1979 in professional wrestling
1979 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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List of notable promotions
Only one promotion held notable shows in 1979.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Calendar of notable shows
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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April 21 | EMLL | 23. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Alfonso Dantés defeated Pak Choo (c) in a singles match for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship[1] |
September 21 | EMLL 46th Anniversary Show | Gran Cochisse defeated Américo Rocca in a Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match[2][3] | ||
December 7 | Juico Final | El Faraón and Águila India defeated Sangre Chicana and Tony Salazar in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs hair match[4] | ||
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Notable events
- In March, the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) was renamed to World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
Accomplishments and tournaments
JCP
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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NWA United States Championship Tournament | Jimmy Snuka | September 1 |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Category | Winner |
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PWI Wrestler of the Year | Harley Race |
PWI Tag Team of the Year | Ivan Putski and Tito Santana |
PWI Match of the Year | Harley Race vs. Dusty Rhodes |
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | Dusty Rhodes |
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | Greg Valentine |
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | Tommy Rich |
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Chief Jay Strongbow |
PWI Rookie of the Year | Sweet Brown Sugar |
PWI Manager of the Year | Arnold Skaaland |
Championship changes
EMLL
incoming champion – Pak Choo[1] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 30, | Alfonso Dantés | EMLL show | [1] |
Incoming champion – Tony Salazar | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 3 | Ringo Mendoza | EMLL show | ||
September 9 | Satoru Sayama | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Mano Negra | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 30 | Americo Rocca | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – TNT | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 4 | Gran Markus | EMLL show | ||
December 23 | El Halcon | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Vacant | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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June 8 | Cachorro Mendoza | EMLL show | ||
October 19 | El Satanico | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Tailsman[5] | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 8 | Rodolfo Ruiz | EMLL show | [5] |
Incoming champion – Dos Caras | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 8 | Astro Rey | EMLL show | ||
November 11 | Dr. Wagner | EMLL show | ||
November 30 | Enrique Vera | EMLL show | ||
Incoming champion – Lizmark | ||||
No title changes[1] |
Incoming champion – Uncertain | ||||
No title changes[1] |
NWA
Incoming champion – Harley Race | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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August 21 | Dusty Rhodes | House show | ||
August 26 | Harley Race | House show | ||
October 31 | Giant Baba | House show | ||
November 7 | Harley Race | House show | ||
Births
- February 21 – Carly Colón
- March 4 – Sarah Stock[6]
- March 6 – David Flair
- March 9 – Melina[7]
- March 12 – Nidia Guenard
- March 17 – Samoa Joe[8]
- April 19 – Nicole Raczynski
- April 27 – Vladimir Kozlov
- May 26 – Ashley Massaro (d. 2019)
- May 29 – Brian Kendrick
- July 18 – Joey Mercury
- July 19 – Pólvora
- July 23
- Peter Rosenberg[9]
- Perro Aguayo Jr. (d. 2019)
- July 27 – Shannon Moore
- August 31 – Mickie James[10][11]
- September 6 – Low Ki
- October 1 – Curtis Axel[12]
- October 3 – John Morrison
- October 14 – Stacy Keibler
- October 19 – Mari Apache
- October 25 – Rosa Mendes
- October 27 – Bobby Fish[13]
- November 2 – Cliff Compton
- November 17
- December 3 – Seth Petruzelli
- December 15 – Eric Young[14][15]
- December 16 – Luke Harper[16][17]
- December 24 – Chris Hero[18]
Deaths
- June 30 – Chris Taylor
Retirements
- Spiros Arion (1961 - 1979)
- Boris Malenko (Mid 1950s - 1979)
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References
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "46th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. August 21, 1979. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- "Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL". The Gladiatores Magazine (in Spanish). September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- "EMLL Super Viernes". Wrestling Data. December 7, 1979. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "Women's Wrestler Profiles: Sarah Stock". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
- "Women's Wrestler Profiles: Melina Perez". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- Milner, John; Kamchen, Richard (2005-12-04). "Samoa Joe". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- Chris Richards, "Peter Rosenberg: From Montgomery County to top of the hip-hop heap," The Washington Post, May 31, 2013.
- Leggett, Steve. "Mickie James". Rovi. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2016 – via Billboard. Additional January 6, 2017.
- "The Ballad of Mickie James". Richmond Magazine. Virginia. December 23, 2010. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
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- "Featured Content on Myspace". Myspace. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- "Internet Wrestling Database: Search: bobby fish". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- "Eric Young Online World of Wrestling". Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- "Eric Young « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- "Luke Harper". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- "Luke Harper". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- "Chris Hero". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
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