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1965 in professional wrestling

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1965 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

List of notable promotions

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Only one promotion held notable shows in 1965.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
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)

Notable events

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Accomplishments and tournaments

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EMLL

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Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
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]

Championship changes

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EMLL

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incoming champion – Gory Guerrero[8]
No title changes[8]
incoming champion – Rayo de Jalisco[9]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 9 René Guajardo EMLL show [9]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[10]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February Huracán Ramírez EMLL show [10]
September 24 Karloff Lagarde EMLL 32nd Anniversary Show [10]
incoming champion - Pepe Mendieta[11]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
Uncertain Vacated N/A Mendieta retired
December Chico Casaola EMLL show [11]
incoming champion – El Santo[12]
No title changes[12]
incoming champion – Chanoc[13]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 13 Rudolfo Ruiz Carnaval de Campeones [13]
August 7 Alberto Muñoz EMLL show [13]
incoming champion – Ray Mendoza[1]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
January 13 Raúl Reyes Carnaval de Campeones [1]
May 5 Alfonso Dantés EMLL show [1]
incoming champion – Rizado Ruiz[3]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February Huracán Ramírez EMLL show [3]
incoming champion – Possibly Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo[14]
No title changes[14]
incoming champion – Chabela Romero[15]
No title changes[15]

NWA

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Incoming Champion – Lou Thesz[16]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes[16]

Debuts

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Retirements

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Births

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The Undertaker

Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  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.
  5. ^ Lucha Libre Magazine, issue 112
  6. ^ a b "Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre >> Tournaments >> page 3". CageMatch. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ a b 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.
  10. ^ a b c 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.
  11. ^ a b 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.
  12. ^ a b 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.
  13. ^ a b c 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.
  14. ^ a b 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.
  15. ^ a b 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.
  16. ^ a b 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.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Wrestlers debuted in 1965: 1 - 32 of 32". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Wrestlers born in 1965: 51 - 100 of 131". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  19. ^ a b c d e f "Wrestler Obituaries | Online World of Wrestling".
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Wrestlers born in 1965: 101 - 131 of 131". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Wrestlers born in 1965: 1 - 50 of 131". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Wrestlers deceased in 1965: 1 - 33 of 33". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.