1965 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 1965. Promotion NameAbbreviationEMLL
Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main eventJanuary 13EMLLCarnaval de CampeonesMexico City, MexicoRaúl Reyes defeated Ray Mendoza (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight ChampionshipApril 39. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoRizado Ruiz (c) defeated Huracán Ramírez for the Mexican National Welterweight ChampionshipSeptember 24EMLL 32nd Anniversary ShowKarloff Lagarde defeated Huracán Ramírez (c) in a best two-out-of-three match for the NWA World Welterweight ChampionshipDecember 3Juicio FinalKarloff Lagarde vs. Cavernario Galindo in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs. hair matchLucha Libre Magazine, issue 112(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
Notable events November Fred Kohler Enterprises closed after 40 years of operations. World Wrestling Association, based in Indianapolis, bought the rights to promote wrestling in Chicago.
Accomplishments and tournaments EMLL AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesNWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament Rene GuajardoMarch 19NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournamentAntonio MontoroJuly 23
Championship changes EMLL No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 9René GuajardoEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)August 5Huracán RamírezEMLL showSeptember 24Karloff LagardeEMLL 32nd Anniversary Show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)UncertainVacatedN/AMendieta retiredApril 13Chico CasaolaEMLL show
No title changes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 13Rudolfo RuizCarnaval de CampeonesAugust 7Alberto MuñozEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 13Raúl ReyesCarnaval de CampeonesMay 5Alfonso DantésEMLL show
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)January 13Huracán RamírezEMLL show
No title changes
No title changes
NWA DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s) No title changes
Debuts Debut date uncertain: Adorable Rubí Black Man Bobby Heenan Bob Sweetan Buddy Roberts Butch Miller Carlos Colón Dick Murdoch Jerry Jarrett Jos LeDuc Lonnie Mayne Luke Williams Tiger Jeet Singh February 7 Tony Salazar February Ivan Koloff April 2 Rusher Kimura May 15 Jack Brisco June 3 Masa Saito June Mil Máscaras July 21 Kato Kung Lee July Rocky Johnson November El Cobarde December 6 Terry Funk
Retirements Andreas Lambrakis (1936-1965) Leo Nomellini (1950-1965) John Pesek (1914-1965)
Births
January 4 Derrick Dukes January 11 Mascarita Sagrada January 24: Mike Awesome(died in 2007) Steve Lawler (died in 2021) January 26 Rip Sawyer February 2 Naoki Sano February 21 The Terminator February 24 Bas Rutten February 26 James Mitchell February 28 Norman Smiley March 1 Booker T March 3 Danie Brits (died in 2020) March 16 Steve Armstrong March 24 The Undertaker April 5 Villano IV April 13 Bracito de Oro April 18 Biff Wellington (died in 2007) April 26 Tank Abbott May Dick Vrij May 7 Owen Hart(died in 1999) June 7 Mick Foley June 8 Tatanka June 9 Val Puccio(died in 2011) June 10 Ephesto June 16 Tatsuo Nakano June 17 Clarence Mason July 3 Shin'ya Hashimoto(died in 2005) July 7 Chris Duffy (died in 2000) July 22 Shawn Michaels August 7 Johnny Smith August 8 Akitoshi Saito August 12 Dr. Wagner Jr. August 16 Masaaki Satake August 21 Muffy Mower August 26 Bobby Duncum Jr.(died in 1999) August 31 K. C. Thunder September 5 Hoshitango Imachi September 9 J.W. Storm September 11 Paul Heyman September 12 Midnight September 16 Discovery (died in 2020) September 27 Ricky Fuji September 28 La Diabólica October 11: Rikishi Tonga Kid October 16 The Renegade(died in 1999) October 17 Rossy Moreno October 21: Charlie Norris (died in 2023) Horace Hogan October 25 Too Cold Scorpio October 27 Harvey Wippleman October 28 Jun Izumida (died in 2017) November 8 Boni Blackstone November 14 L.A. Park November 23 Don Frye November 28 Rumi Kazama (died in 2021) November 30 Bart Sawyer (died in 2023) November 23 Ron Waterman December 1 Noriyo Tateno December 6 Olímpico December 16 Jason Neidhart December 19 Shoichi Arai (died in 2002) December 27 Bart Gunn
Deaths January 16 Yukon Eric 48 February 12 Henry Kulky 53 April 16 Osley Bird Saunooke 58 May 15 Frank Townsend (wrestler) 32
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