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  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/20): AWA Wrestlerock; Hollywood Hogan wins WCW World Title

    1895

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Martin “Farmer” Burns defeated Evan “Strangler” Lewis for the American Heavyweight Title 

    1960 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – The Great Bolo and Joe McCarthy defeated Bobby and Don Fields for both the Gulf Coast and Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1968

    Nagoya, Japan:
    – Rusher Kimura and Thunder Sugiyama defeated Tank Morgan and Stan Stasiak to win the TWWA World Tag Team Titles

    1970

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Argentina Apollo and José Lothario defeated Dale Lewis and The Missouri Mauler for the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – K.O. Kox and Killer defeated Bob Geigel and The Stomper to win the Central States NWA North American Tag Team Titles

    1971

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Jack Brisco defeated Terry Funk to win the NWA Florida Television Title  

    1972

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – The Stomper defeated Bob Orton
    – Rufus R. Jones defeated Blackjack Black
    – Danny Little Bear defeated Benny Ramirez
    – Terry Martin fought Billy Howard to a draw
    – Omar Atlas defeated Frank Diamond
    – Elimination Match: The Stomper & Danny Little Bear & Rufus R. Jones & Omar Atlas defeated Blackjack Black & Bob Orton & Benny Ramirez & Frank Diamond
    – North American Tag Team Champions Chati Yokouchi & Yasu Fuji defeated Harley Race & Black Angus (w/ Percival A. Friend) via DQ in three falls (referee: The Viking)

    1980

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Toru Tanaka defeated Kevin Von Erich for the NWA American Heavyweight Title 

    1985

    Cleveland, Ohio:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Brett Sawyer & Buzz Sawyer
    – Loser Leaves town: Pez Whatley beat Rip Rogers
    – Ronnie Garvin beat Bob Roop
    – Lumberjack match: Thunderbolt Patterson beat Kareem Muhammad
    – Italian Stallion beat Ron Starr
    – Joel Deaton beat Paul Diamond
    – Bill Irwin beat Ben Alexander

    1986 

    AWA WrestleRock: Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Cage Match: Road Warriors beat Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
    – Cage Match: Verne Gagne beat Sheik Adnan
    – Greg Gagne & Jimmy Snuka beat King Kong Brody & Nord the Barbarian
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat AWA Champion Stan Hansen dq
    – Scott LeDeoux beat Larry Zbyszko dq
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Curt Hennig & Scott Hall beat Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin
    – Sherri Martel won a 10 woman Battle Royal
    – Rick Martel no contest Harley Race
    – Shohei Baba beat Bulldog Bob Brown
    – Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo beat Fabulous Ones
    – Tiger Mask (Misawa) beat Buck Zumhofe
    – Buddy Rose & Doug Somers beat Midnight Rockers
    – Colonel DeBeers beat Wahoo McDaniel dq
    – Brad Rheingans beat Boris Zhukov

    1987

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Chick Donovan defeated Soul Train Jones (Virgil/Vincent) for the CWA International Heavyweight Title
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Austin Idol in a chain match to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title
    – The Mercenaries were also awarded the CWA International Tag Team Title vacated by Jimmy Snuka and J.T. Southern

    1988

    Jacksonville, Florida: 
    – Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard defeated Lex Luger and Barry Windham for the NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1989

    Osaka, Japan:
    – Mitsuo Momota defeated Shinichi Nakano to win the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title 

    1991

    Bayamón, Puerto Rico:
    – King Kong defeated TNT (Savio Vega) for the WWC Television Championship 
    – Super Medic III won the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title from Scott Hall 
    – Ricky Santana won the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title by defeating Mr. Pogo 

    1996 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Akira Taue defeated Steve Williams to win the annual AJPW Champion’s Carnival tournament

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jeff Jarrett defeated Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title 

    Caguas, Puerto Rico:
    – Jim Steele defeated Ricky Santana for the WWC Television Title 
    – Carlos Colón won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title from El Bronco

    ECW Hostile City Showdown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – The Dudley Boyz (Buh-Buh Ray and D-Von (with Big Dick and Sign Guy Dudley)) fought The Pitbulls (#1 and #2 (with Francine)) to a no-contest 
    – Taz (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Devon Storm by countout 
    – Axl Rotten pinned Little Guido (with J.T. Smith) 
    – The Sandman (with Missy Hyatt) and ECW World Television Champion 2 Cold Scorpio defeated The Bruise Brothers (Ron and Don)
    – Brian Lee pinned Tommy Dreamer 
    – Sabu pinned Rob Van Dam 
    – ECW World Heavyweight Champion Raven (with The Blue Meanie and Stevie Richards) pinned Shane Douglas (with Kimona Wanalaya) to retain the title

    1997

    WWF Revenge of the Taker: Rochester, New York:
    – The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The British Bulldog and Owen Hart by disqualification 
    – Savio Vega (with Crush) defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Rocky Maivia by countout 
    – “Double J” Jesse James pinned Rockabilly (with The Honky Tonk Man) 
    – WWF Champion The Undertaker pinned Mankind (with Paul Bearer) to retain the title
    – Steve Austin defeated Bret Hart by disqualification 
    – Doug Furnas and Philip LaFon defeated The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas)
    – Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Goldust

    1998

    WCW Monday Nitro: Colorado Springs, Colorado:
    – Konnan (with Vincent) defeated Chris Adams
    – The Barbarian (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Wayne Bloom
    – WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera to retain the title
    – Goldberg defeated WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Raven to win the title
    – La Parka defeated Ultimo Dragon
    – Chris Benoit defeated Curt Hennig (with Rick Rude) by disqualification
    – Hammer and Saturn fought to a double-countout
    – Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner defeated Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock)
    – WCW World Television Champion Booker T defeated Psychosis to retain the title
    – Lex Luger defeated Brian Adams (with Vincent)
    – Hollywood Hulk Hogan defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Randy Savage to win the title

    2003 

    Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico:
    – Shane the Glamour Boy won the IWA World Hardcore Title from Ricky Banderas 
    – Banderas won the title back later from Shane
    – Anarchy defeats Super Crazy for the IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title

    2004 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Keiji Muto defeated Kensuke Sasaki to win the annual AJPW Champion’s Carnival tournament

    British Columbia, Canada:
    – Charlie Haas and Rico defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty to win the titles

  • WWE Manchester, England, live results: November tour dates announced

    Submitted by Stephen Lyon from Manchester, UK’s Manchester Arena

    – Cesaro beat Stardust

    Cesaro won, following 10 giant swings & making him submit in the sharpshooter. Fun 10 minute opener.

    – Zack Ryder & Darren Young beat Heath Slater & Bo Dallas

    Finish saw Ryder pin Dallas with the Rough Ryder. Exactly what you’d think it would be.

    – Rusev beat Jack Swagger

    Swagger came out with the Union Jack flag. Rusev won with the Accolade submission win. Average match.

    – WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day beat Usos & Dudleys

    Fun match, one of the best on the show. Dudleys came out with a Liverpool FC flag in Manchester to get heat (soccer rivals, plus Bubba is a Liverpool fan). New Day’s house show act is great. All sorts of wackiness from the trio, mostly weird dance moves.

    – Sin Cara beat Tyler Breeze

    SC won after hitting the swanton bomb. Average match.

    – Divas Champion Charlotte beat Sasha Banks & Becky Lynch

    Ric Flair was in Charlotte’s corner. Fun match. Charlotte pinned Becky with both feet on the ropes.

    – WWE Champion Roman Reigns beat Sheamus

    Sheamus came out and did a promo based on the Liverpool/Manchester soccer rivalry, and even sang the Liverpool FC club anthem (“You’ll Never Walk Alone”) to major heat. Reigns still came out to boos, I’d say 60/40 cheers in his favour. Standard match, Reigns won after a spear.

    Notes:

    It was a by the numbers house show with nothing spectacular. Obviously, there were less stars than usual due to the Smackdown tapings going on at the same time in London. But still, we got the World, Tag & Women’s champions so it wasn’t that bad. Lots of kids in attendance. Reigns got 60-40 cheers. Booing him is definitely becoming the cool thing to do, even for the kids/families that Reigns claimed he was being targeted to.

    In other news, the U.K. dates for the November 2016 tour have been announced: 

    • 4th November – London (Wembley Arena)
    • 5th November – Manchester
    • 6th November – Newcastle & Leeds
    • 7th November – Glasgow – Raw TV
    • 8th November – Glasgow – Smackdown TV
    • 9th November – Birmingham
    • 10th November – Cardiff

    Tickets are on sale starting Friday, May 6.

    The notable things here are that they are doing TV from Glasgow, Scotland for the first time ever, at the Hydro Arena. This is really interesting because they’re running the Hydro Arena building less than 2 weeks before ICW is running the biggest show in their history at the same arena, which simply can’t be a coincidence. 

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/19): Randy Savage wins WCW World Title; Ric Flairs wins NWA US Title

    1954 

    Hollywood, California:
    – The Great Bolo and Tom Rice defeated Wilbur Snyder and Sandor Szabo for the NWA International Television Tag Team Titles

    1956

    Springfield, Ohio:
    – Bobo Brazil defeated Gene Stanlee for the Ohio Heavyweight Title

    1957

    Houston, Texas:
    – Don Leo Jonathan defeated Pepper Gomez for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title

    1960 

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Mike DiBiase defeated Eddie Graham to win the NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Title 

    1962

    Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    – Mike Clancy and Lester Welch defeated Dante and Mephisto for the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1963

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Tarzan Tyler defeated Eddie Graham to win the Georgia World Heavyweight Title 

    1966

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Eddie Graham and Bob Orton defeated The Medics for the Florida NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1973

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Black Angus defeated Jim Dalton
    – Argentina Zuma fought L.D. Lewis to a draw
    – Tex McKenzie defeated The Viking
    – Rufus R. Jones & Danny Little Bear defeated Bob Brown & Bob Orton via DQ
    – Boxing: Betty Niccoli fought Jean Antone to a draw
    – Central States Heavyweight Champion Roger Kirby defeated Harley Race via DQ

    1974 

    Sydney, Australia:
    – The Original Mr. Wrestling (George Barnes) and Bobby Shane defeated Pat Barrett and Tony Kontellis to win the NWA Austra-Asian Tag
    Team Titles

    1975

    Detroit, Michigan:
    – Bobo Brazil defeated Abdullah the Butcher for the Detroit NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    Sapporo, Japan:
    – Rusher Kimura defeated Mad Dog Vachon for the International Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Title 

    1980

    Greensboro, North Carolina:
    – Ric Flair defeated Jimmy Snuka to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Title

    1981

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke beat Jerry Blackwell & John Studd
    – Jim Brunzell no contest Nick Bockwinkel
    – Greg Gagne beat Ray Stevens dq
    – Sheik Adnan beat Steve Regal
    – Curt Hennig beat Adrian Adonis dq
    – Tito Santana drew Brad Rheingans
    – Jesse Ventura beat Buck Zumhofe

    1982 

    Augusta, Georgia:
    – Tommy Rich defeated Ron Bass for the NWA National Heavyweight Title 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – The Dream Machine defeated Dutch Mantel for the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title

    1984

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Luke Graham won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title from Buzz Tyler 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Stan Lane & Steve Keirn beat Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie & Ken Patera
    – Cage match: Mad Dog Vachon & The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke beat Jesse Ventura & Jerry Blackwell & Mr. Saito
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Blackjack Mulligan dq
    – Curt Hennig drew Steve Regal
    – Billy Robinson beat Brad Rheingans dq
    – Larry Zbyszko beat Buddy Lane

    Koriyama, Japan:
    – Shohei Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr dcor Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen
    – AWA Champion Jumbo Tsuruta beat Greg Gagne
    – Kerry Von Erich beat Bulldog Bob Brown
    – Genichiro Tenryu beat Jos Leduc
    – Takahashi Ishikawa & Ashura Hara beat Jim Brunzell & David Sammartino
    – Mighty Inoue beat Goro Tsurumi dq
    – Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma drew Rocky Hata & Akio Sato
    – Magic Dragon & Ultra Seven beat Masa Fuchi & Nobuyoshi Sugawara
    – Yoshi Momoto beat Hiromichi Fuyuki

    1985

    AWA/JCP Star Wars: East Rutherford, New Jersey:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Larry Hennig & Curt Hennig
    – AWA Champion Rick Martel beat King Tonga
    – Jim Garvin beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Bob Backlund beat Larry Zbyszko
    – Ugandan Death Match: Kamala beat Sgt. Slaughter
    – Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) drew Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Tonga Kid
    – Jim Duggan beat Kendo Nagasaki
    – The Samoans beat Tom Zenk & Steve O
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Steve Regal
    – Bobby Duncum beat Larry Sharpe

    1986

    New Orleans, Louisiana:
    – The Road Warriors defeated Ron Garvin and NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Magnum T.A. in the finals of the Jim Crockett Sr. tag team tournament
    – Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion Jim Duggan defeated Dick Slater to retain the title
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes by disqualification to retain the title

    1993 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Sherri Martel defeated Miss Texas for the USWA Women’s Title (decision was later reversed)

    Barbourville, Kentucky:
    – Brian Lee defeated Bobby Eaton to win the SMW Television Title

    Kayenta, Arizona:
    – Steve Gatorwolf defeated Navajo Kid for the American Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title 

    1997

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Toshiaki Kawada defeated Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa in a three-way round-robin match to win the annual AJPW Champion’s Carnival tournament

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – The Truth Commission (Recon and The Interrogator) defeated The Shooting Stars (Jerry Faith and Troy Haste) for the USWA Tag Team Titles 

    1998

    WCW Spring Stampede: Denver, Colorado:
    – Goldberg pinned Saturn 
    – Ultimo Dragon defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
    – WCW World Television Champion Booker T pinned Chris Benoit to retain the title
    – Curt Hennig (with Rick Rude) pinned The British Bulldog (with Jim Neidhart) 
    – WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea to retain the title
    – Lex Luger and Rick Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner
    – Psychosis pinned La Parka 
    – Hulk Hogan and WCW World Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash defeated The Giant and Roddy Piper in a baseball bat on a pole match
    – Raven defeated WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page in a Raven’s Rules match to win the title
    – Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) pinned WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sting in a no-disqualification match to win the title 

    1999

    Gainesville, Florida:
    – Psychosis defeated Blitzkrieg, Juventud Guerrera and WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Misterio, Jr. to win the title i

    2002 

    Dayton, Ohio:
    – Colt Cabana defeated champion CM Punk and Eddie Guerrero in a three-way match to win the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
    – Vic Capri defeated Ace Steel for the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Title

    2004 

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit and Edge defeated World Tag Team Champions Batista and Ric Flair to win the title 

    2009

    TNA Lockdown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Eric Young defeated Danny Bonaduce
    – Suicide defeated Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, Sheik Abdul Bashir and Kiyoshi in an Xscape match for the TNA X Division Championship    
    – ODB (with Cody Deaner) defeated Daffney, Madison Rayne and Sojournor Bolt in a Queen of the Cage match    
    – The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) defeated The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) and No Limit (Naito and Yujiro) in a three-way Tornado Tag Team Six Sides of Steel cage match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship    
    – Matt Morgan defeated Abyss in a Doomsday Chamber of Blood match
    – Angelina Love (with Velvet Sky) defeated Awesome Kong (with Raisha Saeed) and Taylor Wilde in a three-Way Six Sides of Steel cage match to retain the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship    
    – Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) (IWGP Champions) defeated Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) (TNA Champions)    in a winner take all Philadelphia Street Fight for both the TNA World Tag Team and IWGP Tag Team Championship    
    – Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett, Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels) defeated Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Scott Steiner, Booker T and Kevin Nash) (with Sharmell)    in a Lethal Lockdown match
    – Mick Foley won the TNA title from Sting

    2010 

    – Rob Van Dam defeated AJ Styles to win the TNA Title

  • WWE Leeds, England, live results: Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Dean Ambrose

    Submitted by Alex White

    The show opened with a pre-taped recording of Kevin Owens on the screen trash talking Sami Zayn before being interrupted by R-Truth, who did his usual ‘my bad’ routine for some laughs. Owens sold the interruption well and refused to do the rest of the promos.

    U.S. Champion Kalisto def. Ryback to retain

    An okay match to start the show, with Kalisto being overpowered for most of it before coming back with high flying offense and a nice reversal out of the ShellShock into Salida del Sol for the win. The ‘lucha’ chant is really over with the kids, and I saw a handful wearing the (£60!!) replica mask.

    R-Truth def. Bo Dallas (w/Heath Slater)

    Truth won a short match with a roll-up after several breaks for crowd interactions, including a Bo-lieve vs What’s Up battle and Bo’s lap around the ring. Slater got on the mic after the match and trash-talked before he and Bo attacked Truth, which brought Goldust out to make the save. There was a Golden Truth chant and Truth even got Goldust to dance with him for a while.

    Fandango def. Damien Sandow

    Sandow came out first to a decent pop and thanked the fans for their appreciation despite him not being on TV. He said that having fans chanting his name while he was getting off the bus meant more than any championship ever could. Switching seamlessly into the Intellectual Saviour of the Masses, he lamented the “certifiable, card-carrying idiots” of the UK that enjoyed Fandangoing. Sandow got back on the mic mid-match during a beatdown of Fandango to ask if this is who we really idolised, which led to him being rolled up while still holding the mic. Funny. He genuinely looked emotional during his thank you speech at the start.

    AJ Styles and Sami Zayn def. Kevin Owens and Alberto Del Rio

    Huge pops for the babyface team. I hadn’t checked the card before the event, so I was pleasantly surprised with this one. The kids were really excited to see AJ, which is a nod to WWE’s booking of him so far as you have to assume that not many of them know him from NJPW or TNA. There was an improvised spot on the outside where Owens grabbed a Styles sign and almost took the kid holding it over the barrier with him.

    The crowd was hot for Owens v Zayn, but the match was effectively over when Del Rio collided with Owens on the apron. Moments later, KO refused a tag and
    walked out, leaving Del Rio to eat a Helluva Kick, a Phenomenal Forearm and the pin.

    Paige, Natalya, Eva Marie and Alicia Fox def. Tamina, Naomi, Summer Rae and Lana

    Huge home country pop for Paige and the obligatory boos for Eva. All 8 women worked the match well (including relative newcomers Eva and Lana) with a nice Tower of Doom spot that was well executed. I thought it was over when Paige locked in the PTO on Summer Rae but it was broken up. After some chaos, Paige got the pin after a Rampaige on Tamina. Nattie managed to start a small Eva chant amongst some of the fans down the front, but they were really playing up the divide between her and the rest of the Total Divas babyfaces.

    Big Show def. Los Matadores (2-on-1 handicap match)

    This ended up being a comedy match, with Diego y Fernando taking it in turns to get shoved to the other side of the ring by Show. After some slaps in the corner and the giant paying homage to the New Day with a booty dance, Diego sat on Fernando’s shoulders and patted Show on the head. Another slap and a double chokeslam ended the bout, with Show staying behind for a good few minutes to sign autographs, pose for pics with the crowd.

    WWE I-C Champion The Miz (w/Maryse) def. Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose to retain

    Miz came out with Maryse who told the crowd that real men like Miz have women like her, while other men have women like that, pointing to someone in the crowd which drew some heat. Miz showed the audience how to kiss a woman properly, prompting an interruption from Ziggler. Ambrose was out next to the loudest pop of the night. The match was decent, with Miz staying on the outside to start and breaking up pinfalls.

    After about 10 minutes, a distraction from Maryse allowed Miz to roll up Ambrose and grab the ropes for the 3 count. Afterwards, Miz called upon Superman in the front row to use his X-Ray vision to confirm that the Miz hadn’t cheated. Ambrose was having none of the Miz’s offer of a handshake and told him that Ziggler had something to say. That something was a superkick, and Ambrose nailed Dirty Deeds to send the crowd home happy.

    A really enjoyable first live event for me, despite New Day and three of the four horsewomen being in Nottingham instead of Leeds. AJ and Sami were ridiculously over, along with Big Show and obviously Paige. Some more mic time for guys like Bo Dallas and KO would have been nice, but nobody was walking out of the arena disappointed.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/18): Jumbo Tsuruta unifies titles to become first AJPW Triple Crown Champion

    1939

    Albany, New York:
    – Ed Don George defeated Steve Casey for the Boston AWA World Heavyweight Title 

    1958

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Karl Heinkler and Kurt Von Brauner defeated Don Lee and The Mighty Yankee to win the Georgia NWA International Tag Team Titles

    1962 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Tex Riley and Gus Taylor won the Gulf Coast NWA Southern Tag Team Titles from The Mysterious Medics 

    1966

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Buddy Austin and El Mongol defeated Thunderbolt Patterson and Alberto Torres to win the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team
    Titles

    1969

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – El Mongol defeated Assassin #1 for the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title 

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Bud and Ray Osborne defeated Bob and Fred Sweetan to win the Stampede International Tag Team Titles

    1972

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Paul Jones defeated Johnny Walker to win the vacant NWA Florida Television Title in a one night, 8 man tournament 

    Costa Mesa, California:
    – Dory Dixon and Raúl Mata defeated Goliath and Kinji Shibuya for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

    1973

    Yaizu, Japan:
    – Killer Karl Krupp and Fritz Von Erich defeated Kintaro Ohki and Umanosuke Ueda to win the NWA International Tag Team Titles

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Jackie Fargo and Jerry Jarrett won the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles defeating Jerry Lawler and Jim White

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham COR 
    – Ken Patera beat Dusty Rhodes COR 
    – Ed Francis drew Sam Steamboat
    – Ray Stevens drew Don Muraco
    – Tony Borne beat Jimmy Snuka dq
    – Neff Maiava beat Wild Bill Howard

    1974

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Fritz Von Erich defeated The Texan (Blackjack Mulligan) for the NWA American Heavyweight Title 

    1977 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Bill Dundee and Tommy Rich defeated Karl and Kurt Von Steiger to win the NWA Southeastern Tag Team Titles

    1978

    Portland, Oregon:
    – The Iron Sheik and Bull Ramos defeated Jerry Oates and Jesse Ventura for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    Warner Robbins, Georgia:
    – Mr Wrestling II beat Georgia Champion Stan Hansen dq
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Tommy Rich
    – Rocky Johnson beat Helmut Schmidt (sub Lars Anderson)
    – Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt beat Adrian Adonis & Pierre Lefebvre
    – Paul Ellering beat John Ruggers

    1981

    Mid-South Wrestling: New Orleans, Louisiana:
    – The Grappler and Super Destoyer defeated Junkyard Dog and Dick Murdoch to win the vacant Mid-South Tag Team Titles in a one night, 9
    team tournament 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Brett and Buzz Sawyer defeated The Destoyer and Rip Oliver to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – No dq match: The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke beat Jerry Blackwell & John Studd
    – Jim Brunzell beat Jesse Ventura 
    – Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens (sub Bobby Heenan) beat Greg Gagne & Buck Zumhofe
    – Tito Santana drew Adrian Adonis 
    – Brad Rheingans beat Steve Regal 

    1982

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Hulk Hogan beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Cage match: AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
    – Ken Patera beat Baron Von Raschke COR
    – Bobby Heenan beat Tito Santana dq
    – Bobby Duncum drew Brad Rheingans
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Sonny Rogers
    – Sgt. Goulet beat Tony Leone

    1984

    Akita, Japan:
    – Genichiro Tenryu & Shohei Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr beat Jos Leduc & Bulldog Bob Brown & Goro Tsurumi
    – Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody drew Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
    – AWA Champion Jumbo Tsuruta beat David Sammartino
    – Kerry Von Erich beat Magic Dragon
    – Takahashi Ishikawa & Ashura Hara drew Akio Sato & Masa Fuchi
    – Mighty Inoue beat Rocky Hata dq

    1987

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Rip Oliver won the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title defeating Ricky Santana

    San Juan, Puerto Rico:
    – Invader I defeated Jason the Terrible for the WWC Television Title
    – Frankie Lancaster defeated Super Medic to win the held up WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title

    1989 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – NWA International Heavyweight Champion Jumbo Tsuruta defeated NWA United National Heavyweight and PWF Heavyweight Champion Stan Hansen to unify all the titles and become the first AJPW Triple Crown Champion

    1991 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Stan Hansen and Dan Spivey defeated Terry Gordy and Steve Williams for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

    1992

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Chris Walker pinned Tetsuya Yamanaka
    – Shinji Takano pinned Kendo Nagasaki
    – Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Ishinriki defeated Tatsumi Kitahara and Shinichi Nakano
    – Satánico defeated The Dragon by countout
    – Samson Fuyuki and Takashi Ishikawa defeated The Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake)
    – SWS Light Heavyweight Champion Naoki Sano pinned Chavo Guerrero to retain the title
    – Haku and Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated SWS Tag Team Champions The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) to win the title
    – Genichiro Tenryu defeated Ric Flair in a best-of-three falls match

    Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Moondog Moretti defeated Ole Olsen for the West Coast Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title 

    1997

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Steel (Val Venis) defeated Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. to win the CMLL World Heavyweight Title 

    1998

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Jun Akiyama to win AJPW’s annual Champion’s Carnival tournament

    1999

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Los Juniors (Perro Aguayo, Jr., Blue Demon, Jr., La Parka, Jr. and Mascara Sagrada, Jr.) defeated Los Vatos Locos (May Flowers, Charly Manson, Nygma and Picudo) in Zapopan to win the Mexican National Atómicos Title

    2001

    Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada:
    – Scott D’Amore defeated Tommy Dreamer to win the Border City Wrestling Can-Am Heavyweight Title 
    – Scott D’Amore lost the title to Mikey Whipwreck

    2004

    WWE Backlash: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
    – Shelton Benjamin pinned World Tag Team Champion Ric Flair 
    – Jonathan Coachman pinned Tajiri
    – Chris Jericho defeated Christian and Trish Stratus in a handicap match
    – WWE Women’s Champion Victoria pinned Lita to retain the title
    – WWE Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton pinned Cactus Jack in a hardcore match to retain the title
    – The Hurricane and Rosey defeated La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier)
    – Edge pinned Kane 
    – World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit defeated Shawn Michaels and Triple H in a triple threat match to retain the title

    2005

    New York City:
    – MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro (with Melina)) defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio to win the titles

    2010 

    St. Charles, Missouri: TNA Lockdown:
    – Rob Van Dam defeated James Storm    
    – Homicide defeated Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin and Brian Kendrick in an escape match to join the TNA X Division Championship match    
    – Kevin Nash defeated Eric Young    
    – The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) (with Lacey Von Erich) defeated Angelina Love and Tara in a Steel Cage match for the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship and TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship    
    – Kazarian defeated Shannon Moore and Homicide to win the vacant TNA X Division Championship    
    – Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) defeated The Band (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)  in a St. Louis Street Fight Steel Cage match
    – Kurt Angle defeated Mr. Anderson    
    – A.J. Styles defeated D’Angelo Dinero  to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship    
    – Team Hogan (Abyss, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Jarrett and Jeff Hardy) defeated Team Flair (Sting, James Storm, Robert Roode and Desmand Wolfe)    Lethal Lockdown match

  • WWE Nottingham, England, live results: Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus

    Submitted by James Ryder

    – Lilian Garcia welcomes everyone to the show.

    Cesaro def. Rusev

    Good reaction for Cesaro.  Good heat for Rusev after taking a young child’s ‘Cesaro section’ sign. “Let’s go Rusev/Rusev sucks” chant breaks out. Rusev works over Cesaro’s shoulder for most of the match. Cesaro makes his comeback with the multiple uppercuts. Rusev goes for the Accolade, but Cesaro reverses it into the sharpshooter. Cesaro does the giant
    swing to a loud pop and then immediately puts Rusev in the sharpshooter again. Rusev taps immediately.

    Sin Cara def. Tyler Breeze 

    Match opens with breeze taking down Cara and doing his turnbuckle pose. Cara then takes down Breeze, and does the same. Suicide dive to the outside by Cara. Comedy spot in the middle of the match where Breeze went up to the top rope and Cara would keep rolling to the opposite corner. Breeze did this 5 or 6 times. Cara then quickly hits the Swanton bomb for the win.

    Jack Swagger def. Tyler Breeze 

    Breeze then gets the mic and says he came here to stand in the middle of the ring and take a victory selfie. He demands another match and out comes Swagger waving the Union Jack flag. Really quick match with Breeze tapping out to the Patriot Lock.

    Kane def. Stardust

    No reaction for Stardust but quite a good pop for Kane. Another comedy match of sorts. Kane & Stardust playing to the crowd. Stardust drinks a bottle of water from ringside and tries giving it to Kane as peace offering then spits water at Kane. Basic match otherwise nothing special.  Kane wins with a chokeslam. Stardust sells the chokeslam post match and makes two referees help him up. 

    WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) def. The Dudley Boyz

    Lots of New Day antics pre match as always. Bubba gets the mic and says he and D-von are fed up hearing people chant “New Day rocks”. “New Day Rocks” & “Get The Tables” chant breaks out and Bubba again gets the mic asking if the fans want tables. D-Von pulls a table out, but bubba says the fans don’t deserve it. Nothing special in the match itself.  Dudleys messed up the reverse 3D when D-Von went quicker than Bubba. New Day hit the Midnight Hour on D-Von for the win.

    WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte (w/Ric Flair) def. Becky Lynch & Sasha Banks in a three-way match

    Good pop for Sasha and a lot of Whoooos for Charlotte and Ric. Really good back and forth match.  Sasha hits the corner knee drop to Charlotte and Becky. Charlotte with a double DDT and double Natural Selection. Sasha gets the Bank Statement on Charlotte, and then Becky breaks it up and puts Sasha in the Disarmer. Charlotte hits the Natural Selection on Becky to break the submission and pins Becky for a 2 count.  After interference from Ric, Charlotte rolls up Becky and uses her feet on the rope for the 3 count.

    The Usos def. Erick Rowan & Braun Strowman

    No reaction for The Wyatts. Good initial reaction for the Usos, and then some boos mixed in. Basic match with the usual spots. Usos take out Strowman on the outside with a dive, and then hit Rowan with a superkick and uso splash for the win.

    WWE Champion Roman Reigns def. Sheamus

    Sheamus cuts a pre match promo bashing England and saying how the League Of Nations is stronger than ever and the weak link was an Englishmen. Reigns comes out to a mostly positive reaction but loud boos a couple of times. Good back and forth match with Sheamus beating down on Reigns. Mixed booss and cheers for Reigns when he makes his comeback. The ending saw Sheamus kick out of the Superman punch, and then Reigns kicks out of the Brogue kick. Sheamus argues with the referee, and then Reigns hits him with another Superman punch and the spear for 3. Loud pop when Reigns won. Post match, Reigns goes round ringside having photos taken with fans and
    signing posters.

    No return date announced.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/17): Sting wins WCW International Title; Chris Jericho wins WWF Title

    1941

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Lee Wyckoff defeated Orville Brown in 2 out of 3 falls to win the Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title
    – Jay Steele beat Al Lafoon 
    – Mysterious Mr. S beat Dobie Osborne 
    – Abe Coleman and Rudy Strongberg drew (30:00)

    1952 

    Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    – Golden Hawk and Johnny Kostas defeated Henry Harrell and Rex Mobley for the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1959

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Gene Kiniski defeated Whipper Billy Watson for the Toronto NWA British Empire Heavyweight Title 

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Dick Gunkel (Dick Steinborn) defeated Fred Blassie to win the Georgia NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1965

    San Francisco, California:
    – Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens defeated The Destroyer and Billy Red Lyons to win the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles

    1969

    Jacksonville, Florida: 
    – Boris Malenko defeated The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) for the NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Title

    Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
    – Mitsu Sito defeated Bob Kelly to win the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title 

    1970 

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Nick Bockwinkel defeated Assassin #1 (Tom Renesto) for the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title 

    1972

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jackie Fargo and Jerry Jarrett defeated The Interns in a hair vs. title match to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Title

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Tony Borne and Moondog Mayne won the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title from The Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles)

    1974

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Gene Kiniski and Mr. X (Guy Mitchell) defeated Flash Gordon (George Gordienko) and Leo Madril to win the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Mr. Kamikaze and Tojo Yamamoto defeated Nick DeCarlo and Frank Monte for the NWA Southeastern Tag Team Titles

    1976

    Caguas, Puerto Rico:
    – Carlos Colón defeated Bob Ellis to win the WWC North American Heavyweight Title 

    St. Petersburg, Florida:
    – Jack Brisco defeated Pak Song for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title 

    Wichita, Kansas:
    – Mike George defeated Bob Brown for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title

    1978

    Augusta, Georgia:
    – Dusty Rhodes ddq Abdullah the Butcher
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mr. Wrestling II
    – Stan Hansen beat Tommy Rich
    – Helmut Schmidt & Wolfgang Schmidt beat Raymond Rougeau & Pez Whatley
    – Paul Ellering beat Ken Dillinger

    1979 

    Raleigh, North Carolina:
    – US Champion Ric Flair beat Dino Bravo
    – Non Title Match: Ricky Steamboat beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
    – Pedro Morales & Jay Youngblood beat Moose Morowski & Kim Duk dq
    – John Studd beat Skip Young
    – Leo Burke beat Mr X I

    – Chris Colt, Dennis Condrey and Tojo Yamamoto defeated Bobby Eaton, George Gulas and Mexican Angel for the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Titles.

    1980

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Takachiho (Great Kabuki) & Pak Song defeated Bulldog Bob Brown & Dick Murdoch to win Central States Tag Team Titles

    1983

    Nagasaki, Japan:
    – Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta won the NWA International Tag Team Title from Ron Bass and Stan Hansen 

    1984

    Allentown, Pennsylvania:
    – The North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch) defeated Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson to win the WWF Tag Team Titles

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Gran Hamada defeated Perro Aguayo for the WWF World Light Heavyweight Title

    1985

    Barron, Wisconsin:
    – Savannah Jack and Ed Roberts defeated The Terminators (Rigs and Wolf) to win the Pro Wrestling America Tag Team Titles

    1987

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Owen Hart defeated Mahkan Singh (Mike Shaw) to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title 

    Daytona Beach, Florida:
    – Mike Graham and Steve Keirn defeated The MOD Squad (Basher and Spike) to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Porkchops Cash & Ken Timbs beat AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers dq
    – Lights Out Match: Earthquake Ferris beat Bulldog Bob Brown COR
    – Rufus Jones beat Warlord dq
    – Rip Rogers beat Stoney Burke

    1992 

    Yokohama, Japan:
    – The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) defeated George and Shunji Takano for the Super World of Sports Tag Team Titles

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Stan Hansen defeated Mitsuharu Misawa to win the annual AJPW’s Champion’s Carnival tournament

    1994 

    WCW Spring Stampede: Chicago, Illinois:
    – Johnny B. Badd pinned Diamond Dallas Page (with The Diamond Doll) 
    – WCW World Television Champion Lord Steven Regal (with Sir William) fought Brian Pillman to a 15-minute time-limit draw to retain the title
    – WCW World Tag Team Champions The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated Cactus Jack and Maxx Payne in a Chicago Street Fight to retain the title.
    – WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Steve Austin (with Col. Robert Parker) defeated The Great Muta by disqualification to retain the title
    – Sting pinned WCW International World Heavyweight Champion Rick Rude to win the title
    – Vader (with Harley Race) pinned The Boss
    – WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat fought to a no-contest due to a double-pin (title was vacated due to the finish)

    1995

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Brian Lee defeated Brian Christopher to win the USWA Heavyweight Title

    1999

    Buffalo, New York:
    – D-Von Dudley defeated ECW World Tag Team and Television Champion Rob Van Dam to win RVD and Sabu’s ECW World Tag Team Title for he and Bubba Ray Dudley

    Guaynabo, Puerto Rico:
    – Ray González defeated Pierroth, Jr. for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Derrick King and Kid Wikkid in a handicap match to win the PPW Tag Team Title for he and Bill Dundee, who no-showed the event

    Newport, Delaware:
    – Mark Schrader and Christian York won the ECWA Tag Team Title from Ace Darling and Devon Storm 

    2000 

    State College, Pennsylvania:
    – Chris Jericho pinned WWF Champion Triple H to win the title 
    – Scotty 2 Hotty pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko to win the title

    Osan, South Korea:
    – Big Bubba Bain and L.A. Stephens defeat The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles

    2001 

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Kane and The Undertaker defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge and Christian in a no-disqualification match to win the titles

    2004

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Rockin’ Rebel and Jack Victory defeated The Blue Meanie and Roadkill
    – Mike Kruel defeated Monsta Mack
    – Ruckus defeated Damian Adams
    – Jerry Lynn defeated Sabu
    – Joey Matthews defeated 3PW Heavyweight Champion Raven to win the title

    2005

    Belleville, Michigan:
    – Petey Williams defeated champion Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley in a three-way match to win the Border City Wrestling Can-Am Television Title

    2007 

    Milan, Italy:
    – Deuce and Domino defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Brian Kendrick and Paul London to win the titles

    2009

    ROH Caged Collision: Chicago, Illinois:
    – Claudio Castagnoli defeated Kevin Steen
    – Necro Butcher & Jerry Lynn defeated The Age of the Fall’s Delirious and Brodie Lee
    – Tyler Black defeated Bryan Danielson, Jimmy Jacobs, Austin Aries
    – ROH champ Nigel McGuinness defeated El Generico to win the title 
    – Steel Cage Warfare:  Brent Albright & Ace Steel & Erick Stevens & Roderick Strong & Jay Briscoe defeated Sweet N Sour Inc 

    2011

    TNA Lockdown: Cincinnati, Ohio:
    – Brother Devon defeated Anarquia in a Steel Cage match    
    – Max Buck defeated Amazing Red, Brian Kendrick, Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal, Jeremy Buck, Robbie E (with Cookie) and Suicide in an escape match
    – Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore) defeated The British Invasion (Douglas Williams and Magnus), Crimson and Scott Steiner and Eric Young and Orlando Jordan in a four-way tornado tag team steel cage match
    – Mickie James defeated Madison Rayne in win the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship    
    – Samoa Joe defeated D’Angelo Dinero    
    – Matt Morgan defeated Hernandez (with Anarquia, Sarita and Rosita)    
    – Jeff Jarrett (with Karen Jarrett) defeated Kurt Angle    “Ultra Male Rules” Two out of Three Falls Steel Cage match
    – Sting defeated Rob Van Dam and Mr. Anderson in a three-way Steel Cage match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship    
    – Fortune (Christopher Daniels, Kazarian, Robert Roode and James Storm) defeated Immortal (Ric Flair, Abyss, Bully Ray and Matt Hardy)    in a Lethal Lockdown match

  • New Japan on AXS results: Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

    Part 3 of our look back Wrestling Dontaku 2015, which took place on July 5, 2015, features two big title matches.

    IWGP Jr. Champion Kushida vs. Kenny Omega

    I forgot just how great this match was. Omega’s work on Kushida’s leg was great. Kushida made such a great comeback. Both of these guys are just simply phenomenal and showed that here. It’s worth going back and watching these title matches again as NJPW title matches are ALWAYS a big deal and this match came off as something important. Crowd heat was awesome towards the end too. Omega went for the One Winged Angel but Kushida went for the hoverboard lock and eventually got it, securing the submission.

    Omega says that Kushida has now made the title garbage. Omega says he’ll clean him up. Kushida says lots of things have changed in the last year. He used to think the title was too far away for him, but now he wants to make sure it never leaves his grasp.

    Hirooki Goto is interviewed this week. He mentions that before, he only went to Osaka Jo Hall for concerts. He doesn’t want to comment on the match but he would have loved to be in the main event.

    Intercontinental Champion Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

    Jim Ross made a good comparison at the start of this bout, comparing Nakamura and Goto to Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart. It doesn’t fit perfectly, but there are some aspects here that work. This was a really great match. Everything just seamlessly clicked and these two were on a roll. Nakamura did everything well and got some cool nearfalls, including one where he straight up hit the boma ye and Goto kicked out. Finishes are so protected here that when people actually kick out of them, it’s a surprise. Goto powered back, hit his neckbreaker and walloped Nakamura with the shouten kai to retain the Intercontinental title. Another one of those matches where if you rewatch again, you kind of forget just how awesome it actually was.

    Nakamura in the post match interview said you should be interviewing the champion. He says there is magic to that belt. Goto cuts a rather short promo to the fans after winning, simply saying “cheers”. Backstage, he feels things have calmed down. He destroyed his path, and that’s something to take pride in. There’s only one thing left, and that’s the G1. He’ll take it with his own hands.

    Reflective interview: Goto says in the end, he broke Nakamura’s pattern, but there was still G1. He wants to fight in that tournament like they are all title matches.

    Great show this week. If you’ve been missing out and want to check out just one show, check this one out. It’s really strong in two great title matches.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/16): Chris Benoit wins Super J Cup; Roddy Piper wins NWA US Title

    1943

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Orville Brown beat Abe (King Kong) Kashey 
    – Jimmy Coffield drew Ronnie Etchison 
    – Sailor Fred Blassie drew Al Getz 
    – Wild Bill Dusen beat Bad Boy Brown (dq)

    1959

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Lou Thesz beat Dick Hutton 
    – Bob Ellis and Roy McClarity beat The Australian Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) 
    – Farmer Don Marlin beat Lee Henning (DQ) 
    – Otto Von Krupp beat Tommy O’Toole 
    – Jim LaRock beat “Wild” Red Berry

    1960 

    – Jerry & Eddie Graham defeated Red & Lou Bastien to win the NWA Northeast United States Tag Team Titles

    1964

    Moline, Illinois:
    – AWA World Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder

    1970

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – K.O. Cox defeated Tor Kamata
    – Rufus R. Jones defeated Killer Cox
    – Baron Von Raschke defeated Gino Caruso
    – Harley Race & Roger Kirby fought Danny Little Bear & Tommy Martin to a double-CO in three falls
    – World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk, Jr. fought The Stomper to a draw in three falls (60:00)

    1977 

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Verne Gagne & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum (Bob Backlund was special referee, No title change, illegal man being pinned)
    – Bill Francis & Russ Francis & Greg Gagne beat Jimmy Valiant & Lord Alfred Hayes & Roger Kirby
    – Bobby Heenan beat Ray Stevens dq
    – Billy Robinson beat Moose Morowski
    – Frank Hill beat George Gadaski

    1978

    Macon, Georgia:
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Stan Hansen
    – Mr Wrestling II beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson beat Rocky Johnson & Adrian Adonis (sub Wahoo McDaniel)
    – Abdullah The Butcher beat Tommy Rich
    – Jacques Goulet beat Pierre Lefebvre
    – Paul Ellering beat Ken Dillinger

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Superstar Billy Graham
    – Thunderbolt Patterson & Rocky Johnson beat Ole Anderson & Ernie Ladd
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mr. Wrestling II
    – Georgia Champion Stan Hansen beat Ric Flair
    – Abdullah The Butcher beat Tommy Rich
    – Raymond Rougeau & Pez Whatley beat Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt
    – Adrian Adonis beat John Ruggers

    1981

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel via reverse decision
    – Baron Von Raschke & The Crusher no contest Jerry Blackwell & John Studd
    – Jim Brunzell beat Adrian Adonis
    – Greg Gagne beat Steve Regal
    – Brad Rheingans drew Tito Santana
    – Jesse Ventura beat Buck Zumhofe

    1983 

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jerry Lawler 
    – Hulk Hogan & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Ken Patera & Jesse Ventura & Bobby Heenan
    – Mad Dog Vachon beat Jerry Blackwell dq
    – Wahoo McDaniel beat Sheik Adnan
    – Joyce Grable & Wendi Richter beat Judy Martin & Velvet McIntyre
    – Rick Martel beat John Tolos
    – Brad Rheingans beat Rocky Stone

    1983 

    Charlotte, North Carolina:
    – Roddy Piper defeated Greg Valentine to win the NWA United States Championship

    1994

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) defeated Great Sasuke to win the Super J Cup

    2000 

    WCW Spring Stampede: Chicago, Illinois:
    – Chris Candido defeated The Artist, Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore, Lash Leroux and Crowbar to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title
    – Shane Douglas & Buff Bagwell defeated Ric Flair & Lex Luger to win the vacant WCW Tag Title
    – Scott Steiner defeated Sting to win the vacant U.S. Title
    – Jeff Jarrett defeated Diamond Dallas Page to win the vacant WCW World Title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (04/15): Stainslaus Zbyszko wins World Title; Sandman wins ECW World Title

    1925 

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Stainslaus Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn to win the World Heavyweight Title 
    – Johnny Meyers defeated Len Talaber for the World Middleweight Title

    1933 

    Brisbane, Australia:
    – Billy Meeske defeated Joe Dawson to win the Australian Heavyweight Title 

    1943 

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
    – John Katan defeated Yvon Robért for the Montreal World Heavyweight Title

    1946 

    Hollywood, California;
    – Danny McShain defeated Ernie Piluso win the World Light Heavyweight Title

    1958 

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Fritz Von Erich defeated Bull Curry for the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title 
    – Omaya Kato won the NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Title from Larry Chene

    1959

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Joe Blanchard and Lord James Blears defeated Koukichi Endo and Rikidozan to win the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles

    1960 

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Fred Blassie defeated Dick Gunkel (subbing for Ray Gunkel) for the Georgia NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Oattem Fisher and Luther Lindsay defeated John Foti and Don Kindred for the Stampede International Tag Team Titles

    1961

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Luigi Macera defeated Sam Steamboat to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title 

    1963 

    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz defeated “Jersey” Joe Walcott in the fifth round of a wrestler vs. boxer match

    1968

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) defeated Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Jones (Grizzly Smith) for the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

    1969

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Ciclón Negro defeated Hans Mortier to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title 

    1971

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Orton defeated Ronnie Etchison
    – Baron Von Heisinger defeated Bobby Whitlock
    – The Great Sakaguchi fought Pat O’Connor to a draw
    – North American Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & The Stomper defeated Harley Race & Baron Von Raschke via CO in three falls
    – Texas Death Match: Danny Little Bear defeated Dory Funk, Sr.

    1972

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat the Crusher & Bill Watts
    – Billy Robinson no contest Ivan Koloff
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Bull Bullinski
    – Wilbur Snyder beat Big K
    – Moose Cholak beat Chris Markoff
    – Paul Christy beat Treach Phillips

    1974

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Tommy Gilbert for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title 

    Shreveport, Louisiana:
    – Siegfried Steinke and Bob Sweetan defeated Bob Kelly and Rocket Monroe for the Gulf Coast NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    1977 

    Huntsville, Alabama:
    – The Executioner defeated Ken Lucas for the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title 

    1983 

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Jerry Blackwell defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title 

    Austin, Texas:
    – Adrian Adonis defeated Bob Sweetan for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title 

    1985

    Nagasaki, Japan:
    – Takashi Ishikawa and Akio Sato defeated Animal Hamaguchi and Masanobu Kurisu to win the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles

    1985 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – The PYT Express (Norvell Austin and Koko Ware) won the AWA Southern Tag Team Title by defeating The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and
    Stan Lane) 

    1989 

    San Juan, Puerto Rico:
    – Invader I defeated Abdullah the Butcher for the WWC North American Heavyweight Title 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – The Grappler (Len Denton) defeated Carl Styles to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title 

    1991

    WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event: Omaha, Nebraska:
    – The Ultimate Warrior defeated Sgt. Slaughter by disqualification 
    – WWF Tag Team Champions The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated The Bushwhackers (Butch and Luke) to retain the title
    – Ted DiBiase (with Sensational Sherri) and Bret Hart fought to a double-countout
    – The Mountie (with Jimmy Hart) pinned Tito Santana 
    – WWF Intercontinental Champion Mr. Perfect won a 20-man battle royal

    1995 

    ECW Hostile City Showdown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Mikey Whipwreck pinned Stevie Richards (with Raven)
    – Tsubo Genjin pinned Tony Stetson 
    – Ian Rotten pinned Axl Rotten in a Bad Breed Death match 
    – Tommy Dreamer fought Raven (with Beulah McGillicutty and Stevie Richards) to a no-contest 
    – ECW World Television Champion Eddie Guerrero fought Dean Malenko to a 30-minute time-limit draw to retain the title
    – The Sandman pinned ECW World Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas (with Woman) to win the title

    1995

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Akira Taue to win the annual AJPW Champion’s Carnival

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Rey Misterio, Jr., Super Muñeco and Octagón defeated Tony Arce, Rocco Valente and Vulcano to win the Mexican National Trios Title

    1996

    San Bernardino, California:
    – Savio Vega defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Goldust (with Marlena) to win the title (WWF President Gorilla Monsoon held up the title and scheduled a rematch the following week)

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Samantha defeated Miss Texas (Jackie Moore) to win the USWA Women’s Title 

    2001

    Tokyo, Japan: 
    – Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Yoshihiro Takayama in the finals of a 16-man tournament to become Pro Wrestling NOAH’s first GHC Heavyweight Champion

    2006

    Cleveland, Virginia:
    – Tracy Smothers defeated Stan Lee to win the NWA All-Star Wrestling Heavyweight Title 

    Carolina, Puerto Rico:
    – Romeo Roselli defeated El Bronco for the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title 

    Bayamón, Puerto Rico:
    – Mr. Big and Cruzz defeated Thunder and Lightning to win the IWA World Tag Team Titles

    2007 

    TNA Lockdown: St. Charles, Missouri:
    – Team 3D defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions The Latin American Exchange to win the title
    – TNA X Division Champion Chris Sabin defeated Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal (with Kevin Nash), Shark Boy and Alex Shelley in an Escape match to retain the title
    – Robert Roode (with Ms. Brooks and Eric Young) pinned Petey Williams 
    – Gail Kim pinned Jackie Moore 
    – Senshi pinned Austin Starr 
    – James Storm pinned Chris Harris in a blindfold match 
    – Christopher Daniels pinned Jerry Lynn
    – Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, Rhino, Samoa Joe and Sting) defeated Team Cage (NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage, Abyss (with James Mitchell), Scott Steiner, A.J. Styles and Tomko) in a Lethal Lockdown match

    2012

    TNA Lockdown: Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Lethal Lockdown Match: Garett Bischoff & AJ Styles & Rob Van Dam & Mr. Anderson & TNA X-Division champ Austin Aries defeated Eric Bischoff & Gunner & Bully Ray & Kazarian & Christopher Daniels
    – TNA Tag Team champions Samoa Joe & Magnus defeated The Motor City Machineguns to retain the titles
    – TNA TV champion Devon defeated Robbie E to retain the title
    – TNA Knockouts champion Gail Kim defeated Velvet Sky to retain the title
    – Crimson defeated Matt Morgan
    – Jeff Hardy defeated Kurt Angle
    – TNA champion Bobby Roode defeated James Storm to retain the title