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1935 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

Gallery

Video footage of professional wrestling in 1935

A professional wrestling match between Danno O'Mahony and Chief Little Wolf in Yankee Stadium, New York City, USA in 1935.

List of notable promotions

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1935.

Promotion Name	Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
September 26	EMLL	EMLL 2nd Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	Eric Bouloff defeated Bobby Segura in a Singles match^[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
incoming champion - Francisco Aguayo^[2]
No title changes^[2]

Mexican National Middleweight Championship
incoming champion – Uncertain^[3]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Lightweight Championship
incoming champion - Jack O'Brien^[4]
No title changes^[4]

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
incoming champion – Mario Nuñez^[5]
Uncertain	Vacated	N/A	Championship vacated for undocumented reasons^[5]

Debuts

Debut date uncertain:
February 26 – Frank Stojack^[6]

Births

Date of birth uncertain:
- Chief Little Eagle (died in 1990)
January 14 – Guillotine Gordon
January 21 – Jack Tunney^[7](died in 2004)
March 16 – Lorenzo Parente (died in 2014)
March 22 – Hisashi Shinma
May 5 – Billy Two Rivers^[7] (died in 20230
May 6 – Ted Lewin (died in 2021)
May 14 – Ethel Johnson (wrestler) (died in 2018)
May 27 – Tarzan Taborda (died in 2005)
June 5 – Rickin Sánchez (died in 2023)
June 9 – Dutch Savage (died in 2013)
July 2 – Whitey Caldwell^[8](died in 1972)
July 6 – Moose Morowski (died in 2016)
July 7 – Smasher Sloan (died in 2001)
July 15 – Tony Charles^[8](died in 2015)
July 15 – Alex Karras (died in 2012)
July 21 – Nelson Royal (died in 2002)
July 28 – Luke Brown^[7](died in 1997)
August 21 – Judy Grable (died in 2008)
August 31 – Bearcat Brown^[7](died in 1996)
September 5 – Ray Stevens (wrestler)^[7](died in 1996)
September 29 – Horst Hoffman
October 6 – Bruno Sammartino^[7](died in 2018)
October 14 – Jack Lanza^[7](died in 2021)
October 24 – Paul Diamond (Paul Lehman)
November 1 – Yukiko Tomoe
November 17 – Johnny Weaver^[7](died in 2008)
November 28 – Earl Maynard
December 13 – Hogan Wharton (died in 2008)
December 25 – Woody Farmer (died in 2012)

References

^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Wrestlers debuted in 1935: 1 - 15 of 15". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Wrestlers born in 1935: 1 - 50 of 66". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Wrestlers born in 1935: 51 - 66 of 66". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[79Anniversaries-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.

[MexHeavy-2] 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.

[MexMiddle-3] 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.

[MexLight-4] 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.

[MexWelter-5] 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.

[WD1935Debuts-6] "Wrestlers debuted in 1935: 1 - 15 of 15". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[WD1935Births-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Wrestlers born in 1935: 1 - 50 of 66". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[WD1935BirthsPage2-8] "Wrestlers born in 1935: 51 - 66 of 66". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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