The 37-year-old Punk (Phil Brooks) said he had just gotten clearance to train after back surgery and would debut in Cleveland, a show headlined by Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem for the UFC heavyweight title. Fabricio Werdum vs. Ben Rothwell is also on that show.
Assuming the fight goes off as planned, his debut would happen nearly two years since he first signed with UFC, a timetable far longer than expected. Reasons included delays due to head trainer Duke Roufus not wanting him to fight too early, as well as shoulder and back injuries, both of which date back to his days as a pro wrestler.
Gall is 2-0 in his young MMA career, and won his February UFC debut convincingly against Mike Jackson.
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SMACKDOWN TONIGHT ON THE USA NETWORK AT 8 P.M.
A.J. Styles & Chris Jericho vs. Curtis Axel & Adam Rose
Sasha Banks vs. Naomi
Sin Cara & Kalisto & Neville vs. The Ascension & Stardust
A.J. Styles vs. Chris Jericho
The show also features a lot of highlights from the Daniel Bryan retirement from Raw.
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The newest issue of the Wrestling Observer is one of the best of the year. A very detailed look at the end of Bryan Danielson’s career and retirement. Looking back at sports, pro wrestling and the ramifications that are and are not being talked about. Danielson’s retirement is a big story, both his short and long term impact on pro wrestling. How his story will act as a catalyst for change not only within pro wrestling but all contact sports. If you are a wrestling fan, a sports fan or a science fan, this may be the most important issue of the year.
Bryan Danielson’s retirement speech, career highlights, home town, character both in and out of the ring, booking, the crazy way he ended up as champion for the first time, the birth of the “Yes” chant, the build to WrestleMania 30 & 31, the various exams, why he wanted to continue wrestling and WWE didn’t, his goals outside of WWE and why he changed his mind in the last few weeks.
The quandary he was in about continuing his career, how his career began, the formation of ROH and the changing landscape of independent wrestling, the changing ideas of what a pro wrestling headliner can look like, the first time I ever saw him wrestle while sitting with Red Bastien and Nick Bockwinkel
The suspension of Titus O’Neil, a longtime WWE star talking about going into another sport, another star looking at retiring soon, lots of WrestleMania plans including an early summer major match, Steve Austin’s WrestleMania status, update on promotion of Stephanie McMahon, star who may be interested in returning, Fast Lane, A.J. Styles talks his beginnings in WWE and how hard he tried to hide the Royal Rumble story, how DDP figured in Styles’ return, Linda McMahon forms a new company, Roman Reigns in Raw main events, WWE cuts five in developmental, new WWE books. New announcer hired, Update on many Tough Enough competitors from the past season, plans for a WWE show taped this summer, international star WWE has interest in, as well as a look at all the weekend house shows from WWE & NXT with business notes.
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C.M. Punk had successful back surgery yesterday and should be back training in four to six weeks after a herniated disc in his lower back.
John Cena’s new TV show, “American Grit,” will debut on the FOX Network on 4/14. The bad news is it’s slated for 9 p.m., meaning it goes head-to-head with Smackdown.
Colt Cabana is starting a three part mini series called Colt Cabana’s Pro Wrestling Fringe, covering stories on pro wrestling. The first episode features Cabana and Rob Naylor talking about Jorge “Giant” Gonzalez, the second has David Bixenspan and Cabana talking about Sputnik Monroe’s desegregating sports in Memphis through wrestling, and the third has me talking about Tom Magee, the guy who was supposed to replace Hulk Hogan as WWF champion, but in fact, barely made it to television.
The ROH/New Japan cards for 2/19 and 2/20 at Korakuen Hall, which will include a few title matches, will be announced on Saturday.
Wrestlecon has announced for 4/2 in Dallas a ten man tag match with teams captained by Joey Ryan and Jeff Jarrett, plus Matt Hardy vs. Lance Storm and Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll. A ridiculous amount of talent will be appearing including Matt Hardy, Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan, James Storm, DDP, Vince Russo, Great Muta, Shawn Michaels, Ivan Putski, Bobby Heenan, Road Warrior Animal, Tito Santana, Gene Okerlund, Kevin Nash, Greg Valentine Scott Hall, Tully Blanchard, Shane Douglas, Tommy Dreamer, Lex Luger, Scott Steiner, Eddie Edwards, Davey Richards, Abyss, Trevor Lee, Mickie James, Billy Gunn, Marty Jannetty, Bart Gunn, Bob Holly, Honky Tonk Man, Kevin Kelly, Brian Lawler Savio Vega, Rick Steiner, Magnus, Missy Hyatt, Scott Norton, Kevin Sullivan, Sami Callihan, Ricochet, Brian Cage, and more.
Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie and Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 Bellator on 2/19 preview is on 11 p.m. tomorrow night on Spike. Another show, called “Unrivaled: Royce Gracie,” will air on Monday night after Raw on Spike at 11 p.m.
Hearing of Mark Nulty’s passing today really hit me hard, and I have never met the man personally. I have been a member of the www.wrestlingclasssics.com message board for a number of years now. I discovered it from reading the Wrestling Observer News Letter as being a place were not only a lot former wrestlers and educated fans talked about the wrestling business. For years I stayed away from message boards talking about pro wrestling because it was all just trash talking each other.
Wrestling Classics was a message board were you could have a nice conversations educated wrestling fans on various topics from matches, angles from the past to current happenings in pro wrestling. One thing that I really admired Mark Nulty for was even at times things would start to get heated, Nulty would put out that flame quickly by reminding everyone this board everyone can post their opinion. Nulty’s knowledge of happenings in the Texas territory was always a joy to read and I always looked forward to see his responses on posts.
Thank you Mark for all you done in the wrestling business and creating a great website were educated, classy fans can talk about this crazy sport we love, pro wrestling
WWE
They were shooting a bunch of stuff, for potential release on the network or on DVD, regarding Daniel Bryan on Monday in Seattle.
Daniel Bryan appeared this morning on Good Morning America.
Tickets for Monday’s Raw in Anaheim have been going really fast. The sales picked up as soon as A.J. Styles was announced believe it or not. Raw hasn’t sold out yet this year but this one looks to sell out by the weekend.
After the earnings call this morning, the stock dropped 81 cents per share to close at $14.94, the lowest in a long time.
A special show on the very first WrestleMania in 1985 will air at 10:30 p.m. Eastern tomorrow night on the MSG Network. Among those interviewed were Vince McMahon, Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan. Hogan’s quotes were a nice work of fiction saying that when he went in the ring, he was afraid Piper and Paul Orndorff would break Mr. T’s leg.
Steve Austin will be doing a live podcast after Raw on Monday night with Big Show.
Tickets go on sale on 2/20 for a 4/11 Raw taping at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
WWE will be producing a DVD called “Life on the Razor’s Edge: The Scott Hall Story” that comes out in July.
UFC/MMA
UFC Fight Pass announced a deal with Glory kickboxing where they will air monthly Glory events live starting with the 2/26 show in Chicago headlined by Joe Schilling vs. Mike Lemaire. The Glory deal also gives Fight Pass access to more than 2,000 hours of kickboxing footage, including the complete K-1 library of more than 100 events. They will also be airing Eddie Bravo Invitational Jiu Jitsu, with the first live BJJ show in April, and they expect five or six shows this year.
Added to the 3/20 UFC in Brisbane, Australia are Rin Nakai vs. Leslie Smith and Ben Nguyen vs. Justin Scogggins.
Rafael Natal vs Robert Whittaker has been added to the 4/23 UFC PPV in Las Vegas.
Bellator also announced the signing of Brazilian women Brauna Ellen (2-0) of Sao Paulo, Bruna Vargas (2-0 of Porto Alegre) and Kenya Miranda of Belo Horizonte.
Jason “Mayhem” Miller was reportedly arrested for a DUI this weekend. Because of Miller’s past issues when being arrested, when police got the tip that Miller was driving erratically, they sent 15 police and a K-9 unit after him. He was arrested on a suspicion of a DUI charge and taken to jail. Miller didn’t get violent, past getting mouthy with officers according to a report on TMZ.
Kendall Grove vs. Francisco “Kiko” France has been added to the 2/26 Bellator show in Mulvane, KS, which is headlined by Marcos Galvao defending the bantamweight title against former champion Eduardo Dantas.
MISCELLANEOUS
New IWGP jr. tag champs Ricochet & Matt Sydal are available for bookings at www.sbibookings.com Sydal is based in Tampa and Ricochet in Orlando. Tessa Blanchard who is based in Charlotte is also available.
Chuck Marlowe, the television voice of Indiana basketball in the 60s, 70s and 80s, as well as host of Big Time Championship Wrestling in the 60s passed away this week at the age of 86. Marlowe is in the Indiana Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
Here’s a link to a short local TV news video on the Preston City Wrestling shows from last weekend, featuring brief comments from Billy Gunn, Ken Anderson and PCW owner, Steven Fludder
Maryland Championship Wrestling on Saturday night in Joppa, MD featuring Matt & Jeff Hardy. King McBride vs Matt Hardy, with Jeff in his corner, headlines the show.
Louis Mucciolo, better known as Louie Spicolli, would have turned 45 yesterday.
Combat Zone Wrestling has a live iPPV on Saturday night from Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ. The show is headlined by Matt Tremont vs. Devon Moore in a ladder match, Lio Rush vs. Joey Janela in a 2/3 fall match, BLK Jeez & Pepper Parks vs. Team Tremendous and Speedball Mike Bailey vs. Sami Callihan. There is also a 4 p.m Womens Superstars Uncensored show with Jessicka Havok vs. LuFisto, Leva Bates vs. Hania and more.
IWA East Coast on 2/27 in Nitro WV headlined by Matt Tremont vs. Viper for the CZW title.
Robbie E has been announced for the ECWA Super 8 tournament on 4/23 in Woodbury Heights, NJ.
NWAClassics.com, the streaming home of the Houston Wrestling tape library, uploaded a mixed tag from 1980 with Vickie Williams & Billy the Kid vs. Irma Gonzalez (a legend in Mexico) & Little Lone Eagle.
House of Hardcore on 4/15 in Queens, NY at the Elmcor Center has Billy Gunn, Sami Callihan, Brian Cage, Rhino, Eddie Kingston, Brian Myers, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Thea Trinidad, Chris Hero, Colt Cabana, Pepper Parks, Cherry bomb and Tommy Dreamer. 4/16 in Philadelphia has Gunn, Cage, Rhino, Callihan,, Kingston, Archer, Smith Jr., Trinidad, Jade, Cabana, Parks, Hero and Dreamer. 5/7 in Niagara Falls, ONT at the Scotiabank Centre has Bobby Roode, Rhino, Dreamer, Cabana, Parks, and RJ City.
Tickets for the ROH/New Japan shows in May are on sale for 5/14 New York at Terminal 5 for ROH ringside members. Tickets go on sale to the public tomorrow at 10 a.m. Eastern.for 5/11 in Toronto.
A benefit show is being put on for Pato Soria, the father of Shocker on 2/27 in Mexico City, with family vs. family on top with Rush & Dragon Lee & Mistico (all brothers) vs. La Mascara & Robin & Maximo.
ACH, Matt Cross and Ray Rowe appear for Chilanga Mask on 3/20 in Coacalco, Mexico.
Gilbert Smith replaces Michael Page on the 3/4 Bellator show in Thackerville, OK headlined by Joe Warren vs. Darion Caldwell.
Premier Wrestling on 3/6 in Gilroy, CA at the IFDES Lodge Portuguese Hall at 5 p.m. with JR Kratos (9-2-1) defending his title against Joe Graves (4-1-1), Raze (2-2) defending the women’s athlete title against Nicole Savoy (3-2), plus Jeff Cobb, and a match of MMA fighters with Shayna Baszler facing Colleen Schneider in Schneider’s pro wrestling debut. You can get $5 off all tickets at www.premierwrestle.com
Atlantis & Delta vs. Euforia & Ultimo Guerrero headline 2/25 at the Coliseum in Laredo, TX.
Rush headlines on 3/19 in Phoenix at the ASU Academy Elementary Gym.
UIPW on 2/27 in Montebello, CA at the Grace Baptist Academy with Steve Pain & Machiko vs. Teddy Hart & Datura.
CM Punk’s UFC debut has been delayed again. After signing with UFC in December of 2014, it looked as if Punk would be debuting in June of 2016. But that’s not going to happen as Phil Brooks underwent back surgery today to repair a herniated disc. The injury occurred during his career as a professional wrestler, and had been nagging him recently to the point that it was greatly hindering his training. The disc repair suregery will put him on the shelf for at least four to six weeks, and his debut date is uncertain at this point.
A side note in this whole thing: Punk’s opponent was determined only four days ago. Debuting UFC fighter Mickey Gall was given the chance to win one match against Michael Jackson (making his pro AND MMA debut) to earn the shot at Punk. Gall easily handled Jackson this past weekend, submitting him in 45 seconds. After the match, Punk and Gall had a polite meeting in the cage and neither man said much. Perhaps since Punk knew the surgery was looming, he did not want to make too much of the match just yet. Gall will still be the guy at this point, but if Punk’s return / debut is postponed much longer, one would think perhaps Gall would want to fight again. We have more information here.
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The new double issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter looks at Bret Hart’s battle with cancer, his discussions about it, and updates on the situation. The most detailed coverage of the last month of Lucha Underground’s second season, backstage news, season three, lots of business notes. Full coverage of all the Ultima Lucha 2 matches and direction. Nakamura’s final day with NJPW, where Nakamura and New Japan go now, his background and building the IC title, the next two New Japan PPV shows to this weekend’s biggest event.
Fast Lane and WrestleMania, what’s up with Undertaker, WWE injury updates, the next WWE Network special, Licensing issue with new WWE signees, notes on the next NXT Takeover show, a look at all the TV building the next Takeover show, who led to a huge increase in demand for WWE tickets, next WWE show in Madison Square Garden update, Nakamura updates, WWE performer wants to compete in the Olympics and what former pro wrestler went back to the Olympics to medal, Lesnar’s schedule, Tough Enough winner starts out, Other Tough Enough competitors start out, change in Rumble plans, New WWE Network series based on wrestling matches, new WWE movie, WWE’s tour of Germany this coming week, more on The Rock’s segment on Raw.
A detailed look at the Awesome Kong-Reby Hardy situation in Manchester, England. Benson Henderson’s decision to leave UFC for Bellator and take a championship fight, why he made the decision, what both Dana White and Henderson said. We look at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s last major event and where it’s storylines are going.
A huge look at the life and career of Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie, one of the most memorable wrestling characters of his generation, stories about him, his gimmick, how big a star he was in his heyday, his incredibly long career title history, how he was two very different successful characters, and his most famous angles and biggest bouts. We also have a lot of comments from people who knew him, including how he changed the life and career of J.J. Dillon. The life and career of the original Espectrito, the best heel mini of his generation including when he main evented the Los Angeles Sports Arena, a rarity for a mini.
We also look at Saturday’s UFC , what’s next for the winners, thoughts on Sage Northcutt, as well as business notes on the show and match-by-match coverage.
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Besides CM Punk’s fight being delayed, the big news of the day is Daniel Bryan’s appearance on SportsCenter last night. Bryan revealed specifically that he had been hiding “post-concussion seizures” (it seemed like the implication was he was still having them) and his most recent tests revealed a ‘small sub-acute or chronic lesion’ in the temporoparietal junction of his brain. That can cause seizures, and that’s why he was able to be relatively at peace with retirement. We wish Bryan Danielson and his family the best in whatever comes next for this incredibly talented young man.
13 years ago today, Curt Hennig was found dead in a Florida hotel room at the age of 44 years young. Curtis Axel has been pretty active on Twitter today with RTs and such from people helping him get through which is still very tough on him.
ROH TV Champion Roderick Strong talks about his past with Daniel Bryan. Roddy failed to bring up his most famous and most important interaction with Daniel Bryan which was when Roddy cornered PeachMachine in the Grappling Battel~! against Bryan “Chico” Alvarez, who was cornered by Bryan Danielson.
Bob Backlund was named as the latest inductee into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame this July, joining WO founder Dave Meltzer, Chael Sonnen, JJ Dillon, Lex Luger, and Joe Blanchard.
House of Hardcore returns to Canada with a show at Niagara Falls, ONT, on 5/7, with Tommy Dreamer, Bobby Roode, Rhino, Colt Cabana, and more.
Colt Cabana has launched a new audio series, Colt Cabana’s Pro Wrestling Fringe, for the Howl.fm subscription service Coupon code COLT gets you a free month, so make sure to use that when you sign up. The first three episodes include stories by Cabana with an assist from David Bixenspan (on Sputnik Monroe) and Rob Naylor (on El Gigante/Giant Gonzalez) as well as a special appearance by Dave Meltzer (on Tom Magee).
CM Punk (real name Phil Brooks) will undergo back surgery on Wednesday in Chicago, delaying his UFC debut indefinitely.
According to what Brooks told MMAFighting.com‘s Ariel Helwani, the injury is a lingering issue from his pro wrestling days that has worsened in recent months. The recovery time will be 4-6 weeks, and he’s still planning on debuting at some point in 2016.
The timing couldn’t be worse as his opponent was just confirmed last Saturday at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas after Mickey Gall took less than a minute to defeat Mike Jackson to earn the shot. An exact date was not announced at the time, but he was to face Gall at an undetermined UFC PPV, assumed to be in June or July. Unfortunately, he found out about needing surgery just hours before Gall fought Jackson.
Punk has already had one injury setback when a shoulder injury last August delayed his training.
Former WWE Champion C.M. Punk’s first opponent in the UFC is now confirmed: Mickey Gall.
The 24-year-old steamrolled through Mike Jackson Saturday on the Fight Pass portion of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, submitting Jackson in just 45 seconds and taking no damage in the process.
During his post-fight promo, Gall said he was still just thinking about one man, saying “I’m hungry…feed me CM Punk!” Punk then got in the cage, shook hands with Gall, and the two had a conversation. Punk didn’t get on the mic, which was odd, but did square off with Gall.
Punk then did an interview with Ariel Helwani in the back and didn’t add much, other than that he was excited but still doesn’t know a date. He said he’d like to do UFC 200, but that it wasn’t up to him. He did reveal that AJ Lee is writing a book.
Dana White was at cageside for the fight and also did an interview with Helwani backstage. He put over Gall quite a bit and discussed how he’d deal with the pressure. White said they’ll announce something soon, alluding to June and saying that everyone wants to be on UFC 200 in July.
The 37-year-old Punk (real name Phil Brooks) has had quite a week already with media as an interview with Complex went sour quite quickly and has been covered by several outlets already.
With UFC Boston days away, New England native and JNPO host Josh Nason is pumped like Bob Sapp after he’s found an easy payday, so he brought in MMA Junkie and Rolling Stone writer Mike Bohn to revel in what’s to come, as well as discuss a pretty wild news week in the world of MMA.
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– This Sunday’s UFC Boston and the difficult question of the ultimate head vs. heart pick: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz
– Why Mike thinks Anthony Pettis vs. Eddie Alvarez is also a head vs. heart pick
– Thoughts on Nick Diaz’s suspension being lifted and what could be next for him
– MIke’s thoughts on Ronda Rousey from his past talks with her and his thoughts on Rousey being off UFC 200
– Whether Mickey Gall might have an advantage over CM Punk if they do fight this summer
– Whether Mike wants to see BJ Penn return and whether there’s a better chance of GSP returning instead
– Thoughts on the recent UFC equipment violations
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Over a year after officially signing with the UFC, it appears as if CM Punk may finally have a date, location and potential opponent for his first professional MMA fight: July 9th in Las Vegas at UFC 200.
The potential opponent is Mickey Gall, a 1-0 welterweight from New Jersey who is currently ranked at #63 on the list of northeastern United States welterweights on Tapology.com. At 5-11 and 23 years old, he will make his UFC debut at February 6th’s UFC 196 against Michael Jackson, who will be making his professional debut on the show. This clearly looks like a showcase fight for Gall, who has been told that should he win the fight, he’ll get the Punk match at UFC 200 in July.
Dana White appeared on TSN’s Off the Record with Michael Landsberg and confirmed all of this. He also confirmed that Ronda Rousey will not be fighting at UFC 200 but did speculate on who he’d like to see on the card. Landsberg brought up the possibility of GSP-Lawler and White said that would be awesome and also speculated that Anderson Silva could be a possible opponent for GSP, should he return.
The Gall-Jackson fight will be on the Fight Pass prelims of UFC 196. White also confirmed that Punk will be in attendance at the fight.
Gall has been speculated as Punk’s potential opponent for the last week or so after being featured on Dana White’s Looking for a Fight YouTube series. He trains with the Gracie New Jersey Academy and fought in front of White at a regional show at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia (the former ECW Arena in another pro wrestling tie-in).
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk tons of news in wrestling and MMA including the latest on Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm, the search for an opponent for CM Punk, TNA Impact ratings, and more, plus MAX SMASHMASTER of Chikara joins us to talk this weekend’s season-ending TOP BANANA show in Philadelphia! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Montreal, Canada: – Yvon Robert defeated Lou Thesz for the Montreal World Heavyweight Title
1956
Tokyo, Japan: – Junzo Yoshinosato defeated Isao Yoshiwara in a tournament final to become the first Japanese Light Heavyweight Champion
San Francisco, California: – Ben & Mike Sharpe defeated Bill & Ed Miller to win the San Francisco version of the NWA World Tag Team Title
1958
Oakland, California: – Ronnie Etchison & Buddy Rogers won the San Francisco version of the NWA World Tag Team Title from Gene Dubuque & Mike Valentino
1963
Mobile, Alabama: – Mickey Sharpe defeated Silento Rodriguez for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title
1965
Tampa, Florida: – Kurt & Skull Von Stroheim defeated Sam Steamboat and Ron Etchison for the Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Title
Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Non Title: The Crusher & Mighty Igor Vodik beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2 falls to 0 – Chris Markoff beat Ivan Kalmikoff
1967
Montreal, Canada: – The Sheik defeated Gino Brito to win the vacant Montreal International Heavyweight Title
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: – Abdullah the Butcher & Dr. Jerry Graham defeated Chris and John Tolos for the Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Title
Fort Worth, Texas: – Spoiler #1 and Gary Hart defeated Brute Bernard and Mike Paidousis to win the NWA American Tag Team Title
1970
Los Angeles, California: – Pantera Negra defeated Dale Lewis for the NWA United National Heavyweight Title
1974
Nashville, Tennessee: – Robert Fuller defeated Jerry Lawler to win the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1976
Sarasota, Florida: – Andre The Giant won a 15 Man Battle Royal – Jack & Jerry Brisco beat Bob Roop & Bob Orton Jr – Ray Candy beat Missouri Mauler (Larry Hamilton) – Ken Lucas drew Ray Stevens – Non Title: Tommy Seigler beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq – Mike Graham beat George McCreary
1978
Caugus, Puerto Rico: – Kendo Kimura & Hiro Sasaki defeated Jose Rivera & Invader I for the WWC Tag Team Title
1980
Kansas City, Kansas: – Bob Brown defeated Mike George to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: – Andre The Giant won a battle royal – Jerry Blackwell beat Andre The Giant dq – Angelo Mosca beat Adrian Adonis – Jesse Ventura beat Mad Dog Vachon – Bobby Heenan beat Buck Zumhofe – Evan Johnson drew Steve Regal
1981
St. Louis, Missouri: – Ken Patera defeated Jack Brisco for the Missouri State Heavyweight Title
Mexico City, Mexico: – La Fiera defeated Lizmark to win the NWA World Welterweight Title – El Satanico defeated Solar I for the Mexican National Middleweight Title
1983
Guadalajara, Mexico: – Ringo Mendoza defeated El Satanico for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title – Enrique Vera defeated Dos Caras and Canek in 3-man tournament to win the vacant UWA World Heavyweight Title
1985
– Jon Cortez defeated Johnny Saint to win the British World Lightweight Title
1988
Memphis, Tennessee: – Jerry Lawler defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the WCWA Heavyweight Title – Jeff Jarrett beat Eric Embry – Southern Tag Title Tournament final: Cactus Jack & Gary Young beat Bill Dundee & Todd Morton to win Southern Tag Title
1989
Memphis, Tennessee: – The Soultaker defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title
1992
Dallas, Texas: – Black Bart & Johnny Mantell defeated The Ebony Experience (Harlem Heat) to win the GWF Tag Team Titles
1994
Detroit, Michigan: – Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma defeated The Patriot & Marcus Bagwell to win the WCW World Tag Team Title
1995
– Brian Christopher defeated Jesse James Armstrong for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title – Alundra Blayze defeated Bertha Faye to win the WWF Women’s Title
1996
– Carlos Colon won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title from Huracan Castillo, Jr
1998
Mexico City, Mexico: – Halcon Negro Jr. defeated Olimpico for the CMLL World Welterweight Title
1999
Nagoya, Japan: – Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama won the AJPW World Tag Team Title by defeating Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa
2000
– The Hardy Boyz defeated Edge in a handicap match for the WWF World Tag Team Titles
2001
Omaha, Nebraska: – The Dudley Boyz defeated The Hardy Boyz to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles
2002
Nashville, Tennessee: – AJ Styles defeated Syxx-Pac to win the NWA-TNA X Division Title
2004
Highland, Indiana: – CM Punk defeated A.J. Styles for the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
2005
Orlando, Florida: – Samoa Joe defeated Jushin Liger – NWA Tag Team Champions America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated The Naturals (Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas) to retain the titles – TNA X Division Champion AJ Styles defeated Christopher Daniels in an Iron Man Match to retain the title – Rhino defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the NWA World Title
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts on Raw from Monday, the Stone Cold Steve Austin podcast, where Randy Orton is at, CM Punk’s injury, UFC cuts, questions and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
