1955 in professional wrestling

1955 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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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

NWA World Middleweight Championship

incoming champion – El Santo[4]

No title changes[4]

NWA World Welterweight Championship

incoming champion – Blue Demon[5]

No title changes[5]

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Joaquin Murrieta[6]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
March 15	Vacant	N/A	Vacated for undocumented reasons[6]

Mexican National Middleweight Championship

incoming champion – El Gladiador[7]

No title changes[7]

Mexican National Lightweight Championship

incoming champion – Vacant[8]

No title changes[8]

Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship

incoming champion – Vacant[9]

No title changes[9]

Mexican National Welterweight Championship

incoming champion – Vacant[10]

No title changes[10]

Mexican National Women's Championship
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

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
Incoming Champion – Lou Thesz[12]
Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
No title changes[12]

Debuts

• Debut date uncertain:
  • Billy Robinson[13]
  • Boris Malenko[13]
  • “Cowboy” Bob Ellis[13]
  • Curtis Iaukea[13]
  • Estrella Blanca[13]
  • The Spoiler[13]
  • Sweet Daddy Siki[13]
• March 27 – Chabela Romero[13]
• July 1 – Butcher Vachon[13]
• October 10 – Emile Dupre[13]
• October 12 – Gene LeBell[13]

Births

• January 1 – Precious[14]
• 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)
• March 1 – Mike Tenay[15]
• March 13 – Masakre[14](died in 2012)
• March 19 – Rick McGraw[14](died in 1985)
• April 30 – José Luis Feliciano[14]
• May 14 – Vader[16](died in 2018)
• May 30 – Jake Roberts[14]
• June 1 – David Schultz[14]
• June 4 – Joe Malenko[14]
• June 16 – Drew McDonald[14](died in 2015)
• June 19 – Tod Gordon[14]
• June 21 – Jay Youngblood[14](died in 1985)
• August 11 – Norio Honaga[14]
• August 12 – Terry Taylor[14]
• September 15:
  • Al Greene[14](died in 2013)
  • Theodore Long[14]
• 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 29 – Pantera Sureña[14]

Deaths

• September 5 – George Tragos[17]
• December 17 – Jack O'Brien[17]

References

1. 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.
2. "EMLL Super Viernes". Wrestling Data. December 2, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
3. 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.
4. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
5. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
6. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
7. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
8. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
9. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
10. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
11. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
12. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
13. "Wrestlers debuted in 1955: 1 - 32 of 32". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
14. "Wrestlers born in 1955: 1 - 50 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
15. "Wrestlers born in 1954: 1 - 50 of 58". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
16. "Wrestlers born in 1955: 51 - 54 of 54". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
17. "Wrestlers deceased in 1955: 1 - 14 of 14". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.