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1955 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 1955.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | EMLL | EMLL 22nd Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | El Santo (c) defeated Black Shadow in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship[1] |
| December 2 | Juicio Final | El Santo vs. Halcón Negro in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. mask match[2][3] | ||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | ||||
Championship changes
EMLL
| No title changes[4] |
incoming champion – Blue Demon[5] | ||||
| No title changes[5] |
incoming champion - Joaquin Murrieta[6] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 15 | Vacant | N/A | Vacated for undocumented reasons[6] | |
incoming champion – El Gladiador[7] | ||||
| No title changes[7] |
incoming champion – Vacant[8] | ||||
| No title changes[8] |
incoming champion – Vacant[9] | ||||
| No title changes[9] |
incoming champion – Vacant[10] | ||||
| No title changes[10] |
New[11] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertain | La Dama Enmascarada | EMLL show | Won a tournament to become the first women's champion.[11] | |
| Uncertain | Irma González | EMLL show | [11] | |
NWA
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No title changes[12] | ||||
Debuts
- Debut date uncertain:
- Billy Robinson[13]
- Boris Malenko[13]
- King Curtis Iaukea[13]
- Estrella Blanca[13]
- The Spoiler[13]
- Sweet Daddy Siki[13]
- Miyuki Yanagi (All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling Association)
- Yukiko Tomoe (All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling Association)
- Reiko Yoshiba (All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling Association)
- March 27 – Chabela Romero[13]
- July 1 – Butcher Vachon[13]
- October 10 – Emile Dupre[13]
- October 12 – Gene LeBell[13]
Births
- February 8 – Jim Neidhart[14](died in 2018)
- February 10 – Chris Adams[14](died in 2001)
- February 18 – Raymond Rougeau[14]
- February 24 – Pierre Lefebvre[14](died in 1985)
- February 28 – The Commandant
- March 1 – Mike Tenay[15]
- March 19 – Rick McGraw[14](died in 1985)
- March 30 – Gerard Gordeau
- April 30 – José Luis Feliciano[14]
- May 14 – Vader[16](died in 2018)
- May 27 – Eric Bischoff
- May 30 – Jake Roberts[14]
- June 1 – David Schultz[14]
- June 4 – Precious[14]
- June 16 – Drew McDonald[14](died in 2015)
- June 17 – Ultra Seven
- June 19 – Tod Gordon[14]
- June 21 – Jay Youngblood[14](died in 1985)
- July 9 – Herb Abrams (died in 1996)
- July 18 – Iron Mike Steele (died in 2007)
- July 26 – Rocky Santana
- August 11 – Norio Honaga[14]
- August 12 – Terry Taylor
- September 8 – Jerry Balisok (died in 2013)
- September 9 – Winona Littleheart (died in 2020)
- September 15 – Al Greene[14](died in 2013)
- September 20 – Johnny Kidd[14]
- September 29 – Mile Zrno[14]
- October 8 – Judy Martin[14]
- October 10 – Cachorro Mendoza[14]
- November 12 – Hubert Gallant[14]
- November 17 – Ted Allen [14](died in 2010)
- December 16 – Eddy Steinblock (died in 2017)
- December 29 – Pantera Sureña[14]
- December – Spike Huber
Deaths
- September 5 – George Tragos[17] (59)
- October 12 – Bernarr Macfadden (87)
- December 17 – Jack O'Brien[17]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "EMLL Super Viernes". Wrestling Data. December 2, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ↑ Salazar, Fernando (May 31, 2019). "Juicio Final nos ha regalado Luchas de Apuestas emblematicas" [Juicio Final has provided some emblematic bet matches]. Record (in Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Wrestlers debuted in 1955: 1 - 32 of 32". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Wrestlers born in 1955: 1 - 50 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Wrestlers born in 1954: 1 - 50 of 58". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Wrestlers born in 1955: 51 - 54 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- 1 2 "Wrestlers deceased in 1955: 1 - 14 of 14". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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