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  • On this day in pro wrestling history (10/16): Ric Flair wins Mid-Atlantic title, BBB wins ECW title

    1941

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Orville Brown defeated Lee Wykoff in 2 out of 3 falls to win the MWA World Heavyweight Title 
    – Steve Brody beat Al Lovelock 
    – Jack Kennedy beat Albion Britt 

    1947

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Ernie Dusek beat Warren Bockwinkel 2 falls to 1
    – Sonny Myers beat Cardiff Giant 2 falls to 1 

    1951 

    Tampa, Florida:
    –  Mae Young defeated Cory Coombs to win the Florida women’s title

    1976 

    Greensboro, North Carolina:
    – Tim Woods defeated Angelo Mosca to win the Television Title
    – Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title 
    – Paul Jones defeated Blackjack Mulligan to win the United States Championship 

    Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
    – Eric The Red defeated Carlos Colon for the WWC North American Heavyweight Title 
    – Higo Hamaguci & Gordon Nelson defeated Antonino Rocca & Miguel Perez to win the WWC North American Tag Team Title

    1977

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Stan Stasiak beat Waldo Von Erich (sub Superstar Billy Graham) by countout
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Domenic Denucci 
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Duncum & Black Jack Lanza 
    – Billy Robinson beat Kurt Von Hess 
    – Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson drew Chris Tolos & Reginald Love 1
    – Jay Strongbow beat Wolfman 
    – Tiger Jeet Singh beat Terry Yorkston 
    – Angelo Mosca beat Steve Bolus 

    1981 

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Les Thorton defeated Jerry Brisco to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion

    1982 

    San Juan, Puerto Rico:
    – Invader I defeated Dory Funk Jr. to win the WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title

    1987 

    Denver, Colorado:
    – Wahoo McDaniel won a battle royal
    – Original Midnight Express & Adrian Adonis beat Ray Stevens & Wahoo McDaniel & Tommy Rich dq
    – AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Jerry Blackwell
    – Kevin Kelly beat DJ Peterson
    – Dick Slater beat Mitch Snow
    – JT Southern beat Soldat Ustinov

    – Nelson Royal is awarded the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title

    Kansas City, Missouri:
    – The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams) defeated The Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) to win the UWF Tag Team Title 

    1988 

    Caguas, Puerto Rico:
    – Brad & Bart Batten defeated Chicky & Ron Starr to win the WWC World Tag Team Titles

    Providence, Rhode Island:
    – Ted DiBiase defeated Randy Savage to win the King of the Ring Tournament 

    1997 

    Queens, New York:
    – Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Shane Douglas to win the ECW World Heavyweight Title

    2000 

    Detroit, Michigan:
    – William Regal defeated Al Snow to win the WWF European Heavyweight Title

    2011

    – TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries defeated Brian Kendrick to retain the title
    – Velvet Sky defeated Winter (with Angelina Love), Mickie James, and Madison Rayne to win the TNA Knockouts Title. Karen Jarrett 
      was the special referee
    – AJ Styles defeated Christopher Daniels in an I Quit Match
    – TNA Champion Kurt Angle defeated Bobby Roode to retain the title

    2012

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Kofi Kingston defeated The Miz to win the WWE Intercontinental Title

  • On this date in pro wrestling history (10/15): X Pac wins WWF European Title, Lawler wins Southern Title

    1941

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – World Champion Sandor Szabo beat Earl Wampler in 2 straight falls to retain title

    1951 

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Mae Young defeated Cora Combs to become the first NWA Florida Women’s Champion 

    1962

    Fargo, North Dakota:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bill Miller
    – Crusher beat Doug Gilbert
    – Rocky Hamilton beat Jack Allen
    – Moose Evans beat George Cannon

    1967 

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – El Nazi defeated Mil Mascaras to win the Mexican Light-Heavyweight Title

    1970 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Akio Kyo defeated Marie Vagnone for the WWWA World Title 

    1971 

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Ray Gunkel defeated Big John to win the Georgia TV Title 

    1976

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Andre The Giant won a Battle Royal
    – I Quit Match: Dusty Rhodes beat Missouri Mauler
    – Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson beat Raymond Rougeau & Roberto Soto
    – Jos LeDuc beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Mongolian Stomper beat Rick McGraw
    – Ricky Steamboat beat Jim Lancaster

    1979 

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

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Dewey Robertson 
    – US Champion Jimmy Snuka beat Ric Flair 
    – Johnny Weaver & Jay Youngblood beat The Scorpion & Brute Bernard
    – The Destroyer beat Klondike Bill 

    1981 

    Jackson, Mississippi:
    – The Junkyard Dog & Mike George defeated The Samoans (Afa & Sika) to win the Mid-South Wrestling Tag Team Title 

    1984

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Rick Rude & King Kong Bundy
    – Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Valiant & Randy Savage beat Dirty White Boys & Phil Hickerson (sub Jimmy Hart)
    – International Champion Eddie Gilbert beat Lanny Poffo
    – Phil Hickerson & Kurt Von Hess beat Tojo Yamamoto & Dutch Mantel
    – Rufus R Jones & Mark Ragin beat Nightmares

    1985

    Salt Lake City, Utah:
    – Stan Hansen won battle royal
    – Greg Gagne drew Nick Bockwinkel 
    – Brad Rheingans beat Boris Zhukov
    – Stan Hansen beat Kevin Kelly
    – Steve Regal beat Jerry Oski
    – Jim Garvin beat Buck Zumhofe

    1988 

    Dallas, Texas @ the Cotton Bowl:
    – Texas Death Match; Kerry Von Erich beat World Class and AWA Champion Jerry Lawler by dq
    – Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team to regain the World Class Tag Team Title
    – Dog Collar Match; Terry Gordy double count out with Botswana Beast
    – Kevin Von Erich beat Brian Adias by dq
    – Jeff Jarrett beat Eric Embry to win the World Class Light Heavyweight Title
    – Texas Champion Iceman King Parsons double count out with Kendall Windham
    – Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk & Black Bart

    Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
    – Hurricane Castillo, Jr. & Miguelito Perez defeated Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat to win the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Title

    1998 

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – X-Pac defeated D’Lo Brown to capture the WWF European Heavyweight Title

  • On this date in pro wrestling history (10/14): Jeff Hardy wins TNA title, Jericho & Christian win WWE gold

    1942

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – Iowa State Heavyweight Champion Gene Bowman beat Emil Dusek 2 falls to 0 

    1947

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Bronko Nagurski beat Chief Saunooke

    1954

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa:
    – United States Champion, Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt 2 falls to 1 to retain the title

    1960

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor beat Sonny Myers in 2 out of 3 falls to retain the title

    1966

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Lou Thesz defeated Buddy Austin to win the WWA World Heavyweight Title

    Mexicali, Mexico
    – El Santo defeated Espanto I for the Mexican Light Heavyweight Title

    1972

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne wrestled to a no contest with Nick Bockwinkel
    – Dick Murdoch & Dusty Rhodes beat Dr X & Wahoo McDaniel in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Lani Kealoha beat Larry Hennig via dq 
    – Superstar Billy Graham beat Bull Bullinski 

    1978 

    Shreveport, Louisiana:
    – The Assassin defeated Jose Lothario to win the Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Title

    1979

    Charlotte, North Carolina:
    – Blackjack Mulligan & Ric Flair beat NWA Tag Team Champions Paul Jones & Baron Von Raschke by count out
    – Jim Brunzell beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Jimmy Snuka & John Studd & Buddy Rogers beat SD Jones & Rufus R Jones & Jay Youngblood
    – Dewey Robertson beat Rick McGraw

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – Super Destroyer Mark II & Super Destroyer Mark III beat Billy Robinson & Mad Dog Vachon 
    – Jesse Ventura beat Steve Olsonoski 
    – Mad Dog Vachon beat Lord Alfred Hayes 
    – Adrian Adonis beat Peter Sandor Szabo (sub Kenny Jay) 
    – Paul Ellering beat Ron Ritchie 

    1985 

    New Orleans, Louisiana:
    – Butch Reed defeated Dick Murdoch to win the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title

    1989 

    Providence, Rhode Island:
    – Tito Santana defeated Rick Martel to win the WWF King Of The Ring tournament

    Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:
    – Bruce Hart defeated Gama Singh to win the Stampede Wrestling British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title 

    1997 

    Sapporo, Japan:
    – Atshushi Onita, Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hido defeated Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka & Koji Nakagawa for the FMW World Streetfight 6-Man Tag Team Title

    2002 

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
    – Chris Jericho & Christian defeated The Hurricane & Kane for the WWE World Tag Team Championship

    2007

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Gail Kim became the first TNA Knockouts Champion by winning a gauntlet match
    – Sting defeated Kurt Angle to win the TNA World Championship

    2012 
    – Rob Van Dam defeated Zema Ion to win the TNA X Division Title 
    – Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez won the TNA World Tag Team Titles from Kurt Angle & AJ Styles and Frankie Kazarian & Christopher
      Daniels
    – Tara won the TNA Knockout Title from Brooke Tessmacher 
    – Jeff Hardy defeated Austin Aries for the TNA World Title

  • Great Khali being Great Khali!

    Great Khali being…..well, Great Khali! No idea what he’s saying or what this commercial is about but it’s fascinating. Khali is infinitely more intelligible and mobile than he was in his WWE days so the time off has clearly done him some good. 

  • Alberto el Patron cancels two German dates reportedly due to transportation disagreement

    According to one of the promotions that booked him, former WWE Champion and current AAA Mega Champion Alberto El Patron has backed out of two European bookings this weekend due to a disagreement about the type of flight he was booked on.

    El Patron and brother El Hijo de Dos Caras were scheduled to appear on Friday for Swiss Wrestling Entertainment (SWE) in Bern, Germany, and on Saturday for Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in Mannheim, Germany. According to a post on wXW’s website (translated by reader Markus Gronemann), El Patron backed out with six days notice because the promotion had him booked in the Economy Plus class when he wanted to fly Business Class instead. wXw’s and SWE’s promoters said the cost would be $7000 USD to make the change on short notice and refused. This is the second time El Patron has backed out of an wXw booking on short notice, the last time in December 2014. 

    wXW stated in their post that they will no longer book El Patron.

  • On this date in pro wrestling history (10/13): Koloffs, Steiners, and Legion of Doom all win tag team gold

    1935

    Waterloo, Iowa:
    – Earl Wampler wrestled Louis Thesz to a 20 minute time limit draw 

    1956

    Des Moines, Iowa (Frank Gotch Memorial Arena)
    – Verne Gagne wrestled Roy McClarity to a 60 minute draw

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – In a match for the Central States title; Bobby Bruns beat Tom Zaharias in 2 straight falls to retain the title
    – Gene Stanlee beat Tex McKenzie 2 falls to 1
    – Richard Brown beat Rock Monroe 

    1961

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Texas Death match; Mr. M beat Hard Boiled Haggerty  
    – Karl Krauser & Dale Lewis beat Otto Von Krupp & Bob Geigel

    1970

    Dallas, Texas:
    – George Scott beat Johnny Valentine to win Texas Heavyweight title
    – Boris Malenko & Lord Charles Montague beat Mr. Wrestling & Jack Pesek
    – Toru Tanaka beat Tiger Conway
    – Killer Kowalski beat Mil Mascaras

    1971

    Miami, Florida:
    – Florida Champion, Jack Brisco defeated Bobby Duncum by DQ to retain the title
    – Dick Murdoch defeated Robert Fuller in a Texas Death Match
    – The Australians (Ron Miller & Larry O’Day) defeated Bull Marcus & Ronnie Garvin
    – Johnny Walker (aka Mr. Wrestling) defeated Jim Dalton
    – Hiro Matsuda defeated Black Bart

    1978

    Houston, Texas:
    – Andre The Giant and NWA Champion Harley Race went to a double countout
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Dusty Rhodes
    – Brass Knuckles Match; Bruiser Brody beat Rocky Johnson
    – Gino Hernandez beat David Von Erich
    – Al Madril beat Bill White dq
    – Suzette Ferriara beat Joyce Grable for Texas Women’s Title

    1981 

    Allentown, Pennsylvania:
    – Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Garea & Rick Martel to win the WWWF World Tag Team Titles 

    1984

    Janesville, Wisconsin:
    – The Crusher & Tony Atlas beat AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors dq
    – Mr. Saito beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Curt Hennig beat Larry Zbyszko
    – Brad Rheingans drew Billy Robinson
    – Jim Brunzell beat Steve Regal

    1985 

    Charlotte, North Carolina:
    – Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated The Rock N’ Roll Express (Rick Morton & Robert Gibson) to win the NWA World Tag Team Title

    1992 

    Regina, Saskatchewan:
    – Money, Inc. (Ted DiBiase & IRS) defeated The Natural Disasters (Typhoon & Earthquake) to win the WWF Tag Team Titles

    1997 

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Rick & Scott Steiner won the WCW World Tag Team titles by defeating Scott Hall & Syxx

    Topeka, Kansas:
    – The Legion Of Doom (Road Warriors) defeated The Godwinns to win WWF World Tag Team Titles

    2006

    Jacksonville, Florida:
    – Chris Benoit defeated Ken Kennedy to win the WWE United States Title
    – Batista defeated Fit Finlay and Bobby Lashley

    2011

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – AJ Styles & Rob Van Dam defeated Jerry Lynn & Christopher Daniels
    – Matt Morgan defeated Samoa Joe

    2012

    Ontario, Canada:
    – World’s Greatest Tag Team, Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin, defeated Rhett Titus & BJ Whitmer
    – Jay Lethal defeated Davey Richards
    – ROH TV Champion Adam Cole defeated Eddie Edwards
    – ROH Tag Team Champions Steve Corino & Jimmy Jacobs defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe
    – ROH World Champion Kevin Steen defeated Michael Elgin

  • On this day in pro wrestling history (10/11): Randy Savage takes USWA title, Ric Flair vs. Harley

    1962

    Kansas City, Kansas:

    – Pat O’Connor & Sonny Myers defeated Bob Geigel & Lee Henning via DQ in three falls

    – Texas Wire Match: Buddy Austin defeated Red Bastien in three falls

    1963 

    Atlanta, Georgia:

    – Chief Big Heart & Chief Little Eagle defeated Lenny Montana & Tarzan Tyler to win the World Tag Team Titles 

    1969

    Chicago, Illinois:

    – AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons on a 3rd fall dq

    – Edouard Carpentier beat Jim Dillinger

    – Wilbur Snyder beat Larry Hennig

    – Bill Watts beat Rene Goulet

    1972

    Honolulu, Hawaii:

    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Bearcat Wright & Bobo Brazil

    – Fred Curry beat Fred Blassie

    – The Sheik beat Tony Rocco

    1973

    Kansas City, Missouri:

    – Baron Scicluna & Baron Von Raschke defeated Danny Little Bear & Vic Nichols

    – Bob Orton defeated Man Mountain Mike via DQ

    – Billy McGuire & Benny McGuire defeated Togo the Great & Tokyo Joe

    – Fence Match: Black Angus defeated Roger Kirby

    – Bob Brown defeated Harley Race in three falls to win the Central States Title

    1974 

    Atlanta, Georgia:

    – Buddy Colt defeated Don Muraco to win the Georgia Heavyweight Title 

    1975

    St. Paul, Minnesota:

    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Baron Von Raschke

    – Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell

    – Jos Leduc beat Boris Breznikoff

    – Bull Bullinski beat Frank Hill

    – Bob (Sgt) Slaughter beat Dick Reynolds

    1976

    Augusta, Georgia:

    – Non Title: Mr. Wrestling II beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel

    – Andre the Giant won a 13 man battle royal

    – Mongolian Stomper beat Tom Jones

    – Mr. X beat Ricky Steamboat

    – Raymond Rougeau beat Bill Howard

    – Paul Orndorff beat Jim Lancaster

    1980

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:

    – Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan beat Mad Dog Vachon & Super Destroyer Mark II

    – Lights Out Match, Special Referee Ed Francis: The Crusher beat Jerry Blackwell 

    – Dino Bravo beat Jesse Ventura dq

    – Tito Santana beat Adrian Adonis

    – Buck Zumhofe drew Steve Regal

    1982

    Memphis, Tennessee:

    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Jerry Lawler to win Southern Title

    – New York Dolls Dream Machine & Rick McGraw no contest Fabulous Ones Steve Keirn & Stan Lane

    – Terry Taylor & Jacques Rougeau beat Sweet Brown Sugar & Bobby Eaton

    – Jimmy Hart & Kamala II beat Kamala & Kim Chee

    – Steve Regal & Spike Huber beat The Sheepherders

    1984

    Baltimore, Maryland:

    – Cage Match: NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Harley Race 

    – Ronnie Garvin beat Ted DiBiase to win National Title

    – AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors ddq Dusty Rhodes & Ole Anderson

    – Tommy Rich beat Mr Ito

    – National Tag Team Champions Rip Rogers & Ted Oates beat Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner

    – National TV Champion Bob Roop beat Jerry Oates

    Osaka, Japan:

    – Jumbo Tsuruta beat AWA Champion Rick Martel by countout

    – Shohei Giant Baba & Genichiro Tenryu drew Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes

    – Great Kabuki beat Buddy Roberts

    – Tiger Mask beat La Fiera

    1985

    Houston, Texas:

    – Ted DiBiase beat Bob Sweetan in a taped fists match

    – Hacksaw Duggan & Jake Roberts beat Humongous & The Nightmare

    – Butch Reed beat NWA World Champion Ric Flair via DQ

    1987 

    Memphis, Tennessee:

    – Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler defeated Doug Somers & Soldat Ustinov to win the AWA World Tag Team Title 

    1987 

    Tokyo, Japan:

    – Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo defeated Bull Nakano & Condor Saito in the finals of the Best Tag Team League 

    1989 

    Yokohama, Japan:

    – Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Genichiro Tenryu to win the All Japan Triple Crown

    1991

    St. Louis, Missouri:

    – WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko defeated The Freebirds, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin

    – Rick Steiner defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification

    – WCW US Champion Sting pinned Cactus Jack

    – Ron Simmons & Barry Windham defeated WCW World Champion Lex Luger & Mr. Hughes 

    1993 

    Memphis, Tennessee:

    – Randy Savage defeated Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title 

    – USWA Tag Team champs Moondog Spike & Mike Anthony beat Doug Gilbert & Dog Catcher #1

    – USWA Champ Jeff Jarrett beat Tommy Rich via countout

    1996

    Osaka, Japan:

    – Ultimo Dragon defeated The Great Sasuke to win the J-Crown (8 Titles)

    1999 

    Tokyo, Japan:

    – Jushin Liger defeated Kendo Kashin to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title

  • GFW Amped Sneak Peak Trailer

    Global Force Wrestling has posted its first trailer for the company’s Amped television show. The company was founded by Jeff and Karen Jarrett two years ago, and has gained traction over the past year. In January, they brokered a deal to broadcast New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestling Kingdom 9 event live. They also brought Jim Ross back to the commentary table, with Matt Striker as the color analyst and thanks to extensive social media work and promoting Jim Ross’s return hard, the event drew surprisingly well on PPV.

    Earlier this year, the company announced its roster full of free agents and New Japan talent working their house shows, and they embarked on a series of house shows at minor league ballparks. In July, they held their first TV tapings with Chael Sonnen acting as a color commentator and Cyrus Fees as the play by play man. GFW promised to do something new that hadn’t been done before, and this trailer indicates that they’re going for a behind the scenes documentary-style format for things that happen outside the ring.

    In an interview with Marc Madison of thenewshub.com Jarrett explains why GFW’s vision is unique:

    “The vision is fundamentally, very different. It’s also because of the timing of things. I named the company April 7th, 2014 and went directly and worked to form alliances with major promotions in Japan, Mexico and independent promotions in South Africa, Europe and Australia and really dialed in and the NEX GEN title was about giving guys opportunity which quite frankly are too many to name.”

  • On this day in pro wrestling history (10/9): X-Pac loses WCW cruiserweight belt, wins TNA X-Division title

    1936 —

    Kansas City, Missouri:

    – World Heavyweight Champion Dean Detton defeated Orville Brown in 2 out of 3 falls to retain the title

    1941 —

    Kansas City, Kansas:

    – Lou Thesz beat Joe Dusek in 2 out of 3 falls

    – Orville Brown and Dorve Roche went to a time limit draw

    1947 —

    Kansas City, Kansas:

    – MWA Champion, Orville Brown beat Jack O’Brien in 2 straight falls to retain the title

    1952 —

    Kansas City, Kansas:

    – Red Berry defeated Sonny Myers to capture the Heart of America Heavyweight 

    1964 —

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

    – Billy Watson and Johnny Valentine defeated Professor Hiro and Fred Atkins to win the International Tag Team Titles 

    Denver, Colorado:

    – Harley Race beat Jack Lanza

    – Larry Hennig & Art Neilson beat Ricky Romero & Wilbur Snyder

    1973 —

    Omaha, Nebraska:

    – No dq Match: Superstar Billy Graham beat Wahoo McDaniel 

    – Ivan Koloff beat Red Bastien 

    – Reggie Parks beat Ric Flair 

    1976 —

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:

    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Verne Gagne dq

    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke

    – Peter Maivia beat Blackjack Lanza

    1980 —

    – Jack Brisco defeated Terry Funk in a tournament final to win the Georgia National Heavyweight Title

    1982 —

    Chicago, Illinois:

    – Nick Bockwinkel defeated Otto Wanz to regain the AWA World Heavyweight Title

    – AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Rick Martel & Brad Rheingans

    – Ken Patera beat Hulk Hogan dq

    – Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat Buck Zumhofe & Spike Huber

    – Ray Stevens beat Bobby Heenan

    – Adrian Adonis beat Baron Von Raschke

    1992 —

    Houston, Texas:

    – Brian Pillman fought Brad Armstrong to a double disqualification

    – Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated the Barbarian & Tony Atlas

    – Sting defeated Cactus Jack in a lumberjack match (stipulations stated Sting would face Jake Roberts later in the show if he won)

    – WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude

    – Sting pinned Jake Roberts in a lights out match

    1993 —

    Jacksonville, Florida:

    – WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell

    – Ron Simmons defeated Dick Slater

    – WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes & the Shockmaster defeated Harlem Heat

    – Sting defeated Sid Vicious

    – World Champion Paul Orndorff (defending the title for an injured Rick Rude) defeated Ric Flair via disqualification 

    2000 —

    Sydney, Australia: 

    – Corporal Cajun (Lash LeRoux) & Lieutenant Loco (Chavo Guerrero Jr.) defeated Mark Jindrak & Sean O’Haire to win the WCW Tag Team Titles, but lost it back to Jindrak & O’Haire that same night

    2001 —

    Moline, Illinois:

    – Billy Kidman defeated X-Pac to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title 

    2002 —

    Nashville, Tennessee: 

    – Syxx-Pac defeated AJ Styles, Kid Kash, Ace Steel, Jose & Joel Maximo, and Tony Mamaluke in a Ladder Match to win the vacant X-Division Title

  • Jimmy Snuka murder trial: Is involuntary manslaughter count the poison pill?

    by Irvin Muchnick

    The stipulation by prosecution and defense to bypass the formality of a preliminary hearing in the Jimmy Snuka-Nancy Argentino murder case in Pennsylvania has given us yet another major clue as to the potential end game of this outrageous 32-year-long saga of provincial cover-up.

    Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin (who just so happened to have been first assistant district attorney in 1983 — though you wouldn’t know that from reading the Allentown Morning Call) had petitioned Judge Maria Dantos to summarily find probable cause on the basis of the Snuka indictment presentment, which was publicly announced last month. Martin’s deputy, Charles Gallagher, argued that It would squander judicial resources not to accept the insignificant level of hearsay in a second-hand summary of the testimony of 20 grand jury witnesses. Snuka has a constitutional right to a fair trial, but not to a redundant preliminary hearing. Just get on with the trial.

    Snuka’s new lawyer, Robert J. Kirwan II, said fine — but first give us access to all the grand jury testimony, and keep those details sealed from public view.

    Kirwan has reiterated Snuka’s position that what happened to Ms. Argentino, his girlfriend, in May 1983 in Room 427 of the George Washington Motor Lodge in Whitehall was “an accident.” In the process, the parties jointly lay the groundwork for what could become the next and final step: a guilty plea to the charge of involuntary manslaughter — while letting the Superfly off the hook for the more serious charge of third-degree murder.

    It is intuitive that the prosecution’s chief challenge in convincing a jury that Snuka is guilty of murder, beyond a reasonable doubt, is the three-plus decades of reasonable doubt emanating from D.A. Martin and Detective Gerald Procanyn themselves. This adds up to an indictment not of WWF’s most popular wrestler of the early 1980s so much as of the criminal justice system of the Lehigh Valley. It’s also the reason why we have the saying “Justice delayed is justice denied.”

    But when all is said and done, a plea deal might be the best option for the Martin gang. If Kirwan is an even halfway decent defense lawyer, he will focus on impeaching the details — the pettier, the better — in the grand jury testimony. Across all this minutiae from nearly two dozen third parties (who, it must be emphasized, did not themselves witness exactly what went down with Snuka and Nancy), there are bound to be inconsistencies. Whether those inconsistencies bear meaningfully on the guilt of the defendant is not his problem. Let’s say one witness testified that Snuka beat his wife daily, while another said it was only monthly — presumably, that’s a defect on a par with Snuka’s multiple versions of how Nancy fell and hit her head while peeing at a roadside stop … or is that she fell during horseplay with Snuka in the motel room … is it that she was pushed by the 250-pound wrestler and struck her head on a blunt object during a lovers’ quarrel … or ….

    Hey, let’s just call it even!

    All along, I’ve felt involuntary manslaughter was the curious count of the indictment. It’s the kind of thing thrown in to enable face-saving and an unsatisfactory denouement. Snuka can defiantly say, in effect, “OK, I should have called 911 earlier — but as to the rest, you’ve got nothing.” Under Pennsylvania law, I.M. is focused on gross negligence or recklessness, not on direct agency, whether intentional or not, in another person’s death. It is a misdemeanor. It is not a felony.

    The whole idea of an involuntary manslaughter count is fishy. In Pennsylvania, I.M. it carries a statute of limitations of two years. D.A. Martin has not explained what makes this charge tenable 30 years past expiration. The only theory I’ve heard so far from experts is that, perhaps, special circumstances allow the prosecutor to “toll,” or stop the clock, on the S.O.L.

    I keep falling back on the idea that the real Jimmy Snuka verdict here is the one of history. In light of the foregoing, we can debate whether a 72-year-old man with cancer should be incarcerated. What the upcoming national (not local) media coverage of this whole episode seems certain to expose is the cronyism, corruption, and incompetence of the Lehigh County police and courts. That this was all the launchpad of what would become the World Wrestling Federation’s historic, industry-transforming expansion is, I believe, no accident.

    The 2013 ebook, JUSTICE DENIED: The Untold Story of Nancy Argentino’s Death in Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka’s Hotel Room, annotates our original article and benefits a women’s shelter in Nancy’s memory. You can order the ebook for $2.99 on Amazon Kindle (http://amzn.com/B00CPTP6VM) or a PDF copy by email (send $2.99 via PayPal to nancyargentino@gmail.com). One hundred percent of the proceeds are donated by the Argentino family, in Nancy’s memory, to the women’s shelter in development at the Salerno, Italy, church Centro Evangelical dei Fratelli.