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1975 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions
These promotions held notable shows in 1975.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
---|---|
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | AJW |
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Universal Wrestling Association | UWA |
Calendar of notable shows
Notable events
- promoter Francisco Flores and wrestler Ray Mendoza break away from Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre and, along with investor Benjamin Mora Jr., create the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA).
- October 8 - WCW Worldwide premiered on television.
- November 18 - Louis Cerdan and Tony Parisi defeat The Blackjacks to become the new WWWF Tag Team Champions.
Accomplishments and tournaments
AJW
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Yukari Wrench | ||
World League | Jumbo Miyamoto |
JCP
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
NWA United States Championship Tournament | Terry Funk | November 9 |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion – Dr. Wagner[7]
| ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No title change[7] |
Incoming champion – Aníbal | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
May | Vacant | EMLL show | ||
July 4 | Perro Aguayo | EMLL show |
Incoming champion – Mano Negra | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 29 | Blue Demon | EMLL show |
Incoming champion - Enrique Vera | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 12 | Raul Reyes | EMLL show | ||
September 27 | El Halcon | EMLL show |
Incoming champion - Ringo Mendoza | ||||
No title changes |
Incoming champion – Tauro[8] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 18 | Dardo Aguilar | EMLL show | [8] | |
June 1 | Tauro | EMLL show | [8] |
Incoming champion – Alfonso Dantes | ||||
No title changes |
Incoming champion – Fishman | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 3 | Vacant | EMLL show | ||
October 12 | Fishman | EMLL show |
Incoming champion – Uncertain | ||||
No title changes |
NWA
Incoming champion – Jack Brisco | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 10 | Terry Funk | House show |
Births
- Date of birth uncertain:
- Damian Steele (died in 2009)
- January 1 - Kid Romeo
- January 23 - Tito Ortiz
- January 28 - Shark Boy
- January 30 – Dark Ozz
- February 8 – Shane Shamrock (d. 1998)
- February 18 - Charly Manson
- March 15 - Lobo
- March 17 – Test (d. 2009)
- April 12 – Cibernético
- April 14 – Lita
- April 15 - Paul E. Normous (d. 2009)
- April 25 - BLK Jeez
- May 6 - Germán Figueroa
- May 8 – Truth Martini
- May 12 - Ricky Ortiz
- May 15:
- La Parkita (d. 2009)
- Espectrito II (d. 2009)
- May 17 – Alex Wright
- May 22 – Traci Brooks
- June 2 – Chessman
- June 18 - Darren Wyse
- June 18 - Bam Neely
- July 3 - Johnny Swinger
- July 9 – Shelton Benjamin[9]
- July 15 – Cherry
- July 17 :
- Daffney (died in 2021)
- UltraMantis Black
- Yuki Kondo
- July 23 – Drago
- July 24 – Torrie Wilson[10]
- July 25 – El Zorro
- August 2 - Blitzkrieg
- August 17 - Palmer Canon
- August 31 - Takahiro Suwa
- September 20 - Joel Gertner
- October 7 – Rhyno
- October 19 - Mrs. Yamaguchi-San
- November 17 – Ranjin Singh
- November 18 - Taiyo Kea
- December 9 - Juggernaut
- December 10 :
- Steve Bradley (died in 2008)
- Tomohiro Ishii
- December 17 – Nick Dinsmore
- December 18 – Trish Stratus
- December 31 - Vance Nevada
Debuts
- Uncertain debut date
- Leilani Kai
- Debbie Combs
- Rick McGraw
- Yumi Ikeshita (All Japan Women's)
- January 15 - Américo Rocca and Kazuharu Sonoda
- March 19 - Maki Ueda (All Japan Women's)
- April 27 - Jackie Sato
- May 2 - Hubert Gallant
- May 13 - Jake Roberts
- July 17 - Lola Gonzales
- November 11 - Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
- December 24 - Dynamite Kid
Retirements
- Argentina Apollo (1960 – 1975)
- Harold Sakata (1949 – 1975)
Deaths
- January 5 - Ray Morgan (announcer), 60
- February 20 – Bobby Shane, 29
- May 28 - Ezzard Charles, 53
- July 7 - Henri Deglane, 73
- August 19 - Jim Londos, 81
References
- ^ "UWA Debut Show". ProWrestlingHistory. January 29, 1975. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ^ L.L. Staff (2008). "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Perro Aguayo (1946) (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 44. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
- ^ "42nd Anniversary Show #1". Pro Wrestling History. September 19, 1975. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "42nd Anniversary Show #2". Pro Wrestling History. September 26, 1975. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "42nd Anniversary Show #3". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "EMLL Super Viernes". Wrestling Data. December 5, 1975. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "OWoW Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "Model of the Week: Torrie Wilson". askmen.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
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