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1969 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1969.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
| 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) | ||||
EMLL
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 – 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[9] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14 | Huracán Ramírez | EMLL show | [9] | |
| September 9 | Karloff Lagarde | EMLL show | [9] | |
| No title changes[10] |
incoming champion – Uncertain[11] | ||||
| No title changes[11] | ||||
NWA
Incoming Champion – Gene Kiniski[12] | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Dory Funk Jr. | NWA show | [12] | |
Debut Date
- February 21 – Osamu Kido[13]
- April 2 - Rusher Kimura
- June – Pantera Sureña[13]
- July 16 – Ivan Putski[13]
- September 20 – Animal Hamaguchi[13]
- November – Fishman[13]
Date Unknown
- Bob Roop[13]
- Dan Kroffat[13]
- Jimmy Snuka[13]
- Mike George
- Robert Fuller[13]
- Roddy Piper[13]
- Tommy Gilbert[13]
- Vicky Williams[13]
- Villano I[13]
- Villano II[13]
- Sandy Parker
- Miyoko Hoshino (All Japan Women's)
- Hiroko Onishi (All Japan Women's)
- January 2 – Jimmy Cicero
- January 4 – Reno
- January 7 – Black Warrior[14] (died in 2023)
- January 12 – R. D. Reynolds
- January 13 – John Kronus (died in 2007)
- January 18 – Dave Bautista[14]
- January 24 – Pentagón Black[15]
- January 30 – Takaku Fuke
- February 5 – Doug Gilbert[14]
- February 9 – Kaoru
- February 16 – Gangrel[16]
- February 20:
- March 13 – Masakatsu Funaki[15]
- March 13 – Kazuo Takahashi
- March 14 – Beulah McGillicutty[14]
- March 15 – Piratita Morgan[15](died in 2018)
- April 3 – Lance Storm[15]
- April 7 – Droz[14](died in 2023)
- April 11 – Dustin Rhodes[14]
- April 18 – Pimpinela Escarlata[15]
- April 22 – Kyoko Inoue
- April 24 – Hermie Sadler
- May 8 – Akebono Tarō[14](died in 2024)
- May 20 – Road Dogg[17]
- May 28 – Etsuko Mita
- May 30 – Lexie Fyfe
- June 5 – Ric Savage
- June 9 – Chip Minton
- June 10 – Morphosis[15]
- June 12 – Héctor Garza[16](died in 2013)
- June 13 – Headbanger Thrasher[17]
- June 16:
- June 23 – Svetlana Goundarenko
- June 24 – Mad Man Pondo[15]
- June 27 – Mije[15]
- July 7 – The Great Sasuke[16]
- July 14 – Kazushi Sakuraba
- July 20 – Mike Sanders[15]
- July 27 – Triple H[17]
- July 28 – Brian Johnston[14]
- July 29 – Mike Segura[15]
- July 31 – Kid Kash[16]
- August 17 – Dick Togo[14]
- August 21 – Nathan Jones
- August 26 – Angel Orsini
- September 2 – Joe E. Legend[16]
- September 3 – Marianna Komlos[15](died in 2004)
- September 17 – Paul Varelans (died in 2021)
- September 20 – Megumi Kudo[15]
- September 24 – Chilly Willy
- September 30 – Chris Von Erich[14](died in 1991)
- October 7 – Malia Hosaka[15]
- October 9 – Jun Akiyama[16]
- October 16 – Takao Omori[17]
- October 19 – Hido[14] (died in 2021)
- October 22 – Cutie Suzuki[14]
- October 26 – Kurrgan[16]
- October 30 – Alex Porteau[14]
- November 7 – Takako Inoue[17]
- November 18 – Koichiro Kimura (died in 2014)
- November 30 – Conan Stevens
- December 4 – Dynamite Kansai[14]
- December 13 – Emory Hale (died in 2006)
- December 17 – Kiyoshi Tamura
- December 21 – Mauro Ranallo[15]
- December 24 – Brad Anderson[14]
- December 26 – Tom Howard[17]
- December 27 – Chyna[18](died in 2016)
- December 30 – Nobukazu Hirai[15]
- January 9 – Ed McLemore[19] 63
- January 13 – Jim Hady, 38
- January 25 – Frank Scarpa[19] 53
- April 29 – John Foti 41
- July 2 – Iron Mike DiBiase,[19] 45
- August 24 – Fred Kohler,[19] 66
- August 31 – Rocky Marciano, 45
- November 3 – Tonina Jackson, 52
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