Tag: history

  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/28): Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen win NWA World Titles

    1913

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Henry Ordemann beat Julius Nelson 2 falls to 0

    1952

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Enrique Torres defeated Bob Orton for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title 
    – Sonny Myers beat Chief Big Heart to earn number one contender status 
    – Maurice Roberre beat Dan O’Connor 

    1957 

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Dory Funk defeated The Great Bolo for both the Amarillo NWA North American Heavyweight Title and Southwest Junior
    Heavyweight Titles

    1961

    Detroit, Michigan:
    – Dick the Bruiser defeated Bobo Brazil to win the Detroit NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    1963 

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Bulldog Brower and Johnny Valentine defeated Bruno Sammartino and Whipper Billy Watson to win the Toronto NWA International Tag Team Title 

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Jerry Graham and Jim Wright defeated Dominic Bravo and Ron Etchison for the Stampede International Tag Team Titles

    1968

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada:
    – Archie Gouldie defeated Pat O’Connor to become the first Stampede North American Heavyweight Champion

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Curtis Iaukea defeated Jim Hady to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title 

    1969

    Houston, Texas:
    – Johnny Valentine defeated Dan Miller to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title 

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Dick Murdoch defeated Don Kent for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title 

    1971

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Dutch Savage defeated Jonathan Boyd for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    Pensacola, Florida:
    – The Wrestling Pro defeated Bob Kelly to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title

    1972

    Miami, Florida:
    – Tim Woods defeated Bobby Shane to win the held-up Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1973

    Miami, Florida:
    – Mr. Kleen defeated Buddy Colt to win the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Indian Strap Match: Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham 
    – Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch beat Reggie Parks & Ken Patera 2 out of 3 falls
    – Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel 
    – Don Muraco beat Ivan Koloff dq
    – Rene Goulet beat Jim Brunzell 
    – Khosrow Vaziri beat Johnny Heidman

    1974

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Brown and Lord Alfred Hayes defeated Jim Brunzell and Mike George in three falls to win the Central States NWA World Tag Team Titles
    – The Viking & Reggie Parks defeated Tokyo Joe & Taro Kabayoshi
    – Billy Howard fought Bobby Whitlock to a draw
    – Omar Atlas defeated Baron Scicluna 
    – Sandy Parker defeated Jean Antone via DQ
    – Harley Race defeated Bob Orton 

    Houston, Texas:
    – Al Madril defeated El Gran Marcus for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title 

    1975

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Louie Tillet and John Tolos defeated The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Ron Fuller defeated Ron Wright for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title

    1976

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Roddy Piper and Crusher Verdu defeated Chavo and Gory Guerrero to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

    1978

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Mike Graham and Steve Keirn defeated Jack and Jerry Brisco to win the Florida NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    1981 

    Bayaman, Puerto Rico:
    – Los Pastores (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) defeated Carlos Colón and Invader I for the WWC North American Tag Team Titles

    1982

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen defeated Jack and Jerry Brisco to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team Title in a one night tournament

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel no contest Tito Santana
    – Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan beat Buck Zumhofe & Hulk Hogan & Baron Von Raschke
    – Sheik Adnan beat Greg Gagne by countout
    – Jim Brunzell beat Sgt. Goulet
    – Jerry Blackwell drew Brad Rheingans
    – Evan Johnson beat Tom Stone

    1983

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Bobby Eaton won the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title by defeating Sweet Brown Sugar in a Loser Leaves Town match 

    1986

    Houston, Texas:
    – Dick Slater defeated Jake Roberts for the Mid-South Television Title 

    1987

    Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    – Buddy Landel defeated Ron Fuller to win the NWA Southeast Continental Heavyweight Title 

    1988 

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) defeated Jimmy and Ron Garvin to retain the title
    – Sting defeated Larry Zbyszko by disqualification
    – Barry Windham defeated NWA World Television Champion Mike Rotundo by dq
    – Road Warrior Hawk and Paul Ellering fought The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and The Warlord) to a no-contest
    – Ole Anderson, Lex Luger and NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair

    1989

    Columbia, South Carolina:
    – Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner defeated Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams to win the NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    1991

    Laughlin, Nevada:
    – The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) defeated Team America (Heidi Lee Morgan and Misty Blue Simmes) to win 
    the Ladies’ Professional Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles

    1994 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Brian Christopher defeated Doug Gilbert to win the USWA Heavyweight Title

    1996

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich defeated PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) for the USWA Tag Team Titles

    1998

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Ace Darling and Devon Storm defeated The Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) at the “3rd Annual Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl” to win the NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    2004 

    Wilmington, Delaware:
    – Ace Darling defeated Prince Nana for the ECWA Mid-Atlantic Title

    2013

    – Kenny King defeated Rob Van Dam to win the TNA X Division Title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (2/27): Bruno vs. Gorilla; Neville wins NXT gold

    1940

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
    – Joe Cox defeated Yvon Robert to win the Montreal World Heavyweight Title 

    1947

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat George Becker 2 out of 3 falls
    – Vic Christy beat Wee Willie Davis 2 out of 3 falls
    – Jack Kennedy and Dan O’Connor drew 

    1958

    Galveston, Texas:
    – Albert and Enrique Torres defeated Casey and Danny McShain for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title 

    1962

    – Johnny Barend and Magnificent Maurice defeated Art and Stan Neilson for the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles

    1964 

    Bakersfield, California:
    – The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) defeated Edouard Carpentier and Ernie Ladd to win the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Titles

    1967

    Madison Square Garden:
    – Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammarinto by countout 

    1969

    – Johnny Long and Tojo Yamamoto win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title by defeating Don Carson and Len Rossi

    Lexington, Kentucky:
    – Bill and Joe Sky defeated The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1970

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Kurt Von Steiger defeated Moondog Mayne to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Abdullah the Butcher defeated Billy Robinson for the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title 

    1972

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Dr X in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Ivan Koloff beat Mad Dog Vachon 
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Bull Bullinski
    – Don Muraco beat Treach Phillip

    1973

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Giant Baba finishes undefeated, with two draws, in a 10-match series to become the first holder of All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Pacific Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title

    1974 

    Raleigh, North Carolina:
    – Danny Miller defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final to become the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion

    Miami Beach, Florida:
    – Southern Title: Jos LeDuc defeated Dusty Rhodes by dq
    – No DQ Match: Super Texan defeated Paul Jones 
    – Bill Watts & Ron Fuller defeated Buddy Colt & The Psycho 
    – Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan defeated Dick Slater & Stan Vachon by dq
    – Danny Hodge drew Tony Charles 
    – Rip Hawk defeated Paul LeDuc 

    1975 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – The Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles) defeated Dutch Savage and Jimmy Snuka for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Jerry Oates defeated Tommy Martin
    – Omar Atlas & Ted Oates defeated Oki Shikina & Yasu Fuji via DQ in two straight falls
    – Terry Martin & Haystack Calhoun fought Chuck O’Connor & Ed Wiskowski to a draw
    – Akio Sato defeated Billy Howard in two straight falls
    – Bob Brown & Lord Alfred Hayes defeated The Interns
    – Jack Brisco defeated Mike George in three falls

    1976

    – Chavo and Gory Guerrero defeated Senor X and Karl Von Brauner to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

    Denver, Colorado:
    – Texas Death Match: Jim Brunzell & Pampero Firpo (sub Greg Gagne) beat Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan 
    – Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc no contest Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Khosrow Vaziri
    – Mad Dog Vachon beat Kim Duk

    1978

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Don Leo Jonathan and John Quinn defeated The Black Avenger and Don Wayt to win the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title

    1980

    Los Angeles, California:
    – John and Rick Davidson defeated Chris Adams and Tom Prichard for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

    Hollywood, Florida:
    – Jack & Jerry Brisco & Jim Garvin defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Bugsy McGraw & Leroy Brown 
    – Florida Title vs. Mask: Manny Fernandez defeated Super Destroyer by countout
    – Bubba Douglas defeated Twin Devil I 
    – Don Diamond defeated Geoff Portz 
    – Hector Guerrero defeated Twin Devil II 
    – Gordon Nelson defeated Frank Monte 
    – Butcher Brannigan defeated Terry Taylor 
    – Don Serrano drew Barry Windham

    1981

    Houston, Texas:
    – Gino Hernandez defeated Chavo Guerrero to win the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title 

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – David Schultz defeated Leo Burke to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title 

    1982

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Hulk Hogan beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Bobby Heenan & Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum beat Tito Santana & Baron Von Raschke & Buck Zumhofe
    – Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat Jim Brunzell & Brad Rheingans
    – Wilbur Snyder beat Tom Stone
    – Billy Robinson beat Jacques Goulet
    – Spike Huber beat Tony Leone

    1983 

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – Bob Sweetan defeated Tully Blanchard for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title 

    1984

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Danny Davis and Hubert Gallant defeated Bruce Hart and Davey Boy Smith for the Stampede International Tag Team Titles

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – Killer Tim Brooks defeated Scott Casey for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title

    1985

    Bangor, Maine:
    – Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Carlos Colon to win both the International Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title and the World Wrestling Council’s Universal Heavyweight Title

    1987 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Brown won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title defeating Bill Dundee
    – Bart Batten and Rick McCord won the NWA Central States Tag Team Title from The MOD Squad (Basher and Spike)

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Tom Prichard defeated Larry Hamilton to win the Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title

    1988

    San Juan, Puerto Rico:
    – Carlos Colon defeated Afa to win the Gillette Cup 

    1993

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Colonel DeBeers defeated Bart Sawyer for the Championship Wrestling USA Television Title 

    1999

    Wilmington, Delaware: 
    – Steve Bradley defeated Christopher Daniels to win the Super 8 Tournament

    2000

    WWF No Way Out: Hartford, Connecticut:
    – Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho to win the WWF Intercontinental Title
    – The Dudley Boyz defeated the New Age Outlaws to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles
    – Big Show pinned The Rock 

    2001

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Rico Constantino defeated Nick Dinsmore to win the OVW Heavyweight Title

    Cincinnati, Ohio:
    – Shark Boy won a battle royal to win the vacant Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title 

    2005

    Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
    – Glamour Boy Shane defeated Ricky Banderas to win the held-up IWA World Heavyweight Title
    – Golden Boy and Noriega defeated Thunder and Lightning for the IWA World Tag Team Titles

    Windsor, Ontario, Canada:
    – Danny Daniels and N8 Mattson defeated Bobby Roode and Petey Williams to win the Border City Wrestling Can-Am Tag Team Titles

    2014

    NXT Arrival | Orlando, Florida
    – Adrian Neville defeated Bo Dallas in a ladder match to win the NXT Title
    – Cesaro defeated Sami Zayn
    – NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension (Konor and Viktor) defeated Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Brian Christopher) to retain the titles

  • Daily pro wrestling history (2/26): Verne Gagne wins AWA gold; Memphis throwback night

    1939 

    – Jim Londos is awarded the Maryland version of the World Heavyweight Title by the Maryland State Commission

    1944 

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Rollend Kirchmeyer to win the Florida Heavyweight Title 

    1951 

    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
    – Sky Hi Lee defeated Al Mills to win the Calgary NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title 

    1952 

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Duke Keomuka and Mr. Moto defeated Ray Gunkel and Miguel Guzman for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title 

    1957 

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Guy and Joe Brunetti defeated Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff for the Minneapolis NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1958 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Don and Jackie Fargo defeated Lee Fields and Lester Welch to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title 

    1959

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Edouard Carpentier beat Bob Geigel 
    – Dino Bravo and Bob Ellis beat Lee Henning and The Mighty Atlas 
    – Sonny Myers beat Rip Hawk 

    1963

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Crusher beat Hercules Cortez dq
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Moose Evans & Dick Steinborn in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Rocky Hamilton beat Duke Hoffman
    – Jack Pesek beat Stan Kowalski

    1966

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser by countout
    – Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq
    – Chris Markoff beat Guy Mitchell
    – Moose Cholak beat Huey Long
    – The Assassin beat Jose Betancourt
    – Santiago Acosta drew Angelo Poffo

    1967 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Verne Gagne won the AWA World Heavyweight Title (on his birthday) by defeating Mad Dog Vachon
    – Ernie Ladd & Earl Maynard beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq
    – Killer Kowalski beat The Crusher dq
    – Doug Gilbert drew The Alaskan
    – Eddie Sharkey beat George Gadaski
    – Bob Boyer beat Jose Quintero

    1969 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Bob Kelly and Ramon Perez defeated Mitsu and Sugi Sito to win the  NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles

    1971

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Vivian Vachon defeated Betty Nicoli for the NWA California Women’s Title 

    1973

    Madison Square Garden:
    – AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Eddie Graham (subbing for Ray Stevens)
    – WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Pedro Morales defeated King Curtis Iaukea

    1975

    Miami, Florida:
    – Bob Roop & Mongolian Stomper defeated Dick Slater & Johnny Weaver (sub for Bill Watts) 
    – Harley Race defeated Bob Armstrong 
    – Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci & “Irish” Pat Barrett defeated The Patriots & The Red Menace 
    – Mike Graham defeated Jim Dillon by dq
    – Johnny Weaver defeated Randy Tyler by dq
    – Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jay Clay 

    1976

    Fort Myers, Florida:
    – Florida Tag Titles: Bob Roop & Bob Orton, Jr. defeated Steve Keirn & Mike Graham 
    – Andre The Giant defeated King Curtis 
    – Ft. Myers Championship: Tom Jones (sub for Cyclon Negro) defeated Roger Kirby 
    – Mike Graham & Steve Keirn defeated George McCreary & Rock Hunter 
    – Jerry Brisco defeated Karl Von Steiger 

    1978

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Dick Murdoch defeated Ted DiBiase for the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title 

    1979

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Bill Dundee and Robert Gibson defeated Don Carson and Dennis Condrey to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    Wichita, Kansas:
    – Bryan St. John and Randy Alls (Randy Rose) win a tournament for the NWA Central States Tag Team Titles

    1980

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Florida Title: Super Destroyer defeated Manny Fernandez by dq
    – Special Challenge Match: Jack Brisco & Jim Garvin defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Bugsy McGraw 
    – Leroy Brown defeated Jerry Brisco 
    – Twin Devils defeated Hector Guerrero & Terry Taylor 
    – Bryan St. John defeated Bubba Douglas 
    – Geoff Portz & Frank Monte drew Gordon Nelson & Barry Windham

    1981

    Kingston, Ontario, Canada:
    – Angelo (King Kong) Mosca pinned Hossien Arab
    – Mad Dog Vachon and Dewey Robertson beat Bob Duncum and Kurt Von Hess
    – Sweet Ebony Diamond over Swede Hanson on a count out
    – Frankie Maine and Billy Red Lyons went to a draw
    – Tony Parisi pinned Ron Ritchie

    1985

    Tampa, Florida:
    – The PYT Express (Norvell Austin and Koko Ware) defeated Jay and Mark Youngblood for the Florida NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    1988

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Terry Taylor defeated Matt Borne for the World Class Texas Heavyweight Title

    St. Joseph, Missouri
    – Masahiro Chono defeated Mike George to win the World Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title 

    1990

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

    1993

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Heavy Metal defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. for the Mexican National Welterweight Title

    Dallas, Texas:
    – The Ebony Experience (Stevie Ray and Booker T) defeated The Bad Breed (Axl and Ian Rotten) to win the Global Wrestling Federation Tag 
    Team Titles
    – Calvin Knapp defeated Alex Porteau for the GWF Light Heavyweight Title

    1994

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Colonel DeBeers defeated Bruiser Brian for the Championship Wrestling USA Television Title

    Morristown, Tennessee:
    – Mike Samson defeated Wayne Rogers for the Southern States Wrestling Heavyweight Title 

    1995 

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Bobby Blaze defeated Jerry Lawler to win the SMW Heavyweight Title 

    1997

    Berlin, Germany:
    – Davey Boy Smith pinned Owen Hart to become the first WWF European Champion in a tournament final
    – WWF Intercontinental Champion Rocky Maivia defeated Vader (with Paul Bearer) by disqualification 
    – Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Bret Hart by disqualification
    – WWF Champion Sycho Sid pinned Mankind (with Paul Bearer)

    1999

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio, Jr. defeated Negro Casas and El Hijo del Santo to win the CMLL World Tag Team Titles

    2000

    Cincinnati, Ohio:
    – Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka defeated ECW World Tag Team Champions The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) to win the titles
    – Sabu defeated Scott D’Amore
    – ECW World Heavyweight Champion Mike Awesome defeated Rhino to retain the title

    Newark, Delaware:
    – Christopher Daniels defeated Scoot Andrews to win the Super 8 Tournament 

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Chris Candido defeated XPW World Heavyweight Champion Damien Steele in a Falls Count Anywhere match to win the title 

    2002

    Boston, Massachusetts:
    – Goldust defeated Maven for the WWF Hardcore Title 

    2005

    Throwback Night: Memphis, Tennessee:
    – In a 14-man tag team match, Bill Dundee, King Mabel, Cory Macklin, Chris Michaels, MW Southern Tag Team Champions Too Cool II (Tim Grind and Flex) and Kevin White defeated Masked Doom, Nicholas Doom, Jamie Dundee, Reggie B. Fine, Jimmy Hart, Jerry Lawler and Mordecai
    – Too Cool II (Tim Grind and Flex) defeated Team Canada (Johnny Devine and Eric Young), when Grind pinned Devine, to win the MW Southern Tag Team Titles
    – Brian Christopher and Shock defeated Kid Kash and Koko B. Ware
    – Kevin White defeated Jamie Dundee by disqualification
    – Bill Dundee pinned Simon Dean
    – Derrick King pinned Johnny Dotson in a loser-leaves-town match
    – Jimmy Hart and Jerry Lawler fought Memphis Wrestling promoter Cory Macklin and King Mabel to a no contest

    2006 

    Dundalk, Maryland:
    – The James Gang (B.G. James & Kip James) defeated MCW Tag Team Champions The Slackers (Chad Austin & Dino Divine) and The Holy Rollers (Earl The Pearl & Rich Myers) in a three-way match to win the titles

    2011

    ROH 9th Anniversary Show: Chicago, Illinois:
    – El Generico defeated Michael Elgin
    – ROH World Title Match/Barrio Streetfight: Roderick Strong defeated Homicide to retain the title
    – ROH World Tag Team Title Match: Kings Of Wrestling defeated All Night Express to retain the titles
    – World TV Title Match, 2/3 Falls with a 30 Minute Time Limit: Christopher Daniels and Eddie Edwards wrestled to a draw
    – Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe

  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/25): Benoit & Malenko win ECW World Tag Team Titles

    1960

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Joe Hamilton fought Nick Roberts to a draw 
    – Lee Henning & Taro Myaki defeated Pancho Villa Lopez & Rocky Lee 
    – Bob Geigel defeated Gory Guerrero via DQ in three falls
    – World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor defeated Bill Longson in two straight falls

    1968

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Professor Toru Tanaka beat Whipper Billy Watson 
    – Edouard Carpentier beat United States heavyweight Tiger Jeet Singh on a disqualification (No title change)
    – The Assassin and Dan Miller wrestled Chief White Owl and The Mighty Ursud to a 1 fall to 1 fall 30:00 draw
    – The Oklahoma Kid beat Mike Loren 
    – Ivan Kalmikoff beat Man Mountain Cannon 

    1983

    Houston, Texas:
    – Junkyard Dog & Mr Wrestling II no contest Ted Dibiase & Matt Borne
    – Kamala beat Tony Atlas
    – Non title: Chavo Guerrero beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
    – Tiger Conway Jr & Tom Prichard beat Moondogs
    – Hacksaw Duggan beat Mike Sharpe
    – Art Crews beat Marty Lunde (Arn Anderson)

    1984

    San Francisco, California:
    – Jesse Ventura & Mr. Saito beat Baron Von Raschke & The Crusher
    – Blackjack Mulligan beat Jerry Blackwell
    – Bunkhouse Match: Blackjack Lanza beat Bobby Heenan
    – AWA Light Heavyweight Champion Buck Zumhofe beat Steve Regal

    1986

    JCP/AWA Star Wars: East Rutherford, New Jersey:
    – AWA Champion Stan Hansen dcor Sgt. Slaughter
    – Rock & Roll Express beat Midnight Express dq
    – NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Magnum TA
    – Road Warriors & Dusty Rhodes beat Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff & Baron Von Raschke
    – Larry Zbyszko beat Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Curt Hennig beat Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin
    – Jimmy Valiant beat Tully Blanchard dq
    – Nord The Barbarian & Mongolian Stomper beat Marty Jannetty & Buck Zumhofe

    1990 

    Wrestle War: Greensboro, North Carolina:
    – US Tag Team Champions, Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated The Freebirds to retain the titles
    – NWA World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ole & Arn Anderson to retain the titles
    – NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Lex Luger to retain the title
    – The Rock N’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton) 
    – United States Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes)
    – The Road Warriors defeated The Skyscrapers (Mark Callous & Mike Enos, who was wearing a mask, subbing for Dan Spivey) in a Chicago Streetfight 

    1995 

    ECW Return of the Funker: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Taz & Sabu to win the ECW World Tag Team Titles
    – ECW World Champion Shane Douglas defeated Marty Jannetty
    – 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Hector Guerrero 

    2001

    WWF No Way Out: Las Vegas, Nevada:
    – Big Show defeated Raven to win the WWF Hardcore Title
    – Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit and X-Pac in a four way match
    – Triple H defeated Steve Austin in a three fall match in which each fall had a different stipulation
    – The Rock defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWF World Heavyweight Title
    – WWF World Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian and Undertaker & Kane in a Three Way Tables match

  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/24): JCP/AWA Star Wars; Freebirds win WCW World Tag Team Titles

    1967

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – No Time Limit, No dq Match: Killer Kowalski beat Verne Gagne
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Doug Gilbert & Reggie Parks in 2 out of 3 falls
    – The Alaskan beat Billy Red Cloud
    – Kurt Von Steiger drew Bob Boyer

    1971

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Sam Steamboat beat King Curtis
    – Lonnie Mayne beat Frankie Laine to win Hawaiian title
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Billy Robinson & Verne Gagne
    – Dale Lewis drew Don Muraco
    – Ripper Collins beat Beauregard

    1973

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Billy Robinson & Don Muraco beat Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch 2 out of 3 falls
    – Reggie Parks beat Larry Hennig 2 out of 3 falls
    – Superstar Billy Graham beat Rene Goulet 
    – Ken Patera beat Johnny Heidman

    1977

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bulldog Bob Brown downed Jan Nelson 
    – Bobby Jaggers & Benny Ramirez defeated Big Red & Dave Nevins 
    – Akio Sato & Mike George wrestled to a draw 
    – Andre the Giant & Ted Oates beat D.I. Bob (later Sgt.) Slaughter & Mitsuo Hata 
    – NWA World Title: Champion Harley Race defeated big Ernie “The Cat” Ladd, 2 out of 3 falls to retain the title

    1978

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Mr. Wrestling II beat Stan Hansen dq
    – Tony Atlas & Andre the Giant beat Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson
    – No dq Match, No Time Limit: Tommy Rich beat Abdullah the Butcher
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Bob Armstrong
    – Adrian Adonis beat Butch Malone
    – Raymond Rougeau beat Jim Dalton
    – Mighty Zulu beat the Invader

    1983

    Sioux City, Iowa:
    – Hulk Hogan beat Ken Patera dq
    – Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat Mad Dog Vachon & Jim Brunzell
    – Rick Martel beat John Tolos
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan

    1985

    JCP/AWA Star Wars: East Rutherford, New Jersey:
    – Sgt. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell won tag team battle royal
    – NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Harley Race
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Jerry Lawler & Baron Von Raschke
    – Jim Garvin beat AWA Champion Rick Martel dq
    – Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff beat Steve Keirn & Jimmy Valiant
    – Bob Backlund beat Billy Robinson
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell drew Mr. Saito & Masked Superstar
    – Handicap match: Kamala beat Mark Pole & Lou Fabiano
    – Mark Youngblood & Jay Youngblood & Jimmy Valiant drew Larry Zbyszko & Nick Bockwinkel & Dory Funk Jr

    1987

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Sir Oliver Humperdink defeated Bad News Allen to win the Florida Heavyweight Title

    1991

    WCW WrestleWar: Phoenix, Arizona:
    – The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated Doom (Butch Reed & Ron Simmons) to win the World Tag Team Titles 
    – Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Sid Vicious & Larry Zbyszko (subbing for Arn Anderson) defeated Sting, Brian Pillman, Rick & Scott Steiner in a War Games match 
    – Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk
    – Stan Hansen vs. Big Van Vader ended in a double disqualification
    – United States Champion Lex Luger defeated Danny Spivey

    1992 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Koko B. Ware defeated Kamala to win the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title 

    1995 

    Erlanger, Kentucky:
    – Dan Severn defeated Chris Candido it win the NWA World Heavyweight Title

    2002 

    Las Vegas, Nevada:
    – Eddie Guerrero defeated Psicosis and Juventud Guerrera to win the WWA International Cruiserweight Title 
    – Devon Storm defeated Sabu 
    – Rick Steiner & Ernest Miller defeated Lodi & Lenny Lane 
    – WWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Brian Christopher 

    2009 

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Jack Swagger defeated Christian to win the ECW Title

  • Daily pro wrestling history 02/23: Dick the Bruiser & Crusher win AWA Tag Titles

    1939

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – World Title: Jim Londos beat Joe Savoldi to retain title
    – Hans Steinke beat Housepainter Hogan 
    – Vic Christy beat Tom Mahoney (default) 
    – Jules Strongbow beat Ernie Powers 
    – Hardy Kruskamp beat Cardiff Giant

    1944

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ray Steele and World Junior Heavyweight Champion Ken Fenelon wrestled to a 90 minute draw

    1964

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Moose Evans & Verne Gagne to regain the AWA tag team title
    – Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo
    – Mitsu Arakawa beat Tiny Mills
    – Rene Goulet beat Hans Schmidt dq
    – Doug Gilbert beat Marquis DeParee

    1969

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – The Sheik beat Might Igor
    – Lord Athol Layton beat Masked Assassin by disqualification
    – Whipper Billy Watson and Bulldog Brower took 2 of 3 falls from Al Costello and Mighty Ursuy 
    – Paul DeMarco beat Joe Christie
    – Fred Atkins beat Eric the Red
    – Rocky Johnson drew Ivan Kalmikoff

    1970

    Denver, Colorado:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Harley Race
    – Non Title: The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 
    – Red Bastien drew Lars Anderson
    – Pepper Gomez beat Dr. X 

    1971 

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Kurt Von Steiger & Karl Von Steiger beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon to win AWA World Tag Title (title change only acknowledged in Portland. The Vachons were on their way to Japan for a lengthy tour and decided to drop the AWA Tag Straps to the Von Steigers in Portland without Verne Gagne’s knowledge or permission)
    – Stan Stasiak beat Sailor White
    – Dutch Savage beat Les Thornton
    – Bobby Nichols drew Haru Sasaki
    – Eric Froelich drew Moose Morowski

    1978

    Jacksonville, Florida:
    – Dusty Rhodes & Eddie Graham defeated Karl Kox & Bobby Duncum in a taped fist match
    – Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Mike Graham & Terry Gibbs (sub. for Steve Kiern) to retain US tag titles
    – Ivan Putski defeated the Bounty Hunter
    – Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito defeated Rocky Johnson & Pedro Morales
    – Mr. Wrestling II defeated Tank Patterson (sub. for Hiro Matsuda)
    – The Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams
    – Porkchop Cash defeated Randy Brewer
    – WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought NWA World Champion Harley Race to a draw

    1986

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Sgt. Slaughter no contest AWA Champion Stan Hansen
    – Road Warriors beat Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin
    – Curt Hennig & Scott Hall & Brad Rheingans beat Boris Zhukov & Mongolian Stomper & Nord The Barbarian
    – No dq Match: Larry Zbyszko beat Nick Bockwinkel
    – Midnight Rockers beat The Alaskans
    – Colonel DeBeers beat Buck Zumhofe
    – Leon White beat Doug Somers

    1987

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler & AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Austin Idol & Humongous
    – Alan West won Bunkhouse stampede
    – Big Bubba & Goliath beat Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis to win Southern tag belts
    – Paul Diamond beat Johnny Boyd dq
    – Cobra & Lou Winston beat The Hunter & Tony Burton
    – Tarzan Goto & Akio Sato beat Alan West & King Cobra
    – Soul Train Jones beat Don Bass

    1990

    WWF Main Event: Detroit, Michigan:
    – WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage (Buster Douglas, who had just defeated Mike Tyson in Tokyo for the World Championship in Boxing was the special referee. After the match, Savage shoved Douglasand Douglas knocked out Savage)
    – Intercontinental Champion Ultimate Warrior defeated Dino Bravo 

    2002

    Ring of Honor debut show: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Low Ki defeated Christopher Daniels and Bryan Danielson 
    – The Amazing Red defeated Jay Briscoe 
    – Super Crazy defeated Eddy Guerrero to become the first IWA Puerto Rico Intercontinental champion

    2004

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Victoria defeated champion Molly Holly, Jazz and Lita in an elimination match to win the WWE Women’s Title

    2008

    ROH 6th Anniversary Show: New York City:
    – ROH Tag Team champs Davey Richards & Rocky Romero defeated Ruckus & Jigsaw
    – Bryan Danielson defeated ROH champ Nigel McGuinness by DQ
    – FIP champ Roderick Strong won a three-way No DQ match over Necro Butcher and Erick Stevens

    2014

    WWE Elimination Chamber: Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – WWE Intercontinental champion Big E beat Jack Swagger to retain the title
    – WWE Tag Team champions The New Age Outlaws defeated The Usos to retain the title
    – Batista defeated Alberto Del Rio
    – Elimination Chamber: WWE World Heavyweight champion Randy Orton defeated John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Cesaro, Sheamus and Christian to retain the title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/22): The Outsiders win the WCW World Tag Team Titles

    1937

    Kansas City, Missouri:
    – World Title: Everett Marshall beat Orville Brown to retain the title
    – Ali Baba beat Karl Davis 
    – Bill Lee beat Eddie Newman 
    – Lou Thesz beat Chris Zaharias (dq)  

    1943

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Bobby Managoff defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion Bill Longson 

    1952

    Oakland, California:
    – Ron Etchison and Sandor Szabo defeated Ben and Mike Sharpe to win the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1957

    Houston, Texas:
    – Pepper Gomez defeated El Medico to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title 

    1958

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Boris and Nicoli Volkoff defeated Reggie (Crusher) and Stan Lisowski to win the Chicago NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1960 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Don and Luke Fields won the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles by defeating The Corsicans’ (Jean and Joe)

    1963

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Hercules Cortez won a 12-man battle royal
    – Dick Steinborn beat Karol Kalmikoff dq
    – Kenji Shibuya beat Jack Lanza
    – Gene Kiniski beat Jack Pesek
    – Doug Gilbert drew Ivan Kalmikoff
    – Haystacks Calhoun beat Duke Hoffman

    1966

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq
    – Chris Tolos beat Reggie Parks 
    – Mighty Igor Vodik beat Steve Druk 
    – Chris Markoff beat Ivan Kalmikoff 
    – Larry Heiniemi drew George Drake 

    1967

    Lubbock, Texas:
    – The Medics defeated Terry Funk and Dan Miller to win the Southwest NWA North American Tag Team Titles

    1971

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Fritz Von Erich defeated Toru Tanaka to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title

    1973

    Osaka, Japan:
    – Killer Karl Krupp and Johnny Valentine defeated Kintaro Ohki and Seiji Sakaguchi to win the NWA International Tag Team Titles

    Denver, Colorado:
    – Indian Strap Match, Winner must drag his opponent around the ring twice: Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham 
    – Billy Robinson beat Dusty Rhodes 
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Don Muraco by countout
    – Ivan Koloff drew Reggie Parks
    – Dick Murdoch beat Lord Blears

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Rufus R. Jones defeated Mickey Doyle
    – Togo the Great defeated Argentina Zuma
    – Bob Geigel defeated Tokyo Joe via DQ
    – Stan Pulaski & Steve Bolus & Abe Jacobs defeated Benny Ramirez & The Viking & Mickey Doyle in three falls
    – Roger Kirby defeated Black Angus via countout in three falls

    1974

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Harley Race defeated Archie Gouldie to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title

    1975

    St. Petersburg, Florida:
    – NWA Title-Jack Brisco defeated Bob Roop by dq
    – Elimination Match-Dick Slater & “Cowboy” Bill Watts defeated Mongolian Stomper & Dick Murdoch 
    – Bob Armstrong beat Super Assassin 
    – Johnny Weaver defeated Swede Hanson 
    – Chris Taylor & Rocky Johnson defeated The Patriots 
    – Jos LeDuc defeated Baron Scicluna 
    – “Irish” Pat Barrett & Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci beat The Spider & George McCreary & Beautiful Bruce

    1976

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Tommy Rich defeated Jerry Lawler in a No Disqualification match to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1978

    Sacramento, California:
     – Dean Ho and Moondog Mayne defeated Black Gordman and Goliath to win the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana:
    – Ray Candy and Steven Little Bear defeated The Brute and Dr. X for the Tri-State NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    1979 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Sweetan defeated Randy Allis (Randy Rose) to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title 

    1981 

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Angelo Mosca retained the Canadian Championship pinning Hossien Arab (Iron Sheik)
    – The Masked Superstar won by count out over Ray Stevens 
    – Jimmy (Superfly) Snuka pinned Maurice (Mad Dog) Vachon
    – Bobby Duncum and Swede Hanson defeated Sweet Ebony Diamond and Dewey Robertson
    – Tony Paris went to 20 minute draw against Kurt von Hess
    – Cowboy Frankie Maine pinned Ron Ritchie 

    Greensboro, North Carolina:
    – Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens defeated Paul Jones and The Masked Superstar for the NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1983

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jerry Lawler dq
    – Fabulous Ones beat Executioners
    – Terry Taylor beat Jacques Rougeau dq
    – Finals of Tournament for Mid American title: Bobby Eaton beat Sweet Brown Sugar
    – Koko Ware beat Kenya Condorie
    – Jesse Barr beat Dutch Mantel dq
    – Bill Dundee beat Carl Fergie

    Regina, Saskatchewan:
    – The Great Gama defeated The Dynamite Kid for the Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Title 

    Columbia, South Carolina:
    – Dick Slater defeated Mike Rotundo to win the NWA Television Title 

    1984 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – International Champion Jumbo Tsuruta beat Nick Bockwinkel to win AWA Title (Terry Funk special referee)
    – Genichiro Tenryu beat Ricky Steamboat to become the new United National Champion
    – Bruiser Brody & Super Destroyer I beat Giant Baba & Takashi Ishikawa
    – NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion Chavo Guerrero beat Mighty Inoue when the referee stopped the match
    – Ashura Hara & Magic Dragon & Masanobu Fuchi dcor Alexis Smirnoff & Super Destroyer II & Jerry Morrow
    – Thomas Ivy beat Tarzan Goto
    – Shiro Koshinaka beat Mitsuharu Misawa
    – Motoshi Ohkuma & Great Kojika beat Rocky Hata & Yoshihiro Momota
    – Ultraseven beat Toshiaki Kawada

    1985

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Sgt. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell beat AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors dq
    – AWA Champion Rick Martel dcor Bob Backlund
    – Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel
    – Jim Garvin beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Mr. Saito & Masked Superstar & King Tonga beat Steve O & Larry Hennig & Curt Hennig
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Steve Regal
    – John Nord drew Tom Zenk

    1986 

    Tampa, Florida:
    – The Cuban Assassin defeated Kendall Windham to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title 

    1988

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler beat Tommy Rich dq
    – Midnight Rockers beat Rock & Roll Express to win held up AWA Tag Team Title
    – Maxx Payne beat Manny Fernandez forfeit
    – Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis beat Gary Young & Bill Dundee
    – Ken Wayne beat Jimmy Jack Funk dq
    – The Samoans Samu & Kokina beat Zebra Warriors
    – Bruise Brothers beat Scotty Levy & Terry Adonis
    – Doug Gilbert beat Rikki Nelson

    1993

    Memphis, Tennessee: 
    – The Moondogs (Splat and Spot) defeated The Harris Brothers (Don and Ron) for the USWA Tag Team Titles

    1997
    Ponce, Puerto Rico:
    – El Nene defeated Carlos Colón to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title

    1998 

    WCW SuperBrawl: San Francisco, California:
    – The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) with Dusty Rhodes defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) with Ted DiBiase to win the titles
    – Sting pinned Hollywood Hulk Hogan to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Title
    – WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Chris Benoit to retain the title
    – Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage (with Elizabeth)
    – WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera 
    – Booker T pinned WCW World Television Champion Rick Martel to win the title
    – WCW World Television Champion Booker T pinned Saturn to retain the title

    Chihuahua, Mexico:
    – Perro Aguayo, Sr. defeated Cibernético to win the Mexican National Heavyweight Title 

    1999 

    Nuevo Laredo, Texas:
    – El Cobarde and El Cobarde, Jr. defeat Perro Aguayo, Sr. and Perro Aguayo, Jr. for the Mexican National Tag Team Title

    2002

    Ventnor, England:
    – Robbie Brookside defeated Dave Taylor to win the European Heavyweight Title

    2004

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Kaz Hayashi defeated Blue-K (Taka Michinoku) to win the vacant AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/21): Chris Jericho wins World Title; Barry Windham wins NWA World Title

    1951

    Sioux City, Iowa:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz defeated Mike DiBiase

    1961

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski by countout
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills
    – Wilbur Snyder beat Nick Roberts 
    – Jim Hady drew Bob Geigel 

    1974

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Ronnie Etchison defeated Taro Kabayoshi
    – Bull Bullinski defeated Billy Howard
    – Jim Brunzell defeated Bob Orton
    – Reggie Parks defeated Baron Scicluna
    – Tokyo Joe defeated Kit Conway
    – Don Fargo fought Omar Atlas to a double-DQ
    – Texas Death Match: The Viking defeated Lord Alfred Hayes
    – Harley Race defeated Bob Brown via DQ in three falls

    1982

    Denver, Colorado:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
    – Hulk Hogan beat Bobby Duncum
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan
    – Ken Patera beat Baron Von Raschke

    1983

    Memphis, Tennessee: 
    – Jerry Lawler won by forfeit over AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel when Nick failed to show
    – No dq Match: Austin Idol beat Jerry Lawler
    – Sheepherders beat Bill Dundee & Steve O
    – Southern Champion Terry Taylor beat Austin Idol
    – Sweet Brown Sugar beat Bobby Eaton to win Mid American Title
    – Adrian Street & Jesse Barr beat Fabulous Ones to win Southern Tag Title
    – Jacques Rougeau beat Dutch Mantel dq

    1993

    WCW SuperBrawl: Ashville, North Carolina:
    – Barry Windham defeated The Great Muta to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title
    – WCW World Champion Big Van Vader defeated Sting in a non -title Leather Strap match
    – Brian Pillman & Steve Austin defeated Erik Watts & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
    – 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Chris Benoit 
    – Davey Boy Smith defeated Bill Irwin 
    – Cactus Jack defeated Paul Orndorff in a Falls Count Anywhere match
    – The Rock N’ Roll Express defeated SMW Tag Team Champions The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Pritchard & Stan Lane) via disqualification
    – United States Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Maxx Payne via disqualification

    1999

    WCW SuperBrawl: Oakland, California:
    – Barry Windham & Curt Hennig defeated Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles 
    – Scott Hall defeated Roddy Piper to win the United States Title 
    – Booker T defeated Disco Inferno
    – Chris Jericho defeated Perry Saturn via countout
    – WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr
    – Kevin Nash & Scott Hall (subbing for Lex Luger) defeated Konnan & Rey Mysterio Jr
    – WCW World Television Champion Scott Steiner defeated Diamond Dallas Page
    – Bill Goldberg defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
    – WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair

    2010 

    WWE Elimination Chamber: St. Louis, Missouri:
    – John Cena won the WWE Championship in the Raw Chamber match, but lost the title in an impromptu match against Batista
    – Chris Jericho won the Smackdown Chamber match to win the World Title

    2013

    – Velvet Sky defeated Brooke Tessmacher, Tara and Gail Kim to win the TNA Knockouts Title
    – Rob Van Dam defeated Kenny King to retain the TNA X Division Title

    2014

    ROH 12th Anniversary Show: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – The Decade defeated Adam Page & Mark Briscoe & Cedric Alexander
    – Matt Taven beate Silas Young
    – ROH TV Tomasso Ciampa beat Hanson to retain the title
    – Michael Elgin defeated Rowe
    – Jay Briscoe beat Michael Bennett
    – ROH Tag Team champions ReDragon defeated ACH & Tadarious Thomas to retain the titles
    – AJ Styles defeated Jay Lethal
    – ROH champion Adam Cole beat Chris Hero to retain the title
    – Streetfight: Kevin Steen defeated Cliff Compton

  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/20): Ricky Steamboat wins NWA Title; Bob Backlund wins WWWF Title

    1962

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Pat O’Connor wrestled AWA Champion Mr. M to a 1 hour time limit draw
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski beat Joe Scarpello & Tiny Mills
    – Nikita Kalmikoff beat Roy Collins
    – Duke Hoffman beat Jack Daniels

    1964

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bill Miller & Bob Geigel defeated Pat O’Connor & Sonny Myers in three falls
    – The Stomper defeated Fritz Von Erich via DQ

    1965

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat The Crusher
    – Mighty Igor Vodik beat Larry Hennig dq
    – Billy Red Cloud beat Bill Green
    – Ivan Kalmikoff beat Jack Allen
    – Bob Boyer drew Sid Freeman

    1967

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Verne Gagne dq
    – Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest Devils Duo, Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff
    – Wilbur Snyder beat El Mongol
    – Jack Lanza drew Moose Cholak
    – Mitsu Arakawa beat Reggie Parks

    1973

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Florida Title: Buddy Colt defeated Jack Brisco to win the title
    – Lights Out Match: Mark Lewin defeated Hans Schmidt 
    – Florida Tag Titles: Mike Graham & Kevin Sullivan defeated Bobby Shane & Gorgeous George, Jr. to win the titles
    – Johnny Walker defeated Black Jack Slade 
    – Great Malenko defeated John Wolfman Smith

    1974

    Miami Beach Florida:
    – Canadian Death Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated Jos LeDuc 
    – Paul Jones defeated The Texan by dq
    – Florida Title: Buddy Colt no contest Ron Fuller 
    – Cowboy Bill Watts defeated The Jackal 
    – Kevin Sullivan & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Skull Von Stroheim & Tony Romano 
    – The Psycho defeated Tom Jones 

    1975

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Oki Shikina & Chuck O’Connor defeated Tony Russo & Omar Atlas
    – Mike George defeated Bobby Jaggers
    – Central States Women’s Champion Jean Antone defeated Betty Niccoli via DQ in two straight falls
    – The Interns (w/ Dr. Ken Ramey) fought Lord Alfred Hayes & Bob Brown to a double-DQ
    – Jerry Oates & Ted Oates defeated Terry Martin & Tommy Martin in three falls

    1977

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Andre the Giant ddq AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
    – Ray Stevens beat Bobby Duncum
    – Chris Taylor beat Super Destroyer dq
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Roger Kirby & Blackjack Lanza (sub Bobby Heenan)
    – Pedro Morales beat Blackjack Lanza
    – Angelo Mosca beat Bill Francis

    1978 

    Madison Square Garden: New York City:
    – Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham to win the WWWF World Heavyweight Title

    1981

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & John Studd
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Tito Santana & Ray Stevens
    – Brad Rheingans beat Steve Regal
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Bill Howard
    – Curt Hennig beat Kenny Jay

    1986

    AWA/NWA Star Wars: Baltimore, Maryland:
    – Cage match: Road Warriors beat Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff
    – NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes dq
    – Sgt. Slaughter beat AWA Champion Stan Hansen dq
    – Midnight Express beat Rock & Roll Express
    – Magnum TA beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Nick Bockwinkel no contest Larry Zbyszko
    – Tully Blanchard beat Jimmy Valiant
    – Scott Hall beat Boris Zhukov

    1989

    WCW Chi-Town Rumble: Chicago, Illinois:
    – Mike Rotundo defeated Rick Steiner to win the NWA Television Title
    – Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham to win the United States Title
    – NWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors defeated Steve Williams & Kevin Sullivan 
    – Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title

    1992

    Niagara Falls, New York:
    – WWF Intercontinental Champion Rowdy Roddy Piper defeated WWF World Champion Ric Flair in a non-title, steel cage match

    2005

    WWE No Way Out: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
    – Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Doug and Danny Basham to win the titles
    – Chavo Guerrero Jr. won the Cruiserweight Title in a gauntlet match
    – John Cena defeated Kurt Angle

    2011 

    WWE Elimination Chamber: Oakland, California:
    – Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel defeated WWE Tag Team champions Vladimir Kozlov & Santino Marella to win the titles
    – WWE Champion the Miz retained the title over Jerry Lawler
    – John Cena won the Raw Elimination Chamber over CM Punk, Randy Orton, R-Truth, John Morrison and Sheamus

  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/19): Heavenly Bodies win SMW Tag Team Titles; plane crash kills Bobby Shane

    1920

    Newark, Ohio:
    – Paul Bowser defeated Billy Schoeber for the American Middleweight Title

    1942 

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Marshall Estep defeated Steve Brody to win the Midwest Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title 

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Bill Longson defeated Sandor Szabo to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title

    1943

    Houston, Texas:
    – Bill Longson defeated Bobby Managoff for the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title 

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Ronnie Etchison beat Cowboy Luttrall 
    – Orville Brown drew Babe Zaharias 
    – Tom Zaharias beat Bad Boy Brown 
    – Jim Coffield beat Frank Frogge

    1957

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Wilbur Snyder defeated Hans Schmidt to win the Chicago NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    1959

    Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    – Don and Luke (Bobby) Fields defeated The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1963

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Hiro Matsuda defeated Eddie Graham to win the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Boot Match: Crusher beat Moose Evans 
    – Hercules Cortez beat Karol Kalmikoff
    – Rocky Hamilton beat Jack Pesek
    – Doug Gilbert drew Ivan Kamilkoff
    – Dick Steinborn beat Gordon Nelson

    1966

    San Francisco, California:
    – Bill Watts defeated Kinji Shibuya for the San Francisco NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    1969

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Gene Kiniski won the Hawaii NWA North American Heavyweight Title from Toru Tanaka 

    1970

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Non Title: The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2 falls to 0
    – Pepper Gomez beat Dr X
    – Red Bastien beat Luke Graham
    – Larry Hennig beat Bob Brunelle
    – Lars Anderson drew Billy Red Lyons

    1975

    Miami Beach, Florida: (Colt, Shane, McCord, and Hart would be in a plane crash later that evening that would end the life of Shane)
    – Dusty Rhodes defeated Dick Murdoch 
    – Handicap Match: Dick Slater & Chris Taylor & “Cowboy” Bill Watts defeated Bob Roop & Jim Dillon & Mongolian Stomper & Gary Hart
    – Bobby Shane & Buddy Colt defeated Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci 
    – The Patriots defeated Mike Pappas & Pat Barrett 
    – Bob Armstrong defeated “Iron” Mike McCord (Austin Idol)
    – Larry Zbyszko drew Baron Scicluna 
    – Johnny Weaver defeated George McCreary 

    1976 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Brown & Otto Von Heller fought Ray Candy & Pat O’Connor to a draw
    – Ed Wiskoski defeated Mike Pappae
    – Ripper Collins fought Tank Patton to a double-DQ
    – Bob Geigel & Akio Sato defeated Ron Bass & Dutch Mantel
    – World Heavyweight Champion Terry Funk defeated Mike George via DQ

    1978

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – AWA World Tag Team Champions The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne) defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel and Bobby Heenan to retain the titles
    – British Heavyweight Champion Billy Robinson defeated Duncan McTavish to retain the title
    – WWWF Heavyweight Champion Billy Graham defeated Édouard Carpentier to retain the title
    – Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera
    – Angelo Mosca defeated Chief Peter Miavia
    – Dewey Robertson beat the Wildman
    – Stan Stasiak beat the Wolfman
    – Billy Red Lyons drew Chris Tolos

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Stan Frazier and Terry Sawyer defeated Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles 

    1979

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Mark Lewin and The Spoiler defeated David and Kevin Von Erich for the NWA American Tag Team Titles

    1982

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – Hulk Hogan & Tito Santana & Buck Zumhofe beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan
    – Sheik Adnan beat Jim Brunzell by countout
    – Greg Gagne beat Sgt Jacques Goulet
    – Brad Rheingans beat Tom Stone 

    1988

    Las Vegas, Nevada:
    – AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Jerry Lawler dq
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers beat Nasty Boys
    – Wahoo McDaniel & Greg Gagne beat Bob Orton Jr & Curt Hennig dq
    – Badd Company, Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond beat Midnight Rockers
    – Greg Gagne beat Steve Olsonoski
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Sheik Adnan

    1994 

    Taylor, Michigan:
    – The Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy Del Ray and Tom Prichard) defeated The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) for the SMW Tag Team Titles

    1995

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Koji Kanemoto defeated Norio Honaga to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title 

    WCW SuperBrawl: Baltimore, Maryland:
    – WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) with Sister Sherri, defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) by reverse decision to retain the title
    – Randy Savage and Sting defeated Avalanche and The Butcher
    – WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan with Jimmy Hart defeated WCW US Heavyweight Champion Vader by disqualification to retain the title

    1999

    North Richland Hills, Texas:
    – Brian Adias defeated Khris Germany to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title 

    2000

    Cornelia, Georgia:
    – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) defeated Bad Attitude (Rick Michaels and David Young) to win the NWA Wildside Tag Team Titles

    Barnegat, New Jersey:
    – Chris Candido won the vacant NWA Jersey Heavyweight Title by defeating The Equalizer

    Carolina, Puerto Rico:
    – Ray González won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title by defeating Carly Colón

    2002 

    – Billy and Chuck with Rico defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Spike Dudley and Tazz to win the titles

    2003

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Nick Dinsmore defeated champion The Damaja and Doug Basham in a triple threat match to win the OVW Heavyweight Title

    2004

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Shiro Koshinaka and Takao Omori defeated Shinjiro Otani and Masato Tanaka to win the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Titles 
    – Low Ki and Leonardo Spanky (Brian Kendrick) defeated Ikuto Hidaka and Dick Togo to win the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles

    2005

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – A.J. Styles defeated Simon Diamond
    – C.J. O’Doyle defeated Rob Eckos
    – Simon Diamond and Mike Kruel defeated Damian Adams and Monsta Mack to win the vacant 3PW Tag Team Title
    – Matt Striker defeated Rockin’ Rebel
    – Slyck Wagner Brown defeated 3PW Heavyweight Champion Christopher Daniels to win the title

    2006 

    WWF No Way Out PPV: Baltimore, Maryland:
    – Chris Benoit defeated Booker T to win the US Championship 
    – Randy Orton defeated Rey Mysterio
    – Kurt Angle defeated The Undertaker to retain the World Title

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – El Samurai and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Hirooki Goto and Minoru to win the title
    – Tiger Mask IV defeated NWA World and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Black Tiger IV (Rocky Romero) to win both titles
    – IWGP U-30 Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Yuji Nagata
    – IWGP Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar and Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Akebono and Riki Choshu
    – IWGP Tag Team Champions Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Giant Bernard and Manabu Nakanishi to retain the titles

    2007

    Bakersfield, California:
    – Melina pinned WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James to win the title 
    – Umaga (with Armando Alejandro Estrada) pinned WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy to win the title