1969

This is a list of various things that took place in 1969.
==Significant events==
Unknown date
* Sometime during the year, Gorilla Monsoon -- a feared heel claiming to hail from Mongolia -- turns face, saving Bruno Sammartino from a 2-on-1 attack. Monsoon would remain a face for the remainder of his career, which would continue until making his last appearances in the summer of 1999 (shortly before his death)
* The Eastern Sports Association is established in Halifax, Nova Scotia
July
*2 - Michael DiBiase (father of Ted DiBiase) suffers a heart attack during his match with Man Mountain Mike during an NWA-promoted card in Lubbock, Texas. Harley Race, who is backstage at the event, immediately runs in and has the match stopped when he recognizes that DiBiase has fallen legitimately ill. DiBiase is dead on arrival at a nearby hospital
==Births==
January
*7 - Black Warrior
*7 - Potro Jr.
*24 - Onita Jr.
*24 - Pentagón Black
February
*6 - Kick Boxer
*9 – Kaoru Maeda (Nagasaki, Japan)
*16 – David Heath (Tampa, Florida)
*17 - Tigre Universitario
*20 - Esther Moreno
*20 - Gedo
March
*8 - Apolo I
*15 - Piratita Morgan
April
*3 - Caballero de la Muerte (Oaxaca)
*10 - Espectrito de Ultratumba
*16 - Gran Apache II
*18 - Pimpinela Escarlata
*18 - Príncipe Maya
*22 - Kyoko Inoue
*24 - Hermie Sadler (Emporia, Virginia)
May
*19 – Jeanne Basone (Glendale, California)
*19 - Cooga (Tokorozawa, Saitama)
June
*10 - Histeria
*12 - Héctor Garza
*15 - Coco Loco
*15 - Príncipe Franky
*16 - Masao Orihara
*27 - Pequeño Cuije
July
*18 - Great Sasuke
*23 - Mike Segura
*26 - Último Vampiro II
*27 – Paul Levesque (Nashua, New Hampshire)
August
*1 - Espíritu Maligno
*17 - Dick Togo
*29 - Takeda
September
*20 - Megumi Kudo
October
*2 - Black Poisón
*12 - Mini Ozz
*16 - Takao Ōmori
*26 - Gigante Kurrgan
December
*26 - Tom Howard (Salt Lake City, Utah)
*27 - Chyna (Rochester, New York)
==Deaths==
July
*2 – Michael DiBiase 45 (In-ring heart attack)
==Debuts==
Unknown
*Dusty Rhodes
*Mike George
February
*24 - Herodes
March
*28 - Lobo Rubio
April
*1 - El Mercenario
June
*1 - Pantera Sureña
November
*1 - Fishman
==Events==
July
*2 – NWA Big Time Wrestling
==Title changes==
Unknown date
:*Barbara Owens is recognized as the first AGWA International Girls' Champion
:*Miyuki Yanagi wins the vacant AGWA United States Girls' Championship in Japan (specific date, location and opponent unknown)
January
:*28 - Hans Mortier wins the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship from The Gladiator in Tampa, Florida
February
:*11 - Dory Funk Jr. wins the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Gene Kiniski in Tampa
:*28 - Johnny Valentine wins the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship from Dan Miller in Houston, Texas
March
:*31 - Yukiko Tomoe wins the AGWA International title from Barbara Owens in Osaka, Japan
April
:*10 - Kyoko Okada and Aiko Kyo defeat Barbara Owens and Kay Noble to win the vacant AGWA International Girls' Tag Team Championship in Hiroshima, Japan
:*12 - Moondog Mayne wins the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship from Luther Lindsay in Portland, Oregon
:*15 - Cyclone Negro wins the NWA Florida title from Hans Mortier in Tampa
May
:*23 - Ivan Koloff wins the All-Star Wrestling International Heavyweight Championship from Johnny Rougeau in Quebec City, Quebec
June
:*1 - The Rising Suns (Mitsu Arakawa and Toru Tanaka) are recognized as the first WWWF International Tag Team Champions (WWE claims that they won a tournament in Japan to win the title)
:*7 - José Lothario wins the NWA Texas title from Johnny Valentine in San Antonio, Texas
July
:*5 - The Beast is recognized as the first ESA North American Heavyweight Champion (approximate date)
:*14 - Abdullah the Butcher wins the ASW International title from Ivan Koloff in Montreal, Quebec
August
:*11 - Jacques Rougeau Sr. wins the ASW International title from Abdullah the Butcher in Montreal
:*12 - Roger Kirby wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Moondog Mayne in Portland; The Stomper wins the ESA North American title from The Beast in Halifax, Nova Scotia
:*20 - Johnny Valentine regains the NWA Texas title from José Lothario in San Antonio
:*26 - Dale Lewis wins the NWA Florida title from Cyclone Negro in Tampa
:*30 - Mad Dog and Butcher Vachon win the AWA World Tag Team Championship from The Crusher and Dick the Bruiser in Chicago, Illinois
September
:*10 - Moondog Mayne regains the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Roger Kirby in Portland
:*16 - The ESA North American title, last held by The Stomper, is held up following a match against Bobo Brazil in Halifax
:*30 - Bobo Brazil wins the held-up ESA North American title by defeating The Stomper in a Texas Death Match in Halifax
October
:* Wahoo McDaniel wins the NWA Texas title from Johnny Valentine in Texas (specific date and location unknown)
:*14 - Roger Kirby regains the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Moondog Mayne in Portland
:*29 - Johnny Valentine regains the NWA Texas title from Wahoo McDaniel in Austin, Texas
November
:*24 - Abdullah the Butcher regains the ASW International title from Jacques Rougeau Sr. in Montreal
December
:*9 - Victor Rivera and Tony Marino win the WWWF International Tag Team title from the Rising Suns in New York City
:*10 - Moondog Mayne regains the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Roger Kirby in Portland
:*13 - Bruno Sammartino and The Battman win the WWWF International Tag Team title from the Rising Suns in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (WWE does not recognize this title change, which was done for the Pittsburgh market only in WWWF affiliate Studio Wrestling; Rivera and Marino continue to be recognized as the official champions following this match)
:*22 - Mr. Saito wins the NWA Florida title from Dale Lewis in Tampa
:*26 - Danny Lynch wins the Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship from Dave Ruhl in Calgary, Alberta
==See also==
Category:Wrestling Years