1945 in professional wrestling

1945 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 1945.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 21	EMLL	EMLL 12th Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	Gory Guerrero defeated Bobby Bonales (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the Mexican National Middleweight Championship [1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

NWA World Middleweight Championship

incoming champion – Tarzán López [2]

No title changes [2]

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Firpo Segura [3]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
No title changes [3]

Mexican National Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Bobby Bonales [4]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
September 25	Gory Guerrero	EMLL 12th Anniversary Show	[4]

Mexican National Lightweight Championship

incoming champion – Raul Romero [5]

No title changes [5]

Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
January	Black Guzmán	EMLL show	[6]

Mexican National Welterweight Championship
incoming champion – Jack O'Brien [7]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
April 20	Gory Guerrero	EMLL show	[7]

Debuts

• Debut date uncertain:
  • Cora Combs ^[8]
  • Don Eagle ^[8]

Births

• January 10 – Colonel DeBeers ^[9] (died in 2025)
• January 18 – Pete Doherty
• January 19 – Buck Robley ^[9] (died in 2013)
• January 27 – Cuban Assassin ^[9]
• February 8 – Sonny King (died in 2024)
• February 17 – Chris Dolman
• February 27 – Bill White (died in 2021)
• March 9 – Cocoa Samoa (died in 2007)
• March 18 – Claude Roca
• March 30:
  • Ronnie Garvin ^[9]
  • S. D. Jones ^[9] (died in 2008)
• April 5 – Sika Anoa'i (died in 2024)
• May 28 – Clem Turner (died in 2009)
• May 29 – Fray Tormenta ^[9]
• June 4 – Johnny Kincaid
• June 14 – Dan Kroffat ^[9]
• July 30 – Onno Boelee (died in 2013)
• August 24 – Vince McMahon ^[9]
• August 25 – Bobby Shane (died in 1975)
• September 26 – Marty Jones
• October 12 – Dusty Rhodes ^[9] (died in 2015)
• October 27 – Miss Linda ^[9]
• October 30 – Ron Slinker (died in 2008)
• November 1 – Bugsy McGraw ^[9]
• November 26 – Victor Jovica
• December 9 – Tugboat Taylor (died in 2017)
• December 15 – Katsuji Ueda (died in 2017)
• December 22 – Toni Rose

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. "Wrestlers debuted in 1945: 1 - 9 of 9". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
9. "Wrestlers born in 1945: 1 - 49 of 49". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.