# 1954 in professional wrestling

1954 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 1954.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |

## Calendar of notable shows

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| September 26 | EMLL | EMLL 21st Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Gory Guerrero wrestled Cavernario Galindo to a "no contest" as neither man was able to continue wrestling in a "super libre", No Disqualification match |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

## Championship changes
### EMLL

NWA World Middleweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Sugi Sito |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| January 1 | El Santo | EMLL show | |
NWA World Welterweight Championship :
* incoming champion – Blue Demon ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion - Firpo Segura |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| August 12 | Joaquin Murrieta | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Middleweight Championship :
* incoming champion – Uncertain ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Lightweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Black Shadow |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| Uncertain | Vacant | N/A | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons |
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship :
* incoming champion – Vacant ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Welterweight Championship :
* incoming champion – Vacant ||||
* 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:
** Al Tomko
** Billy Red Lyons
** The Destroyer
** Dory Dixon
** El Gladiador
** Joe Higuchi
** Johnny Weaver
** Killer Karl Kox
** Nick Bockwinkel
** René Guajardo
** Sandy Scott
* February 4 – Kurt von Brauner
* April – Felipe Ham Lee
* July 29 – Penny Banner
* October 8 – Ray Mendoza
* October – Toyonobori

## Births

* Date of birth uncertain:
** Haiti Kid
* January 1 – Danie Voges (died in 2021)
* January 3 – Dean Hart(died in 1990)
* January 6 – Bullwhip Johnson (died in 2003)
* January 14 – Jim Duggan
* January 14 – Masanobu Fuchi
* January 18 – Ted DiBiase
* January 22 – Tully Blanchard
* February 7 – Rip Rogers
* March 25 – Tim White (died in 2022)
* April 10 – Paul Bearer(died in 2013)
* April 17 – Roddy Piper(died in 2015)
* April 23 – Tony Atlas
* May 13 – Masakre (died in 2012)
* June 1 – Big Bully Busick(died in 2018)
* June 5 – Mocho Cota(died in 2016)
* June 11 – Lee Wang-pyo (died in 2018)
* July 11 – Butch Reed(died in 2021)
* July 27 – Manny Fernandez
* August 1 – Trevor Berbick (died in 2006)
* August 5 – Matthew Saad Muhammad (died in 2014)
* August 31 – Águila Solitaria
* September 4 – El Signo(died in 2024)
* September 13 – Mike Hogewood (died in 2018)
* September 17 – Bill Irwin
* September 25 – Al Burke
* October 1 – Héctor Guerrero
* October 17 – Black Cat(died in 2006)
* November 8 – Mike Masters (died in 2022)
* November 20 – Kyohei Wada
* December 8 – Gama Singh
* December 28 – Lanny Poffo(died in 2023)

## Deaths

* April 6 - Tiger Jack Fox (47)
* September 3 – Karl Pojello (61)
* September 4 – Maurice Tillet (50)
* October 10 – Tony Stecher (65)
* November 22 – Jess McMahon (72)
* November 26 – Bobby Becker (36)