Solid opener. Crowd is hot! Moonsault to floor! Red arrow for the finish with Neville winning.
– Bo Dallas & Heath Slater vs. Damien Sandow & Darren Young
Sandow got a good reaction. Crowd still hot! Outcasts won.
– Rusev with Lana vs. Fandango
Rusev in less than a minute; why? Rusev then challenged anyone.
– Rusev vs. Ryback
Ryback got a huge reaction! They worked hard and crowd was into it.
– Enzo & Big Cass with Carmella vs. The Ascension
There was some that knew the Enzo & Cass gimmick, but not a lot. Small “How you doin?” Chant. Real quick match with Enzo & Cass going over with finisher. Wyatts jump Big Cass & Enzo with Big Show making save with huge pop, which leads to…
– Luke Harper & Braun Strowman & Erick Rowan vs. Big Cass & Enzo & Big Show
Surprised to say it was a solid match. Big Show only in for hot tag after double heat. Crowd was loud. Show choke slammed Rowan for finish.
– Divas Champion Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch
Damn good match. Best match on the show. Lots of near falls leading to Charlotte winning with feet on ropes.
– WWE Tag Team Champions New Day vs. Usos
Crowd was hot for both teams. Total comedy until heat started. Fun match
– Bray Wyatt vs. Kane
Bray got a big reaction. Kane got a pretty good pop also. I am not sure why Bray has not turned baby. Bray did a crotch chop and said “suck it” to a fan. Crowd kinda died and people started leaving. Bray was working hard, no one cared. Kane pins Bray after choke slam.
– Summary:
A solid house show, especially since this is the B crew. I was told this was the same exact show as the night before in Cape Girardeau, MO. Most over on the show was probably Big Show (surprising, but probably because he has been there so long and everyone knows him). As for the new guys, New Day were really over and crowd liked Usos a lot also. Another big surprise and it was the same as last time they were in Jonesboro, but Sandow was really over with the crowd. Pretty good for a guy that has not been on TV in months. Enzo & Cass were not over when they first came out, but before that 6 man was over the crowd was loving them. Natural charisma from the trio.
Bo Dallas w/ Social Outcasts def. Darren Young by pinfall
This week’s Main Event emanates from Indianapolis, dubbed the heartland of America because “the brain isn’t here”. Jerry Lawler, ladies and gentlemen!
Unfortunately the Social Outcasts emerge at the top of the ramp with microphones in hand. Adam Rose continues the WWE writers’ current trend of scripting shitty metaphors for its performers in lieu of comedy (see The New Day) by comparing his faction to “four Harley Davidson motorbikes (that) own the road”. Rose then interrupts Bo to suggest that “biker jackets” might be the missing piece of puzzle. Bo wants to get their “names on the back”, but promises to “run Darren Young off the road” first. Hurray.
Bo shows great professionalism here by not joining in the Bo Train he signals for after cutting off Young’s shine with a neckbreaker. I begin to fear the prospect of five minutes of Bo Dallas on offence, but my concerns are misplaced. Young quickly cuts Bo off with a back suplex on the apron. He then dodges Outcast interference on the floor, back body dropping Rose into Axel. Alas for the last Prime Time Player standing, Bo counters an out-to-in sunset flip by grabbing the ropes to secure the win.
Naomi w/ Tamina def. Paige by submission
Lots of delaying tactics from Naomi in the early going of this one, as she stalls and stretches on the outside. Lawler recommends against Paige going outside to fetch her, as that’s “Tamina’s house”.
Good match here, of which roughly ten minutes was aired – with the caveat that it did incorporate a number of the most annoying Divas spots. Case in point: Paige’s shine was punctuated by Naomi sticking her buns in her face while balanced on the top turnbuckle. That’s dumb.
Also dumb are the consecutive cheerleader kicks that Naomi has taken to using. As is Paige’s inevitably orbital-breaking running knee spot. And her stupid “THIS IS MY HOUSE!” catchphrase; the most irritating in modern wrestling, for my money.
The finish saw Paige counter a running bulldog attempt from Naomi, throwing her head first into the turnbuckle. She followed up with the Rampaige, only for Tamina to foil her by pulling her gurl out of the ring. Paige superkicks Tamina, reminds her again where her abode is, before running right into the Naomi Calls That The Rear View. This only gets two however, leading into an awkward reversal sequence and Naomi’s weak sauce looking submission finish. I’m making it sound crummy by harping on the flaws, but it was very watchable fare really. Really!
Ryback def. Tyler Breeze by pinfall
They show Ryback’s RAW walkout before the match to rub in the fact that The Big Guy wrestling as a babyface here makes no sense. At this point there is over 10 minutes left (excluding commercials), which leaves me wondering how they’re going to manage a believable long-form match where Breeze is on offence for a period of time.
I needn’t have worried. This was wrapped in four minutes; enough time for Indianapolis to treat Ryback to some light “Gold-berg” chants. The finish saw the newly-minted/soon-to-be heel catch Breeze off a high cross and hoist him up for the Shellshock. There was time during the match however, for Tyler to hit a ridiculous looking ‘rana.
Braun Strowman def. Fandango by submission
Yes, this is why the first and third matches got less than five minutes! Braun Strowman’s second singles match of the year! Hold the front page!
Yes, there was clubbering. Yes, there was trapezius grabbing. Yes, Fandango did get Brauny down to one knee, only to whiff on a DDT and get tossed into the air. Yes, he did in fact then get put down with the Hug of Doom. It lasted less than two minutes. This was a very good thing. The Wyatts posed to close the show.
Final Thoughts
Quite what Braun Strowman is going to learn from sub-two minute squashes is anyone’s guess. But I ain’t complaining. His placement on this show, coupled with his removal from the six-man tag rematch on RAW, represent further signs that Vince has soured on him for the time being. Given that the prospect of a Strowman/Undertaker match was mooted as recently as one month ago, I think we can all be happy about that. Even those carping about the return of The Money.
Not a great show this week. Although, the Divas match is worth a watch, notwithstanding some of the maddening nonsense the agents have them do.
The career as an active wrestler of Shawn Michaels appears to have largely ended, certainly as any kind of a regular in-ring performer, stemming from the back injury suffered at the 1998 Royal Rumble.
Michaels underwent major back surgery on 1/12 in San Antonio, after which his doctor was quoted in the local newspaper as well as gave the private opinion to Michaels and the WWF that the injuries to one of his discs in his back were more severe than originally believed and that his wrestling days were over. Michaels had largely been telling friends even before undergoing the operation that he felt he had maybe five matches left in him.
– Social Outcasts (Bo Dallas and Heath Slater) vs. Darren Young and Damien Sandow
Sandow was OVER, but Outcasts got the win with a roll up.
– Rusev (with Lana) vs. Fandango
Rusev won in less than a minute with the Accolade. The doctor ran to ringside and helped Fandango to the back after the match, not sure what sort of injury he may have received.
– Rusev vs. Ryback
Rusev got on the mic and challenged anyone to come out and face him, which led to Ryback (massive pop) to accept the challenge. Hard hitting match, Ryback eventually picked up the win with a Shellshock.
– Enzo and Big Cass vs The Ascension
Enzo and Big Cass got the victory fairly quickly. Afterwards, the Wyatt Family (minus Bray) ran down and attacked Enzo and Big Cass, with Big Show coming in for the save. After some trash talk by Show, this led to a six man tag.
– Enzo, Big Cass, and Big Show vs. Wyatt Family (Harper/Rowan/StroMAN)
Show, Cass, and Enzo defeated the Wyatt Family when Show pinned Rowan after a chokeslam.
– Divas Champion Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch
My personal choice for match of the night. Charlotte got the victory with a roll up.
– WWE Tag Champions New Day vs. The Usos
The Dudleys was also advertised for this match but for whatever reason they weren’t here. Fun match, lots of playing to the crowd by both teams. The New Day ended up picking the win after some shenanigans, but afterwards The Usos survived a beatdown and posed with the championships.
– Kane vs Bray Wyatt
Kane won with a chokeslam, but Bray controlled most of the match.
There were loud, lengthy “Cody” chants, which Stardust acknowledged on the house mic, saying, “It’s not Cody. It’s Stardust.”
– R-Truth d. Curtis Axel w/ Adam Rose
Goldust saved R-Truth from a two-on-one situation and they teased Golden Truth’s formation with a “maybe” from R-Truth, the two dancing together, the two going backstage together, etc. It’s also worth mentioning that Axel appears to have gotten busted open near the finish as there were drops of blood outside of the ring where he fell near the finish, which I’m pretty sure WWE’s social media manager inadvertently mopped up with his pants while filming the Truth & Goldust mic work from his cell phone.
– US Champion Kalisto d. Alberto Del Rio to retain
The finish involved a turnbuckle that ADR exposed, which backfired on him.
– Sasha Banks & Summer Rae d. Naomi & Tamina
Sasha played Ricky Morton during the majority of the match but somewhat telegraphed when the false tags were by not grabbing the tag rope consistently.
– Sheamus d. Mark Henry
Before the match, Sheamus cut a promo, offering not to embarrass Mark in front of a Louisville crowd who remembers his OVW days. Mark balked, Sheamus kept true to his word, and got the victory. Sheamus also did a strange rolling maneuver going up the aisle, which seemed planned.
– Dean Ambrose d. I-C Champion Kevin Owens via DQ
Owens was pummeling Ambrose in the corner and wouldn’t stop when the ref demanded that he break. Owens got on the mic and basically said that DQ was a ridiculous finish and he was going to show the crowd why he is the greatest IC Champion and WWE Superstar of all-time.
When Owens went to lift Ambrose off of the ground, presumably for a Pop-up Powerbomb, Ambrose countered into Dirty Deeds. It’s also worth mentioning that they teased Del Rio’s turnbuckle pad removal spot from earlier in the night but the ref caught it before it could be completely removed. Once Dean got out of the ring, he posed for numerous selfies with ringside fans.
*****
Overall, it was a solid show. I believe that the only three who were advertised locally to appear but did not were Paige, Natalya, & Dolph Ziggler. The top most section of the KFC Yum! Center was curtained off, which was likely a planned aspect of the ring configuration to begin with.
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Henry Ordemann beat Julius Nelson 2 falls to 0
1952
Kansas City, Kansas: – Enrique Torres defeated Bob Orton for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title – Sonny Myers beat Chief Big Heart to earn number one contender status – Maurice Roberre beat Dan O’Connor
1957
Amarillo, Texas: – Dory Funk defeated The Great Bolo for both the Amarillo NWA North American Heavyweight Title and Southwest Junior Heavyweight Titles
1961
Detroit, Michigan: – Dick the Bruiser defeated Bobo Brazil to win the Detroit NWA United States Heavyweight Title
1963
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – Bulldog Brower and Johnny Valentine defeated Bruno Sammartino and Whipper Billy Watson to win the Toronto NWA International Tag Team Title
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: – Jerry Graham and Jim Wright defeated Dominic Bravo and Ron Etchison for the Stampede International Tag Team Titles
1968
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada: – Archie Gouldie defeated Pat O’Connor to become the first Stampede North American Heavyweight Champion
Honolulu, Hawaii: – Curtis Iaukea defeated Jim Hady to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title
1969
Houston, Texas: – Johnny Valentine defeated Dan Miller to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
St. Joseph, Missouri: – Dick Murdoch defeated Don Kent for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title
1971
Portland, Oregon: – Dutch Savage defeated Jonathan Boyd for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
Pensacola, Florida: – The Wrestling Pro defeated Bob Kelly to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title
1972
Miami, Florida: – Tim Woods defeated Bobby Shane to win the held-up Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1973
Miami, Florida: – Mr. Kleen defeated Buddy Colt to win the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: – Indian Strap Match: Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham – Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch beat Reggie Parks & Ken Patera 2 out of 3 falls – Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel – Don Muraco beat Ivan Koloff dq – Rene Goulet beat Jim Brunzell – Khosrow Vaziri beat Johnny Heidman
1974
Kansas City, Kansas: – Bob Brown and Lord Alfred Hayes defeated Jim Brunzell and Mike George in three falls to win the Central States NWA World Tag Team Titles – The Viking & Reggie Parks defeated Tokyo Joe & Taro Kabayoshi – Billy Howard fought Bobby Whitlock to a draw – Omar Atlas defeated Baron Scicluna – Sandy Parker defeated Jean Antone via DQ – Harley Race defeated Bob Orton
Houston, Texas: – Al Madril defeated El Gran Marcus for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
1975
Los Angeles, California: – Louie Tillet and John Tolos defeated The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
Knoxville, Tennessee: – Ron Fuller defeated Ron Wright for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title
1976
Los Angeles, California: – Roddy Piper and Crusher Verdu defeated Chavo and Gory Guerrero to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
1978
Tampa, Florida: – Mike Graham and Steve Keirn defeated Jack and Jerry Brisco to win the Florida NWA United States Tag Team Titles
1981
Bayaman, Puerto Rico: – Los Pastores (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) defeated Carlos Colón and Invader I for the WWC North American Tag Team Titles
1982
Atlanta, Georgia: – Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen defeated Jack and Jerry Brisco to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team Title in a one night tournament
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel no contest Tito Santana – Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan beat Buck Zumhofe & Hulk Hogan & Baron Von Raschke – Sheik Adnan beat Greg Gagne by countout – Jim Brunzell beat Sgt. Goulet – Jerry Blackwell drew Brad Rheingans – Evan Johnson beat Tom Stone
1983
Memphis, Tennessee: – Bobby Eaton won the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title by defeating Sweet Brown Sugar in a Loser Leaves Town match
1986
Houston, Texas: – Dick Slater defeated Jake Roberts for the Mid-South Television Title
1987
Chattanooga, Tennessee: – Buddy Landel defeated Ron Fuller to win the NWA Southeast Continental Heavyweight Title
1988
Atlanta, Georgia: – NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) defeated Jimmy and Ron Garvin to retain the title – Sting defeated Larry Zbyszko by disqualification – Barry Windham defeated NWA World Television Champion Mike Rotundo by dq – Road Warrior Hawk and Paul Ellering fought The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and The Warlord) to a no-contest – Ole Anderson, Lex Luger and NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair
1989
Columbia, South Carolina: – Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner defeated Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams to win the NWA United States Tag Team Titles
1991
Laughlin, Nevada: – The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) defeated Team America (Heidi Lee Morgan and Misty Blue Simmes) to win the Ladies’ Professional Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles
1994
Memphis, Tennessee: – Brian Christopher defeated Doug Gilbert to win the USWA Heavyweight Title
1996
Memphis, Tennessee: – Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich defeated PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) for the USWA Tag Team Titles
1998
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: – Ace Darling and Devon Storm defeated The Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) at the “3rd Annual Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl” to win the NWA United States Tag Team Titles
2004
Wilmington, Delaware: – Ace Darling defeated Prince Nana for the ECWA Mid-Atlantic Title
2013
– Kenny King defeated Rob Van Dam to win the TNA X Division Title
Internet exclusive match: Brian Kendrick pinned Will Ferrara
TV Taping (week of March 14th)
– Cedric Alexander vs. ROH TV Champion Tomohiro Ishii
Veda Scott paid original opponent BJ Whitmer to leave and get the match for Cedric Alexander. Ishii won with a brainbuster.
– Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian demanded that Chris Sabin apologize to them for what he did. Sabin & Alex Shelley came out and they went at it with Sabin & Shelley demanding a match, but Daniels refused.
– Mark & Jay Briscoe beat Reno Scum
Scum is a local tag team of Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend.
– Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin beat Young Bucks
Post-match saw The Addiction attack the Bucks and the Motor City Machine Guns made the save.
TV Taping (week of March 21st)
– Roderick Strong won four-way over Adam Page, Moose and Matt Sydal when Strong pinned Page
– Adam Cole did an interview saying he would be the next world champion. Matt Taven returned, and said that Cole is no longer part of the Kingdom and that he would be forming a new Kingdom.
– Cheeseburger vs. an unknown ended when Kenny King & Rhett Titus attacked both guys and laid them out
War Machine and the Briscoes made the save. The segment ended with the Briscoes grabbing the tag team title belts so they are in the immediate tag title picture.
– ROH Champion Jay Lethal beat Hirooki Goto in a good match to retain
Lethal won thanks to interference from Truth Martini and Taelor Hendrix. Donovan Dijak returned with Prince Nana and kicked Martini. Martini laid motionless and they did an injury angle that was played up big in the building. A lot of people thought he had broken his neck, but he was taken out on a ringside table.
TV Taping (week of March 28th)
– Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly beat Kazuchika Okada & Gedo
Fish and O’Reilly won when they pinned Gedo after Chasing the Dragon
– Adam Cole beat Kushida with a brainbuster in a super match
– Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley beat Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian
After the match, Daniels & Kazarian jumped them until Kushida & Matt Sydal ran in. The Young Bucks ran in after.
TV Taping 4 (week of April 4th)
– ROH Tag Champions War Machine retained beating Rocky Romero & Trent Baretta
– Donovan Dijak & Prince Nana did an interview. Dijak said he had been protecting the House of Truth, but now it’s time to go after the world title. Jay Lethal and Dijak ended up brawling so that’s a new title direction.
– Kenny Omega beat ACH with the One Winged Angel
– Dalton Castle beat Silas Young in a Fight Without Honor
Similar match to last night with a big front slam and a running punch for the win by Rawley.
Peyton Royce beat Liv Morgan
A lot of athletic moves by Liv who looked great even in defeat. Peyton locked in her submission and won.
Elias Samson beat Patrick Clark
A lot of heat on Samson, heckling and booing down his pre match song. This match was all Drifter. Won with his neck breaker.
Noah Kekoa and Josh Woods beat BAMF (Blake & Murphy)
Woods worked the arm of each Blake and Murphy in this one, showing some impressive amateur skills. The heels took control until Noah got the big hot tag, ran wild with arm drags and during a scuffle, he was able to roll up Murphy to steal a win. BAMF were losing their minds as they got outwrestled by two newcomers.
Apollo Crews beat Manny Andrade
Excellent match. This was one of Apollo’s best in NXT and Manny won over another town by being incredible. Big spots included fast running the ropes, dropkicks, a Manny moonsault, and Apollo’s huge spinning power bomb slam for the win. Post-match, Apollo shook Manny’s hand to show respect.
NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival (Dash/Dawson) beat Tucker Knight and Rich Swann
Swann took a beating in this match, suffering double team attacks and heel cheating to keep the advantage for the Revival at all times. Tucker got a big hot tag, yet wasn’t enough to beat the champions. After some big moves and running wild, Swann was tagged back in, but Knight was sidestepped so he hit the post on the outside. The Revival hit the Shatter Machine on Swann for the win.
– In ring promo with Angelo Dawkins. He wants to be called The Curse Of Greatness. Crowd wasn’t responding much to his antics.
Chris Girard vs Sawyer Fulton went to a no contest
Girard was busted open on a dive to the outside.
NXT Women’s Champion Bayley beat Alexa Bliss, Emma, and Asuka in a fatal four way match
This match was to tease a lot of Bayley vs. Asuka without giving too much away, Alexa and Emma took most of the punishment. Asuka was laying in kicks on everyone. At one point, all four were on the mat throwing punches at one another in a circle. Emma had her submission on Alexa for a near finish and Bayley broke up that attempt. Alexa tried to take the fight to Asuka which was a big mistake. Action broke down and Bayley was able to hit the Belly to Bayley for the big win to send everyone home happy.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada: – Joe Cox defeated Yvon Robert to win the Montreal World Heavyweight Title
1947
Kansas City, Kansas: – MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat George Becker 2 out of 3 falls – Vic Christy beat Wee Willie Davis 2 out of 3 falls – Jack Kennedy and Dan O’Connor drew
1958
Galveston, Texas: – Albert and Enrique Torres defeated Casey and Danny McShain for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title
1962
– Johnny Barend and Magnificent Maurice defeated Art and Stan Neilson for the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles
1964
Bakersfield, California: – The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) defeated Edouard Carpentier and Ernie Ladd to win the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Titles
1967
Madison Square Garden: – Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammarinto by countout
1969
– Johnny Long and Tojo Yamamoto win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title by defeating Don Carson and Len Rossi
Lexington, Kentucky: – Bill and Joe Sky defeated The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1970
Portland, Oregon: – Kurt Von Steiger defeated Moondog Mayne to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: – Abdullah the Butcher defeated Billy Robinson for the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title
1972
Green Bay, Wisconsin: – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Dr X in 2 out of 3 falls – Ivan Koloff beat Mad Dog Vachon – Dusty Rhodes beat Bull Bullinski – Don Muraco beat Treach Phillip
1973
Tokyo, Japan: – Giant Baba finishes undefeated, with two draws, in a 10-match series to become the first holder of All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Pacific Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title
1974
Raleigh, North Carolina: – Danny Miller defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final to become the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion
Miami Beach, Florida: – Southern Title: Jos LeDuc defeated Dusty Rhodes by dq – No DQ Match: Super Texan defeated Paul Jones – Bill Watts & Ron Fuller defeated Buddy Colt & The Psycho – Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan defeated Dick Slater & Stan Vachon by dq – Danny Hodge drew Tony Charles – Rip Hawk defeated Paul LeDuc
1975
Portland, Oregon: – The Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles) defeated Dutch Savage and Jimmy Snuka for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
Kansas City, Kansas: – Jerry Oates defeated Tommy Martin – Omar Atlas & Ted Oates defeated Oki Shikina & Yasu Fuji via DQ in two straight falls – Terry Martin & Haystack Calhoun fought Chuck O’Connor & Ed Wiskowski to a draw – Akio Sato defeated Billy Howard in two straight falls – Bob Brown & Lord Alfred Hayes defeated The Interns – Jack Brisco defeated Mike George in three falls
1976
– Chavo and Gory Guerrero defeated Senor X and Karl Von Brauner to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
Denver, Colorado: – Texas Death Match: Jim Brunzell & Pampero Firpo (sub Greg Gagne) beat Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan – Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc no contest Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant – Baron Von Raschke beat Khosrow Vaziri – Mad Dog Vachon beat Kim Duk
1978
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: – Don Leo Jonathan and John Quinn defeated The Black Avenger and Don Wayt to win the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title
1980
Los Angeles, California: – John and Rick Davidson defeated Chris Adams and Tom Prichard for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
Hollywood, Florida: – Jack & Jerry Brisco & Jim Garvin defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Bugsy McGraw & Leroy Brown – Florida Title vs. Mask: Manny Fernandez defeated Super Destroyer by countout – Bubba Douglas defeated Twin Devil I – Don Diamond defeated Geoff Portz – Hector Guerrero defeated Twin Devil II – Gordon Nelson defeated Frank Monte – Butcher Brannigan defeated Terry Taylor – Don Serrano drew Barry Windham
1981
Houston, Texas: – Gino Hernandez defeated Chavo Guerrero to win the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: – David Schultz defeated Leo Burke to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title
1982
Chicago, Illinois: – Hulk Hogan beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq – Bobby Heenan & Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum beat Tito Santana & Baron Von Raschke & Buck Zumhofe – Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat Jim Brunzell & Brad Rheingans – Wilbur Snyder beat Tom Stone – Billy Robinson beat Jacques Goulet – Spike Huber beat Tony Leone
1983
San Antonio, Texas: – Bob Sweetan defeated Tully Blanchard for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title
1984
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: – Danny Davis and Hubert Gallant defeated Bruce Hart and Davey Boy Smith for the Stampede International Tag Team Titles
San Antonio, Texas: – Killer Tim Brooks defeated Scott Casey for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title
1985
Bangor, Maine: – Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Carlos Colon to win both the International Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title and the World Wrestling Council’s Universal Heavyweight Title
1987
Kansas City, Kansas: – Bob Brown won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title defeating Bill Dundee – Bart Batten and Rick McCord won the NWA Central States Tag Team Title from The MOD Squad (Basher and Spike)
Knoxville, Tennessee: – Tom Prichard defeated Larry Hamilton to win the Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title
1988
San Juan, Puerto Rico: – Carlos Colon defeated Afa to win the Gillette Cup
1993
Portland, Oregon: – Colonel DeBeers defeated Bart Sawyer for the Championship Wrestling USA Television Title
1999
Wilmington, Delaware: – Steve Bradley defeated Christopher Daniels to win the Super 8 Tournament
2000
WWF No Way Out: Hartford, Connecticut: – Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho to win the WWF Intercontinental Title – The Dudley Boyz defeated the New Age Outlaws to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles – Big Show pinned The Rock
2001
Louisville, Kentucky: – Rico Constantino defeated Nick Dinsmore to win the OVW Heavyweight Title
Cincinnati, Ohio: – Shark Boy won a battle royal to win the vacant Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title
2005
Bayamon, Puerto Rico: – Glamour Boy Shane defeated Ricky Banderas to win the held-up IWA World Heavyweight Title – Golden Boy and Noriega defeated Thunder and Lightning for the IWA World Tag Team Titles
Windsor, Ontario, Canada: – Danny Daniels and N8 Mattson defeated Bobby Roode and Petey Williams to win the Border City Wrestling Can-Am Tag Team Titles
2014
NXT Arrival | Orlando, Florida – Adrian Neville defeated Bo Dallas in a ladder match to win the NXT Title – Cesaro defeated Sami Zayn – NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension (Konor and Viktor) defeated Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Brian Christopher) to retain the titles
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Maria Maria over at Kennadi Brinks
Maria won via a bridging roll up.
Barbie Hayden over Leah Vaughan
Spear on the apron on Vaughan by Hayden then a pin by Hayden with her feet on the ropes.
Andrea w/ April Hunter over Tracy Taylor
Andrea hit her running death valley driver after Hunter distracted Taylor.
Luscious Latasha over Mia Yim via countout
End came when Leva Bates’ masked “groupies” came out and made Mia run to the back. Mia completely trolled “Blue Pants” Bates the entire time from wearing blue pants to using Leva’s moveset and mocking Leva’s thumbs up gesture.
NWA Women’s Champion Amber Gallows over Thunderkitty
Gallows won with a bridging backslide pin after Malia Hosaka hits Thunderkitty with a steel chair while the ref was distracted. Hosaka continued to attack Thunderkitty after the match.
Crazy Mary Dobson over Su Yung w/ April Hunter
Allysin Kay distracted Yung and Hunter at ringside by taking away Yung’s kendo stick. Dobson pinned Yung after coming over the top rope (some kind of suplex or a split legged moonsault perhaps, the camera man did not catch it cleanly).
SHINE Tag Team Champions Better Than You (Jamye Jameson and Marti Belle) w/ April Hunter beat Ivelisse and Amanda Rodriguez w/ La Rosa Negra
Champs retained when Hunter attacked Negra, Ivelisse got distracted, and Better Than You hit a combination spinning side slam and splash on Amanda Rodriguez for the pin.
Jessica Havok vs Vanessa Kraven – Double DQ
Both ladies were DQ after they killed refs three times and then had a pull apart brawl afterward.
SHINE Champion Taylor Made over Kimber Lee
End came when Lee tried to hit her finisher but Taylor hits/chops Lee in the throat and then hit an Ace Crusher for the clean pin.
After the match, Valkyrie ganged up on Kimber Lee; Ivelisse, Amanda Rodriguez, and La Rosa Negra made the save. Ivelisse announces that she gets the next title shot against Taylor Made at Mercury Rising in Dallas on Wrestlemania Weekend.
