1955 in professional wrestling

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1955 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 1955.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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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

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EMLL

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incoming champion – El Santo[4]
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

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

Debuts

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ a b 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.
  10. ^ a b 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.
  11. ^ a b c 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Wrestlers debuted in 1955: 1 - 32 of 32". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "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. ^ a b "Wrestlers deceased in 1955: 1 - 14 of 14". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.