1985 in professional wrestling

List of years in professional wrestling

1985 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

Calendar of notable live events

Promotion(s) Event Date Venue Location Attendance
WWF The War to Settle the Score Feb 18 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 22,000
AWA / NWA Star Wars Feb 24 The Meadowlands East Rutherford, New Jersey 18,600
NJPW Young Lion Cup Mar 1 – Apr 18 Ryogoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan 11,066
WWF WrestleMania Mar 31 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 19,121
EMLL 29. Aniversario de Arena México Apr 5 Arena México Mexico City, Mexico
WCCW 2nd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions May 5 Texas Stadium Irving, Texas 26,153
NJPW IWGP League May 10 – Jun 15 Matsumoto General Gymnasium Matsumoto, Japan N/A
PNW Wrestling Extravaganza May 21 Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon 13,000+
NWA The Great American Bash Jul 6 American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina 27,000
WWF King of the Ring Jul 8 Sullivan Stadium Foxboro, Massachusetts 23,000
AWA / NWA Star Wars Aug 16 The Meadowlands East Rutherford, New Jersey 7,000
Lutte
WWF
Lutte vs. WWF Aug 26 Montreal Forum Montreal, Quebec, Canada 21,000
FCW Battle of the Belts Sep 2 The Sundome Tampa, Florida 7,600
EMLL EMLL 52nd Anniversary Show Sep 20 Arena México Mexico City, Mexico 0
CSP CSP 12th Anniversary Show Sep 21 Hiram Bithorn Stadium San Juan, Puerto Rico 22,000
AWA SuperClash Sep 28 Comiskey Park Chicago, Illinois 20,347
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza Oct 6 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 26,000
WWF The Wrestling Classic Nov 7 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 14,000
NJPW IWGP Tag Title League Nov 15 – Dec 12 Miyagi Sports Center Sendai, Japan 5,420
AJPW AJPW Real World Tag League Nov 23 – Dec 12 Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan 10,600
NWA Starcade Nov 28 Greensboro Coliseum
The Omni
Greensboro, North Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
30,000 (combined)
AWA / NWA Star Wars Dec 29 The Meadowlands East Rutherford, New Jersey 12,000

Tournaments and accomplishments

JCP

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Bunkhouse Stampede Dusty Rhodes[1][2] December 28

WWF

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
The Wrestling Classic Junkyard Dog November 7

Awards and honors

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Category Winner
PWI Wrestler of the Year Ric Flair
PWI Tag Team of the Year The Road Warriors
(Hawk and Animal)
PWI Match of the Year Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff (WrestleMania)
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Hulk Hogan
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Roddy Piper
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Steve Williams
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Mike Von Erich
PWI Rookie of the Year Nord the Barbarian
PWI Manager of the Year Jim Cornette
PWI Editor's Award Dan Shocket

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Category Winner
Wrestler of the Year Ric Flair
Feud of the Year Ted DiBiase vs. Jim Duggan
Tag Team of the Year The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith)
Most Improved Steve Williams
Best on Interviews Jim Cornette

Title changes

WWF

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
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
Incoming champions – N/A
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 24 Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura House show
October 31 Deactivated N/A
Incoming champion – N/A
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

Arts and entertainment

Births

Debuts

Retirements

Deaths

References

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