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Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1985 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1985 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events in 1985.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
---|---|
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 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bunkhouse Stampede | Dusty Rhodes[17][7] | December 28 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
King of the Ring | Don Muraco | July 8 | |
The Wrestling Classic | Junkyard Dog | November 7 |
Incoming champion – Hulk Hogan | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No title changes |
Incoming champion – Greg Valentine | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 6 | Tito Santana | House show | It was a steel cage match | |
Incoming champion – Antonio Inoki | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No title changes |
Incoming champion – The Cobra | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 20 | Hiro Saito | House show | ||
July 28 | The Cobra | House show | ||
October 31 | Abandoned | N/A | ||
Incoming champion – Tatsumi Fujinami | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 19 | Vacant | N/A | ||
October 31 | Vacant | N/A | ||
(Title reactivated) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 24 | Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | House show | ||
October 31 | Deactivated | N/A | ||
(Title created) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
August 18 | Dino Bravo | House show | ||
Incoming champions – Velvet McIntyre and Desiree Petersen | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
August 1 | The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) |
Live event | ||
Incoming champion – Wendi Richter | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
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