1969 in professional wrestling

none 1969 professional wrestling 1969 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. List of notable promotions Only one promotion held notable shows in 1969. Promotion NameAbbreviationEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha LibreEMLL Calendar of notable shows Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main eventAprilEMLL13. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, MexicoBlack Shadow and Ray Mendoza defeated Los Hippies (Renate Torres and El Vikingo) in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair matchAugust 15EMLL 36th Anniversary ShowEl Solitario defeated Rayo de Jalisco (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championshiphttp://superluchas.net/2010/09/07/cmll-77-historias-77-aniversario-las-77-luchas-estelares/ CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares Alex Ruiz Glez September 7, 2010 February 2, 2020 Súper Luchas Spanish CMLL: 79 stories, 79 anniversaries, the 70 main events(c) – denotes defending champion(s) Championship changes EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion – Ray MendozaRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title [Lutteroth] 389 Archeus Communications 2006 4th 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)December 19Coloso ColosettiEMLL show NWA World Middleweight Championshipincoming champion – René GuajardoRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Archeus Communications 2006 4th Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middleweight Title [Lutteroth] 389–390 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 18Rayo de JaliscoEMLL showAugust 15El SolitarioEMLL 36th Anniversary Show NWA World Welterweight Championshipincoming champion – Karloff LagardeRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present 2000 Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON 0-9698161-5-4 Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title [Lutteroth] 390 No title changes Mexican National Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion – Henry PilussoRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Mexico: National Heavyweight Title Waterloo, ON 390–391 Archeus Communications 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)March 30GoliathEMLL show Mexican National Middleweight Championshipincoming champion – Alberto MuñozRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON Mexico: National Middleweight Championship 392 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)November 20René GuajardoEMLL show Mexican National Lightweight Championshipincoming champion – Estrella BlancaRoyal Duncan Gary Will Waterloo, ON Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Archeus Communications Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)September 20Rodolfo RuizEMLL show Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion – VacantRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON Mexico: National Lightweight Title [Lutteroth] 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 11Raul MataEMLL show Mexican National Welterweight Championshipincoming champion – VacantRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Mexico: National Welterweight Title [Lutteroth] 392 Waterloo, ON Archeus Communications 2000 0-9698161-5-4 DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)June 14Huracán RamírezEMLL showSeptember 5Karloff LagardeEMLL show Mexican National Tag Team Championshipincoming champion – Possibly La Ola Blanca(Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner)Royal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present 2000 Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON 0-9698161-5-4 396 Mexico: Mexican National Tag Team Title No title changes Mexican National Women's Championshipincoming champion – UncertainRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Mexico: National Women's Title[Lutteroth] 394 Waterloo, ON Archeus Communications 2000 0-9698161-5-4 No title changes NWA NWA Worlds Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming Champion – Gene KiniskiDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 11Dory Funk Jr.NWA showRoyal Duncan Gary Will Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present 2000 Archeus Communications Waterloo, ON 0-9698161-5-4 "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title" 15 Debuts Debut Date 44em February 21 Osamu Kido April 2 - Rusher Kimura June Pantera Sureña July 16 Ivan Putski September 20 Animal Hamaguchi November Fishman Date Unknown 44em Bob Roophttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&debuetj=1969 Wrestlers debuted in 1969: 1 - 34 of 34 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data Dan Kroffat Jimmy Snuka Mike George Robert Fuller Roddy Piper Tommy Gilbert Vicky Williams Villano I Villano II Sandy Parker Miyoko Hoshino (All Japan Women's) Hiroko Onishi (All Japan Women's) Retirements Red Berry (1932-1969) Births January 2 Jimmy Cicero January 4 Reno January 7 Black Warrior (died in 2023) January 12 R. D. Reynolds January 13 John Kronus (died in 2007) January 18 Dave Bautista Marvin Pope January 24 Pentagón Blackhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1969&seite=3 Wrestlers born in 1969: 101 - 150 of 186 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data January 30 Takaku Fuke February 5 Doug Gilbert February 9 Kaoru February 16 Gangrelhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1969&seite=2 Wrestlers born in 1969: 51 - 100 of 186 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data February 20: Esther Moreno Gedo March 13: Masakatsu Funaki Kazuo Takahashi March 14 Beulah McGillicutty March 15 Piratita Morgan(died in 2018) April 2 Rick Fuller April 3 Lance Storm April 7 Droz(died in 2023) April 11 Dustin Rhodes April 18 Pimpinela Escarlata April 22 Kyoko Inoue May 8 Akebono Tarōhttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1969 Wrestlers born in 1969: 1 - 50 of 186 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data(died in 2024) May 20 Road Dogghttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&geburtsj=1969&seite=4 Wrestlers born in 1969: 151 - 186 of 186 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data May 28 Etsuko Mita May 30 Lexie Fyfe June 5 Ric Savage June 9 Chip Minton June 10 Morphosis June 12 Héctor Garza(died in 2013) June 13 Headbanger Thrasher June 16: Masao Orihara Yuji Yasuraoka June 23 Svetlana Goundarenko June 24 Mad Man Pondo June 27 Mije June 28 - Jon Heidenreich July 7 The Great Sasuke July 14 Kazushi Sakuraba July 20 Mike Sanders July 27 Triple H July 28 Brian Johnston July 29 Mike Segura July 31 Kid Kash August 17 Dick Togo August 21 Nathan Jones August 26 Angel Orsini September 2 Joe E. Legend September 3 Marianna Komlos(died in 2004) September 17 Paul Varelans (died in 2021) September 20 Megumi Kudo September 24 Chilly Willy September 30 Chris Von Erich(died in 1991) October 7 Malia Hosaka October 9 Jun Akiyama October 16 Takao Omori October 19 Hido (died in 2021) October 22 Cutie Suzuki October 26 Kurrgan October 30 Alex Porteau November 7 Takako Inoue November 18 Koichiro Kimura (died in 2014) November 30 Conan Stevens December 4 Dynamite Kansai December 13 Emory Hale (died in 2006) December 17 Kiyoshi Tamura December 21 Mauro Ranallo December 24 Brad Anderson December 26 Tom Howard December 27 ChynaChan Sewell https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/arts/television/chyna-wrestler-dead.html Chyna, Pro Wrestler Turned Reality TV Star, Is Dead at 46 The New York Times April 21, 2016 April 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170104051121/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/arts/television/chyna-wrestler-dead.html January 4, 2017 live(died in 2016) December 30 Nobukazu Hirai Deaths January 9 Ed McLemorehttps://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bsuche&aufgabe=suche&todesj=1969 Wrestlers deceased in 1969: 1 - 33 of 33 February 1, 2020 Wrestling Data 63 January 13 Jim Hady, 38 January 25 Frank Scarpa 53 April 29 John Foti 41 July 2 Iron Mike DiBiase, 45 August 24 Fred Kohler, 66 August 31 Rocky Marciano, 45 November 3 Tonina Jackson, 52 December 8 Dick Axman, 78 December 17 Frank Hill Murdoch, 60 References professional wrestling