holds the first Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; "Mexican Wrestling Enterprise") show in Mexico City.[2]

Championship changes

EMLL

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship

Incoming champion – Uncertain

No title changes[3]

Mexican National Middleweight Championship
(Title created)
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Uncertain	Yaqui Joe	EMLL Show	[4]

Debuts

• Debut date uncertain
  • Erik Malmberg[5]
  • Jack O'Brien[5]
• February 20 – Bronko Nagurski[5]
• September 23 – Dientes Hernández[5]

Births

• Date uncertain
  • Keita Meretana
  • Espanto I (d. 1968)[6]
• January 4 – René Guajardo (d. 1992)[7]
• February 16 – Rod Trongard (d. 2005)[7]
• March 27 – Swede Hanson (d. 2002)[7]
• April 4 – Stan Holek (d. 2015)[7]
• April 18 – Tank Morgan (d. 1991)
• June 24 – Don Kent (d. 1993)[6]
• June 28 – Boris Malenko (d. 1994)[6]
• July 4 – Rufus R. Jones (d. 1993)[7]
• July 29 – Lou Albano (d. 2009)[6]
• September 2 – Rubén Peucelle (d. 2014)
• September 16 – Dick Brower (d. 1997)[6]
• October 2 – Waldo Von Erich (d. 2009)[7]
• October 27 – Dick Steinborn (d. 2020)[6]
• December 2 – Gypsy Joe (d. 2016)[6]

Deaths

• June 3 – William Muldoon[8]

References

1. "EMLL Debut show". ProWrestlingHistory.com. September 21, 1933. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
2. "WED. UPDATE: Flair in Boston, ratings, Anniversary, White on HHH, DGUSA star on Smackdown, Orton". Figure Four Online /Wrestling Observer. September 21, 2011. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
3. Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
4. Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
5. "Wrestlers debuted in 1933: 1 - 23 of 23". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
6. "Wrestlers born in 1933: 1 - 50 of 70". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
7. "Wrestlers born in 1933: 41 - 70 of 70". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
8. "Wrestlers deceased in 1933: 1 - 14 of 14". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.