# 1946 in professional wrestling

1946 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 1946.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |

## Calendar of notable shows

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| September 28 | EMLL | EMLL 13th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Steve Morgan defeated Firpo Segura (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

## Notable events

* Dory Detton starts the Western States Sports professional wrestling promotion based in Amarillo, Texas.

## Accomplishments and tournaments
### EMLL

| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
| NWA World Welterweight Championship tournament | El Santo | March 1–15 | |

## Championship changes
### EMLL

NWA World Middleweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Tarzán López |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 23 | Gory Guerrero | EMLL show | |
NWA World Welterweight Championship :
| New |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 15 | El Santo | EMLL show | Defeated Peter Pancoff in the tournament final to become the first champion |
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion - Firpo Segura |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| September 28 | Steve Morgan | EMLL 13th Anniversary Show | |
Mexican National Middleweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Gory Guerrero |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| Uncertain | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons |
| May 31 | El Santo | EMLL show | Defeated Tuffy Truesdale to win the vacant championship |
Mexican National Lightweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Raul Romero |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| April 15 | Emilio Charles | EMLL show� | |
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship :
* incoming champion – Black Guzmán ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Welterweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Gory Guerrero |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 23 | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated after Guerrero won the NWA World Middleweight Championship |

## Debuts

* Debut date uncertain:
** Arnold Skaaland
** Stu Hart
* June – Enrique Torres

## Births

* Date of birth unknown:
** David Crockett
** Jose Estrada Sr.
* January 11 – Haruka Eigen (died in 2016)
* January 18 – Perro Aguayo( died in 2019)
* March 10 – George Julio
* March 14 – Don Bass (died in 2016)
* March 15 – Yoshihiro Momota (died in 2000)
* March 18 – José González
* March 31 – Rich Landrum (died in 2023)
* May 19 – André the Giant(died in 1993)
* May 22 – El Solitario(died in 1986)
* June 18 – Bruiser Brody(died in 1988)
* June 22 – Chris Colt (died in 1995)
* August 16 – Dick Murdoch(died in 1996)
* September 11 – Chabela Romero(died in 1985)
* September 18 – Otis Sistrunk
* September 19 – Jerry Brisco
* September 20 – Tony Garea
* October 4 – Phil Hickerson
* October 6 – Don Ross (died in 1995)
* October 10 – Giant Haystacks(died in 1998)
* November 15 – Masanobu Kurisu
* November 25 – Johnny Valiant(died in 2018)
* December 6 – Dennis Stamp(died in 2017)
* December 7
** Billy McGuire (died in 1979)
** Benny McGuire (died in 2001)
* December 9 – Kato Kung Lee(died in 2016)

## Deaths

* June 10 - Jack Johnson (68)