Tag: 14th anniversary

  • Daily pro wrestling history (03/04): Stan Hansen wins the AJPW Triple Crown

    1954

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Emil and Ernie Dusek defeated Al and Tiny Mills for the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Titles

    1958

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Frenchy Champagne and George Eakin defeated John DePaulo and Bobby Jones for the Madison Wrestling Club Tag Team Titles

    1962

    Denver, Colorado:
    – Don Leo Jonathan defeated Killer Kowalski in a tournament final to become the first American Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight
    Champion 

    1970

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Bing Ki Lee and Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Barend and Ripper Collins for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles

    1971

    Kokura, Japan:
    – Bill Miller defeated Thunder Sugiyama to win the International Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title 

    1972

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
    – Billy Robinson beat Ivan Koloff dq
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Bull Bullinski
    – Don Muraco beat Chris Markoff
    – Ramon Torres beat Treach Phillips

    1973

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – Superstar Billy Graham beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne dq 
    – Wahoo McDaniel & Ken Patera beat Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch 2 out of 3 falls
    – Larry Hennig drew Reggie Parks
    – Don Muraco beat Rene Goulet 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – The Crusher & Billy Robinson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens on a 3rd fall dq w
    – Ivan Koloff beat Bill Watts 
    – Ric Flair beat Big K
    – Khosrow Vaziri beat Kenny Jay
    – Jim Brunzell beat Bill Crouch

    1974

    Madison Square Garden:
    – WWWF World Tag Team Champions Tony Garea and Dean Ho defeated Larry Hennig and Stan Staskiak 
    – WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino and Nikolai Volkoff fought to a draw due to the 11 pm curfew 

    1975

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Ken Lucas defeated Duke Myers to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title

    1977

    Dothan, Alabama:
    – The Islanders (Afa and Sika) defeated Bobby and Ricky Fields for the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles

    1978

    Indianapolis, Indiana:
    – Dominic DeNucci and Wilbur Snyder defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny) for the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team
    Titles

    1979

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Ricky Steamboat & Dino Bravo beat Ric Flair & Greg Valentine dq 
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson 
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Tony Atlas & Johnny Weaver
    – Waldo Von Erich beat Johnny Yachetti 
    – Chris Tolos beat Joe Marcus i
    – Sweet Daddy Siki beat Terry Yorkston 

    1984

    Charlotte, North Carolina:
    – Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood defeated Don Kernodle and Bob Orton, Jr. to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Champion Jumbo Tsuruta beat Blackjack Lanza
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Blackjack Mulligan & Jerry Lawler
    – Stan Hansen & Nick Bockwinkel ddq Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher
    – Mr. Saito & Jesse Ventura beat The Crusher (sub Mad Dog Vachon) & Baron Von Raschke dq
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell no contest Rick Martel & Dino Bravo
    – Giant Baba & Genichiro Tenryu beat Buddy Roberts & Ronnie Garvin
    – Billy Robinson & Brad Rheingans beat Steve Regal & Kevin Kelly
    – Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes beat Steve Olsonoski & Buck Zumhofe

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – The Sheepherders (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) defeated The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) for the Southwest Championship Wrestling World Tag Team Titles

    1985

    Dothan, Alabama:
    – Austin Idol defeated Lord Humongous (Jeff Van Kemp) for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler dcor AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
    – Lanny Poffo & Randy Savage & Jimmy Valiant beat Adrian Street & Mr Wrestling & Eddie Gilbert
    – Fabulous Ones no contest Rock & Roll Express
    – Interns beat Steve Constant & Tim Ashley
    – Phantom of the Opera beat Tracy Smothers
    – Ron Starr beat David Haskins
    – Plowboy Frazier & Nightmares beat Tojo Yamamoto & Battens

    1986

    Spartanburg, North Carolina:
    – Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title 

    1987

    Lubbock, Texas:
    – The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) defeated Brian Adias and Al Madril to win the WCWA World Tag Team Titles

    1989

    Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
    – The Batten Twins (Bart and Brad) defeated Dan Kroffat and Tama for the WWC World Tag Team Titles
    – TNT (Savio Vega) won the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title from Jason the Terrible
    – Chris and Mark Youngblood won the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Titles from The Ninja Express (Kensuke Sasaki and Mr. Pogo)

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – Gary Young won the World Class Texas Heavyweight Title by forfeit from Brickhouse Brown 

    1990

    Mayguez, Puerto Rico:
    – Invader I defeated Harley Race for the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title 

    1991

    Hiroshima, Japan:
    – Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Big Van Vader to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Title 

    1992

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Akira Taue and Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Terry Gordy and Steve Williams for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

    1995

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Stan Hansen won the AJPW Triple Crown Title from Toshiaki Kawada 

    1996

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Mabel in a tournament final for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title

    2000

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Mike Awesome and Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka to win the ECW World Tag Team Titles
    – The Sandman defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri

    2005

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Wataru Inoue and Koji Kanemoto defeated Gedo and Jado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

    2006

    Doncaster, England:
    – Abyss defeated A.J. Styles in a tournament final to become the first 1PW World Heavyweight Champion 
    – Christian Cage defeated Rhino

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli defeated Dos Caras, Jr. and Lizmark, Jr. to win the Yamaha tournament cup

    2007

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Hirooki Goto defeated Shocker in a tournament final to win the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title, 
    which was newly revived by CMLL

    2012

    ROH 12th Anniversary: New York City:
    – The All Night Express defeated Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin
    – Michael Bennett defeated Homicide
    – ROH TV champ Jay Lethal defeated Tommaso Ciampa (with The Embassy)
    – ROH Tag Team champions The Briscoes defeated The Young Bucks to retain the titles
    – Eddie Edwards & Adam Cole defeated ROH champ Davey Richards & Kyle O’Reilly

  • Tomohiro Ishii vs Roderick Strong vs Bobby Fish for the ROH TV Title

    Ring of Honor announced today that the way they are handling Friday’s TV title situation is doing a three-way match with new champion Tomohiro Ishii facing the original two wrestlers who were scheduled to battle, former champion Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish.

    Ishii won the title on Friday at Korakuen Hall.

    There was question as to whether Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto, originally scheduled on the card, would become the title mach, or if Ishii would face Strong, since an angle on the Saturday night show at Korakuen Hall indicated the match with Strong.  Instead they announced a three-way match for the title with Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish.

    Goto will still be on the show against an opponent as not yet named.

    The companies 14th anniversary show will be from a sold out Sam’s Town Casino Arena in Las Vegas on Friday February 26th, headlined by Jay Lethal defending the ROH title in a three-way against Kyle O’Reilly and  Adam Cole.