# 1970 in professional wrestling

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 |
| September | EMLL | EMLL 37th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Raúl Mata defeated Shibata in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match |
| December 11 | EMLL | Juicio Final | Mexico City, Mexico | Coloso Colosetti and René Guajardo defeated Ángel Blanco and El Solitario in a tag team tournament final |
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## Championship changes
### EMLL

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Coloso Colosetti |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 20 | Ray Mendoza | EMLL show | |
| November 27 | El Solitario | EMLL show | |
NWA World Middleweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – El Solitario |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| June 28 | Mashio Koma | EMLL show | |
| December 6 | Aníbal | EMLL show | |
NWA World Welterweight Championship :
* Incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming champion - Goliath |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 2 | Raul Reyes | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Middleweight Championship :
| Incoming champion - Rene Guajardo |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| May 13 | Humberto Garza | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Lightweight Championship :
* Incoming champion – Rodolfo Ruiz ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship :
* Incoming champion – Raul Mata ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Welterweight Championship :
| Incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| August 4 | Huracan Ramirez | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Women's Championship :
* Incoming champion – Uncertain ||||
* No title changes ||||

### NWA

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship :
* 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
** Robbie Rage
* January 1 – Kimberly Page
* January 4 – Chris Kanyon (d. 2010)
* January 5 – Pamela Paulshock
* January 10 – Buff Bagwell
* January 14 – Gene Snitsky
* January 15 – Shane McMahon
* 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 v 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 8 – Silver Cat (d. 2024)
* 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 30 – Supreme (died in 2020)
* May 31 – Takashi Sugiura
* June 1 – Ian Rotten
* 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
* July 7 – Navajo Warrior
* July 21 – Shawn Stasiak
* July 23 – Cinthia Moreno
* August 9:
** Wing Kanemura
** Evil Dead
* August 13 – Spike Dudley
* August 22 – Barry Houston
* September 8 – Lodi
* September 14 – Satoshi Kojima
* September 19 – Carbell Ito
* September 25 – Aja Kong
* September 29:
** Yoshihiro Tajiri
** The Kat
* October 4 – Heavy Metal
* October 5 – Hiromitsu Kanehara
* October 12 – Rodney Mack
* October 16 :
** Lenny Lane
** Kazuyuki Fujita
* October 20 :
** Chavo Guerrero Jr.
** Tiger Mask IV
* October 21 – Karloff Lagarde Jr. (died in 2024)
* 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 9 – Cathy Dingman
* December 15 – Bruno Sassi
* December 18 – Rob Van Dam
* December 23 – Mima Shimoda

## Debuts
### Debut Date

* January 6 - Dos Caras
* January 29 - Villano III
* April - Greg Valentine
* May 10 - Perro Aguayo
* October - Kevin Sullivan
* October 13 - Akio Sato

### Date Unknown

* Dino Bravo
* Jerry Lawler
* Ken Mantell
* Don Muraco
* Alexis Smirnoff
* Pak Song
* Jerry Stubbs
* 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