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  • Daily pro wrestling history (1/24): Rock/Mankind I Quit match, first ever Royal Rumble

    1950 

    San Francisco, California:
    – Ray Eckert won the San Francisco NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title by defeating Sandor Szabo

    1956

    Baltimore, Maryland:
    – Buddy Rogers defeated Karl Von Albers for the Eastern Heavyweight Title

    1961

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder to retain the title
    – AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Jack Healy to retain the title

    1963 

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Lou Thesz defeated Buddy Rogers to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title
    – Bulldog Brower and Hans Schmidt beat Billy Red Lyons and Sam Steamboat
    – Bruno Sammartino beat Buddy Austin
    – Johnny Valentine beat Fred Atkins
    – Sweet Daddy Wiki beat Jim Hady
    – The Beast beat Gino Marella (Gorilla Monsoon)

    Jacksonville, Florida:
    – Don Curtis (sub Bob Ellis) and Mark Lewin defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) to win the Florida NWA World Tag Team Titles
    – Southern Title: Eddie Graham defeated Mighty Zorro
    – Kurt & Karl Von Brauner defeated Joe Scarpa (sub Don Curtis) & Reggie Parks
    – Wild Red Berry beat Gentleman Saul
    – Rito Carreon beat Hiro Matsuda

    1964

    Miami, Florida:
    – NWA World Title: Lou Thesz defeated Eddie Graham
    – Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard defeated Haystack Calhoun & Don Curtis
    – Hiro Matsuda defeated Tito Carreon
    – Great Malenko defeated Jerry London

    1967

    Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada:
    – Mad Dog Vachon defeated Hans Schmidt to win the International Wrestling International Heavyweight Title

    1968 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Danny Hodge defeated Lou Thesz for the International Pro Wrestling TWWF World Heavyweight Title 

    1969 

    – Paul Jones and Nelson Royal defeated The Medics for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

    Dothan, Alabama:
    – Flash and Rocket Monroe won the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Title from Don Carson and Dick Dunn

    1972

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
     – Bob Brown and Gene Kiniski won the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title by defeating Mark Lewin and Steven Little Bear

    1973

    Buffalo, New York:
    – Jacques Rougeau, Sr. defeated Waldo Von Erich in a tournament final for the vacant National Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Death Match, No Time Limit, No dq: Pampero Firpo beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan beat Larry Hennig (sub Greg Gagne) & Jim Brunzell
    – Jos Leduc beat Jimmy Valiant
    – Kim Duk beat Bull Bullinski
    – Bob Backlund drew Khosrow Vaziri (Iron Shiek)

    1974

    Dallas, Texas:
    Black Jack Lanza defeated Johnny Valentine in 2 out of 3 falls
    Jerry Oates defeated Blackjack Mulligan
    The Samoan, Afi and Sika Anoia defeated Dale Lewis and Big Joe Cassidy
    Jose Lothario won by disqualification from Apache Bull Ramos
    Bob Orton Jr. pinned Matt Gibson

    1977 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Bill Dundee and Ricky Gibson defeated Dutch Mantel and David Schultz to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1979

    Miami Beach, Florida:
    – Korean Assassin Match-Dusty Rhodes defeated Pak Song
    – Eddie & Mike Graham & Hiro Matsuda defeated Mr. Sato & Mr. Saito & Rising Sun
    – Brass Knuckles Title: Killer Karl Kox defeated Herb Calvert to retain title
    – Thor The Viking defeated Steve Brody (sub for Jos LeDuc)

    1980

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – The Assassin (Jody Hamilton) defeated The Avenger for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title 

    1984

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler & Austin Idol beat AWA Tag Team Champions Jerry Blackwell & Ken Patera dq
    – If Dutch loses, he will leave town: Dutch Mantell beat Randy Savage to win Mid American Title
    – Southern Tag Team Champions Zambuie Express beat Fabulous Ones 
    – Jos Leduc beat Tommy Gilbert
    – King Konga beat Art Crews
    – Rick Rude beat Jerry Grey
    – Rock and Roll Express & Mr. Ebony & Koko Ware beat Sabu & Karl Krupp & Porkchop Cash & Dream Machine

    1987

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Non Title: Midnight Rockers beat AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers
    – Larry Zbyszko & Masa Saito beat Nick Bockwinkel & Greg Gagne
    – Coal Miners Glove match: Colonel DeBeers beat Jimmy Snuka
    – Steve O beat The Ninja by dq
    – Kevin Kelly beat Earthquake Ferris
    – Boris Zhukov beat Jerry Seganovich (Jerry Sags)
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Brian Knobbs

    1988

    Bunkhouse Stampede, Uniondale, New York:
    – Larry Zbyszko defeated Barry Windham to win the NWA Western States Heritage Title 
    – Dusty Rhodes won a Steel Cage Bunkhouse Stampede battle royal
    – Road Warrior Hawk defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair by disqualification

    Royal Rumble, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    – Jim Duggan won the Royal Rumble 
    – Ricky Steamboat defeated Rick Rude by disqualification

    1992 

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Eddie Gilbert defeated Terry Garvin (Terry Simms) for the vacant GWF Television Title 

    1993

    Royal Rumble, Sacramento, California
    – Yokozuna won the Royal Rumble
    – Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon to retain the WWF World Title
    – WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty

    1996 

    Matsumoto, Japan:
    – Gary Albright and Stan Hansen defeated Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

    1998

    Souled Out: Dayton, Ohio:
    – Chris Jericho defeated Rey Misterio, Jr to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title 
    – Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair 
    – WCW World Television Champion Booker T pinned Rick Martel to retain the title

    1999

    Royal Rumble: Anaheim, California:
    – The Rock won the WWF World Title by defeating Mankind in an I Quit match 
    – Vince McMahon won the Royal Rumble
    – WWF Intercontinental Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Billy Gunn to retain the title

    2000

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Sid Vicious pinned Kevin Nash to win the vacant WCW World Title
    – Lex Luger defeated Booker T

    2002

    Naucalpan, Mexico:
    – Pantera defeated champion Último Vampiro and Pentagon in a three-way match to win the IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Title

  • Update on canceled shows due to state of emergency, huge NXT TV taping

    Here are some notes regarding wrestling shows this weekend including things affected by the state of emergency on the East Coast.

    *As noted earlier in the week, the ROH show in Fletcher, NC (Asheville) scheduled for tonight has been canceled.  However, the Saturday show in Duluth, GA is still on.

    *Maryland Championship Wrestling tomorrow night in Joppa, MD is being moved to 2/13.  The Hardys will remain on the new date.  Tickets for tomorrow will be good for 2/23.  If you’ve got any other questions send to mcwwresetling@gmail.com

    *Atomic Championship Wrestling tomorrow night in Reading, PA has been moved to 2/19

    *ECWA tomorrow night from Woodbury Heights, NJ will be postponed and all tickets will be good for their next show

    *OTW Fan Nation’s show tomorrow in Philadelphia has been canceled.

    *Finn Balor vs. Neville for the NXT title has been added to tonight’s NXT TV tapings in Orlando, FL at the University of Central Florida Gym.  This is the biggest show the company has promoted within the state of Florida.  Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe for the No. 1 contender position and Bayley vs. Carmella were the key matches advertised.  HHH also announced there would be a huge surprise tonight.

    *Bobby Roode announced that he would be unable to make tonight’s GFW show in Poughkeepsie, NY due to issues with the weather.  The show is still going on as scheduled at the Mid Hudson Civic Center

  • Daily pro wrestling history (1/22): Sting/Lex Luger win the WCW World Tag Team Titles

    1945 

    Hollywood, California:
    – Danny McShain defeated Dick Trout to win the World Light Heavyweight Title 

    1959

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Reggie and Stan Lisowski defeated Herb and Seymour Freeman for the Minneapolis NWA World Tag Team Titles

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Dick Hutton beat Bob Ellis by countout in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Lee Henning and Bill Longson beat Bobby Bruns and Joe Hamilton
    – Rip Hawk defeated Lou Klein 
    – The Mighty Atlas beat Joe Costello 

    1960

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Lee Henning defeated Bob Ellis to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title

    1962

    Vancouver, British Columbia:
    – Gene Kiniski and Killer Kowalski defeated Roy McClarty and Whipper Billy Watson for the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Titles

    1966

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Johnny Valentine no contest Dick the Bruiser
    – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Wilbur Snyder by countout
    – Verne Gagne beat Moose Cholak
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Angelo Poffo & Bobby Managoff
    – Dale Lewis drew Guy Mitchell

    1967

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – No dq Match, Referee Jim Raschke: AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Killer Kowalski 
    – Larry Hennig beat The Alaskan dq 
    – Harley Race beat Doug Gilbert
    – Reg Parks beat Kenny Yates 

    1970

    Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    – The Spoilers defeated Ron and Don Wright for the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Titles

    Syndey, Australia:
    – The Texas Outlaws (Dick Murdock & Dusty Rhodes) defeated Mario Milano & Mark Lewin to win the IWA tag title

    1974

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Jos & Paul LeDuc & Louie Tillet defeated Mad Dog & Stan Vachon & Bob Orton 
    – One Fall To A Finish: Paul Jones defeated Dick Slater 
    – Florida Title: Buddy Colt defeated Mike Graham by dq to retain title
    – Southern Title: Dusty Rhodes defeated Tex McKenzie to retain title

    1975

    Lubbock, Texas:
    – Dick Murdoch defeated Blackjack Mulligan to win the Amarillo NWA International Heavyweight Title 

    Miami, Florida:
    – Dusty Rhodes & Mike Graham defeated Terry Funk & Bob Roop 
    – Lou Thesz no contest “Cowboy” Bill Watts 
    – Lumberjack Match: Dick Slater (sub for Mongolian Stomper) defeated Jos LeDuc 
    – Judo Jacket Match: Hiro Matsuda defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka 

    1976

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Akio Sato fought Rick McGraw to a draw
    – Ripper Collins defeated Bob Geigel
    – Ron Bass & Dutch Mantell defeated Mike George & Ray Candy
    – Jerry Oates & Ted Oates defeated Bob Brown & Ed Wiskoski

    1977

    Detroit, Michigan:
    – Gino Hernandez beat Bulldog Kent
    – The Sheik and Abdullah the Butcher beat Dick The Bruiser and Tony Marino
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Spoiler # 2
    – New Fabulous Kangaroos beat Lou Klein and Dominic DeNucci
    – Charlie Cook beat Denny Albert
    – Ray Candy beat Traitor Hampton

    1981 

    Niraskai, Japan:
    – Jumbo Tsuruta won the NWA United National Heavyweight Title from Abdullah the Butcher 

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Bobby Eaton defeated Steve O for the NWA National Television Title

    1982

    Columbus, Georgia:
    – The Masked Superstar and Super Destroyer (Scott Irwin) defeated Bob and Brad Armstrong for the NWA National Tag Team Titles

    1984

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Angelo Mosca defeated Sgt. Slaughter to win the Toronto NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Kendo Nagasaki (Kazuo Sakurada) defeated Mike Rotundo to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title 

    1985

    AWA/NWA Star Wars: Baltimore, Maryland: 
    – Bob Backlund & Sgt Slaughter won a 12 team battle royal
    – Tommy Rich & Sgt Slaughter beat Scott Irwin & Bill Irwin
    – Bob Backlund beat Masked Superstar dq
    – Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors dq
    – Ronnie Garvin beat Bob Roop
    – Ron Ritchie beat Rip Rogers

    1993 

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Alex Porteau defeated Mike Dahl to win the Global Wrestling Federation Light Heavywieght Title 

    1994

    Royal Rumble: Providence, Rhode Island
    – WWF Tag Team Champions The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) defeated Bret and Owen Hart to retain the titles
    – WWF Champion Yokozuna defeated The Undertaker in a Casket match to retain the title
    – Bret Hart and Lex Luger co-won the Royal Rumble match

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Bruiser Brian defeated Colonel DeBeers for the Championship Wrestling USA Television Title 

    1995

    Royal Rumble: Tampa, Florida:
    – Jeff Jarrett won the WWF Intercontinental Title from Razor Ramon 
    – Shawn Michaels won the Royal Rumble
    – In a tournament final, Bob Holly and The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Titles

    1996

    Las Vegas, Nevada:
    – Sting and Lex Luger won the WCW World Tag Team Title by defeating Harlem Heat 
    – Randy Savage won the WCW World Title from Ric Flair

    1999

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Toshiaki Kawada defeated Mitsuharu Misawa to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title 

    2003

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – A.J. Styles pinned Larry Zbyszko
    – David Flair and Mike Sanders defeated Ron Killings and Jerry Lynn
    – Triple X (Low Ki and Elix Skipper) defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm)to win the titles

    2005

    Seoul, South Korea:
    – Buff Bagwell and Dusty Rhodes defeated Rikki Nelson and Terry Taylor to win the vacant NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title 

    2006

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Jun Akiyama defeated Akira Taue to win the NOAH GHC Heavyweight Title 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Shinjiro Otani defeated Steve Corino to win the AWA title

    2012

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Takeshi Morashima defeated Go Shiozaki in Osaka to win the GHC title
    – Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson to win the GHC tag team titles

  • Daily pro wrestling history (1/21): Crusher/Dick the Bruiser win WWA Tag Team Titles

    1958 

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Johnny Valentine defeated Bill Melby for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title

    1963

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) defeated Eric Pomeroy (Stan Pulaski) and Ray Andrews to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1964

    Seattle, Washington:
    – The Destroyer beat Luther Lindsay
    – Paddy Barrett beat Louie Tiller
    – Abe Jacobs beat Pedro Lopez
    – El Mongol beat Dano McDonald
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Don Duffy
    – Tony Borne beat  Nick Kozak

    1965

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Ken Lucas and Sputnik Monroe defeated Art Nielson and The Red Raider to win the Amarillo version of the NWA North American Tag Team Titles

    1967

    Indianapolis, Indiana:
    – Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher defeated The Devil’s Duo (Angelo Poffo and Chris Markoff) for the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Titles

    San Francisco, California:
    – Ray Stevens and Pat Patterson defeated Ciclon Negro and The Mongolian Stomper to win the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles

    1971

    Sydney, Australia:
    – The Texas Outlaws (Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes) defeated Mark Lewin and Mario Milano to win the International Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles

    Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
    – Bobby Fields won the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title by defeating Rocket Monroe 

    1972

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Don and Al Greene defeated The Avengers for the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Titles

    1976

    Miami, Florida:
    – Lights Out match: King Curtis defeated Big Bad John 
    – Florida Title: Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Frank Goodish by dq to retain title
    – Southern Title: Billy Robinson defeated Bob Roop 
    – Bob Orton, Jr. & Karl Von Steiger defeated Jerry Brisco (sub for Mike Graham) & Eddie Graham 
    – Missouri Mauler defeated Omar Negro 
    – Jerry Brisco defeated Roger Kirby 
    – Abe Jacobs defeated Ron Starr 
    – Cyclon Negro defeated Rip Hawk 
    – Dino Bravo & Bill Dromo defeated Mike York & George McCreary

    1977

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Anderson Brothers bear Mr Wrestling 1 & 2
    – Dick Slater beat T-bolt Patterson
    – Dusty Rhodes beat the Stomper
    – Abdullah the Butcher beat Bob Backlund
    – Ray Rougeau beat Scott Irwin
    – Rick Steamboat beat Charlie Fulton

    1979

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Ron Fuller and Toru Tanaka defeated Dennis Condrey and Don Fargo in a tournament final to win the vacant AWA Southern Tag Team Title

    1983

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Terry Gordy defeated Kevin Von Erich for the World Class American Heavyweight Title 

    1985

    Hartford, Connecticut:
    – The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) defeated Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch for the WWF World Tag Team Titles

    1986

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Tom Zenk defeated Bobby Jaggers for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Buddy Landel defeated Koko Ware to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title

    1987

    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Rick Martel and Tom Zenk beat Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake
    – Paul Orndorff drew Tito Santana
    – Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell beat Don Muraco and Bob Orton
    – Jake Roberts beat Corporal Kirschner
    – Billy Jack Haynes beat Dino Bravo
    – Butch Reed beat Pedro Morales 
    – Ron Bass drew Nick Kiniski

    1990

    Royal Rumble | Orlando, Florida:
    – Hulk Hogan won the Royal Rumble 
    – Ronnie Garvin defeated Greg Valentine in an I Quit match

    1992

    Clash of The Champions | Topeka, Kansas:
    – The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Big Van Vader and Mr. Hughes
    – Cactus Jack pinned Van Hammer in a falls count anywhere match
    – Ricky Steamboat and Sting defeated WCW World Television Champion Steve Austin and WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Rick Rude

    1996

    Royal Rumble | Fresno, California:
    – Shawn Michaels won the Royal Rumble
    – Goldust pinned WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon to win the title
    – WWF Tag Team Champions The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) defeated The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip)

    1997

    Clash of The Champions | Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Amazing French Canadians (Pierre Oulette and Jacques Rougeau)
    – Chris Benoit pinned Kevin Sullivan in a falls count anywhere match
    – Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Ultimo Dragon to win the title

    2001

    Royal Rumble | New Orleans, Louisiana:
    – Dudley Boyz beat Edge & Christian to win the WWF World Tag Titles
    – Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit in a ladder match to capture the WWF Intercontinental Title
    – Kurt Angle defeated Triple H to retain the WWF World Title
    – Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble

    2005

    New Castle, Ontario, Canada:

    – Chris Sabin defeated Alex Shelley to win the BCW Can-Am Television Title

    2007

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Yoshinari Kanemura & Takashi Sugiura to win the GHC Jr Heavyweight tag team titles

  • Daily pro wrestling history (1/20): Flair vs. McMahon, Misawa wins Triple Crown

    1937 

    Oakland, California:
    – Sandor Szabo defeated Billy Hanson to win the San Francisco Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title

    1948

    Eugene, Oregon:
    – Gypsy Joe Dorsetti defeated Billy Hickson for the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title 

    1949

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Tarzan Kowalski (Killer Kowalski) 2 out of 3 falls to retain title
    – Bobby Bruns and Don Eagle beat Jack McDonald and Bob Wagner 

    1955

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Al and Tiny Mills won the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Title defeating Paul Baillargeon and Whipper Billy Watson

    1959

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Joe Christie defeated Pepper Gomez to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title

    1961 

    Houston, Texas:
    – Pepper Gomez and Hogan Wharton defeated Jet Monroe (subbing for Rocket Monroe) and Sputnik Monroe for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title – – Dan Manoukian won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title from Ciclon Negro

    1962

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Fritz Von Goering defeated Billy White Wolf for the NWA PAcific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    1963

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – No dq, No Time Limit Match: AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Crusher
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Doug Gilbert & Moose Evans
    – Rocky Hamilton beat Gordon Nelson
    – Dick Steinborn beat Stan Kowalski

    1964 

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Don Leo Jonathan and Kinji Shibuya defeated Dory Funk, Sr. and Dory Funk, Jr. to win the vacant Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

    1966

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Mighty Igor Vodik 2 out of 3 falls
    – Fence Match: The Crusher beat Chris Markoff & Professor Steve Druk
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dale Lewis & Larry Heiniemi 2 out of 3 falls
    – Chris Tolos beat John Zendejas
    – Eddie Sharkey beat Bob Morgan

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Eddie Graham and El Gran Lothario beat Sputnik Monroe and Don McClarity
    – Lou Thesz and Les Welch beat Kurt and Skull  Von Braunner
    – Dick Steinborn and Sam Steamboat lost to Masked Interns
    – Argentina Zuma beat the Mummy
    – Hiro Matsuda beat Silento Rodriquez

    1972 

    Denver, Colorado:
    – Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens defeated Red Bastien and Crusher Lisowski for the AWA World Tag Team Titles
    – Pepper Gomez beat Blackjack Lanza 2 out of 3 falls
    – Don Muraco beat Bobby Heenan 2 out of 3 falls

    1973

    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
    – Lennie Hurst and Dan Kroffat defeated Danny Babich and Michel Martel to win the Stampede International Tag Team Title 

    – Earl Maynard won the NWA Beat the Champ Television Title by defeating Ripper Collins

    1975

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Guy Mitchell defeated Gene Kiniski to win the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title 

    1976

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Lanny and Randy Poffo defeated The British Bulldogs (Jonathan Foley and Edward Heath) for the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles 

    1978

    Uniondale, New York:
    – Carlos Jose Estrada (Jose Estrada, Sr.) defeated Tony Gara to win the vacant WWF Junior Heavyweight Title

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Animal Hamaguchi and Great Kusatsu won the International Pro Wrestling World Tag Team Title, defeating The Samoans (Afa and Sika) 

    Obihiro, Japan
    – NWA Title: Harley Race went to a 60 minute draw with Jumbo Tsuruta 
    – Giant Baba and Rocky Hata beat Bull Ramos and King Curtis!
    – Mark Lewin beat Takachiho
    – The Destroyer and Great Kojika beat Johnny Rodz and Kim Duk

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Dick Slater beat Stan Hanson
    – Bob Armstrong beat Mongolian Stromper
    – Tony Atlas and Bobo Brazil beat Ole Anderson and Sgt Goulet
    – Mr. Wrestling #2 beat Georgeous George Jr.
    – Bounty Hunter beat Charlie Cook
    – Mighty Zulu beat Intern #1

    1979

    St. Petersburg, Florida:
    – Thor the Viking (Scott Irwin) defeated Terry Funk for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1980

    Guadalajara, Mexico:
    – Raul Mata defeated Alfonso Dantes to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title

    1981

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Brad Armstrong won a tournament for the vacant Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title 

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Special Challenge Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated The Assassin by dq
    – Sweet Brown Sugar won a Battle Royal 
    – Mike Graham & Barry Windham defeated R.T. Tyler & Bobby Jaggers 
    – Nikolali Volkoff defeated Scott McGhee 
    – Reggie Parks defeated Hans Schroeder 
    – Chris Markoff defeated Mike Davis 

    1984

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Killer Khan defeated Archie Gouldie (Mongolian Stomper) to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title

    1985

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – The Maoris (Tudui and Wakahi) defeated Rick Casey (Wendell Cooley) and Jerry Oske for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Tag Team Titles

    1987

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Bad News Allen won the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title from Ron Simmons 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – The Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) defeated Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis for the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1989

    – Unified World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler, who held the AWA, CWA and World Class Titles, is stripped of the AWA title when CWA and the AWA ended their relationship.

    1997

    Osaka, Japan:
    – Mitsuharu Misawa won the AJPW Triple Crown Title from Kenta Kobashi

    Tokyo, Japan:

    – WWWA World Champion Kyoko Inoue defeated International Wrestling Association and AJW All Pacific Champion Takako Inoue to unify the three titles
    – Kumiko Maekawa and Tomoko Watanabe won the WWWA World Tag Team Titles from Mima Shimoda and Manami Toyota

    1998

    Davis, California:
    – Owen Hart defeated Goldust, who was dressed as Triple H, to win the WWF European Title

    2002

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – William Regal defeated Edge to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
    – Ric Flair defeated Vince McMahon in a street fight
    – Chris Jericho defeated the Rock to retain the Undisputed WWF World Title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (01/19): Ric Flair wins the Royal Rumble and WWF Title

    1880 

    New York City:
    – William Muldoon defeated Thiebaud Bauer to become the first American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Champion

    1940

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bobby Bruns defeated Orville Brown to become the first Kansas City Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Champion

    1960

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Tex Riley and Len Rossi defeated Don and Jackie Fargo to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Titles

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Mike DiBiase defeated The Red Raider (Pedro Godoy) for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 
    – Prince Neff Maiava defeated Danny McShain
    – Don Curtis (sub Eddie Graham) defeated Marco Polo

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – George Eakin defeated John DePaulo to win the Madison Wrestling Club Heavyweight Title

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – NWA World heavyweight champion Lou Thesz beat Billy Watson on a count out 
    – Bob Wagner beat Johnny Barend 

    1961

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) defeated John Paul Henning and Sonny Myers in a tournament final to become the first NWA Central States Tag Team Champions

    1962

    Portland, Oregon:
    – King Curtis and Haru Sasaki defeated Herb and Seymour Freeman to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title

    1966

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Ripper Collins defeated Ron Reed to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title 

    1968

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Ray Gunkel and Buddy Fuller defeated Butcher Vachon and Stan Vachon (Stan Pulaski) for the Georgia NWA World Tag Team Title 

    1970 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Karl and Kurt Von Steiger defeated Tony Borne and Moondog Maybe for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Dennis Hall and Johnny Walker defeated Al and Don Greene to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1972

    Buffalo, New York:
    – Mitsu Arakawa and Yoshino Sato defeated Dominic DeNucci and Tony Parisi in a tournament final for the vacant National Wrestling Federation World Tag Team Title 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Bob Kelly defeated Donnie Fargo to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title

    1973

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Johnny Valentine defeated Harley Race for the held up NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title 

    Dotham, Alabama:
    – Ken Lucas defeated The Wrestling Pro to win the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title

    1976

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Ricky Gibson for the held up Mid-America NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

    1977 

    Raleigh, North Carolina:
    – Greg Valentine defeated Rufus R. Jones for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Title

    Miami Beach, Florida:
    – Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes by dq
    – Ox Baker defeated Jos LeDuc
    – The Assassin defeatd Steve Strong
    – Mike Graham & Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Buddy Wolff & Bob Roop & Bob Orton, Sr.
    – Steve Keirn defeated Angelo Poffo

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Cage match: The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum beat Peter Maivia & Billy Francis
    – Greg Gagne beat Roger Kirby
    – Jim Brunzell beat Angelo Mosca dq
    – Super Destroyer beat Jan Nelson (sub Bull Bullinski)

    1979

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Ole Anderson and Ivan Koloff won the NWA Georgia Tag Team Title from Jack and Jerry Brisco

    Denver, Colorado:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Verne Gagne 
    – Terry Funk beat Blackjack Lanza 
    – Mighty Igor Vodik beat Iron Sheik 

    1980

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Kato Kung Lee defeated Americo Rocca to win the NWA World Welterweight Title

    1981 

    San Juan, Puerto Rico:
    – Carlos Colon and Invader I defeated Danny (Dennis) Condrey and Dutch Mantel for the WWC North American Tag Team Titles

    1982

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Florida Title No DQ Match: Killer Karl Kox defeated The Spoiler to retain the title
    – Dory Funk, Jr. & David Von Erich defeated Mike Graham & Mr. Wrestling 2
    – Hacksaw Reed & Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Chan Chung & Mr. Fuchi & Mr. Onita
    – Iron Mike Sharpe drew Eric Embry

    1987

    Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada:
    – Owen Hart defeated Makhan Singh (Mike Shaw) for the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title 

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
    – Hercules Ayala defeated David Schultz to win the International Wrestling International Heavyweight Title

    1991

    Miami, Florida:
    – Sgt. Slaughter pinned WWF Champion The Ultimate Warrior to win the title
    – The Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) defeated The Orient Express (Tanaka and Kato)
    – Hulk Hogan won the Royal Rumble Match

    Matsumoto, Japan:
    – Jumbo Tsuruta won the AJPW Triple Crown Title from Stan Hansen

    1992 

    Albany, New York:
    – Ric Flair won the Royal Rumble match and won the vacant WWF World Title
    – The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) by countout
    – Roddy Piper defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion The Mountie to win the title

    Vancouver, Washington:
    – Art and Jesse Barr defeated The Bruise Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    1997

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – Shawn Michaels pinned WWF Champion Sycho Sid to win the title 
    – Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble

    2003 

    Boston, Massachusetts:
    – The Dudleys defeated William Regal & Lance Storm to capture the Raw Tag Team Titles 
    – Brock Lesnar won the 30 man Royal Rumble

    2005 

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – The Thrillseekers (Matt Cappotelli and Johnny Jeter) defeated MNM (Joey Matthews and Johnny Nitro) to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Titles

  • The Week In British Wrestling: AJ Styles says goodbye; ATTACK! turns the clock back

    1) AJ Styles said goodbye but had the show stolen from under him.

    Making good use of his freelance status, AJ Styles has been a frequent visitor to the UK in recent times, and was enough of a (big show) regular for Revolution Pro-Wrestling that it didn’t seem weird when he won their Undisputed British Heavyweight championship last summer. With his impending signing for WWE, this weekend’s High Stakes had something of an air of a farewell, and what better way to do it than pass the torch to Zack Sabre Jr, who became the new champion in a great main event.

    While many of the tickets were sold on that main event, the show was stolen, however, by Will Ospreay and Marty Scurll, who closed the first half of the show with an almost thirty-minute classic, underlining their growing statuses and continuing the theme of 2015 – that British wrestlers are outshining the imports. Mike “Speedball” Bailey made his UK debut on the show, going down to Big Damo after dominating much of the match, and Pete Dunne retained the Undisputed British Cruiserweight title he won two weeks ago, again against “Flash” Morgan Webster. RevPro announced a return to York Hall in the summer, and another shot in Reading in April. The year is only two weeks old and RevPro have already set the standard!

    2) It Was Acceptable In The 80s.

    ATTACK! Pro-Wrestling had a pretty good 2015, which included teaming with Chikara-Pro on the latter’s UK tour, and sending a team over to the King of Trios tournament as well as promoting a series of super-fun, sold-out shows. They started 2016 in the same fashion with It Was Acceptable In The 80s at the Catheys Centre in Cardiff where the gimmick of furthering their storylines and dressing up for the night’s theme continued. Not everyone dressed up, although noted killjoys the Anti-Fun Police did team with a homemade RoboCop, but Mark Andrews (Marty McFly), Martin Kirby (Skeletor), Eddie Dennis (Terminator), Robbie X (a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle) and others all made the effort.

    The main event saw Dennis successfully defend his ATTACK! 24/7 title against Wild Boar before Pete Dunne took advantage of the title’s constant availability by challenging and beating Dennis afterwards. The undercard featured Andrews downing Travis Banks, Mike Bird winning a four-way over Kirby, X, and “Flash” Morgan” Webster, and appearances from Nixon Newell, Chris Brookes, Sebastian Radclaw, and Love Making Demon. ATTACK! is not for everyone – as one fella in the crowd loudly made known – but it is the most fun you can have on a Sunday night in Wales, a fact probably enshrined in law.

    3) Grado proved he’s more than a comedy turn (again).

    On a recent TNA PPV, Grado was challenged by The Pope to prove he’s more than just a comedy wrestler, and did so by engaging Abyss in a Monster’s Ball match, whatever one of those is. For those of us on these shores, however, he has NOTHING to prove. That was evident again this week when he responded to a promo cut by Chris Renshaw at Insane Championship Wrestling’s Friday Night Fight Club tapings last week with a stunning direct-to-camera promo of his own.

    Renshaw, quoting the cover of Fighting Spirit Monthly (which listed Grado as a “TNA star” and claimed he “led ICW to record breaking heights”), claimed ICW wasn’t about one man, it was about everyone there, and that they deserved the plaudits coming Grado’s way. Grado, although he could have rightly pointed out that he did have a huge part in selling out the SECC for Fear & Loathing, went on the attack, pointing out that, yes, he did work around the world and not just in ICW, but he did that for ICW. Renshaw laid the foundations but Grado knocked it out of the park. The exchange can be seen on ICW’s YouTube page.

    4) Promoting wrestling shows isn’t easy.

    With British wrestling very much entering a boom period, there are going to be those who seek to take advantage of that for their own ends. As an independent games developer, the people behind 5* Wrestling decided to promote a three-date tour to publicise their upcoming game, and secured the rights of Rey Mysterio Jr to not only be in the game (their previous games featured thinly-veiled parody characters) but also to lead the tour. They also booked AJ Styles, ROH champion Jay Lethal, former WWE stars John Morrison and Carlito, and a host of the top British stars.

    Unfortunately, they either overestimated the drawing power of such an ensemble or underpromoted the shows, and were rewarded with sub-1000 crowds in halls set up for four times that. While that would be a very good turnout for most British promotions, they can only have lost a ton of money which you’d hope they’ll at least make back on the game when it is released. The shows themselves ran late and were strangely booked, but at least showcased some of our top guys to audiences who may have been unfamiliar with them.

    5) There were some pretty fun shows.

    IPW:UK and WrestleForce teamed up to stage Harlow Invasion in, erm, Harlow, headlined by a TLC match between IPW tag team champions DnD and the London Riots which turned into a wild brawl, including an imploding ladder, an unbreakable table, and Riot Rob Lynch smacking a drink out of the hand of an unruly punter. The rest of the show included an All-England title defense from Sammy Smooth (beating an understandably masked Exodus), a Women’s championship match (of sorts) between champion Tennessee Honey and challenger Nightshade, the Swords of Essex, and the UK debut of Donovan Dijak, who beat Big Damo. Launching a new era for Shropshire wrestling, VII-Pro presented the first of the Underground shows in Shrewsbury on Friday, headlined by “Flash” Morgan Webster versus Nixon Newell (who wrestles men more than she does women, and rightly so), which turned into a tag match when Webster challenged her to find a partner because he’d brought Australian doughnut-lover (not a euphemism!) Toni Storm with him. Newell was joined by Mark Andrews, and it was ON. Also on the show were the Dunne brothers, Tyler Bate, Wild Boar, and Mike Bird, and they return in February with Chuck Taylor.

    Down in London, in the very weird world of the RetroFutureVerse, Freddie Mercurio became a two-time Lucha Britannia champion, downing Cassius in the main event of a show which also featured Marduk Malik continuing his unbeaten streak against Pure Britannico, Diablesa Rosa turning away the challenge of Zombie Janey, and unfrozen Viking Nordico Fuego becoming King Of Lucha Chaos. They’re back on January 29th at the Resistance Gallery once more. Finally for a weekend short on quantity (if not quality), Futureshock opened their doors for the first time in 2016 for Uproar 86, a stacked show which saw The Models reunite to take down The Fallen. Joey Hayes & Danny Hope haven’t teamed for some time so the fans in attendance were quite surprised. Another surprise was the return of Cyanide, who stormed the ring to help Damon Leigh beat down Sonar Dursen after the latter had won their match. Also on the card were Zack Gibson, T-Bone, Mikey Whiplash, Ashton Smith, and Xander Cooper, and 2016 looks like being another solid year for Futureshock.

    (Thanks to Garry Vanderhorne for his help with this week’s column).

  • Daily pro wrestling history (01/18): Ivan Koloff wins the WWWF World Title

    1940

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Bruns beat Orville Brown in 2 out of 3 falls

    1944 

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Herb Welch defeated The Yellow Scorpion for the Tennessee World Junior Heavyweight Title

    1957

    – Kurt Von Poppenheim defeated Red Bastien to win the Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Title

    1961

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Dick Hutton defeated Al Lolotai for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title 

    1962

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Bill Soloweyko and Whipper Billy Watson defeated Chris and John Tolos to win the Toronto NWA International Tag Team Titles
    – Raphael Halpern beat Bulldog Brower by decision 
    – Jim Hady beat Doc Gallagher via disqualification
    – Billy Red Lyons beat Marquis de Paree

    1963

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Dominic Bravo and Ron Etchison defeateded Mike Sharpe and Jim Wright for the Stampede International Tag Team Titles

    1966 

    Nashville, Tennessee
    – Alex Perez defeated Rocky Smith for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title

    1967

    Manchester, England:
    – Billy Robinson defeated Billy Joyce to win the British Heavyweight Title 

    Denver, Colorado:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick The Bruiser & Mighty Igor Vodik in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Verne Gagne beat Killer Kowalski dq
    – Wilbur Snyder beat The Alaskan 
    – Terry Funk (sub Dory Funk Jr) drew Chris Markoff

    1969

    Detroit, Michigan:
    – Ben Justice and Rocky Johnson defeated The Hell’s Angels (Paul and Ron Dupree) to win the Detroit NWA World Tag Team Titles

    Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    – Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas won the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Title, defeating The Mighty Yankees 

    1970

    Fukuoka, Japan:
    – Monster Rousimoff (Andre the Giant) and Michael Nader defeated Great Kusatsu and Thunder Sugiyama to win the vacant International Pro Wrestling World Tag Team Titles

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – NWA World heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Gene Kinski
    – The Sheik defeated Dewey Robertson by dq
    – Whipper Billy Watson and Bulldog Bower beat The Fabulous Kangaroos, Al Costello and Ray Kent, in a 2 out of 3 falls match
    – Chris and John Tolos took 2 of 3 falls from Haystack Calhoun and Gino Brito
    – The Love Brothers, Reginald and Hartford beat The Mighty Iggor and Murray Cummings 

    1971

    New York City:
    – Ivan Koloff pinned WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino to win the title

    1973

    Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
    – The Mysterious Medic defeated Bob Kelly for the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Mike Boyette & Mickey Doyle defeated Omar Atlas & The Viking
    – Roger Kirby defeated Stan Pulaski in three falls
    – World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk, Jr. fought Harley Race to a draw in three falls (60 minutes)

    1974

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Ron and Terry Garvin defeated Bob Armstrong and Robert Fuller to win the vacant NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles

    – Black Gordman and Goliath defeated Raul Mata and Victor Rivera for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

    1980

    Houston, Texas:
    – Superstar Billy Graham won the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title from Mark Lewin

    Shreveport, Louisiana:
    – Ernie Ladd defeated Mike Sharpe for the Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Title 

    1981

    Monterrey, Mexico:
    – Tony Salazar defeated Sangre Chicana to win the NWA World Middleweight Title 

    1982

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler won the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title, defeating Dutch Mantel

    1983 

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Terry Allen and Scott McGhee defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos (Johnny Heffernan and Don Kent) to win the NWA Florida Global Tag Team Titles
    – Rufus Jones defeated Angelo Mosca by dq
    – Mike Graham defeated Jim Garvin by dq
    – Leroy Brown defeated Ron Bass
    – The Midnight Rider & Barry Windham defeated Kevin Sullivan & Jake Roberts

    1985

    Denver, Colorado:
    – Lights Out match: Jerry Blackwell beat Masked Superstar (sub King Kong Brody)
    – AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Jim Garvin dq
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Larry Hennig & Curt Hennig (subs for Fabulous Ones)
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Billy Robinson
    – Jim Brunzell drew Nick Bockwinkel
    – Brad Rheingans beat Steve Regal

    1986

    Albuquerque, New Mexico:
    – Scott Hall and Curt Hennig defeated Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal for the AWA World Tag Team Titles

    San Juan, Puerto Rico:
    – Invader III defeated Eric Embry for the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title 

    1987

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – Cage Match: Midnight Rockers beat Doug Somers & Buddy Rose 
    – No DQ Match: Jimmy Snuka beat Colonel DeBeers
    – Super Ninja beat AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – AWA Ladies Champion Sherri Martel beat Candi Divine
    – Scott Hall beat Buddy Wolff dq
    – Mr. Saito beat Buck Zumhofe

    1988

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Hennig’s Title vs Lawler’s Ring: AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Jerry Lawler
    – No dq Match: AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers beat Ken Wayne & Scott Hall
    – Jeff Jarrett & Manny Fernandez beat Teijo Kahn & Jimmy Jack Funk dq
    – Bill Dundee beat Terry Taylor
    – Loser Leaves town: Billy Travis & Rikki Nelson beat Rock & Roll RPMs

    Takuyama, Japan:
    – Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura defeated Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Kazuo Yamazaki to win the IWGP World Tag Team Titles

    1992

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Ron Harris defeated Demolition Crush to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title 

    1994

    Saitama, Japan:
    – Big Titan (Rick Bogner) and The Gladiator (Mike Awesome) defeated Katsutoshi Niiyama and Atsushi Onita to become the first FMW World Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champions

    1996

    Tijuana, Mexico:
    – Ultraman 2000 defeated Psicosis for the Mexican National Welterweight Title 

    1998

    San Jose, California:
    – Steve Austin wins the Royal Rumble
    – The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) by disqualification
    – WWF Champion Shawn Michaels defeated The Undertaker in a Casket match to retain the title

    2003

    San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico:
    – Chicky Starr defeated Carly Colon to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title 

    Wilmington, Delaware:
    – Christopher Daniels defeated champion Mike Kruel, The Amazing Red, Low Ki, American Dragon and Amazing Red to win the ECWA Heavyweight Title 

    2004

    Osaka, Japan:
    – Kaz Hayashi and Satoshi Kojima defeated Arashi and Keiji Muto to win the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Title

  • Revolution Pro results: AJ Styles vs. Zack Sabre Jr. plus a potential MOTY

    Submitted by Joe Lemon 

    Flash Morgan Webbster vs. Peter Dunne

    Not an especially great opener. Both guys are still inexperienced & hadn’t previously wrestled on one of the big York Hall shows. Was by no means bad, but wasn’t the best opener. 

    Big Damo vs. Speedball Mike Bailey

    I’ve see Bailey a few times & had really enjoyed what I’d seen. Was curious here as to how he’d gel with Damo & they really delivered. Damo sold Bailey’s kicks well throughout & helped in Bailey getting over in front of a crowd who weren’t overly familiar with him. Damo won with an inverted Bloody Sunday DDT. Bailey took a lot of punishment throughout. Post match both guys shook hands in a show of respect. 

    Colt Cabana vs. Doug Williams

    Really fun match here working mostly British style. Both guys seemed to really enjoy the fact that they had the crowd when using British style. A fun back & forth match with flashes of comedy thrown in at points. Both guys exchanged various pin fall attempts & Cabana got the three. Post match Cabana cut a promo about his history in the company & claimed he wanted the British Heavyweight belt again. I’m assuming he & Zack will work a title match using British style down the road at some point. At this point Cabana was attacked by Lord Gideon Grey who was wearing the Mat Classic mask. Grey cut an awesome, angry promo on Cabana to set up a match between them next month.

    Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay

    This is where the show went into absolute overdrive. The stipulation was that the match was for the number 1 contendership for the British Heavyweight belt. All I can say is that these guys made the belt come across as one of the most valuable in the world with the way they worked this match. It was wrestled & put over as a big match & they used several tropes seen in major WWE/New Japan matches. We had the back & forth punches with the ‘yay’ & ‘boo’ chants, we had lots of fighting spirit, headsets, guys kicking out of & reversing signature moves & we even had Ospreay putting Scurll in his very own Chicken Wing. The match was crazy & ran for almost half hour. It ended when Marty used the Bryan Danielson elbows that he always used as ROH champ & then put Ospreay into the Chicken Wing which he passed out in.

    I’ve attended every major Rev Pro show for over two years now & this was by some distance the most invested I’ve ever seen the crowd in a match. What made this even better was the fact it was two Brits that managed to put the crowd at fever pitch. I’ve been to a lot of live shows & I can honestly say this is the best match I’ve seen in the UK since Bryan Danielson vs Nigel McGuinnes at the first ROH Liverpool show in 2006. 

    Jay Lethal vs. Mark Haskins 

    Lethal wasn’t that over & he didn’t come across as a major star in the way outsiders often do. It was announced that it was for the ROH Title but that made no difference & the fans hardly reacted as if this was a big deal. The match absolutely fine, but I feel they suffered going on after Marty & Ospreay. The crowd was still very much calming down making the match hard to follow at points. I really think this would have benefited from opening the show. Lethal won with the Lethal Injection.

    Sha Samuels, James Castle & Josh Bodom vs. Jimmy Havoc, Tyson T-Bone & Bram

    This was exactly what it needed to be. An all around the venue brawl with lots of weapons & big spots. Havoc is super over based on his Progress work which helps his Rev Pro match’s. He’s done little in Rev Pro but most fans who attend the shows follow both promotions. Bram turned up as a surprise. He got a much bigger reaction than expected on his entrance, but once the match started this died down. Some solid comedy spots with the heels almost doing slapstick comedy at points. Havoc got the pinball on Bodom.

    AJ Styles vs. Zack Sabre Jr

    This was a very good match. It was very different to Marty vs Osprey in terms of pacing & style using a less is more approach. AJ very much wrestled Zack’s style of match here & really hung in there with him. Very technical throughout. Zack worked over AJ’s arm which he sold to great effect throughout. AJ looked very tired. I’m assuming the gruelling week he’s had wrestling was taking effect on him. The finishing sequence wasn’t quite as epic as I thought it was going to be. Zack did kick out of a one armed Styles Clash as well as a Bloody Sunday DDT. The match ended with Zack making AJ submit after trapping his arm.

    *****

    I’m sure you’ve seen AJ’s post match speech but it was a great way for him to leave the UK after a year of performing in Rev Pro. The AJ goodbye needed to close the show, but ideally the entire show would have benefited from Marty vs Ospreay going on last. Post show all anyone was talking about was just how great that match was. Again, I encourage you to check out Marty vs Ospreay! 

    A great show with variety throughout & booked at a pace that used that variety to mostly positive effect. Scurll vs Osprey was on another level. Quite simply myself & 1200 other fans where blown away by their efforts.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (1/17): Big Van Vader wins the IWGP TItle

    1965

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2 out of 3 falls
    – Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak
    – Bob Boyer drew Eddie Sharkey
    – Mighty Igor Vodik beat Pedro Santos

    1971

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Jack Brisco, the NWA Florida Television Champion, faced Tarzan Tyler, the NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion, in a two-out-of three falls match. The rules for the match stipulated that the Television Title was on the line in the first fall only, while the Heavyweight Title would go to the winner of the match. Tyler pinned Brisco in the first fall to win the Television Title. However, Brisco won the second and third falls to win the match, and claim the Heavyweight Title

    1972

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Mark Lewin defeated Bob Brown to win the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title 

    1973 

    Miami, Florida:
    – Big Bad John and Tim Woods defeated Chris Markoff and Bobby Shane for the NWA Florida Tag Team Title 
    – Southern Title: Mark Lewin defeated Paul Jones to retain the title
    – Florida Title: Jack Brisco defeated Buddy Colt to retain the title
    – Gorgeous George, Jr. defeated Jack Welch
    – Dick Slater & Phil Robley defeated Kevin Sullivan & Frank Hester

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr drew Billy Robinson
    – North American Champion Dusty Rhodes beat Don Muraco
    – Ed Francis beat The Sheik to win Hawaiian Title
    – Ripper Collins beat Rick Drasin
    – Tony Borne drew Sam Steamboat

    1974

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Lord Alfred Hayes and Roger Kirby defeated Jim Brunzell and Mike George to win the Central States NWA World Tag Team Title in 3 falls
    – Bob Brown defeated Harley Race in three falls

    Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
    – Bob Kelly defeated Duke Miller for the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title 

    Denver, Colorado:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne dcor Billy Robinson 
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Red Bastien 
    – Larry Heiniemi & Buddy Wolff beat Ricky Romero & Luis Martinez 2 out of 3 falls
    – Greg Gagne beat Ric Flair 

    1975

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Porkchop Cash and Special Delivery Jones defeated The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) to win the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title 

    1976 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Jesse Ventura defeated Jimmy Snuka for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title 

    Caguas, Puerto Rico:
    – The Infernos defeated The Interns to win the WWC North American Tag Team Title 

    1977

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Don Leo Jonathan and Dutch Savage defeated John Quinn and Kurt Von Hess for the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title 

    Greenville, South Carolina:
    – The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) defeated Dino Bravo and Tim Woods to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles

    1979 

    Miami, Florida:
    – NWA World Title: Harley Race defeated Mike Graham
    – Florida Tag Titles: Pak Song & Mr. Uganda defeated Dusty Rhodes & Louie Tillet (sub Jos Leduc)
    – Brass Knuckles Match: Killer Karl Kox defeated Sonny King
    – Thor The Viking defeated Raul Mata (sub Florida Champion Jimmy Garvin)
    – Mr. Saito & Mr. Sato defeated Rocky Johnson & Prince Tonga

    1980

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Tiger Jeet Singh defeated El Canek for the UWA World Heavyweight Title 

    Greenville, Mississippi:
    – Mike Sharpe defeated Mike George to win the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title 

    1981

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jimmy Valiant won the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title by defeating Hector Guerrero in a tournament final 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – The Destroyer and Rip Oliver defeated Joe Lightfoot and Jay Youngblood for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    1982

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Angelo Mosca defeated Toronto NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion Big John Studd in a steel cage match to win the title 

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Tommy Rich defeated The Masked Superstar for the NWA National Heavyweight Title 

    1985

    Las Vegas, Nevada:
    – Lights Out match: Jerry Blackwell beat Masked Superstar (sub King Kong Brody)
    – Jimmy Garvin beat AWA Champion Rick Martel dq
    – Non title: Larry Hennig & Curt Hennig (subs for Fabulous Ones) beat AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Brad Rheingans
    – Jim Brunzell beat Steve Regal

    1986

    Richmond, Virginia:
    – Ron Bass defeated Black Bart to win the Mid-Atlantic NWA Brass Knuckles Title 

    1991

    Yokahama, Japan:
    – Big Van Vader defeated Tatsumi Fujinami for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title 

    1992

    Springfield, Massachusetts: 
    – The Mountie defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Intercontinental Title

    1994

    New York City:
    – The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty to win the titles

    1997

    Matsumoto, Japan:
    – Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue defeated Johnny Ace and Steve Williams to win the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

    1999

    Charleston, West Virginia:
    – Goldberg defeated Scott Hall in a Ladder Stun Gun match
    – David and Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig and Barry Windham

    2000 

    Columbus, Ohio:
    – Jeff Jarrett was awarded the WCW United States Heavyweight Title by Commissioner Kevin Nash
    – WCW World Tag Team Champions Crowbar and David Flair defeated 3 Count (Shane Helms and Shannon Moore)

    New Haven, Connecticut:
    – WWF Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) defeated Big Show and The Rock
    – Rikishi defeated WWF Intercontinental Co-Champion Chris Jericho by disqualification

    2004 

    Kaneohe, Hawaii:
    – Kenjiro Katahira and Kensuke Sasaki defeated Ahuna and Kaniela for the Hawai’i Championship Wrestling Kekaulike Heritage Tag Team Title 

    2010 

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Tara defeated ODB in a 2 of 3 falls match to win the TNA Knockouts Title 
    – Matt Morgan & Hernandez defeated The British Invasion to win the TNA Tag Team Championship