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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

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

December

Deaths[]

July

Debuts[]

Unknown

February

March

April

  • 1 - El Mercenario

June

November

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

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

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

See also[]

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