1941 in professional wrestling
# 1941 in professional wrestling

1941 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 1941.

| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
| - | - |
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |

## Calendar of notable shows

| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| September 25 | EMLL | EMLL 8th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Mike London (c) defeated Gorilla Ramos in a best two-out-of-three falls for the Mexican National Junior Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |||||

## Championship changes

### EMLL

NWA World Middleweight Championship :

| incoming champion – Tarzán López |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| December 16 | Black Guzmán | EMLL show | |

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship :

* incoming champion - Firpo Segura ||||
* No title changes ||||

Mexican National Middleweight Championship :

| incoming champion – Tarzán López |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 12 | Black Guzmán | EMLL show | |
| December 16 | Vacated | N/A | Championship vacated after Guzmán won the NWA World Middleweight Championship |

Mexican National Lightweight Championship :

* incoming champion – Dientes Hernandez ||||
* No title changes ||||

Mexican National Welterweight Championship :

| incoming champion – Vacant |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| April 6 | Lobo Negro | EMLL show | |
| November 23 | Jack O'Brien | EMLL show | |

incoming champion - Luis Robles :

| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1941 | Vacated | N/A | Robles died in an automobile accident |

## Debuts

* Debut date uncertain:
   * Yukon Eric

## Births

* Date of birth uncertain:
   * Jarochita Rivero(died in 2006)
   * Rocket Monroe(died in 2010)
* January 11 – Abdullah the Butcher
* January 19 – Pat Patterson(died in 2020)
* January 21 – Ivan Putski
* January 22 – Tony Parisi(died in 2000)
* January 24:
   * Teruo Takahashi
   * Klaus Kauroff (died in 2020)
* February 3 – Dory Funk Jr.
* March 2 – Charlie Cook (died in 2020)
* April 11 - Buddy Wolfe (died in 2017)
* May 16 – Johnny Rodz
* May 18 – Gino Brito
* June 8 – Paul Peller
* June 29 – Johnny Saint
* June 30 – Rusher Kimura(died in 2010)
* July 5 – Little Tokyo(died in 2011)
* July 8 – Thunderbolt Patterson
* July 8 – Jerry Valiant (died in 2010)
* July 20 - Don Chuy (died in 2014)
* July 25 - Norman Frederick Charles III (died in 2019)
* September 15 - Verne Langdon (died in 2011)
* September 21 – Jack Brisco(died in 2010)
* October 15 - John Quinn (died in 2019)
* October 16 - Bob Leonard (died in 2016)
* October 19 – Peter Thornley
* October 30 - Kotetsu Yamamoto (died in 2010)

## Deaths

* January 31 – Alfred Albert Joe de Re la Gardiur (59)
* October 12 – Buddy O'Brien (31)
