1947 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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List of notable promotions Only one promotion held notable shows in 1947. Promotion NameAbbreviationEMLL
Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main eventSeptember 24EMLLEMLL 14th Anniversary ShowMexico City, MexicoGory Guerrero (c) defeated Rito Romero in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
Championship changes EMLL No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 15Jack O'Brienshow
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 22Firpo SeguraEMLL show
No title changes
No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 12Tarzán LópezEMLL show
No title changes
Debuts Debut date uncertain: Adolfo Moreno Chief Jay Strongbow Eddie Graham Dr. Jerry Graham Johnny Valentine October 9 Sky Low Low
Births Date of birth uncertain: B. J. Annis Butts Giraud Jake Milliman Gilles Poisson January 2 Samoan Joe (died in 2015) January 8 Ashura Hara(died in 2015) Luke Williams January 26 Raúl Mata(died in 2018) February 9 Alexis Smirnoff (died in 2019) February 23 Bobby Bass March 6 Killer Khan (died in 2023) March 7 Chick Donovan March 28 Tony St. Clair April 2 Ron Pritchard April 26 Larry Matysik (died in 2018) May 1 Samson Kutsuwada (died in 2004) June 16 Buddy Roberts(died in 2012) July 9 Tommy Young July 14 Ultramán July 19 Frenchy Martin (died in 2016) July 23 El Halcón August 28 El Cobarde(died in 1983) August 31 Animal Hamaguchi September 15 Teddy Long October 5 El Faraón October 14 Nikolai Volkoff(died in 2018) October 22 Porkchop Cash October 30 George Wells (died in 2020) December 4 Killer Tim Brooks (died in 2020) December 27 Bill Eadie
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