1985 in professional wrestling
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1985 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions
[edit]These promotions held notable events in 1985.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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All Japan Pro Wrestling | AJPW |
All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling | AJW |
American Wrestling Association | AWA |
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Florida Championship Wrestling | FCW |
Lutte Internationale | Lutte |
National Wrestling Alliance | NWA |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW |
Pacific Northwest Wrestling | PNW |
World Class Championship Wrestling | WCCW |
World Wrestling Council | WWC |
World Wrestling Federation | WWF |
Calendar of notable shows
[edit]Tournaments and accomplishments
[edit]AJW
[edit]Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Japan Grand Prix 1985 | Lioness Asuka | June 25 | |
Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Akemi Sakamoto | ||
Tag League the Best 1985 | Bull Nakano and Dump Matsumoto | October 10 |
JCP
[edit]Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Bunkhouse Stampede | Dusty Rhodes[17][7] | December 28 |
WWF
[edit]Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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King of the Ring | Don Muraco | July 8 | |
The Wrestling Classic | Junkyard Dog | November 7 |
Awards and honors
[edit]- All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
- AJW Rookie of the Year: Akira Hokuto
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
[edit]Wrestling Observer Newsletter
[edit]Title changes
[edit]WWF
[edit]Incoming champion – Hulk Hogan
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
Incoming champion – Greg Valentine
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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July 6 | Tito Santana | House show | It was a steel cage match |
Incoming champion – Antonio Inoki
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
Incoming champion – The Cobra
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 20 | Hiro Saito | House show | ||
July 28 | The Cobra | House show | ||
October 31 | Abandoned | N/A |
Incoming champion – Tatsumi Fujinami
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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July 19 | Vacant | N/A | ||
October 31 | Vacant | N/A |
(Title reactivated)
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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May 24 | Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | House show | ||
October 31 | Deactivated | N/A |
(Title created)
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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August 18 | Dino Bravo | House show |
Incoming champions – Velvet McIntyre and Desiree Petersen
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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August 1 | The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) |
Live event |
Incoming champion – Wendi Richter
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 18 | Leilani Kai | The War to Settle the Score | ||
March 31 | Wendi Richter | WrestleMania I | ||
November 25 | The Masked Spider Lady (Fabulous Moolah) | Live event |
Incoming champions – The North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 21 | The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) |
House show | ||
March 31 | The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff | WrestleMania I | ||
June 17 | The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) |
Championship Wrestling | It aired on tape delay on July 13. | |
August 24 | The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) |
House show |
Spinoff media
[edit]- Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n Wrestling premiered on CBS.
- Mutharamkunnu P.O., directed by Sibi Malayil and starring Mukesh and Lizy, is released. The film is noted for the special appearance of Indian actor-wrestler Dara Singh as himself.
- British wrestler "Mr. TV" Jackie Pallo's autobiography "You Grunt, I'll Groan" is published.
- Welsh wrestler-promoter Orig Williams's autobiography "Cario'r Ddraig: Stori El Bandito" is published.
- The Wrestling Album is released by the World Wrestling Federation. It is the first album released by the WWF and featuring mostly theme music of wrestlers on the roster at the time.
Births
[edit]- January 13 – Luke Robinson
- January 17 – Sage Beckett
- January 18 – Mark Briscoe
- January 27 – Yuji Hino
- February 3 – Angela Fong
- February 20 – Killian Dain
- February 26 – Pentagón Jr.
- March 5 – Martin Casaus
- March 13 – Matt Jackson
- March 20 - Matt Taven
- March 24 – Lana
- April 10 – Yūki Ōno
- April 20 – Curt Hawkins[18]
- April 29 – Jay Lethal
- May 8 – Tommaso Ciampa[19]
- May 14 – Zack Ryder
- May 16 – Mike Kanellis[20]
- May 19 – Aleister Black[21]
- May 24 – The Great Naga
- May 25 – Roman Reigns[22]
- June 6 – Drew McIntyre
- June 30 – Cody Rhodes
- July 2 – Jessie Belle Smothers
- July 16 – Q. T. Marshall
- July 22 – Akira Tozawa[23][24]
- August 2 – Davey Boy Smith Jr.
- August 6 – Tony Nese[25]
- August 7 – Jamin Olivencia
- August 12 – Fallah Bahh
- August 14 – Jaysin Strife (died in 2022)
- August 20 – Mikey Nicholls[26]
- August 22 – Jimmy Uso[27]
- August 22 – Jey Uso[27]
- September 7 – Tristan Archer
- September 19 – Renee Young
- September 24 – Shane Haste[28]
- September 24 – Sanga
- September 29 – Candice LeRae
- October 12 – Amy Zidian
- October 18 - Atsushi Kotoge
- November 25 – Yuki Sato
- December 7 – Dean Ambrose/Jon Moxley
- December 14 – Katsuya Kitamura (died in 2022)
- December 16 – Psycho Clown
- December 21 – Oney Lorcan[29]
- December 28 – Taryn Terrell
Debuts
[edit]- Uncertain debut date
- January 22 - Nick Kiniski
- March 3 - Masakatsu Funaki
- April 29 - Miguel Pérez Jr.
- May 16 - Drill Nakamae (All Japan Women's)
- May 27 - Mitsuko Nishiwaki (All Japan Women's)
- June 5 - Yumiko Hotta and Kyoko Aso (All Japan Women's)
- June 6 - Grizzly Iwamoto (All Japan Women's)
- June 12 - Akira Hokuto and Suzuka Minami (All Japan Women's)
- June 14 - Fumie Kanzaki (All Japan Women's) and Sayuri Nakajima (All Japan Women's)
- July 8 - Yoji Anjo
- July 23 - Yasuko Ishiguro (All Japan Women's)
- July 25 - Rie Okabyashi (All Japan Women's) and Akemi Sakamoto (All Japan Women's)
- July 30 - Miss Elizabeth
- August 28 - Kahoru Kage (All Japan Women's)
- August 30 - Scorpio Jr.
- October 31 - Lex Luger
- November 22 Chris Benoit
- November 28
Retirements
[edit]- Jack Brisco (1965-1985)
- Gerald Brisco (1967-1985) (Returned to wrestling in 1998 and retired 2000)
- Cora Combs (1945–1985)
- George Scott (1948–1985)
- Gil Hayes (1966–1985)
- Chief Jay Strongbow (1955–1985)
- Larry Hennig (1956–1985)
- Wally Karbo (1935–1985)
- Buzz Tyler (1977–1985)
- Pat Patterson (1959-1985) (Returned to wrestling in 1998 and retired 2000)
Deaths
[edit]- January 12 - Paul Luty, British wrestler (b. 1932)
- January 21 – Eddie Graham, American wrestler and Championship Wrestling from Florida promoter (b. 1930)
- March 6:
- Wild Bull Curry, American wrestler (b. 1913)
- Bholu Pahalwan, Indian wrestler (b. 1930)
- April 19 - Chabela Romero (b. 1946)
- September 3 – Jay Youngblood, American wrestler (b. 1955)
- September 18 – Ed Don George, American wrestler and promoter (b. 1905)
- November 1 – Rick McGraw, American WWF wrestler (b. 1955)
- December 24:
- Pierre "Mad Dog" Lefebvre, Canadian wrestler (b. 1955)
- Tarzan Tyler, Canadian wrestler and manager (b. 1927)
- Adrien Debois, Canadian wrestling referee (b. 1950)
External links
[edit]Media related to 1985 in professional wrestling at Wikimedia Commons
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