1936 in professional wrestling

1936 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of years in professional wrestling

List of notable promoters/promotions

These promoters and promotions held notable shows in 1936.

Promoter/Promotion Name Abbreviation
Ed Burke Burke
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL
Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel FFCP
George Tracey Tracey
Jack Ganson Ganon
Lou Daro Daro
Paul Bowser Bowser

Calendar of notable shows
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
January 22 Daro Vincent López vs. Gino Garibaldi Los Angeles, California Vincent López (c) defeated Gino Garibaldi in a Best 2-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship[1]
January 27 FFCP European Heavyweight Championship Tournament Paris, France Henri Deglane defeated Kola Kwariani in a tournament final to become the inaugural European Heavyweight Champion[2]
January 29 Daro Vincent López vs. Gino Garibaldi Los Angeles, California Vincent López (c) defeated Gino Garibaldi in a Best 2-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship[1]
January 31 Bowser Danno O'Mahoney vs. Count Casimir Polowski Boston, Massachusetts Danno O'Mahoney (c) defeated Count Casimir Polowski by disqualification in a Best 2-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship
February 10 FFCP Dan Koloff vs. Kola Kwariani Paris, France Dan Koloff defeated Kola Kwariani[2]
February 19 Daro Vincent López vs. George Calza Los Angeles, California Vincent López (c) defeated George Calza for the World Heavyweight Championship[1]
February 28 Bowser Danno O'Mahoney vs. Yvon Robert Boston, Massachusetts Danno O'Mahoney (c) defeated Yvon Robert in a Best 2-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[3][4]
April 1 Daro Vincent López vs. Man Mountain Dean Los Angeles, California Vincent López (c) defeated Man Mountain Dean for the World Heavyweight Championship[1]
April 17 Bowser Danno O'Mahoney vs. Yvon Robert Boston, Massachusetts Danno O'Mahoney (c) vs. Yvon Robert in a Best 2-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship ended in a time limit draw[3][4]
June 23 Bowser Danno O'Mahoney vs. Yvon Robert Boston, Massachusetts Danno O'Mahoney (c) defeated Yvon Robert in a Best 2-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[3][4]
July 16 Ganson Danno O'Mahoney vs. Yvon Robert Montreal, Quebec Yvon Robert defeated Danno O'Mahoney (c) in a Best 2-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship[3][5]
August 19 Daro Vincent López vs. Dave Levin Los Angeles, California Dave Levin defeated Vincent López (c) for the World Heavyweight Championship[1]
September 27 EMLL EMLL 3rd Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Zimba Parka defeated Tuffy Klein in a singles match[6]
September 30 Daro Dave Levin vs. Vincent López Los Angeles, California Vincent López defeated Dave Levin (c) for the World Heavyweight Championship[1]
September 30 Ganson Yvon Robert vs. Cy Williams Montreal, Quebec Yvon Robert (c) defeated Cy Williams by disqualification in a Best 2-of-3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship[5]
December 15 Burke-Tracey George Zaharias vs. Eddie Newman St. Louis, Missouri George Zaharias defeated Eddie Newman[7]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Accomplishments and tournaments
Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
European Heavyweight Championship Tournament Ludwig Dose N/A [8]
Berlin Tournament Herbert Audersch February [9]
Hamburg Tournament Hans Schwarz Jr. March 31 [10]
Madrid Tournament Mike Brendel April 4 [11]
Bilbao Tournament Mike Brendel April 26 [12]
Bremen Tournament Hans Kämpfer April 29 [13]
Konigsberg Tournament (Summer) Bruno Mosig May [14]
Hanover Tournament Ludwig Dose June 14 [15]
Barcelona World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Wladek Zbyszko? July [12]
Gold Belt of Madrid Championship Tournament Tarzan Vasco (Pablo Gardiazabal) July [11]
Swiss Free-style Tournament Herbert Audersch September 15 [16]
Konigsberg Tournament (Winter) Ludwig Dose November [14]
Munich Tournament Willi Müller December 10 [17]
Swiss Tournament Willi Muller December 12 [18]
World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship Tournament Hans Schwarz Jr. December 21 [19]

Championship changes

AFW
AFW World Middleweight Championship
incoming champion - Henry Kolln[20]
No title changes[20]

AWA
AWA World Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Danno O'Mahoney[21]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 16 Yvon Robert Live event [21]

CSAC
World Heavyweight Championship (California version)
incoming champion - Vincent Lopez[22]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 19 Dave Levin Live event [22]
September 30 Vincent Lopez Live event [22]
October 10 Dave Levin Live event [22]

DWU
British Empire/Commonwealth Championship (New Zealand version)
incoming champion - Earl McCready[23]
No title changes[23]
New Zealand Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - George Walker[24]
No title changes[24]

EMLL
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Franciso Aguayo[25]
No title changes[25]
Mexican National Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Uncertain[26]
No title changes[26]
Mexican National Lightweight Championship
incoming champion – Jack O'Brien[27]
No title changes[27]
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
incoming champion – Mario Nuñez[28]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Vacated N/A Vacated for undocumented reasons[28]
March 11 Tarzán López EMLL show [28]

GAC
World Heavyweight Championship (Texas version)[29]
(Title created)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 10 Daniel Boone Savage Live event Awarded championship by the Texas State Athletic Commission after NWA World Heavyweight Champion Danno O'Mahoney fails to appear for a scheduled title defence against Juan Humberto in Galveston, Texas in February 1936.[29]

MWA
MWA World Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Everett Marshall[30]
No title changes[31]
MWA Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Walter Roxey[32]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 1 Great Mephisto Live event [32]
January 27 George Dussette Live event [32]
July 6 Billy Weidner N/A [32]
MWA Ohio Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – George McCloud[33]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 25 Frank Sexton Live event [33]
June 24 George McCloud Live event [33][34]

NWA
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Danno O'Mahoney[35]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 2 Dick Shikat Live event O'Mahoney continues to be recognized as champion by the American Wrestling Association.[35]
September Vacated N/A Vacated when the AWA ceased to recognize Shikat as world champion.[35]
October 8 Dean Detton N/A Detton is declared the new world champion following victories over title claimants Ed "Strangler" Lewis, Ali Baba and Dave Levin earlier that year.[35]
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Ralph Hammonds
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 31 Alvin Britt NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament Defeated Ted Christy to become the inaugural champion.[36] Ralph Hammonds, however, continues to be recognized as champion in Texas and Tennessee as late as April 1937.
December 21 Dude Chick [36]
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Leroy McGuirk[37]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
December 14 Bobby Chick [37]
NWA World Middleweight Championship
incoming champion - Gus Kallio[31]
No title changes[31]
NWA World Junior Middleweight Championship
incoming champion - Billy Thom[31]
No title changes[31]
NWA World Welterweight Championship
incoming champion - Jack Reynolds[38]
No title changes[38]

NYSAC
NYSAC World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Danno O'Mahoney[39]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 2 Dick Shikat Live event The match was originally for the unified NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Due to the controversial finish, however, the AWA withdrew its support and continued to recognize O'Mahoney as its world champion.[39]
April 24 Ali Baba Live event [39]
June 12 Dave Levin[40] Live event Won by disqualification; recognized by The Ring magazine as the "true world champion". Ali Baba continues to claim the title but loses to Everette Marshall on June 26, 1936 in Columbus, Ohio Levin also wins Los Angeles version, defeating Vincent Lopez on August 19, 1936 in Los Angeles.
September 28 Dean Detton[40] Live event Recognized by The Ring magazine as the "true world champion". Detton also defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis in a title tournament final earlier in the year in Philadelphia.

SFBO
Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version)
(Title created)[41]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 3 Billy Hanson Pacific Heavyweight Championship Tournament Defeated Nick Lutze to become the inaugural champion.[41]
No title changes[41]
Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version)
incoming champion - Pete Belcastro[42]
No title changes[42]

SPWA
SPWA Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Lofty Blomfield[43]
No title changes[24]

Stadiums Limited
British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (Australian version)
incoming champion - Douglas Clark[44]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 30 Tom Lurich Live event [45]
Australian Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Tom Lurich[46]
No title changes[46]
Australian Middleweight Championship
incoming champion - Dick Cameron[45]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 30 Sammy Rodgers Live event [45]

WAC
Pacific Coast Middleweight Championship
incoming champion - Del Kunkel[47]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July Whitey Wahlberg Live event [47]
September 1 Cry Baby London Live event [47]
September 3 Walter Achiu Live event [47]
December 10 Jack Lipscomb Live event [47]

Unknown

World championships

World Negro Heavyweight Championship[48]
incoming champion - Jack Nelson
No title changes[46]
Women's World Championship
incoming champion - Clara Mortenson[49]
No title changes[49]

Regional championships

Montana State Middleweight Championship
incoming champion - Billy Spendlove[50]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 18 Bob Cummings Live event [50]

Arts and entertainment

Debuts

Births

Deaths

References

General

  • Stern, Karl, ed. (2005). "The Time Line of Wrestling Part II" (PDF). DragonKing Wrestling. No. 83. Haleyville, Alabama: DragonKing Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2017.

Specific

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  2. Wheeler, Jimmy, ed. (October 16, 2019). "Results from France: 1933-1936". ProWrestlingHistoricalSociety.com. Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
  3. Yohe, Steve. "A Study of Danno O'Mahoney: The (Almost) Undisputed World Champion". 1WrestlingLegends.com.
  4. Hornbaker, Tim; Yohe, Steve. "Boston Wrestling Results - 1936". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
  5. Hornbaker, Tim (July 16, 2007). "Montreal Wrestling Results - 1936". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
  6. Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares" [CMLL: 79 stories, 79 anniversaries, the 70 main events]. Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 2, 2020.
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  8. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Europe: European Heavyweight Championship Tournaments". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 434. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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  10. Tanabe, Hisaharu, ed. (2003). "Hamburg Tournament". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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  16. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Switzerland: Swiss Free-style Tournament Champions". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 434. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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  22. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "California: World Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. pp. 292–293. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  23. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "New Zealand: British Empire Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 429. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  24. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "New Zealand: New Zealand Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 428. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  25. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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  27. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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  29. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Texas: World Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 261. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  30. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Ohio: Midwest Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 76. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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  32. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Ohio: MWA Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 77. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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  43. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Auckland: South Pacific Wrestling Association / NZPBWA New Zealand Professional Boxing and Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 430. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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