This is a list of various things that took place in 1970.

Contents 1 Significant events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Debuts 5 Events 6 Title changes 7 See also

Significant events

• The National Wrestling Alliance's Buffalo office, the Erie Athletic Club, withdraws from the NWA and reorganizes as the National Wrestling Federation. The NWF became the top promotion in western New York and Ohio (and, from 1972 on, Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania) from its foundation until 1974

Births

January

• January 4 - Chris Kanyon (Sunnyside, Queens, New York, USA)
• January 7 - C.W. Anderson (Emit, North Carolina, USA)

April

• April 21 - Nathan Jones (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)

June

• June 6 - Ahmed Johnson (St. Louis, Missouri)

July

• July 4 - Julio Estrada (Humacao, Puerto Rico)

September

• September 9 - Shane Ballard (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
• September 29 - Yoshihiro Tajiri (Yokohama, Japan)

October

• October 16 - Kazuyuki Fujita (Funabashi, Chiba, Japan)

November

• November - Brian Rogowski (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)

Unknown

• Angel Medina (New York City, New York, USA)

Deaths

March

• March 23 – Skull Murphy 39 (Suicide)

Debuts

• Buddy Roberts
• Dino Bravo
• Don Muraco
• Jerry Lawler

Events

August

• August 14 – AWA Comiskey Park

Title changes

• Johnny Powers is awarded the National Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Championship as its first titleholder (Powers is claimed to have defeated Freddie Blassie in a fictitious match in Los Angeles, California to become the champion)

February

• 9 – Mark Lewin wins the reactivated NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship by beating Moondog Mayne in Vancouver, British Columbia (the title was last active in 1958, when Kurt Von Poppenheim won the championship); Bob Brown and John Quinn win the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship from Steve Bolus and Dean Higuchi in Vancouver
• 27 – Kurt Von Steiger wins the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship from Moondog Mayne in Salem, Oregon

March

• 7 – Baron von Raschke wins the World Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship from Dick the Bruiser in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 11 – Moondog Mayne regains the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Kurt Von Steiger in Salem
• 12 – The Outlaws (Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes) become the first NWF World Tag Team Champions by defeating Ben Justice and The Stomper in a tournament final in Cleveland, Ohio

April

• 13 – Gene Kiniski wins the NWA Pacific Coast title from Mark Lewin in Vancouver

May

• 16 – The Claw wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Moondog Mayne in Portland, Oregon

June

• 15 – The Mongols win the WWWF International Tag Team Championship from Victor Rivera and Tony Marino in New York City
• 22 – Don Leo Jonathan wins the NWA Pacific Coast title from Gene Kiniski in Vancouver
• 23 – Moondog Mayne regains the NWA Pacific Northwest title from The Claw in Portland
• 26 – Dick the Bruiser and Bill Miller win the WWA World Tag Team Championship from The Chain Gang (Frank and Jack Dillinger) in Indianapolis

July

• 11 – Ray Stevens wins the San Francisco version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship from Pat Patterson in San Francisco, California
• 17 – The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) win the WWA World Tag Team title from Dick the Bruiser and Bill Miller in Indianapolis

August

• 8 – Mr. Fuji wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Moondog Mayne in Portland

September

• 7 – Don Leo Jonathan and Duncan McTavish win the NWA Canadian Tag Team title from Bob Brown and John Quinn in Vancouver

October

• 9 – Bob Brown wins the NWA Pacific Coast title from Don Leo Jonathan in Victoria, British Columbia
• 12 – Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi win the NWA Canadian Tag Team title from Don Leo Jonathan and Duncan McTavish in Vancouver
• 14 – Dick the Bruiser regains the WWA World title from Baron von Raschke in Indianapolis
• 24 – Moondog Mayne regains the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Mr. Fuji in Portland

November

• 9 – Don Leo Jonathan and Steven Little Bear win the NWA Canadian Tag Team title from Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi in Vancouver

December

• 5 – Ernie Ladd wins the NWF North American Heavyweight Championship from Bulldog Brower in Akron, Ohio
• 7 – Don Leo Jonathan regains the NWA Pacific Coast title from Bob Brown in Vancouver
• 12 – Dutch Savage wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Moondog Mayne in Portland
• 26 – Wilbur Snyder and Moose Cholak win the WWA World Tag Team title from The Fabulous Kangaroos in Indianapolis
• 28 – Gene Kiniski wins the NWA Pacific Coast title from Don Leo Jonathan in Vancouver

See also

Years
1900s
1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909
1910s
1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919
1920s
1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929
1930s
1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939
1940s
1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949
1950s
1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959
1960s
1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
1970s
1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979
1980s
1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989
1990s
1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999
2000s
2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009
2010s
2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013

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