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  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (6/10): AJ Styles & Kurt Angle win TNA Tag Team Titles

    1934 

    Waterloo, Iowa:
    – Bronko Nagurski beat Earl Wampler

    1960 

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Ernie and Emil Dusek defeated George and Sandy Scott to win the Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Title in 2 of 3 falls
    – Central States Heavyweight Champion Thor Hagen beat Bob Orton by a third fall DQ 
    – Central States Women’s Champion Lorraine Johnson beat Laura Martinez

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Ray Gunkel defeated Fred Blassie to win the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1961 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Luther Lindsay and Bing Ki Lee defeated Bill Savage and Tito Kopa for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title

    1965 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Geigel and Dutch Savage beat Pat O’Connor and Mongolian Stomper 2 falls to 1
    – Jerry Miller beat Missouri Mauler on a 3rd fall DQ
    – Ronnie Etchison beat Toughie Williams 
    – Sonny Myers beat Buddy Johnson

    1967

    Minneapolis, Minnesota;
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Danny Hodge
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dale Lewis & Wilbur Snyder 
    – Johnny Valentine beat Doug Gilbert

    1968 

    Davenport, Iowa:
    – In a No DQ match Bill Watts beat Harley Race
    – Dr X beat Dutch Savage 
    – Larry Hennig beat Rene Goulet

    1970 

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Sam Steamboat defeated Ripper Collins for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title

    1972 

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan & Dusty Rhodes beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher & Billy Red Cloud
    – Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Hennig 
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Bull Bullinski

    1974 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Ricky Gibson to win the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title 

    1975 

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Ray Stevens in 2 straight falls
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Ox Baker
    – Billy Robinson & Jim Brunzell beat Legionairres Sgt Jacques Goulet & Soldier LeBeouf 
    – Buddy Wolff drew Khosrow Vaziri (Iron Shiek)

    1978

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Dutch Savage and Jimmy Snuka defeated Bull Ramos and The Iron Sheik to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title

    1979 

    Asheville, North Carolina:
    – Ricky Steamboat defeated Paul Jones to win the NWA Television Title

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Bruiser Brody defeated Mark Lewin to win the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title

    1983 

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Harley Race defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title (Race vacated the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title and the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title)
    – Crusher Blackwell won an 18 man battle royal 
    – Andre the Giant & Bruce Reed & Dick the Bruiser defeated Crusher Blackwell & John Studd & Bobby Duncum 
    – Bob Orton Jr. drew David Von Erich 
    – Gene Kiniski no contest with Dick Murdoch 
    – Rick Martel defeated Greg Valentine 
    – Roddy Piper drew Bulldog Bob Brown 
    – George Wells and Mark Romero defeated Dewey Robertson and Ray Hernandez 

    1984 

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Superstar Billy Graham defeated Billy Jack for the Florida State Heavyweight title 

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Angelo Mosca, Jr. defeated Ivan Koloff to win the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Jerry Blackwell eliminated King Kong Brody to win battle royal (In an angle booked by Dusty Rhodes, Blackwell turned babyface by turning on partner Brody and manager Sheik Kassey)
    – Abdullah The Butcher & Jerry Blackwell beat Baron Von Raschke (sub Blackjack Mulligan) & Blackjack Lanza
    – King Kong Brody beat Steve O
    – The Crusher no contest Nick Bockwinkel
    – Fabulous Ones beat Roger Kirby & Chris Markoff
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Larry Zbyszko 
    – Curt Hennig beat Steve Regal

    1988 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – PWF World Tag Team Champions Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated NWA International Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) by disqualification to retain the PWF titles and win the NWA International titles (titles were unified and became the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles).

    Hiorshima, Japan:
    – Masa Saito and Riki Choshu defeated Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura to win the IWGP World Tag Team Titles

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

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Atlantis defeated Kung Fu for the NWA World Middleweight Title

    1999 

    Syracuse, New York:
    – Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles

    2012

    TNA Slammiversary: Arlington, Texas:
    – AJ Styles and Kurt Angle defeated Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian to win the TNA Tag Team Titles

  • WON Preview: Muhammad Ali, Kimbo Slice, Brock Lesnar, & Ariel Helwani

    Wrestling Observer Newsletter

    READ IT HERE: June 13, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Deaths of Muhammad Ali and Kimbo Slice, Brock Lesnar returning to UFC, more

    A look at the lives and careers of Muhammad Ali and Kimbo Slice, the return of Brock Lesnar to UFC and the story behind it and coverage of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament are the lead stories in this week’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

    Our Ali story talks about the changes in public opinion on him going through the years, his place in culture, the Ali-Frazier fight, the Ali-Liston fights, his being banned from boxing, the creation of different world titles, the Ali-Foreman fight, the Thrilla in Manila, the inspiration of the movie Rocky, what Ali took from pro wrestling, Gorgeous George and Fred Blassie, and what he gave back to pro wrestling, the Ali vs. Inoki story, Ali’s appearances in relation to pro wrestling, Ali’s pro wrestling matches that are often forgotten, Ali working the first WrestleMania and the Superdome in New Orleans for Bill Watts, the sad ending of his career and the fraud on the public that was the Larry Holmes fight.

    The death of Kimbo Slice is also covered. Read about the circumstances leading to the death, how he became famous, his real background, what he did between football and MMA, the Sean Gannon fight, Elite XC, his television ratings records, the crazy night that was supposed to be the Ken Shamrock fight, the death of Elite XC and how media a misunderstanding ended the promotion, Kimbo’s days in UFC, the highest rated season of Ultimate Fighter, and sustaining the drawing power.  Plus, a look at Kimbo Slice and pro wrestling and why it was about to happen, and how it fell apart, is covered. There’s also look at Slice in boxing, and the Dada 5000 fight.

    Finally, read about the Brock Lesnar to UFC deal, what Lesnar said about why he’s coming back should it be believed, the choice of Mark Hunt as the opponent, why the deal took so long to be announced, how this affects pro wrestling, Lesnar’s regrets about re-signing with WWE but why you can question that, the drug testing issue and the Ariel Helwani issue that reporting the story first turned into.

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  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (6/9): Strangler Lewis, AJ Styles, Jeff Jarrett & CM Punk

    1932 

    New York, New York:
    Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Dick Shikat for the New York State Athletic Commission version of the World Heavyweight Title

    1935 

    Waterloo, Iowa:
    – Joe Dusek went to a drew with Lou Plummer 

    1938 

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – The Masked Marvel (Ted Cox) defeated Vic Christy to win the Montreal World Heavyweight Title

    1943 

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – Jim Londos defeated Tom Zaharias 2 falls to 0
    – Junior Heavyweight Champion Ken Fenelon beat Bill Dusen

    1945 

    Wichita, Kansas:
    – World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Lord Albert Mills in a 2 out of 3 falls match 
    – Ray Eckert defeated Vic Holbrook

    1949 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – NWA World Champion Orville Brown and Joe Pazandak wrestled to a draw at the midnight closing hour 1 fall a piece 
    – Fred Blassie and Herman Von Doyle went to a draw

    1960

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Nick Roberts and Art Nelson defeated Dory Funk, Sr. and Bob Geigel to win the Amarillo version of the NWA North American Tag Team Titles

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Central States Heavyweight Champion Thor Hagen beat Ernie Dusek
    – Central States Women’s Champion Lorraine Johnson defeated Judy Glover in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Bob Orton defeated Emil Dusek by DQ 
    – Gory Guerrero and Doug Scott wrestled to a draw

    1961 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – In a Texas Death Match; Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Whipper Billy Watson & Wilbur Snyder in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Bob Geigel beat Tony Baillargeon 
    – Jack Pesek beat Stan Kowalski

    1964 

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Tojo Yamamoto and Alex Perez defeated Jackie and Don Fargo for the Mid-America version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1967 

    Seoul, South Korea:
    – Kim Il (Kintaro Ohki) defeated Mark Lewin to win the Los Angeles-based World Wrestling Association’s World Heavyweight Title

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Sonny Myers won NWA Central States Heavyweight Title from The Viking

    1969 

    Vancouver, British Columbia:
    – Dutch Savage and Bob Brown defeated Dean Higuchi and Earl Maynard to win the Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Johnny Walker and The Sundown Kid defeated Tojo Yamamoto and Johnny Long to win the Mid-America version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1973

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Mr. Wrestling II and Bob Orton, Jr. defeated the Super Infernos (Doug Gilbert and Don Smith) to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Dick the Bruiser & Wahoo McDaniel
    – Billy Robinson beat Dick Murdoch 
    – Jim Brunzell beat Ric Flair

    1977 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Ray Stevens beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel via dq
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell 
    – Super Destroyer beat Pedro Morales

    1978

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Angelo Mosca won a tournament final for the vacant NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title 

    1979 

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – Bill Irwin defeated Wayne Rogers
    – Bob Brown fought Jerry Brown to a double-DQ
    – In an Indian Strap Match; Frank Hill defeated Bob Sweetan 
    – World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race defeated The Super Destroyer Mark II (Sgt. Slaughter) (w/ Lord Alfred Hayes) via DQ 

    1980 

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Mad Dog Vachon beat Adrian Adonis in a Falls Count Anywhere match
    – Jerry Blackwell went to a double count out with Dino Bravo
    – Bobby Heenan beat Lord Alfred Hayes in a Loser Leaves Town match 
    – Greg Gagne & Steve Olsonoski beat Jesse Ventura & Super Destroyer Mark II

    1985 

    St. Paul, Minnesota;
    – Michael Hayes beat AWA Champion Rick Martel (no title change and decision later reversed)
    – Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Greg Gagne & Steve Olsonoski (sub Jim Brunzell) 
    – Fabulous Freebirds, Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts beat Larry Hennig & Curt Hennig

    1986 

    – Kendall Windham is given the Florida State Heavyweight Title that he had lost to the White Ninja (Keiji Mutoh/Great Muta) 

    1989 

    Dallas, Texas:
     Jeff Jarrett and Mil Mascaras defeated Super Zodiac II and Cactus Jack to win the World Class Tag Team Titles

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Bob and Kerry Brown defeated Chris Benoit and Biff Wellington for the Stampede International Tag Team Titles

    1991 

    Palmetto, Florida;
    – Steve Williams defeated Bam Bam Bigelow to become the first UWF Television Champion
    – Rockin’ Robin defeated Candi Divine to become the first UWF Women’s Champion

    1995

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue won the second AJPW Unified World Tag Team Title from Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi 

    1997 

    Boston, Massachusetts:
    – Jeff Jarrett won the WCW United States Heavyweight Title from Dean Malenko

    1999 

    Sendai, Japan:
    – Johnny Ace and Bart Gunn defeated Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

    2000

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue defeated Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama to win the vacant AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

    2001

    Charlestown, Indiana:
    – CM Punk defeated Mark Wolf to win the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Title 

    2004

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – AJ Styles defeated Frankie Kazarian to win the TNA X Division Title

  • NXT TakeOver & BOSJ reader feedback

    NXT Takeover: Thumbs Up

    • Best Match: Nakamura vs. Aries
    • Worst Match: Asuka vs. Nia Jax (by default as nothing was bad)

    Another very good NXT show and they keep doing what WWE main roster can’t do which is to be consistent.  Granted NXT isn’t over exposed and the same guys don’t wrestle each other a hundred times a week on TV before they meet on the ppv events.  NXT just does things in a way that really works well. 

    Andrade Almas vs. Tye Dillinger kicks the show off and it was a fun match and a nice debut for Cien.  Dillinger has a lot of crowd support for a guy who they don’t do anything with, but he has something and they should try to make him more than what he is.  Crowd was more into Dillinger than Almas.

    Tag Title match was very good.  I really enjoyed this and again they way they put it together makes me feel like I am really watching a tag team match and not what WWE does on Raw and Smackdown.  These guys take me back to what I used to watch as far as tag teams go when you felt like it was actually different from a singles match.  Really surprised at the finish of having the Revival regain the titles since American Alpha barely had them.  Maybe they be on the main roster sooner than later especially with the brand split coming.  Those big guys seemed a little green, but those are the kind of big guys that Vince likes to push.  Surprised to see Paul Ellering too. 

    Shinsuke Nakumara vs. Austin Aries was another great match.  Nakumara just has it. Hope when he gets to the main roster they just go with it and don’t try to change things.  He needs to be pushed to the top.  His entire presentation is great and the music really works.

    Women’s Championship was good, but having to judge it against the rest of the show it would come in last.  Jax will probably be a monster on the main roster at some point, but right now I’m glad that Asuka retained.  Maybe Bayley gets her rematch now.

    Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor was great as well.  Again NXT doesn’t overuse the gimmicks and the cage match felt important and not just a gimmick because it was a certain time of the year that called for it.  Samoa Joe vs. Brock Lesnar really should be a WrestleMania main event. 

    Just a an enjoyable show from beginning to end.

    – Robb Block

    **********

    NJPW

    I would give the show a Thumbs Up overall.

    The matches they slated were really good loved how the feud between Elgin and Omega is heating up. Should make a great match at Dominion especially after the match they had at the house show NJPW had not too long ago. 

    Best bout was the Taguchi vs. Ospreay hands down. I went in there with high hopes low expectations for Taguchi at least and he blew that out of the water really enjoyed his performance. Though I have issues with Ospreay’s over verbal selling he does a wonderful job modifying maneuvers to accomidate his match injuries. Ospreay was really good in the match The sky is the limit for him. 

    Worst was the second bout Capt. NJ and Yoshi Tatsu v. Chase and Yujiro. Just didn’t do anything for me was hoping for more out of Chase and Yoshi and didn’t get it. 

    NXT

    I would give this show a thumbs middle overall.

    It blew me away on paper and didn’t deliver the quality I would have hoped for but wasn’t by any means bad. 

    Best bout was Tag Team match loved how it was crafted. Great Tandem moves by AA from the onset was really nice to see. I had been saying among my inner circle for weeks the best move for The Revival was to put the straps back on them to give them a little more time in NXT give them and heal heat. I think AA is main roster ready. 

    Worst bout was Cien debut. He didn’t wow me. I would have like to see some form of a showcase. The finish wasn’t great either. 

    – R.Ryan Sterling

    **********

    Thumbs in the middle

    • Best bout goes to Nakamura/Aries
    • Worst goes to Asuka/Jax

    This Tye Dillinger guy really does nothing for me so far.  Tag match was good but nothing new.  Nakamura/Aries was as good of a match as you would think but it felt like they were working the same level they would at a house show.  The Nia Jax matches are such a step down from what was previously taking place in this division that I can’t help but resent her for it.  The Joe/Balor feud is getting long in the tooth.  Even after watching the match (or maybe especially after) I can’t see why a cage match was where they went here.  The amount of hype on social media for this takeover seemed to be a lot higher than usual.  The increased advertising combined with the weak card makes me wonder about the future of NXT going into the brand split.  I realize now what a big part of these shows the women’s matches were towards making me enjoy NXT so much.  The advertising seemed to imply this show would consist of feud ending matches which was misleading and added to much of my disappointment.

    – Jeff Caldwell

    **********

    THUMBS –  DEFINITELY UP

    A very strong show from top to bottom.  As I found myself enjoying this show, and not really caring about Raw at all, it occurs to me this exemplifies the problem with WWE right now: too much content.  Less than monthly special events, which are very good, and a 1 hour per week TV show that you can miss is just about right.  Not to mention the simple booking that you can relate to.  But I think the problem has already been diagnosed, with no solution in sight.

    BEST MATCH: Revival v. Gable & Jordan.  An excellent match, with I believe the right result.  The opening video package seems to indicate that call-ups are coming, and Jordan & Gable deserve a call-up.  Actually, I’m not sure the Revival doesn’t as well.  Their matches are routinely better than any matches on Raw.

    WORST MATCH:  The Andrade match didn’t feel very special, but hopefully this guy will grow into something.  Dillinger did a nice job making the match look competitive, but the finishing sequence was pretty flat.

    I’m not a fan of cage matches, but if you are going to have them in the modern world, you cannot have escaping out the door be an option.  It is just too ridiculous to have Finn Balor standing by the door with his opponent down, but choosing to do a move instead.  A great effort by both guys, and the result indicates that Balor might get called up.

    The Shinsuke-Aries match was surely good, and had some good sequences, but not as good as Shinsuke-Zayn.  I was surprised to see Shinsuke taking that big bump on the apron.

    I think Shinsuke & Finn Balor deserve to be called up as well, but there doesn’t seem to be long term integrated planning on the big stage. Even the Nia Jax match was decent.  A great effort by everyone on the card.

    – Richard Orloski

    **********
    New Japan Super J Cup Finals

    • Thumbs Up

    Finals match told a tremendous story. Thought Ospreay sold much better and overall just came across as such a huge deal and a revolutionary talent. 

    NXT

    Thumbs Up

    Awesome show. 

    Cien vs. Dillinger. Good opener. Did what it was suppose to.

    NXT Tag Title Match American Alpha vs. The Revival. Tremendous. Not sure there is a more complete team in the world then American Alpha. They have the big guy/small guy thing, amazing moves, energy and realness to them. Understand The Revival winning and they don’t get the credit they deserve. After the match was a terrific angle and surprise to see Paul Ellering. Authors of Pain have a very solid look to them. 

    Nakamura vs. Aries. Great match. Really showcased both men. Loved the story that Aries had an answer for almost everything while at the same time showing how hard it is to defeat Nakamura. Nakamura’s charisma is just off the charts. 

    Asuka vs. Jax Women’s Title. Much better then I hoped. Jax has improved. 

    NXT Title Cage Match Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor. Very good. I actually enjoyed the camera angles. Thought it was a fresh take on it and made it seem more brutal. Great last few minutes. Both guys deserve to be on the Main Roster but may be holding off on Joe to do him vs. Nakamura at Takeover Brooklyn. 

    Excellent show top to bottom. Match of the night I would go with Alpha vs. Revival but it is tough.

    – Mike Flyn

    ******

    I gotta say the show tonight definitely lived up to the hype so I got to give it a thumbs up. The best bout of the night to me was the main event, both guys told a great story and the super muscle buster off the ropes was pulled off flawlessly, I guess if I had to pick the “worst” match by default was the opening contest with La Sombra and Tye Dillinger, only because ever other match on the card delivered in a major way.

    – Michael Thomas

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/08): Triple H wins King of the Ring; Samoa Joe wins TNA King of the Mountain

    1941 

    Waterloo, Iowa:
    – Bronko Nagurski defeated Dick Raines

    1950 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – World Tag Team Champions Emil and Joe Dusek beat Ralph Garibaldi and Sonny Myers in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Tarzan Kowalski beat Tommy O’Toole 2 out of 3 falls
    – Fred Blassie beat Karl Davis via dq 
    – Jack Pesek beat Carlos Rodriquez

    1960 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Gory Guerrero fought Doug Scott to a draw
    – Bob Orton defeated Emil Dusek via DQ
    – Central States Women’s Champion Lorraine Johnson defeated Judy Glover in three falls 
    – Central States Heavyweight Champion Thor Hagen defeated Ernie Dusek in three falls

    1967

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Johnny Powers & Johnny Valentine via 3rd fall DQ
    – Rene Goulet beat Big K

    1968 

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig via dq
    – Bill Watts & Wilbur Snyder beat Harley Race & Dr X
    – Luke Brown beat Mike DiBiase
    – Dutch Savage beat Big K 
    – Rene Goulet drew Rock Rogowski (Ole Anderson)

    1972 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Rufus R. Jones defeated Harley Race
    – The Stomper defeated Black Angus

    1974 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Ivan Putski beat Superstar Billy Graham via dq
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Wahoo McDaniel & Dick Murdoch in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Larry Hennig & Paul Perschmann (Buddy Rose) 
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Bull Bullinski

    1976 

    Omaha,Nebraska:
    – In a No dq, No Time Limit Match; Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke beat Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Russ Francis beat Bobby Duncum 
    – Blackjack Lanza beat Chris Taylor 

    1978 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jim Brunzell 
    – Bob Orton Jr beat Verne Gagne via dq

    1982 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – PWF Champion Shohei Giant Baba beat Tiger Jeet Singh via dq
    – NWA Champion Ric Flair double pinfall with Jumbo Tsuruta
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Atsushi Onita & Rick Steamboat 
    – Stan Hansen & Umanosuke Ueda beat Dick Slater & Genichiro Tenryu

    1984 

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Baron Von Raschke & The Crusher beat Abdullah the Butcher & Jerry Blackwell 
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Blackjack Mulligan

    1985 

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts & Butch Reed beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat AWA Champion Rick Martel via dq 
    – Sgt. Slaughter beat Larry Zbyszko by dq

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Black Bart defeated Ronnie Garvin for the NWA National Heavyweight Title

    1986 

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Nick Bockwinkel went to no contest with AWA Champion Stan Hansen
    – Scott LeDoux beat Larry Zbyszko
    – Curt Hennig & Scott Hall beat Colonel DeBeers & Boris Zhukov

    1988 

    NWA Clash of the Champions: Miami, Florida:
    – United States Champion Barry Windham defeated Brad Armstrong
    – United States Tag Team Champions The Fantastics defeated The Sheepherders
    – Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin defeated Mike Rotundo & Rick Steiner 
    – NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs. Sting & Dusty Rhodes ended in a double disqualification

    1997 

    Providence, Rhode Island:
    – Triple H defeated Mankind to win the King of the Ring Tournament 

    1999

    Worchester, Massachusetts:
    – Ivory defeated Debra for the WWF Women’s Title 

    2008 

    TNA Slammiversary: South Haven, Mississippi:
    – AJ Styles defeated Kurt Angle 
    – TNA Champion Samoa Joe defeated Christian Cage, Rhino, Robert Roode and Booker T in a King of the Mountain match to retain the title
    – The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) defeated Lance Hoyt and Johnny Devine    
    – Petey Williams (with Rhaka Khan and Scott Steiner) defeated Kaz to retain the TNA X Division Championship    
    – Gail Kim, ODB and Roxxi defeated The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) and Moose    
    – The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) (with Héctor Guerrero and Salinas) defeated Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) to retain the TNA Tag Team Titles

  • ROH Columbus, OH, live results (Sun): Jay Lethal vs. Adam Page; new team debuts

    Submitted by Andrew Hall

    – Pre-Show: Veda Scott vs “Crazy” Mary Dodson

    Veda wins with a back suplex while Mary is seated on top rope. Good enough match to warm up.

    Kelly Klein and BJ Whitmer come out. Klein gives Mary a Michinoku-driver like move and BJ harasses the ring announcer to announce Klein as ‘the only woman that matters’ in Women of Honor.

    Jay Briscoe comes out and tells the crowd the ROH officials are concerned about his health and he is not supposed to wrestle tonight. Roderick Strong comes out to tell him it is better that way and Jay should take the night off. Of course, Jay doesn’t accept that reasonable offer, so the main event is still on.

    – Caprice Coleman vs ACH

    Good match. Caprice yelled out ‘Buddy Landel!’ and proceeded to do a Landel-style elbow off the ropes. Maybe a dozen people in the audience got it. ACH won with the 360 splash.

    – Stevie Richards vs Mark Briscoe

    OK match. Mark with a DVD like move and then FroggyBo off the top for the pin.

    – Beer City Bruiser (w/ Silas Young) vs Cheezburger

    What you’d expect. BCB wins with his finisher. Silas mocks Cheeseburger and expresses his disgust for the crown and ACH and CB. Silas picks CB up over his shoulders, but ACH makes the save.

    – ANX vs Motor City Machine Guns

    Fun match. Good team spots. Heat on Alex Shelley. Finish breaks down and MCMG do a double team buster move on Rhett ( I think) for the pin. MCMG are pretty over.

    – Adam Page vs. ROH Champion Jay Lethal

    Big pop for Bullet Club, and a good pop for Lethal. Crowd somewhat favored Lethal during the match. Back and forth action. Lots of leg selling by Jay. Page ripped off his knee brace at one point. Big pop for a Young Bucks run in. Superkicks on Lethal, but he kicks out. Another attempt and Lethal ducks and Page gets it. Then Lethal diverts one Buck’s superkick into the other Buck. Follows with a Lethal Injection on both a Buck and Page at the same time. Good for the pin. Really good match.

    – Intermission had BJ Whitmer babbling. Crowd wouldn’t let him talk at all. “We want wrestling” chant.

    – Dalton Castle (w/The Boys) vs Kamaitachi 

    Solid match. Fun spots w/ Castle and the Boys. Crowd into it. Castle w/ a bridging suplex for the win.

    – Lio Rush vs Adam Cole

    The rest of the Bullet Club came out w/ Cole. He then sent them off saying he didn’t need them. Really good match. Near falls and hope spots had me believing Rush would win it, especially after he finally hit a frog splash. But Cole caught him with the knee brain buster for a pin. Afterwards, he shook Lio’s hand and called hm the future of ROH. Then he hugged Lio … but it was just a cover for a Superkick party. Bucks were out and nailed Rush and then all 3 did. MCMG ran them off. Best match on the card.

    – War Machine vs. ROH Tag Champions The Addiction (Daniels/Kazarian) in a no DQ title match

    Early part was just WM mauling The Addiction with hairs and trash cans. Then they got Hanson taped outside to the corner and Rowe taped inside by his legs to bottom rope. Lots of offense on Rowe, but couldn’t pin him since feet on ropes! Daniels cut him loose and they tried to pin. Rowe kicks out. Powers up and frees Hanson. More brawling. They hit finisher on Kazrian, but Daniels saved. Then War Machine decided to get the tables.

    Before they can, two big guys (Shane Taylor and Keith Lee) run in and demolish WM with power bomb moves. The Addiction recover and give Hanson a double suplex with a belly landing on the table for the pin.

    – Jay Briscoe vs Rodrick Strong

    Lots of heat on Strong. Back and forth match. Ref bump and Jay got visual pin. Revived ref and hit the Jay Driller, but only got 2. A short exchange and Strong hit his suplex into front codebreaker like finish for a surprise victory. Solid match.

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (6/7): Taz, CM Punk, and Batista wins individual gold

    1933 

    Kansas City, Missouri:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos beat Everette Marshall by a third fall DQ
    – Charlie Fischer beat Joe Wilson
    – Johnny Shoop defeated Joe Ferguson

    1951

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Gorgeous George beat Heart of America Heavyweight Champion Dennis Clary by DQ 
    – Ray Eckert and Ronnie Etchison went to a 45 minute time limit draw 

    1956 

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Dizzy Davs and Sonny Myers defeated Art Nelson and Rip Rogers for the NWA Southwest Tag Team Titles

    1960 

    Osaka, Japan:
    – Rikidozan and Toyonobori defeated Dan Miller and Frank Valois to win the JWA All Asia Tag Team Titles

    1962 

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Dory Funk, Sr. won the NWA North American Heavyweight Title (Amarillo version) by defeating Fritz Von Erich 

    Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    – Joe Lanza defeated Taro Sakuro for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title

    1966 

    Quebec City, Quebec, Canada:
    – Edouard Carpentier defeated Hans Schmidt to win the International Wrestling Association International Heavyweight Title

    1969

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – Jose Lothario defeated Johnny Valentine to win the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title 

    San Francisco, California: 
    – Ray Stevens defeated King Curtis Iaukea for the San Francisco version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    1972

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Gorgeous George, Jr. defeated Bob Kelly to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title 

    1976

    Fukuyama, Japan:
    – Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan defeated The Great Kusatsu and Mighty Inoue to win the International Wrestling Enterprise (International Wrestling Alliance) World Tag Team Titles

    1978

    Raleigh, North Carolina:
    – Paul Jones defeated Baron Von Raschke for the NWA TV Title

    1979

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Antonio Inoki pinned Stan Hansen in the finals of the New Japan MSG League

    1980 

    San Francisco, California:
    – Ed Wiskoski defeated George Wells for the San Francisco version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    1981 

    Roanoke, Virginia:
    – Terry Taylor defeated Les Thornton for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Sweetan defeated Buzz Tyler to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title

    1982 

    Greenville, South Carolina:
    – Sgt. Slaughter defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Title

    1983

    Croydon, England:
    – Marty Jones defeated Dave Finlay to win the World Mid-Heavyweight Title

    1984

    Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
    – The Medics defeated Invader III and Toru Tanaka for the vacant WWC North American Tag Team Titles

    1987 

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Mike Rotunda defeated Dory Funk, Jr. to win the held up NWA Florida Heavyweight Title

    1990

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – El Hijo del Santo defeated Fuerza Guerrera for the World Wrestling Association World Welterweight Title 

    1991

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Tom Prichard defeated Bill Dundee to win the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Title

    1993 

    Cumberland, Kentucky:
    – Bobby Blaze defeated Tony Anthony for the vacant SMW Television Title 

    1994

    Loudon, Tennessee:
    – Tracy Smothers defeated Kendo the Samurai to win the SMW Television Title 

    1996

    Sapporo, Japan:
    – Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado won the WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Titles by defeating Youji Anjoh, Yoshihiro Takayama and Kenichi Yamamoto

    1997

    ECW Wrestlepalooza: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Taz defeated Shane Douglas to win the ECW Television Title

    1998

    Chihuahua, Mexico:
    – Perro Aguayo, Sr. and Perro Aguayo, Jr. defeated Fuerza Guerrera and Mosco de la Merced for the Mexico National Tag Team Titles 

    2003 

    Cayey, Puerto Rico:
    – Chris Candido defeated Fidel Sierra to win the WWC Television Title
    – Dominican Boy defeated Eddie Colon for the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
    – Broncos II and III won the WWC World Tag Team Title by defeating Thunder and Lightning

    2009 

    WWE Extreme Rules | New Orleans, Louisiana:
    – Chris Jericho defeated Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Intercontinental Title 
    – Tommy Dreamer won the ECW Title by defeating Jack Swagger and Christian in an extreme rules match
    – Batista defeated Randy Orton to win the WWE Championship in a steel cage match 
    – Jeff Hardy defeated World Champion Edge in a Ladder Match to win the title 
    – CM Punk cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Jeff Hardy to win the World title

  • Lucha Libre World Cup Finals: AAA, NOAH, TNA, Lucha Underground & more vie for the prize

    Submitted by Greg Valko

    Women’s 3rd Place match: Team USA vs Team Canada

    Taya pinned Santana after hitting her with a Northern Lights suplex and a kick to the head in about 7 minutes.

    Hugo speculates to Josh about TNA hosting the World Cup next year.

    Victoria Trophy

    The 4 losing teams from Night 1 are placed in a modified battle royale. One member of each team enters the ring, and when someone is eliminated by going over the top rope, his teammate enters the match, and the match continues until there are 2 participants at which point it becomes a singles match.

    First entrants are Eli Drake for Team TNA, Blue Demon Jr for Team AAA Legends, Akebono for Team Japan-Odo/Zero-One, and Rockstar Spud for Team Rest of the World

    Drake is eliminated after being knocked over in a superplex attempt. Tyrus throws EC3 into the ring. Rockstar Spud does some comedy sumo spots with Akebono, and then pulls a Mil Mascaras. Apolo replaces him. EC3 knocks Blue Demon Jr off the apron. Canek replaces. Canek eliminates Apolo, Mil Muertes enters as final member of Team Rest of the World.

    Akebono gets eliminated and in a scary moment, has his leg stuck in the ropes and dangles. Doctors were tending to him, and Tanaka replaces him. EC3 calls Tyrus into the ring for extra muscle, and gets thrown out by Tyrus as Hugo wonders “Is this legal?” and Josh replies “No.” After a few more eliminations, the final 2 were Mil Muertes and Tyrus with Muertes pinning Tyrus after a Flatliner. Rockstar Spud celebrates in the ring as Mil and Apolo blow him off.

    Men’s Semifinal 1: Team AAA vs Team Japan-NOAH

    Crowd was pretty hot, Psycho Clown pins Taniguchi with a frog splash in 6 or 7 minutes.

    Men’s Semifinal 2 – Team LU vs Team AAA International

    Dario comes out with Team LU and spends the match standing behind the tournament judges staring and wondering “Why did I put Chavo on my team”. Dr Wagner gets a promo in, but at least this time the clock wasn’t running like on Night 1. Easily the first match worth trying to catch if you missed it. Last 2
    minutes were incredibly intense and ended with Brian Cage pinning Dragon Azteca Jr in 9:58 after reversing a tilt-a-whirl DDT into a Drill Claw.

    Women’s 1st place match- Team Japan vs Team Mexico

    Aja Kong waffles all of the Apaches with a garbage can in the last 25 seconds as the ref is distracted. No pinfall attempts made. First match to meet overtime.
    Aja Kong vs Faby Apache is first OT and goes the limit. Yuki Miyazaki vs Mary Apache is second OT. Josh learns the etymology of Hurricanrana after Miyazaki busts one out on Apache. Close nearfalls with Apache powerbombs and superplexes. Miyzaki kickouts at 2.9 for both moves. Ref was Marty Elias of LU, which drew massive heat. Mary Apache pins Miyazaki after a Michinoku driver. Only the final OT really had some great heat and a good story. Marty might need to have pulled a Hebner if Team Japan won that, but it built heat for the AAA/LU final.

    Men’s 3rd place match – Team Japan-NOAH vs Team AAA International

    They’re skipping the 10 minute regulation and going straight to sudden death.

    OT1 – Marifuji vs Dr. Wagner Jr – No Wagner promo. Submission holds traded, ends with Wagner locking Marifuji in a small package as time expired.

    OT2  – Taniguchi vs Dragon Azteca Jr – Not too many pinfalls, it ends with an Azteca cannonball plancha with 14 seconds left.

    OT3 –  Ishimori vs Rey Mysterio Jr – Rey went for a 619 early but it was caught by Ishimori and reversed into a gutbuster. Eventually Ishimori ended in the ropes again, and ended up eating a 619 and the frog splash for a pin with about 55 seconds left on the clock.

    Men’s 1st place match – Team AAA vs Team LU

    AAA is attacked by LU as they enter. Great action, Chavo appears to be hurt. Pentagon Jr counters an End of the World by Mundo and hits a package piledriver, but runs out of time before he can get a pinfall.

    OT1 – Chavo vs Texano

    Story of this OT is that Chavo is working hurt. Not sure if the injury is legit, but he gets a bit of offense in and is cut off by Texano. Pattern repeats until Chavo tries a Frankensteiner, which is reversed into a top rope power bomb with 15 seconds to go. Texano can’t move after the landing and time expires.

    OT2 – Cage vs Psycho Clown

    In the final minute, Psycho Clown has a pinfall cover but Mundo distracts the ref by grabbing his leg and Cage kicks out. Cage goes for a power bomb, but Clown reverses into a Canadian Destroyer. Visual pinfall, but ref doesn’t get into the ring with less 10 seconds left and time expires.

    OT3 – Mundo vs Pentagon Jr

    With about a minute left, Pentagon cinches in the armbreaker, but Cage pulls the ref out. Chavo blasts Pentagon with a chair, Mundo hits the End of the World and gets the pinfall. Disappointing end and beers start flying.

    Dario gets on the mic as Team LU retreats up the ramp. Dario is pelted with garbage and joins them. Now we know why Mexico hates Chavo. Team AAA cuts a babyface promo against LU’s antics.

    Award ceremony starts

    • Johnny Mundo wins best flying move
    • Best match is awarded to LU vs AAA International.
    • Best female wrestler is Mary Apache
    • Best male wrestler is Pentagon Jr. Pentagon stares at Team LU and slowly backs down the ramp.

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/06): Jim Londos wins NWA World Title; Shawn Michaels wins WWF IC Title

    1930

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Jim Londos defeated Dick Shikat for the NWA (National Wrestling Association) World Heavyweight Wrestling Title

    1932 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – John Pesek beat Harry Ekizian 2 falls to 1 
    – Wladek Zbyszko defeated Dutch Hefner

    1940 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Orville Brown beat Richard Shikat in 2 out of 3 falls 
    – Al Lovelock beat Steve Brody 

    1961 

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski 
    – Jim Hady beat Tom Burns 
    – Tony Baillargeon beat George Scott

    1963

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Verne Gagne won a 10-man battle royal
    – Kenji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa beat Gene Kiniski & Ronnie Etchison 
    – Dan Miller beat Larry Hennig

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Masked Medic #1 and Masked Medic #2 beat Tiny Mills and Lee Henning 2 falls to 1 via dq
    – Bob Geigel drew Larry Hamilton 1 fall to 1 fall 
    – Joe Scarpello went to a time limit draw with Steve Bolus 

    1964 

    AWA Midway Stadium: St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – The Crusher beat Art Thomas by dq
    – Mitsu Arakawa beat Doug Gilbert 
    – Larry Hennig beat Jack Kelly

    1968 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Brown defeated Bob Ellis
    – North American Tag Team Champions Sonny Myers & Ronnie Etchison beat Roger Kirby & The Viking 
    – In a Texas Death Match: Bob Geigel defeated Steve Bolus

    1973 

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Ed Francis beat Sam Steamboat in 2 out of 3 falls to win the Hawaiian Title 
    – Billy Robinson beat Dusty Rhodes win North American title 
    – Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff beat Ken Patera & Don Carson in 2 out of 3 falls

    1974 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Heinemi in an Indian Strap Match
    – Ivan Putski beat Superstar Billy Graham via dq
    – Ray Stevens beat Gene Kiniski by dq 
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Paul Pershmann (Buddy Rose) & Buddy Wolff in 2 out of 3 falls

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Roger Kirby beat Mike George
    – Central States Heavyweight Champion Don Fargo beat Bob Brown by dq 
    – The Interns (w/ Dr. Ken Ramey) defeated Rufus R. Jones & Bob Geigel

    1979 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens to win the AWA World Tag Team Title 
    – Greg Gagne beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel via dq 
    – Paul Ellering beat Jesse Ventura

    1981 

    New Orleans, Louisiana:
    – Jake Roberts defeated the Grappler for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
    – In a Steel Cage match, Baron Von Raschke beat Jerry Blackwell 
    – In a Non Title Steel Cage match, Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura 

    1988 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Curt Hennig by dq  
    – Scott Steiner beat Robert Fuller to win finals of Renegade Rampage tournament

    1993 

    Albany, New York:
    – Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty for the WWF Intercontinental Title 

    1994 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Dream Machine Troy Graham defeated Brian Christopher for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

    2000 

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Lt. Loco (Chavo Guerrero Jr.) defeated Daffney (the defending champion) and Disco Inferno in a three way match to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title

    2008 

    Hartford, Connecticut:
    – Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black) won the ROH Tag Team championship by defeating Kevin Steen & El Generico in a one night tournament

    2010

    AAA Triplemania:
    – In a No Disqualification Match for The AAA Cruiserweight Title, Jack Evans defeated Nosawa, Christopher Daniels and Xtreme Tiger to become the new AAA Cruiserweight Champion
    – In a AAA World Heavyweight Title Match, Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Electroshock to become the new AAA World Heavyweight Champion

  • NXT Atlanta, GA, live results: Nakamura, Finn Balor and Samoa Joe experience Center Stage

    Submitted by Ross Slaw from the one and only Center Stage

    – No Way Jose vs. Tino Sabotelli

    Jose wins after hitting his side slam variation finisher.

    – Carmella vs. Peyton Royce

    Carmella won after submitting Royce.

    – Angelo Dawkins vs. Andrade Almas

    Almas won after hitting his running knees finisher.

    – Tye Dillinger def. Corey Hollis

    Dillinger wins after removing his kneepad and hitting a neckbreaker.

    – NXT Tag Champions American Alpha vs. The Revival

    Revival try to win after Twin Magic, but the ref noticed the legal man didn’t make the pinfall. AA hits their finish to retain the gold.

    – William Regal came out to talk about his ’93 debut at Center Stage.

    – Nakamura vs. Buddy Murphy

    Nakamura wins after hitting the Kinshasa knee.

    – Bayley vs. Daria Berenato

    Bayley wins after hitting the Bayley to Belly.

    – NXT Champion Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor

    Joe retains after grabbing a handful of tights on the pin.