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This is a list of various things that took place in 1965.
Significant events
Unknown date
- The Halifax-based Provincial Sports Association ceases operations
Births
January
- 1 - Cinta de Oro
- 5 - Guerrero Estelar
- 6 - Konnan (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba)
- 11 - Mascarita Sagrada (Original)
- 24 - Mike Awesome (Tampa, Florida, USA)
- 26 - Difunto II
- 28 - Jiraiya
February
- 14 - Super Niño
- 26 - James Mitchell
- 28 - Norman Smiley
March
- 1 – Booker Huffman (Houston, Texas, USA)
- 24 - The Undertaker Houston, Texas, USA)
April
- 5 - Villano IV
- 13 - Bracito de Oro
- 26 – Tank Abbott (Huntington Beach, California, USA)
May
- 7 – Owen Hart (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
June
- 7 - Mick Foley (Bloomington, Indiana, USA)
- 10 - Ephesto
July
- 3 - Shinya Hashimoto (Toki City, Gifu, Japan)
- 15 - Asterisco
- 19 - Mujer Demente
- 22 – Shawn Michaels (San Antonio, Texas)
August
- 12 - Dr. Wagner Jr.
- 28 - Coco Rojo (AAA 00s)
September
- 9 - J.W. Storm
- 28 - La Diabólica
October
- 17 - Rossy Moreno
- 25 - Black Scorpio
November
December
- 1 - Noriyo Tateno
- 6 - El Indómito
- 6 - Olímpico
Deaths
January
- 16 – Yukon Eric 41 (Suicide)
March
- 24 - Verdugo (Original)
December
- 3 - El Gladiador
Debuts
February
- 7 - Tony Salazar
July
- 16 - Mil Máscaras
- 21 - Kato Kung Lee
November
- 1 - El Cobarde
Events
Title changes
January
- 3 - Pat Patterson wins the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship from Pepper Martin in Eugene, Oregon
- 8 - Pepper Martin regains the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Pat Patterson in Portland, Oregon
- 30 - Larry Hennig and Harley Race win the AWA World Tag Team Championship from Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher in Minneapolis, Minnesota
February
- 4 - Gene Kiniski and Waldo Von Erich win the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship from Luke and Dr. Jerry Graham in Washington, D.C.
March
- 11 - The Mad Russian wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Pepper Martin in Portland
- 12 - The World Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship, last held by Dick the Bruiser, is held up after Bruiser is disqualified against Johnny Valentine in Indianapolis, Indiana
April
- Tarzan Tyler is stripped of the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
- 8 - Gorilla Monsoon and Bill Watts win the WWWF United States Tag Team title from Gene Kiniski and Waldo Von Erich in Washington, D.C.
- 10 - Dick the Bruiser regains the held-up WWA World title by defeating Johnny Valentine in Indianapolis
May
- 15 - Mighty Igor wins the AWA World Heavyweight Championship from Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, Nebraska
- 22 - Mad Dog Vachon regains the AWA World title from Mighty Igor in Omaha
- 31 - Pepper Martin regains the NWA Pacific Northwest title from the Mad Russian in Eugene
June
- 5 - Mad Dog Vachon wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Pepper Martin in Portland
- 17 - Bob Orton, Sr. wins the vacant NWA Florida Southern title in a tournament in Jacksonville, Florida
- 18 - Stan Stasiak wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Mad Dog Vachon in Portland
July
- 24 - The Crusher and Verne Gagne win the AWA World Tag Team title from Larry Hennig and Harley Race in Minneapolis
August
- 5 - Bill and Dan Miller win the WWWF United States Tag Team title from Gorilla Monsoon and Bill Watts in Washington, D.C.
- 7 - Larry Hennig and Harley Race regain the AWA World Tag Team title from The Crusher and Verne Gagne in Minneapolis
- 21 - The Crusher wins the AWA World title from Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, Minnesota; Gene Kiniski wins the WWA World title from Dick the Bruiser in Indianapolis
October
- 8 - Bob Orton Sr. is awarded the Georgia version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship on the basis of his recognition as champion in Florida
November
- 12 - Mad Dog Vachon regains the AWA World title from The Crusher in Denver, Colorado
December
- 25 - Dick the Bruiser regains the WWA World title from Gene Kiniski in Indianapolis