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  • On this day in pro wrestling history (August 24): Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle, Ricky Steamboat beats Steve Austin for WCW U.S. title

    By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

    1944 – Kansas City, Kansas; MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown and Les Wolfe drew at the midnight closing 1 fall a piece, Jimmy Coffield beat Jack Suzek in 2 out of 3 falls, Jack Hader beat Earl Wampler, Harold “Sonny” Myers defeated Larry Tilliman by dq

    1955 – Don Leo Jonathan defeated Yvon Robért for the Montreal Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Title in Montreal, Quebec.

    1956 – Eddie Gossett (Graham) and Art Neilson defeated Don and Red McIntyre for the Georgia NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1960 – The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) defeated Lou and Red Bastien for the Capitol Wrestling United States Tag Team Title in Bridgeport, Connecticut; Eric Pederson defeated Joe Scarpa (Chief Jay Strongbow) to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title in Mobile, Alabama.

    1961 – Pat O’Connor is awarded the NWA United States Heavyweight Title at the annual NWA meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The title had been vacant since Buddy Rogers won the NWA World Heavyweight Title from O’Connor on June 30.

    1962 – Luther Lindsay defeated Fritz Von Goering for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    1963 – Tony Borne defeated Billy White Wolf to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title.

    1964 Davenport, Iowa at Municipal Auditorium; AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat The Crusher, Billy Red Cloud beat Larry Hennig and Mitsu Arakawa beat Sailor Art Thomas; Karl and Kurt Von Brauner defeated Al Perez and Tojo Yamamoto for the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee.

    1966 – Neff Maivia defeated Ripper Collins in Honolulu, Hawaii to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title; Giant and Moose Evans defeated Luke Graham and Karl Von Brauner in Nashville, Tennessee to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title.

    1970 – Johnny Walker and Tojo Yamamoto defeat The Interns for the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee.

    1972 – Lord Alfred Hayes and Ricky Starr defeated Bobby Duncum and Dick Murdoch to win the NWA Western States Tag Team Title in Amarillo, Texas.

    1973 – John Tolos defeated Victor Rivera for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title in Los Angeles, California

    1974 – Ricky Gibson and Steve Kovacs won the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title from Chris Gallagher and Don Kent in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

    1975 – The Crusaders (Billy Red Lyons and Dewey Robertson) defeated NWA Toronto International Tag Team Champions The Kelly Twins (Mike and Pat) to win the title in Toronto. Also, NWA Toronto United States Heavyweight Champion The Sheik defeated John Quinn to retain the title.

    1977 – Dan Morrow and Bryan Turner defeated Kory Williams and Mike Woods for the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; In Miami, Florida; Rocky Johnson and Steve Keirn defeated Dutch Mantel and Buddy Roberts, NWA Florida Television Champion Pedro Morales defeated Pat Patterson to retain the title, NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion Ivan Koloff defeated Don Muraco to retain the title and NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF Heavyweight Champion Superstar Billy Graham by disqualification to retain the title.

    1978 – Wahoo McDaniel defeated The Spoiler to win the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Jacksonville, Florida.

    1979 – Georgia Championship Wrestling held a 14-man tournament in Augusta, Georgia for the vacant NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title. Killer Karl Kox defeated Bob Armstrong to win the vacant NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title; Dick Slater defeated The Mongolian Stomper for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title in Knoxville, Tennessee.

    1981 – Jerry Lawler defeated The Dream Machine in a No Disqualification match for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee. At the same show, Bugsy McGraw defeated Steve Keirn to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title.

    1984 – Chicky Starr defeated Eric Embry to win the Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Junior Heavyweight Title reign in San Antonio, Texas.

    1986 – Fishman defeated Villano III to win the WWF World Light Heavyweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico. At the same event, El Dandy won the NWA World Welterweight Title by defeating Javier Cruz.

    1987 – Don Bass defeated Jerry Lawler for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee.

    1990 – The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) to win the title in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Also on the card, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Sting pinned Ric Flair to retain the title, NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger defeated Mark Callous to retain the title and NWA World Tag Team Champions Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) defeated The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton).

    1991 – Mark Starr defeated Ricky Fuji in Tokyo, Japan for the FMW version of the AWA World Light Heavyweight Title.

    1992 – Miss Texas defeated USWA Women’s Champion Lauren Davenport to win the title in Memphis, Tennessee. Also, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion Eddie Gilbert defeated Chris Adams to retain the title and USWA Tag Team Champions Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Lawler defeated The Moondogs (Cujo and Spike) to retain the title.

    1994 – Ricky Steamboat pinned WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Steve Austin to win the title in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the Clash of the Champions and Ric Flair (with Sensuous Sherri) defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan (with Jimmy Hart) by countout.

    2002 – 3PW held a one night tournament to determine a heavyweight champion in Philadelphia, PA, Gary Wolfe defeated Christian York to become the first 3PW Heavyweight Champion.

    2002 – ROH held an event in Boston, Mass which saw ROH Heavyweight Champion Low Ki defeat A.J. Styles to retain the title.

    2003 – At SummerSlam in Phoenix, Arizona; World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash and Randy Orton in an Elimination Chamber match to retain the title, WWE Champion Kurt Angle defeated Brock Lesnar by submission to retain the title and Kane pinned Rob Van Dam in a No Holds Barred match.

    2007 – In Hartford, Conn; ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima defeated Brent Albright and Claudio Castagnoli in a three-way Elimination match to retain the title, – Roderick Strong defeated Jack Evans in a Steel Cage match and ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoes (Jay and Mark) defeated El Generico and Kevin Steen in a Steel Cage match to retain the title.

  • On this day in pro wrestling history (August 23): HHH downs Mankind to win WWF title, CM Punk wins WWE World title in TLC match

    By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

    1929 – Dick Shikat defeated Jim Londos in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to win the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title. 

    1941 – Frank Sexton defeated Bill Longson for the Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title in San Francisco, California

    1944 – Yvon Robért defeated Frank Sexton to win the Montreal Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Title in Montreal, Quebec; Sandor Szabo defeated Dean Detton for the Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title

    1955 – Minneapolis, Minneapolis at the City Auditorium; Bronko Nagurski & Ilio DiPaolo beat Ike Eakins & Kinji Shibuya by dq, Adrian Baillargeon beat Johnny Moochy, Johnny Kostas beat Stan Kowalski and Red Bastien drew Oni Wiki Wiki. Attendance was 5,087. 

    1956 – Don McIntyre & Red McIntyre defeated Eddie Gossett (Eddie Graham) & Art Nelson to win the Georgia Tag Team Title in Augusta, Georgia. 

    1958 – Gene Dubuque and Mike Valentino defeated Ramon Torres and Dick Warren for the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Title in Sacramento, California

    1961 – Whipper Billy Watson defeated Gene Kiniski in Vancouver, British Columbia to win the Vancouver NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship; Dick Dunn defeated Dr. Jerry Graham for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title in Mobile, Alabama.

    1963 – Bearcat Wright defeated Fred Blassie by countout in Los Angeles, California to win the World Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title. 

    1968 – In a match for the Georgia Heavyweight Title, The Professional (Doug Gilbert) defeated Tarzan Tyler to win the title in Atlanta, Georgia. 

    1972 – In Winter Haven, Florida; Eddie Graham & Mike Graham beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens, Bob Orton Sr drew Hiro Matsuda, Mike George beat Taurus and George McCreary beat Bob Orton Jr (sub Dick Slater).

    1973 – Ken Lucas defeated Rocket Monroe for the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; In Kansas City; Jim Brunzell vs. Bob Orton, Tokyo Joe vs. Hillbilly Vic, Togo the Great vs. Jay French, Lord Alfred Hayes & Roger Kirby vs. Bob Ellis & Danny Little Bear and Bob Brown vs. Man Mountain Mike

    1974 – In a No Disqualification match for the Georgia Heavyweight Title versus the Mask of Mr. Wrestling #2, Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated Buddy Colt to win the title in Atlanta, Georgia. 

    1975 – The Invaders defeated Moondog Mayne and Pat Patterson for the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Title in San Francisco, California

    1977 – The Medics won the Tri-State NWA United States Tag Team Title in Shreveport, Louisiana by defeating Porkchop Cash and Mike George; Tampa, Florida at the Fort Hesterly Armory; Jerry Brisco and Steve Keirn defeated Tony Marino and Buddy Roberts,  NWA Florida Television Champion Pedro Morales defeated Pat Patterson to retain the title, NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Wolff to retain the title, WWWF Heavyweight Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Rocky Johnson to retain the title and Don Muraco defeated NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion Ivan Koloff by disqualification to retain the title.

    1978 – Honolulu, Hawaii at Blaisdell Center Arena; In a non title match; Andre The Giant beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel, Hawaiian Title Match Don Muraco drew Tor Kamata, Mike Cunningham & John Tolos & Steve Strong beat Mr. Fuji & Prof Tanaka & Karl Von Steiger, Mr. Fuji beat Missing Link Pampero Firpo, Reno Tuufuli ddq John Studd and Bill Francis beat Randy Morse

    1979 – Baron Von Raschke and Paul Jones defeated Blackjack Mulligan and Ric Flair to win the NWA World Tag Team Title. 

    1980 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dino Bravo no contest Nick Bockwinkel, AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Mad Dog Vachon & Angelo Mosca dq, In a Weasel Suit match, Greg Gagne beat Bobby Heenan, In a Handicap Match, John Studd beat Kenny Jay & Juan Valez and Tito Santana beat Chris Markoff

    1980 – Wahoo McDaniel defeated Tully Blanchard in San Antonio, Texas to win the Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title

    1982 – Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood defeated Don Kernoodle and Jim Nelson to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team title in Toronto, Ontario.

    1986 – Dump Matsumoto and Bull Nakano defeated The Crush Gals (Lioness Asuka and Chigusa Nagayo) in Kawasaki, Japan to win the WWWA World Tag Team Title. At the same event, Yukari Oomori defeats Devil Masami for the WWWA World Singles Title.

    1987 – Marietta, Georgia; Bruiser Brody ddq Abdullah The Butcher, Original Midnight Express Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose beat Wahoo McDaniel & Jerry Blackwell dq, Jon Michael & Steve Lawler won a tag team Battle Royal, in an Elimination Match, Jon Michaels & Mr Wrestling II & Grizzly Boone beat Ken Timbs & Luke Graham & The Nightmare, Mr Olympia beat Tony Anthony dq, Kevin Blackwell beat Nick Busick dq, The Bullet beat Mike Golden, AWA Champion Curt Hennig dcor Jerry Lawler, Mr USA (Jerry Oates under a mask) drew Mighty Igor. 

    1991 – The Patriot defeated Al Perez to become the first GWF North American Heavyweight Champion in Dallas, Texas. 

    1993 – Jeff Jarrett defeated USWA Southern Heavyweight Champion The Vampire Warrior (Gangrel) to win the title in Memphis, Tennessee. Also, Miss Texas (Jacqueline) defeated USWA Women’s Champion Luna Vachon to win the title

    1999 – The West Texas Rednecks (Barry and Kendall Windham) defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) to win the title in Las Vegas, Nevada and WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan fought Sting to a no-contest to retain the title.

    1999 – Triple H pinned WWF Champion Mankind after the Pedgree to win the title in Ames, Iowa.

    2009 – At SummerSlam; WWE Champion Randy Orton defeated John Cena to retain the title and CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy to win the World Title in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match.

  • On this day in pro wrestling history (August 22): Mankind wins WWF World title at SummerSlam

    By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

    1912 – In Kansas City, Missouri; World Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch beat Jess Westergaard 2 falls to 0. After the match, Gotch said that Stanislaus Zbyszko should first meet Mahmout to earn a title match.

    1940 – At Memorial Hall in Kansas City; Bobby Bruns beat Jack Hader 2 falls to 0, Don McIntyre defeated Earl Wampler 2 falls to 0, Steve Brody beat Leo Jensen and Al Getz and Jim Reeder went to a 30 minute draw.

    1955 – Britt, Iowa at the Hancock County Fairgrounds; Reggie Lisowski (The Crusher) and Art Neilson vs. Joe Dusek and Roy McClarity.

    1963 – Kansas City, Kansas in Memorial Hall; Pat O’Connor beat Rock Hunter 2 falls to 1; Mongolian Stomper beat Jim Grabmire, Bob Geigel beat Jose Ramirez and Tiny Roe beat Chico Chico

    1968 – In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; In the first cage match in Winnipeg; AWA Champion Dr. X beat Mighty Igor Vodik in 2 out of 3 falls, Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat The Crusher & Al Tomko in 2 out of 3 falls and Chris Markoff beat Bob Tuck. Attendance was 5,860.

    1972 – Tampa, Florida at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory; Buddy Colt (sub Paul Jones) beat Mr Wrestling Tim Woods, in a Hair vs Hair match; Eddie Graham beat Redbeard, Florida Tag Team Champions Hiro Matsuda & Bob Orton beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens, Ron Fuller beat The Scorpion and Buddy Colt beat Louie Tillet

    1973 – Honolulu, Hawaii; Ken Patera & Billy Robinson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens on a 3rd fall dq, WWWF Champion Pedro Morales double countout Ed Francis, Betty Niccoli & Ripper Collins beat Jean Antone & Paul Jones, Sam Steamboat beat Hard Boiled Haggerty and Bill Francis beat Tony Borne dq

    1975 – Denver, Colorado; Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne & Ivan Putski beat Nick Bockwinkel & Buddy Wolff & Kim Duk in 2 out of 3 falls; Billy Robinson ddq Baron Von Raschke, Kim Duk beat Ivan Putski and Jos Leduc beat Buddy Wolff

    1979 – In Honolulu, Hawaii; AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Rick Martel, Peter Maivia beat Jay York, Siva Afi beat Mad Dog Martin, Coconut Willie beat Little Tokyo and Roddy Piper beat Clayton Rodriguez

    1981 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin; AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Tito Santana, AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Ray Stevens & Bobby Heenan (sub Pat Patterson), Sheik Adnan beat Baron Von Raschke dq, Brad Rheingans beat Jerry Blackwell in a Handicap Match, Hulk Hogan beat Adrian Adonis & Nacho Berrera and Ed Boulder drew Evan Johnson

    1982 – Wahoo McDaniel defeated Sgt. Slaughter for the NWA United States Heavyweight Title in Charlotte, North Caroline

    1985 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Boris Zhukov beat AWA Champion Rick Martel dq, Tom Zenk & Larry Hennig & Jerry Blackwell beat Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts, Baron Von Raschke beat Nick Bockwinkel by count out, Tom Zenk beat Steve Regal, Bulldog Bob Brown beat Man Mountain Mike Moore, Scott Hall drew Larry Zbyszko, Long Riders (Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin) beat Rob Rechsteiner (Rick Steiner) & Buck Zumhofe and Bulldog Bob Brown beat Brian Jewel. Attendance was 4,208

    1988 – Memphis, Tennessee at Mid South Coliseum; Tommy Rich beat AWA Champion Jerry Lawler dq, Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden double count out with Bill Dundee & Jeff Jarrett, Jaime Dundee beat Downtown Bruno, in a Lumberjack match, Brickhouse Brown beat Gary Young, CWA Champion Phil Hickerson beat David Haskins, Southern Tag Team Champions RPMs beat Scott Steiner & Shawn Baxter and Cactus Jack beat Ray Odyssey

    1999 – Mankind defeated Steve Austin and Hunter Hearst Helmsley in a Triangle match to win the WWF World Title at SummerSlam in Minneapolis. Jesse Ventura was the referee for match. Also, Jeff Jarrett pinned D-Lo Brown to win the WWF I-C and European Titles while The Undertaker & Big Show defeated Kane & X-Pac to win the WWF World Tag Team Title

  • Whatever happened to former WCW/TNA ring announcer Dave Penzer, and he talks about Roddy Piper, who worked with on promotions

    Show: interactive Wrestling Radio courtesy of www.wrestlingepicenter.com
    Guest: “Voice of WCW” David Penzer
    Date: 08/20/15
    Your Host: James Walsh

    David Penzer toured North America with Roddy Piper on Billy Ray Cyrus’ tour buss for 60 days during Roddy’s monster book tour in the early 2000’s. Penzer, who put the tour together and was in charge of booking appearances and interviews, opens up about his time working for the “Hot Rod” in an exclusive interview with the Wrestling Epicenter.

    We also pay tribute to Dusty Rhodes, Curt Hennig, and more. Plus, talk about the night Kurt Angle beat Penzer up on TNA Impact which Penzer describes as the hardest he’s ever been hit in his life.

    We run the gambit of topics but all in all, it is designed as a tribute to the late great “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. RIP, Mr. Piper. You’re already sorely missed.

    To listen in MP3 format or check out the YouTube video which contains well more content than just the below transcript, check out www.wrestlingepicenter.com. It is free!

    DAVID PENZER

    On what he’s doing now:
    Penzer says he’s a real estate agent. “Let me tell you, if you think the wrestling business is cut throat… It is nothing compared to the real estate industry.” He jokes that being the “Voice of WCW” or one of the voices of TNA is a more exciting title than real-estate agent.

    On Roddy Piper’s passing:
    Penzer says he was at the Legends of Wrestling event at the Miami Marlins/Arizona Diamondbacks game in Miami with Kevin Nash, Bushwhacker Luke, Brian Knobbs, and other legends when they found out. He says he saw Kevin Nash go white and his chin hit his chest and that Brian Knobbs was crying. He knew something was up and asked. He says everyone there took it very hard but none harder than Luke.

    On working for Roddy Piper:
    James calls Piper a colleague but Penzer says he was a colleague in WCW but on the book tour, Piper was his boss. He says Roddy expected a lot from his employees and he feels he did what was expected. He said Roddy wanted to blanket the United States and Canada in his book promotion. So, they got Billy Ray Cyrus’ tour bus and hit the road. Roddy kept stressing he wanted to do a lot of interviews in every location. Penzer took it serious and ended up getting him 16 interviews on one of the early stops. Roddy appreciated it, but made sure he knew to limit it to 10 interviews max from then on. Penzer said he knew he had done well at that point.

    On a fun story from the road with Roddy:
    During the book tour in Columbus, Penzer got called to see if Roddy would appear at a bar in the morning before the college football rivalry game between Ohio and Michigan. They accepted and turned up and had thousands of people in a bar, at 8 in the morning, drunk and screaming and Roddy cut a promo cheering on Ohio. Another good memory was when Roddy did his book signing in Time Square, NY. He says he was flagged by bagpipes as he headed to the signing and knows, given Roddy’s massive history in New York City, that it meant a lot to him to get that kind of reception there.

    On Roddy Piper the man:
    Penzer says he grew up a Roddy fan and admired him even when he was working for the WWE while Penzer was employed at WCW. He says the thing people don’t realize about Roddy is he was what you saw. He was every bit the guy who put his hand on your shoulder when he spoke to you and treated you well. He says even after they parted ways business wise, every time he saw him Roddy would hug him and ask about his wife and kids.

    On other wrestling deaths:
    Penzer says losing Dusty Rhdoes was a big punch to the gut as well. He is a Florida guy and nobody, not Marco Rubio or Jeb Bush, was bigger in Florida than Dusty Rhodes. He says losing Roddy so soon after really set home that we are losing some of our heroes.

    Penzer also notes that Curt Hennig was amongst the hardest pills to swallow because he was in town to do a show that Penzer himself and Jimmy hart were putting on.

    On the XWF:
    “We got a lot of guys their jobs back with WWE”, Penzer joked. He says he was excited to join the XWF after WCW closed. He admits it was a much smaller company but it was affording him different opportunities such as being one of the writers of the episodic TV show. The promotion even paid for his move to Tampa. He says losing a lot of the guys back to the WWE didn’t help citing that they had Hulk Hogan wrestle Curt Hennig and both went back to the WWE as did Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Roddy Piper who he cites as probably being their biggest static name. He says he is glad, though it was short lived, that the company lives on via DVD’s and YouTube.

    On Hulk Hogan:
    “He’s going to have a hard time coming back from this”, Penzer says. He feels his image has been damaged by the hidden tapes and he’ll ahve to work hard to get his name back to what it was prior to the scandal. He feels the whole thing is sad.

    On working for TNA:
    He started work in TNA in 2005 when Shane Douglas had some personal issues to tend to. Jeremy Borash, who he says he was told is a salary employee to TNA and would resume duties as ring announcer once things worked themselves out, was going backstage to do the backstage interviews that Shane Douglas had taken up doing leaving the ring announcing job open. Jeff Jarrett asked if he’d do it and he enjoyed it greatly. He says it was a whole different vibe than WCW and cathartic in a way as the way WCW ended had a lot of people bitter and there was a whole lot of anger leading in to its closing.

    On his beating from Kurt Angle:
    “Oh man, that was rough. Kurt felt bad about it.” Penzer states that Angle was, in character, running around demanding his belt back and it came time for Angle to pop Penzer. The forearm he got hti with was the hardest Penzer has ever been hit in his life. He says his face swelled p. It was painful. He says the funny thing was, on TV, the Ankle Lock looked brutal but that didn’t hurt. It was the initial forearm that knocked him for six.

    On leaving TNA:
    Penzer says Terry Taylor called him into his office and asked about Internet rumors that said Penzer wanted to leave wrestling. Penzer says they weren’t true because it was a good gig, paid well, and he loved doing it. Every time Terry Taylor would call him on the phone, he’d say, “Hi David, this is Terry Taylor. I’m not calling to fire you”. Well, a week after that meeting, Terry called and said, “Hi David, this is Terry Taylor.” Penzer noted that he didn’t say that he wasn’t calling to fire him. Terry said “Sorry, man” and that was that. He notes that Jeremy Borash’s backstage position as interviewer had changed because Jason Hervey was asking questions backstage and having the guys answer them. He notes that he was told that once the situation changed, he’d be replaced. He says it was fun and knew every week could be his last there. He says it lasted 5 years, though!

    On WrestleMania 31 and the Sting/Triple H match:
    “Maybe it can be the final nail in the coffin and we can move on”, Penzer says. He explains that the WWE won the war and he viewed that match as perhaps the end of the hard feelings. He admits that it didn’t make a lot of logical sense, Sting was the enemy of the nWo and yet they were there to help him. But, “it was a great visual”. He explains that his son is a huge fan of wrestling and that is why he watched it. In the end, “it was a great visual” is his best compliment for seeing the guys of WCW including Hogan, Hall, and Nash to help Sting against the guys of the WWE including DX and Shawn Michaels.

    On social media:
    David Penzer is on Twitter and Facebook. He says he’s new to it and actually is finding he might need to unfollow some people. He cites an actress who he is a fan of tweeting during the Republican Debate the other night and being brutal. He says he tweeted back asking why she watched or expressed an opinion if she’s not open minded to what any of them have to say. James cites a guitarist he likes who often goes off on half-informed political rants and says sometimes, especially with social media, you have to appreciate what they do that you like and not care so much about their politics or it can make you crazy.

  • On this day in pro wrestling history (August 21): final WCW Clash Of The Champions, Dusty Rhodes beats Harley Race for NWA world title

    By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

    1941 – Kansas City, Kansas at Memorial Hall; Dorv Roche beat Bobby Bruns in 2 of 3 falls, Steve Brody defeated Ed White in 2 of 3 falls, Ray Eckert beat Earl Wampler and Benny Rosen defeated Carl Von Herbert

    1947 – In Kansas City, Kansas at Memorial Hall, attendance was 3,807; Orville Brown beat Cardiff Giant 2 falls to 1 to retain the MWA Title. Also, Warren Bockwinkel beat Wally Dusek 2 falls to 1, Tug Carlson drew Jay Steele and Sockeye Jack McDonald beat sailor Fred Blassie

    1962 – In Minneapolis, Minnesota; Verne Gagne beat Mr. M to regain AWA Title and unmasked Mr. M as Bill Miller. Also, Moose Evans & Tiny Mills beat Ilio Dipaolo & Joe Scarpello, Bob Geigel drew Doug Gilbert and Jack Lanza beat Bill Wright. Attendance was 7,653

    1965 – At Midway Stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota; The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon for the AWA World Heavyweight Title. Also, AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Bob Ellis & Tex McKenzie in 2 of 3 falls, Billy Red Cloud beat Chris Markoff dq, Danny Hodge beat Eddie Sharkey and Larry Heiniemi beat Johnny Carr. Attendance was 6,345

    1967 – In a match for the Southern Tag Team Title, Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres defeated Stan Vachon & Butcher Vachon to win the title in Augusta, Georgia.

    1969 – In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dr. X COR, in a Non Title Match, Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons beat Canadian Tag Team Champions Dutch Savage & Bob Brown in 2 of 3 falls, Bill Watts beat Mad Dog Vachon, Butcher Vachon beat Rene Goulet, Al Tomko beat George Gadaski and Bob Tuck beat Golden Boy. Attendance was 6,300

    1972 – Orlando, Florida at the Sports Stadium; Southern Champion Mr Wrestling Tim Woods beat Buddy Colt, In a Karate legal match, Florida Champion Paul Jones beat Hiro Matsuda and Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Mike George & Bob Griffin

    1973 – Honolulu, Hawaii; Ken Patera & Billy Robinson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens on a 3rd fall dq, WWWF Champion Pedro Morales double countout with Ed Francis, Betty Niccoli & Ripper Collins beat Jean Antone & Paul Jones, Sam Steamboat beat Hard Boiled Haggerty and Bill Francis beat Tony Borne dq

    1978: Memphis, Tennessee at Mid South Coliseum; Jerry Lawler beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq, AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Frankie Laine & Mike Bowyer, Verne Gagne beat Eddie Sullivan, NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Nelson Royal beat Jackie Welch and Bill Dundee & Dick the Bruiser & Tommy Gilbert & Wayne Ferris no contest Jos LeDuc & Jean Louie & Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant

    1979 – Dusty Rhodes defeated Harley Race for the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Title in Tampa, Florida.

    1981 – In Denver, Colorado; AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura, Ray Stevens beat Baron Von Raschke, Hulk Hogan beat Pat Patterson by countout, Brad Rheingans beat Jerry Blackwell and Tito Santana beat Sheik Adnan

    1982 – St. Petersburg, Florida in a Barbed Wire match; Dusty Rhodes & Terry Funk beat Kendo Nagasaki & King Tonga, AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Sweet Brown Sugar, Butch Reed & Barry Windham & Jerry Lawler beat Bruiser Brody & John Studd & Dory Funk Jr dq, Jim Garvin beat Mike Graham dq, Kamala beat Terry Allen and Kevin Sullivan beat Derek Draper

    1983 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin in an Algerian Death Match; Mad Dog Vachon beat Jerry Blackwell, Hulk Hogan no contest David Shultz, Greg Gagne beat Bill White, Jim Brunzell beat Sheik Adnan, Mr. Saito beat Steve Olsonoski (sub Rick Martel) and Baron Von Raschke beat Blackjack Lanza

    1987 – Kansas City, Kansas; AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat DJ Peterson, Bob Geigel & Mike George ddq Rip Rogers & Abdullah, Steve Ray beat Steve Estes, Pork Chop Cash drew Jay Strongbow Jr, Brad Batten & Bart Batten beat Bobby Jaggers & Sam Cody, Rip Rogers beat TC Carter, Rufus Jones ddq Earthquake Ferris and Vinnie Valentino beat Ric McCord

    1997 – At the final WCW Clash of the Champions card, Steve McMichael defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the WCW United States Title in Nashville, Tennessee. Also on the card, Ric Flair & Curt Hennig defeated Konnan & Syxx, WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero and WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Randy Savage (subbing for Kevin Nash) defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Lex Luger.

    2002 – Jerry Lynn defeated defending champion Low Ki and AJ Styles in a ladder match to win the TNA X Division Title in Nashville, Tennessee.

    2004 – Christopher Daniels won a four-way match over champion Joey Matthews, Christopher Daniels, AJ Styles and Chris Sabin to win the 3PW championship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    2005 – At WWE SummerSlam, Chris Benoit defeated Orlando Jordan to win the US Title. Also on the card, Randy Orton defeated the Undertaker, World Champion Batista defeated JBL in a no holds barred match, and WWE Champion John Cena defeated Chris Jericho.

  • On this day in pro wrestling history (August 20): June Byers wins NWA women’s belt, Michael Shane wins TNA X-Division title

    By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

    1951 – Terry McGinnis defeated Ted Travis to win the Hawaii Heavyweight Title in Honolulu.

    1954 – June Byers defeated Mildred Burke for the NWA World Women’s Title in Atlanta, Georgia.

    1963 – Crusher & Dick the Bruiser defeated Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff to win the AWA World Tag Team Title in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also on the card, Haystack Calhoun beat Mike DiBiase, Don McClarty beat Tiny Mills, Larry Hennig beat Jack Allen and Paul Christy beat Bill Wright. Attendance was 5,408

    1964 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Joe Scarpello fought Bulldog Plechas to a draw, Rocky Hamilton defeated The Krusher, Pat O’Connor defeated Harley Race and Mike DiBiase & Bob Geigel defeated Sailor Art Thomas & Moose Evans in three falls

    1970 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Steve Bolus defeated Dale Mann, Joe Scarpello fought Tarzan Tyler to a 15 minute draw, Harley Race defeated Oki Shikina, Rufus R. Jones defeated Baron Von Raschke via DQ and Danny Little Bear defeated Roger Kirby

    1977 – Chicago, Illinois at the International, Amphitheatre; Super Destroyer beat Dick the Bruiser, AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Ray Stevens dq, AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell no contest Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant, Billy Robinson beat Ivan Koloff dq, Angelo Mosca beat Pedro Morales, Chris Markoff beat Spike Huber and Bob Backlund drew Jan Nelson

    1986 – Alfonso Dantes defeated Cien Caras for the Mexican Heavyweight Title in Acapulco, Mexico

    1987 – Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated Nobuhiko Takada in the finals of the IWGP World Junior Heavyweight Title tournament in Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

    1988 – Carlos Colon defeated Ron Starr in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico to win the WWC Television Title

    1996 – Lord Steven (William) Regal defeated Lex Luger for the WCW Television Title in Dalton, Georgia.

    2003 – Michael Shane defeated Chris Sabin and Frankie Kazarian in the “Ultimate X” match to win the TNA X Division Title in Nashville, Tennessee.

  • On this day in pro wrestling history (August 19): Rock wins WCW World title, Edge upsets Lance Storm for I-C gold

    By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver

    1942 – Des Moines, Iowa; At Riverview Park, Iowa State Heavyweight Champion Gene Bowman beat Ken Fenelon 2 out of 3 falls, Emil Dusek beat Hans Schultz and Joe Dusek defeated Bad Boy Brown. Promoter was Pinkie George

    1965 – Kansas City, Kansas at Memorial Hall, Bob Geigel and Bob Brown beat Sonny Myers and Mongolian Stomper 2 falls to 1, Dick the Bruiser beat Jerry Miller, The Ox beat Jim Grabmire and Ronnie Etchison drew Bulldog Plechas

    1966 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a No dq, non title match; Crusher beat AWA Champion
    Mad Dog Vachon, Verne Gagne beat The Alaskan, Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Kowalski, Billy Red Cloud drew Chris Markoff and Killer Kowalski beat Eddie Sharkey. Attendance
    was 3,109

    1972 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens in 2 out of 3 falls (No title change because
    the wrong man (Stevens) was pinned by Crusher in the 3rd fall). Also, Dusty Rhodes beat Wahoo McDaniel dq, Ivan Koloff beat Wilbur Snyder, Billy Robinson beat Hans Hermann, Rene Goulet beat Ramon Torres and Don Muraco beat Big K. Attendance was 11,951

    1973 – Green Bay, Wisconsin in a Saloon Match; The Crusher beat Superstar Billy Graham, Wahoo McDaniel beat Ivan Koloff, Red Bastien & Ken Patera beat Larry Heiniemi & Buddy Wolff on a 3rd fall dq and Greg Gagne beat Vic Rositanni. Attendance was 6,488

    1976 – Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas; John Foley defeated Hubert Gallant via DQ, Akio Sato defeated Wayne Hammer, The Super Intern defeated Joe Palardy, Chief Thundercloud defeated Bob Brown, World Tag Team Champions Black Gordman & Great Goliath fought Rick Gibson & Skip Young to a 30 minute draw and Harley Race
    defeated Dory Funk, Jr. via DQ

    1984 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher no contest Road Warriors, Nick Bockwinkel beat Tony Atlas, Jim Brunzell beat Sheik Adnan, Bobby Heenan beat Stan Lane, Billy Robinson beat Steve Regal and Curt Hennig beat Larry Zbyszko. Attendance was 4,369

    1990 – Riki Choshu defeated Big Van Vader to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan.

    1999 – Lenny Lane defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. to win the WCW CruiserweightTitle in Lubbock, Texas

    2001 – Edge defeated Lance Storm to win the Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam in San Jose, California. Also, the Rock defeated Booker T to win the WCW World Title and The Undertaker and Kane defeated Kanyon and Dallas Page to win the WWF Tag Team Titles in a steel cage.

    2012- At SummerSlam, Antonio Cesaro defeated Santino Marella to win the United States Title, Brock Lesnar defeated Triple H, and WWE Champion CM Punk retained the title over The Big Show and John Cena.

  • On this day in pro wrestling history (August 18): Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk, Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena at WWE SummerSlam 2014

    By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

    1935 – In Waterloo, Iowa; Louis Thesz beat Sol Slagel

    1944 – Lou Thesz defeated Ernie Dusek to win the Texas Heavyweight Championship in Houston, Texas.

    1949 – Dave Levin defeated George Bollas in Toledo, Ohio for the Jack Pfeffer-promoted World Heavyweight Title

    1951 – Frenchy Roy defeated Dale Haddock in Oregon to win the Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Title.

    1960 – Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson defeated Doc and Mike Gallagher in Toronto, Ontario to win the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Title

    1961 – In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in a Texas Death match; AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Hard Boiled Haggerty, Mr. M beat Roy McClarty and Gene Kiniski beat Tiny Mills

    1966 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Pat O’Connor defeated Carlos Colon, Sonny Myers defeated Bulldog Plechas, Bob Brown defeated Jack Donovan and Bob Geigel defeated The Viking in three falls

    1970 – Bill Dromo and Alberto Torres defeated Buddy Colt and Karl Von Stroheim in Macon, Georgia for the NWA Macon Tag Team Title.

    1971 – Rip Tyler defeated Ken Lucas in the finals of a 17-man tag team match in Mobile, Alabama to win the vacant City of Mobile Heavyweight Title.

    1973 – In Milwaukee; The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff in 2 of 3 falls, Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson dq, Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel, Larry Heiniemi drew Geoff Portz, Greg Gagne beat Vic Rossitani and Ric Flair beat Billy Red Cloud. Attendance was 8,747

    1978 – Mil Máscaras defeated The Destroyer in Kagoshima, Japan to win the AJPW PWF United States Heavyweight Title; The Mongolian Stomper won the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title
    in Knoxville, Tennessee, by defeating Robert Fuller

    1982 – Mike Sharpe defeated Killer Khan for the Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Title in Shreveport, Louisiana,

    1983 – In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mad Dog Vachon dq, AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Baron Von Raschke & Wahoo McDaniel, Hulk Hogan beat Mr. Saito dq, Jim Brunzell no contest David Shults, Greg Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza and Rick Martel beat Bill White. Attendance was 5,916

    1984 – Tom Prichard and Brett Sawyer won the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title in Portland, Oregon, by defeating Mr. Ebony (Tom Jones) and Mike Miller.

    1985 – In Chicago, Illinois in a Boot Camp match; Sgt. Slaughter & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens, NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Billy Robinson, Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts beat Rick Martel & Jerry Blackwell & Larry Hennig dq, Brad Rheingans beat Boris Zhukov dq, Bill Irwin beat Baron Von Raschke, Steve Regal beat Buck Zumhofe, Curt Hennig drew Larry Zbyszko and Scott Irwin beat Rob Rechsteiner (Rick Steiner). Attendance was 6000

    1988 – Leo Burke defeated Rip Rogers for the Grand Prix Wrestling International Heavyweight Title in Halifax, Nova Scotia

    1989 – Sumo Hara (Tatsumi Kitahara) and Benkei (Kensuke) Sasaki defeated Bob and Kerry Brown for the Stampede International Tag Team Title in Calgary, Alberta; Eric Embry defeated P.Y. Chu-Hi in Dallas, Texas to win the USWA Texas Heavyweight Title.

    1990 – In Wall, New Jersey; (Last AWA Verne Gagne promoted event); Brian Blair beat AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko dq, Ken Patera double count out Ivan Koloff and Wahoo McDaniel beat Manny Fernandez count out

    1991 – Cien Caras defeats Konnan for the CMLL World Heavyweight Title in Monterrey, Mexico.

    1993 – At the Clash of the Champions in Daytona Beach, Florida; Ricky Steamboat pinned WCW World Television Champion Paul Orndorff to win the title. Arn Anderson and Paul Roma defeated NWA and WCW World Tag Team Champions Steve Austin and Lord Steven Regal (subbing for the injured Brian Pillman) (with Sir William) to win the titles and Big Van Vader defeated Davey Boy Smith to retain the WCW World Title.

    1994 – Super Vader defeats Nobuhiko Takada in the finals of the Best of the World Tournament in Tokyo, Japan to win the UWFI Heavyweight Title.

    1996 – At SummerSlam in Cleveland, Ohio; Mankind defeated The Undertaker in a Boiler Room Brawl and WWF Champion Shawn Michaels (with Jose Lothario) defeated Vader (with Jim Cornette) to retain the title.

    2011 – During an edition of Impact Wrestling; Mexican Americans defeated Beer Money to win the TNA Tag Team Titles.

    2013 – At SummerSlam in Los Angeles, California; Brock Lesnar defeated CM Punk in a No DQ Match, Daniel Bryan defeated John Cena in a match for the WWE Title and Randy Orton cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Daniel Bryan to win the WWE Title.

  • Bully Ray on Dana White’s “fake” comment and his time as TNA champion

    The following is from a third party:

    Bully Ray joined the Chad Dukes Wrestling Show to promote his appearance with Devon at the Bowie Baysox “Legends of Wrestling” night on August 21st at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie, MD.

    During the interview, Bully discusses his current career freedom, the wrestling landscape, his TNA championship run, and Dana White’s comments on professional wrestling.

    *****

    On his TNA World Championship run:

    “I’m very proud of that time by myself and I will go on record to say that when when I was the World Champion at TNA and the whole Aces and Eights angle was up and running and that entire storyline with Hulk and Sting and the whole nine yards, that was the last time that there was truly some really great stuff going on storytelling-wise in TNA and the ratings proved it. I don’t care what anybody says, the proof is in the pudding. Bully Ray versus Jeff Hardy in the cage, a bigger house for TNA than they’ve ever done before and the ratings were great.

    “I really sunk my teeth into that whole thing because being Bully Ray was just really an extension of Bubba Ray Dudley in ECW. I really never got into wrestling to be a single wrestler I always knew I want to be a part of a tag team and once me and Devon had accomplished everything that we possibly could accomplish, we decided, “Hey, let’s let’s go our separate ways and you know we’ll see what happens.” And we were both very successful in doing it. So I’m very proud of that body of work.”

    On Dana White’s “fake” comment about pro wrestling:

    “Fake is such a horrible word to describe pro wrestling. When it comes to the in ring action and physicality of what goes on in there, there is nothing fake about it. I put up a tweet the other day comparing pro wrestling to Cirque de Soleil. Cirque de Soleil is a choreographed athletic performance, so is wrestling. Does that make Cirque de Soleil any less real? All of the things that they’re doing, all the physicality, the gymnastics, the trapeze, the flips, the falls, everything, it’s all real, just like it is in the middle of a wrestling ring.”

    “The term that I have always loved for pro wrestling and I don’t think many people in the United States have maybe even heard this term. It’s cool I like to refer to it as fighting opera.”

    “As far as Dana is concerned, listen, he went out there he said something and I fired back with how I believe. I was not pissed, I’m not mad, I did think that he should have apologized to the wrestling world, not me individually or anybody individually. Come out and say, ‘Hey you know what, sorry I used used the word fake it’s definitely the wrong word.’ Because listen, if it wasn’t for pro wrestling, things like MMA would never exist. Pro wrestling is the foundation. Pro wrestling is the grandfather of all of these types of mixed martial arts and anything like that that you see on TV.

    “Whenever there’s a pro wrestling aspect to the UFC is when they draw the biggest number. And that’s not just me talking out of my ass, Brock Lesnar was a professional wrestler first and a UFC fighter second. When they do their highest ratings when the pro wrestling guy was there. You know why? Because he had personality and he’s larger than life. So to say what we do is fake or you know the professional wrestling business doesn’t matter. It’s kind of ignorant.”

  • On this day in pro wrestling history (August 17): Brock Lesnar wins WWE title at SummerSlam, Nikita Koloff vs. Magnum T.A. best of 7 series concludes

    By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

    1927 – Bert Willard defeated Jack Reynolds for the World Welterweight Title in Columbus, Ohio.

    1944 – Kansas City, Kansas; Orville Brown beat Les Wolfe in 2 of 3 falls; Jimmy Coffield and Jack Hader drew, Earl Wampler beat Larry Tilliman and Harold “Sonny” Myers beat Sergeant Harry Cohen

    1951 – Duke Keomuka defeated Ray Gunkel in Houston, Texas for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title.

    1953 – Baron Michele Leone defeated Danny McShain in Memphis, Tennessee to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title.

    1955 – Yvon Robért defeated Don Leo Jonathan in Montreal, Quebec for the Montreal Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Title

    1956 – Don and Red McIntyre defeated Eddie Gossett (Eddie Graham) and Art Neilson to win the Georgia NWA World Tag Team Title in Atlanta, Georgia; Gene Kelly (Kiniski) defeated Pepper Gomez to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas

    1962 – The Alaskan (Jay York) and Tarzan Tyler defeated Jerry and Nick Kozak in Houston, Texas to win the Texas NWA World Tag Team Title.

    1965 – In Davenport, Iowa; AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat The Crusher dq, Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff & Harley Race beat Rene Goulet & Danny Hodge & Tex McKenzie, Danny Hodge beat Chris Markoff and Larry Hennig beat Rene Goulet

    1967 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Pat O’Connor fought Earl Maynard to a 30 minute draw, The Viking defeated The Hangman via DQ and  Bob Brown & Bob Geigel defeated The Mongolian Stomper & Ron Reed via DQ in three falls

    1968 – Dr. X (Dick Beyer) defeated Verne Gagne to the AWA World Heavyweight Title at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Also on the card, Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Crusher & Lord Littlebrook, Wilbur Snyder beat Dutch Savage, Cowboy Lang & Wee Willie Wilson beat Little Bruiser & The Mighty Atom, Chris Markoff drew Luke Brown and Frankie Laine beat Roberto Pico; The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) defeated Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas in Chattanooga, Tennessee to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title.

    1972 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Steve Bolus defeated Billy Howard, Omar Atlas defeated Bobby Whitlock, Steve Bolus & Les Thornton & Danny Little Bear defeated Juan Sebastian & Billy Howard & Yasu Fuji, Roger Kirby & Black Angus (w/ Percival A. Friend) defeated The Stomper & Rufus R. Jones in three falls and World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk, Jr. fought Harley Race to a double-DQ in three falls; In Jacksonville, Florida in a Lights Out Match; Buddy Colt beat Eddie Graham, Florida Champion Paul Jones beat Bob Roop,
    In a match for the Florida Tag Title, Mr Wrestling Tim Woods & Jack Brisco beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens

    1973 – Dick Dunn defeated Eddie Sullivan in Dothan, Alabama to win the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title.

    1978 – Steve Rickard defeated Toru Tanaka for the New Zealand NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Title in Auckland, New Zealand; In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens, Super Destroyer Mark II beat Rufus R. Jones dq, Larry Hennig beat Blackjack Lanza and Bob Orton Jr. drew Billy Robinson

    1979 – At the Omni in Atlanta; Tony Atlas won a 16-man battle royal to earn an NWA World Heavyweight Title match in the main event. Also on the card, Ole Anderson and Ivan Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes and Bill Watts in a Double Bunkhouse match and Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion The Masked Superstar (with Bobby Heenan) in a Blindfold match to win the title. However, after the match, the blindfolds were removed, it was revealed that Tommy Rich had beaten Superstar for McDaniel, and the title was vacated. In the main event, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race defeated Tony Atlas to retain the title.

    1980 – In St Paul, Minnesota in a Lights Out Match; The Crusher beat Jerry Blackwell, Greg Gagne beat Bobby Heenan, AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Mad Dog Vachon & Super Destroyer Mark II dq, Dino Bravo no contest John Studd, Joyce Grable beat Judy Martin, Tito Santana beat Buck Zumhofe and Steve Olsonoski beat Chris Markoff

    1985 – Eric Embry defeated Super Medico I for the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title in Bayamón, Puerto Rico; In Landover, Maryland; AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Larry Zbyszko

    1986 – Nikita Koloff defeated Magnum T.A. in the seventh match of a best-of-seven series in Charlotte, North Carolina to claim the vacant NWA United States Heavyweight Title.

    1987 – Nikita Koloff defeated Tully Blanchard to win the NWA World Television Title in Fayetteville, North Carolina; George Barnes defeated Bill Dundee for the CWA International Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee

    1990 – The Thundercats (Leono, Panthro and Tigro) defeated Los Arqueros del Espacio (El Arquero, Danny Boy and Lasser) in Mexico City, Mexico to win the Mexican National Trios Title.

    1991 – Billy Jack Haynes defeated Steve Doll in a full-nelson challenge in Portland, Oregon for the vacant NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title; Combat Toyoda defeated Megumi Kudo in Tosu, Japan to win the WWA World Women’s Champion.

    1992 – Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett defeated The Moondogs (Cujo and Spot) in Memphis, Tennessee to win the USWA Tag Team Title.

    1997 – In Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Shane Douglas (with Francine) defeated Terry Funk and ECW World Heavyweight Champion Sabu (with Bill Alfonso) and in a Three-Way Dance to win the title and the Dudleys won the ECW Tag Team Title by forfeit from the Gangstas.

    1999 – In Louisville, Kentucky; OVW Southern Tag Team Champions Jason Lee and Rip Rogers defeated The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) by disqualification to retain the title and Rob Conway defeated OVW Heavyweight Champion The Damaja to win the title.

    2003 – Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Jun Akiyama in Tokyo, Japan to win the NJPW G1 Climax tournament.

    2007 – El Dandy and Rey Misterio, Sr. defeated The Punisher and Super Parka to win the vacant WWA World Tag Team Title in Tijuana, Mexico.

    2008 – At SummerSlam in Indianapolis, Indiana; Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix defeated Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston & Women’s Champion Mickie James to win the titles; Batista defeated John Cena and the Undertaker defeated Edge in a Hell in a Cell match.

    2014 – At SummerSlam in Los Angeles, California; Dolph Ziggler defeated the Miz to win the Intercontinental Title, Paige defeated AJ Lee to win the Divas Title and Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena to win the WWE World Title.