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1939 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 1939.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 19	EMLL	EMLL 6th Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	Bobby Arreola defeated Ciclón Veloz in a tournament final for the vacant Mexican National Welterweight Championship^[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
NWA World Middleweight Championship
New^[2]
Uncertain	Gus Kallio	N/A	Awarded the championship due to the fact that he already held the World Middleweight Championship in the United States.^[2]
February 19	Octavio Gaona	EMLL show	^[2]

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Francisco Aguayo^[3]
No title changes^[3]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Firpo Segura^[4]
Uncertain	Octavio Gaona	EMLL show	^[4]
February 9	Tarzán López	EMLL show	^[4]

Mexican National Lightweight Championship
incoming champion – Jack O'Brien^[5]
No title changes^[5]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
incoming champion – Tarzán López^[6]
Uncertain	Vacated	N/A	Championship vacated for undocumented reasons^[6]

Mexican National Featherweight Championship
incoming champion - Luis Robles^[7]
No title changes^[7]

Debuts

Debut date uncertain:
- Gladys Gillem^[8]
- Mae Young^[8]
July 4 – Buddy Rogers^[8]

Births

Date of birth unknown
- Paul LeDuc (wrestler)
February 9 – Espectro I^[9](died in 1993)
February 13 – Lumberjack Pierre^[9]
February 26 – Chuck Wepner
February 28 – Dewey Robertson^[9](died in 2007)
March 1 – Adnan Al-Kaissie^[9](died in 2023)
March 13 – Rodolfo Ruíz^[9]
March 14 – Lars Anderson^[9]
March 20 – Paul Christy^[9](died in 2021)
March 24 – Jim Herd^[9]
May 5 – Bill Watts^[9]
June 8 – Tinieblas Sr.^[9]
August 8 – Michael Okpala (died in 2004)
October 3 – Bob Armstrong^[9](died in 2020)
October 4 – Gene Anderson^[9](died in 1991)
October 20 – Gil Hayes (died in 2022)
November 1 – Fred Peloquin
December 14 – Roger Kirby (wrestler)^[9](died in 2019)
December 25 – Ivan Gomes (died in 1990)

Deaths

March 11 – William Miller (Australian athlete) (92)

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.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Featherweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wrestlers debuted in 1939: 1 - 12 of 12". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Wrestlers born in 1939: 1 - 44 of 43". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[79Anniversaries-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.

[NWALMiddle-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.

[MexHeavy-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.

[MexMiddle-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.

[MexLight-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.

[MexWelter-6] 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.

[FeatherBook-7] Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Featherweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

[WD1939Debuts-8] "Wrestlers debuted in 1939: 1 - 12 of 12". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[WD1939Births-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Wrestlers born in 1939: 1 - 44 of 43". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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