# 1969 in professional wrestling

1969 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 1969.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
| Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |

## Calendar of notable shows

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

## Championship changes
### EMLL

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Ray Mendoza |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| December 19 | Coloso Colosetti | EMLL show | |
NWA World Middleweight Championship :
| incoming champion – René Guajardo |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| April 18 | Rayo de Jalisco | EMLL show | |
| August 15 | El Solitario | EMLL 36th Anniversary Show | |
NWA World Welterweight Championship :
* incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Henry Pilusso |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| March 30 | Goliath | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Middleweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Alberto Muñoz |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| November 20 | René Guajardo | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Lightweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Estrella Blanca |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| September 20 | Rodolfo Ruiz | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Vacant |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| April 11 | Raul Mata | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Welterweight Championship :
| incoming champion – Vacant |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| June 14 | Huracán Ramírez | EMLL show | |
| September 9 | Karloff Lagarde | EMLL show | |
Mexican National Tag Team Championship :
* incoming champion – Possibly La Ola Blanca (Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner) ||||
* No title changes ||||
Mexican National Women's Championship :
* incoming champion – Uncertain ||||
* No title changes ||||

### NWA

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship :
| Incoming Champion – Gene Kiniski |||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) |
| February 11 | Dory Funk Jr. | NWA show | |

## Debuts
### Debut Date

* February 21 – Osamu Kido
* April 2 - Rusher Kimura
* June – Pantera Sureña
* July 16 – Ivan Putski
* September 20 – Animal Hamaguchi
* November – Fishman

### Date Unknown

* Bob Roop
* Dan Kroffat
* Jimmy Snuka
* Mike George
* Robert Fuller
* Roddy Piper
* Tommy Gilbert
* Vicky Williams
* Villano I
* Villano II
* Sandy Parker
* Miyoko Hoshino (All Japan Women's)
* Hiroko Onishi (All Japan Women's)

## Births

* January 2 – Jimmy Cicero
* January 4 – Reno
* January 7 – Black Warrior (died in 2023)
* January 12 – R. D. Reynolds
* January 13 – John Kronus (died in 2007)
* January 18 – Dave Bautista
* January 24 – Pentagón Black
* January 30 – Takaku Fuke
* February 5 – Doug Gilbert
* February 9 – Kaoru
* February 16 – Gangrel
* February 20:
** Esther Moreno
** Gedo
* March 13 – Masakatsu Funaki
* March 13 – Kazuo Takahashi
* March 14 – Beulah McGillicutty
* March 15 – Piratita Morgan(died in 2018)
* April 3 – Lance Storm
* April 7 – Droz(died in 2023)
* April 11 – Dustin Rhodes
* April 18 – Pimpinela Escarlata
* April 22 – Kyoko Inoue
* April 24 – Hermie Sadler
* May 8 – Akebono Tarō(died in 2024)
* May 20 – Road Dogg
* May 28 – Etsuko Mita
* May 30 – Lexie Fyfe
* June 5 – Ric Savage
* June 9 – Chip Minton
* June 10 – Morphosis
* June 12 – Héctor Garza(died in 2013)
* June 13 – Headbanger Thrasher
* June 16:
** Masao Orihara
** Yuji Yasuraoka
* June 23 – Svetlana Goundarenko
* June 24 – Mad Man Pondo
* June 27 – Mije
* July 7 – The Great Sasuke
* July 14 – Kazushi Sakuraba
* July 20 – Mike Sanders
* July 27 – Triple H
* July 28 – Brian Johnston
* July 29 – Mike Segura
* July 31 – Kid Kash
* August 17 – Dick Togo
* August 21 – Nathan Jones
* August 26 – Angel Orsini
* September 2 – Joe E. Legend
* September 3 – Marianna Komlos(died in 2004)
* September 17 – Paul Varelans (died in 2021)
* September 20 – Megumi Kudo
* September 24 – Chilly Willy
* September 30 – Chris Von Erich(died in 1991)
* October 7 – Malia Hosaka
* October 9 – Jun Akiyama
* October 16 – Takao Omori
* October 19 – Hido (died in 2021)
* October 22 – Cutie Suzuki
* October 26 – Kurrgan
* October 30 – Alex Porteau
* November 7 – Takako Inoue
* November 18 – Koichiro Kimura (died in 2014)
* November 30 – Conan Stevens
* December 4 – Dynamite Kansai
* December 13 – Emory Hale (died in 2006)
* December 17 – Kiyoshi Tamura
* December 21 – Mauro Ranallo
* December 24 – Brad Anderson
* December 26 – Tom Howard
* December 27 – Chyna(died in 2016)
* December 30 – Nobukazu Hirai

## Deaths

* January 9 – Ed McLemore 63
* January 13 – Jim Hady, 38
* January 25 – Frank Scarpa 53
* April 29 – John Foti 41
* July 2 – Iron Mike DiBiase, 45
* August 24 – Fred Kohler, 66
* August 31 – Rocky Marciano, 45
* November 3 – Tonina Jackson, 52