1965_in_professional_wrestling
1965 in professional wrestling
Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1965
1965 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1965.
More information Promotion Name, Abbreviation ...
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
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Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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January 13 | EMLL | Carnaval de Campeones | Mexico City, Mexico | Raúl Reyes defeated Ray Mendoza (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship[1] |
April 3 | 9. Aniversario de Arena México | Rizado Ruiz (c) defeated Huracán Ramírez for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship[2][3] | ||
September 24 | EMLL 32nd Anniversary Show | Karloff Lagarde defeated Huracán Ramírez (c) in a best two-out-of-three match for the NWA World Welterweight Championship[4] | ||
December 3 | Juicio Final | Karloff Lagarde vs. Cavernario Galindo in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs. hair match[5] | ||
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
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- November – Fred Kohler Enterprises closed after 40 years of operations. World Wrestling Association, based in Indianapolis, bought the rights to promote wrestling in Chicago.
EMLL
More information Accomplishment, Winner ...
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament | Rene Guajardo | March 19 | [6] |
NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament | Antonio Montoro | July 23 | [6][7] |
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EMLL
incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[8] | ||||
No title changes[8] |
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incoming champion – Rayo de Jalisco[9] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 9 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | [9] |
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incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[10] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February | Huracán Ramírez | EMLL show | [10] | |
September 24 | Karloff Lagarde | EMLL 32nd Anniversary Show | [10] |
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incoming champion - Pepe Mendieta[11] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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Uncertain | Vacated | N/A | Mendieta retired | |
December | Chico Casaola | EMLL show | [11] |
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No title changes[12] |
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incoming champion – Chanoc[13] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 13 | Rudolfo Ruiz | Carnaval de Campeones | [13] | |
August 7 | Alberto Muñoz | EMLL show | [13] |
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incoming champion – Ray Mendoza[1] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 13 | Raúl Reyes | Carnaval de Campeones | [1] | |
May 5 | Alfonso Dantés | EMLL show | [1] |
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incoming champion – Rizado Ruiz[3] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February | Huracán Ramírez | EMLL show | [3] |
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No title changes[14] |
incoming champion – Chabela Romero[15] | ||||
No title changes[15] |
NWA
- Debut date uncertain:
- February 7 – Tony Salazar[17]
- February – Ivan Koloff[17]
- April 2 – Rusher Kimura[17]
- May 15 – Jack Brisco[17]
- June 3 – Masa Saito[17]
- June – Mil Máscaras[17]
- July 21 – Kato Kung Lee[17]
- July – Rocky Johnson[17]
- November – El Cobarde[17]
- December 6 – Terry Funk[17]
- Andreas Lambrakis (1936-1965)
- John Pesek (1914-1965)
- January 4 – Derrick Dukes
- January 11 – Mascarita Sagrada
- January 24:
- Mike Awesome[18](died in 2007)[19]
- Steve Lawler (died in 2021)
- January 26 – Rip Sawyer[18]
- February 2 – Naoki Sano[20]
- February 21 – The Terminator
- February 24 – Bas Rutten[21]
- February 26 – James Mitchell
- February 28 – Norman Smiley[18]
- March 1 – Booker T[21]
- March 3 – Danie Brits (died in 2020)
- March 16 – Steve Armstrong[20]
- March 24 – The Undertaker[20]
- April 5 – Villano IV[20]
- April 13 – Bracito de Oro[21]
- April 18 – Biff Wellington (died in 2007)
- April 26 – Tank Abbott[20]
- May – Dick Vrij
- May 7 – Owen Hart[18](died in 1999)[19]
- June 7 – Mick Foley[18]
- June 8 – Tatanka[20]
- June 9 – Val Puccio[20](died in 2011)[19]
- June 10 – Ephesto[21]
- June 11 – Mascarita Sagrada[18]
- June 16 – Tatsuo Nakano[20]
- June 17 – Clarence Mason[21]
- July 3 – Shin'ya Hashimoto[20](died in 2005)[19]
- July 7 – Chris Duffy (died in 2000)
- July 22 – Shawn Michaels[20]
- August 7 – Johnny Smith[18]
- August 8 – Akitoshi Saito
- August 12 – Dr. Wagner Jr.[21]
- August 16 – Masaaki Satake
- August 21 – Muffy Mower
- August 26 – Bobby Duncum Jr.[21](died in 1999)[19]
- August 31 – K. C. Thunder
- September 5 – Hoshitango Imachi
- September 9 – J.W. Storm[21]
- September 11 – Paul Heyman[18]
- September 12 – Midnight[18]
- September 16 – Discovery (died in 2020)
- September 27 – Ricky Fuji[18]
- September 28 – La Diabólica[21]
- October 11:
- October 16 – The Renegade[18](died in 1999)[19]
- October 17 – Rossy Moreno[18]
- October 21:
- Charlie Norris[21]( died in 2023)
- Horace Hogan[21]
- October 25 – Too Cold Scorpio[20]
- October 27 – Harvey Wippleman[21]
- October 28 – Jun Izumida (died in 2017)
- November 8 – Boni Blackstone
- November 14 – L.A. Park[18]
- November 23 – Don Frye[21]
- November 28 – Rumi Kazama (died in 2021)
- November 30 – Bart Sawyer[21] (died in 2023)
- November 23 – Ron Waterman[18]
- December 1 – Noriyo Tateno
- December 6 – Olímpico[18]
- December 16 – Jason Neidhart
- December 19 – Shoichi Arai (died in 2002)
- December 27 – Bart Gunn[18]
- January 16 – Yukon Eric[22] 48
- February 12 – Henry Kulky 53
- May 15 – Frank Townsend (wrestler)[22] 32
- 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.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- 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.
- Lucha Libre Magazine, issue 112
- "Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre >> Tournaments >> page 3". CageMatch. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middleweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- 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.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Middleweight Championship". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- 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.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: Mexican National Tag Team Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Title[Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 394. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). ""United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title"". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 15. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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