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1970 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 1970.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 24 | EMLL | 14. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Ray Mendoza defeated Coloso Colosetti (c) in a Best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship[1] |
| September | EMLL 37th Anniversary Show | Raúl Mata defeated Shibata in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match[2][3][4] | ||
| December 11 | Juicio Final | Coloso Colosetti and René Guajardo defeated Ángel Blanco and El Solitario in a tag team tournament final[5] | ||
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Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion – Coloso Colosetti[6] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 20 | Ray Mendoza | EMLL show | [6] | |
| November 27 | El Solitario | EMLL show | [6] | |
| Incoming champion – El Solitario | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28 | Mashio Koma | EMLL show | ||
| December 6 | Aníbal | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde | ||||
| No title changes |
| Incoming champion - Goliath | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2 | Raul Reyes | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion - Rene Guajardo | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13 | Humberto Garza | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Rodolfo Ruiz[7] | ||||
| No title changes[7] |
| Incoming champion – Raul Mata | ||||
| No title changes |
| Incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 4 | Huracan Ramirez | EMLL show | ||
| Incoming champion – Uncertain | ||||
| No title changes |
NWA
| Incoming champion – Dory Funk, Jr. | ||||
| No title changes |
Tournaments
IWE
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IWA World Series | Billy Robinson | May 14 |
Births
- Date Unknown
- January 1 – Kimberly Page
- January 4 – Chris Kanyon (d. 2010)[8]
- January 5 - Pamela Paulshock
- January 10 – Buff Bagwell[9]
- January 14 – Gene Snitsky
- January 15 – Shane McMahon[10]
- January 16 - Rick Bognar (d. 2019)
- January 25 - Carl Malenko
- February 1 - Mark Frear (d. 2014)
- February 15 - Mariko Yoshida
- February 19 - Shark Tsuchiya
- February 27 - Toshiyo Yamada
- March 6 - Masao Inoue
- March 6 - Tsuyoshi Kosaka
- March 17 - Katsumi Usuda
- March 21 - Frank Parker
- March 23 - Midajah
- March 24 – Christopher Daniels
- April 7 – Rosey (d. 2017)
- April 9 - Super Shisa
- April 13 – Monty Brown
- April 22 – Electroshock
- April 21 - Soulman Alex G
- April 25 - Chubby Dudley
- April 26 - Ron Reis
- May 1 - Jack Bull
- May 6 - Corey Maclin (d. 2013)
- May 20 – Cassandro
- May 21 - The Hungarian Barbarian
- May 29 - Pete Gas
- May 31 - Takashi Sugiura
- June 1 - Ian Rotten[11]
- June 18 - Kenny Kaos
- June 21 - Snot Dudley
- June 26 - Lady Apache
- July 2 - Amy Weber
- July 3 - Doc Dean (d. 2018)
- July 4 - Rico Suave[12]
- July 21 - Shawn Stasiak
- July 23 – Cinthia Moreno
- August 9:
- August 13 – Spike Dudley[13]
- August 22 - Barry Houston
- September 8 – Lodi
- September 14 - Satoshi Kojima
- September 25 – Aja Kong[14]
- September 29:
- October 4 – Heavy Metal
- October 5 - Hiromitsu Kanehara
- October 12 – Rodney Mack
- October 16 – Lenny Lane
- October 16 - Kazuyuki Fujita
- October 20 :
- October 22 – D'Lo Brown
- October 23 - Tony Kozina
- November 2 - Sharmell
- November 3 – Dawn Marie Psaltis
- November 6 - Bryant Anderson
- November 9 – Chris Jericho
- November 12 - Elektra
- November 22 - Joe Son
- December 4 – Sylvester Terkay
- December 7 - Veneno
- December 15 - Bruno Sassi
- December 18 – Rob Van Dam
- December 23 - Mima Shimoda
Debuts
Debut Date
- January 6 - Dos Caras[15]
- January 29 - Villano III[16]
- April - Greg Valentine[17]
- May 10 - Perro Aguayo
- October - Kevin Sullivan
- October 13 - Akio Sato
Date Unknown
- Dino Bravo[18]
- Jerry Lawler[19]
- Ken Mantell
- Don Muraco[20]
- Alexis Smirnoff
- Pak Song
- Jerry Stubbs[21]
- Hercules Ayala
- Mariko Akagi (All Japan Women)
Retirements
- Bette Boucher (1962 – 1970)
Deaths
- March 23 – Skull Murphy, 39
- April 6 – Sam Sheppard, 46
- May 16 – Emile Czaja, 60
- June 4 - Charley Retzlaff, 65
- August 20 – Jerry London, 40
References
- ↑ Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "37th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 1970. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL". The Gladiatores Magazine (in Spanish). September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Historia de Los Aniversarios" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ↑ Centinela, Teddy (July 2, 2015). "En un día como hoy... Rene Guajardo y Coloso Colosetti vencedores del cuadrangular en la Arena México". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ "Kanyon profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ "WCW profile". Archived from the original on August 17, 2000.
- ↑ "WrestleMania X8 Shane McMahon FAQ – IGN FAQs". IGN.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
- ↑ "Wrestlers born in 1969: 51 - 100 of 186". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Wrestlers born in 1969: 101 - 150 of 186". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Spike Dudley Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (September 25, 2015). "WWE lineups for Toronto, Rochester, Cleveland, Syracuse, Erie (correspondents needed), ROH in New York and Pennsylvania (correspondents needed), Jimmy Garvin, Aja Kong". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ↑ Enciclopedia staff (November 2008). "Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre". Dos Caras (in Spanish). Portales, Mexico. p. 17. 17.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 – 2000 :75. Villano III". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC. August 2000. p. 39. October 2000.
- ↑ "Greg Valentine". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ↑ Brian Shields; Kevin Sullivan (2009). WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment. DK. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ↑ "SLAM Bio: Jerry Lawler". SLAM! Sports. February 5, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
- ↑ Ward, Marshall (March 28, 2014). "Don Muraco surfs a wave into Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame". Canoe.ca. Quebecor Media. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Pope, Kristian (2005). "Stubbs, Jerry (1970s–1990s)". Tuff Stuff – Professional wrestling field guide. Iola, Wisconsin: KP Books. p. 252. ISBN 0-89689-267-0.
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