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Ultimate History of Pro Wrestling - A Time Line of Every Major Event in Pro Wrestling History - 1969

By: Karl Stern

The year 1969 in pro wrestling is covered on the Long Form History of Wrestling Podcast - Click Here.

1969

01-03-1969: JWA: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall: Akihisa Takachiho drew Masio Koma… Gentetsu Matsuoka beat Haruka Eigen… Mitsu Hirai battled Kotetsu Yamamoto to a double count out… Buster Lloyd (AKA: Rufus R. Jones) beat Kantaro Hoshino… Michiaki Yoshimura beat Tom Jones via countout… Kintaro Oki beat Bob Boyer… NWA International tag team champions Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki drew Danny Hodge & Wilbur Snyder.

01-04-1969: The Professional (Doug Gilbert) defeated The Blue Destroyer on WOXI TV Georgia Wrestling then unmasked him to reveal NWA World heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski.

01-09-1969: Las Luchadoras Contra El Robot Asesino (The Women Wrestlers Against the Robot Assassin) movie is released. Two women wrestlers do battle with Dr. Olac, a mad scientist who brainwashes people and makes a killer robot.

01-17-1969: El Mongol defeated NWA World heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski in a non-title match with special referee Stu Schwartz in Atlanta, GA.

01-20-1969: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 11,800: Johnny Rodz defeats Bob Harmon… Ricky Sexton defeats Pete Sanchez… Bull Ramos defeats Ron Sanders… Antonio Pugliese defeats Carlos Colon… Barbara Owens & Donna Christianello defeat Patti Neilson & Toni Rose… Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera defeat The Sicilians (Lou Albano & Tony Altimore)… 2,000 Dollar Bodyslam Challenge Match: Gorilla Monsoon defeats Haystacks Calhoun by DQ… The Sheik (w/Abdullah Farouk) defeats WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino by Count Out

01-25-1969: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance 10,159: Roger Kirby defeats Buddy Moreno… Don Chuy defeats Tony Galarza… Klondike Bill & Peter Maivia defeat Harley Race & Tom Andrews… Kinji Shibuya & Mr. Saito & Pat Patterson defeat Ciclon Negro & Haystacks Calhoun & Pepper Gomez 2 falls to 1… Bill Miller defeats NWA San Francisco United States champion Ray Stevens by DQ 2 falls to 1.

01-29-1969: Frank Scarpa (Manuel Cortez) dies at the age of 53 of a heart attack.

01-27-1969: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 11,568: Killer Kowalski & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bruno Sammartino & Victor Rivera… Haystack Calhoun defeated The Sheik by DQ… Spiros Arion battled Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw… Bull Ramos defeated Louis Cerdan (Gino Brito)… Jamaica Kid & Joey Russell defeated Billy the Kid & Cowboy Bradley… Johnny Rodz defeated Carlos Colon… Tony Altomare defeated Bob Harmon… Lou Albano defeated Ron Sanders.

02-07-1969: El Mongol defeated Dale Lewis to win the Georgia title in Atlanta, GA with Hans Schmidt as special referee.

Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 9,375: Medic 2 wrestled The Hell's Angel to a Draw… Michiaki Yoshimura defeats Roger Kirby… Crybaby Cannon defeats Ox Anderson… Chris Markoff defeats Medic 1… Black Gordman & Pepper Gomez defeat NWA Americas Tag Team champions Nelson Royal & Paul Jones to win the titles… NWA Americas Heavyweight champion Bobo Brazil defeats Fred Blassie 2 falls to 1.

02-09-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 9,200: Paul Diamond defeats Fred Atkins… The Sheik defeats Bill Palmer… Dewey Robertson defeats Eric The Red… Ivan Kalmikoff wrestled Rocky Johnson to a Time Limit Draw… Edouard Carpentier defeats The Mighty Ursus… Whipper Billy Watson & Bulldog Brower defeat Al Costello & The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant)… The Mighty Igor defeats Ivan Koloff.

02-11-1969: Dory Funk, Jr. defeats Gene Kiniski for the NWA World heavyweight title in Tampa, FL in front of approximately 7,000 fans.

02-15-1969: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance 10,468: The Mummy (Benji Ramirez) defeats Buddy Moreno… Don Chuy defeats Stan Neilson… The Medics (Medic 1 & Medic 2) defeat Roger Kirby & Tom Andrews… Pat Patterson defeats Pat Barrett… Klondike Bill & Peter Maivia defeat Kinji Shibuya & Mr. Saito… NWA San Francisco United States Heavyweight champion Ray Stevens defeats Bill Miller by Count Out in a No Blood Stoppage No Disqualification Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match.

02-17-1969: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 9,639: WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino battled Killer Kowalski to a no contest… Victor Rivera & Haystack Calhoun defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Baron Mikel Scicluna… Dominic DeNucci defeated Angelo Savoldi… John L. Sullivan (AKA: Johnny Valiant) defeated Johnny Rodz… Carlos Colon & Pete Sanchez defeated The Sicilians (Tony Altomare & Lou Albano)… Arnold Skaaland defeated Bob Harmon.

Montreal, Canada: Montreal Forum: Attendance 18,761: Incomplete Results: Angelo Mosca defeats Len Shelley… Ivan Kalmikoff & Matt Gilmore defeat Chin Lee & Lionel Robert… Jos LeDuc & Paul LeDuc defeat Tony Baillargeon & Eddie Auger… Edouard Carpentier defeats Mighty Ursus… Gino Brito & Jacques Rougeau, Sr. defeat The Assassins (Guy Mitchell & Joe Tomasso)… Ivan Koloff defeats Mighty Igor by DQ… Montreal World champion Johnny Rougeau defeats Abdullah The Butcher 2 falls to 1. Special Referee: Yvon Robert.

02-21-1969: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 11,331: Medic 1 wrestled Pedro Godoy to a Draw… Tom Andrews defeats The Hangman (Gene LeBell)… Chris Markoff defeats Tony Romano… NWA Americas Tag Team champions Black Gordman & Pepper Gomez defeat The Black Angels (Black Angel I & Black Angel II) by DQ 2 falls to 1… NWA Pacific Coast Brass Knuckles champion Fred Blassie defeats Crybaby Cannon in a stretcher match… The Sheik defeats NWA Americas Heavyweight champion Bobo Brazil by DQ 2 falls to 1.

02-22-1969: St. Louis: MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance 10,104: Rudy Martin defeats Joe Tomasso… Ivan Koloff defeats Dusty Rhodes & Baron Von Heisinger in a handicap match… Harley Race wrestled Pat O'Connor to a Time Limit Draw… Dick the Bruiser & Blackjack Lanza & Bob Geigel wrestled Edouard Carpentier & Terry Funk & Whipper Billy Watson to a no contest… NWA World Heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr. defeats Waldo Von Erich.

02-24-1969: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 11,397: Penny Banner defeats Dot Dorsey… Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson defeats Abe Jacobs & Les Wolff… NWA World Heavyweight champion Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Lee Henning 2 falls to 1… Special Referee: Joe Louis: Johnny Weaver & George Becker & Sailor Art Thomas defeat Hiro Matsuda & The Missouri Mauler (Larry Hamilton) & Homer O'Dell 2 falls to 1.

02-25-1969: WWWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 8,030. This show was supposed to be on Monday the 24th, but was rescheduled 24 hours due to a snowstorm. Monday's show was reported as almost sold out, but only 8,000 came out after the storm: Lenny Solomon defeats Bob Harmon… Lou Albano defeats Tom Brandon… John L. Sullivan (Johnny Valiant) defeats Johnny Rodz… Ernie Lassiter defeats Baron Mikel Scicluna by DQ… Irish Jackie & Little Beaver defeat Little Brutus & Sky Low Low… Haystacks Calhoun & Victor Rivera defeat Gorilla Monsoon & Killer Kowalski by DQ 2 falls to 1… The Sheik defeats WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino by Count Out.

02-27-1969: La Venganza De Huracan Ramirez (The Vengeance of Huracan Ramirez) movie is released. A mad scientist becomes a wrestling promoter with genetically modified wrestlers and monsters.

02-28-1969: NWA World champion Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Tarzan Tyler in Atlanta, GA.

03-07-1969: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 11,326: WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski by count out… Victor Rivera & Haystack Calhoun defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Bull Jess Ortega… Bulldog Brower defeated Louis Cerdan (Gino Brito)… Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Tom Brandon… Little Beaver & Irish Jackie defeated Sky Low Low & Little Brutus… Johnny Rodz defeated Bob Harmon… Baron Mikel Scicluna battled John L. Sullivan (Johnny Valiant) to a no contest.

Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,289: Tom Andrews defeats Pedro Godoy… The Black Angels (Black Angel I & Black Angel II) wrestled The Medics (Medic 1 & Medic 2) to a Draw… The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) defeats Crybaby Cannon… NWA Americas Tag Team champions Black Gordman & Pepper Gomez defeat Chris Markoff & Fred Blassie by DQ 2 falls to 1… NWA Americas Heavyweight champion The Sheik defeats Bobo Brazil by DQ 2 falls to 1.

03-09-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 10,000: Paul Diamond defeats Sandor Kovacs… Ivan Kalmikoff wrestled Tony Marino to a 15-minute draw… Fred Atkins wrestled Dewey Robertson to a 15-minute draw… Edouard Carpentier defeats Eric the Red… Whipper Billy Watson & The Mighty Igor wrestled The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) & Al Costello to a 30 minute draw after swapping one fall each… Gene Kiniski defeated Ivan Koloff.

03-11-1969: New NWA World champion Dory Funk, Jr. is honored by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce due to his world title win.

03-15-1969: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance 13,012: The Mummy (Benji Rameriez) defeats Jerry Monti… Pat Barrett defeats Roger Kirby… Darling Dagmar defeats Diamond Lil… Bill Miller defeats Don Chuy… NWA San Francisco United States Heavyweight champion Ray Stevens defeats Pat Patterson by referee's decision 2 falls to 1… NWA World Tag Team champions Kinji Shibuya & Mr. Saito wrestled Klondike Bill & Peter Maivia to a Double Count Out after splitting one fall each.

03-16-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 10,000: Paul Diamond defeats Eric The Red… Dewey Robertson wrestled Dutch Momberg to a Time Limit Draw… Edouard Carpentier defeats Fred Atkins… Ivan Koloff defeats Ivan Kalmikoff… Whipper Billy Watson & The Mighty Igor defeat Al Costello & The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) 2 falls to 1… The Sheik defeats Bulldog Brower.

03-21-1969: In Los Angeles, CA with a crowd of 9,489: Freddie Blassie defeated The Sheik… Bobo Brazil battled Skull Murphy to a draw… Black Gordman defeated Chris Markoff… Pepper Gomez defeated Black Angel II… Black Angel I battled Alfonso Dantes to a draw… Pedro Godoy battled The Medic to a draw… Tom Andrews defeated the other Medic.

03-29-1969: Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller defeated The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto) to win the World tag team titles in Atlanta, GA.

WWWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 15,125; new indoor sporting event record: Duke Savage defeated Pete Sanchez… John L. Sullivan (Johnny Valiant) defeated Carlos Colon… Bulldog Brower defeated Ricky Sexton… The Fabulous Moolah & Patty Neilson defeated Peggy O'Neill & Vivian Vachon… Victor Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna… Killer Kowalski defeated Haystacks Calhoun… WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated the Sheik in a steel cage match.

03-30-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 13,000: Lord Athol Layton defeats The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) by DQ… Paul Diamond defeats Mike Loren… Fred Atkins defeats Bob Nandor… Eric The Red wrestled Ivan Kalmikoff to a Time Limit Draw… Whipper Billy Watson & Bulldog Brower defeat Al Costello & Dan Miller 2 falls to 1… The Sheik defeats The Mighty Igor.

04-03-1969: Lance Storm is born.

04-04-1969: The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto) defeated Louie Tillet & El Mongol in a tournament to win the Georgia tag team titles in Atlanta, GA. Other teams in the tournament included: The Kentuckians, Dale Lewis & Eduardo Perez, Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller, Bill Dromo & Bob Ramstead, Bobby & Lee Fields, Louie Tillet & El Mongol, and Paul DeMarco & Skandor Akbar.

04-05-1969: JWA: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall: Bobby Duncum beat Kotetsu Yamamoto… Pepper Gomez beat Kantaro Hoshino… Chris Markoff beat Motoshi Okuma… Kintaro Oki beat Tom Andrews… Bobo Brazil pinned Antonio Inoki… Gorilla Monsoon pinned Giant Baba… Seiji Sakaguchi & Michiaki Yoshimura beat Los Medicos 2 & 3 (Luis Fernandez & Tony Gonzales)

04-07-1969: Montreal, Canada: Montreal Forum: Attendance 12,377: Jos LeDuc & Paul LeDuc defeat Eddie Auger & Gerry Dunsey… Ivan Kalmikoff defeat Chin Lee… Tony Baillargeon defeats The Assassin (unknown)… Tony Angelo & Eddie Creatchman defeat Dale Roberts & Pierre LaBelle… Little Beaver & Jamaica Kid defeat Frenchy Lamont & Billy the Kid… Gino Brito defeats Eric the Red… Don McClarty defeats Bull Curry by DQ… Mighty Igor Vodik defeats George Cannon & Mighty Ursus in a handicap match… Ivan Koloff & Abdullah the Butcher defeated Johnny Rougeau & Jacques Rougeau, Sr. 2 falls to 1.

04-10-1969: Milwaukee, WI: Arena: Attendance 11,308: Cowboy Lang defeats Fuzzy Cupid… Larry Hennig defeats Joe Scarpello… Dr. X (Dick Beyer) defeats Pampero Firpo 2 falls to 1… The Flying Redheads (Billy Red Lyons & Red Bastien) defeat The Vachons (Butcher Vachon & Mad Dog Vachon) by DQ 2 falls to 1… Lars Anderson defeats Bill Watts by DQ.

04-11-1969: In a loser of the fall must unmask match in Atlanta, GA The Professional (Doug Gilbert) & The Kentuckians (Grizzly Smith & Luke Brown) defeated The Spoiler & The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto). The Spoiler unmasked as Mike Davis.

St. Louis, MO: Attendance was 9.585: Angelo Poffo & Vic Rosettani defeat Luis Martinez & Rudy Martin 2 falls to 1… Frank Hester wrestled The Viking to a Draw… Dory Funk Sr. & Edouard Carpentier defeat Ivan Koloff in a handicap match… Ronnie Etchison defeats Mitsu Arakawa… Bob Geigel & Harley Race defeat Ray Gunkel & Wilbur Snyder… Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Blackjack Lanza to retain the NWA World heavyweight title with Pat O’Connor as special referee..

WWWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 5,500: Hurricane Hunt pinned Jerry Dorsey… Johnny DeFazio pinned Andy Martin… Dewey Robertson pinned Bill Terry… George Steele defeated Frank Holtz… Haystacks Calhoun defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Terry Yorkston in a handicap match… WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka when the match was stopped after Tanaka sustained a rib injury.

04-13-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 11,000: Tony Marino defeats Joe Christie… Fred Atkins wrestled Ivan Kalmikoff to a Time Limit Draw… Paul Diamond defeats Eric The Red… The Mighty Igor defeats Dan Miller… Dewey Robertson defeats Mike Loren… The Sheik defeats Billy Watson by DQ… Bulldog Brower & Lord Athol Layton defeat Al Costello & The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) 2 falls to 1.

04-14-1969: El Paso, TX: Attendance: 6,000: Gory Guerrero & El Santo defeated The Infernos… Nick Kozak defeated Mr. Ito… Harley Race wrestled Ricky Romero to a time limit draw… NWA World heavyweight champion Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Gorgeous George, Jr.

04-18-1969: El Mongol defeated The Assassin I (Jody Hamilton) for the Georgia title in Atlanta, GA.

04-25-1969: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 9,347: Pepper Martin wrestled The Magnificent Maurice to a Draw… Francisco Flores defeats Bob Harmon… Sir Albert Landsdow defeats Pedro Godoy… Mr. Moto defeats Abdullah Farouk (Grand Wizard)… NWA Americas Tag Team champions Alfonso Dantes & Mil Mascaras wrestled Black Gordman & Bull Ramos to a Draw… The Sheik defeats NWA Americas Heavyweight champion Fred Blassie 2 falls to 1 to win the title.

04-26-1969: FA Cup Final Day Wrestling Special 1969 in Wembley, UK: Shown on ITV: Sean Regan defeated Mark Anthony… Johnny Czeslaw drew Ray Fury in three falls after each had won a fall… Adrian Street defeated Roger Green… Les Kellett beat Abe Ginsberg via DQ… George Kidd beat Leon Fortuna… Mick McManus & Steve Logan beat Vassilios Mantopolous & Armand Zarpanalian.

WWWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 11,755: John L. Sullivan (Johnny Valiant) defeats Duke Savage… Baron Mikel Scicluna defeats Ricky Sexton… Joey Russell defeats Frenchy Lamont… Bette Boucher & Rita Boucher defeat The Fabulous Moolah & Toni Rose… Prof. Toru Tanaka defeats Guillotine Gordon… Luke Graham wrestled Victor Rivera to a draw… Haystacks Calhoun defeats Bulldog Brower… WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino wrestled Killer Kowalski to a Double DQ.

05-09-1969: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 9,567: Don Savage defeats The Magnificent Maurice… The Oregon Lumberjack defeats Pedro Godoy… Sir Albert Landsdow defeats The Alaskan… Black Venus defeats Panama Franco… Black Gordman & Bull Ramos defeat Alfonso Dantes & Francisco Flores… Mil Mascaras defeats NWA Americas Heavyweight champion The Sheik by DQ 2 falls to 1 to win the title.

05-12-1969: In Vancouver, BC, Canada: Dean Higuchi & Earl Maynard defeated Gene Kiniski & Bad Boy Shields to win the Canadian tag team titles in a tournament final.

05-14-1969: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 7,670: Bruno Sammartino & Victor Rivera defeated Killer Kowalski & Prof. Toru Tanaka… Haystack Calhoun defeated Dr. Bill Miller… Bulldog Brower defeated Duke Savage… Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke Graham… Cowboy Bradley & Pee Wee Russell defeated Sky Low Low & Little Brutus… Baron Mikel Scicluna battled John L. Sullivan (Johnny Valiant) to a draw… Lou Albano defeated Guillotine Gordon.

A tournament is held in Mobile, AL for the Alabama title. Round one: Ken Lucas defeated Dick Steinborn. Billy Boy Hines battled Bob Boyer to a draw giving Ken Lucas the tournament victory.

05-16-1969: The Professional (Doug Gilbert) defeated El Mongol to win the Georgia title with special guest referee Lou Thesz.

05-18-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 14,000: Eric The Red wrestled Ivan Kalmikoff to a Time Limit Draw… Paul Diamond defeats Fred Atkins… The Mighty Igor defeats Dan Miller… Cowboy Bradley & Joey Russell defeat Little Brutus & Sky Low Low 2 falls to 1… Lord Athol Layton defeats Tony Angelo… The Sheik defeats Billy Watson by Count Out… NWA World Heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr. defeats Ivan Koloff.

05-23-1969: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,687: Jane Shirrel defeats Betty Niccoli… Don Griffin defeats The Alaskan… Bobo Brazil & Roger Brown defeat The Alaskan & The Preacher… Six Man Battle Royal: Winner: Jane Shirrel… Ten Man Battle Royal: Winner: Sir Albert Landsdow… Bull Ramos wrestled Sir Albert Landsdow to a Draw… Black Gordman defeats Mil Mascaras in a “disputed decision”.

05-31-1969: On WOXI TV Georgia wrestling Lou Thesz & The Professional (Doug Gilbert) defeated The Assassin I (Jody Hamilton) & The Professional II. Lou Thesz unmasked The Professional II as Paul DeMarco.

WWWF Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 12,500: John L. Sullivan (Johnny Valiant) defeats Chuck Richards… Bulldog Brower defeats Ricky Sexton… Angelo Savoldi defeats Johnny Rodz… Arnold Skaaland defeats Duke Savage… Dominic DeNucci & Haystacks Calhoun defeat Baron Mikel Scicluna & Luke Graham… Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Victor Rivera - Draw… Killer Kowalski defeats WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino. Kowalski pinned Sammartino with his feet on the ropes and ran to the dressing room with the title. Bruno & his manager, Arnold Skaaland protested, and the belt was returned to them.

06-01-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 9,000: Eric The Red wrestled Ivan Kalmikoff to a Time Limit Draw… Dewey Robertson wrestled Fred Atkins to a Time Limit Draw… Cowboy Bradley & Joey Russell defeat Little Brutus & Sky Low Low 2 falls to 1… Paul Diamond defeats Dutch Momberg… Bobo Brazil defeats Joe Christie… Whipper Billy Watson & Bulldog Brower defeat Pedro Godoy & The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) 2 falls to 1… The Sheik defeats The Mighty Igor.

06-06-1969: Mil Mascaras (Thousand Masks) movie is released. After his parents are killed, a boy is raised by a team of scientists to be the peak of mental and physical fitness. He goes on to be a masked crime fighter.

Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,700: Pepper Martin wrestled The Preacher to a Draw… Sir Albert Landsdow defeats The Invader… Mike Riker defeats El Medico… Little Beaver & The Jamaica Kid defeat Billy The Kid & Frenchy Lamont… Roger Brown defeats The Magnificent Maurice & The Oregon Lumberjack… Alfonso Dantes & Francisco Flores defeat NWA Americas Tag Team champions Bull Ramos & Chris Markoff to win the titles… NWA Americas Heavyweight champion Mil Mascaras defeats Black Gordman by referee stoppage for blood 2 falls to 1.

06-13-1969: Las Vampiras (The Vampire Women) movie is released. Mil Mascaras and his friends fight against a group of Vampires.

06-14-1969: St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance 10,850: Luis Martinez & Frank Hester defeat The Viking (Bob Morse) & Moose Morowski 2 falls to 1… Lord Littlebrook defeats Little Jumbo… Betty Nicoli defeats Bernice LaRue… Pat O'Connor defeats Jack Armstrong… NWA World Heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr. defeats Blackjack Lanza (w/Bobby Heenan) 2 falls to none… Ernie Ladd & Terry Funk & Bob Ellis defeat Ivan Koloff & Bob Geigel & Harley Race.

06-20-1969: NWA World heavyweight champion Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Lou Thesz to retain the title in Atlanta, GA. Municipal Auditorium: Attendance 8,000: In other matches: Timothy Geohagen & Little John defeat Skandor Akbar & Tony Nero… NWA World Women's champion The Fabulous Moolah defeats Donna Christianello… El Mongol & The Professional defeat Los Toros (El Toro & El Toro 2)… Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller defeat Paul DeMarco & The Assassin 1 (Tom Renesto)… Terry Funk defeats The Assassin 2 (Jody Hamilton).

Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 9,763: Arman Hussian & Lex Byrd & Roger Brown defeat The Invader & The Mask & The Preacher… Alfonso Dantes wrestled Mike Riker to a Draw… Francisco Flores defeats The Mask… Sir Albert Landsdow wrestled The Preacher to a Draw… Alfonso Dantes & Francisco Flores & Mil Mascaras defeat Black Gordman & Bull Ramos & Chris Markoff… Seiji Sakaguchi defeats The Oregon Lumberjack… Black Gordman & Chris Markoff defeat Bobo Brazil & Roger Brown… NWA Americas Heavyweight champion Mil Mascaras defeats Bull Ramos 2 falls to 1 with Bobo Brazil as special referee.

06-21-1969: At WOXI TV on Georgia wrestling Paul DeMarco defeated The Professional (Doug Gilbert) to win the Georgia title.

In San Francisco, CA at the Cow Palace with an attendance of 10,361: Ray Stevens defeated Dr. Bill Miller in a Death Match… Kinji Shibuya & Mr. Saito defeated Peter Maiava & Klondike Bill… Pat Patterson defeated Don Chuy… Pepper Gomez defeated The Alaskan… Chris Markoff defeated Pepper Martin… Pat Barrett defeated Tony Galarza… Mil Mascaras defeated Tom Andrews.

06-27-1969: El Mongol & The Professional (Doug Gilbert) defeated The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto) to win the Georgia tag team titles in Atlanta, GA.

06-28-1969: WWWF in Boston, MA at Fenway Park drawing 15,000: Ricky Sexton defeated Duke Savage… Dominic DeNucci defeated Lou Albano… Antonio Pugliese defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna… George Steele defeated Victor Rivera… The Fabulous Moolah & Rose & Donna Christanello defeated Vivian Vachon & Bette & Rita Boucher… Little Beaver & the Jamaica Kid & Bradley defeated Little Brutus & Billy the Kid & Sky Low Low… Mitsu Arakawa won a 10-man battle royal. Other participants included: Prof. Toru Tanaka, Luke Graham, Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Altimore, Lou Albano, Duke Savage, John L. Sullivan (Johnny Valiant), and Baron Mikel Scicluna… The Sheik defeated Bulldog Brower in a steel cage match… WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski in a stretcher match.

06-29-1969: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 15,000+: Celine Fontaine fought Cuddles Anderson to a draw… Fred Atkins fought Dewey Robertson to a draw… Duke Noble defeated Eric the Red via DQ… Paul Diamond defeated Joe Christie… Whipper Billy Watson & Bulldog Brower defeated the Masked Assassin & Dan Miller… Bobo Brazil defeated Mike Loren… WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna… The Sheik defeated Gene Kiniski.

06-30-1969: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 5,527: WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele… Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa defeated Victor Rivera & Haystack Calhoun… Dr. Bill Miller defeated Angelo Savoldi… Killer Kowalski battled Dominic DeNucci to a draw… Little Beaver & Jamaica Kid & Cowboy Bradley defeated Sky Low Low & Little Bruiser & Billy the Kid… Antonio Pugliese defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna… Luke Graham battled John L. Sullivan (Johnny Valiant) to a draw. This marked one of the lowest attendances ever for Vince J. McMahon at Madison Square Garden. The July show will be cancelled and wrestling will not return until October.

07-01-1969: JWA: in Kawasaki, Japan: Kawasaki Baseball Stadium drawing 8,000: Mikiyuki Kitazawa beat Masayuki Fujii… Haruka Eigen beat Katsuji Adachi… Atsuhide Koma drew Akihisa Takachiho… Kurt Von Steiger beat Motoshi Ohkuma… Kantaro Hoshino beat Edward Perez… Karl Von Steiger beat Kotetsu Yamamoto… Kotetsu Yamamoto won an eight man battle royal… Kintaro Oki beat Brute Bernard via DQ… Antonio Inoki beat Skull Murphy… Giant Baba & Michiaki Yoshimura beat Fred Blassie & Kurt Von Stroheim.

07-03-1969: JWA: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall: Karl Von Steiger beat Motoshi Okuma… Kurt Von Steiger drew Kotetsu Yamamoto… Michiaki Yoshimura beat Eduardo Perez… JWA All Asian tag team champions Antonio Inoki & Kintaro Oki beat Brute Bernard & Kurt Von Stroheim… NWA International champion Giant Baba beat Freddie Blassie.

Mike DiBiase dies after collapsing in the ring against Man Mountain Mike. Mike is the adoptive father of future wrestler Ted DiBiase and Grandfather of Ted DiBiase, Jr.

07-04-1969: In Los Angeles, CA with a crowd of 8,953: Black Gordman defeated Mil Mascaras… Bobo Brazil battled Bull Ramos to a draw… Roger Brown & Arman Hussein & Lex Byrd defeated Mike Riker & Oregon Lumberjack & The Alaskan… Chris Markoff defeated Sir Albert Landsdow… Francisco Flores battled Pepper Martin to a draw… Alfonso Dantes defeated Art Mahalik.

07-10-1969: JWA: in Bangkok, Thailand: National Stadium drawing 24,000: Antonio Inoki beat Karl Von Stroheim… Giant Baba & Kintaro Oki beat Kurt & Karl Von Steiger.

07-12-1969: AWA: Milwaukee, WI: Arena: Attendance 9,512: Luis Martinez defeats Johnny Kace… Wilbur Snyder defeats The Big K (Stan Kowalski)… Blackjack Lanza defeats Pampero Firpo… Bill Watts defeats Lars Anderson… AWA World Tag Team champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher defeat The Vachons (Butcher Vachon & Mad Dog Vachon) by DQ.

07-13-1969: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Garden: Attendance: 12,000: Ivan Kalmikoff fought Duke Noble to a draw… Bulldog Brower defeated Pedro Godoy… Mighty Igor defeated Arnold Skaaland… Eduardo Carpentier & Paul Diamond defeated Paul & Jos LeDuc… Bobo Brazil defeated Fred Atkins… Whipper Billy Watson & Lord Athol Layton defeated the Masked Assassin & Jerry Graham… Gene Kiniski defeated Dan Miller… The Sheik defeated WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino via DQ in a non-title match.

07-18-1969: In Atlanta, GA Paul DeMarco & The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto) defeated Joe Scarpa & El Mongol & The Professional (Doug Gilbert). Per the match stipulations El Mongol had to leave town.

Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,761: El Medico wrestled Francisco Flores to a Draw… Chief White Eagle defeats The Oregon Lumberjack… Chris Markoff & Mike Riker & The Alaskan defeat Arman Hussian & Lex Byrd & Roger Brown… Alfonso Dantes & Mil Mascaras defeat NWA Americas Tag Team champions Black Gordman & Bull Ramos [Replacement for Chris Markoff] to win the titles… Little Rusty defeats Baby Doll… NWA World Heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr. defeats Fred Blassie by DQ 2 falls to 1.

07-24-1969: Santo En El Tesoro De Dracula (Santo in The Treasure Of Dracula) movie is released. El Santo does battle with Count Dracula in modern-day Mexico. We see El Santo as a scientist in this movie.

07-26-1969: WWWF Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 8,540: John L. Sullivan (Johnny Valiant) defeats Baron Mikel Scicluna… Joe Cox (Karl Von Stroheim) defeats Louis Cerdan… Cowboy Bradley & Joey Russell defeat Billy the Kid & Frenchy Lamont… Antonio Pugliese defeats Luke Graham… WWWF International Tag Team champions The Rising Suns (Mitsu Arakawa & Prof. Toru Tanaka) defeat Haystacks Calhoun & Victor Rivera 2 falls to 1… Killer Kowalski defeats Dominic DeNucci… WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino wrestled George Steele to a Double DQ.

07-27-1969: Paul Levesque (Triple H) is born.

Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 12,000: Fred Atkins defeats Terry White… Bill Terry wrestled Eric The Red to a Time Limit Draw… Cowboy Bradley & Joey Russell defeat Billy The Kid & Frenchy Lamont 2 falls to 1… Dominic DeNucci defeats Pedro Godoy… Bulldog Brower defeats Mike Loren… Lou Thesz defeats Dr. Jerry Graham… Whipper Billy Watson defeats The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) by DQ… Edouard Carpentier & Paul Diamond defeat Jos LeDuc & Paul LeDuc 2 falls to 1… The Sheik defeats Gene Kiniski by DQ.

08-01-1969: In Los Angeles, CA with a crowd of 9,783: Mil Mascara defeated Chris Markoff… The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) defeated Terry Funk… Bull Ramos & Black Gordman battled Kanji Shisuva & Masa Saito to a draw… El Medico & Alfonso Dantes battled Mike Riker & The Alaskan to a draw… Chief White Eagle defeated Oregon Lumberjack… Francisco Flores defeated The Convict… Arman Hussein battled Pepper Martin to a draw.

08-09-1969: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance 11,002: Jim Osborne defeats Ronnie Etchison… Pat Barrett defeats The Alaskan… Dick Murdoch defeats Jerry Monti… Bobby Shane wrestled The Mummy (Benji Ramierz) to a Draw… Gorilla Monsoon defeats Klondike Bill… NWA San Francisco United States champion Pat Patterson defeats Pedro Morales 2 falls to 1… Pepper Gomez & Peter Maivia defeat NWA World Tag Team Title (San Francisco version) champions Kinji Shibuya & Mr. Saito 2 falls to 1 to win the titles.

08-10-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 9,000: Joe Christie defeats Terry White… The Mighty Igor defeats Jos LeDuc… Paul Diamond defeats Paul LeDuc… Frankie Laine wrestled Ivan Kalmikoff to a Draw… Fred Atkins defeats Mike Loren… Dewey Robertson wrestled Pedro Godoy to a Draw… Billy Watson & Bulldog Brower defeat The Assassins (Joe Tomasso & Jerry Valiant) by Count Out 2 falls to 1… The Sheik defeats Dominic DeNucci.

08-11-1969: Sapporo, Japan: Crusher Lisowski & Dick the Bruiser defeated NWA International tag team champions Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba 2 falls to 1 to win the titles.

08-13-1969: Osaka, Japan: Attendance 8,000: Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba defeat NWA International tag team champions Crusher Lisowski & Dick the Bruiser to win the titles.

08-15-1969: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 9,745: Pat Barrett defeats Francisco Flores… Alfonso Dantes & El Medico defeat Crusher Miller & The Convict (Stan Frazier)… Pat Barrett defeats Jim Osborne… NWA Americas Six Man Tag Team champions Chris Markoff & Mike Riker & The Alaskan wrestled Black Gordman & Bull Ramos & Fred Blassie to a No Contest… NWA Americas Heavyweight champion Mil Mascaras wrestled The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) to a Time Limit Draw after splitting one fall each.

08-23-1969: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 9,368: Joe Cox (Karl Von Stroheim) defeats Arnold Skaaland… Luke Graham defeats John L. Sullivan (Johnny Valiant)… Susan Sterling & The Fabulous Moolah defeat Kathy O'Day & Vivian Vachon… Pat Stapleton defeats Angelo Savoldi… WWWF International Tag Team champion The Rising Suns (Mitsu Arakawa & Prof. Toru Tanaka) defeat Haystacks Calhoun & Victor Rivera 2 falls to 1… Antonio Pugliese & Bruno Sammartino defeat George Steele & Killer Kowalski 2 falls to 1.

08-24-1969: Longtime Chicago promoter Fred Kohler dies in his sleep at the age of 66.

Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 10,000: Fred Atkins wrestled Lou Klein to a Time Limit Draw… Mike Loren wrestled Terry White to a Time Limit Draw… Dominic DeNucci defeats Joe Christie… The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) defeats Eric The Red… The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Don Kent) defeat Dewey Robertson & Paul Diamond… Whipper Billy Watson defeats Bob Harmon… Gene Kiniski defeats Frankie Laine… The Sheik (w/Abdullah Farouk) defeats Lou Thesz.

08-29-1969: Dick the Bruiser regains the Indiana WWA World title from Blackjack Lanza in a steel cage match.

08-30-1969: AWA: Chicago, IL: International Amphitheater: Attendance 10,000: Luis Martinez defeats Kenny Jay… Baron Von Raschke defeats Rene Goulet… Pat O'Connor defeats Angelo Poffo… Edouard Carpentier defeats The Big K (Stan Kowalski)… Blackjack Lanza wrestled Wilbur Snyder to a No Contest… The Vachons (Butcher Vachon & Mad Dog Vachon) defeat AWA World Tag Team champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher 2 falls to 1 to win the titles.

09-05-1969: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,974: Pat Barrett wrestled Pepper Martin to a Draw… NWA World Women's champion The Fabulous Moolah defeats Donna Christianello… Francisco Flores & The Medics (Medic 1 & Medic 2) defeat Chris Markoff & Mike Riker & The Magnificent Maurice… Bobo Brazil & Ernie Ladd defeat Curtis Iaukea & The Convict (Stan Frazier)… NWA San Francisco United States Heavyweight champion Pat Patterson wrestled Bull Ramos to a Draw… Black Gordman wrestled Mil Mascaras to a Draw… NWA World Heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr. defeats Buddy Austin by referee's decision, blood stoppage 2 falls to 1.

09-07-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 11,000: Fred Atkins wrestled Joe Christie to a Time Limit Draw… The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) defeats Terry White… Bobo Brazil defeats Eric The Red… Dominic DeNucci defeats Mike Loren… Edouard Carpentier defeats Bob Harmon… Whipper Billy Watson defeats Pedro Godoy… Bulldog Brower & Paul Diamond wrestled The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Don Kent) to a Time Limit Draw… The Sheik defeats Lou Thesz.

09-13-1969: WWWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 9,470: Joe Cox (Karl Von Stroheim) defeats Larry Tyler… Joe Crugnali defeats The Black Demon… Bulldog Brower defeats Luke Graham… Baron Mikel Scicluna defeats Chuck Adcox… Dominic DeNucci wrestled Gorilla Monsoon to a Draw… Haystacks Calhoun & Victor Rivera defeat George Steele & Killer Kowalski in 2 falls… WWWF International Tag Team champions The Rising Suns (Mitsu Arakawa & Prof. Toru Tanaka) defeat Antonio Pugliese & Bruno Sammartino 2 falls to 1.

09-19-1969: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10.685: Arman Hussian & Samba Lumumba defeat The Hangman & The Invader… Pepper Martin defeats The Magnificent Maurice… Ben Justice defeats The Beast by DQ… Bull Ramos & Mike Riker & Ray Gordon defeat Francisco Flores & The Medics (Medic 1 & Medic 2)… Mask Vs. Hair Match: Mil Mascaras defeats Black Gordman.

09-21-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 12,000: Fred Atkins defeats Mike Loren… The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) defeats Terry White… Bobo Brazil defeats Lou Klein… Dominic DeNucci defeats Eric The Red… Jamaica Kid & Little Beaver defeat Frenchy Lamont & Little Brutus 2 falls to 1… Bulldog Brower & Paul Diamond wrestled The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Don Kent) to a Time Limit Draw after splitting one fall each… Whipper Billy Watson defeats The Magnificent Maurice… The Sheik defeats Edouard Carpentier.

09-25-1969: EMLL 36th Anniversary Show: in Mexico City, Mexico: Arena Mexico drawing 17,100: El Santo beat El Soliartio to win the NWA World Middleweight Title.

09-26-1969: The Super Pro (Aldo Bogni) & The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto) defeated Mario Galento & The Super Assailants (Formerly the Super Assassins) in Atlanta, GA and unmasked The Assailants as Joe Tomayo & Frank Martinez. On the same show Joe Scarpa defeated Paul DeMarco in a boxing match.

09-30-1969: AWA: Chicago, IL: International Amphitheater: Attendance 10,000: Luis Martinez defeats Kenny Jay… Baron Von Raschke defeats Rene Goulet… Pat O'Connor defeats Angelo Poffo… Edouard Carpentier defeats The Big K (Stan Kowalski) … Blackjack Lanza wrestled Wilbur Snyder - No Contest… The Vachons (Butcher Vachon & Mad Dog Vachon) defeated AWA World Tag Team champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher 2 falls to 1 to win the titles.

10-01-1969: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY. This is the first show at MSG since June. The newspaper did not report the attendance: Waldo Von Erich defeated WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino by DQ… Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa battled Victor Rivera & Antonio Pugliese to a draw… Killer Kowalski defeated Bulldog Brower… Ernie Ladd defeated Dr. Bill Miller… Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Chuck Adcox… Jamaica Kid defeated Little Brutus. This would be probably the first little persons singles match at MSG. All the previous matches appear to be tag team… Dominic DeNucci defeated Larry Tyler… Joe Cox (AKA: Karl Von Stroheim) defeated Magnificent Maurice.

10-03-1969: Paul DeMarco defeated Joe Scarpa to win the Georgia title in Atlanta.

10-04-1969: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 11,440: Joe Crugnale defeats Chuck Adcox… Baron Mikel Scicluna wrestled Eric The Red to a Time Limit Draw… Gorilla Monsoon defeats Joe Cox (Karl Von Stroheim)… Jamaica Kid defeats Little Brutus… George Steele wrestled Killer Kowalski to a Double Count Out… Victor Rivera defeats Bulldog Brower… Antonio Pugliese & Bruno Sammartino defeat WWWF International tag team champions The Rising Suns (Mitsu Arakawa & Prof. Toru Tanaka) by DQ 2 falls to 1.

10-05-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 11,000: Lou Klein wrestled Terry White to a Time Limit Draw… Dewey Robertson wrestled Fred Atkins to a Time Limit Draw… Bobo Brazil defeats Mike Loren… Haystacks Calhoun & Paul Diamond defeat Bill Terry & The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) in 2 falls… Whipper Billy Watson defeats Joe Christie… The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Don Kent) defeat Bulldog Brower & Murray Cummings 2 falls to 1… Lou Thesz defeats The Magnificent Maurice… The Sheik defeats Dominic DeNucci by Count Out.

10-10-1969: NWA World heavyweight champion Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Paul DeMarco in Atlanta, GA. On the same show Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller defeated The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto) to win the Georgia tag team titles.

10-17-1969: St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance 15,099: Ronnie Etchison defeats Eddie Sullivan… Jessica Rogers defeats Kay Noble… Referee: Joe Louis: The Funks (Terry Funk & Dory Funk Sr.) defeat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan by DQ 2 falls to 1… Bob Geigel defeats Dennis Hall… Wilbur Snyder defeats KO Cox… Baron Von Raschke & Dick the Bruiser & Waldo Von Erich defeat Whipper Billy Watson & Ernie Ladd & Pat O'Connor… NWA World Heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr. defeats Gene Kiniski by referee stoppage after splitting one fall each. Lou Thesz was the special referee.

10-27-1969: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 11,128: WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich… Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa defeated Dominic DeNucci & Antonio Pugliese… Gorilla Monsoon defeated Killer Kowalski… Ernie Ladd defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna… Victor Rivera defeated Joe Cox… Eric the Red defeated Tony Altomare… Jean Dubois (Dave McKigney) defeated Lou Albano… Mike Riker (AKA: Mike York) defeated Jack Vansky.

11-01-1969: JWA: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 8,500: Masayuki Fujii pinned Osamu Kido… Hideo Koma beat Mr. Chin via DQ… Akihisa Takachiho pinned Ben Justice… Steve Rickard battled Hoshino to a double count out… Kotetsu Yamamoto beat Francisco Flores… Mr. Atomic (Clyde Steeves) pinned Motoshi Okuma… JWA All Asian champion Kintaro Oki beat Black Gordman… NWA International tag team champions Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki beat The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) & Buddy Austin.

WWWF: Boston Garden: Attendance 13,129: Ernie Ladd defeats Eric the Red… Victor Rivera defeats Mitsu Arakawa… Gene DuBois defeats Mike Riker… Gorilla Monsoon defeats Baron Mikel Scicluna… Arnold Skaaland defeats Joe Cox (Karl Von Stroheim)… Waldo von Erich defeats Antonio Pugliese… The Fabulous Moolah & Toni Rose defeat Helen O'Connell & Marie Small… WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeats Prof. Toru Tanaka… Killer Kowalski defeats George Steele.

11-02-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 14,000: Fred Atkins wrestled Ivan Kalmikoff to a Time Limit Draw… Big Saka (Seiji Sakaguchi) wrestled Rocky Johnson to a Time Limit Draw… Dominic DeNucci defeats Porky The Pig (Mike Loren)… Bulldog Brower defeats Bob Harmon… Bobo Brazil & Haystacks Calhoun defeat Man Mountain Cannon & The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant)… Whipper Billy Watson & Mighty Igor defeat The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Ray Kent)… The Sheik defeats Lord Athol Layton by referee's decision. Match ended due to Layton excessive bleeding.

11-07-1969: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 9.289: El Medico defeats The Hangman… Chief Blackhawk defeats The Magnificent Maurice… John Sullivan (Johnny Valiant) defeats The Oregon Lumberjack… Karl Von Brock wrestled Pepper Martin to a Draw… Jose Lothario defeats Pat Barrett… Mil Mascaras & Rocky Johnson defeat NWA Americas Tag Team champions Don Carson & The Great Kojika by DQ.

St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance 11,275: KO Cox & Moose Cholak defeat Luis Martinez & Ronnie Etchison 2 falls to 1… Terry Funk defeats Tommy Martin… Dewey Robertson defeats Angelo Poffo… Ernie Ladd & Wilbur Snyder defeat Bob Geigel & Waldo von Erich… Pat O'Connor defeats Baron Von Raschke by DQ… Dick the Bruiser defeats Blackjack Lanza by Count Out.

11-15-1969: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance 15,974: Stan Stasiak defeats Bobby Shane… Haystacks Calhoun & Jose Lothario defeat Rocky Montero & Tank Morgan… Pat Patterson & The Gladiator defeat Pepper Gomez & Peter Maivia… Ray Stevens wins an 18 man battle royal… NWA World Heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr. defeats Kinji Shibuya in 2 straight falls.

11-17-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 9,000: Fred Atkins wrestled Lou Klein to a Time Limit Draw… Little Beaver defeats Frenchy Lamont in two falls… Ivan Kalmikoff defeats Man Mountain Cannon by DQ… Big Saka (Seiji Sakaguchi) defeats Rocky Johnson… Bobo Brazil & Haystacks Calhoun defeat Porky The Pig (Mike Loren) & The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) in two falls… Whipper Billy Watson & The Mighty Igor defeat The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Don Kent) by DQ 2 falls to 1… The Sheik defeats Bulldog Brower.

11-21-1969: Following a series of matches in Atlanta, GA against The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto) The Professional is forced to unmask as Doug Gilbert.

11-22-1969: Joe Scarpa defeated The Assassin II (Tom Renesto) to win the Georgia TV title in Atlanta on WOXI TV.

11-24-1969: WWWF: Boston Garden, Boston Garden: Attendance 9,460: Baron Mikel Scicluna wrestled Joe LaCreta to a Draw… Eric the Red defeats Lou Albano… Ernie Ladd defeats Killer Kowalski… Antonio Pugliese & Gorilla Monsoon & Victor Rivera defeat Joe Cox & The Rising Suns (Mitsu Arakawa & Prof. Toru Tanaka)… Ivan Koloff defeats Gene DuBois… Waldo von Erich defeats WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino. Waldo Von Erich pins Bruno with his feet on the ropes and takes the title / Bruno protests and title is returned to him.

In Montreal, Canada a crowd of 15,778 fans: Abdullah the Butcher defeated Jacques Rougeau, Sr. to win the International title… Gino Brito & Dominic Denucci defeated The Mongols.

11-27-1969: Blue Demon Y Las Invasoras (Blue Demon and the Invaders) movie is released. Blue Demon fights an alien invasion by a group of alien women.

In Cleveland, OH in front of 7,319 fans: Mighty Igor & Johnny Powers defeated The Love Brothers to retain the tag team titles… Lord Anthol Layton defeated Mighty Saka… Little Beaver defeated Frenchy Lamont… The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) defeated Li’l Abner Osbourne & Ivan Kalmikoff… Hans Schmidt defeated Bobby Harmon… Bulldog Brower defeated Hank James.

11-28-1969: JWA: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 12,000: Akihisa Takachiho pinned Masanori Toguchi (Tiger Chun Lee)… Masayuki Fujii won a battle royal… Johnny Walker beat Motoshi Okuma via DQ… Bull Ramos beat Kantaro Hoshino… Buddy Austin pinned Kotetsu Yamamoto… Kintaro Oki beat John Sullivan (Johnny Valiant)… Hiro Matsuda pinned Dory Funk, Sr… Harley Race beat Michiaki Yoshimura via DQ… NWA International tag team champions Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki drew Dory Funk, Jr. & Danny Hodge.

Doug Gilbert defeated Paul DeMarco to win the Georgia title in Atlanta.

11-30-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 12,000: Fred Curry defeats Ivan Kalmikoff… Dominic DeNucci defeats Fred Atkins… Angelo Mosca defeats Mike Loren… Haystacks Calhoun & The Mighty Igor defeat The Love Brothers (Hartford Love & Reginald Love) by DQ… Little Beaver defeats Frenchy Lamont… Whipper Billy Watson & Bulldog Brower defeat The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Don Kent) by DQ… Bobo Brazil defeats The Masked Assassin (Jerry Valiant) by Count Out… The Sheik defeats Big Saka (Seiji Sakaguchi)

12-02-1969: Osaka, Japan: Prefectural Gym: Attendance 10,000: NWA World Heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr. wrestled Antonio Inoki to a one-hour draw with no falls taken.

12-03-1969: Tokyo, Japan: NWA World Heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr. wrestled Giant Baba to a one-hour draw with each man taking one fall.

12-04-1969: Santo Contra Capulina (Santo Against Capulina) movie is released. Santo meets the Mexican comedian Capulina. Capulina fakes being El Santo, while the real El Santo fights a gang of Diamond smugglers.

12-05-1969: St. Louis, MI: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance 11,360: Luis Martinez defeats Joe Turco… Angelo Poffo defeats Jerry Monte… Bob Geigel defeats Ronnie Etchison… Pat O'Connor wrestled Tommy Martin to a No Contest… Dewey Robertson & Wilbur Snyder defeat Moose Cholak & Von Raschke after gaining the only fall in a time limit match… Ernie Ladd defeats Waldo Von Erich by DQ… Texas Death Match: Referee: Whipper Billy Watson: Dick the Bruiser defeats Blackjack Lanza.

12-08-1969: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 10,878: Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino by stoppage due to blood. The title did not change hands… Victor Rivera & Tony Marino defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa… Gorilla Monsoon battled Ernie Ladd to a draw… Killer Kowalski defeated Dominic DeNucci by count out… Waldo Von Erich defeated Antonio Pugliese… Little Beaver defeated Frenchy Lamont… Eric the Red defeated Louis Cerdan (Gino Brito) … Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jean Dubois.

12-12-1969: NWA World heavyweight champion Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Joe Scarpa to retain the title in Atlanta.

12-13-1969: WWWF: Boston Garden: German Death Match Attendance 15,300: Baron Mikel Scicluna defeats Pete Sanchez… Dominic DeNucci & Gene DuBois defeat Joe Cox (Karl Von Stroheim) & Lou Albano… Ivan Koloff defeats Louis Cerdan… Killer Kowalski defeats Antonio Pugliese… Victor Rivera defeats Prof. Toru Tanaka… Ernie Ladd defeats Gorilla Monsoon… WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeats Waldo Von Erich by referee's decision in a German death match.

12-14-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 11,000: Fred Atkins wrestled Ivan Kalmikoff to a Time Limit Draw… Lou Klein defeats Sylvain Richard… Angelo Mosca defeats Eric The Red… Mighty Igor defeats Porky The Pig (Mike Loren)… Dominic DeNucci & Gino Brito wrestled The Love Brothers (Hartford Love & Reginald Love) to a Time Limit Draw… Gene Kiniski defeats Man Mountain Cannon… Lord Athol Layton & Whipper Billy Watson defeat The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Ray Kent)… The Sheik defeats Bobo Brazil by DQ

12-16-1969: AWA: Chicago, IL: International Amphitheater: Attendance 10,000: Dr. X (Dick Beyer) defeats Luis Martinez… Pepper Gomez defeats Joe Tomasso… Edouard Carpentier defeats Larry Hennig… Bill Watts defeats Mr. Kleen (Ed Miller) … Baron Von Raschke defeated Pat O'Connor… WWA World Tag Team champions The Chain Gang (Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger) defeat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak 2 falls to 1 (This is the new Chain Gang of Don Fargo & Chris Colt, after original member Frank Dillinger was shot in September).

12-19-1969: Nick Bockwinkel & The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto) defeated Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller & Doug Gilbert. Per the match stipulations The Assassins won the Georgia tag team titles.

12-28-1969: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance 16,500: Jamaica Kid defeats Frenchy Lamonte… Great Saka (Seiji Sakaguchi) defeats Man Mountain Cannon by DQ… Angelo Mosca defeats Porky The Pig (Mike Loren)… Tolos Brothers (Chris Tolos & John Tolos) defeat Fred Atkins & Pepper Martin… Love Brothers (Hartford Love & Reginald Love) defeat Ivan Kalmikoff & Mighty Igor… Bulldog Brower & Whipper Billy Watson defeat The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Ray Kent) by DQ… Texas Death Match: The Sheik defeats Bobo Brazil by Count Out.

Dory Funk, Jr.

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