Evolve Wrestling closed up a three-day in Florida with their 55th iPPV/event, emanating from Orlando, FL, Sunday.
– Anthony Nese (w/So Cal Val & Andrea) def. Ethan Page, Fred Yehi, and Jason Cade in a four-way after Nese pinned Page following a pump-handle reverse piledriver.
– Caleb Konley def. Tommaso Ciampa after hitting a double jump moonsault.
– Sami Callihan def. Zack Sabre Jr. after hitting two modified tombstones and a running forearm.
– Style Battle 2016 tournament finals: Matt Riddle def. Hot Sauce Williams with a heel hook to win the tourney. He then challenged Evolve champion Timothy Thatcher for a March New York show which the champion accepted. Konley and then Callihan came out to also challenge Thatcher. The segment ended with Riddle, Williams, and Drew Gulak laying out Callihan after he had laid out Thatcher.
– 2nd Chance Tag Team Tournament Finals (Elimination Rules) Team Tremendous (Dan Barry & Bill Carr) defeated Catch Point (Drew Gulak & TJ Perkins), The Bravado Bros. (Harlem & Lancelot Bravado) and Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Trent Baretta). The win give TT a future tag team title shot.
– Evolve Tag Team Championship Finals: Drew Galloway & Johnny Gargano def. Heroes Eventually Die (Chris Hero & Tommy End) to win the first-ever Evolve tag team titles when Gargano submitted End.
Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu vs. Guerrero Maya Jr. and The Panther
This is officially the young lions’ last match before they go to CMLL on their excursion. Nice action from both teams. Pretty quick match with Panther submitting Komatsu with a high angle armbar. Komatsu grabbed a microphone after the match. He promised that they would come back as stars. Tanaka said he had the time of his life as a young lion, and promises to come back stronger than ever.
Tiger Mask, Fuego, Kushida and Stuka Jr. vs. Yoshi-Hashi, Okumura, Hechicero and Bobby Z
Stuka and Kushida brought in girls to dance with them and Fuego while Tiger Mask stood in the distance unamused, I guess because he’s a stick in the mud. Good six man tag with some decent heat. Okumura’s manager Mima Shimoda kept getting involved. The faces wasted no time in laying her out every time she came into the ring. That’s certainly something to see in professional wrestling in 2015. Stuka Jr. won with the torpedo on Okumura and Shimoda.
Virus vs. Jushin Thunder Liger
This was very much a mat wrestling match as both exchanged holds back and forth. These kind of straight up technical matches you don’t see too often, so it’s pretty fun to watch. Virus went for a sharpshooter but Liger reversed it, took him back down and somehow transitioned into a pendulum swing (or the campanara for the submission. Haven’t seen Liger use that move before, but it worked here in the context of the match. It didn’t last too long, but the mat wrestling was good while it lasted.
Ryusuke Taguchi, Atlantis and Mascara Dorada and vs. Tetsuya Naito, Bushi and Evil
This is also Mascara Dorada’s last match as a full time NJPW wrestler as he’s heading back to CMLL. This time when someone removed Taguchi’s pharaoh mask he had his eyes painted like Evil’s, which he didn’t take too kindly to. Solid match, just your typical six man here with some cool dives here and there. Dorada hit a great looking Asai moonsault to the floor, wiping out everyone. Dorada countered Bushi’s codebreaker and went for the Dorada screwdriver but he escaped. Naito came back to the ring and low blowed Dorada, allowing Bushi to get the win with a bridging pin.
Naito faked an injury, so Komatsu came in and gave him ice. Naito put the Ingobernables hat on him and teased like he was a new member, but it was a swerve and laid him out with a clothesline. That was a payoff to what had been going down in the last month with Naito being nice to Komatsu before and after matches.
Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura and Barbaro Cavernario vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson and Titan
The latter team came out in their outfits from Saturday morning, but this time Cavernario had a wheel painted in his back. Okada had a skull mask similar to Nakamuras but was gold colored. Really good six man with, again, lots of crazy dives. Robinson, Titan, Robinson and Tanahashi all did stereo planchas on the outside. Titan did a awesome moonsault from the top rope that took out Nakamura. Robinson threw Cavernario out to the floor but Okada did his comeback and pinned Robinson with the rainmaker.
Hirooki Goto appeared immediately after the bell had rang and laid out Okada, Gedo, Titan – pretty much everyone in his path. He laid out Okada with his reverse neckbreaker on the leg and promptly made his exit. Goto’s kind of had a loose cannon like gimmick attacking Okada at every opportunity.
CMLL Lightweight Champion Dragon Lee vs. Kamaitachi
Incredible match, easily blows everything from the last two days out of the water. Just a series of incredible moves and counters that has to be seen to be believed. Lee did a great running rana from the ring, over the ropes and to the floor. Lee did a double footstomp that sent them both to the floor. Lee went for another, this time facing the ring but Kamaitachi avoided him and ended up doing a dropkick that sent Lee to the floor. Kamaitachi followed with a big senton off the top rope that was absolutely crazy. Sinked in a figure four but Lee grabbed the ropes. He had been grabbing his knees during some of the match. Just a ton of flashy, awesome back and forth counters. Crazy nearfalls by Dragon Lee including another double foot stomp and a cradle German suplex. They traded moves back and forth. Awesome heat from the audience. Lee went for a powerbomb but Kamaitachi somehow floated over him and countered with a Canadian destroyer for an incredible finish to win the title.
Mistico vs. Ultimo Guerrero
This was slightly hard to get into at first after the previous match, but these guys had a very good match that the crowd did get into. They did their same routine from the last few days where Mistico and Guerrero would fight over who got the bigger reaction. Mistico did a lot of great high flying and Guerrero looked good in doing big power spots and keeping him grounded. He powerbombed Mistico off the middle rope, for example. Guerrero hit a top rope reverse suplex for a nearfall but Mistico kicked out. Mistico came back and sank in la mistica and got the submission.
CMLL Welterweight Champion Volador Jr. vs. Mephisto
I saw most of this match, excluding the last couple of minutes as the stream completely died. From what I saw, this was a decent match but not as good as the two prior matches and the crowd wasn’t as into it. Still, they worked hard and had a good match. Volador came to the ring wearing pain inspired by Venom from the Spider Man universe. Basic lucha match. Mephisto did some cool dives, as did Volador Jr. There was a cool spot at one point where Mephisto slid under Volador, and he responded by dishing out a moonsault. Volador kicked out of the double underhook facebuster that had him pinned the previous night. I didn’t catch all of the finish as the stream completely died, but Volador retained with a top rope spanish fly.
Everyone came to the ring after the match and posed for cameras. Volador thanked the crowd and said they’d hope to see them again next year.
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All three of these shows were pretty fun to watch. Definitely check out Dragon Lee/Kamaitachi as that’s a match that needs to be seen.
St. Louis, Missouri: – John Pesek beat Jim Londos in 2 out of 3 falls
1949
San Francisco, California: – Lee Henning defeated Sandor Szabo to win the San Francisco NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title
1950
Montreal, Quebec, Canada: – Yvon Robert defeated Whipper Billy Watson to win the Toronto NWA British Empire Heavyweight Title
1951
Kansas City, Kansas: – Tarzan Kowalski defeated Bill Longson to win the NWA Heart of America (later known as Central States) Heavyweight Title
1954
Hollywood, California: – Wilbur Snyder and Sandor Szabo defeated Lord James Blears and John Tolos to become the first NWA International Television Tag Team Champions
1961
Honolulu, Hawaii: – Sam Steamboat defeated Dick Hutton for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – Illio Do Paolo and Billy Red Lyons won the Canadian Open Tag Team Championship over Tiny Mills and Crusher Kowalski in 2 out of 3 falls – “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers defeated John DeSilva – Duke Keomuko and Sato Keomuko beat Dick Byer and Farmer Boy by count out – Fred Atkins and Mike Gallagher wrestled 20 minutes to a draw – Doc Gallagher defeated Don McClarity
1963
New Haven, Connecticut: – Buddy Rogers defeated Bobo Brazil to retain the WWWF World Heavyweight Title
1964
San Francisco, California: – Dominic DeNucci defeated Ray Stevens to win the San Francisco NWA United States Heavyweight Title
1968
Kansas City, Kansas: – Sonny Myers defeated Pedro Valdez – Steve Bolus defeated Cyclone Castro – Ernie Ladd defeated Stan the Moose – Bob Geigel & Bob Brown defeated Klondike Bill & Ronnie Etchison in three falls
1969
Omaha, Nebraska: – Stan Pulaski and Chris Tolos defeated Butcher and Mad Dog Vachon to win the AWA Midwest Tag Team Titles
Atlanta, Georgia: – Assassin #2 (Tom Renesto) and The Professional (Doug Gilbert) defeated Alberto and Ramon Torres to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles
1970
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Non Title Match, No Time Limit: The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2 out of 3 falls – Blackjack Lanza beat Red Bastien – Pepper Gomez beat Luke Graham – Lars Anderson beat Mike Lavine – Larry Hennig beat Bruce Kirk
1972
Dallas, Texas: – Dean Ho and Fritz Von Erich defeated Thunderbolt Patterson and Johnny Valentine for the NWA American Tag Team Titles
Macon, Georgia: – El Mongol defeated Buddy Colt to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title – Flash and Rocket Monroe defeated Bob Armstrong and Bill Dromo for the NWA Macon Tag Team Titles
1974
Dothan, Alabama: – The Wrestling Pro defeated Dick Dunn to win the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title
1975
Detroit, Michigan: – Bobo Brazil defeated The Sheik for the Detroit NWA United States Heavyweight Title
Tampa, Florida: – NWA Title: Jack Brisco defeated Dory Funk, Jr. to retain the title – Florida Title: Bill Watts defeated Dick Murdoch to retain the title – Terry Funk defeated Jos LeDuc – Judo Jacket Match: Bob Armstrong defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka – Bob Roop & Dick Slater defeated Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci – The Mongolian Stomper defeated The Great Malenko – Mike Graham defeated Gene Lewis – Rocky Johnson defeated Baron Scicluna
1978
Superbowl of Wrestling: Miami, Florida: – Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Ivan Koloff and Mr. Saito to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles – Mike Graham and Steve Keirn defeated Jimmy and Johnny Valiant to win the NWA Florida US Tag Team Titles – WWWF World Champion, Superstar Billy Graham and NWA World Champion, Harley Race wrestled to a 60 minute time limit draw
1981
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – The Crusher & Mad Dog Vachon beat Jerry Blackwell & John Studd dq – Nick Bockwinkel beat Dino Bravo – Tito Santana beat Jesse Ventura – Jim Brunzell beat Adrian Adonis – Brad Rheingans beat Ben DeLeon – Buck Zumhofe drew Steve Regal
1982
Wichita,Kansas: – Roger Kirby and Jerry Valiant (Guy Mitchell) defeated Eddie Gilbert and Ricky Romero for the NWA Central States Tag Team Titles
1983
Tampa, Florida: – The Fabulous Kangaroos (Johnny Heffernan and Don Kent) defeated Ron Bass and Barry Windham to win the NWA Florida Global Tag Team Titles – Lumberjack Match: Midnight Rider defeated Kevin Sullivan – Jake “The Snake” Roberts defeated Charlie Cook – Cowboy Ron Bass defeated Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin – Leroy Brown beat Rufus R. Jones – Texas Death Match: Angelo Mosca defeated Barry Windham
1984
Shelby, North Carolina: – Angelo Mosca, Jr. defeated Iwan Koloff to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
1986
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: – Sgt. Slaughter no contest AWA Champion Stan Hansen – Jerry Blackwell beat Boris Zhukov – Nick Bockwinkel beat Larry Zbyszko by countout – Non Title: Nord The Barbarian & Mongolian Stomper beat AWA Tag Team Champions Curt Hennig & Scott Hall – Buck Zumhofe beat Doug Somers
Singapore – Jerry Lawler defeated Lars Anderson for the NWA Polynesian Wrestling Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight Title
1990
Salem, Oregon: – Al Madril defeated Rex King for the NWA Pacific Northwest Television Title
1991
Dallas, Texas: – Bill Dundee defeated Gary Young to win the vacant USWA Texas Title in a tournament final
1992
Annadale, Minnesota: – Brad Rhenigans and Baron Von Raschke defeated The Punishers to win the PWA Tag Team Titles
1993
Memphis, Tennessee: – Ron and Don Harris defeated Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett to win the USWA Tag Team Titles
1995
Clash of Champions: Las Vegas, Nevada: – WCW World Television Champion Arn Anderson (with Col. Robert Parker and Meng) pinned Johnny B. Badd to retain the title – WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray (with Sister Sherri)) defeated Stars-N-Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Patriot) to retain the title – Sting defeated Avalanche by submission – WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan (with Jimmy Hart) and Randy Savage defeated The Butcher and Kevin Sullivan
1997
Sould Out PPV: Cedar Rapids, Iowa: – The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) (WCW) defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) (nWo) to win the title – WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddy Guerrero (WCW) defeated Syxx (nWo) in a Ladder match to retain the title – WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hollywood Hulk Hogan (nWo) fought The Giant (WCW) to a no contest to retain the title
1998
Yokohama, Japan: – Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue defeated Johnny Ace and Kenta Kobashi for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team title
2000
Las Vegas, Nevada: – Sid Vicious defeated Ron Harris and WCW World Heavyweight Champion Kevin Nash in a three-way steel cage match to win the title – Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell by dq
2004
Royal Rumble: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: – Ric Flair & Batista defeated The Dudleys in a tables match to retain the RAW World Tag Titles – WWF Champion Brock Lesnar defeated Bob Holly to retain the WWF World Title – Raw Champion Triple H wrestled Shawn Michaels to a draw to retain the title – Chris Benoit won the Royal Rumble
2009
Royal Rumble: Detroit, Michigan: – Randy Orton won the Royal Rumble – Melina defeated Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix to win the title – Edge defeated Jeff Hardy in a no dq match to win the WWE Title – John Cena defeated JBL to retain the World Title
2015
Royal Rumble: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: – Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble – Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena and Seth Rollins to retain the WWE World Title – The Usos defeated The Miz and Damien Mizdow to retain the WWE World Tag Team Titles
San Francisco, California: – Ray Eckert won the San Francisco NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title by defeating Sandor Szabo
1956
Baltimore, Maryland: – Buddy Rogers defeated Karl Von Albers for the Eastern Heavyweight Title
1961
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder to retain the title – AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Jack Healy to retain the title
1963
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – Lou Thesz defeated Buddy Rogers to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title – Bulldog Brower and Hans Schmidt beat Billy Red Lyons and Sam Steamboat – Bruno Sammartino beat Buddy Austin – Johnny Valentine beat Fred Atkins – Sweet Daddy Wiki beat Jim Hady – The Beast beat Gino Marella (Gorilla Monsoon)
Jacksonville, Florida: – Don Curtis (sub Bob Ellis) and Mark Lewin defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) to win the Florida NWA World Tag Team Titles – Southern Title: Eddie Graham defeated Mighty Zorro – Kurt & Karl Von Brauner defeated Joe Scarpa (sub Don Curtis) & Reggie Parks – Wild Red Berry beat Gentleman Saul – Rito Carreon beat Hiro Matsuda
1964
Miami, Florida: – NWA World Title: Lou Thesz defeated Eddie Graham – Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard defeated Haystack Calhoun & Don Curtis – Hiro Matsuda defeated Tito Carreon – Great Malenko defeated Jerry London
1967
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada: – Mad Dog Vachon defeated Hans Schmidt to win the International Wrestling International Heavyweight Title
1968
Tokyo, Japan: – Danny Hodge defeated Lou Thesz for the International Pro Wrestling TWWF World Heavyweight Title
1969
– Paul Jones and Nelson Royal defeated The Medics for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
Dothan, Alabama: – Flash and Rocket Monroe won the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Title from Don Carson and Dick Dunn
1972
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: – Bob Brown and Gene Kiniski won the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title by defeating Mark Lewin and Steven Little Bear
1973
Buffalo, New York: – Jacques Rougeau, Sr. defeated Waldo Von Erich in a tournament final for the vacant National Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: – Death Match, No Time Limit, No dq: Pampero Firpo beat Baron Von Raschke – Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan beat Larry Hennig (sub Greg Gagne) & Jim Brunzell – Jos Leduc beat Jimmy Valiant – Kim Duk beat Bull Bullinski – Bob Backlund drew Khosrow Vaziri (Iron Shiek)
1974
Dallas, Texas: Black Jack Lanza defeated Johnny Valentine in 2 out of 3 falls Jerry Oates defeated Blackjack Mulligan The Samoan, Afi and Sika Anoia defeated Dale Lewis and Big Joe Cassidy Jose Lothario won by disqualification from Apache Bull Ramos Bob Orton Jr. pinned Matt Gibson
1977
Memphis, Tennessee: – Bill Dundee and Ricky Gibson defeated Dutch Mantel and David Schultz to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1979
Miami Beach, Florida: – Korean Assassin Match-Dusty Rhodes defeated Pak Song – Eddie & Mike Graham & Hiro Matsuda defeated Mr. Sato & Mr. Saito & Rising Sun – Brass Knuckles Title: Killer Karl Kox defeated Herb Calvert to retain title – Thor The Viking defeated Steve Brody (sub for Jos LeDuc)
1980
Kansas City, Kansas: – The Assassin (Jody Hamilton) defeated The Avenger for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title
1984
Memphis, Tennessee: – Jerry Lawler & Austin Idol beat AWA Tag Team Champions Jerry Blackwell & Ken Patera dq – If Dutch loses, he will leave town: Dutch Mantell beat Randy Savage to win Mid American Title – Southern Tag Team Champions Zambuie Express beat Fabulous Ones – Jos Leduc beat Tommy Gilbert – King Konga beat Art Crews – Rick Rude beat Jerry Grey – Rock and Roll Express & Mr. Ebony & Koko Ware beat Sabu & Karl Krupp & Porkchop Cash & Dream Machine
1987
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: – Non Title: Midnight Rockers beat AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers – Larry Zbyszko & Masa Saito beat Nick Bockwinkel & Greg Gagne – Coal Miners Glove match: Colonel DeBeers beat Jimmy Snuka – Steve O beat The Ninja by dq – Kevin Kelly beat Earthquake Ferris – Boris Zhukov beat Jerry Seganovich (Jerry Sags) – Buck Zumhofe beat Brian Knobbs
1988
Bunkhouse Stampede, Uniondale, New York: – Larry Zbyszko defeated Barry Windham to win the NWA Western States Heritage Title – Dusty Rhodes won a Steel Cage Bunkhouse Stampede battle royal – Road Warrior Hawk defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair by disqualification
Royal Rumble, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada – Jim Duggan won the Royal Rumble – Ricky Steamboat defeated Rick Rude by disqualification
1992
Dallas, Texas: – Eddie Gilbert defeated Terry Garvin (Terry Simms) for the vacant GWF Television Title
1993
Royal Rumble, Sacramento, California – Yokozuna won the Royal Rumble – Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon to retain the WWF World Title – WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty
1996
Matsumoto, Japan: – Gary Albright and Stan Hansen defeated Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles
1998
Souled Out: Dayton, Ohio: – Chris Jericho defeated Rey Misterio, Jr to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title – Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair – WCW World Television Champion Booker T pinned Rick Martel to retain the title
1999
Royal Rumble: Anaheim, California: – The Rock won the WWF World Title by defeating Mankind in an I Quit match – Vince McMahon won the Royal Rumble – WWF Intercontinental Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Billy Gunn to retain the title
2000
Los Angeles, California: – Sid Vicious pinned Kevin Nash to win the vacant WCW World Title – Lex Luger defeated Booker T
2002
Naucalpan, Mexico: – Pantera defeated champion Último Vampiro and Pentagon in a three-way match to win the IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Title
If you’re a collector of print editions of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and are interested in obtaining print copies of our coverage of the first 15 years, Grant Zwarych is offering a sale right now. (Note that for online subscribers, you have already have access to many of these in our digital archives, links below.)
The Rumbles covered start at 1988 and run through 2002. Here’s what is in these issues in additon to Rumble coverage:
1988: Feb. 1 (10) Complete coverage of the promotion’s 1/24 head to head events; Nassau Coliseum’s Bunkhouse Stampede finals vs. Hamilton’s Royal Rumble, Mike George wins WWA World title tournament in Kansas City; Fujinami & Kengo Kimura win IWGP belts from Fujiwara & Yamazaki
1989: Jan. 23 (8): WWF Royal Rumble 1/15 card coverage, AWA & Jarrett Promotions split, Bam Bam Bigelow history in NWA, Chris Benoit wins Commonwealth mid-heavyweight belt from Davey Boy Smith
1990: Feb. 1 (8) Titan signs Mike Tyson as special ref for Hogan vs Savage, Royal Rumble 1/21 card coverage, AJPW & NJPW going to work together for 1st time in more than a decade, Akira Maeda does job for Nobuhiko Takada 1/16 in Tokyo, NWA booking committee trimmed down
1991: Jan. 28 (10) WWF Royal Rumble 1/19 card coverage-Sgt Slaughter wins WWF title, Observer Research Reveals Vince’s Baldness Fetish, At what point does bad taste cross the line, Transcript of column sent to The National re the war angle, Vader wins IWGP title from Fujinami 1/17, Diamond Dallas Page debuts in WCW
1992: Jan 27 (10): WWF Royal Rumble 1/19 card coverage- Flair wins WWF title, More Wrestling Observer award winners, Strange story, Bret Hart loses IC title to The Mountie who loses to Roddy Piper, WCW debuts Jesse Ventura at the Clash
1993: Feb 1 (10): Royal Rumble 1/24 card coverage, Flair still not signed by WCW, Jim Cornette to return to TBS, Kerry Von Erich apprehended on drug charge
1994: Jan 31 (10) Dusty Rhodes resigns as WCW booker, Royal Rumble 1/24 card coverage, Arn Anderson files suit against Sid Vicious over England stabbing incident, UWA & EMLL wrestling union break up
1995: Jan 30 (12) Royal Rumble 1/22 card coverage Jeff Jarrett wins IC title from Razor Ramon, 123 Kid & Bob Holly win tag belts over Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka, Angle to bring Ric Flair back to be at the 1/25 Clash, Woody Strode passes away, Ray Stevens hospitalized
1996: Jan 29 (12) The Monday night war-how it’s changed wrestling, Royal Rumble 1/21 card coverage-Goldust wins IC title from Razor Ramon, Clash of Champions XXXII 1/23 card coverage, Buddy Fuller passes away-quick career recap, Extreme Fighting was subject on Phil Donahue show
1997: Jan 27 (12) More UFC problems-this time New York, Royal Rumble 1/19 card coverage- Shawn Michaels wins WWF title, WCW sets company record 1/20 in Chicago, Mitsuhara Misawa wins triple crown from Kenta Kobashi, Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue win double belts from Williams & Johnny Ace, Clash of Champions XXXIV 1/21 card coverage
1998: Jan 26 (16) Will Tyson vs Austin be the most publicized match ever?, Bobo Brazil passes away, Royal Rumble 1/18 card coverage, Champions roll call for 1997 along with top drawing cards, A lot of craziness in Portland revolving around Matt Borne, Mark Kerr legal situation up in the air, The Quebecers debut in WWF
1999: Feb 1 (18) WCW vs WWF business trends over the years, Royal Rumble 1/24 card coverage- Rock regains WWF title vs Mankind, Kawada suffers broken wrist in triple crown win over Misawa, UFO 12/30 card coverage, Some controversy in refereeing of Bas Rutten vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka match
2000: Jan 31 (18) WCW gives releases to Benoit, Guerrero, Malenko, Saturn, Douglas & Konan, Royal Rumble 1/23 card coverage-Jericho wins IC title, Al Costello passes away-career retrospect, Bobby Duncum Jr & Raul Reyes pass away, WWF pulls developmental territory deal in Memphis from Randy Hales, Rings 12/22 card coverage, Multifacetico killed by gang in Mexico City
2001: Jan 29 (12) Royal Rumble 1/21 card coverage-Jericho wins IC belt from Benoit, Kenta Kobashi blows out knee, Saturday Night magazine has lengthy story on the Hart family problems Scott Steiner arrested, Much talk on potential shut down and relaunch of WCW under WWF banner, Main event draws
2002: Jan 28 (12) NJPW in chaos-Muto, Ishizawa & Kojima give notice, Imminent arrival of Hall & Nash teased on Raw, Royal Rumble 1/20 card coverage-William Regal wins IC title from Edge, Tradition of Memphis wrestling on WMC-TV returns, Jim Ross press conference
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Opened with national anthem (took photo as it ended). Arena doesn’t seat a lot (lowers are 21 rows deep, no club/uppers). Of seats available, floor is sold out, bowl is about 75%.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Tyler Breeze
Ziggler got a nice pop while Tyler Breeze had lots of pictures being taken during his entrance, he had his live cell phone tron). Crowd HEAVILY behind Ziggler. Ziggler mocked Breeze’s pose in the corner to a big cheer. Ziggler won on a super kick. Nothing you wouldn’t expect from these guys. Solid, fun match, but nothing overly special.
Curtis Axel vs. Braun Strowman
Axel got no real crowd reaction, though a couple of people cheered) while Strowman got CHEERS, believe it or not…entered to a weird non-theme, just some rumbling sounds that sounded like the noise when the Star Destroyer is slowly passing overhead in Star Wars… NO tron image… “fireflies” came out from stands. Strowman tried to draw heat, and was cheered. Finally got some boos when he went into the slow, submission offense. Strowman won with his shoulder-carry side drop slam… and was cheered again. Axel never knocked Strowman off his feet. Not a single semi-interesting spot or moment in the match. Strowman is SO dull.
Ambrose cut a promo on Owens on the tron next previewing their IC Title match tonight.
U.S. Champion Alberto del Rio vs. Chris Jericho: non-title
Crowd member (a kid) allowed to introduce next match. Jericho (introduced to MASSIVE pop) vs Del Rio (boo’d widely, though a pocket of cheers in one section). Non-title match. Del Rio tore up the sign of the fan in the backwards red hat who’s always at these shows and thee the pieces back at him. No idea what the sign said. USA chant, even though Jericho’s Canadian. Jericho wiped his armpits and under his crotch with ADR’s shirt when he laid it on the turnbuckle, then threw it to the crowd (ew?). During the match, Del Rio grabbed the fan’s hat and flung it to the back row of the floor seats. Del Rio had the arm breaker over the ropes til the 5 count which was a nice spot.
Jericho rolled out of the arm breaker and into the Walls (crab-style). Del Rio reached the ropes for the break. Jericho hit the Codebreaker for the win after avoiding the top-rope stomp while tied up in the second rope. The 10 kids around me were REALLY into this match. It was as entertained as I’ve ever been by an ADR match, though I typically find him really boring. Jericho signed autographs and had fun pumping up the crowd after the match… seemed to be enjoying himself.
WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. The Usos
New Day introduced to mixed response, but most people responded…Big E and Kofi twerked over the smoke blasts while Xavier danced between them…Big E did snow angels in the ring…I love these guys) vs Usos (got a nice, all-positive reaction). Xavier borrowed (and then returned) a sign saying RIP with the trombone and held it up with the other members around him. Kofi and Xavier in the match. Teams traded dancing/taunting funny spots early. Spot of the match: with one Uso standing on the second ripe and holding the top rope up, the other five through his legs to the outside. Big E distracted the ref from an Uso pin, distraction allowed Xavier to get the pin on a roll up to retain.
Really good match, though Big E stole it for me, taunting the announcers (he ate some paper he took from one of them) and fans and dancing around. Big E attacked Usos as soon as the bell ended the match and cleared the ring to dance around as a team. Usos attacked New Day and hit the big splash on Big E after a minute and posed with the belts before leaving them in the ring. Big E sold his left leg on his way up the ramp, but that may have just been him being Big E goofy.
WWE I-C Champion Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens
Owens was booed and walked up to barricade and stared down a kid for a moment to taunt him, while Ambrose got big cheers at least on par with Ziggler, only more sustained through the entrance, though not QUITE what Jericho got. KO attacked Ambrose before he entered the ring as he stood on the apron and posed with the belt. Ref started the match as soon as Ambrose was standing up in the ring. Ambrose hit the dive through the ropes after KO started with all of the offense. KO hit the cannonball for a two count. A
mbrose suplexed KO off the top (Ambrose was standing on the second rope) then went for Dirty Deeds but was blocked. Ambrose connected on his rebound clothesline for two and the top rope elbow to a standing KO for a near-fall. Ambrose countered Popup Powerbomb with a hurricanrana, then kicked out of the PuPB when KO hit it the second try. After distracting the ref by undoing the turnbuckle, KO grabbed a chair but was caught by the ref. Ambrose tried a roll-up but KO kicked out. Ambrose’s rebound clothesline was ducked, but he twisted it into Dirty Deeds for the pin. Really good match, as you’d expect.
> Intermission
Becky Lynch vs. Tamina (w/Alicia Fox as special ref
Tamina was with Naomi… Titantron showed Sasha Banks’ name first and I got excited… no real response for Tamina while Lynch got a nice positive response. A “Becky” chant prematch and a few during. Becky got no offense for the first 75% of the match but won on a roll-up. Alicia played no role. Tamina and Naomi attacked Alicia and mostly Becky post match and Natty made the surprise save to a nice pop. Natty applied the sharpshooter to Tamina for a minute before Tamina and Naomi escaped.
Bray Wyatt vs. Kane
Wyatt was with Braun… cheered during entrance with plenty of fireflies), while Kane got a MASSIVE pop, like Jericho. Big “Kane! Kane!” cheer prematch. Wyatt did a small DX-like crotch chop as a taunt to the crowd at one point, which was odd. More of the HHH crotch flick than the full-fledged chop. Anyway… Bray was boo’d throughout the match. Braun and Kane had a stare down at one point. Fun spot where each did their special sit-up (Bray’s crab, Kane’s sit) at the same time… didn’t let it breathe, though, and it was over too quick to enjoy, unlike the Brock/Taker one at SS. Strowman interference allowed Bray to hit Sister Abigail for the pin. People boo’d a LOT. I didn’t realize people anywhere still loved Kane like this (and not just in the “you’ve done a lot for us, so I like and respect you” way).
Nice “thank you fans” video shown on tron. Well edited as always.
WWE Champion Roman Reigns vs. Rusev (w/Lana)
Lana cut a promo to major boos while Reigns got biggest pop of the night, though may have been only slightly more than Kane’s. Reigns entered through the crowd. CONSTANT pro-Roman chants. The people love Roman Reigns. A Lana distraction allows Rusev to lock in the Accolade. Reigns gets out of it and hits a spear for the pin fall victory. Entertaining match.
Kansas City, Kansas: – World Heavyweight Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe “Toots” Mondt in 1 hour and 28 minutes
1948
Houston, Texas: – Sonny Myers defeated Miguel Guzman to win the Texas Heavyweight Title
1951
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Primo Carnera beat Sky Hi Lee – Pat O’Connor drew Ivan Kameroff – Tommy O’Toole beat Stan Mayslack – Red Bastien beat Bobby Coleman
1958
Amarillo, Texas: – Buddy Rogers defeated Dory Funk, Sr. to win the Amarillo NWA North American Heavyweight Title
1961
Charlotte, North Carolina: – Maurice and Paul Vachon defeated Jack Curtis and Ray Villmer to win the Mid-Atlantic NWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1962
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Verne Gagne beat AWA Champion Mr. M by dq – Yukon Eric beat Tiny Mills – Joe Scarpello beat Maurice LaPointe – Bob Geigel beat Don Jardine
1966
Los Angeles, California: – El Mongol and Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke Graham and Moondog Lonnie Mayne to win the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Titles
1968
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: – Eddie Sullivan defeated Bob Kelly to win the NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Title
1973
Tampa, Florida: – NWA World Title: Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Jerry Brisco by dq – Florida Title: Jack Brisco no contest Bobby Shane – Mark Lewin & Big Bad John defeated Buddy Colt & Paul Jones – Gorgeous George, Jr. defeated Great Malenko by dq – Robert Fuller defeated Jim Slade
1977
Green Bay, Wisconsin: – Steel Cage match: Billy Francis & the Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke – Super Destroyer beat Moose Morowski – Pedro Morales beat Pierre Poisson – Ray Stevens beat Blackjack Lanza – Angelo Mosca & Roger Kirby beat Larry Hennig & Jan Nelson
1978
Sacramento, California: – Black Gordman and Goliath defeated Karl and Kurt Von Steiger to win the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles
1979
Tampa, Florida: – Lights Out Match: Jos Leduc defeated Killer Karl Kox – Lumberjack Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated Sonny King – Florida Tag Titles: Pak Song & Mr. Uganda defeated Louie Tillet & Rocky Johnson – Southern Title: Thor The Viking defeated Mike Graham by dq – Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Mr. Saito & Mr. Sato – Super Gladiator beat Prince Tonga
1980
Miami, Florida: – Texas Tornado Match: Mike Graham & Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Ernie Ladd & Bugsy McGraw & Leroy Brown – $5,000 Challenge Match: Super Destroyer defeated Don Diamond – Handicap Match: Nikolai Volkoff beat Gordon Nelson & Mike Miller – Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Bryan St. John & Stan Lane
1981
Atlanta, Georiga: – Steve O defeated Bobby Eaton for the NWA National Television Title
1983
St. Louis, Missouri: – Kerry Von Erich defeated Harley Race to win the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
Charlotte, North Carolina: – Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Jack Brisco to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: – Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell dq – Arm Wrestling: Hulk Hogan beat Jesse Ventura – Wahoo McDaniel beat Bobby Duncum – Ken Patera (sub Tom Lintz) beat Baron Von Raschke – Buck Zumhofe drew Bobby Heenan
1984
New York City: – Hulk Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik to win the WWF World Title – WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco and Tito Santana fought to a double-disqualification
Louisville, Kentucky: – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jerry Lawler by reverse decision – Austin Idol beat Randy Savage dq
1987
– Hacksaw Jim Duggan lost a “Loser Leaves UWF” match to the One Man Gang and Duggan and Terry Taylor were forced to vacate the UWF World Tag Team Title (this was done as Duggan was leaving for the WWF)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: – WWF InterContinental Champion Randy Savage won by disqualification over Ricky Steamboat – Paul Orndorff and Jake Roberts were both counted out – Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell beat Bon Orton and Don Muraco – Butch Reed beat Tito Santana – Ron Bass beat Corporal Kirschner – Rick Martel and Tom Zenk beat Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake – Pedro Morales drew Nick Kiniski – Billy Jack Haynes beat Dino Bravo
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: – North American champion Owen Hart won by disqualification over former champion Mike Shaw (Makhan Singh). – Ben Bassarab won on a count to Gama Singh and Viet KongExpress # 1 in a Bermuda Triangle Match – Ron Ritchie drew Cuban Assassin – Duke Myers, Kerry Brown and Ted Arcidi beat Bill Kazmeier, Mr. Hito and Jeff Wheeler – Dick Wellington beat Ken Johnson
1988
Kansas City, Kansas: – Mike George defeated Dick Slater in a tournament final to become the first World Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Champion (Bob Geigel had previously sold the Central States name and rights to Jim Crockett but restarted his promotion using the World Wrestling Alliance name)
Tomah, Wisconsin: – AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Kevin Kelly – Ray Stevens & Baron Von Raschke beat Nasty Boys – Sheik Adnan beat Greg Gagne – Tom Zenk beat Soldat Ustinov – Nick Kiniski beat Ricky Rice
1994
Morristown, Tennessee: – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) defeated Ron and Don Harris for the USWA Tag Team Titles
1996
Clash of Champions: Las Vegas, Nevada: – WCW World Tag Team Champions Sting and Lex Luger defeated The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Earl Robert Eaton) – Ric Flair and The Giant defeated Hulk Hogan and WCW World Heavyweight Champion Randy Savage – Brian Pillman defeated Eddie Guerrero
2000
Royal Rumble: New York City: – The Hardy Boyz beat The Dudleys in a Table Match – Triple H defeated Cactus Jack in a street fight – The Rock won the Royal Rumble
2004
Mexico City, Mexico: – Shocker & La Parka beat Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucanero to win the CMLL tag team titles
2005
Kobe, Japan: – 2 Cold Scorpio & Doug Williams defeated Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa to win the GHC tag team titles
Tokyo, Japan: – Takeo Omori defeated Steve Corino in a tournament final to win the AWA title
Hollywood, California: – Danny McShain defeated Dick Trout to win the World Light Heavyweight Title
1959
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Reggie and Stan Lisowski defeated Herb and Seymour Freeman for the Minneapolis NWA World Tag Team Titles
Kansas City, Kansas: – Dick Hutton beat Bob Ellis by countout in 2 out of 3 falls – Lee Henning and Bill Longson beat Bobby Bruns and Joe Hamilton – Rip Hawk defeated Lou Klein – The Mighty Atlas beat Joe Costello
1960
St. Joseph, Missouri: – Lee Henning defeated Bob Ellis to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title
1962
Vancouver, British Columbia: – Gene Kiniski and Killer Kowalski defeated Roy McClarty and Whipper Billy Watson for the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Titles
1966
Chicago, Illinois: – Johnny Valentine no contest Dick the Bruiser – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Wilbur Snyder by countout – Verne Gagne beat Moose Cholak – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Angelo Poffo & Bobby Managoff – Dale Lewis drew Guy Mitchell
1967
St. Paul, Minnesota: – No dq Match, Referee Jim Raschke: AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Killer Kowalski – Larry Hennig beat The Alaskan dq – Harley Race beat Doug Gilbert – Reg Parks beat Kenny Yates
1970
Chattanooga, Tennessee: – The Spoilers defeated Ron and Don Wright for the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Titles
Syndey, Australia: – The Texas Outlaws (Dick Murdock & Dusty Rhodes) defeated Mario Milano & Mark Lewin to win the IWA tag title
1974
Tampa, Florida: – Jos & Paul LeDuc & Louie Tillet defeated Mad Dog & Stan Vachon & Bob Orton – One Fall To A Finish: Paul Jones defeated Dick Slater – Florida Title: Buddy Colt defeated Mike Graham by dq to retain title – Southern Title: Dusty Rhodes defeated Tex McKenzie to retain title
1975
Lubbock, Texas: – Dick Murdoch defeated Blackjack Mulligan to win the Amarillo NWA International Heavyweight Title
Miami, Florida: – Dusty Rhodes & Mike Graham defeated Terry Funk & Bob Roop – Lou Thesz no contest “Cowboy” Bill Watts – Lumberjack Match: Dick Slater (sub for Mongolian Stomper) defeated Jos LeDuc – Judo Jacket Match: Hiro Matsuda defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
1976
Kansas City, Kansas: – Akio Sato fought Rick McGraw to a draw – Ripper Collins defeated Bob Geigel – Ron Bass & Dutch Mantell defeated Mike George & Ray Candy – Jerry Oates & Ted Oates defeated Bob Brown & Ed Wiskoski
1977
Detroit, Michigan: – Gino Hernandez beat Bulldog Kent – The Sheik and Abdullah the Butcher beat Dick The Bruiser and Tony Marino – Dusty Rhodes beat Spoiler # 2 – New Fabulous Kangaroos beat Lou Klein and Dominic DeNucci – Charlie Cook beat Denny Albert – Ray Candy beat Traitor Hampton
1981
Niraskai, Japan: – Jumbo Tsuruta won the NWA United National Heavyweight Title from Abdullah the Butcher
Atlanta, Georgia: – Bobby Eaton defeated Steve O for the NWA National Television Title
1982
Columbus, Georgia: – The Masked Superstar and Super Destroyer (Scott Irwin) defeated Bob and Brad Armstrong for the NWA National Tag Team Titles
1984
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – Angelo Mosca defeated Sgt. Slaughter to win the Toronto NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title
Orlando, Florida: – Kendo Nagasaki (Kazuo Sakurada) defeated Mike Rotundo to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
1985
AWA/NWA Star Wars: Baltimore, Maryland: – Bob Backlund & Sgt Slaughter won a 12 team battle royal – Tommy Rich & Sgt Slaughter beat Scott Irwin & Bill Irwin – Bob Backlund beat Masked Superstar dq – Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors dq – Ronnie Garvin beat Bob Roop – Ron Ritchie beat Rip Rogers
1993
Dallas, Texas: – Alex Porteau defeated Mike Dahl to win the Global Wrestling Federation Light Heavywieght Title
1994
Royal Rumble: Providence, Rhode Island – WWF Tag Team Champions The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) defeated Bret and Owen Hart to retain the titles – WWF Champion Yokozuna defeated The Undertaker in a Casket match to retain the title – Bret Hart and Lex Luger co-won the Royal Rumble match
Portland, Oregon: – Bruiser Brian defeated Colonel DeBeers for the Championship Wrestling USA Television Title
1995
Royal Rumble: Tampa, Florida: – Jeff Jarrett won the WWF Intercontinental Title from Razor Ramon – Shawn Michaels won the Royal Rumble – In a tournament final, Bob Holly and The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Titles
1996
Las Vegas, Nevada: – Sting and Lex Luger won the WCW World Tag Team Title by defeating Harlem Heat – Randy Savage won the WCW World Title from Ric Flair
1999
Tokyo, Japan: – Toshiaki Kawada defeated Mitsuharu Misawa to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title
2003
Nashville, Tennessee: – A.J. Styles pinned Larry Zbyszko – David Flair and Mike Sanders defeated Ron Killings and Jerry Lynn – Triple X (Low Ki and Elix Skipper) defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm)to win the titles
2005
Seoul, South Korea: – Buff Bagwell and Dusty Rhodes defeated Rikki Nelson and Terry Taylor to win the vacant NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title
2006
Tokyo, Japan: – Jun Akiyama defeated Akira Taue to win the NOAH GHC Heavyweight Title
Tokyo, Japan: – Shinjiro Otani defeated Steve Corino to win the AWA title
2012
Tokyo, Japan: – Takeshi Morashima defeated Go Shiozaki in Osaka to win the GHC title – Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson to win the GHC tag team titles
Dallas, Texas: – Johnny Valentine defeated Bill Melby for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
1963
Memphis, Tennessee: – The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) defeated Eric Pomeroy (Stan Pulaski) and Ray Andrews to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1964
Seattle, Washington: – The Destroyer beat Luther Lindsay – Paddy Barrett beat Louie Tiller – Abe Jacobs beat Pedro Lopez – El Mongol beat Dano McDonald – Nick Bockwinkel beat Don Duffy – Tony Borne beat Nick Kozak
1965
Amarillo, Texas: – Ken Lucas and Sputnik Monroe defeated Art Nielson and The Red Raider to win the Amarillo version of the NWA North American Tag Team Titles
1967
Indianapolis, Indiana: – Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher defeated The Devil’s Duo (Angelo Poffo and Chris Markoff) for the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Titles
San Francisco, California: – Ray Stevens and Pat Patterson defeated Ciclon Negro and The Mongolian Stomper to win the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles
1971
Sydney, Australia: – The Texas Outlaws (Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes) defeated Mark Lewin and Mario Milano to win the International Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles
Hattiesburg, Mississippi: – Bobby Fields won the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title by defeating Rocket Monroe
1972
Knoxville, Tennessee: – Don and Al Greene defeated The Avengers for the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Titles
1976
Miami, Florida: – Lights Out match: King Curtis defeated Big Bad John – Florida Title: Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Frank Goodish by dq to retain title – Southern Title: Billy Robinson defeated Bob Roop – Bob Orton, Jr. & Karl Von Steiger defeated Jerry Brisco (sub for Mike Graham) & Eddie Graham – Missouri Mauler defeated Omar Negro – Jerry Brisco defeated Roger Kirby – Abe Jacobs defeated Ron Starr – Cyclon Negro defeated Rip Hawk – Dino Bravo & Bill Dromo defeated Mike York & George McCreary
1977
Atlanta, Georgia: – Anderson Brothers bear Mr Wrestling 1 & 2 – Dick Slater beat T-bolt Patterson – Dusty Rhodes beat the Stomper – Abdullah the Butcher beat Bob Backlund – Ray Rougeau beat Scott Irwin – Rick Steamboat beat Charlie Fulton
1979
Memphis, Tennessee: – AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Ron Fuller and Toru Tanaka defeated Dennis Condrey and Don Fargo in a tournament final to win the vacant AWA Southern Tag Team Title
1983
Dallas, Texas: – Terry Gordy defeated Kevin Von Erich for the World Class American Heavyweight Title
1985
Hartford, Connecticut: – The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) defeated Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch for the WWF World Tag Team Titles
1986
Portland, Oregon: – Tom Zenk defeated Bobby Jaggers for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
Louisville, Kentucky: – Buddy Landel defeated Koko Ware to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title
1987
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: – Rick Martel and Tom Zenk beat Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake – Paul Orndorff drew Tito Santana – Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell beat Don Muraco and Bob Orton – Jake Roberts beat Corporal Kirschner – Billy Jack Haynes beat Dino Bravo – Butch Reed beat Pedro Morales – Ron Bass drew Nick Kiniski
1990
Royal Rumble | Orlando, Florida: – Hulk Hogan won the Royal Rumble – Ronnie Garvin defeated Greg Valentine in an I Quit match
1992
Clash of The Champions | Topeka, Kansas: – The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Big Van Vader and Mr. Hughes – Cactus Jack pinned Van Hammer in a falls count anywhere match – Ricky Steamboat and Sting defeated WCW World Television Champion Steve Austin and WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Rick Rude
1996
Royal Rumble | Fresno, California: – Shawn Michaels won the Royal Rumble – Goldust pinned WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon to win the title – WWF Tag Team Champions The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) defeated The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip)
1997
Clash of The Champions | Milwaukee, Wisconsin: – The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Amazing French Canadians (Pierre Oulette and Jacques Rougeau) – Chris Benoit pinned Kevin Sullivan in a falls count anywhere match – Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Ultimo Dragon to win the title
2001
Royal Rumble | New Orleans, Louisiana: – Dudley Boyz beat Edge & Christian to win the WWF World Tag Titles – Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit in a ladder match to capture the WWF Intercontinental Title – Kurt Angle defeated Triple H to retain the WWF World Title – Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble
2005
New Castle, Ontario, Canada:
– Chris Sabin defeated Alex Shelley to win the BCW Can-Am Television Title
2007
Tokyo, Japan: – Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Yoshinari Kanemura & Takashi Sugiura to win the GHC Jr Heavyweight tag team titles
Oakland, California: – Sandor Szabo defeated Billy Hanson to win the San Francisco Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title
1948
Eugene, Oregon: – Gypsy Joe Dorsetti defeated Billy Hickson for the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title
1949
Kansas City, Kansas: – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Tarzan Kowalski (Killer Kowalski) 2 out of 3 falls to retain title – Bobby Bruns and Don Eagle beat Jack McDonald and Bob Wagner
1955
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – Al and Tiny Mills won the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Title defeating Paul Baillargeon and Whipper Billy Watson
1959
Dallas, Texas: – Joe Christie defeated Pepper Gomez to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
1961
Houston, Texas: – Pepper Gomez and Hogan Wharton defeated Jet Monroe (subbing for Rocket Monroe) and Sputnik Monroe for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title – – Dan Manoukian won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title from Ciclon Negro
1962
Portland, Oregon: – Fritz Von Goering defeated Billy White Wolf for the NWA PAcific Northwest Heavyweight Title
1963
St. Paul, Minnesota: – No dq, No Time Limit Match: AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Crusher – AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Doug Gilbert & Moose Evans – Rocky Hamilton beat Gordon Nelson – Dick Steinborn beat Stan Kowalski
1964
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: – Don Leo Jonathan and Kinji Shibuya defeated Dory Funk, Sr. and Dory Funk, Jr. to win the vacant Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles
1966
St. Paul, Minnesota: – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Mighty Igor Vodik 2 out of 3 falls – Fence Match: The Crusher beat Chris Markoff & Professor Steve Druk – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dale Lewis & Larry Heiniemi 2 out of 3 falls – Chris Tolos beat John Zendejas – Eddie Sharkey beat Bob Morgan
Tampa, Florida: – Eddie Graham and El Gran Lothario beat Sputnik Monroe and Don McClarity – Lou Thesz and Les Welch beat Kurt and Skull Von Braunner – Dick Steinborn and Sam Steamboat lost to Masked Interns – Argentina Zuma beat the Mummy – Hiro Matsuda beat Silento Rodriquez
1972
Denver, Colorado: – Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens defeated Red Bastien and Crusher Lisowski for the AWA World Tag Team Titles – Pepper Gomez beat Blackjack Lanza 2 out of 3 falls – Don Muraco beat Bobby Heenan 2 out of 3 falls
1973
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: – Lennie Hurst and Dan Kroffat defeated Danny Babich and Michel Martel to win the Stampede International Tag Team Title
– Earl Maynard won the NWA Beat the Champ Television Title by defeating Ripper Collins
1975
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: – Guy Mitchell defeated Gene Kiniski to win the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title
1976
Mobile, Alabama: – Lanny and Randy Poffo defeated The British Bulldogs (Jonathan Foley and Edward Heath) for the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles
1978
Uniondale, New York: – Carlos Jose Estrada (Jose Estrada, Sr.) defeated Tony Gara to win the vacant WWF Junior Heavyweight Title
Tokyo, Japan: – Animal Hamaguchi and Great Kusatsu won the International Pro Wrestling World Tag Team Title, defeating The Samoans (Afa and Sika)
Obihiro, Japan – NWA Title: Harley Race went to a 60 minute draw with Jumbo Tsuruta – Giant Baba and Rocky Hata beat Bull Ramos and King Curtis! – Mark Lewin beat Takachiho – The Destroyer and Great Kojika beat Johnny Rodz and Kim Duk
Atlanta, Georgia: – Dick Slater beat Stan Hanson – Bob Armstrong beat Mongolian Stromper – Tony Atlas and Bobo Brazil beat Ole Anderson and Sgt Goulet – Mr. Wrestling #2 beat Georgeous George Jr. – Bounty Hunter beat Charlie Cook – Mighty Zulu beat Intern #1
1979
St. Petersburg, Florida: – Thor the Viking (Scott Irwin) defeated Terry Funk for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1980
Guadalajara, Mexico: – Raul Mata defeated Alfonso Dantes to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title
1981
Mobile, Alabama: – Brad Armstrong won a tournament for the vacant Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title
Tampa, Florida: – Special Challenge Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated The Assassin by dq – Sweet Brown Sugar won a Battle Royal – Mike Graham & Barry Windham defeated R.T. Tyler & Bobby Jaggers – Nikolali Volkoff defeated Scott McGhee – Reggie Parks defeated Hans Schroeder – Chris Markoff defeated Mike Davis
1984
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: – Killer Khan defeated Archie Gouldie (Mongolian Stomper) to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title
1985
San Antonio, Texas: – The Maoris (Tudui and Wakahi) defeated Rick Casey (Wendell Cooley) and Jerry Oske for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Tag Team Titles
1987
Tampa, Florida: – Bad News Allen won the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title from Ron Simmons
Memphis, Tennessee: – The Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) defeated Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis for the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1989
– Unified World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler, who held the AWA, CWA and World Class Titles, is stripped of the AWA title when CWA and the AWA ended their relationship.
1997
Osaka, Japan: – Mitsuharu Misawa won the AJPW Triple Crown Title from Kenta Kobashi
Tokyo, Japan:
– WWWA World Champion Kyoko Inoue defeated International Wrestling Association and AJW All Pacific Champion Takako Inoue to unify the three titles – Kumiko Maekawa and Tomoko Watanabe won the WWWA World Tag Team Titles from Mima Shimoda and Manami Toyota
1998
Davis, California: – Owen Hart defeated Goldust, who was dressed as Triple H, to win the WWF European Title
2002
Atlanta, Georgia: – William Regal defeated Edge to win the WWF Intercontinental Title – Ric Flair defeated Vince McMahon in a street fight – Chris Jericho defeated the Rock to retain the Undisputed WWF World Title
