Category: Other Wrestling

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  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/14): Jerry Lawler wins WCWA Title; Strangler Lewis wins World Title

    1931

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Ed Don George to win the World Heavyweight Title

    1959

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Ben and and Mike Sharpe defeated Chief Big Heart and Little Eagle to win the NWA Texas Tag Team Titles

    1961

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor beat The Brute 2 out of 3 falls
    – Buddy Austin and Lee Henning beat Ronnie Etchison and Don McClarity 2 out of 3 falls
    – Happy Humphrey beat The Masked Medics 
    – Hogan Wharton beat Tommy O’Toole 

    1966

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Sonny Myers defeated The Viking via DQ
    – Pat O’Connor fought Ron Reed to a draw
    – The Butcher defeated Jerry Kozak
    – Ernie Ladd defeated Bulldog Plechas
    – The Mongolian Stomper & Bob Ellis defeated Tor Kamata & Oki Shikina in two straight falls

    1971

    Miami, Florida:
    – Terry Funk defeated The Grappler (Johnny Walker) for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

    1976 

    Charlotte, North Carolina:
    – Angelo Mosca defeated Tim Woods in the finals of a two-month-long tournament to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Title

    Miami Beach, Florida:
    – Goeff Portz defeated Abe Jacobs
    – Hiro Matsuda defeated Mr. Hayashi
    – Darling Dagmar defeated Marie LeBeaux
    – Bob Orton, Sr. defeated Bill Dromo
    – Eddie Graham defeated Ali Pasha
    – NWA Florida Tag Team Champion Bob Orton, Jr. defeated Steve Keirn by disqualification
    – NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion The Assassin and The Missouri Mauler defeated Mike Graham and Billy Robinson
    – Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion Pak Song by disqualification, Song retained the title

    1980 

    – Bulldog Brower and Luke Graham are awarded the WWC North American Tag Team Title after Gorgeous George, Jr. and Luke Graham left the
    promotion

    1984

    Nagoya, Japan:
    – AWA Champion Jumbo Tsuruta no contest Bruiser Brody
    – Shohei Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr & Kerry Von Erich beat Stan Hansen & Jos Leduc & Bulldog Bob Brown
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Genichiro Tenryu & Magic Dragon
    – Mighty Inoue & Ashara Hara beat David Sammartino & Goro Tsurumi
    – Takahashi Ishikawa dcor Rocky Hata
    – Motoshi Okuma & Great Kojika beat Masanobu Fuchi & Nobuyoshi Sugawara
    – Ultra Seven beat Tarzan Goto
    – Yoshihiro Momota beat Hiromichi Fuyuki
    – Mitsu Momota beat Toshiaki Kawada

    1985

    – Ray Steele defeated Tony St. Clair for the British Heavyweight Title

    1989 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the WCWA World Heavyweight Title (Lawler unified the WCWA title with his AWA title to become the Unified World Heavyweight Champion, the top title in the USWA)

    1993

    New York City, New York: 
    – Johnny B. Badd defeated Tex Slazenger
    – Maxx Payne defeated Steven Regal
    – Chris Benoit and Ron Simmons fought to a double-countout
    – Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas
    – NWA and WCW World Tag Team Champions The Hollywood Blonds (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio to retain the titles
    – Rick Rude defeated Cactus Jack
    – WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW World Television Champion Paul Orndorff by disqualification to retain his title
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Barry Windham defeated Ricky Steamboat to retain the title
    – Sting defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Big Van Vader by disqualification, Vader retained the title

    1994

    Acapulco, Mexico:
    – Villanos IV and V defeated Emilio Charles, Jr. and Scorpio, Jr. for the UWA World Tag Team Titles

    1996

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. defeated Apolo Dantés to win the CMLL World Heavyweight Title

    2000

    Belvidere, New Jersey:
    – Samu defeated Ace Darling to win the Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title

    2004

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett pinned James Storm
    – TNA X Division Champion Frankie Kazarian pinned Sonjay Dutt to retain the title
    – Simon Diamond pinned Johnny Swinger
    – Monty Brown pinned Sabu in a falls count anywhere match
    – Apolo and D’Lo Brown defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Kid Kash and Dallas by disqualification to win the title
    – Chris Harris pinned Raven to become #1 contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Title

    2007 

    Graysville, Alabama:
    – Dennis Condrey defeated Brad Armstrong to become the first NWA Wrestle Birmingham Television Champion

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/13): Samoa Joe wins TNA World Title; Terry Funk wins ECW World Title

    1960 

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Hard Boiled Haggerty and Butcher Vachon defeated Lord James Blears and Herb Freeman to win the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles

    1963 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Hercules Cortez beat Bulldog Lee Henning
    – Crusher beat Larry Hennig 
    – Bearcat Wright beat Texas Bob Geigel
    – Kay Noble beat Kathy Starr to win the womans world title (vacated by June Byers)
    – Jessica Rogers beat Mars Monroe

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Non Title Texas Death Cage Match: Waldo Von Erich beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne
    – Doug Gilbert beat Fritz Von Erich dq
    – Duke Hoffman drew Ernie Dusek
    – Rocky Hamilton beat Guy Mitchell

    1964 

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Enrique Torres and Bearcat Wright defeated Don Leo Jonathan and Kinji Shibuya for the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

    1965

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Karl and Kurt Von Brauner defeated Jackie Fargo and Mario Milano for the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1970

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadad:
    – Gene Kiniski defeated Mark Lewin to win the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title 

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Bob Geigel and The Stomper defeated Killer and K.O. Kox for the Central States NWA North American Tag Team Titles

    1971

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles

    1974 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Ripper Collins defeated Jimmy Snuka to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Indian Strap Match: Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Heiniemi
    – Nick Bockwinkel & Superstar Billy Graham beat Ken Patera & Dusty Rhodes
    – Buddy Wolff beat Ric Flair
    – Handicap Match: Ivan Putski beat Raoul Guzman & Pancho Vazquez
    – Greg Gagne beat Rocky Montero
    – Paul Perschmann (Buddy Rose) beat Tom DeMarco

    1977 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Roddy Piper defeated Chavo Guerrero to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title

    1980 

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Ole Anderson defeated Killer Karl Kox for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
    – Jerry Blackwell no contest Dino Bravo
    – Greg Gagne beat Super Destroyer Mark II
    – Bobby Heenan beat Super Destroyer Mark III COR
    – Steve Olsonoski beat Chris Markoff
    – Buddy Wolff beat Ricky Hunter

    1983

    Miami, Florida:
    – Terry Allen and Brad Armstrong defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos (Johnny Heffernan anad Don Kent) to win the NWA Florida Global Tag Team Titles
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair fought Barry Windham to a draw to retain his title

    Shreveport, Louisiana:
    – Ted DiBiase and Mr. Olympia defeated Tiger Conway, Jr. and Mr. Wrestling II for the Mid-South Tag Team Titles

    1984

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Harley Race
    – Chris Adams beat Jimmy Garvin
    – Blackjack Lanza no contest Ken Patera
    – The Grapplers beat Jim Brunzell & Steve Olsonoski
    – Dick the Bruiser beat Luke Graham
    – Ron Ritchie beat Roger Kirby
    – Jerry & Ted Oates beat Scott Farris & TG Stone

    1985

    Cloverdale, British Columbia:
    – Mike Dupree and Sonny Myers defeated Rick Davis and Tim Patterson to win the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Mega Maharishi (Ed Wiskoski) and Kendo Nagasaki defeated Don Running Bear and Billy Two Eagles for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team
    Titles

    1994

    Rochester, New York:
    – Diesel defeated Razor Ramon to win the WWF Intercontinental Title

    1997

    ECW Barely Legal: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Louie Spicolli pinned Balls Mahoney
    – Chris Chetti and J.T. Smith defeated The F.B.I. (Little Guido and Tommy Rich)
    – The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) defeated ECW World Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) to win the title
    – Rob Van Dam (subbing for the injured Chris Candido) pinned Lance Storm
    – Gran Hamada, The Great Sasuke and Masato Yakushiji (subbing for the injured Gran Naniwa) defeated bWo Japan (Taka Michinoku, Terry Boy, and Dick Togo)
    – ECW World Television Champion Shane Douglas pinned Pitbull #2 to retain the title.
    – Taz defeated Sabu 
    – Terry Funk defeated The Sandman and Stevie Richards (with The bWo) in a three-way dance to earn an immediate ECW World Heavyweight Title match
    – Terry Funk pinned ECW World Heavyweight Champion Raven to win the title 

    1999

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Ghost Face (Tarzan Goto) defeated Doug Gilbert for the IWA Japan World Heavyweight Title 

    2000 

    Indianaoplis, Indiana:
    – Taz defeated Mike Awesome to win the ECW World Heavyweight Title (Taz was under contract for WWE and Mike Awesome was working for WCW)

    2001

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Bruce Hart defeated Principal Richard Pound for the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title

    North Richland Hills, Texas:
    – Steve Corino defeated Rodney Begnaud (Rodney Mack) for the vacant NWA North American Heavyweight Title 

    2002 

    Melbourne, Australia:
    – A.J. Styles pinned Jerry Lynn to win the vacant WWA International Cruiserweight Title 
    – Scott Steiner defeated WWA World Heavyweight Champion Nathan Jones by submission to win the title

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Genichiro Tenryu won the AJPW Triple Crown Title by defeating Toshiaki Kawada

    Fajardo, Puerto Rico:
    – Carly Colón defeated Vampiro to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title 

    Bayamón, Puerto Rico:
    – Nuevo Gran Apolo defeated Savio Vega for the IWA World Heavyweight Title
    – The Starr Corporation (Chicky Starr and Victor the Bodyguard) defeated Ricky Banderas and Shane the Glamour Boy to win the IWA World Tag Team Titles 
    – Super Crazy won the IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title by forfeit from El Lobo

    2005 

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Matt Morgan defeated Elijah Burke to win the OVW Heavyweight Title

    2007

    Osaka, Japan:
    – Yuji Nagata defeated IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the title
    – El Samurai and Yujiro defeated Mitsuhide Hirasawa and Taichi Ishikari
    – BxB Hulk, Jushin Liger and Milano Collection A.T. defeated Wataru Inoue, Koji Kanemoto and Tetsuya Naito
    – Riki Choshu and Takashi Iizuka defeated Tomoaki Honma and Toru Yano
    – Manabu Nakanishi defeated Orlando Jordan
    – Black Strong Machine and Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Tomohiro Ishii and Togi Makabe
    – Dragon Gate I-J Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Gedo and Jado defeated Yasushi Kanda and Masaaki Mochizuki to retain the title
    – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Minoru defeated Ryusuke Taguchi to retain the title
    – IWGP Tag Team Champions Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko defeated Shiro Koshinaka and Hiroyoshi Tenzan to retain the title

    2008

    TNA Lockdown: Lowell, Massachusettes:
    – Samoa Joe defeated Kurt Angle to capture the TNA World title
    – Jay Lethal won an X Division Escape Match for the TNA X Division Title
    – Team Cage (Rhino, Kevin Nash, Sting, Matt Morgan, and Captain Christian Cage) defeated Team Tomko (A.J. Styles, Team 3D, James Storm, and Captain Tomko) in the Lethal Lockdown Match

  • ECW favorite Balls Mahoney passes away at 44 years old

    We can confirm that Jonathan Rechner, known better to the wrestling world as Balls Mahoney, has passed away at the age of just 44 years old. Cause of death is unknown as of this time, but he just celebrated his birthday on Monday.

    Social media began talking about the news Tuesday night with many of Rechner’s former co-workers and compatriots paying tribute. 

    After a run in Smoky Mountain Wrestling (Boo Bradley) and even an infamous appearance in the WWF as the evil Xanta Klaus, Rechner came to prominence as Mahoney — known for using weapons like his beloved steel chair, brawls, and teaming/feuding with similar ilk like Axl Rotten, Masato Tanaka, the Dudley Boys, and others. While never a singles titleholder in ECW, he did win the tag titles three times. 

    Ironically, Rotten also recently passed away at just 44 years old.

    He was part of the ECW revival by WWE, making infrequent appearances and feuding with Big Daddy V, Snitsky, and Matt Striker. He even “dated” Kelly Kelly in a very strange pairing. Rechner had competed frequently on the indies since getting cut by WWE in 2008.

    He leaves behind a young son, Christopher.

    We’ll have more on this story as details become available.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/12): Verne Gagne wins NWA US Title; Sting and Rick Steiner win UWF Tag Team Titles

    1947

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Tarzan López defeated Black Guzmán to win the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title

    1948

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Mike Kelly defeated Gory Guerrero for the NWA World Middleweight Title

    1950

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – Leo Nomellini beat Earl Wampler 
    – Verne Gagne beat K.O. Hall 
    – Joe Savoldi beat “Cowboy” Orville Carlson  

    1955

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Verne Gagne drew Pat O’Connor 
    – Paul Baillargeon beat Dick the Bruiser (as Bruiser Afflis) 
    – Joe Pazandak beat Red Bastien 

    1958

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Verne Gagne defeated Dick the Bruiser to win the Chicago/Detroit NWA United States Heavyweight Title

    1961 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – The Mysterious Medics defeated Bobby and Don Fields for the Gulf Coast NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1963

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Karl Von Schober and Ricky Waldo defeated The Masked Destroyer and Jim Wright for the Stampede International Tag Team Titles

    1967

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Ricky Romero defeated Stan Pulaski to win the California Heavyweight Title 

    1968

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Mr. Wrestling defeated El Mongol to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title

    1969 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Moondog Mayne defeated Luther Lindsay for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    1970 

    Tulsa, Oklahoma:
    – Bill Watts defeated The Spoiler to win the Tri-State NWA North American Heavyweight Title 

    1972 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Bob Kelly defeated Don Fargo for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title 
    – Gorgeous George, Jr. defeated Bill White for the City of Mobile Heavyweight Title

    1973 

    Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
    – The Wrestling Pro defeated Bob Kelly to win the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Abe Jacobs fought Mike George to a draw
    – L.D. Lewis defeated Jim Dalton via DQ
    – Danny Little Bear defeated The Viking
    – Togo the Great & Tokyo Joe defeated Argentina Zuma & Omar Atlas
    – Bob Brown fought Rufus R. Jones to a draw
    – Central States Heavyweight Champion Roger Kirby defeated Terry Funk

    1975

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Superstar Billy Graham & Dusty Rhodes & Andre the Giant beat Baron Von Raschke & Horst Hoffman & Boris Breznikoff 2 out of 3 falls
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson dq 
    – Chris Taylor beat Geoff Portz
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Kenny Jay & George Gadaski
    – Khosrow Vaziri beat Rock Riddle

    1976 

    Vancouver, British Columbia:
    – Don Leo Jonathan and Jimmy Snuka defeated Gene Kiniski and Siegfried Steinke to win the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

    1977

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Fritz Von Erich defeated Bruiser Brody to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title

    1980
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) defeated Ivan Putski and Tito Santana for the WWF World Tag Team Titles

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Bob Orton, Jr. and Tony Peters defeated Terry Gibbs and Bob Roop to win the International Championship Wrestling Southeastern Tag Team Titles

    1982

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Bill Dundee and Steve Keirn won the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles from Bobby Eaton and Sweet Brown Sugar 

    1983

    Matsuyama, Japan: 
    – Ron Bass and Stan Hansen defeated Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta for the NWA International Tag Team Titles

    1984 

    Wheeling, West Virginia:
    – The Spoiler defeated Brad Armstrong to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – The Grapplers (Len Denton and Tony Anthony) defeated Jerry and Ted Oates to win the NWA Central States Tag Team Titles

    1985

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Cien Caras and Sangre Chicana defeated Cachorro and Ringo Mendoza for the Mexican National Tag Team Titles

    1986

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Billy Jack Haynes defeated Bobby Jaggers to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title 

    1987

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Rick Steiner and Sting defeated Chris Adams and Terry Taylor to win the UWF World Tag Team Titles

    1988

    San Juan, Puerto Rico:
    – Kendo Nagasaki and Mr. Pogo defeated Chris and Mark Youngblood for the WWC World Tag Team Titles

    1990 

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Robert Fuller and Kendall Windham defeated Brian Knobbs and Hurricane Walker (subbing for Jerry Sags) to win the NWA Florida Tag
    Team Titles

    Fridley, Minnesota:
    – The Lightning Kid (Sean Waltman) defeated Matt Derringer to win the Pro Wrestling America Light Heavyweight Title 

    1991 

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Eric Embry defeated Bill Dundee for the USWA Texas Heavyweight Title 
    – Jeff Jarrett defeated Tom Prichard to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1993

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Simply Devine (Steve Doll and Rex King) won the USWA Tag Team Titles from the Moondogs

    1997

    New Japan Battle Formation: Tokyo, Japan: 
    – Riki Choshu and Kensuke Sasaki defeated IWGP Tag Team Champions Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura to win the titles
    – Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Manabu Nakanishi 
    – El Samurai pinned Shinjiro Otani
    – Chris Benoit pinned Kevin Sullivan
    – Junji Hirata and Satoshi Kojima defeated Osamu Kido and Kazuo Yamazaki
    – Shiro Koshinaka pinned Takashi Ishikawa
    – J-Crown Champion Jushin Liger pinned The Great Sasuke to retain the titles
    – Antonio Inoki defeated Tiger King 
    – Keiji Muto pinned Masahiro Chono
    – Naoya Ogawa defeated IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinya Hashimoto by TKO

    NWA New Jersey Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl: Cherry Hill, New Jersey:
    – The Beach Bullies (The Inferno Kid and Ray Odyssey) defeated NWA United States Tag Team Champions Downward Spiral (Adrian Hall and Twiggy Ramirez) to win the title
    – Mr. Puerto Rico defeated Steve Corino
    – Tommy Gilbert defeated Ian Rotten.
    – King Kong Bundy defeated Don Montoya
    – Lance Diamond defeats Cheetah Master and NWA North American Heavyweight Champion Reckless Youth in a triangle match to win the title
    – Marty Jannetty defeated Harley Lewis
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dan Severn fought Dory Funk, Jr. to a double-countout to retain the title
    – Doug Gilbert defeated Buddy Landell
    – Flash Funk defeated Ace Darling
    – Goldust defeated Derrick Domino

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – The Shooting Stars (Jerry Faith and Troy Haste) defeated Flash Flanagan and Billy Travis for the USWA Tag Team Titles
    – King Reginald (Reggie B. Fine) defeated Jerry Lawler

    2000 

    Waegwan, South Korea:
    – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) defeated Steven Dunn and Jackie Fulton (subbing for Reno Riggins) for
    the NWA World Tag Team Titles

    Jeffersonville, Indiana:
    – Chris Michaels defeated Sean Casey to win the OVW Light Heavyweight Title

    2003 

    All Japan Pro Wrestling Champion’s Carnival tour: Tokyo, Japan:
    – Gran Hamada pinned Gran Naniwa
    – Gigantes and George Hines beat Hiroshi Hase and Masayuki Kono
    – Kaz Hayashi and Jimmy Yang beat Omega Griffon and NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion Low Ki
    – AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Champion Kendo Kashin defeated Carl Contini by submission to retain the title
    – Shinjiro Otani and Masato Tanaka defeated Hideki Hosaka and Shigeo Okumura
    – AJPW All Asia Tag Team Champion Nobutaka Araya, Nobukazu Hirai and Genichiro Tenryu defeated Tomohiko Hashimoto, Tomoaki Honma and Kazushi Miyamoto
    – Keiji Muto and AJPW Unified World Tag Team Champion Satoshi Kojima defeated Masa Fuchi and Toshiaki Kawada
    – AJPW Triple Crown Champion Shinya Hashimoto defeated AJPW All Asia Tag Team Champion Arashi by TKO to retain his title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/11): Diamond Dallas Page wins WCW World Title

    1932

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – MWA World Heavyweight Champion John Pesek and Everette Marshall drew 1 -1 
    – Wladek Zbyszko beat Sol Slagel

    1934

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos beat Dick Shikat 
    – Ray Steele beat Pete Schuh 
    – Orville Brown beat George Zaharias 
    – Charley Strack beat Milo Steinborn 

    1945 

    San Jose, California:
    – Earl McCready defeated Dean Detton for the San Francisco Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title

    1955

    Tulsa, Oklahoma:
    – Ed Francis defeated Baron Michele Leone to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title

    1956 

    Regina, Saskatchewan:
    – George Gordienko defeated Lou Newman to win the Calgary NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title 

    1957

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Don Curtis and Dizzy Davis defeated Great Bolo and Kurt Von Poppenheim for the Amarillo NWA North American Tag Team Title

    1963 

    Washington, D.C.:
    – Buddy Rogers is officially presented the WWWF World Heavyweight Title belt 

    1967

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana:
    – Frank and Jack Dalton defeated Danny Little Bear and Bobby Fields to win the Gulf Coast NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    Savannah, Georgia:
    – Enrique and Ramon Torres defeated Gene and Lars Anderson for the Georgia NWA Southern Tag Team Title 

    1969

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Alfonso Dantés and Mil Máscaras defeated The Black Angels for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Raul Mata defeated Dr. Wagner to win the vacant Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title

    1970 

    Jacksonville, Florida:
    – Dale Lewis defeated Bob Orton for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

    1973 

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Don and Ron Wright defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1974

    Kansas City, Missouri:
    – Tokyo Joe defeated Frank Valois
    – The Interns (w/ Dr. Ken Ramey) defeated Bull Bullinski & Mike George
    – Don Fargo defeated The Viking
    – Chris Taylor & Pat O’Connor defeated Bob Brown & Karl Steiger 
    – Terry Funk defeated Bob Orton
    – Andre the Giant & Reggie Parks defeated Lord Alfred Hayes & Roger Kirby
    – Omar Atlas & Bobby Whitlock defeated Billy Howard & Percy Pringle
    – Chris Taylor and Bob Brown were co-winners of a 22-man Battle Royal

    1976 

    Guadalajara, Mexico:
    – Dr. Wagner defeated Alfonso Dantés for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title 

    1977

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Rocky Johnson to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

    Hiroshima, Japan:
    – Shinobu Aso and Yumi Ikeshita defeated The Beauty Pair (Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda) to win the WWWA World Tag Team Titles

    1979

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Perro Aguayo defeated Gran Hamada for the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title 

    1981 

    – Jay Youngblood won the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    1982 

    Guadalajara, Mexico:
    – Sangre Chicana defeated Atsushi Onita for the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title 

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Bruce Reed and Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Dory Funk, Jr. and David Von Erich to win the Florida NWA North American Tag Team Titles

    Dallas, Texas:
    – King Kong Bundy and Bugsy McGraw defeated Kerry Von Erich and Al Madril for the World Class American Tag Team Titles 

    1983

    Birmingham, Alabama:
    – Bob Armstrong defeated Ken Lucas for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – No Referee in the Ring: Jerry Lawler beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Southern Tag Team Champions The Moondogs beat Fabulous Ones dq
    – Southern Champion Bill Dundee dcor Dutch Mantel
    – Handicap Match, Hair vs Hair: Stagger Lee & Terry Taylor beat Plowboy Frazier & Jimmy Hart & Bobby Eaton (Frazier lost his hair)
    – Masks at Stake, Texas Tornado Match: The Galaxians beat Rock & Roll Express
    – Duke Myers beat Bobby Fulton
    – Bruise Brothers beat Steve O & Carl Fergie  

    1987

    Kansas City, Kansas
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Bulldog Bob Brown
    – Pork Chop Cash & Ken Timbs beat Rick McCord & Bart Batten to win Central States tag title
    – Lumberjack match: Warlord beat Earthquake Ferris
    – Rip Rogers beat Joe Lightfoot
    – Stoney Burke beat Karl Kovac
    – Debbie Combs beat Penny Mitchell

    1995

    Dallas, Texas:
    – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express defeated Dick Murdoch and Randy Rhodes to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team Title in a tournament final

    1999 

    WCW Spring Stampede: Tacoma, Washington:
    – Scott Steiner pinned Booker T to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Title in the finals of a tournament
    – Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan and Sting in a Fatal Four-Way match, to win the title
    – Goldberg pinned Kevin Nash
    – Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (with Arn Anderson) defeated Raven and Saturn

    2003

    OVW Spring Breakout: Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Chris Cage and Mark Jindrak defeated Orlando Jordan and Mark Magnus
    – Nova pinned Christopher Nowinski
    – OVW Southern Tag Team Champions A.P.A. (Bradshaw and Ron Simmons) defeated Lance Cade and René Duprée to retain the title
    – WWE World Tag Team Champion Kane pinned Matt Morgan
    – Chris Benoit, Nick Dinsmore and Johnny Jeter defeated Rob Conway, The Damaja and OVW Heavyweight Champion Doug Basham in a 30-minute Iron Man match, 2 falls to 1

    2013

    – Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez defeated Austin Aires and Bobby Roode in a 2 out of 3 falls match for the TNA World Tag Team Titles
    – Taryn Terrell defeated Gail Kim
    – TNA World Title/Full Metal Mayhem Match: Bully Ray defeated Jeff Hardy

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/10): Owen Hart wins the Stampede Title, Jeff Hardy wins WWF IC Title

    1952

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Tarzan Kowalski beat Jim Henry 2 out of 3 falls
    – Sonny Myers and Bob Orton Sr. drew in 45-minutes (no falls) 

    1956 

    Topeka, Kansas:
    – Richard Brown defeated Iron Mike DiBiase for the Central States Title

    1958

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Otto Von Krupp beat Don Curtis
    – Bobby Bruns, Thor Hagen and Sonny Myers beat Bob Geigel, Lee Henning and Bull Montana 
    – Rip Hawk beat Joe Hamilton 
    – Thor Hagen drew Lee Henning (20:00) 

    1962

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Mr. M beat Doug Gilbert
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski beat Dale Lewis & Joe Scarpello
    – Tiny Mills beat Roy Collins
    – Ricky Lopez beat Blackjack Daniels

    1975

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski beat Baron Von Raschke & Horst Hoffman 2 out of 3 falls 
    – Superstar Graham beat Nick Bockwinkel 
    – Billy Robinson beat Buddy Wolff 
    – Greg Gagne beat Bobby Heenan 
    – Khosrow Vaziri beat Paul Perschmann 

    1976

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Chris Taylor dq
    – Mad Dog Vachon beat Pampero Firpo
    – Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Billy Red Cloud
    – Russ Francis drew Kim Duk
    – Blackjack Lanza beat Dick Blood

    1978

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Andre the Giant beat Ken Patera by countout
    – Peter Maivia & Billy Robinson beat Angelo Mosca & Super Destroyer dq 
    – Verne Gagne beat Zimba Khan 
    – The Crusher beat Gary McLaughlin 
    – Gorilla Monsoon beat Tarzan Tyler 
    – Dewey Robertson beat Kim Chang 
    – Lord Alfred Hayes beat Steve Bolus 
    – Dominic Denucci beat Terry Yorkston
    – Chris Tolos drew The Wildman

    1981

    Denver, Colorado:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel 
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & John Studd 
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Adrian Adonis 
    – Jesse Ventura beat Buck Zumhofe 
    – George Gadaski beat Billy Howard 
    – Tito Santana beat Bobby Heenan 

    1987 

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Owen Hart defeated Makhan Signh to win the Stampede North American Title

    1999
    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Jushin Liger & The Great Sasuke defeated Dr Wagner Jr & Kendo Kashin to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team belts

    2001 

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Jeff Hardy defeated Triple H for the WWF Intercontinental Title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/09): Jim Crockett Promotions purchased Bill Watts Universal Wrestling Federation

    1917 

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Earl Caddock defeated Joe Stecher by forfeit to win the World Heavyweight Title (Stecher lost the first fall and refused to wrestle the second fall)

    1943

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – World Champion Wild Bill Longson beat Ronnie Etchison 
    – Vic Holbrook beat Jack Hader 
    – Sailor Fred Blassie beat Carlos Rodriquez 
    – Cowboy Luttrall drew Jack Nasworthy

    1953

    Cleveland, Ohio:
    – Buddy Rogers defeated Antonino Rocca to win the Ohio version of the Boston AWA World Heavyweight Title

    1960 

    Indianapolis, Indiana:
    – Ray and Roy Shire defeated Dick Afflis and Gene Kiniski to win the Chicago/Indianapolis NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1963 

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Gino and Tony Calza defeated The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1965

    Denver, Colorado:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat The Crusher & Verne Gagne

    1966

    Minneapolis:
    – Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig
    – Crusher beat Chris Tolos dq
    – Harley Race beat Dale Lewis
    – Ernie Ladd beat Moose Cholak
    – Reggie Parks drew Chris Markoff
    – The Alaskan beat Bob Morgan

    1969 

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Black Gordman defeated Alfonso Dantés for the vacant NWA Beat the Champ TV Title 

    1976 

    Mexico, City, Mexico:
    – Fishman defeated Blue Demon to win the NWA World Welterweight Title

    1978

    Charlotte, North Carolina:
    – Ric Flair defeated Mr. Wrestling to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Perro Aguayo defeated Ringo Mendoza for the NWA World Middleweight Title 

    1981

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Brown and Terry Taylor defeated The Kelly Twins (Mike and Pat) for the NWA Central States Tag Team Titles

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Buddy Rose defeated Jay Youngblood to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    1984

    Lexington, Kentucky:
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Randy Savage to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title 

    1987 

    – Jim Crockett Promotions purchased Bill Watts’ Universal Wrestling Federation

    1988

    Caguas, Puerto Rico:
    – Carlos Colón won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title by defeating Hercules Ayala

    1990

    Okayama, Japan:
    – Kenta Kobashi and Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) defeated The Can-Am Express (Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat (Philip LaFon)) for the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles 

    1995

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
    – T. Rantula defeated Cactus Jack for the Steel City Wrestling Heavyweight Title 

    2003

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Doug Basham won the OVW Heavyweight Title by defeating Nick Dinsmore 

    2004 

    Quarryville, Pennsylvania:
    – Minoru Fujita and Ikuto Hidaka defeated Josh Daniels and Matt Striker to win the Premier Wrestling Federation Universal Tag Team Titles

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Zach Gowen and Silas Young defeated Jason Dukes and Skull Krusher for the Mid-America Wrestling Tag Team Titles
    – Justin Kage defeated Austin Aries to win the NWA Midwest X Division Title 

    IWA April Bloodshowers: Oolitic, Indiana:
    In a 30-minute Iron Man match, B.J. Whitmer (with Jim Fannin) defeated IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lynn, 2-1, to win the title

    2005 

    Newark, Delaware:
    – Petey Williams defeated Puma to win the Super 8 Tournament 

    2009

    ROH Collision: Chicago, Illinois:
    – Claudio Castagnoli defeated Kevin Steen
    – Necro Butcher & Jerry Lynn defeated The Age of the Fall’s Delirious and Brodie Lee
    – Tyler Black defeated Jimmy Jacobs, Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson
    – ROH champ Nigel McGuinness defeated El Generico

    2011 

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Adam Cole won the Combat Zone Wrestling Best of 2011 tournament

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/08): Larry Zbyzsko wins AWA World Title; Eddie Guerrero wins ECW TV Title

    1908

    Baltimore, Maryland:
    – Gus Schoenlein defeated Fred Beell for the American Middleweight Title 

    1946

    Denver, Colorado:
    – The Swedish Angel defeated Everett Marshall to win the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title

    1953

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Paul DeGalles and Tarzan Potvin defeated Bronko Lubich and Bud Rattal for the vacant Northwest Tag Team Titles

    1954

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa:
    – US Champion Verne Gagne beat Sky Hi Lee 
    – Fritz Von Erich beat Johnny Balbo

    1957

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Rito Romero defeated Danny McShain to win the NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Title

    Albuquerque, New Mexico:
    – Danny Plechas defeated Juan Garcia for the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title 

    1960 

    Houston, Texas:
    – Torbellion Blanco defeated Pete Managoff for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title

    1964

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Neff Maivia defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title 

    1966

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Al Costello defeated Alex Perez to win the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title 

    1967

    San Francisco, California:
    – Pepper Gomez and Pedro Morales defeated Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens for the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles 

    1970

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Pantera Negra and Tony Rocco defeated Karl Heisinger and Kinji Shibuya for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

    1971

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Bobby Duncum and Woody Farmer defeated The Beast and Bulldog Brower to win the NWA Western States Tag Team Titles

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Orton & Baron Von Raschke defeated Bobby Whitlock & The Viking
    – Rufus R. Jones defeated Ronnie Etchison 
    – Danny Little Bear & Bob Geigel defeated John Tolos & Baron Von Heisinger
    – The Stomper defeated Harley Race by winning the only fall of a scheduled three (60:00)

    1972

    Griffin, Georgia:
    – Buddy Colt defeated El Mongol for the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title

    1972 

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Kinji Shibuya won the NWA Beat the Champ Television Title from Don Carson

    1976

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – The Mighty Canadian (Gene Kiniski) defeated The Super Destroyer to win the Amarillo NWA International Heavyweight Title 

    1978 

    Caguas, Puerto Rico:
    – Ox Baker defeats Carlos Colón to win the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title 
    – Invader I won the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title from Pierre Martel

    1979 

    Toronto, Ontario:
    – Greg Valentine defeated Dino Bravo for the Toronto NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title 

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Astro Rey defeated Dos Caras to win the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title 

    1981

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Dory Funk, Jr. won the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title from Barry Windham

    1982

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Mark Romero (Youngblood) defeated Gene Lewis for the NWA Central States Television Title 

    1985

    Montreal, Ontario, Canada:
    – Dino Bravo & Rick Martel beat AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors dq
    – Jos Leduc beat Leo Burke
    – Gino Brito Sr. & Tony Parisi beat King Tonga & Richard Charland dq
    – Raymond & Armand & Jacques Rougeau Jr. beat Sailor White & The Samoans
    – Tonga Kid beat Mad Dog Lefebvre
    – Rick Steiner & Scott Duran defeat Gino Brito Jr & Sunny War Cloud
    – Mr. Samu beat Reggie Rapone
    – Cuban Assassin beat Antonio Ricco

    1986 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Bill Dundee to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

    1988

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – John Tatum and Jack Victory defeated Shaun and Steve Simpson for the World Class Texas Tag Team Titles

    1989

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Chris Benoit and Biff Wellington defeated Makhan Singh (Mike Shaw) and Vokkan Singh (Gary Albright) to win the Stampede International Tag Team Titles

    1990

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Special Referee: Nick Bockwinkel: Larry Zbyszko beat Mr Saito to regain the AWA Title
    – Non Title Cage Match: Paul Diamond & the Trooper beat AWA Tag Team Champions Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom
    – Nord The Barbarian beat Kokina Maximus 
    – Tully Blanchard beat Tommy Jammer
    – Baron Von Raschke (sub Junkyard Dog) beat Colonel DeBeers COR
    – Texas Hangmen beat Brad Rheingans & DJ Peterson
    – Jake Milliman beat Todd Becker

    1991 

    Fridley, Minnesota:
    – The Lightning Kid won the Pro Wrestling America Light Heavyweight Title by defeating Jerry Lynn

    1995

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Eddie Guerrero defeated 2 Cold Scorpio for the ECW World Television Title

    1995

    Johnson City, Tennessee:
    – Buddy Landel defeated Bobby Blaze to win the SMW Heavyweight Title 

    1999

    Dundalk, Maryland:
    – Headbanger Mosh defeated Romeo Valentino for the Maryland Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title 

    2000 

    Buffalo, New York:
    – Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Little Guido and Super Crazy in a three-way dance to win the ECW World Television Title

    Guaynabo, Puerto Rico:
    – Bouncer Bruno and Dutch Mantel defeated Black Boy and José Rivera, Jr. for the WWC World Tag Team Titles

    2002 

    Phoenix, Arizona:
    – Spike Dudley pinned WWF European Champion William Regal to win the title

  • Blackjack Mulligan dead at 73

    Robert Windham, better known as Blackjack Mulligan, the patriarch of the Windham wrestling family that includes three performers on the current WWE roster, passed away.

    Windham had been in poor health for some time after suffering a heart attack and other assorted ailments.

    Windham, 73, was a major star in pro wrestling during the 70s and 80s. He was only in the business for two years, working under his real name, before he got his big break in the WWWF in 1971, taking the Blackjack Mulligan name, copying the gimmick with the black cowboy hat and black glove of Blackjack Lanza (Jack Lanza), who had become one of the top heels in the business a few years earlier.

    Mulligan was the first contender for Pedro Morales after he won the WWWF title from Ivan Koloff in 1971, and used the name until his full-time career ended in 1989. During that period he was a top of the card star, usually as a heel, although he was a very successful babyface in the Carolinas and Florida.

    Mulligan’s strength as a performer was his size and his interview ability.  As 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds, he was often billed at 6-foot-9, and frequently opposed Andre the Giant.  There was also a famous story of Mulligan sucker punching Andre at a beach front party, but Andre came back and dragged Mulligan into the Atlantic Ocean.

    During the 70s, Mulligan & Lanza became a tag team, the Blackjacks, who had successful runs in Indiana, where they were managed by Bobby Heenan, as well as in Texas and the WWWF.

    But his biggest success came after the team broke up, when working in the Carolinas, often teaming with Ric Flair, who he was best friends with and shared a van, and also feuded with him.  During that period, he won the U.S. title, the main championship in the promotion, four times.

    Mulligan also had unsuccessful runs as a promoter, after he and Dick Murdoch purchased the dying West Texas territory from the Funk Brothers, and later as a co-owner of a Knoxville based promotion.

    Mulligan’s career largely ended in 1989 when he served time in prison, with son Kendall, for counterfeiting.

    Mulligan’s son Barry and Kendall Windham, were both wrestlers and Barry was one of the best wrestlers in the world in the late 80s.  His son-in-law, Mike Rotunda, was also a star wrestler and Mike’s three children, Windham (Bray Wyatt), Taylor (Bo Dallas) and daughter Mika work for WWE.

    Windham had been sued by WWE in July, which was strange since his serious health issues were well known and his sons were stars with the group. The lawsuit was a preemptive move as the company believed Windham was going to sue them on the concussion issue.  The lawsuit was thrown out of court two weeks ago when all the concussion related suits and WWE’s counter suits except two were thrown out.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/07): John Cena defeats the Rock to win the WWE World Title

    1927

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. John Pesek in 2 out of 3 falls

    1933

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – Bronko Nagurski beat Earl Wampler 

    1945

    Wichita, Kansas:
    – Orville Brown beat Ray Eckert 
    – Vic Holbrook beat Earl Wampler 
    – Chief Little Wolf beat Jim Parker 
    – Jack Kennedy beat Al Szasz 

    1949

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Lucky Simunovich 
    – Dean Detton beat Jimmy Coffield 
    – Abe Kashey and Harold “Sonny” Myers drew (30:00) 

    1962

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Doug Gilbert & Joe Scarpello beat Mr. M & Stan Kowalski 2 out of 3 falls
    – Dale Lewis beat Tiny Mills dq
    – Ricky Lopez beat Blackjack Daniels
    – Roy Collins beat Eddie Sharkey

    1964

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne drew Pat O’Connor when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall
    – Sonny Myers ddq Mongolian Stomper
    – Kathy Starr beat Jean Antone
    – Steve Bolus (sub Don Jardine) beat Lee Henning

    1973

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Don Muraco & Wilbur Snyder
    – Indian Strap Match: Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham
    – Reggie Parks beat Ivan Koloff dq
    – Sailor Art Thomas beat Higo Hamaguchi
    – Rene Goulet beat Vic Rossitani
    – Khosrow Vaziri beat Ken Dillinger

    1979

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – King Kong Brody beat Dick The Bruiser
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Jim Brunzell & Steve Olsonoski
    – The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes
    – Bobo Brazil beat Cecil Dubois
    – Billy Robinson beat Bobby Duncum
    – Super Destroyer Mark II beat Paul Ellering
    – Igor Volkoff drew Spike Huber

    1983

    Lexington, Kentucky:
    – Stagger Lee won a 24 man battle royal
    – Jerry Lawler beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Bill Dundee beat Terry Taylor
    – Fabulous Ones beat Moondogs dq
    – Stagger Lee beat Bobby Eaton
    – The Galaxians drew Steve O & Bobby Fulton
    – Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson beat Pork Chop Cash & Duke Myers
    – Duke Myers beat Carl Fergie
    – Dutch Mantel beat The Angel
    – Sonny King beat Jim Dalton

    1986 

    Wrestlemania II: 
    New York, New York:
    – Don Muraco fought Paul Orndorff to a double countout
    – WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned George Steele
    – Jake Roberts pinned George Wells with a DDT
    – Mr. T defeated Roddy Piper via DQ in a boxing match

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – The British Bulldogs defeated Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake to win the WWF Tag Team championship
    – WWF Women’s champion The Fabulous Moolah pinned Velvet McIntyre a
    – Cpl. Kirchner pinned Nikolai Volkoff 
    – Andre the Giant eliminated Bret Hart to win a 20 man Battle Royal 

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy in a steel cage match to retain the WWF World Title
    – Ricky Steamboat pinned Hercules Hernandez 
    – Adrian Adonis pinned Uncle Elmer 
    – Terry and Hoss (Dory Jr.) Funk defeated the team of Tito Santana and The Junkyard Dog

    2013 

    Wrestlemania 29: East Rutherford, New Jersey:
    – John Cena defeated The Rock to capture the WWE World Title
    – The Miz defeated Wade Barrett to win the WWE IC Title
    – The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) defeated Big Show, Randy Orton and Sheamus
    – Mark Henry defeated Ryback
    – Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) defeated Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
    – Fandango defeated Chris Jericho
    – Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) to retain the World Heavyweight Championship    
    – The Undertaker defeated CM Punk (with Paul Heyman)
    – Triple H (with Shawn Michaels) defeated Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) in a No Holds Barred match