1979 in professional wrestling

none 1979 professional wrestling 1979 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 1979. Promotion NameAbbreviationAll Japan Women's Pro-WrestlingAJWAll Japan Pro WrestlingAJPWEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha LibreEMLLContinental Wrestling AssociationCWAMaple Leaf WrestlingMLWNational Wrestling AllianceNWA Calendar of notable shows DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventJanuary 28UWA4th Anniversary ShowNaucalpanDr. Wagner beat Angel Blanco in a "Lucha de Apuestas" "Mask vs. Hair" matchFebruary 27AJWAll Japan Women's at Nippon BudokanTokyoJackie Sato defeated Maki Ueda in a battle between former partners where the loser must retire.March 25MLWAWA/WWF Title UnificationToronto, OntarioWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund fought AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel to a double count-outMay 18CWANight of ChampionsKnoxville, TennesseeHarley Race (c) defeated Ron Fuller to retain the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipApril 6AJPWChampion CarnivalTokyo, JapanAbdullah the Butcher defeated Jumbo TsurutaApril 21EMLL23. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, MexicoAlfonso Dantés defeated Pak Choo (c) in a singles match for the NWA World Light Heavyweight ChampionshipRoyal Duncan and Gary Will Wrestling Title Histories Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title 389 Archeus Communications 2006 4th 0-9698161-5-4June 7NJPWMSG LeagueTokyo, JapanAntonio Inoki defeated Stan HansenJuly 8NWABattle of the Nature BoysGreensboro, North CarolinaNWA United States Champion Ric Flair defeated Buddy RogersSeptember 21EMLLEMLL 46th Anniversary ShowMexico City, MexicoGran Cochisse defeated Américo Rocca in a Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair matchhttp://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/anniversary50.html#46 46th Anniversary Show August 21, 1979 September 27, 2012 Pro Wrestling Historyhttp://www.thegladiatores.com/?p=3072 Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL September 2, 2010 September 28, 2012 The Gladiatores Magazine esDecember 7EMLLJuico FinalMexico City, MexicoEl Faraón and Águila India defeated Sangre Chicana and Tony Salazar in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs hair match https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&show=29479 EMLL Super Viernes December 7, 1979 March 21, 2019 Wrestling Data(c) – denotes defending champion(s) Notable events In March, the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) was renamed to World Wrestling Federation (WWF). On March 6 at a taping for WWWF Championship Wrestling, The Valiant Brothers beat Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko to become the new WWWF Tag Team Championship. June 6 - Verne Gagne and Butcher Vachon beat Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens to become the AWA Tag Team Champions. On October 22 at New York's Madison Square Garden Ivan Putski and Tito Santana beat The Valiant Brothers to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. Accomplishments and tournaments AJW AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesRookie of the Year Decision TournamentAyumi Hori (Jumbo Hori) JCP AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesNWA United States Championship TournamentJimmy SnukaSeptember 1 Awards and honors thumb|upright|right|120px|1979 PWI Wrestler of the Year, Harley Race Pro Wrestling Illustrated List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards CategoryWinnerPWI Wrestler of the YearHarley RacePWI Tag Team of the YearIvan Putski and Tito SantanaPWI Match of the YearHarley Race vs. Dusty RhodesPWI Most Popular Wrestler of the YearDusty RhodesPWI Most Hated Wrestler of the YearGreg ValentinePWI Most Improved Wrestler of the YearTommy RichPWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the YearChief Jay StrongbowPWI Rookie of the YearSweet Brown SugarPWI Manager of the YearArnold Skaaland Championship changes EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Championshipincoming champion – Pak ChooDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 30Alfonso DantésEMLL show NWA World Middleweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Tony SalazarDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 3Ringo MendozaEMLL showSeptember 9Satoru SayamaEMLL show NWA World Welterweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Mano NegraDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 20Americo RoccaEMLL show Mexican National Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – TNTDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 4Gran MarkusEMLL showDecember 23El HalconEMLL show Mexican National Middleweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Sangre ChicanaDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)MarchVacantEMLL showJune 8Cachorro MendozaEMLL showOctober 19El SatanicoEMLL show Mexican National Lightweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – TailsmanRoyal Duncan and Gary Will Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications Pennsylvania Mexico: National Lightweight Title 393 2000 0-9698161-5-4DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 8Rodolfo RuizEMLL show Mexican National Light Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Dos CarasDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 8Astro ReyEMLL showNovember 11Dr. WagnerEMLL showNovember 30Enrique VeraEMLL show Mexican National Welterweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Americo RoccaDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 18LizmarkLive event Mexican National Women's ChampionshipIncoming champion – Uncertain No title changes NWA NWA Worlds Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Harley RaceDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)August 21Dusty RhodesHouse showAugust 26Harley RaceHouse showOctober 31Giant BabaHouse showNovember 7Harley RaceHouse show Births January 17 - Chase Stevens February 21 – Carly Colón March 4 – Sarah StockWomen's Wrestler Profiles: Sarah Stock Online World of Wrestling http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/sarah-stock.html March 27, 2008 March 6 – David Flair March 9 – MelinaWomen's Wrestler Profiles: Melina Perez Online World of Wrestling http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/m/melina-perez/ March 22, 2018 March 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180320161650/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/m/melina-perez dead March 12 – Nidia Guenard March 17 – Samoa Joehttp://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/samoa_joe.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150429201248/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/samoa_joe.html dead April 29, 2015 Samoa Joe Milner John Kamchen, Richard 2005-12-04 2008-10-17 Slam! Sports Canadian Online Explorer March 23 - Ray Gordy March 28 - Goldy Locks April 19 – Nicole Raczynski April 25 - Belladonna (d. 2019) April 29 - Vladimir Kozlov May 3 - Monsta Mack May 4 - Ryan Shamrock May 11 - Air Paris May 26 – Ashley Massaro (d. 2019) May 29 – Brian Kendrick June 19 - Billy Reil (d. 2024) June 25 - Hirooki Goto July 18 – Joey Mercury July 19 – Pólvora July 20 - Adam Rose July 23 Peter RosenbergChris Richards, "Peter Rosenberg: From Montgomery County to top of the hip-hop heap," The Washington Post, May 31, 2013. Perro Aguayo Jr. (d. 2015) July 27 – Shannon Moore July 31 - R. J. Brewer August 9 - Silas Young August 10 - Kongo Kong August 31 – Mickie Jameshttp://www.billboard.com/artist/1567248/mickie-james/biography Mickie James Steve Leggett Rovi Billboard January 6, 2016 January 7, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170107012053/http://www.billboard.com/artist/1567248/mickie-james/biography dead Additional January 6, 2017.http://www.richmondmagazine.com/?articleID=b61ec69b181dd0363de4659ebbbbf6f6&page=1 The Ballad of Mickie James December 24, 2010 Richmond Magazine Virginia December 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120405055245/http://www.richmondmagazine.com/?articleID=b61ec69b181dd0363de4659ebbbbf6f6&page=1 April 5, 2012 Born at Richmond Memorial Hospital in 1979.... September 5 - Slyck Wagner Brown September 6 – Low Ki September 26 - Naomichi Marufuji October 1 – Curtis Axelhttp://www.myspace.com/308456317 Featured Content on Myspace Myspace 17 July 2015 October 3 – John Morrison October 8 – Paul Burchill October 14 – Stacy Keibler October 19 – Mari Apache October 25 – Rosa Mendes October 27 – Bobby Fishhttp://www.profightdb.com/search.html?search-term=bobby+fish&submit=search Internet Wrestling Database: Search: bobby fish www.profightdb.com August 20, 2017 November 2 – Cliff Compton November 5 - Jackson Andrews November 7 - Joey Ryan November 12 - Matt Cappotelli (d. 2018) November 17 Katsuyori Shibata Meiko Satomura November 21 - Ryota Hama December 3 – Seth Petruzelli December 10 - Matt Bentley December 15 – Eric Younghttp://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/e/eric-young.html Eric Young Online World of Wrestling May 30, 2020https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=1686 Eric Young « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database www.cagematch.net May 30, 2020 December 16: Luke Harper/Brodie Lee (d. 2020)http://www.fcwwrestling.info/Roster/Luke-Harper.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130509172217/http://www.fcwwrestling.info/Roster/Luke-Harper.html Luke Harper Florida Championship Wrestling May 9, 2013 August 16, 2012http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/luke-harper-3461.html Luke Harper February 5, 2015 The Internet Wrestling Database Murat Bosporus December 18 - Eric Escobar December 24 – Chris Herohttp://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/chris-hero.html Chris Hero May 17, 2011 Online World of Wrestling dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110523230648/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/chris-hero.html May 23, 2011 December 26 - Hiroshi Nagao December 29 - Justin Roberts Debuts Uncertain debut date Barry Windham Jim Duggan Wendi Richter Tom Prichard March 5 - Shiro Koshinaka September 9 - Martha Villalobos September 17 - Apollo Sugawara Deaths April 26 – Fuzzy Cupid, 50 June 30 – Chris Taylor, 29 July 14 - Billy McCrary, 32 July 22 - Tony Galento, 69 October 11 - Lou Bastien, 63 Retirements Spiros Arion (1961 - 1979) Boris Malenko (1955 - 1979) References professional wrestling