1969 in professional wrestling

1969 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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List of notable promotions

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Only one promotion held notable shows in 1969.

Promotion Name Abbreviation
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL

Calendar of notable shows

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Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event
April EMLL 13. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico  
August 15 EMLL 36th Anniversary Show El Solitario defeated Rayo de Jalisco (c) in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight Championship[1]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

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EMLL

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incoming champion – Ray Mendoza[2]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
December 19 Coloso Colosetti EMLL show [2]
incoming champion – René Guajardo[3]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 18 Rayo de Jalisco EMLL show [3]
August 15 El Solitario EMLL 36th Anniversary Show [3]
incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde[4]
No title changes[4]
incoming champion – Henry Pilusso[5]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
March 30 Goliath EMLL show [5]
incoming champion – Alberto Muñoz[6]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
November 20 René Guajardo EMLL show [6]
incoming champion – Estrella Blanca[7]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
September 20 Rodolfo Ruiz EMLL show [7]
incoming champion – Vacant[8]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 11 Raul Mata EMLL show [8]
incoming champion – Vacant[9]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 14 Huracán Ramírez EMLL show [9]
September 9 Karloff Lagarde EMLL show [9]
incoming champion – Possibly La Ola Blanca
(Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner)[10]
No title changes[10]
incoming champion – Uncertain[11]
No title changes[11]
Incoming Champion – Gene Kiniski[12]
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 11 Dory Funk Jr. NWA show [12]

Debuts

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Debut Date

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Date Unknown

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  3. ^ a b c Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middleweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  4. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Welterweight Title [Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b c 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.
  10. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: Mexican National Tag Team Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  11. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Mexico: National Women's Title[Lutteroth]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 394. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  12. ^ a b Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). ""United States: 19th century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: NWA World Heavyweight Title"". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 15. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Wrestlers debuted in 1969: 1 - 34 of 34". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Wrestlers born in 1969: 1 - 50 of 186". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Wrestlers born in 1969: 101 - 150 of 186". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h "Wrestlers born in 1969: 51 - 100 of 186". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g "Wrestlers born in 1969: 151 - 186 of 186". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  18. ^ Chan, Sewell (April 21, 2016). "Chyna, Pro Wrestler Turned Reality TV Star, Is Dead at 46". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  19. ^ a b c d "Wrestlers deceased in 1969: 1 - 33 of 33". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.