1965 in professional wrestling

Only one promotion held notable shows in 1965.

• November – Fred Kohler Enterprises closed after 40 years of operations. World Wrestling Association, based in Indianapolis, bought the rights to promote wrestling in Chicago.

• Debut date uncertain:
  • Adorable Rubí[17]
  • Black Man[17]
  • Bobby Heenan[17]
  • Bob Sweetan[17]
  • Buddy Roberts[17]
  • Butch Miller[17]
  • Carlos Colón[17]
  • Dick Murdoch[17]
  • Jerry Jarrett[17]
  • Jos LeDuc[17]
  • Lonnie Mayne[17]
  • Luke Williams[17]
  • Tiger Jeet Singh[17]
• February 7 – Tony Salazar[17]
• February – Ivan Koloff[17]
• April 2 – Rusher Kimura[17]
• May 15 – Jack Brisco[17]
• June 3 – Masa Saito[17]
• June – Mil Máscaras[17]
• July 21 – Kato Kung Lee[17]
• July – Rocky Johnson[17]
• November – El Cobarde[17]
• December 6 – Terry Funk[17]

The Undertaker

• January 24 – Mike Awesome[18](died in 2007)
• January 26 – Rip Sawyer[18]
• February 2 – Takuma Sano[19]
• February 24 – Bas Rutten[20]
• February 28 – Norman Smiley[18]
• March 1 – Booker T[20]
• March 16 – Steve Armstrong[19]
• March 24 – The Undertaker[19]
• April 5 – Villano IV[19]
• April 13 – Bracito de Oro[20]
• April 18 – Biff Wellington (died in 2007)
• April 26 – Tank Abbott[19]
• May 7 – Owen Hart[18](died in 1999)
• May 8 – Akitoshi Saito[20]
• May 16 – Tatsuo Nakano[19]
• June 7 – Mick Foley[18]
• June 8 – Tatanka[19]
• June 9 – Val Puccio[19](died in 2011)
• June 10 – Ephesto[20]
• June 11 – Mascarita Sagrada[18]
• June 17 – Clarence Mason[20]
• July 3 – Shin'ya Hashimoto[19](died in 2005)
• July 22 – Shawn Michaels[19]
• August 7 – Johnny Smith[18]
• August 12 – Dr. Wagner Jr.[20]
• August 26 – Bobby Duncum Jr.[20](died in 1999)
• September 9 – J.W. Storm[20]
• September 11 – Paul Heyman[18]
• September 12 – Midnight[18]
• September 27 – Ricky Fuji[18]
• September 28 – La Diabólica[20]
• October 11 – Rikishi[18]
• October 16 – The Renegade[18](died in 1999)
• October 17 – Rossy Moreno[18]
• October 21:
  • Charlie Norris[20]
  • Horace Hogan[20]
  • Scott Vick[19]
• October 25 – Too Cold Scorpio[19]
• October 27 – Downtown Bruno[20]
• November 14 – L.A. Park[18]
• November 23 – Don Frye[20]
• November 30 – Bart Sawyer[20]
• November 23 – Ron Waterman[18]
• December 6 – Olímpico[18]
• December 21 – The Patriot[18]
• December 27 – Mike Barton[18]

• January 16 – Yukon Eric[21]
• December 3 – El Gladiador[21]