1979 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. List of notable promotions Only one promotion held notable shows in 1979. Calendar of notable shows Notable events In March, the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) was renamed to World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Accomplishments and tournaments JCP Awards and honors Pro Wrestling Illustrated Championship changes EMLL NWA Births January 17 - Chase Stevens February 21 – Carly Colón March 4 – Sarah Stock March 6 – David Flair March 9 – Melina March 12 – Nidia Guenard March 17 – Samoa Joe March 23 - Ray Gordy March 28 - Goldy Locks April 5 - Mohamad Ali Vaez April 19 – Nicole Raczynski April 25 - Belladonna (d. 2019) April 29 - Vladimir Kozlov May 3 - Monsta Mack May 4 - Ryan Shamrock May 11 - Air Paris May 26 – Ashley Massaro (d. 2019) May 29 – Brian Kendrick June 19 - Billy Reil June 25 - Hirooki Goto July 18 – Joey Mercury July 19 – Pólvora July 20 - Adam Rose July 21 - Matt Stryker July 23 Peter Rosenberg Perro Aguayo Jr. (d. 2015) July 27 – Shannon Moore July 31 - R. J. Brewer August 9 - Silas Young August 10 - Kongo Kong August 31 – Mickie James September 5 - Slyck Wagner Brown September 6 – Low Ki September 26 - Naomichi Marufuji October 1 – Curtis Axel October 3 – John Morrison October 8 – Paul Burchill October 14 – Stacy Keibler October 19 – Mari Apache October 25 – Rosa Mendes October 27 – Bobby Fish November 2 – Cliff Compton November 5 - Jackson Andrews November 7 - Joey Ryan November 12 - Matt Cappotelli (d. 2018) November 17 Katsuyori Shibata Meiko Satomura November 21 - Ryota Hama December 3 – Seth Petruzelli December 10 - Matt Bentley December 15 – Eric Young December 16: Luke Harper/Brodie Lee (d. 2020) Murat Bosporus December 18 - Eric Escobar December 24 – Chris Hero December 26 - Hiroshi Nagao December 29 - Justin Roberts Debuts Uncertain debut date Barry Windham Jim Duggan Deaths June 30 – Chris Taylor, 29 July 14 - Billy McCrary, 32 July 22 - Tony Galento, 69 October 11 - Lou Bastien, 63 Retirements Spiros Arion (1961 - 1979) Boris Malenko (1955 - 1979) References professional wrestling