Category: Other Wrestling

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1941 – Sandor Szabo defeated Bronko Nagurski for the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Title in St. Louis, Missouri.

1947 – In Kansas City, Kansas; MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat The Swedish Angel in 2 out of 3 falls. Also, Ralph Garibaldi Jack McDonald by third fall DQ, Tug Carlson beat Dan O’Connor and Jack Hader beat Jack Page.

1952 – In Kansas City, Kansas; The Duseks (Dick, Ernie and Joe Dusek) beat Steve Gob, Sonny Myers and Bob Orton Sr. in 2 out of 3 falls, Ronnie Etchison beat Tony Galento 2 out of 3 falls and Joe Dusek and Bob  Orton Sr. drew.

1958 – At Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas; Sonny Myers no contest with Otto Von Krupp, Thor Hagen and Joe Scarpa beat Bob Orton and Rip Hawk.

1967 – In Davenport, Iowa; Johnny Powers beat the Crusher in a Texas Death Match, AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Rene Goulet & Earl Maynard, and Jack Lanza beat Big K (Stan Kowalski).

1971 – In Milwaukee, Wisconsin; AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon,
Strong Kobayashi beat Bull Bullinski and Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond. Attendance was 5,876.

1976 – In St. Paul, Minnesota; Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke dq, Russ Francis & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Heenan & Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum and Buddy Wolff beat Scott Irwin. Attendance was 5,262.

1977 – In Green Bay, Wisconsin; Ray Stevens beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ, Jim Brunzell & Billy Francis beat Angelo Mosca & Roger Kirby, Super Destroyer beat Pedro Morales and Bob Backlund wrestled to a draw with Billy Robinson.

1982 – In Rockford, Illinois; Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat Hulk Hogan & Baron Von Raschke, Rick Martel beat Bobby Heenan,
Ken Patera beat Brad Rheingans and Buck Zumhofe beat Sgt Goulet.

2000 – Eric Bischoff defeated Terry Funk for the WCW Hardcore Title in Atlanta, Georgia.

2001 – Jeff Hardy defeated Jerry Lynn for the WWF Light Heavyweight Title in Grand Folks, North Dakota.

Interview: June 3rd, 2015

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Twitter: @gmehaffy

Full interview: http://youtu.be/hk6DTrlK-SE

I had the opportunity to talk to the Bullet Club’s own Doc Gallows about all things Bullet Club, NJPW, CM Punk and Global Force Wrestling, as Global Force prepare to kick off their company with the first of their live events on June 12th in Jackson, TN.

Some of the highlights were as follows:

Joining the Bullet Club:

TNA and I had a year agreement with a one year option and they missed the option when they were trying to renegotiate. It didn’t work out. I ended up leaving TNA. I had been friends with ‘Machine Gun’ Karl Anderson – my current partner – and we were talking and he needed a partner and I was looking for the next place to go. I’d always wanted to go to New Japan…..We ended up having great chemistry together.

What’s next for the Bullet Club:

I don’t feel like it’s cooling off – I feel like it’s getting hotter. I think what you’ll see now is with Global Force Wrestling and with Bullet Club guys coming to the U.K. and over to Europe, going to Australia and doing all this stuff you’re going to see more of a worldwide feel.

How he thinks CM Punk will do in UFC:

I think he’s going to do great! He’s of the most determined, motivated individuals – passionate individuals that I’ve ever met….I think he’s gonna do really good – obviously we’re all waiting to see!

Jeff Jarrett’s vision for GFW:

It’s called Global Force Wrestling. I think he’s called it that for a reason! He’s partnered up with all these different promotions in all these different countries in all these different continents….There will be a TV deal. I don’t know where – yet – and I know he’s working on a whole other bunch of media outlets as well, as far as the internet goes.

Will bigger companies try to squash GFW now that the company has become a reality:

People are always going to look to do stuff like that….Jeff is a positive guy and knows how to navigate through all that stuff. I don’t foresee it being a huge problem……I know that Jeff has been really open to all of us…. If you’re working for Global Force, they’re not going to say “Hey, you’re not allowed to go and work for this company, you’re not allowed to go and work for that company.” If you’re not working for us, go continue to get your name out there!

We talked so much more in the 15 minute plus interview. It’s a great listen – albeit one that it took us a few dropped calls to complete – the joys of technology! I hope you enjoy it!

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1937 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Ali Baba beat Nanjo Singh by dq, Bill Lee beat Chris Zaharias, Lou Thesz beat Gene Bowman, Walter Podolak beat Eddie Newman and Beppo Vitale beat Steve Nenoff

1964 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Steve Bolus and Richard Moody beat Bob Geigel and Charlie Triggs, Pat O’Connor beat Mongolian Stomper via dq, Moose Evans beat Tokyo Tom, The Lawman beat Harley Race.

1966 – In Minneapolis, Minnesota; In a No Time Limit Match with Special Referee, Joe Blanchard; AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race in 2 out of 3 falls, The Alaskan beat Billy Red Cloud, Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak, Chris Markoff beat Juan Zendajas and Eddie Sharkey won an 8 man battle royal. Attendance was 4,593.

1970 – At Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas; Roger Kirby defeated Frank Hester, Pat O’Connor defeated Scandor Akbar, Bob Geigel defeated Baron Von Raschke via DQ and in an Indian Strap Match: Danny Little Bear defeated Harley Race.

1971 – In Chicago, Illinois; In a Loser Leaves USA match, Dick the Bruiser beat Strong Kobayashi, Hans Schmidt & Baron Von Raschke beat Moose Cholak & Wilbur Snyder and Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski by count out.

1977 – In Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Billy Robinson beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel in a non Title Match, Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca beat Ray Stevens & Pedro Morales and Jim Brunzell & Billy Francis & Bob Backlund drew Black Jack Lanza & Mad Dog Vachon & Bobby Duncum. Attendance was 4,276.

1979 – In Memphis, Tennessee; Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee beat Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka to win the Southern Tag Title and Robert Fuller defeated The Mongolian Stomper in a “loser leaves town vs. title” match to win the Southern Title.

1984 – In Memphis, Tennessee; Phil Hickerson & The Spoiler beat Tommy Rich & Eddie Gilbert via DQ, Jim Neidhart beat Austin Idol via DQ, Southern Champ Jerry Lawler beat Kimala (later Kamala) via countout.

1992 – In Tazwell, Virginia at a SMW house show; Dixie Dynamite pinned Killer Kyle, Hector Guerrero defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification, SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee defeated the Dirty White Boy, Brad & Bart Batten defeated Jimmy Golden & Dutch Mantell, Robert Gibson & Tim Horner defeated The Heavenly Bodies, Stan Lane & Tom Pritchard and Robert Gibson won a battle royal

2002 – Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Rico & Rikishi for the WWE World Tag Team Titles in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1937 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Lee Wykoff beat Dick Raines via dq and Joe Corbett beat Bull Curley.

1961 – In St. Paul, Minnesota; AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills in 2 out of 3 falls.

1964 – Dr. Jerry & Crazy Luke Graham defeated Vittorio Apollo & Don McClarty for the WWWF U.S. Tag Championship.

1965 – The Crusher & Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks beat Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff & Harley Race at the Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; At Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas; The Mongolian Stomper beat Dick the Bruiser, Bob Geigel and Dutch Savage beat Steve Bolus and Sonny Myers, Pat O’Connor drew Ron Reed and The Missouri Mauler beat Don Soto

1973 – In Green Bay, Wisconsin; The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff in 2 out of 3 falls. Also,
Dusty Rhodes went to a double count out with Billy Robinson, Geoff Portz beat Dick Murdoch, Greg Gagne beat Rene Goulet via dq.

1976 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Mike George defeated Ed Wiskoski, The Super Intern defeated Pat O’Connor and Harley Race defeated Bob Brown in three falls.

1979 – In St. Paul; Mad Dog Vachon went to a draw with AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel, Super Destroyer Mark II beat The Crusher,
Greg Gagne beat Pat Patterson and Paul Ellering beat Jesse Ventura.

1991 – Steve Austin defeated Bobby Eaton for the WCW Television Title in Birmingham, Alabama.

2003 – Rey Mysterio, Jr. defeated Matt Hardy for the WWE Cruiserweight Title in Anaheim, California

2004 – In Orlando, Florida, America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated Kid Kash and Dallas to win the TNA World Tag Team Title.

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1949 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Joe Pazandak beat Roy Graham in 2 out of 3 falls to become the number one contender to the NWA World title. Also, Sonny Myers beat Abe Kashey

1960 – Dan Miller and Frank Valois defeated Rikidozan and Michiaki Yoshimura to win the JWA All Asian Tag Team Title in Osaka, Japan; Bob Ellis defeated Dick the Bruiser in Windsor, Ontario to win the Detroit version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title

1962 – Dick the Bruiser defeated Wilbur Snyder in Detroit, Michigan to win the Detroit version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title; At the Armory in St. Paul; Mr. M & Bob Geigel beat Joe Scarpello & Doug Gilbert and Larry Hennig beat Gene Anderson.

1967 – In Chicago; The Devils Duo (Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff) beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher, Wilbur Snyder drew Johnny Powers and Johnny Valentine no contest with Earl Maynard.

1970 – In Chicago; Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Chain Gang (Jim & Jack Dillinger), Baron Von Raschke beat Edouard Carpentier, Wilbur Snyder beat Dr X via dq and Dr Bill Miller beat Pepper Gomez. Attendance was 12,000.

1978 – El Faraon defeated Alfonso Dantes for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico

1979 – Dennis Condrey defeated Ron Garfield to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title in Chattanooga, Tennessee; In Milwaukee, Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Duncum, Super Destroyer Mark II beat Mad Dog Vachon via count out and Greg Gagne beat Pat Patterson. Attendance was 4,700; The Spoiler was awarded the WCCW American Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas when champion Wahoo McDaniel was unable to compete due to injury.

1980 – Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer defeated Jimmy Snuka & The Iron Sheik in Greenville, South Carolina in a tournament final to win the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title; Dennis Condrey defeated Gorgeous George Jr. in Chattanooga, Tennessee to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title; Ken Lucas and Ricky Morton defeated Gypsy Joe and Skull Murphy for the AWA Southern Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee.

1983 – At the finals of the first IWGP tournament, Hulk Hogan defeated Antonio Inoki by countout to win the tournament. At the same event, Tiger Mask won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title, defeating Kuniaki Kobayahi for the vacant title; Harley Race defeated Dewey Robertson in Kansas City, Missouri for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title. The title would be vacated eight days later when Race won the NWA World Heavyweight Title in St. Louis, Missouri from Ric Flair.

1987 – The Honky Tonk Man defeated Ricky Steamboat to win the WWF Intercontinental Title in Buffalo, New York.

1990 – El Dandy defeated Angel Azteca to win the NWA World Middleweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico; Tony Anthony and Tom Burton defeated the Southern Rockers’ (Rex King and Steve Doll) for the USWA Tag Team Title by defeating King in a handicap match in Memphis, Tennessee.

1993 – The Patriot (Del Wilkes) and The Eagle (George Hines) defeated Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi for the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles in Koyama, Japan.

2004 – In Nashville, Tennessee Jeff Jarrett defeated champion Ron Killings, A.J. Styles, Raven and Chris Harris in the first-ever King of the Mountain match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title

2005 – In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Kenny Omega defeated Chris Sabin in the finals of Premier Championship Wrestling’s Premier Cup, to become the first NWA Canadian X Division Champion

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1939 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Prospector Pete beat Steve Brody 2 out of 3 falls, Walter Sirois beat Stanley Buresch, Ede Edner (Ebner) beat Don George and Mike Chacoma beat Dale Wayne. (promoter: George D. Simpson)

1945 – Bobby Bonales defeated El Santo to win the Mexican National Middleweight Title; In Wichita, Kansas; Lord Albert Mills defeated Ray Eckert in 2 out of 3 falls to earn a match next week with Orville Brown. Also, Lee Wykoff beat Jim Parker, Jack Hader beat Bob Hayford and Gene Blakely defeated Pat O’Dowdy.

1948 – Sandor Szabo wins the Minneapolis World Heavyweight Title defeating Bronko Nagurski in Minneapolis, Minnesota; The Green Shadow defeated Herb Welch for the Tennessee World Junior Heavyweight Title in Nashville, Tennessee

1950 – At Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas; NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz defeated Bill Longson 2 falls to 0, Sonny Myers beat Lee Henning 2 out of 3 falls, also Dutch Hefner beat Pete Peterson.

1956 – Buddy Rogers defeated Pepper Gomez for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas.

1957 – In Kansas City, Kansas; For the Central States Title, Bobby Bruns went to a time limit draw with Richard Brown, Mike Clancy beat Angelo Savoldi and Wild Red Berry beat Joe Costello

1960 – Édouard Carpentier and Sandor Szabo defeated Art Michalik and Legs Wilson in Los Angeles, California to win the NWA International TV Tag Team Title.

1962 – Jack Donovan and Jackie Fargo defeated The Mysterious Medics for the Gulf Coast NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Dothan, Alabama

1966 – René Goulet and Pepper Martin defeated Tony Borne and Prof. Hiro to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title.

1968 – In Chicago, Illinois; AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher, Dr X beat Mighty Igor Vodik via dq, Bill Watts drew Larry Hennig and Rene Goulet beat Harley Race.

1971 – Brian Maxine defeated Clayton Thomson in Croydon, England for the British Middleweight Title

1972 – At Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas; Omar Atlas fought Roger Kirby to a draw, Black Angus (w/ Percival A. Friend) defeated The Viking and Harley Race defeated Rufus R. Jones

1973 – The Samoans (Tio Tio and Reno Tufuuli) defeated Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Title in St. Petersburg, Florida; Bull Ramos and Clay Spencer (Ken Mantell) defeated Steven Little Bear and Dutch Savage for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title; Black Gordman and Goliath defeated Rey Mendoza and Raul Reyes to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Title

1974 – Jim Dalton and Bruce Swayze defeated Carlos Colón and José Manuel Pérez for the WWC North American Tag Team Title in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

1975 – Bobby Hart and Larry O’Day defeated The Missouri Mauler and Steve Rackman to win the NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Title in Sydney, Australia; Tauro defeated Dardo Aguilar for the Mexican National Lightweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico; In Milwaukee, Wisconsin; AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson via dq. Also, Dusty Rhodes beat Baron Von Raschke dq, Ivan Putski beat Boris Breznikoff and Greg Gagne beat Rene Goulet.

1976 – Jim Breaks defeated Bobby Ryan to win the British Lightweight Title in Wolverhampton, England

1978 – Tor Kamata defeated Giant Baba for the AJPW PWF Heavyweight Title in Akita, Japan.

1979 – Ron Garvin won the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title, defeating Alex Smirnoff in Knoxville, Tennessee; El Halcón defeated José Lothario defeat Mark Lewin and The Spoiler to win the NWA American Tag Team Title in Houston, Texas; At the Omaha, Nebraska Civic Center; Greg Gagne (sub Verne Gagne) & Mad Dog Vachon beat Pat Patterson & Nick Bockwinkel, Bobby Duncum beat Doug Gilbert, In a Posedown, Paul Ellering beat Jesse Ventura and Super Destroyer Mark II (Sgt. Slaughter) beat Joe Scarpello.

1981 – Bill Dundee defeated Stan Lane for the Mid-America NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee; Jimmy Golden defeated Ken Lucas to win the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title in Birmingham, Alabama.

1983 – Lioness Asuka won the AJW Singles Title from Kaoru Matsumoto in Omiya, Japan. At the same event, Jaguar Yokota defeated La Galactica for the WWWA World Singles Title

1984 – In St. Louis, Missouri; NWA Champion Ric Flair went to a time limit draw with Kerry Von Erich, Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan, Wahoo McDaniel beat Kamala via dq and Jim Duggan beat Luke Graham.

1985 – Black Bart defeated Ron Garvin to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, Georgia; Invader III defeated Denny Brown for the vacant WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title

1986 – Marty Jannetty defeated The Shadow (Jaymie Knight) to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title in Marshalltown, Iowa

1987 – Jeff Jarrett won the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title from Moondog Spot in Memphis, Tennessee

1990 – Kerry Von Erich defeated Matt Borne in Dallas, Texas to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title; El Dandy defeated Angel Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico for the NWA World Middleweight Title

1991 – TNT (Savio Vega) defeated King Kong to win the WWC Television Title in Bayamón, Puerto Rico; The Billion Dollar Babies (Mike Samson and G.Q. Stratus) defeated G.Q. and T.D. Madison (Tommy Dreamer) for the IWCCW Tag Team Title in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.

1995 – Latin Lover and Panterita del Ring defeated Fuerza and Juventud Guerrera to win the Mexican National Tag Team Title in Texcoco, Mexico.

1996 – Pitbull #2 defeated ECW World Television Champion Shane Douglas to win the title in Philadelphia, PA; Brian Christopher defeated Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Heavyweight Titles in Memphis,Tennessee; Caveman Broda defeated Bobby Collins for the Canadian Wrestling Federation Light Heavyweight Title in Dugald, Manitoba.

2007 – At the OVW Summer Sizzler Series event in Louisville, Kentucky; ODB defeated OVW Women’s Champion Katie Lea to win the title, also Jay Bradley defeated Paul Birchill and Idol Stevens in a three-way match to win the vacant OVW Heavyweight Title.

2008 – Edge defeated the Undertaker in a Tables, Ladders & Chairs match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1939 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Prospector Pete beat Steve Brody 2 out of 3 falls, Walter Sirois beat Stanley Buresch, Ede Edner (Ebner) beat Don George and Mike Chacoma beat Dale Wayne. (promoter: George D. Simpson)

1945 – Bobby Bonales defeated El Santo to win the Mexican National Middleweight Title; In Wichita, Kansas; Lord Albert Mills defeated Ray Eckert in 2 out of 3 falls to earn a match next week with Orville Brown. Also, Lee Wykoff beat Jim Parker, Jack Hader beat Bob Hayford and Gene Blakely defeated Pat O’Dowdy.

1948 – Sandor Szabo wins the Minneapolis World Heavyweight Title defeating Bronko Nagurski in Minneapolis, Minnesota; The Green Shadow defeated Herb Welch for the Tennessee World Junior Heavyweight Title in Nashville, Tennessee

1950 – At Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas; NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz defeated Bill Longson 2 falls to 0, Sonny Myers beat Lee Henning 2 out of 3 falls, also Dutch Hefner beat Pete Peterson.

1956 – Buddy Rogers defeated Pepper Gomez for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas.

1957 – In Kansas City, Kansas; For the Central States Title, Bobby Bruns went to a time limit draw with Richard Brown, Mike Clancy beat Angelo Savoldi and Wild Red Berry beat Joe Costello

1960 – Édouard Carpentier and Sandor Szabo defeated Art Michalik and Legs Wilson in Los Angeles, California to win the NWA International TV Tag Team Title.

1962 – Jack Donovan and Jackie Fargo defeated The Mysterious Medics for the Gulf Coast NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Dothan, Alabama

1966 – René Goulet and Pepper Martin defeated Tony Borne and Prof. Hiro to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title.

1968 – In Chicago, Illinois; AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher, Dr X beat Mighty Igor Vodik via dq, Bill Watts drew Larry Hennig and Rene Goulet beat Harley Race.

1971 – Brian Maxine defeated Clayton Thomson in Croydon, England for the British Middleweight Title

1972 – At Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas; Omar Atlas fought Roger Kirby to a draw, Black Angus (w/ Percival A. Friend) defeated The Viking and Harley Race defeated Rufus R. Jones

1973 – The Samoans (Tio Tio and Reno Tufuuli) defeated Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Title in St. Petersburg, Florida; Bull Ramos and Clay Spencer (Ken Mantell) defeated Steven Little Bear and Dutch Savage for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title; Black Gordman and Goliath defeated Rey Mendoza and Raul Reyes to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Title

1974 – Jim Dalton and Bruce Swayze defeated Carlos Colón and José Manuel Pérez for the WWC North American Tag Team Title in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

1975 – Bobby Hart and Larry O’Day defeated The Missouri Mauler and Steve Rackman to win the NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Title in Sydney, Australia; Tauro defeated Dardo Aguilar for the Mexican National Lightweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico; In Milwaukee, Wisconsin; AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson via dq. Also, Dusty Rhodes beat Baron Von Raschke dq, Ivan Putski beat Boris Breznikoff and Greg Gagne beat Rene Goulet.

1976 – Jim Breaks defeated Bobby Ryan to win the British Lightweight Title in Wolverhampton, England

1978 – Tor Kamata defeated Giant Baba for the AJPW PWF Heavyweight Title in Akita, Japan.

1979 – Ron Garvin won the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title, defeating Alex Smirnoff in Knoxville, Tennessee; El Halcón defeated José Lothario defeat Mark Lewin and The Spoiler to win the NWA American Tag Team Title in Houston, Texas; At the Omaha, Nebraska Civic Center; Greg Gagne (sub Verne Gagne) & Mad Dog Vachon beat Pat Patterson & Nick Bockwinkel, Bobby Duncum beat Doug Gilbert, In a Posedown, Paul Ellering beat Jesse Ventura and Super Destroyer Mark II (Sgt. Slaughter) beat Joe Scarpello.

1981 – Bill Dundee defeated Stan Lane for the Mid-America NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee; Jimmy Golden defeated Ken Lucas to win the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title in Birmingham, Alabama.

1983 – Lioness Asuka won the AJW Singles Title from Kaoru Matsumoto in Omiya, Japan. At the same event, Jaguar Yokota defeated La Galactica for the WWWA World Singles Title

1984 – In St. Louis, Missouri; NWA Champion Ric Flair went to a time limit draw with Kerry Von Erich, Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan, Wahoo McDaniel beat Kamala via dq and Jim Duggan beat Luke Graham.

1985 – Black Bart defeated Ron Garvin to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, Georgia; Invader III defeated Denny Brown for the vacant WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title

1986 – Marty Jannetty defeated The Shadow (Jaymie Knight) to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title in Marshalltown, Iowa

1987 – Jeff Jarrett won the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title from Moondog Spot in Memphis, Tennessee

1990 – Kerry Von Erich defeated Matt Borne in Dallas, Texas to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title; El Dandy defeated Angel Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico for the NWA World Middleweight Title

1991 – TNT (Savio Vega) defeated King Kong to win the WWC Television Title in Bayamón, Puerto Rico; The Billion Dollar Babies (Mike Samson and G.Q. Stratus) defeated G.Q. and T.D. Madison (Tommy Dreamer) for the IWCCW Tag Team Title in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.

1995 – Latin Lover and Panterita del Ring defeated Fuerza and Juventud Guerrera to win the Mexican National Tag Team Title in Texcoco, Mexico.

1996 – Pitbull #2 defeated ECW World Television Champion Shane Douglas to win the title in Philadelphia, PA; Brian Christopher defeated Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Heavyweight Titles in Memphis,Tennessee; Caveman Broda defeated Bobby Collins for the Canadian Wrestling Federation Light Heavyweight Title in Dugald, Manitoba.

2007 – At the OVW Summer Sizzler Series event in Louisville, Kentucky; ODB defeated OVW Women’s Champion Katie Lea to win the title, also Jay Bradley defeated Paul Birchill and Idol Stevens in a three-way match to win the vacant OVW Heavyweight Title.

2008 – Edge defeated the Undertaker in a Tables, Ladders & Chairs match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1937 – Red Berry defeated Hugh Nichols to win the World Light Heavyweight Title in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

1940 – Jules Larance defeated Gil Knutsen for the Midwest Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title in Columbus, Ohio; In Kansas City, Kansas; World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Bruns beat Steve Brody (Brody was the World Junior Heavyweight Champion), Orville Brown beat Karol Zbyszko. (Zbyszko was billed as a nephew of Stanislaus and Wladek), Ray Schwartz defeated Fritz Schnabel and Ronnie Etchison and Angelo Martini went to a time limit draw.

1944 – El Santo won the Mexican National Middleweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico from Tuffy Truesdale in a tournament final.

1951 – In Kansas City, KS; Jerry Meeker defeated Hal Keen, Ray Eckert beat Bob Orton Sr., Dennis Clary beat Emil Dusek, The Dusek Brothers (Ernie and Joe Dusek) defeated Ronnie Etchison and Ralph Garibaldi in 2 out of 3 falls.

1965 – Pepper Martin defeated The Mad Russian for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

1967 – In Denver, Colorado; Verne Gagne (sub Danny Hodge) & Ernie Ladd beat Johnny Powers & Johnny Valentine on a 3rd fall dq, also Lou Thesz beat Larry Hennig and Alberto Torres beat Bobby Duncum.

1968 – Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated El Mongol and Hans Schmidt in Atlanta, Georgia to win the Georgia NWA Southern Tag Team Title.

1969 – The AWA ran a double shot with a show in Milwaukee, headlined by Wilbur Snyder defeating Dr. X on a 3rd fall dq also, in a Handicap Match, Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat The Crusher, Luis Martinez beat Kenny Jay, Rene Goulet beat Johnny Kace and Pampero Firpo beat Angelo Poffo. att: 5,812 In St. Paul, MN; AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Lars Anderson. Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race on a 3rd fall dq, Bill Watts beat Bob Geigel, Joe Scarpello drew Big K and Bob Kappel beat Kenny Yates. att: 5,405

1969 – In Boston, Massachussetts, Killer Kowalski defeated WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino in a Texas death match.

1971 – Tom Jones and Billy Red Lyons defeated The Spoilers for the Tri-State NWA United States Tag Team Title in Shreveport, Louisiana.

1972 – Karl and Kurt Von Brauner defeated Robert Fuller and Kevin Sullivan for the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title in Nashville, Tennessee

1972 – The Professional (Doug Gilbert) and Mike Webster won the NWA Florida Tag Team Title from Boris Malenko and Bob Roop in Miami, Florida.

1974 – Gene and Ole Anderson defeated Bob Armstrong and Robert Fuller to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Title in Atlanta, Georgia

1975 – Ed Wiskoski (Col. DeBeers) defeated Jerry Oates for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title in Kansas City, Kansas’ In Minneapolis, Minnesota; AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Dusty Rhodes & Larry Hennig, Billy Robinson no contest Baron Von Raschke, Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Rock Riddle & Frankie Hill and Khosrow Vaziri (Iron Shiek) drew Buddy Wolff. att: 3,183

1979 – Great Kojika and Motoshi Okuma won the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Title, defeating The Kiwis (Butch Miller and Sweet William) in Noshiro, Japan.

1980 – Dick the Bruiser defeated King Kong (Bruiser) Brody in Indianapolis, Indiana for the World Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title

1981 – Jake Roberts defeated The Grappler to win the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title in Shrevport, Louisiana.

1982 – In Memphis, Tennessee King Cobra defeated NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champion Bobby Eaton to win the title

1986 – Ron Bass defeated Tyree Pride in Nassau, Bahamas to win the NWA Bahamas Heavyweight Title; Eric Embry won the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title in Bayamón, Puerto Rico by defeating Super Medico I

1991 – Los Villanos (I, IV and V) defeated The Hawaiian Beasts (Kokina (Yokozuna), Fatu and the Samoan Savage) for the UWA World Trios Title in Naucalpan, Mexico; Bill Dundee defeated Tom Prichard (subbing for Eric Embry) for the USWA Texas Heavyweight Title in Dallas, Texas

1992 – Chi Chi Cruz (Corey Peloquin) defeated Gerry Morrow in Winnipeg, Manitoba to win the West Four Wrestling Alliance Canadian Heavyweight Title.

1999 – Bam Bam Bigelow and Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions Kanyon and Saturn (subbing for Raven) to win the title during a Monday Nitro event from Houston, Texas; In Moline, Illinois Jeff Jarrett (with Debra) defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion The Godfather to win the title and The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Kane and X-Pac to win the title during a Monday Night Raw event.

2002- In Louisville, Kentucky Flash Flanagan and Trailer Park Trash defeated OVW Southern Tag Team Champions The Lords of the Ring (Rob Conway and Nick Dinsmore) to win the title.

2003 – In Carolina, Puerto Rico, Carly Colón won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title by defeating Sabu, and Alex Montalvo defeats Pablo
Marquez for the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title. Also at that show, Eddie Colón won the vacant WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title by defeating Dominican Boy in a tournament final.

2004 – In Montreal, Quebec La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier) defeated WWE World Tag Team Champions Edge and World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit to win the title.

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1962 – In Minneapolis, Minnesota; Pat O’Connor beat AWA Champion Mr. M via dq and Doug Gilbert went to a draw with Bob Geigel.

1965 – At the Armory in St. Paul, Minnesota; The Crusher beat Harley Race in 2 out of 3 falls and Rene Goulet beat Kurt Von Brauner

1968 – In St. Paul, Minnesota; AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Luke Brown, Harley Race beat Bill Watts by dq, Larry Hennig beat Rene Goulet and Dutch Savage beat Rock Rogowski (Ole Anderson).

1977 – In Houston, Texas at the Summit; Terry Funk went to a draw with AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel (sub Harley Race), Fritz Von Erich drew with Bruiser Brody, Bruno Sammartino beat Mike York and Jose Lothario went to a draw with AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel. Race was to defend the NWA World Title but wrestled a double shot that afternoon and was not at the building in time to wrestle, so Bockwinkel wrestled Funk in his place.

1983 – At the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada; Leo Burke defeated North American Champion Johnny Weaver to win the title,
WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco defeated Rocky Johnson and NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned NWA U.S. Champion Greg Valentine.

1988 – At the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee; AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Dutch Mantel, Jeff Jarrett & Great Senshi beat Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden by count out, CWA Champion Brickhouse Brown beat Bill Dundee via dq, Scott Steiner & Billy Travis beat Cuban Choir Boys to win Southern Tag Title and AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company (Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond) beat Gary Young & Don Bass.

1995 – Brian Christopher defeated Doug Gilbert for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee

2000 – Jeff Jarrett defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair to win the WCW World Title in Salt Lake City, Utah; Too Cool defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian to win the titles in Vancouver, British Columbia.

2014 – At NXT Takeover in Winter Park, Florida; Charlotte defeated Natalya to win the NXT Women’s Title.

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1945 – At the Forum in Wichita, Kansas; NWA Heavyweight Champion Ede Virag beat Johnny Plummer when Plummer reportedly suffered a dislocated vertebra and was unable to continue, also Paul Nelson beat Abe Friedman and Buck Fanning beat George McCall

1963 – In Minneapolis, Minnesota; AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Verne Gagne & Doug Gilbert via dq with Larry Hennig as special referee. Also, Don McClarty beat Stan Kowalski, Waldo Von Erich beat Guy Taylor and Tiny Mills beat Duke Hoffman.

1965 – Buddy Fuller defeated Mario Galento to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, Georgia; Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Curtis Iaukea & Mr. Fujiwara for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Title in Honolulu, Hawaii.

1966 – Crusher & Dick the Bruiser defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race for the AWA World Tag Team Title in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Convention Center in a 2 out of 3 falls match; Michiaki Yoshimura & Hiro Matsuda defeat Killer Karl Kox & Joe Carrolo to win the JWA All Asia Tag Team Title in Sapporo, Japan

1970 – At Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas; Danny Little Bear fought Roger Kirby to a draw, Scandor Akbar defeated Bill Eskew
and Baron Von Raschke & Harley Race defeated Rufus R. Jones & Bob Ellis via DQ in three falls

1974 – Red Bastien defeated The Great Mephisto for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title in Dallas, Texas

1977 – Jackie Fargo defeated The Executioner to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Bruno Sammartino fought WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification in the main event of a card in Baltimore, Maryland.

1978 – Bruiser Brody defeated Dale Valentine (Buddy Roberts) in Houston, Texas to win the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title; Dutch Mantel defeated Don Garfield (Don Fargo) to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title in Chattanooga, Tennessee; In Houston Texas; NWA Champion Harley Race beat Wahoo McDaniel by dq; AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel went to a drew with Jose Lothario and Bruiser Brody beat Dale Valentine (Buddy Roberts).

1979 – King Curtis defeated Jimmy Garvin for the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title in West Palm Beach, Florida.

1980 – Rocky Brewer & George Gulas defeated Tojo Yamamoto and Gypsy Joe to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title in Nashville, Tennessee

1982 – In Denver, Colorado; Hulk Hogan beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by dq when the referee caught Bockwinkel using brass knuckles and Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum beat Tito Santana & Baron Von Raschke.

1985 – Dino Bravo defeated King Tonga to win the vacant International Wrestling International Heavyweight Title in Montreal, Quebec.

1997 – The Truth Commission defeated Steven Dunn & Paul Diamond for the USWA Tag Team Title in West Helena, Arkansas; Mohammed Hussein defeated Rey Gonzalez in Gurabo, Puerto Rico to win the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title

2000 – El Hijo del Santo defeated Blue Panther to win the World Wrestling Association World Welterweight Title in Monterrey, Mexico.