– Darren Young & Jack Swagger beat Adam Rose & Curtis Axel
– U.S. Champion Kalisto def. Bad News Barrett
– WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day def. The Usos and The Dudleys in a three-way
*Intermission
– Divas Champion Charlotte def. Becky Lynch
– Sheamus def. Neville
– Dean Ambrose def. I-C Champion Kevin Owens by DQ in a street fight when Owens was DQ’d for not letting go of a hold in time.
Notes:
– Lot of Owens and Ambrose merch being sold before the show.
– Leading up to the event, the match with Kalisto was advertised as against Alberto Del Rio for the U.S. championship. Right before the match was supposed to start, Barrett appeared on the arena screens and did a small promo which I imagine was him explaining why he would be facing Kalisto instead of Del Rio, but it was really hard to hear.
– “Let’s go Barrett/Barrett sucks” chants during his match. Interesting that he seemed to be the most polarizing guy there last night just based on crowd reaction.
– New Day cut a pretty good promo before their match. Basically a typical heel promo talking about how Big E was smart to get out of Iowa and that the Hawkeyes football team sucks now, referencing their loss in the Big 10 Championship game last December and the Rose Bowl. Got them good heat. Big E was covering his ears the entire time Kofi and Xavier were badmouthing the Hawks.
– Crowd popped huge for Dean. Not really unexpected, but it was the one guy everybody cheered for pretty unanimously.
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos beat Abe Kashey
1935
St. Louis, Missouri: – Jim Londos beat Ed “Strangler” Lewis – Ray Steele beat Karl Sarpolis – Bronko Nagurski beat Karl Davis – George Tragos beat Pat Murphy
1952
Kansas City, Kansas: – Sonny Myers defeated Enrique Torres to win the NWA Heart of America Heavyweight Title in a 2 out of 3 falls match – Ray Eckert beat Jack Kennedy 2 out of 3 falls – Joe Campbell and Al Massey beat Maurice Roberre and Babe Zaharias
1953
Houston, Texas: – Bull Curry defeated Danny McShain to become the first NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
1959
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: – Angelo Savoldi defeated Ivan the Terrible for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
1961
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: – Guy and Joe Brunetti defeated The Outlaw (Dory Funk, Sr.) and Pancho Pico to win the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Titles
1962
Art and Stan Neilson defeated Johnny Barend and Magnificent Maurice for the American Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Titles
1965
Omaha, Nebraska: – 10 Rounds of Boxing, Non Title: Danny Hodge beat AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon – Mighty Igor Vodik beat Don Jardine to win Nebraska Heavyweight title – Rene Goulet drew Jack Pesek – Ivan Kalmikoff beat Bulldog Danny Plechas – Tony Borne beat Sonny Myers
1970
Los Angeles, California: – Fred Blassie won the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title defeating Rocky Johnson
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: – Bobby and Jerry Christy defeated Bill Dromo and Gil Hayes to win the Stampede International Tag Team Title
1971
Chattanooga, Tennessee: – Jimmy Golden and Dennis Hall defeated Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente for the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Titles
1973
Nagoya, Japan: – Kintaro Ohki and Umanosuke Ueda defeated Killer Karl Krupp and Johnny Valentine for the NWA International Tag Team Titles
1974
Sacramento, California: – Karl and Kurt Von Brauner defeated Rocky Johnson and Pat Patterson to win the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles
San Antonio, Texas: – AWA Tag Team Champions Ray Stevens & Nick Bockwinkel beat Jose Lothario & Wahoo McDaniel – Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza beat Bob Orton Jr & Black Angus – Roger Kirby beat Jerry Oates – Great Mephisto beat Jerry Timmons – Bob Roop beat Joe Cassidy
1979
Allentown, Pennsylvania: – The Valiant Brothers (Jerry and Johnny) defeated Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko to win the WWWF World Tag Team Titles
1986
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: – The Long Riders (Bill and Scott Irwin) defeated Alofa (Rikishi) and Dan Kroffat for the International Wrestling International Tag Team Titles
1987
Portland, Oregon: – Mike Miller and Rip Oliver defeated Coco Samoa and Ricky Santana for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
1988
Dallas, Texas: – Kerry Von Erich defeated Al Perez to win the World Class Heavyweight Title
1990
Tokyo, Japan: – Terry Gordy and Steve Williams won the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles from Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu
1991
Nagasaki, Japan: – Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki won the IWGP World Tag Team Titles defeating Hiro Saito and Super Strong Machine
1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: – Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) defeated Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac to win the ECW Tag Team Titles – The Tazmaniac defeated Sabu for the ECW Television Title then lost it later in the event to J.T. Smith
1995
Council, Virginia: – Boo Bradley (Balls Mahoney) defeated Killer Kyle for the vacant The SMW Television Title then lost it to Kyle later in the show
1996
Macon, Georgia: – Lex Luger defeated Johnny B. Badd to win the WCW World TV Title
1999
Tokyo, Japan – Vader defeated Akira Taue to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title
2003
Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada: – Chris Sabin defeated Frankie Kazarian and Jerry Lynn in a three-way match to win the vacant Border City Wrestling Television Title – D’Lo Brown defeated Johnny Swinger for the BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Title
2004
Memphis, Tennessee: – Bill Dundee defeated Jerry Lawler in a tournament final for the vacant Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Title
2011
Hollywood, California: – Colt Cabana defeated Adam Pearce to win the NWA championship
– Fandango and Damien Sandow over Stardust and Tyler Breeze via pinfall.
– R-Truth over Health Slater (w/ Bo Dallas) via pinfall. Double team on Truth which brings out Goldust for the save. Crowd chants “GOLDEN TRUTH” as Truth and Goldust hug and dance.
– Rusev w/Lana over Sin Cara via submission.
– Dolph Ziggler and Big Show over Luke Harper and Braun Strowman via pinfall.
– Alicia Foxx, Paige and Sasha Banks over Naomi, Cameron and Tamina via Sasha’s Bank Statement submission.
– Ryback over Viktor (w/Konner) via pinfall
– Kane over Bray Wyatt via pinfall in a Saginaw street fight. The end came when there was a run-in by Harper and Rowan as Kane was getting a table. Ziggler and Big Show ran in to chase off the Wyatt clan which led to Kane chokeslamming Bray thru a table for the pin and win.
– WWE has upgraded its live event entrance ramp since the last house in MPLS last spring. Two larger HD screens and a small ramp lined with LED lights.
– Before the show started, The fans voted on a Wrestlemania match to be shown on the big screen. Bret Hart vs Austin won. Taker vs HBK second, Rock vs Cena third.
– NXT ring announcers Greg Hamilton and Eden Stiles were our emcees.
A.J. Styles beat The Miz (12:50)
Loud A.J. Styles chants before the match. Miz got huge heat trying to take off his sunglasses after the bell rang. Miz did the Ric Flair fall-on-his-face bump at one point. Miz got the heat kicking the middle rope as A.J. was entering the ring. A.J. hit a nice pump handle into a gut buster for a near fall. Miz hit the Skull Crushing Finale but A.J. kicked out of the believable near fall. A.J. Hit the springboard flying forearm for the win. Really fun match. Miz was a great heel.
Darren Young & Jack Swagger beat Adam Rose & Curtis Axel (7:20)
Match was sloppy and crowd was dead for most of it, even with the hometown guy Curtis Axel. Heels worked over Darren Young. Swagger with the comeback. Hit the Swagger Bomb, match broke down and Swagger made Rose tap to ankle lock.
– Bray Wyatt cut a spooky promo on the big screen. He said he was going to change the world, he wasn’t afraid of anyone and he was a god.
Ryback beat Neville (8:30)
Ryback got a stronger reaction than Neville. Not necessarily a face reaction but more of a shocked reaction that this was Neville’s opponent. Crowd was chanting Feed Me More and Goldberg during the match. Ryback took most of the match. Neville hit a standing enziguri, a few strikes and the asai moonsault and that was about it for his offense. Neither man worked like a heel. Good finish. Ryback caught Neville after a springboard. Neville escaped and rolled Ryback up for a near fall. Ryback then hit the meat hook, which flipped Neville, and a shell shock for the win.
WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day beat the Usos (8:50)
Both teams got a huge reaction. New Day cut a pre-match promo saying Minnesota was poorly educated and everyone was ugly. They sang We Are The Champions…really badly. New Day’s antics are outrageous but are extremely entertaining. Let’s Go Usos/New Day Rocks dueling chants. Crowd really into the match. Kofi missed Trouble in Paradise and Jey Uso hit two superkicks. However, Xavier distracted the ref as the crowd counted to three. Kofi then hit Trouble In Paradise for the win. Really fun match with a hot finish.
Dean Ambrose beat Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens (c) via DQ (9:30)
Ambrose easily received the biggest pop of the night. Owens attacked Ambrose before the match started. Owens brought a chair into the ring and Ambrose rolled up Owens for what the crowd believed was the finish. Owens was trying to walk out for the count out finish but Ambrose brought him back. Owens had Ambrose in the tree of woe and wouldn’t break the five count for the disqualification. Crowd hated the finish. Owens announced himself as the champion and said “The Kevin Owens Show has just begun.” He went to pick up Ambrose but Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds for the huge pop.
Divas Champion Charlotte vs Becky Lynch went to a no-contest (5:32)
Charlotte did some Ric Flair spots such as the flip over the ropes in the corner, and Becky mocked the Ric Flair strut a time or two. Becky rolled Charlotte into the ring and hen everything stopped. The ref checked on Charlotte, Becky sat aside and doctors came to the ring. They stopped the match when Charlotte was busted open hard way. It looked like it was either when Becky charged Charlotte down the aisle and hit her or when Becky rolled her into the ring.
United States Champion Kalisto (c) beat Sheamus (roughly 13 minutes)
Sheamus stood on the middle rope in the corner for nearly a minute before the match to aggravate the crowd. They stalled a lot pre-match. Sheamus was bumping everywhere for Kalisto. Sheamus rammed Kalisto back first into the post for the heat. Kalisto hit a big moonsault during his comeback and kicked Sheamus square in the face. Ref put the gloves on. Sheamus hit White Noise from the middle rope for a near fall. Sheamus missed a Brogue Kick, Kalisto rolled to the apron, hung Sheamus on the top rope and hit the Salina del Sol for the CLEAN PIN. Crowd popped for the finish and I forgot to stop my timer because I was shocked Sheamus was pinned clean.
Kane beat Bray Wyatt in a street fight (13:10)
Kane received a solid pop and many fans stood for his entrance. 90 seconds into the match they brawled in the aisle. Kendo stick was introduced by Wyatt when Kane tried bringing him into the ring. Wyatt beat the hell out of Kane with the kendo stick but Kane whipped Wyatt pretty good when he took it away. Wyatt then brought a chair into the match DDTd Kane on the chair.
Kane went for a chokeslam, Wyatt hit a low blow and a slightly botched Sister Abigail but Kane kicked out. Wyatt kicked out of a chokeslam. Crowd chanted “Table Table Table” and Kane got one. Kane set up a table and choke slammed Wyatt for the clean pin. Crowd popped huge for the spot and most instantly hit the exits. Show ended about 10:15 pm local.
Kane cut a promo afterward. “I’ve been in WWE for a long time. Minneapolis is still one of the greatest cities that we come to. Thanks for being such an awesome audience.”
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – Emil and Ernie Dusek defeated Al and Tiny Mills for the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Titles
1958
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: – Frenchy Champagne and George Eakin defeated John DePaulo and Bobby Jones for the Madison Wrestling Club Tag Team Titles
1962
Denver, Colorado: – Don Leo Jonathan defeated Killer Kowalski in a tournament final to become the first American Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion
1970
Honolulu, Hawaii: – Bing Ki Lee and Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Barend and Ripper Collins for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles
1971
Kokura, Japan: – Bill Miller defeated Thunder Sugiyama to win the International Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title
1972
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon – Billy Robinson beat Ivan Koloff dq – Dusty Rhodes beat Bull Bullinski – Don Muraco beat Chris Markoff – Ramon Torres beat Treach Phillips
1973
Green Bay, Wisconsin: – Superstar Billy Graham beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne dq – Wahoo McDaniel & Ken Patera beat Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch 2 out of 3 falls – Larry Hennig drew Reggie Parks – Don Muraco beat Rene Goulet
St. Paul, Minnesota: – The Crusher & Billy Robinson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens on a 3rd fall dq w – Ivan Koloff beat Bill Watts – Ric Flair beat Big K – Khosrow Vaziri beat Kenny Jay – Jim Brunzell beat Bill Crouch
1974
Madison Square Garden: – WWWF World Tag Team Champions Tony Garea and Dean Ho defeated Larry Hennig and Stan Staskiak – WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino and Nikolai Volkoff fought to a draw due to the 11 pm curfew
1975
Mobile, Alabama: – Ken Lucas defeated Duke Myers to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title
1977
Dothan, Alabama: – The Islanders (Afa and Sika) defeated Bobby and Ricky Fields for the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles
1978
Indianapolis, Indiana: – Dominic DeNucci and Wilbur Snyder defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny) for the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Titles
1979
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – Ricky Steamboat & Dino Bravo beat Ric Flair & Greg Valentine dq – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson – AWA Tag Team Champions Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Tony Atlas & Johnny Weaver – Waldo Von Erich beat Johnny Yachetti – Chris Tolos beat Joe Marcus i – Sweet Daddy Siki beat Terry Yorkston
1984
Charlotte, North Carolina: – Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood defeated Don Kernodle and Bob Orton, Jr. to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles
Chicago, Illinois: – AWA Champion Jumbo Tsuruta beat Blackjack Lanza – AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Blackjack Mulligan & Jerry Lawler – Stan Hansen & Nick Bockwinkel ddq Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher – Mr. Saito & Jesse Ventura beat The Crusher (sub Mad Dog Vachon) & Baron Von Raschke dq – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell no contest Rick Martel & Dino Bravo – Giant Baba & Genichiro Tenryu beat Buddy Roberts & Ronnie Garvin – Billy Robinson & Brad Rheingans beat Steve Regal & Kevin Kelly – Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes beat Steve Olsonoski & Buck Zumhofe
San Antonio, Texas: – The Sheepherders (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) defeated The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) for the Southwest Championship Wrestling World Tag Team Titles
1985
Dothan, Alabama: – Austin Idol defeated Lord Humongous (Jeff Van Kemp) for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title
Memphis, Tennessee: – Jerry Lawler dcor AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel – Lanny Poffo & Randy Savage & Jimmy Valiant beat Adrian Street & Mr Wrestling & Eddie Gilbert – Fabulous Ones no contest Rock & Roll Express – Interns beat Steve Constant & Tim Ashley – Phantom of the Opera beat Tracy Smothers – Ron Starr beat David Haskins – Plowboy Frazier & Nightmares beat Tojo Yamamoto & Battens
1986
Spartanburg, North Carolina: – Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title
1987
Lubbock, Texas: – The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) defeated Brian Adias and Al Madril to win the WCWA World Tag Team Titles
1989
Bayamon, Puerto Rico: – The Batten Twins (Bart and Brad) defeated Dan Kroffat and Tama for the WWC World Tag Team Titles – TNT (Savio Vega) won the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title from Jason the Terrible – Chris and Mark Youngblood won the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Titles from The Ninja Express (Kensuke Sasaki and Mr. Pogo)
San Antonio, Texas: – Gary Young won the World Class Texas Heavyweight Title by forfeit from Brickhouse Brown
1990
Mayguez, Puerto Rico: – Invader I defeated Harley Race for the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title
1991
Hiroshima, Japan: – Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Big Van Vader to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Title
1992
Tokyo, Japan: – Akira Taue and Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Terry Gordy and Steve Williams for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles
1995
Tokyo, Japan: – Stan Hansen won the AJPW Triple Crown Title from Toshiaki Kawada
1996
Memphis, Tennessee: – Jerry Lawler defeated Mabel in a tournament final for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title
2000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: – Mike Awesome and Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka to win the ECW World Tag Team Titles – The Sandman defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri
2005
Tokyo, Japan: – Wataru Inoue and Koji Kanemoto defeated Gedo and Jado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
2006
Doncaster, England: – Abyss defeated A.J. Styles in a tournament final to become the first 1PW World Heavyweight Champion – Christian Cage defeated Rhino
Mexico City, Mexico: – Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli defeated Dos Caras, Jr. and Lizmark, Jr. to win the Yamaha tournament cup
2007
Mexico City, Mexico: – Hirooki Goto defeated Shocker in a tournament final to win the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title, which was newly revived by CMLL
2012
ROH 12th Anniversary: New York City: – The All Night Express defeated Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin – Michael Bennett defeated Homicide – ROH TV champ Jay Lethal defeated Tommaso Ciampa (with The Embassy) – ROH Tag Team champions The Briscoes defeated The Young Bucks to retain the titles – Eddie Edwards & Adam Cole defeated ROH champ Davey Richards & Kyle O’Reilly
Solid opener. Crowd is hot! Moonsault to floor! Red arrow for the finish with Neville winning.
– Bo Dallas & Heath Slater vs. Damien Sandow & Darren Young
Sandow got a good reaction. Crowd still hot! Outcasts won.
– Rusev with Lana vs. Fandango
Rusev in less than a minute; why? Rusev then challenged anyone.
– Rusev vs. Ryback
Ryback got a huge reaction! They worked hard and crowd was into it.
– Enzo & Big Cass with Carmella vs. The Ascension
There was some that knew the Enzo & Cass gimmick, but not a lot. Small “How you doin?” Chant. Real quick match with Enzo & Cass going over with finisher. Wyatts jump Big Cass & Enzo with Big Show making save with huge pop, which leads to…
– Luke Harper & Braun Strowman & Erick Rowan vs. Big Cass & Enzo & Big Show
Surprised to say it was a solid match. Big Show only in for hot tag after double heat. Crowd was loud. Show choke slammed Rowan for finish.
– Divas Champion Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch
Damn good match. Best match on the show. Lots of near falls leading to Charlotte winning with feet on ropes.
– WWE Tag Team Champions New Day vs. Usos
Crowd was hot for both teams. Total comedy until heat started. Fun match
– Bray Wyatt vs. Kane
Bray got a big reaction. Kane got a pretty good pop also. I am not sure why Bray has not turned baby. Bray did a crotch chop and said “suck it” to a fan. Crowd kinda died and people started leaving. Bray was working hard, no one cared. Kane pins Bray after choke slam.
– Summary:
A solid house show, especially since this is the B crew. I was told this was the same exact show as the night before in Cape Girardeau, MO. Most over on the show was probably Big Show (surprising, but probably because he has been there so long and everyone knows him). As for the new guys, New Day were really over and crowd liked Usos a lot also. Another big surprise and it was the same as last time they were in Jonesboro, but Sandow was really over with the crowd. Pretty good for a guy that has not been on TV in months. Enzo & Cass were not over when they first came out, but before that 6 man was over the crowd was loving them. Natural charisma from the trio.
– Social Outcasts (Bo Dallas and Heath Slater) vs. Darren Young and Damien Sandow
Sandow was OVER, but Outcasts got the win with a roll up.
– Rusev (with Lana) vs. Fandango
Rusev won in less than a minute with the Accolade. The doctor ran to ringside and helped Fandango to the back after the match, not sure what sort of injury he may have received.
– Rusev vs. Ryback
Rusev got on the mic and challenged anyone to come out and face him, which led to Ryback (massive pop) to accept the challenge. Hard hitting match, Ryback eventually picked up the win with a Shellshock.
– Enzo and Big Cass vs The Ascension
Enzo and Big Cass got the victory fairly quickly. Afterwards, the Wyatt Family (minus Bray) ran down and attacked Enzo and Big Cass, with Big Show coming in for the save. After some trash talk by Show, this led to a six man tag.
– Enzo, Big Cass, and Big Show vs. Wyatt Family (Harper/Rowan/StroMAN)
Show, Cass, and Enzo defeated the Wyatt Family when Show pinned Rowan after a chokeslam.
– Divas Champion Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch
My personal choice for match of the night. Charlotte got the victory with a roll up.
– WWE Tag Champions New Day vs. The Usos
The Dudleys was also advertised for this match but for whatever reason they weren’t here. Fun match, lots of playing to the crowd by both teams. The New Day ended up picking the win after some shenanigans, but afterwards The Usos survived a beatdown and posed with the championships.
– Kane vs Bray Wyatt
Kane won with a chokeslam, but Bray controlled most of the match.
There were loud, lengthy “Cody” chants, which Stardust acknowledged on the house mic, saying, “It’s not Cody. It’s Stardust.”
– R-Truth d. Curtis Axel w/ Adam Rose
Goldust saved R-Truth from a two-on-one situation and they teased Golden Truth’s formation with a “maybe” from R-Truth, the two dancing together, the two going backstage together, etc. It’s also worth mentioning that Axel appears to have gotten busted open near the finish as there were drops of blood outside of the ring where he fell near the finish, which I’m pretty sure WWE’s social media manager inadvertently mopped up with his pants while filming the Truth & Goldust mic work from his cell phone.
– US Champion Kalisto d. Alberto Del Rio to retain
The finish involved a turnbuckle that ADR exposed, which backfired on him.
– Sasha Banks & Summer Rae d. Naomi & Tamina
Sasha played Ricky Morton during the majority of the match but somewhat telegraphed when the false tags were by not grabbing the tag rope consistently.
– Sheamus d. Mark Henry
Before the match, Sheamus cut a promo, offering not to embarrass Mark in front of a Louisville crowd who remembers his OVW days. Mark balked, Sheamus kept true to his word, and got the victory. Sheamus also did a strange rolling maneuver going up the aisle, which seemed planned.
– Dean Ambrose d. I-C Champion Kevin Owens via DQ
Owens was pummeling Ambrose in the corner and wouldn’t stop when the ref demanded that he break. Owens got on the mic and basically said that DQ was a ridiculous finish and he was going to show the crowd why he is the greatest IC Champion and WWE Superstar of all-time.
When Owens went to lift Ambrose off of the ground, presumably for a Pop-up Powerbomb, Ambrose countered into Dirty Deeds. It’s also worth mentioning that they teased Del Rio’s turnbuckle pad removal spot from earlier in the night but the ref caught it before it could be completely removed. Once Dean got out of the ring, he posed for numerous selfies with ringside fans.
*****
Overall, it was a solid show. I believe that the only three who were advertised locally to appear but did not were Paige, Natalya, & Dolph Ziggler. The top most section of the KFC Yum! Center was curtained off, which was likely a planned aspect of the ring configuration to begin with.
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Henry Ordemann beat Julius Nelson 2 falls to 0
1952
Kansas City, Kansas: – Enrique Torres defeated Bob Orton for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title – Sonny Myers beat Chief Big Heart to earn number one contender status – Maurice Roberre beat Dan O’Connor
1957
Amarillo, Texas: – Dory Funk defeated The Great Bolo for both the Amarillo NWA North American Heavyweight Title and Southwest Junior Heavyweight Titles
1961
Detroit, Michigan: – Dick the Bruiser defeated Bobo Brazil to win the Detroit NWA United States Heavyweight Title
1963
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – Bulldog Brower and Johnny Valentine defeated Bruno Sammartino and Whipper Billy Watson to win the Toronto NWA International Tag Team Title
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: – Jerry Graham and Jim Wright defeated Dominic Bravo and Ron Etchison for the Stampede International Tag Team Titles
1968
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada: – Archie Gouldie defeated Pat O’Connor to become the first Stampede North American Heavyweight Champion
Honolulu, Hawaii: – Curtis Iaukea defeated Jim Hady to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title
1969
Houston, Texas: – Johnny Valentine defeated Dan Miller to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
St. Joseph, Missouri: – Dick Murdoch defeated Don Kent for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title
1971
Portland, Oregon: – Dutch Savage defeated Jonathan Boyd for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
Pensacola, Florida: – The Wrestling Pro defeated Bob Kelly to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title
1972
Miami, Florida: – Tim Woods defeated Bobby Shane to win the held-up Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1973
Miami, Florida: – Mr. Kleen defeated Buddy Colt to win the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: – Indian Strap Match: Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham – Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch beat Reggie Parks & Ken Patera 2 out of 3 falls – Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel – Don Muraco beat Ivan Koloff dq – Rene Goulet beat Jim Brunzell – Khosrow Vaziri beat Johnny Heidman
1974
Kansas City, Kansas: – Bob Brown and Lord Alfred Hayes defeated Jim Brunzell and Mike George in three falls to win the Central States NWA World Tag Team Titles – The Viking & Reggie Parks defeated Tokyo Joe & Taro Kabayoshi – Billy Howard fought Bobby Whitlock to a draw – Omar Atlas defeated Baron Scicluna – Sandy Parker defeated Jean Antone via DQ – Harley Race defeated Bob Orton
Houston, Texas: – Al Madril defeated El Gran Marcus for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
1975
Los Angeles, California: – Louie Tillet and John Tolos defeated The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
Knoxville, Tennessee: – Ron Fuller defeated Ron Wright for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title
1976
Los Angeles, California: – Roddy Piper and Crusher Verdu defeated Chavo and Gory Guerrero to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
1978
Tampa, Florida: – Mike Graham and Steve Keirn defeated Jack and Jerry Brisco to win the Florida NWA United States Tag Team Titles
1981
Bayaman, Puerto Rico: – Los Pastores (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) defeated Carlos Colón and Invader I for the WWC North American Tag Team Titles
1982
Atlanta, Georgia: – Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen defeated Jack and Jerry Brisco to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team Title in a one night tournament
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel no contest Tito Santana – Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan beat Buck Zumhofe & Hulk Hogan & Baron Von Raschke – Sheik Adnan beat Greg Gagne by countout – Jim Brunzell beat Sgt. Goulet – Jerry Blackwell drew Brad Rheingans – Evan Johnson beat Tom Stone
1983
Memphis, Tennessee: – Bobby Eaton won the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title by defeating Sweet Brown Sugar in a Loser Leaves Town match
1986
Houston, Texas: – Dick Slater defeated Jake Roberts for the Mid-South Television Title
1987
Chattanooga, Tennessee: – Buddy Landel defeated Ron Fuller to win the NWA Southeast Continental Heavyweight Title
1988
Atlanta, Georgia: – NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) defeated Jimmy and Ron Garvin to retain the title – Sting defeated Larry Zbyszko by disqualification – Barry Windham defeated NWA World Television Champion Mike Rotundo by dq – Road Warrior Hawk and Paul Ellering fought The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and The Warlord) to a no-contest – Ole Anderson, Lex Luger and NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair
1989
Columbia, South Carolina: – Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner defeated Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams to win the NWA United States Tag Team Titles
1991
Laughlin, Nevada: – The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) defeated Team America (Heidi Lee Morgan and Misty Blue Simmes) to win the Ladies’ Professional Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles
1994
Memphis, Tennessee: – Brian Christopher defeated Doug Gilbert to win the USWA Heavyweight Title
1996
Memphis, Tennessee: – Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich defeated PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) for the USWA Tag Team Titles
1998
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: – Ace Darling and Devon Storm defeated The Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) at the “3rd Annual Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl” to win the NWA United States Tag Team Titles
2004
Wilmington, Delaware: – Ace Darling defeated Prince Nana for the ECWA Mid-Atlantic Title
2013
– Kenny King defeated Rob Van Dam to win the TNA X Division Title
Montreal, Quebec, Canada: – Joe Cox defeated Yvon Robert to win the Montreal World Heavyweight Title
1947
Kansas City, Kansas: – MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat George Becker 2 out of 3 falls – Vic Christy beat Wee Willie Davis 2 out of 3 falls – Jack Kennedy and Dan O’Connor drew
1958
Galveston, Texas: – Albert and Enrique Torres defeated Casey and Danny McShain for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title
1962
– Johnny Barend and Magnificent Maurice defeated Art and Stan Neilson for the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles
1964
Bakersfield, California: – The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) defeated Edouard Carpentier and Ernie Ladd to win the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Titles
1967
Madison Square Garden: – Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammarinto by countout
1969
– Johnny Long and Tojo Yamamoto win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title by defeating Don Carson and Len Rossi
Lexington, Kentucky: – Bill and Joe Sky defeated The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1970
Portland, Oregon: – Kurt Von Steiger defeated Moondog Mayne to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: – Abdullah the Butcher defeated Billy Robinson for the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title
1972
Green Bay, Wisconsin: – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Dr X in 2 out of 3 falls – Ivan Koloff beat Mad Dog Vachon – Dusty Rhodes beat Bull Bullinski – Don Muraco beat Treach Phillip
1973
Tokyo, Japan: – Giant Baba finishes undefeated, with two draws, in a 10-match series to become the first holder of All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Pacific Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title
1974
Raleigh, North Carolina: – Danny Miller defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final to become the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion
Miami Beach, Florida: – Southern Title: Jos LeDuc defeated Dusty Rhodes by dq – No DQ Match: Super Texan defeated Paul Jones – Bill Watts & Ron Fuller defeated Buddy Colt & The Psycho – Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan defeated Dick Slater & Stan Vachon by dq – Danny Hodge drew Tony Charles – Rip Hawk defeated Paul LeDuc
1975
Portland, Oregon: – The Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles) defeated Dutch Savage and Jimmy Snuka for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
Kansas City, Kansas: – Jerry Oates defeated Tommy Martin – Omar Atlas & Ted Oates defeated Oki Shikina & Yasu Fuji via DQ in two straight falls – Terry Martin & Haystack Calhoun fought Chuck O’Connor & Ed Wiskowski to a draw – Akio Sato defeated Billy Howard in two straight falls – Bob Brown & Lord Alfred Hayes defeated The Interns – Jack Brisco defeated Mike George in three falls
1976
– Chavo and Gory Guerrero defeated Senor X and Karl Von Brauner to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
Denver, Colorado: – Texas Death Match: Jim Brunzell & Pampero Firpo (sub Greg Gagne) beat Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan – Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc no contest Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant – Baron Von Raschke beat Khosrow Vaziri – Mad Dog Vachon beat Kim Duk
1978
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: – Don Leo Jonathan and John Quinn defeated The Black Avenger and Don Wayt to win the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title
1980
Los Angeles, California: – John and Rick Davidson defeated Chris Adams and Tom Prichard for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
Hollywood, Florida: – Jack & Jerry Brisco & Jim Garvin defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Bugsy McGraw & Leroy Brown – Florida Title vs. Mask: Manny Fernandez defeated Super Destroyer by countout – Bubba Douglas defeated Twin Devil I – Don Diamond defeated Geoff Portz – Hector Guerrero defeated Twin Devil II – Gordon Nelson defeated Frank Monte – Butcher Brannigan defeated Terry Taylor – Don Serrano drew Barry Windham
1981
Houston, Texas: – Gino Hernandez defeated Chavo Guerrero to win the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: – David Schultz defeated Leo Burke to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title
1982
Chicago, Illinois: – Hulk Hogan beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq – Bobby Heenan & Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum beat Tito Santana & Baron Von Raschke & Buck Zumhofe – Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat Jim Brunzell & Brad Rheingans – Wilbur Snyder beat Tom Stone – Billy Robinson beat Jacques Goulet – Spike Huber beat Tony Leone
1983
San Antonio, Texas: – Bob Sweetan defeated Tully Blanchard for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title
1984
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: – Danny Davis and Hubert Gallant defeated Bruce Hart and Davey Boy Smith for the Stampede International Tag Team Titles
San Antonio, Texas: – Killer Tim Brooks defeated Scott Casey for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title
1985
Bangor, Maine: – Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Carlos Colon to win both the International Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title and the World Wrestling Council’s Universal Heavyweight Title
1987
Kansas City, Kansas: – Bob Brown won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title defeating Bill Dundee – Bart Batten and Rick McCord won the NWA Central States Tag Team Title from The MOD Squad (Basher and Spike)
Knoxville, Tennessee: – Tom Prichard defeated Larry Hamilton to win the Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title
1988
San Juan, Puerto Rico: – Carlos Colon defeated Afa to win the Gillette Cup
1993
Portland, Oregon: – Colonel DeBeers defeated Bart Sawyer for the Championship Wrestling USA Television Title
1999
Wilmington, Delaware: – Steve Bradley defeated Christopher Daniels to win the Super 8 Tournament
2000
WWF No Way Out: Hartford, Connecticut: – Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho to win the WWF Intercontinental Title – The Dudley Boyz defeated the New Age Outlaws to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles – Big Show pinned The Rock
2001
Louisville, Kentucky: – Rico Constantino defeated Nick Dinsmore to win the OVW Heavyweight Title
Cincinnati, Ohio: – Shark Boy won a battle royal to win the vacant Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title
2005
Bayamon, Puerto Rico: – Glamour Boy Shane defeated Ricky Banderas to win the held-up IWA World Heavyweight Title – Golden Boy and Noriega defeated Thunder and Lightning for the IWA World Tag Team Titles
Windsor, Ontario, Canada: – Danny Daniels and N8 Mattson defeated Bobby Roode and Petey Williams to win the Border City Wrestling Can-Am Tag Team Titles
2014
NXT Arrival | Orlando, Florida – Adrian Neville defeated Bo Dallas in a ladder match to win the NXT Title – Cesaro defeated Sami Zayn – NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension (Konor and Viktor) defeated Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Brian Christopher) to retain the titles
