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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

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
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]
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[7]
No title changes[7]
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

Chris Jericho

Debuts

Debut Date


Date Unknown

Retirements

Deaths

References

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  2. ^ "37th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 1970. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL". The Gladiatores Magazine (in Spanish). September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  4. ^ "Historia de Los Aniversarios" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b c 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.
  7. ^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  8. ^ "Kanyon profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  9. ^ "WCW profile". Archived from the original on August 17, 2000.
  10. ^ "WrestleMania X8 Shane McMahon FAQ – IGN FAQs". IGN.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
  11. ^ "Wrestlers born in 1969: 51 - 100 of 186". Wrestling Data. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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  13. ^ "Spike Dudley Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Enciclopedia staff (November 2008). "Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre". Dos Caras (in Spanish). Portales, Mexico. p. 17. 17.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Greg Valentine". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  18. ^ Brian Shields; Kevin Sullivan (2009). WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment. DK. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
  19. ^ "SLAM Bio: Jerry Lawler". SLAM! Sports. February 5, 2005. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2007.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ Ward, Marshall (March 28, 2014). "Don Muraco surfs a wave into Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame". Canoe.ca. Quebecor Media. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  21. ^ 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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