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  • Daily pro wrestling history (01/06): Bockwinkel and Stevens regain AWA World Tag Team Titles

    1948

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – George Gordienko beat Dave Levin
    – Buddy Rogers beat Ben Morgan

    1967 

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – “Pretty Boy” Larry Hennig & “Handsome” Harley Race regained the AWA world tag team titles from Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher 
    – Killer Kowalski beat Verne Gagne dq
    – Reggie Parks beat the Alaskan
    – Jack Lanza beat Big K
    – Chris Markoff beat Doug Gilbert

    1970

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Brass Knuckles Title: Danny Miller defeated Missouri Mauler to win the title
    – Florida Tag Titles: Cyclon Negro & Jack Brisco defeated Chris Markoff & Bronko Lubich to win the titles
    – Mr. Saito defeated Bob Orton by dq
    – Mephisto & Dante drew Sam Steamboat & Thunderbolt Patterson
    – Bob Roop defeated Aldo Bogni
    – Bobo Johnson defeated Buddy Colt

    1973

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Ray Stevens & Nick Bockwinkel regained the AWA tag titles from Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson
    – The Crusher beat Dusty Rhodes dq
    – Superstar Billy Graham beat Wahoo McDaniel
    – Ivan Koloff beat Reggie Parks
    – Bob Bruggers beat Big K dq
    – Ric Flair beat Johnny Heidman 
    – Jim Brunzell drew Tinker Todd

    1975

    West Palm Beach, Florida:
    – NWA Title: Jack Brisco defeated Dory Funk, Jr. by dq
    – Texas Bullrope Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated The Mongolian Stomper
    – Jos LeDuc defeated “Cowboy” Bill Watts

    1976

    Tampa, Florida:
    – NWA Title: Terry Funk draw Billy Robinson 
    – Texas Tornado Match: Bob Roop & King Curtis defeated Big Bad John & Dusty Rhodes
    – Florida Tag Titles: Eddie & Mike Graham defeated Karl Von Steiger & Bob Orton, Jr to retain titles
    – Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Frank Goodish
    – Rocky Johnson defeated Mike York
    – Jerry Brisco defeated Killer Kowalski
    – Dino Bravo defeated Rip Hawk

    1977

    – Ed Wiskowski drew with Pat O’Conner 
    – Harley Race downed Mitsuo Hata 
    – Central States title match: Bob Slaughter (Sgt. Slaughter) beat Mike George to retain title
    – NWA World title match: Champion Terry Funk took 2 out of 3 falls from Bulldog Bob Brown to retain title

    1983

    San Juan, Puerto Rico:
    – Title Unification Match: Carlos Colon, the WWC world heavyweight title defeated Ric Flair, the NWA Champions. (Title change was not recognized and Flair returned to the United States as NWA champion)

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat Mad Dog Vachon & Jim Brunzell
    – Hulk Hogan beat Ken Patera dq
    – Wahoo McDaniel beat Rene Goulet
    – Rick Martel beat Bobby Duncum
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Tom Lintz

    1984

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – NWA Champion Ric Flair beat King Kong Brody dq
    – Harley Race beat David Von Erich to win the Missouri State Title
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Dick the Bruiser & Gene Kiniski (sub Ted DiBiase)
    – Dory Funk Jr drew Bob Orton Jr
    – Ron Ritchie beat 666 (sub Buddy Landell)
    – Tully Blanchard (sub Buck Robley) beat Buzz Tyler
    – King Cobra & Tiger Mask beat Roger Kirby & Scott Farris

    1985

    Greensboro, North Carolina:
    – Magnum T.A. won the 20-man battle royal
    – NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Harley Race
    – Lights Out match: Don Kernodle beat Ivan Koloff
    – NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez beat AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors
    – non title match: Magnum TA beat US Champion Wahoo McDaniel
    – Tully Blanchard beat Dick Slater  
    – Charlie Brown & Assassin I & Buzz Tyler beat Superstar Billy Graham & Ron Bass & JJ Dillon

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Florida Title: Brian Blair defeated Jesse Barr to win the title
    – Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Jack Hart
    – “Pistol” Pez Whatley defeated Mike Golden
    – PYT defeated Pez Whatley & Scott McGhee
    – Texas Tornado Match: Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts defeated Jim Neidhart & Krusher Kruschev 
    – Lumberjack Match: Dutch Mantell defeated The Saint

    1987

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Southern Title: Bad News Allen defeated Lex Luger to win the title
    – Kendall Windham & Vic Steamboat defeated The Sheepherders
    – Ron Simmons defeated Ed “The Bull” Gantner dq
    – Stan Lane & Dewey Forte defeated Sean Royal & Chris Champion dq

    1992

    Miami, Florida:
    – Kerry Von Erich defeated Hercules
    – WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart defeated the Mountie
    – IRS defeated the Big Bossman
    – Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair via countout

    2003

    Phoenix, Arizona:
    – Lance Storm & William Regal defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Booker T & Goldust to win the tag team titles

    2008

    Orlando, Florida:
    – TNA Tag Team champions AJ Styles & Tomko defeated Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash to retain the titles
    – TNA champion Kurt Angle defeated Christian Cage to retain the title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (1/5): Kerry Von Erich beats Jerry Lawler for World Class title

    1899

    Clinton, Iowa:
    – Tom Cannon beat Farmer Burns in 2 out of 3 falls

    1948 

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – Orville Brown defeated Sonny Myers to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title

    1950

    Columbus, Ohio:
    – Frankie Talaber won the Midwest Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title from Cyclone Anaya

    1951

    Houston, Texas:
    – Danny Savich defeated Danny McShain to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title 

    1956

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Zack Melkov and Tony Toss defeated Jack Allen and Jerry Woods for the NWA Illinois Midwest Tag Team Title 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Wild Red Berry beat Richard Brown 
    – Ike Eakins beat Johnny Kostas 
    – Bibber McCoy beat Jim Dobie 
    – Mike DiBiase drew Don Whitehead 

    1957

    London, England:
    – Mick McManus defeated Jack Dempsey to win the British Welterweight Title 

    1958

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Yvon Robert and Billy Wicks defeated Don and Jackie Fargo for the Mid-America version of the NWA World Tag Team Title 

    1962 

    Houston, Texas:
    – Dory Dixon won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title by defeating Jack Dalton (Don Fargo) 

    1963

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Crusher
    – Bob Ellis beat Bob Orton
    – Tex McKenzie beat Lee Henning
    – Guy Mitchell beat Sonny Myers

    1965

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Fritz Von Erich defeated Pepper Gomez for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Eddie Graham no contest Fred Blassie
    – The Assassins defeated Dick Steinborn & Lou Bastein
    – Harry “Georgia Boy” Smith defeated Pedro Godoy

    1966

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Nick Kozak defeated Killer Kowalski to win the Hawaii version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title
    – Ron Reed defeated Luther Lindsay for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title

    1967

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Tony Borne won the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title from Paul Jones

    Jacksonville, Florida:
    – World Tag Titles: The Infernos defeated Sam Steamboat & Jose Lothario by dq
    – Florida Title: Lester Welch defeated Ken Lucas to retain title
    – Sputnik Monroe defeated Bronko Kelly
    – Bobby Fields defeated Corsica Jean

    1968 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Stan Stasiak defeated Moondog Mayne to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Butcher and Stan Vachon for the Georgia version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Title 

    Dothan, Alabama:
    – Frank and Jack Dalton defeated Don Carson and Dick Dunn to win the vacant NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Title

    1973

    Detroit, Michigan:
    – Kurt Von Hess and Karl Von Shotz defeated Fred Curry and Tony Marino to win the Detroit version of the NWA World Tag Team Title

    1974

    Indianapolis, Indiana:
    – Jimmy and Johnny Valiant defeated Dick the Bruiser and WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino for the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Red Bastien
    – Mad Dog Vachon no contest Superstar Billy Graham
    – Buddy Wolff beat Ken Patera
    – Chris Taylor beat Redbeard Munson
    – Reggie Parks drew Tony Rocco
    – Greg Gagne beat Paul Perschmann (Buddy Rose)

    1976 

    Vancouver, British Columbia:
    – Don Leo Jonathan defeated Gene Kiniski for the Vancouver version of the NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title

    West Palm Beach, Florida:
    – NWA Title: Terry Funk defeated Thunderbolt Patterson to retain title
    – Southern Title: Billy Robinson defeated Killer Kowalski to retain title
    – Texas Tornado Match: Omar & Cyclon Negro defeated Rip Hawk & Roger Kirby

    1977

    Miami, Florida:
    – Steel Cage Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated Ox Baker
    – Jack Brisco defeated Superstar Billy Graham dq
    – Jos Leduc & Roberto Soto defeated Angelo Poffo & Hans Schroeder

    1978

    Osaka, Japan:
    – The Samoans (Afa and Sika) defeated Animal Hamaguchi and Great Kusatsu to win the International Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Titles

    1980 

    Augusta, Georgia:
    – Steve Travis defeated Austin Idol to win the NWA Georgia Television Title

    1982

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jim Brunzell
    – Hulk Hogan & Baron Von Raschke beat Ken Patera & Bobby Heenan (sub Bobby Duncum)
    – Sheik Adnan beat Greg Gagne dq
    – Brad Rheingans drew Sgt Goulet

    1983

    Miami, Florida:
    – The Fabulous Kangaroos (Johnny Heffernan and Don Kent) defeated Ron Bass and Barry Windham for the NWA Florida Global Tag Team Titles
    – NWA World Title: Ric Flair defeated Rufus R. Jones by dq
    – Florida Title: Mike Graham defeated Kevin Sullivan
    – Angelo Mosca defeated Midnight Rider by dq
    – Jake Roberts defeated Terry Allen
    – Scott McGhee drew Jim Garvin

    1984

    Beaumont, Texas:
    – Adrian Street defeated Relampago Leon to win the Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Junior Heavyweight Title 

    1985

    Lakeland, Florida:
    – NWA World Title: Ric Flair defeated Dutch Mantel (Mantell was booker for the CWF)
    – Michael Hayes & Sweet Brown Sugar & One Man Gang defeated Krusher Khrushchev & Jim Neidhart & The Saint (Fidel Sierra)
    – Brian Blair defeated Jesse Barr
    – Mark & Jay Youngblood defeated PYTs (Koko Ware & Norvel Austin)

    1986

    Sendai, Japan:
    – Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura are officially recognized as the first IWGP World Tag Team Champions

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – The Jumping Bomb Angels (Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki) defeated Bull Nakano and Condor Saito to win the vacant WWWA World Tag Team Title

    1987

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Soul Train Jones defeated Big Bubba for the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Title

    1988 

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Jack Victory and John Tatum defeated Skip Young in a handicap match to win Young and Tony Atlas’ World Class Texas Tag Team Title after Atlas failed to show up for the event

    Chosei, Japan:
    – Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu & Wajima beat Abdullah The Butcher & TNT & Black Assassin
    – Genichiro Tenryu & Ashara Hara beat Great Kabuki & Isao Takagi
    – Shohei Giant Baba & John Tenta beat Kimura & Tsurumi
    – AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Toshiaki Kawada
    – Akira Taue dcor Buddy Landel
    – Tiger Mask II & Ishikawa beat Pete Roberts & Paul Harris

    Mayagez, Puerto Rico:
    – Hurricane Castillo, Jr. defeated Galan Mendoza to win the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title

    1989

    Nassau, Bahamas:
    – The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated Johnny Ace and The Terminator for the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Chigusa Nagayo won the International Wrestling Association of Japan Women’s Title from Madusa Miceli

    1990

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Kerry Von Erich defeated Jerry Lawler to win the World Class Texas Heavyweight Title 

    1992

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Sakie Hasegawa and Debbie Malenko defeated Takako Inoue and Mariko Yoshida for the AJW World Tag Team Title 

    1994

    Osaka, Japan:
    – Kouji Ishinriki defeated Ultimo Dragon to win the UWA World Middleweight Title 

    1996 

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – 2 Cold Scorpio defeated ECW World Television and World Tag Team Champion Mikey Whipwreck to win the Television title 

    Fort Wright, Kentucky:
    – D’Lo Brown defeated Bobby Blaze in a tournament final to become the first Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Champion 

    1998

    New Haven, Connecticut:
    – Jeff Jarrett defeated Barry Windham to win the vacant NWA North American Heavyweight Title 

    2000

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Tetsuhiro Kuroda defeated Masato Tanaka for the WEW Heavyweight Title

    2001

    Ponce, Puerto Rico:
    – Damien Steele defeated Eddie Colon, Richie Santiago, Black Boy and Rockero to win the vacant WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title

    2005

    – Eddie Colon defeated Titus (Ryan Wilson) for the vacant WWC Universal Heavyweight Title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (1/4): Huge history of Tokyo Dome shows, Finger Poke O’Doom

    1929 

    Boston Massachusetts:
    – Gus Sonnenberg defeated Ed “Strangler” Lewis to win the World Heavyweight Title 

    1945

    Columbus, Ohio:
    – Frankie Talaber defeated The Great Mephisto for the Midwest Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title

    1950

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz beat Enrique Torres 2 out of 3 falls
    – Farmer Jones beat Frankie Murdock 
    – Vic Christy and Otto Kuss wrestled to a draw

    1951

    Columbus Ohio:
    – Jackie Nichols defeated Frankie Talaber to win the MWA World Junior Heavyweight Title 

    1955

    – Lee Fields and Herb Welch defeated Mario Galento and Red Roberts in a tournament final to become the first holders of the Gulf Coast version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Title

    1957 

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Chief Big Heart defeated Jerry Graham to win the Georgia version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1961

    Los Angeles California:
    – Nick Bockwinkel and Edouard Carpentier defeated Stan Holek and The Preacher for the World Wrestling Association International Television Tag Team Title

    1962

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Chris and John Tolos won the Toronto version of the NWA International Tag Team Title by defeating Whipper Billy Watson and Yukon Eric

    1966

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Johnny Barend and Ripper Collins defeated Luther Lindsay and Bearcat Wright for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Title

    1971

    Orlando, Florida:
    – The Infernos defeated Jose Lothario and Danny Miller to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Title 

    1972

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Bobby Shane defeated Bob Roop for the NWA Florida Television Title 

    1974 

    Dothan, Alabama:
    – Dick Dunn defeated Duke Miller for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title

    1975

    Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    – Jackie Fargo defeated Don Kent to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title

    1982

    West Palm Beach, Florida:
    – Florida Title: Killer Karl Kox defeated The Spoiler dq 
    – North American Tag Title: Jack & Jerry Brisco no contest Mike Sharpe & Chan Chung (Kendo Nagasaki/Mr. Sakaruda) 
    – Dave Sierra defeated Bobby Jaggers 
    – Florida TV Title: Eric Embry defeated JJ DIllion 

    1984

    Las Vegas, Nevada:
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Baron Von Raschke & Mad Dog Vachon beat Jerry Blackwell & Ken Patera & Sheik Adnan & Mr Saito
    – Billy Robinson beat Jesse Ventura dq
    – Blackjack Lanza beat Bobby Heenan count out
    – Jesse Ventura beat Buck Zumhofe

    1986

    Greensboro, North Carolina:
    – Arn Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to win the vacant NWA World Television Title 

    1987

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Jerry Lawler
    – Soul Train Jones beat Big Bubba to win International title
    – RPMs beat Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis
    – Austin Idol beat Goliath
    – Boy Tony beat Tracy Smothers
    – Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka beat Tarzan Goto & Tojo Yamamoto

    1988

    Dallas, Texas: 
    – The Freebirds (Terry Gordy, King Parsons and Buddy Roberts) defeated Chris Adams, Matt Borne (subbing for Kevin Von Erich) and Steve Simpson to win the World Class Six-Man Tag Team Title

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler beat Bill Dundee dq
    – Lumberjack Strap match: Hector Guerrero beat Jeff Jarrett dq
    – AWA and Southern Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers beat Ken Wayne & Scott Hall dq
    – Manny Fernandez beat Billy Travis
    – Bruise Brothers beat The Rock & Roll RPMs
    – Debbie Combs beat Candi Divine
    – Jimmy Jack Funk beat Jerry Saggs
    – Teijo Kahn beat Brian Knobbs

    1989

    – Eric Embry defeated Cactus Jack for the World Class Light Heavyweight Title

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Madusa Miceli won the IWA Japan Women’s Title from Chigusa Nagayo 

    1990

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Bull Nakano defeated Mitsuko Nishiwaki in a tournament final for the vacant WWWA World Singles Title 

    1992

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Riki Choshu defeated Tatsumi Fujinami to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Title

    1993 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – IWGP World Heavyweight Champion The Great Muta defeated Masahiro Chono to win the NWA World Title
    – Jushin Liger defeated Ultimo Dragon for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title

    1994

    Tokyo, Japan:
    The Hell Raisers (Hawk Warrior (Road Warrior Hawk) and Power Warrior (Kensuke Sasaki)) defeated The Jurassic Powers (Hercules Hernandez and Scott Norton) to win the IWGP World Tag Team Titles

    1996 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Nobuhiko Takada defeated Keiji Muto to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Title
    – Jushin Liger defeated Koji Kanemoto for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title

    1997

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura defeated Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan to win the IWGP World Tag Team Titles
    – Jushin Liger defeated Ultimo Dragon for the eight J-Crown titles

    1999 

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Hulk Hogan pinned Kevin Nash with the “Finger Poke of Doom” to win the WCW World Title

    1999

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Keiji Muto defeated Scott Norton to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Title
    – Kendo Kashin and Dr. Wagner, Jr. defeated Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

    2000 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Kensuke Sasaki pinned Genichiro Tenryu to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Title

    Osaka, Japan:
    – Super Delfin defeated Dick Togo to become the first Osaka Pro Wrestling Singles Champion
    – Kuishimbo Kamen defeated Ebessan to become the first Osaka Pro World’s Best Attraction Champion

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Manami Toyota won the WWWA World Singles Title by defeating Yumiko Hotta 
    – Rumi Kazama, Carol Midori and Eagle Sawai defeated Keiko Aono, Noriyo Tateno and Harley Saito for the Ladies’ Legend Pro Wrestling Six-Woman Tag Team Title

    2001

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Kensuke Sasaki pinned Toshiaki Kawada to win the tournament and the vacant IWGP World Heavyweight Title

    2004 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shinsuke Nakamura defeated NWF Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama to unify the titles

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Amazing Kong defeated Ayako Hamada to win the WWWA World Singles Title 
    – Saki Maemura and Kaori Yoneyama defeated Hikaru and Haruka Matsuo for the vacant WWWA World Tag Team Titles

    2006

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Aaron Stevens defeated CM Punk for the OVW Television Title 

    2008

    Wrestle Kingdom | Tokyo, Japan:
    – A.J. Styles, Christian Cage & Petey Williams defeated RISE (Milano Collection AT, Minoru & Prince Devitt) 
    – NJPW IWGP Tag Team Championship Match: Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) to retain the titles
    – IGF IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kurt Angle defeated Yuji Nagata to retain the title
    – NJPW IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the title

    2009 

    Wrestle Kingdom | Tokyo, Japan:
    – Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Keiji Muto to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title
    – Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defeated Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title
    – Tiger Mask defeated Low Ki to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title

    2010

    Wrestle Kingdom | Tokyo, Japan:
    – IWGP Tag Team Title, Hardcore Rules Match: Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito beat “Team 3D” Brother Ray  & Brother Devon and Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson to win the titles
    – IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Naomichi Marufuji  beat Tiger Mask to win the title
    – NJPW vs. NOAH: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Go Shiozaki 
    – GHC Heavyweight Title: Takashi Sugiura beat Hirooki Goto to retain the title
    – IWGP Heavyweight Title: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Yoshihiro Takayama to retain the title

    2011

    Wrestle Kingdom | Tokyo, Japan:
    – IWGP Tag Team champions Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson beat James Storm & Robert Roode and Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man to retain the title
    – IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion Prince Devitt beat Kota Ibushi to retain the title
    – TNA champion Jeff Hardy beat Tetsuya Naito 
    – Shinsuke Nakamura beat Go Shiozaki 
    – Togi Makabe beat Masato Tanaka
    – Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Satoshi Kojima to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title

    2012

    Wrestle Kingdom | Tokyo, Japan:
    – IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Davey Richards & Rocky Romero to win the titles
    – IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson to win the titles
    – Keiji Muto beat Tetsuya Naito 
    – IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the title

    2013

    Wrestle Kingdom | Tokyo, Japan:
    – IWGP Tag Team Title: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson to retain the titles
    – IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt beat Low Ki & Kota Ibushi to retain the title
    – Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Keiji Muto & Shinjiro Otani 
    – IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Kazushi Sakuraba to retain the title
    – IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Kazuchika Okada to retain the title

    2014

    Wrestle Kingdom | Tokyo, Japan:
    – IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson beat KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi and Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov to retain the title
    – IWGP Tag Team Title: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows beat Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. to win the titles
    – NWA World Heavyweight Title: Satoshi Kojima beat Rob Conway to win the title
    – IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi beat Prince Devitt to win the title
    – IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada to retain the title
    – IWGP Intercontinental Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Shinsuke Nakamura to win the title

    2015

    Wrestle Kingdom | Tokyo, Japan:
    – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly (ReDRagon) defeated Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA (Time Splitters),  Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (Forever Hooligans) and Nick & Matt Jackson (The Young Bucks) to retain the titles
    – NEVER Openweight Championship: Togi Makabe defeated Tomohiro Ishii to win the title
    – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega defeated Ryusuke Taguchi to win the title
    – IWGP Tag Team Championship: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata (Meiyu Tag) defeatedKarl Anderson & Doc Gallows (Bullet Club) to win the titles
    – AJ Styles defeated Tetsuya Naito
    – IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Kota Ibushi to retain the title
    – IWGP championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kazuchida Okada to win the title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (01/03): Freebirds win WCCW 6 Man Tag Team Titles

    1952

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Heart of America Champion Bob Orton Sr. beat The Masked Monster 2/3 falls (“Masked Monster” unmasked revealing Slim Zimbleman)
    – Chief Big Heart and Dutch Hefner drew in 45-minutes 
    – Jim Coffield beat Dick Hatcher  

    1957 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Stan Mykietowich and Ted Stefanyk defeated Frenchy Champagne and John DePaulo for the Madison Wrestling Club Tag Team Title 

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Dizzy Davis defeated Jim Wright to win the Amarillo version of the NWA North American Heavyweight Title

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – World Tag Team Champions, Ernie Dusek and Joe Dusek beat Mighty Atlas and Bob Orton to retain titles
    – Sonny  Myers beat Mario DeSouza  

    1963

    Rochester, Minnesota:
    – Non Title:Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn beat AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne no contest Rocky Hamilton
    – Gene Anderson beat Pepe Gonzales

    1964 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – The Destroyer defeated Mad Dog Vachon to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    1965

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Pat Patterson defeated Pepper Martin for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Johnny Valentine defeated The Sheik to win the Toronto version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title

    1970

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
    – The Crusher beat Luke Graham
    – Dr X beat Joe Scarpello
    – Blackjack Lanza beat Bob Windham
    – Lars Anderson beat Buddy Smith

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bill Watts
    – Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Wilbur Snyder & Moose Cholak
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Larry Hennig
    – Pepper Gomez beat Angelo Poffo

    1974

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Mike George & Jim Brunzell defeated Chuck Riley & Taro Kabayoshi
    – Tokyo Joe defeated Jim Ledford
    – Baron Scicluna & Bob Orton defeated Frank Diamond & Danny Little Bear
    – Bob Brown defeated Pat O’Connor via DQ
    – Lord Alfred Hayes & Roger Kirby defeated Harley Race & Rufus R. Jones in three falls

    1976

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Pampero Firpo beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Greg Gagne beat Kim Duk
    – Jim Brunzell no contest Bobby Duncum
    – Larry Hennig beat Frankie Hill
    – Jos Leduc beat Don Wade
    – Khosrow Vaziri beat Paul Perschmann

    1977

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Bruiser Brody defeated Fritz Von Erich to win the World Class American Heavyweight Title 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Dutch Mantel and David Schultz defeated Danny Little Bear and Chief Thundercloud for the Mid-America version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Title

    1978

    Birmingham, Alabama:
    – Randy Savage defeated Don Kent for the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title 

    1980 

    Jackson, Tennessee:
    – Jimmy Valiant won the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title from Jerry Lawler

    1981

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Jerry Blackwell & John Studd by countout
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson
    – Tito Santana beat King Kong Brody dq
    – Bobo Brazil beat Bobby Vann
    – Spike Huber beat Ali Hassan
    – Steve Regal drew El Bracero
    – Jerry Graham Jr beat Buck Zumhofe

    1983

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – The Great Kabuki defeated Al Madril to win the World Class Television Title

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – Tully Blanchard defeated Bob Sweetan in a tournament final for the vacant Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Heavyweight Title

    1986

    Dallas, Texas:
    – The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts) defeated Brian Adias and Kerry and Kevin Von Erich to win the World Class Six-Man Tag Team Title

    1987

    Topeka, Kansas:
    – Bill Dundee defeated Sam Houston to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title 

    1988 

    Montgomery, Alabama:
    – Moondog Spot defeated Tom Prichard for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Abdullah The Butcher & TNT beat Jumbo Tsuruta & Great Kabuki
    – Non Title: AWA Champion Curt Hennig dcor John Tenta
    – Genichiro Tenryu & Ashara Hara & Samson Fuyuki beat Yoshiaki Yatsu & Wajima & Ishikawa
    – Shohei Giant Baba & Akira Taue beat Kimura & Gori Tsurumi
    – Buddy Landel beat Toshiaki Kawada
    – Tiger Mask II & Nakano beat Pete Roberts & Paul Harris

    1993

    Windsor Locks, Connecticut:
    – The Tazmaniac defeated Flex Wheeler in a tournament final to become the first Century Wrestling Alliance Light Heavyweight Champion 

    1996

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich win the USWA Tag Team Title defeating Jesse James Armstrong and Tracy Smothers 

    1999

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Rip Rogers defeated Doug Basham for the OVW Heavyweight Title

    2000

    Greenville, South Carolina:
    – David Flair and Crowbar defeated Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner in the finals of a one night tournament to win the vacant WCW World Tag Team Titles

    Miami, Florida:
    – Triple H defeated the Big Show to win the WWF Title

    2004 

    Bayaman, Puerto Rico:
    – Abdullah the Butcher won the Universal Heavyweight Title from Carly Colon
    – Jose Rivera, Jr. defeated Eddie Colon for the vacant WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (01/02): Arn Anderson wins WCW TV Title

    1947

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Bobby Bruns 2 out of 3 falls
    – Ray Villmer beat Ernie Dusek 2 out of 3 falls
    – Ed Virag defeated Karl Von Herbert 

    1958 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Herb Freeman and Henry Lenz defeated Kurt Von Himmler and Juan Oinada for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – World Champion Dick Hutton beat Thor Hagen 2 falls to 1 to retain the title
    – Ronnie Etchison and Sonny Myers beat Lou Plummer and Tommy O’Toole 2 falls to 1
    – Otto Von Krupp beat Bobby Bruns 

    1959

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Fred Blassie defeated Ray Gunkel to win the NWA Georgia Southern Heavyweight Title

    1963

    Fargo, North Dakota:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Moose Evans
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Larry Hennig & Pepe Gonzales
    – Karol Kalmikoff drew Pepe Gonzales

    1965

    Waterloo, Iowa:
    – Sonny Myers defeated Tom Clark for the Central States version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    1970 

    Dothan, Alabama:
    – Dick Dunn defeated Rocket Monroe to win the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title

    1971

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Ripper Collins defeated Johnny Barend for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title

    1976

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – NWA Champion Terry Funk beat Pat O’Connor
    – Dick the Bruiser & Rocky Johnson beat Ox Baker & Stan Stasiak
    – Missouri State Champion Harley Race drew Rufus R Jones
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel no contest Joe Blanchard
    – Jerry Oates beat Lord Alfred Hayes dq

    1977

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Cage match: The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Bill Francis beat Pierre Poisson & Moose Morowski & Baron Von Raschke
    – Larry Hennig beat Bobby Duncum
    – Roger Kirby beat Peter Maivia dq
    – Chris Taylor beat Rodeo Jones

    1979

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Dick Slater defeated Jos LeDuc to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title 

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Randy Alls (Randy Rose) defeated Dick Murdoch to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title 

    1980

    San Francisco, California:
    – Ox Baker defeated Bruiser Brody for the World Class American Heavyweight Title 

    1981 

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Mike Graham and Barry Windham defeated The Cowboy Connection (Bobby Jaggers and R.T. Tyler) to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Title 

    1982

    Hampton, Virginia:
    – Jimmy Valiant defeated Ivan Koloff for the NWA Television Title 

    1983 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jacques Rougeau defeated Sabu the Wildman (Coco Samoa) to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title 

    1987

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – The MOD Squad (Basher and Spike) defeated Todd Champion and Dave Peterson for the NWA Central States Tag Team Titles

    1988

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Yoshiaki Yatsu & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Genichiro Tenryu & Ashara Hara
    – Wajima beat Abdullah The Butcher dq
    – John Tenta won battle royal
    – Tiger Mask II (Misawa) beat AWA Champion Curt Hennig COR
    – John Tenta & Great Kabuki beat Black Assassin & TNT
    – Akira Taue & Shohei Giant Baba beat Buddy Landel & Paul Harris

    1990

    Gainesville, Georgia:
    – Arn Anderson defeated The Great Muta to win the NWA World Television Title

    1991

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Danny Davis defeated Joseph Magliano (Joey Maggs) for the USWA Junior Heavyweight Title 

    1996 

    Morresville, North Carolina:
    – The Equalizer and George South defeated The Italian Stallion and Star Ryder to win the Pro Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship

    1997

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

    2015

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Mascara Dorada defeated Negro Casas Jr in a tournament final to win  the vacant CMLL welterweight title

    FLORIDA WRESTLING HISTORY (thanks to Barry Rose) 

    1941 – Roland Kirchmeyer beat Bulldog Lee Henning

    1964 – Eddie Graham beat Bob Orton Sr. via DQ (Jacksonville)

    1965 – Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean beat Lou Bastien (Lou Klein) & Dick Steinborn (Lakeland)

    1967 – Lester Welch & Sammy Steamboat beat The Infernos (Fort Myers)

    1967 – Don Curtis & Jose Lothario drew Duke Keomuke & Taki Yamaguchi over 60:00 (Orlando)

    1968 – Joe Scarpa (Jay Strongbow) beat Johnny Valentine (Tampa)

    1969 – Jack Brisco & Nick Kozak beat The Medics (Interns) (Jacksonville)

    1973 – Dick Slater beat Bob Griffin in a loser leaves town match (Fort Myers)

    1974 – Dusty Rhodes beat Paul Jones via DQ (Miami Beach)

    1979 – Harley Race drew Terry Funk over 60:00 to retain the NWA title (Tampa)

    1980 – Dusty Rhodes beat Bugsy McGraw in a lights out match (Miami Beach)

    1983 – Barry Windham & Ron Bass beat Jake Roberts & Kevin Sullivan in a double bullrope match (Orlando)

    1984 – Blackjack Mulligan beat Ron Bass in a chain match (West Palm Beach)

    1985 – Ric Flair beat Sweet Brown Sugar (Skip Young) to retain the NWA title (Miami Beach)

  • WWE Baltimore, MD, house show results: Roman Reigns vs Sheamus

    Submitted by Gerald Jones

    • Dolph Ziggler def. Tyler Breeze. Great match to start the show.
    • Lucha Dragons, Damien Sandow, Fandango, R-Truth and Curtis Axel def. WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E), Los Matadores, Heath Slater and Adam Rose. Sin Cara chased Xavier Woods to the back with his trombone.
    • Jack Swagger def. Bo Dallas. Bo came out and criticized the crowd and called them a bunch of idiots.
    • Kane def. Bray Wyatt. Bray was by himself and had a pretty good reaction.
    • Brie Bella & Alicia Fox def. Naomi and Tamina. The crowd chanted “We want Sasha” and Naomi said “You want Sasha? Well you aren’t going to get Sasha.”
    • Ryback def. Rusev. The match was a snore fest. I even heard a little kid tell his mom that it was boring.
    • WWE Champion Roman Reigns def. Sheamus in a street fight. Good use of tables, kendo sticks, and chairs. Roman won with a spear thru the table, and got a great reaction with not a boo in the arena for him. He stayed a little bit after to take selfies and sign autographs. 

    Byron Saxton and Eden hosted the whole night. Did a great job.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (01/01): Bob Geigel wins Central States Title

    1931 

    Columbus, Ohio:
    – Joe Banaski defeated Nick Bozinis to become the first Midwest Wrestling Association World Light Heavyweight Champion

    1936 

    Detroit, Michigan:
    – The Great Mephisto defeated Walter Roxey to win the MWA World Light Heavyweight Title

    1940

    Eugene, Oregon:
    – Pete Belcastro defeated Ernie Piluso for the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title 

    1941

    St. Joseph, Kansas:
    – Orville Brown beat Tom Zaharias 
    – Ronnie Etchison beat Bad Boy Brown 
    – Ras Samara beat Jay Steele 
    – Mel Peters drew Frank Frogge

    1943

    Columbus, Ohio:
    – Billy Thom defeated Martino Angelo for the MWA World Junior Heavyweight Title 

    1949

    Waco, Texas:
    – Dizzy Davis defeated Antonino Rocca for the Texas Heavyweight Title 

    1950

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Jack O’Reilly defeated Buck Weaver to win the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title

    1954

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – El Santo defeated Sugi Sito for the NWA World Middleweight Title

    1959

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Billy Wicks defeated Lee Fields to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dick Hutton beat Bob Ellis 2 out of 3 falls
    – The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) beat The Hamilton Brothers (Joe and Larry Hamilton) 
    – Bobby Bruns and Lee Henning wrestled to a time limit draw
    – Rip Hawk beat Joe Scarpa 

    1961

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Rocket and Sputnik Monroe defeated Duke Keomuka and Mad Dog Vachon to win the NWA Texas Tag Team Title 

    1963

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff defeated Mr. High (Doug Gilbert) and Mr. Low (Dick Steinborn) for the AWA World Tag Team Title
    – Larry Hennig beat Karl Von Shoberg

    – Art and Stan Neilson defeated Karl and Kurt Von Brauner to win the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles

    1970

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Dick Murdoch defeated The Lawman (Don Slatton) for the Amarillo NWA Brass Knuckles Title 

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Stan Pulaski defeated Tarzan Tyler for the AWA Midwest Heavyweight Title

    Cleveland, Ohio:
    – Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Powers to win the NWF North American Heavyweight Title 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – The Stomper & Bob Geigel defeated Tor Kamata & Masao Komura 
    – Ernie Ladd defeated Bob Brown 
    – Ernie Ladd won a 14-man Battle Royal

    1971

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Bob Geigel won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title by defeating Roger Kirby 

    1975

    Nashville, Tennessee:

    – Rocket Monroe and Randy Tyler defeated Jackie Fargo and George Gulas to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title 

    1978

    Greensboro, North Carolina:
    – Blackjack Mulligan defeated Ricky Steamboat to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Title

    1979

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk for the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles

    1980

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Ricky and Robert Gibson won the AWA Southern Tag Team Title from The Assassins

    1982

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) defeated The Dynamite Kid to win the vacant WWF Junior Heavyweight Title

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Dick the Bruiser defeated NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion Ken Patera to win the title

    1983

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – Tully Blanchard defeated Bob Sweetan to win the vacant SCW Southwest Heavyweight Title

    San Francisco, California:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Pat Patterson
    – Hulk Hogan beat Ken Patera

    Portland, Oregon:
    – The Assassin and Rip Oliver defeated Billy Jack (Haynes) and Stan Stasiak for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    1984

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq 
    – Southern Tag Team Champions Fabulous Ones ddq Moondogs
    – Sabu (sub Jos Leduc) beat Austin Idol
    – Bruise Brothers beat Terry Taylor & Stagger Lee
    – Stretcher match: Rock and Roll Express beat A Team
    – Dutch Mantell & Stagger Lee beat Giant Frazier & Terry Gibbs

    1985

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Jay and Mark Youngblood defeated Krusher Khrushchev and Jim Neidhart to win the Florida NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    1986

    Tulsa, Oklahoma:
    – Dick Slater defeated Butch Reed for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title 
    – Jake Roberts won the Mid-South Television Title, defeating Dick Slater in the finals of a month-long tournament

    1988

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – Masahiro Chono defeated Mike George to become the last NWA Central States Television Champion

    1990

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Bull Nakano defeated Mitsuko Nishiwaki in a tournament final to win the vacant AJW title

    2014

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Shinjiro Otani & Kamikaze beat Masato Tanaka & Yusaku Obata to win the NWA Z-1 Intercontinental tag team titles

  • Daily pro wrestling history (12/31): Bruiser Brody wins NWA Florida Title

    1959 

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson defeated Don Leo Jonathan and Gene Kiniski to win the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Titles

    1974

    Macon, Georgia:
    – The Mighty Yankees defeated Danny Little Bear and Rocky Johnson for the NWA Macon Tag Team Title

    1975 

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Frank Goodish (Bruiser Brody) defeated Rocky Johnson for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title 

    1977

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Tuxedo match: The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Greg Gagne
    – Billy Robinson & Larry Hennig beat Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca dq to earn a tag title shot on the next card
    – Rufus R Jones beat Bobby Duncum
    – Evan Johnson beat Buck Zumhofe

    1978

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Killer Tim Brooks and Roddy Piper defeated Jonathan Boyd and Dutch Savage to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    1984 

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Kevin, Kerry and Mike Von Erich won the World Class Six-Man Tag Team Title, by defeating Chris Adams, Gino Hernandez and Jake Roberts 

    1994

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

    1989

    Moscow, Soviet Union:
    – Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated Takayuki Iizuka
    – Jushin Liger defeated Black Tiger
    – Masahiro Chono defeated Chimur Zarasov 
    – Wahka Eveloev and IWGP Tag Team Champion Shinya Hashimoto fought to a draw
    – Riki Choshu defeated Victor Zangiev
    – Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Vladimir Berkovich
    – Habieli Victachev defeated Hiroshi Hase 
    – Salman Hashimikov defeated Manny Fernandez

    YESTERDAY IN FLORIDA WRESTLING HISTORY (thanks to Barry Rose)

    1956 – Don Eagle beat Ray Stevens (Tampa)

    1963 – Don Curtis & Mark Lewin beat Great Malenko & Bob Orton via DQ in a world tag team title match(Tampa)

    1964 – Dick Steinborn beat Tarzan Tyler via DQ (Jacksonville)

    1975 – Frank the Hammer Goodish (Bruiser Brody) beat Rocky Johnson to win the Florida title (Tampa)

  • WWE Providence, RI, house show results: John Cena vs. Alberto del Rio

    By Greg Watson

    – Neville beat The Miz

    – Hype Bros beat The Ascension

    – Kane beat Bray Wyatt

    – Ryback beat Rusev

    – Big Show beat Mark Henry

    – WWE Divas Champion Charlotte retained the belt in a triple threat against Paige and Becky Lynch

    – John Cena defeated U.S. Champion Alberto Del Rio by DQ after Del Rio low blowed him. There was a spot where the ref got taken out. This caused Rusev to interfere in this match, but Cena took him out. 

  • Daily pro wrestling history (12/30): Big Van Vader wins WCW World Title

    1952

    San Francisco, California:
    – Ben and Mike Sharpe won the San Francisco version of the NWA World Tag Team Title by defeating Fred Atkins and Ray Eckert

    1955

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Henry Lenz and Kurt Von Poppenheim defeated Bill Savage and Buck Weaver to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title

    1966

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Paul Jones defeated Tony Borne for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    1968

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Bobby and Lee Fields defeated The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) to win the Mid-America version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Title

    1972

    Detroit, Michigan:
    – The Sheik defeated Bobo Brazil for the Detroit version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    1972

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson defeated Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens for the AWA World Tag Team Titles
    – Andre Rousimoff (Andre the Giant) beat Larry Hennig
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Bull Bullinski
    – Bob Bruggers beat Blackjack Daniels
    – Ric Flair drew George Gadaski

    1975

    – Black Gordman and Goliath defeated Rock Riddle and John Tolos to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Title

    1978

    St. Petersburg, Florida:
    – Terry Funk defeated Dick Slater for the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Dick Murdoch defeated Buck Robley to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title

    1984 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Terry Taylor defeated Eddie Gilbert to win the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship

    1985

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Bill Dundee defeated Jerry Lawler for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    Birmingham, Alabama:
    – Tim Horner won the Southeastern version NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title from Ken Timbs

    1986

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Dos Caras defeated Canek to win the UWA World Heavyweight Title

    1988

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Cactus Jack defeated Eric Embry for the World Class Light Heavyweight Title 

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Makhan Singh (Mike Shaw) and Vokhan Singh (Gary Albright) defeated The British Bulldogs (The Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith) to win the Stampede International Tag Team Titles

    1989

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

    Augusta, Maine:
    – The Lethal Weapons (Dennis Condrey and Doug Gilbert) defeated Phil Apollo and Vic Steamboat (subbing for Eric Sbraccia) to win the International Championship Wrestling Tag Team Titles

    1992

    Baltimore, Maryland:
    – Big Van Vader defeated Ron Simmons to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title

    1994

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    Negro Casas & Hector Garza defeated Satanico & Arkangel de la Muerte to win the CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa

    2000

    Galt, California:
    – Christopher Daniels defeated Donovan Morgan in the finals of the first-ever King of the Indies Tournament

    2003 

    Laredo, Texas: 
    – Rey Mysterio defeated Tajiri to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title 

    2003 

    Guangzhou, China:
    – Steve Williams defeated Terry Taylor to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title

    2007

    New York City:
    – The Age of The Fall, (Tyler Black and Jimmy Jacobs) defeated ROH Tag Team champions, The Briscoes to win the titles
    – Erick Stevens pinned Roderick Strong to win the FIP championship