1970 in professional wrestling

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1970 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Championship changes

EMLL

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]
Incoming champion – El Solitario
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
June 28 Mashio Koma EMLL show
December 6 Aníbal EMLL show
Incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde
No title changes
Incoming champion - Goliath
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 2 Raul Reyes EMLL show
Incoming champion - Rene Guajardo
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
May 13 Humberto Garza EMLL show
Incoming champion – Rodolfo Ruiz[7]
No title changes[7]
Incoming champion – Raul Mata
No title changes
Incoming champion – Karloff Lagarde
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
August 4 Huracan Ramirez EMLL show
Incoming champion – Uncertain
No title changes

NWA

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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