# 1950 in professional wrestling

1950 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 1950.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |

## Calendar of notable shows

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| September 21 | EMLL | EMLL 17th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Sugi Sito defeated Tarzán López (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

## Championship changes
### EMLL

NWA World Middleweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Tarzán López |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| September 21 | Sugi Sito | EMLL 17th Anniversary Show | |
NWA World Welterweight Championship :
* Incoming champion – Gory Guerrero ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship :
* Incoming champion - Daniel Aldana ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Middleweight Championship :
* Incoming champion – Uncertain ||||
* No title changes ||||
Incoming champion – Black Shadow :
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Cavernario Galindo |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| December | Enrique Llanes | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Welterweight Championship :
* Incoming champion – El Santo ||||
* No title changes ||||

### NWA

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming Champion – Lou Thesz |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| No title changes |||||

## Debuts

* Debut date uncertain:
** Bob Geigel
** Bob Orton Sr.
** Dick the Bruiser
** Don Curtis
** Don Kent
** Hard Boiled Haggerty
** Karloff Lagarde
** Lenny Montana
** Little Beaver
** Lord Alfred Hayes
** Médico Asesino
** Missouri Mauler
** Rayo de Jalisco Sr.
* March 21 – Leo Nomellini
* April 4 – Iron Mike DiBiase
* August 3 – Don Leo Jonathan
* September 14 – Pat O'Connor

## Births

* January 5 – Bobby Kay(died in 2020)
* January 13 – Bruce Hart
* January 18 – Kahoz
* February 2
** Osamu Kido (died in 2023)
** Genichiro Tenryu
* March 20 - Al Madril
* May 2
** Moondog Rex(died in 2019)
** Don Kernodle (died in 2021)
* May 29 – Kamala(died in 2020)
* May 31 – Moondog Spike (died in 2013)
* June 2 – Ron Mikolajczyk
* June 7 – Howard Finkel(died in 2020)
* June 9 – Mando Guerrero
* June 11 – King Parsons
* June 13 – Chris Taylor(died in 1979)
* June 28 – Villano I (died in 2001)
* July 10 – Shota Chochishvili (died in 2009)
* July 14 – Hercules Ayala(died in 2020)
* August 1 – Jimmy Golden
* August 5 – Goldie Rogers (died in 2012)
* August 25 – Jesse Hernandez
* August 28 – Cowboy Lang (died in 2007)
* September 10 – Vivian St. John (died in 2013)
* October 10 – Gene Ligon
* November 1 – Ray Richard (died in 2025)
* November 10 – Bob Orton Jr.
* November 16 – Harvey Martin (died in 2001)
* November 27 – Gran Hamada (died in 2025)
* November 30 – Leroy Brown(died in 1988)
* December 13 – Steve Travis (died in 2018)
* December 18 – Lizmark (died in 2015)

## Deaths

* August 25 – Earl Caddock (62)
* November 4 – Danno O'Mahony (38)