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  • NXT Wauchula, FL, live results: Sami Zayn vs. Manny Andrade; 3 title matches

    Submitted by Erik Wilkinson

    Rich Swann defeated “The Drifter” Elias Samson with a rollup

    Before the match, Samson sang a heelish song about “Wachulula,” to ring announcer Dasha Fuentes, only to be interrupted by Swann’s music.  Average opener, with Samson milking the crowd for cheap heat by insulting the young children in the crowd and Swann playing a strong babyface with his comebacks.

    Nia Jax defeated Carmella with her legdrop finisher

    Carmella got a great reaction from the kids in attendance, but needed the 20 or so hardcore NXT fans in the crowd to help with her catchphrases. The attendance was under 200 for a venue set up with 230 seats, so chants were difficult to sustain all night.  Carmella’s in-ring presence has gotten stronger with time, but Nia Jax appears to have peaked after the Takeover match with Bayley in London.

    Tye Dillinger defeated Riddick Moss with his single-knee facebreaker finisher

    Dillinger is a talented live performer, engaging an audience that was not as familiar with him as the bigger stars on the card.  The “10” chant works as a hook in telling a story, and Moss was a good foil as they built to the finish.  If there was an award for “Biggest Overachiever” tonight, Dillinger would earn my vote.

    – Aliyah came out for a promo. Unlike the other mid-card promos that recent Tough Enough contestants and new signees have been making, this ran under 30 seconds in length. She sounded like she was suffering from a head cold.  After she mentioned the Bayley/Asuka NXT women’s title match at TakeOver: Dallas, Aliyah said that she would be lined up for a title shot.

    – NXT Women’s Champion Bayley defeated Emma with the Bayley-to-Belly

    As my favorite performer in NXT, I continue to marvel at the phenomenon that Bayley has become at live events.  Her merchandise sells strongly, the number of fans who bring signs for her (especially young kids) are plentiful, and the connection she makes with an audience is special.  Well-worked match by both women, building to a dramatic closing sequence.  

    – Sami Zayn defeated Manny Andrade with the Helluva Kick

    Excellent mat work and counter wrestling from these two, as none of the performers were taking any unnecessary risks.  Both teased dives to the outside, but stuck to the basics.  Andrade is adapting well to the WWE style, after seeing him a number of times since his arrival.  After the match, Zayn put his opponent front and center with a handshake, retreating backstage for Andrade to get a warm reception from the crowd.

    – American Alpha (Jordan/Gable) defeated The Revival (Dash/Dawson) by DQ in an NXT Tag Team Championship match

    These two teams have crafted a solid story for their match at Takeover: Dallas, and I presume we saw the basic beats of that match, minus a few highspots to protect the participants.  Well-worked match, leading to the champions being disqualified for pulling the referee out of the ring after Gable/Jordan hit their finisher.  

    – NXT Champion Finn Balor defeated Samoa Joe & Baron Corbin in a triple threat match with a double foot stomp onto both men, pinning Corbin

    Big reactions for Joe & Balor as they entered, followed by a by-the-numbers Triple Threat match.  Baron Corbin is getting more comfortable in the main event slot, playing off of the crowd without losing his place in the match. Creative finish, as Balor gave the foot stomp to Corbin while Joe had him in the Kokina Clutch.

    Following the main event, Finn Balor paid tribute to Sami Zayn, disclosing that this was his last appearance in front of an NXT crowd in Florida.  Zayn returned to the ring to a rousing ovation and gave a very sincere speech about how much NXT has meant to him, his feelings about performing at Wrestlemania, and how lucky the crowd was to see so many future stars on one night.  A classy sendoff to a world-class wrestler.

  • WWE White Plains, NY, live results: Big Show & Kane def. Bray Wyatt & Braun Stroman

    Submitted by Mike Omansky

    Crowd hot most of night, except for a Diego vs. Sin Cara match.

    – Ryback def. Erick Rowan with the Shellshock. Fast-paced opener with a number of near falls

    – Golddust def. Bo Dallas (w/Curtis Axel) after a roll-up.

    – U.S. Champion Kalisto def. Rusev (w/Lana) and Dolph Ziggler to retain. Lots of near falls. Rusev hit a lot of power moves while Lana kept distracting the ref and Kalisto/Ziggler.

    – Sin Cara def. Diego after a flip off the top rope. Diego tried to play heel, but the crowd wasn’t into it.

    – Becky Lynch def. Naomi (w/Tamina) by DQ when Tamina interfered. Beatdown after the match which prompted Sasha Banks to run in and that led to…

    – Sasha Banks & Becky Lynch def. Tamina & Naomi with a double submission.

    – Big Show & Kane def. Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman. Wyatt worked most of the match. The faces threw Strowman out of the ring, doubled team Bray, leading to the KO punch from Show.

  • WWE Buffalo, NY, live results: Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. Sheamus & Wade Barrett

    Submitted by Brandon Thurston (also a past JNPO guest)

    – AJ Styles beat Tyler Breeze

    Styles won with the springboard forearm. Fine match. Styles was over.

    – Mark Henry beat The Ascension in a handicap match

    Henry pinned Konnor after the World’s Strongest Slam. Henry seemed to take his time soaking in the cheers afterward, almost as if he was nearing the end of his run.

    – Fandango, Damien Sandow & Darren Young beat Stardust, Heath Slater & Adam Rose

    Decent comedy match that was given some time. Stardust had Eden tell the crowd that he would beat them all up one-by-one if they didn’t stop chanting “Cody”. This got a lot of heat. Stardust teased not getting along with Slater and Rose before ultimately hugging but eating a comeback from the babyfaces. Fandango pinned Stardust with a Falcon Arrow.

    – Luke Harper beat Zack Ryder

    Harper got the win with the spinning lariat.

    – WWE Tag Team Champions New Day (Xavier Woods & Big E) beat Dudleyz and Usos in a three-way match

    Woods pinned one of the Usos after Dudleys hit a 3D and Woods got rid of Bubba with a roaring elbow. New Day worked as tweeners, playing face against the Dudleys but heel against the Usos.

    – WWE Divas Champion Charlotte beat Natalya

    Charlotte got the pin with a schoolboy with her feet on the ropes. Good reaction for Natalya as she rose to her feet after the match.

    – Chris Jericho beat Jack Swagger

    Jericho won with the Codebreaker. He did a long promo beforehand, mostly cheap heat, burying the town, much like he did in Toronto, but it got over strongly. After the match, he put Swagger in the Walls of Jericho. Styles ran out to make the save. Styles had Jericho setup for the springboard forearm, but Jericho bailed out.

    – Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose beat Sheamus & Barrett

    Reigns pinned Sheamus after the Spear. Reigns again did not enter through the crowd, just a normal entrance through the curtain. I heard this was the case in Syracuse the night before too. I wonder if he’ll be done with that entrance on TV too. Reigns was very over (here’s his entrance) and the most over wrestler on the show. Only very few boos which obviously was much different from anything on TV. Here’s the finish.

  • NXT Cocoa, FL, live results: Enzo & Cass vs. Vaudevillains; ZZ & Sara Lee promo

    I’m live in Cocoa Beach, FL, tonight, where they are expecting approximately 250 people.

    Asuka and Liv Morgan beat Mandy Rose and Daria

    Liv wowed the crowd early with some fun spinning headscissor spots and rolling pin attempts. The heels then took control and put a beating on Liv in their corner until she escaped for the Asuka hot tag. Bayley’s future challenger ran wild with kicks to Daria before applying the Asuka Lock for the win.

    Dan Matha beat Alexander Wolfe

    I believe this is Matha’s first Florida show, yet he did work the Arnold Classic. He looked good and is a big, fit guy. Wolfe got the upper hand and Matha had to fight back before hitting a side slam of sorts. Nice debut.

    Patrick Clark and Kenneth Crawford beat Dhinsa and Selmani

    The big men were menacing, taunting the crowd, saying they couldn’t be beat. Yet, the more popular and athletic upstarts stole the win with a slick roll up. Very impressive stuff from Clark and Crawford lately.

    Levis Valenzuela beat Steve Cutler

    Levis and the fiesta were very over with the crowd tonight. Cutler tried to keep Levis down with armbars and headlock, but Levis ran wild with chops and his big wind up punch for the win.

    – In ring interview with ZZ and Sara Lee. ZZ tried to say one of his charming lines, but Sara said she was sick of it and put him and this town down before storming out.

    Austin Aries beat Wesley Blake

    Good match here, big reaction for Aries as he was somewhat of a surprise. Big dropkick and a spinning back elbow off the ropes for the win.

    Mojo Rawley beat Sawyer Fulton

    The usual Mojo antics: dancing, taunting and getting the crowd to say “He Ain’t Hype” to Fulton. Fulton used his power to wear Mojo down before the comeback. Mojo ran wild and hit his big wind up punch for the win.

    Apollo Crews beat Chris Girard

    Early respect as a handshake before the lock-up. Girard kept this match grounded with a lot of mat work, later hitting a couple uppercuts to keep the advantage. Big stinger splash, dropkick, kipup, and the spinning slam for the win.

    Enzo & Big Cass beat The Vaudevillains

    Good early work between Enzo and Aiden before Cass got in the match to showcase his power. Some impressive single arm lifts of Alden English all the way up to Cass’ shoulder got the crowd really in to it. Heels worked over Enzo until the series of false finishes. Big Cass ran wild yet again and tagged in Zo for the rocket launcher splash and win.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (03/19): Edge and Christian win the WWF World Tag Team Titles

    1943 

    – El Santo defeated Murcielago Velazquez to win the Mexican National Middleweight Title

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Swedish Angel beat Babe Zaharias 
    – Orville Brown beat Lee Wyckoff (dq) 
    – Bad Boy Brown and Jack Hader beat Everett Kibbons and Jack Nasworthy

    1954

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Sonny Myers defeated Bob Orton to win the Central State Title

    1955 

    Moline, Illinois:
    – Roy McClarty and Pat O’Connor defeated Reggie Lisowski and Art Neilson to win the Chicago NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1956

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Don Evans defeated Bull Curry for the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title 

    1965

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Buddy Fuller and Jesse James defeated The Mysterious Medics to win the Georgia NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1966

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq
    – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Wilbur Snyder by countout
    – Chris Markoff beat Mark Starr
    – Chris Tolos beat Eddie Sharkey
    – George Drake beat Guy Taylor

    1968 

    Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    – Tojo Yamamoto defeated Len Rossi for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title 

    1972

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – The Sheik won over Pampero Firpo on a count out 
    – Danny Hodge (billed as Junior Heavyweight champion) beat Johnny Fargo 
    – Johnny Valentine beat Christopher Colt 
    – Edouard Carpentier beat Lee Henning 
    – Gino Brito and Jacques Rougeau went to a 15:00 draw against Bill Miller and Dan Miller
    – Tony Parisi and Tony Marino beat Masked Marvel and Mike Loren (sub for Chris Tolos) 
    – Love Brothers, Hartford and Reginald beat Lou Klein and the Executioner 
    – Tex McKenzie and Ben Justice beat Hans Schmidt and Mighty Ursus  

    1973 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jackie Fargo and Jerry Jarrett defeated Jerry Lawler and Jim White to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1974 

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

    1976

    Richmond, Virginia:
    – Wahoo McDaniel won the Crockett Cadillac Cup Tournament 

    1978 

    Greensboro, North Carolina:
    – Tim Woods defeated Blackjack Mulligan for the NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Non Title Cage match: The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
    – Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Rufus R Jones & Pat O’Connor
    – Greg Gagne ddq Bob Orton Jr
    – Jean Antone beat Kay Noble
    – Evan Johnson beat Buck Zumhofe

    1979 

    Auckland, New Zealand:
    – Rick Martel defeated Mad Dog Martin for the New Zealand NWA British Empire Heavyweight Title

    1980 

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Gypsy Joe and Tojo Yamamoto defeated Rocky Brewer and Pat Rose for the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Titles

    1984

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – Bobby Fulton defeated Adrian Street to win the Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Junior Heavyweight Title

    1988 

    Las Vegas, Nevada:
    – AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Wahoo McDaniel
    – Badd Company, Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond beat Midnight Rockers to win AWA Tag Title
    – Pat Tanaka beat AWA TV Champion Greg Gagne dq
    – Teijo Khan beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Ricky Morton & Wahoo McDaniel beat Soldat Ustinov & Krusher Kruger
    – Badd Company, Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond beat Mando Guerrero & Ricky Rice
    – Ricky Morton beat Dennis Stamp

    1994 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Brian Christopher defeated Eddie Gilbert by countout to win the USWA Heavyweight Title 

    1995 

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
    – Cactus Jack defeated T. Rantula for the Steel City Wrestling Heavyweight Title

    WCW Uncensored: Tupelo, Mississippi:
    – The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags)  defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray (with Sister Sherri))  in a Falls Count Anywhere match
    – The Blacktop Bully defeated Dustin Rhodes in a King of the Road match
    – Stars ‘n’ Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Patriot) defeated Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater
    – WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defeated WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Vader in a Strap match
    – Big Bubba Rogers pinned Sting

    1996

    Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada:
    – John Rambo defeated Jimmy Snuka in a tournament final to win the ECCW Heavyweight Title 

    1997 

    Yonezawa, Japan:
    – Shoichi Funaki defeated Pantera to win the vacant UWA World Middleweight Title 

    1999 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Steve Bradley defeated Lance Jade and Erin O’Grady (Crash Holly) in a three-way match to win the Power Pro Wrestling Young Guns Title 

    2000 

    WCW Uncensored: Miami, Florida:
    – The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don) defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull (with Disco Inferno)) to win the titles
    – Dustin Rhodes pinned Terry Funk in a Bullrope match 
    – Sting pinned The Total Package (Lex Luger with Miss Elizabeth) in a Lumberjacks with Casts match
    – WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sid Vicious pinned Jeff Jarrett to retain the title
    – Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair in a Strap match

    2000 

    Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico:
    – Rex King defeated Glamour Boy Shane for the WWC Television Title 

    2001

    Miami, Florida:
    – Edge and Christian defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt (with Lita)) to win the titles 
    – Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge and Christian to win the titles

    2002 

    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:
    – William Regal defeated WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page to win the title

    2004 

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero defeated L.A. Park and Shocker to win the CMLL World Tag Team Titles

    2006 

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – The Untouchables (Deuce and Domino) won the OVW Southern Tag Team Title, after Deuce defeated The Miz in a singles match

    2011 

    ROH Manhattan Mayhem: Manhattan, New York:
    – Eddie Edwards defeated Roderick Strong to win the ROH Title
    – Mike Bennett beat Steve Corino 
    – The All Night Express beat The Briscoe Brothers
    – El Generico defeated TJ Perkins
    – ROH Tag Team champions The Kings of Wrestling beat LAX to retain the titles
    – Pure Wrestling Rules: Davey Richards beat ROH TV champion Christopher Daniels 

    2013

    TNA Hardcore Justice: Orlando, Florida:
    -ODB defeated Jackie Moore in a Hardcore Knockouts Match
    -LAX defeated The New Church (Slash and Sinn)
    -Bad Influence defeated Generation Me in a Tag Team Ladder Match
    -Shark Boy won a Hardcore Gauntlet Match
    -James Storm, Magnus and Bob “Hardcore” Holly defeated the Aces and 8’s (Doc, Knux, Wes Brisco) in a Six-Man Elimination Match
    -Joseph Park defeated Judas Mesias in a Monster’s Ball Match 
    -Jeff Hardy and Brother Runt defeated Team 3D in a Tag Team Tables Match

  • NXT Tampa, FL, live results: Austin Aries, Enzo & Cass & Tough Enough Josh debuts!

    I am live in Tampa tonight where they’re expecting approximately 450 people.

    – Asuka and Liv Morgan beat Mandy Rose and Daria

    Daria and Liv took turns working over Liv with a lot of basic mat work, headlocks and armbars, all leading to the hot tag for Asuka. Asuka ran wild, knocking Mandy off the apron, transitioning an arm bar into the Asuka Lock for the win.

    – Dylan Miley beat Bronson Mathews

    The former Tough Enough Josh made his in-ring debut. Big diving headbutt from Miley for the win. Short strong guy match here.

    – Levis Valenzuela beat Elias Samson

    Pre-match, Samson barely got his song out due to vicious heat from the crowd: “You Need Lessons” “Your Song Sucks” “Drift Away” chants. He attempted to mock the town but Levis made his entrance. Match was a lot of headlocks and control by The Drifter. Levis made a comeback and hit some big axe handles and hit his windup punch finish for a big win.

    – Patrick Clark and Kenneth Crawford beat Blake and Murphy

    BAMF was without Alexa Bliss. They took control early, cutting off the ring and working over Kenneth. Patrick took the hot tag and did some amazing drop kicks and midsection kicks. Blake & Murphy tried to cheat and run distraction yet Patrick got a flash pin roll up on Blake for the surprise win.

    – Austin Aries beat Steve Cutler

    Aries began with a promo. He says he’s prepared for Baron Corbin in Dallas and is proud to be here in Tampa. Cutler interrupts him and says he’s been here for two years.Showcase match for Aries who hit a dive to the outside, his spinning elbow, and the win.

    – Mojo Rawley beat Chris Girard

    Girard hit variations of his uppercut throughout this match, Mojo would try to taunt him yet get caught up fighting rather than goofing around. Girard worked a chinlock and Mojo fought out of it, got hyped up and ran wild before scoring the win with his shoulder blocks, and front slam.

    – Apollo Crews beat Angelo Dawkins

    The usual Dawkins jawjacking, taunting Apollo, and talking about the Curse Of Greatness. Apollo was able to get Angelo’s headband at one point which upset Dawkins greatly. Apollo for the win and celebrated with the fans.

    – Enzo and Cass beat The Vaudevillains

    Pre-match promo with Enzo and Cass saying it is good to be back in Tampa and they aren’t happy with the results of Roadblock. They challenged anyone who wanted a match and out came the Vauds. Good match here with Enzo and Cass each getting the shine early on. The heels used distractions and cheating to take the advantage behind the ref’s back to work over Enzo.

    After a long beating by the heels on Enzo, he was able to get the hot tag to Cass who ran wild with big slams and clotheslines. He hit a Stinger Splash and big boot for a near fall. Enzo kicked out of a big powerbomb late. Cass cleared house and Enzo got the splash and pin for the win.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (03/18): Ivan & Nikita Koloff win the NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1933 

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

    1943 

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Whipper Billy Watson defeated Jack Claybourne to win the Toronto NWA British Empire Heavyweight Title

    1952

    San Francisco, California:
    – Ben and Mike Sharpe defeated Hombre Montana and Leo Nomellini for the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1954

    Dayton, Ohio:
    – Roy Shire defeated Marvin Mercer to win the Midwest Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title

    1956 

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Billy Varga defeated Al Loloati for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title 

    1957

    Charlotte, North Carolina:
    – George and Sandy Scott defeated Jim Austeri and Ali Bey to win
    the Mid-Atlantic NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1959

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Papa Pasquale defeated Billy Wicks for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title 

    1960 

    – Ed Francis defeated Shag Thomas to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    1961

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Leo Nomellini & Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski & Len Montana 2 out of 3 falls (Montana suffered a broken leg and has to vacate his half of the AWA Tag Team Title, Gene Kiniski chose Hard Boil Haggarty as his new partner)
    – AWA US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty
    – Stan Kowalski beat Jim Hady
    – Joe Scarpello beat Vic Christy

    1963

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Louie Tillet defeated Bull Curry for the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title 

    1964

    Salem, Oregon:
    – Nick Bockwinkel and Nick Kozak defeated The Destroyer and Art Michalik to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    Lubbock, Texas:
    – Larry Hennig and The Viking defeated Ken Lucas and Fritz Von Erich for the Amarillo NWA North American Tag Team Titles

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Lee Fields and Mario Galento defeated The Mysterious Medics to win the Gulf Coast NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1968 

    Auckland, New Zealand:
    – John DaSilva defeated George Gordienko for the New Zealand NWA British Empire Heavyweight Title 

    1971

    Tampa, Florida: 
    – The Texan defeated Bob Roop to win the vacant NWA Florida Television Title (after the match, The Texan unmasked,
    revealing himself to be Terry Funk)

    1974 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Lou Thesz defeated Tommy Gilbert to win the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title 
    – The Infernos (Ron Gibson and Stan Pulaski) defeated Don Fargo and Rufus R. Jones for
    the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1976

    New Orleans, Louisiana:
    – The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) defeated Gorgeous George, Jr. and Greg Valentine to win
    the Tri-State NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    1978

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mr. Wrestling II
    – Thunderbolt Patterson & Tony Atlas beat Ernie Ladd & Stan Hansen
    – Georgia TV Champion Ole Anderson beat Mr. Wrestling I
    – Tommy Rich beat Jacques Goulet
    – Adrian Adonis beat Helmut Schmidt
    – Raymond Rougeau beat Bounty Hunter

    1981

    Port Huron, Michigan:
    – Ricky Cortez defeated Dick Garza for the Michigan Championship Wrestling Michigan Heavyweight Title 

    1982

    Oakland, California:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Pat Patterson
    – Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan beat Hulk Hogan & Tito Santana & Buck Zumhofe
    – Non Title: Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
    – Brad Rheingans beat Sgt. Goulet

    1983

    Boston, Massachusetts:
    – WWF Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco 

    1984 

    Charlotte, North Carolina:
    – Ivan Koloff defeated Angelo Mosca, Jr. to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title

    1985 

    Fayetteville, North Carolina:
    – Ivan and Nikita Koloff defeated Manny Fernandez and Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1986

    Mooresville, North Carolina:
    – Black Bart defeated Sam Houston to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title

    1988 

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Chris Benoit defeated Gama Singh to win the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title 

    1990

    Rochester, Minnesota:
    – Larry Zbyszko & Tully Blanchard beat DJ Peterson & Paul Diamond
    – Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom & Tully Blanchard beat The Trooper (the Patriot) & Paul Diamond & DJ Peterson
    – Kokina Maximus (Yokozuna) beat Sgt Slaughter dq

    1994

    Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico:
    – Canek defeats Yamato for the UWA World Heavyweight Title

    1995 
    Dallas, Texas:
    – Greg Valentine won the NWA North American Heavyweight Title defeating John Hawk 

    ECW Extreme Warfare, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – 2 Cold Scorpio pinned ECW World Television Champion and Tag Team Champion Dean Malenko to win the Television title
    – Axl Rotten pinned Ian Rotten in a Strap match
    – The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) defeated The Pitbulls
    – Sabu defeated Mikey Whipwreck 
    – Terry Funk and The Sandman defeated Cactus Jack and ECW World Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas

    1997 

    Vancouver, Washington:
    – Colonel DeBeers defeated Matt Borne to win the Championship Wrestling USA Television Title 

    2000 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Derrick King and Moondog Spot defeated Wolfie D, who held the title by himself, for the Power Pro Wrestling Tag Team Titles

    2001 

    WCW Greed: Jacksonville, Florida: 
    – Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper defeated Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr., to become the first WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions 
    – Shane Helms defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero, Jr. to win the title
    – WCW World Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner (with Midajah) defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Falls Count Anywhere match
    – WCW World Tag Team Champions The Natural Born Thrillers (Sean O’Haire and Chuck Palumbo) defeated Totally Buff (Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger) to retain the title
    – Booker T pinned WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Rick Steiner to win the title
    – Dusty and Dustin Rhodes defeated Ric Flair and Jeff Jarrett

    Deer Park, New York: 
    – Big Dick Dudley defeated Tommy Cairo and Axl Rotten in a three-way match to win the United States Extreme Wrestling Heavyweight Title

  • NXT Coral Gables, FL, live results: Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe; Sami Zayn, more

    Photo: @TripleH

    Notes from Ernie Quincosa from University of Miami’s BankUnited Center

    – Sami Zayn beat Baron Corbin

    They kicked this house show off with a match that could have been near the top of the card. Crowd was pretty hot for Sami and heckled Baron throughout. Typical Sami Zayn match, Baron got quite a bit of offense in, more than Sami, and looked much much more experienced than he has recently, he came across to me as a main event of NXT caliber heel for the first time. Sami won with a Heluva Kick to the corner and a pin.

    – Carmella and Aliyah beat Emma and Billie Kay

    Match was flat. People tried to get behind Carmella and booed Emma, but this was the quietest they were all night. Everything looked very soft and not very stiff, but all the women in the match did look like great athletes. Emma and Billie Kaye worked over Aliyah and Carmella got the hot tag and submits Billie Kaye with her neck choke finisher.

    – Rich Swann beat Riddick Moss

    Crowd liked Rich Swann but kept heckling through the match.  Very back and forth match, and Swann won with a 450 splash. Riddick Moss seems to be improving, and Rich Swann seems like a solid baby face.

    – NXT Tag Champions The Revival vs. American Alpha ends in a draw

    This felt like a dry run of a pay-per-view match. Match started slow with Chad Gable getting a lot of shine. Revival tries to cheat, start cutting the ring in half with Gable. Jordan gets a very hot tag and goes to town with the spot where he pulls his singlet straps down, pulls them up, and pulls them back down. Crowd loses it. Match ends with pinning trade-off between Dawson and Gable, ending in a double pin. Referee calls the match a draw, Jordan asks The Revival to go five more minutes and they refuse and try to jump American Alpha. Jordan and Gable get a come back and hit Grand Amplitude, then soak in the applause from the crowd.

    – NXT Women’s Champion Bayley beat Nia Jax

    Big contrast between this match and the earlier women’s match. Every time Nia hit Bayley, the crowd gasped. Nia dominated Bayley for most of the match, until Bayley had a comeback and hit the Bayley-to-Belly suplex and pinned Nia. 

    – Manny Andrade beat Tye Dillinger

    Surprisingly, it seemed like a good amount of the crowd knew of La Sombra, and there were multiple Sombra chants during the match. Manny seemed VERY popular with the crowd, which garnered multiple chants in Spanish. A lot of the crowd was Latino, but it’s also important to remember Miami has a lot of Cubans and Central Americans, and not so many Mexicans specifically. This match got the first (and possibly only) “This is Awesome” chant of the night. Dillinger and Andrade went back and forth, lots of chops and reversals in this match. Much more high-flying than I’ve seen in an NXT match before. Andrade won with a very impressive moonsault from the corner to standing into a standing moonsault.

    – NXT Champion Finn Balor beat Samoa Joe

    This was more or less the same match these two have had before. The pacing was a little different, however. Samoa Joe seemed like a monster throughout the match, dominating Finn early with a very physical style. Finn won with a brainbuster, however he was not able to lift Joe all the way up and so it ended up being more of a face slam. Samoa Joe was very popular with the crowd, who sang happy birthday to him during the match without prompting. After the match, Finn led the crowd into singing happy birthday to Joe again, and then sang “Danny Boy” for the crowd, it being St. Patrick’s Day. 

  • Daily pro wrestling history (03/17): Scott Norton wins IWGP World Title

    1926

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher beat Ivan Lindow 

    1971

    Portland, Oregon: 
    – NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr drew Lonnie Mayne
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Kurt & Karl Von Steiger beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon dq
    – Pat O’Brien beat Haru Sasaki dq
    – Dutch Savage drew Steven Little Bear
    – Stan Stasiak beat Moose Morowski
    – Tony Borne beat Bing Ki Lee
    – Eric Froelich drew Bobby Nichols

    1975

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – Andre the Giant beat Baron Von Raschke dq
    – Horst Hoffman beat Superstar Billy Graham 
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Buddy Wolff 
    – Billy Robinson beat Moose Cholak 
    – George Gadaski beat Kenny Jay 

    1976

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Chris Taylor won a 18 man $20,000 Battle Royal
    – Andre The Giant beat Baron Von Raschke dq
    – Chris Taylor beat Kim Duk
    – Jos LeDuc ddq Mad Dog Vachon
    – Larry Hennig beat Jimmy Valiant
    – Dick Blood (Ricky Steamboat) beat Buck Zumhofe
    – Scott Irwin ddq Jan Nelson

    1978

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    Andre the Giant won 17 man Wrestle Royal 
    Terry Funk beat Black Lack Lanza 
    Andre the Giant and Dick the Bruiser beat Ric Flair, Dusty Wolfe, and Baker 
    Dick Murdoch beat Evan Johnson 
    Pat O’Connor and Rocky Johnson beat Bobby Jaggers and Bob Brown 
    David Von Erich beat Doug Somers 

    1979

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Non Title Cage match: Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat AWA Tag Team Champions Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens
    – Billy Robinson ddq Bobby Duncum
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Cecil DuBois & Iron Sheik
    – Steve Olsonoski beat Joe Scarpello
    – Doug Gilbert drew Buddy Wolff

    1981 

    Allentown, Pennsylvania:
    – The Moondogs (Rex & King) defeated Tony Garea & Rick Martel for the WWF World Tag Team Titles

    1982

    Shreveport, Louisiana:
    – Bob Roop defeated Ted DiBiase for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title 

    1993 

    Dublin, Ireland:
    – Big Van Vader defeated Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Title

    1999

    Tokyo, Japan: 
    – Koji Kanemomoto defeated Jushin Liger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight championship

    2001 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Scott Norton defeated Kensuke Sasaki to win the IWGP Heavyweight championship

    2002 

    WrestleMania: Toronto, Ontario, Canada: 
    – Triple H pinned Chris Jericho (with Stephanie McMahon) to win the Undisputed WWF championship  
    – Rob Van Dam pinned William Regal to win the WWF Intercontinental championship
    – The Undertaker pinned Ric Flair in a great street fight 
    – WWF Tag Champs Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo beat The Acolytes, The Hardy Boyz, and The Dudley Boys in a Four-Way Elimination match
    – The Rock pinned Hulk Hogan 

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – El Canek won the AAA Rey de Reyes Tournament, defeating Pirata Morgan, Cibernetico & Octagon

  • Daily pro wrestling history (03/16): Dean Malenko wins WCW United States Title

    1957
    K

    ansas City, Kansas:
    – Buddy Rogers beat Kit Fox 
    – Central States champion Richard Brown beat Lou Plummer 
    – Bobby Bruns beat Joe Costello 

    1960 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Joe McCarthy defeated Mario Galento to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title

    1965

    Trenton, New Jersey:
    – WWWF U.S. Tag Team Champions Gene Kiniski & Waldo Von Erich defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Don McClarty 

    1969

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – The Sheik beat Bulldog Brower (Sheik managed by Abdullah Farouk)
    – The Mighty Igor and “Whipper” Billy Watson defeated the Assassin and Al Costello
    – Ivan Koloff beat Ivan Kakmikoff 
    – Edouard Carpentier beat Fred Atkins 
    – Dutch Momberg and Dewey Robertson went to a 15:00 draw

    1971

    Portland, Oregon:
    – NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr drew Lonnie Mayne
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Kurt & Karl Von Steiger beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon dq
    – Pat O’Brien beat Haru Sasaki dq
    – Dutch Savage drew Steven Little Bear
    – Stan Stasiak beat Moose Morowski

    1973 

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Gene Kiniski defeated Terry Funk to win the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title

    1976

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Chris Taylor won a 18 man $20,000 Battle Royal
    – Andre The Giant beat Baron Von Raschke dq
    – Chris Taylor beat Kim Duk
    – Jos LeDuc ddq Mad Dog Vachon
    – Larry Hennig beat Jimmy Valiant
    – Dick Blood beat Buck Zumhofe
    – Scott Irwin ddq Jan Nelson

    1978

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Verne Gagne & Rufus R Jones beat Pat Patterson & Buddy Wolff
    – Handcuff Match: The Crusher beat Super Destroyer
    – Angelo Mosca beat Billy Robinson to win British Empire title
    – Bob Orton Jr drew Jim Brunzell
    – Greg Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza
    – Evan Johnson beat Ivan Crankovic
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Dave Kochen

    1981

    Oakland, California:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Ray Stevens & The Crusher
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Jerry Blackwell
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Greg Gagne
    – Bobby Heenan beat Buck Zumhofe
    – Tito Santana beat Steve Regal
    – Pepper Gomez beat Guy Lambert

    1992

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Kamala defeated Koko B. Ware to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title 
    – Jimmy Valiant defeated Dr. Death (not Steve Williams) for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1996

    Lima, Ohio:
    – D’Lo Brown defeated Bobby Blaze to win the Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title 

    1997 

    WCW Uncensored: Charleston, South Carolina:
    – Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero to win the WCW United States Title 
    – Buff Bagwell defeated Scotty Riggs in a strap match
    – WCW Television Champion Prince Iaukea defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. 
    – Team NWO (Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Scott Hall & Kevin Nash) defeated Team Piper (Roddy Piper, Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael & Jeff Jarrett) and Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant & Scott Steiner)
    – Harlem Heat defeated The Public Enemy in a Texas Tornado match

    2003

    Queens, New York:
    – Justin Credible defeated Steve Corino to win the Premier Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title