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1953
Wichita, Kansas:
– Lenny Montana defeated David Sims to win the Heart of America Title (Title would be renamed Central States Title)
1962
Kansas City, Missouri:
– Stan Neilson & Art Neilson defeated George Scott & Sandy Scott
– Texas Death Match: Dick the Bruiser defeated The Sheik by countout
1975
Duluth, Minnesota:
– Cage Match: Baron Von Raschke beat Billy Robinson
– Pampero Firpo beat Buddy Wolff
– Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell in 2 out of 3 falls
1978
Dallas, Texas:
– Evelyn Stevens defeated The Fabulous Moolah for the NWA Women’s World Heavyweight Title
1986
Tampa, Florida:
– Barry Windham defeated Outlaw Ron Bass to win the vacant Florida State Heavyweight Title
1990
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler won a 21-man tournament by defeating Austin Idol in the finals to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title
1991
Montgomery, Alabama:
– The York Foundation (Terrance Taylor, Richard Morton, & Thomas Rich), managed by Alexandra York (Terri Runnels) defeated Dustin Rhodes, Tom Zenk, & Big Josh (Matt Borne) to win the WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Title
1993
Knoxville, Tennessee:
– The Bullet defeated Killer Kyle
– SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Scott & Steve Armstrong to a no contest
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee defeated Tracy Smothers
– Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray at w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Rick & Scott Steiner via disqualification
1994
Johnson City, Tennessee:
– Boo Bradley defeated Lance Storm
– Bruiser Bedlam defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy via disqualification in a whipping match
– SMW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a No DQ, no time-limit match
2001
Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWF World Title
– The Hardys defeated Booker T and Test to win the WCW Tag Team Titles
2006
– WWE Champion Booker T defeated Bobby Lashley, Batista and Fit Finlay to retain the title
– Rey Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero in a falls count anywhere match
2009
– The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) defeated Yujiro and Tetsuya Naito to win the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles
– Team 3-D, Bubba and D-Von, defeated Togi Makabe and Toru Yano to win the IWGP Tag Titles
1957
Wichita, Kansas:
– Richard Brown defeated Red Berry to win the NWA Central States Title
1959
Mobile, Alabama:
– Lee Fields defeated The Mighty Yankee to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title
1960
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Sonny Myers beat Bob Orton in 2 out of 3 falls to earn a title shot against NWA World Champion Pat O’Conner
1964
– Chin Lee defeated Silento Rodriguez for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title
1965
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Bobo Brazil beat Bob Brown 2 falls to 1
– Mongolian Stomper beat Bob Geigel 2 falls to 1
– Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Bulldog Plechas
Denver, Colorado:
– Dick the Bruiser beat Larry Hennig
– Wilbur Snyder beat Harley Race dq
– Chris Markoff beat Eddie Sharkey
– Mighty Igor Vodik beat Lorenzo Parente
– Tim Woods beat Ivan Kalmikoff
1967
Omaha, Nebraska:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bob Orton
– Midwest Tag Title Match, AWA Tag Titles not on the line: Midwest Tag Team Champions Doug Gilbert & Reggie Parks beat AWA Tag Team
Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race
– Fabulous Moolah beat Princess Little Cloud
– Bob Ellis beat Bob Geigel
– Mike DiBiase beat Bob Boyer
1972
Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Andre Rousimoff (Andre the Giant) & Dr X
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Hennig
1979
Macon, Georgia:
– Tommy Rich defeated Killer Karl Kox to win the Macon Heavyweight title
1981
Seattle, Washington:
– King Parsons defeated Gene Kiniski by disqualification
– Buddy Rose defeated Matt Borne
1984
Chicago, Illinois:
– Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke beat Road Warriors & Paul Ellering
– King Kong Brody drew Jerry Blackwell
– Nick Bockwinkel beat Tony Atlas dq
– Fabulous Ones beat Mr. Saito & Billy Robinson
– Jim Brunzell beat Larry Zbyszko
1985
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Harley Race beat Koko Ware to win the NWA Mid-America Title
– CWA International Champ The Mongolian Stomper beat Phil Hickerson
– Jerry Lawler fought Bill Dundee to a no contest
1989
Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
– Invader #1 defeated Ivan Koloff in a Russian Chain Match to win the WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title
– Caros Colon defeated Steve Strong in a Barbed Wire Cage match to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title
– Cuban Assassin & Jerry Morrow defeated Miguel Peres, Jr. & Hurricane Castillo, Jr. for the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Title
– Chris & Mark Youngblood defeated Rip Oliver & Abdhuadein to win the WWC World Tag Team Title
1990
Tokyo, Japan:
– Manami Toyota defeated Bison Kimura in a tournament final for the All Japan Pacific Title
1991
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Dutch Mantell & Tony Anthony beat Eric Embry & Tom Prichard via DQ
– Jeff Jarrett & Robert Fuller beat The Texas Outlaws (Doug Vines & Jeff Sword) to win the USWA Tag Team championship
– USWA Unified Champ Jerry Lawler beat GWF TV Champ Eddie Gilbert via DQ
– Jeff Jarrett & Robert Fuller fought Eric Embry & Tom Prichard to a no contest in a lights out match
1993
Hazard, Kentucky:
– SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Scott & Steve Armstrong to a no contest
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee defeated Tracy Smothers
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray via disqualification
1995
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Raven & Stevie Richards defeated The Pitbulls to win the ECW World Tag Team Champions
– Psicosis defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. in 2 out of 3 falls match
– ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio defeated JT Smith
– ECW World Heavyweight Champion The Sandman defeated Mikey Whipwreck to retain the title
2007
Chicago, Illinois:
– Triple H defeated Randy Orton to win the WWE Championship
– Randy Orton defeated Triple H to regain the WWE Championship in a rematch later in the show
– Beth Phoenix defeated Candice Michelle to win the Diva’s Championship
1949
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Bill Longson and Bob Wagner defeated Bobby Bruns and Ronnie Etchison in 2 out of 3 falls
1962
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne drew Doug Gilbert
– Saloon Match: Crusher beat Bill Miller
– Jack Lanza beat Crybaby Cannon
– Rocky Hamilton beat Jack Allen
– Larry Hennig beat Tiny Mills
1967
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Mighty Igor Vodik & Verne Gagne in 2 out of 3 falls
1971
Nigata, Japan:
– Marie Vagnone & Jane Sherill defeated Jumbo Miyamoto & Aiko Kyo to win the WWWA World Tag Team Title
San Antonio, Texas:
– Thunderbolt Patterson beat Toru Tanaka
– Wahoo McDaniel & Jose Lothario beat Johnny Valentine & Buddy Wolff
– The Spoiler beat George Gaiser
– Bobby Shane beat Bob Burns
1972
Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Dick the Bruiser defeated Blackjack Mulligan in a Georgia Chain Gang match
– Billy Red Cloud & Bobby Bold Eagle defeated Blackjack Lanza & Baron Von Raschke
– Andre the Giant defeated Ben Jarrells & Red Dupree in a handicap match
1975
Tampa, Florida:
– Dusty Rhodes defeated Bob Roop to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
Memphis, Tennessee:
– The Mongolian Stomper went to a no contest with Mike Graham
– Ron & Robert Fuller beat Cowboy Parker & Ken Dillinger
– Al Greene beat Pepper Gomez
– Southern Champ Bob Armstrong beat Harley Race
– Southern Tag Champs The Interns beat Eddie Marlin & Bill Dundee
Dallas, Texas:
– Texas Heavyweight Champion Brian Adidas defeated Jack Victory
– Iceman King Parsons defeated The One Man Gang in the third round of a Taped Fist match via knockout
– In a No DQ, “Hair vs. Hair” match, Kerry & Kevin Von Erich defeated Chris Adams & Gino Hernandez
1982
Tampa, Florida:
– Kevin Sullivan defeated Barry Windham in a tournament final for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
1988
Raleigh, North Carolina:
-NWA World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Kevin Sullivan & Rick Steiner
– Nikita Koloff fought Russian Assassin #1 to a double disqualification
– Lex Luger & Sting defeated NWA World champion Ric Flair & NWA United States champion Barry Windham in a Lumberjack match
1990
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Tony Anthony & Doug Gilbert defeated Jeff Jarrett & Jeff Gaylord to win the USWA World Tag Team Title
– Jeff Jarrett defeated Dick Slater to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title
Omaha, Nebraska:
– Sgt. Slaughter defeated Nikolai Volkoff via submission
– Mr. Perfect defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Texas Tornado via countout
– WWF champion The Ultimate Warrior & the Legion of Doom defeated Demolition Ax & Smash, & Crush
1995
Paintsville, Kentucky:
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong defeated the Punisher
– SMW Tag Team Champions Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray defeated the Dirty White Boy & Robert Gibson
– Buddy Landel fought Tommy Rich to a double count-out
2001
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– WWF Intercontinental champion Christian pinned Edge
– Jeff Hardy pinned WWF Tag Team champion Bubba Ray Dudley
– WWF champion Kurt Angle pinned Steve Austin
2007
Edison, New Jersey:
– Bryan Danielson defeated Chris Hero
– Austin Aries pinned Roderick Strong
– Nigel McGuinness captured the ROH championship by defeating Takeshi Morishima
2013
Buffalo, New York:
– Alberto Del Rio retained the WWE Championship over Rob Van Dam in a hardcore rules match
– Cody Rhodes & Goldust defeated The Shield to win the WWE Tag Team Championship
1962
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Buddy Austin beat Red Bastien by countout
– Pat O’Connor wrestled Cowboy Bob Ellis to a draw
– John Paul Henning & Johnny Valentine beat Rip Hawk & Stan Stasiak
1963
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions, Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff to retain title
– Bob Geigel beat Moose Evans dq
1968
Omaha, Nebraska:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne no contest The Avenger
– Danny Hodge beat Mike DiBiase
– Billy Red Cloud beat Chris Markoff
– Harley Race drew Reggie Parks
1971
Chiba, Japan:
– Jumbo Miyamoto & Aiko Kyo defeated Marie Vagnone & Jane Sherill to win the WWWA World Tag Team Title
Moline, Illinois:
– In a Death match, Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza
– AWA Tag Team Champions, The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens to retain the title
– Larry Hennig beat Don Muraco
1974
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
– Larry Hennig no contest Larry Heiniemi
– Horst Hoffman beat Chris Taylor by countout
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Yugo Babich & Stan Pulaski
– Geoff Portz drew Buddy Wolff
1979
Tokyo, Japan:
– AWA Title vs IWA Title match, IWA Champion Rusher Kimura beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by dq
– IWA World Tag Team Champions Animal Hamaguchi & Mighty Inoue beat Kintaro Ohki & Umanosuke Ueda in 2 of 3 falls
– NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Nelson Royal double count out with Ashura Hara
1982
Osaka, Japan:
– Judy Martin defeated Yukari Omori for the All Japan Pacific Title
1984
St. Louis, Missouri:
– King Kong Brody no contest Jerry Blackwell
– AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Ted DiBiase & Buzz Tyler
– Tony Atlas beat Paul Ellering
– Hacksaw Higgins beat Buzz Tyler (sub Dick the Bruiser)
– Jim Brunzell & Bulldog Bob Brown beat the Grapplers
1985
East Rutherford, New Jersey:
– WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Nikolai Volkoff in a Flag match
– King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Tony Atlas & Andre The Giant via disqualification
1987
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Don Bass & Carl Fergie beat Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee
– AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Jeff Jarrett
– AWA Tag Team Champions Soldat Ustinov & Doug Somers beat Nasty Boys
– Southern Boys beat Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond
– Bobby Jaggers beat Billy Travis
1996
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida:
– Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tito Santana to win the AWF World Heavyweight Title
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Stevie Richards & Brian Lee in an Ultimate Jeopardy match (Sandman won Raven’s ECW Title per stipulations of the match)
– ECW World Tag Team Champions The Gangstas defeated The Eliminators
– Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Terry Gordy
1997
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Owen Hart defeated Farooq in a tournament final to win the vacant WWF Intercontinental Title
– The Godwinns defeated The Headbangers to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles
– Shawn Michaels defeated the Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell (debut of Kane)
2008
Portland, Oregon:
– Batista defeated JBL to become #1 contender to the WWE Title
– Triple H defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the WWE Title
– WWE World Champion Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels in a Ladder Match to retain the title
1956 —
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Larry Hamilton and Sonny Myers beat Joe Dusek and Roy Shire 2 falls to 1
1957 —
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Ray Gunkel and Don McIntyre defeated Kurt Von Brawner & Fritz Von Brawner to win the International Tag Team Title
1960 —
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana defeated Murder Inc. (Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski) to win the AWA World Tag Team Title
– Bob Geigel beat Guy Hill
1968 —
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Tommy Martin defeated Bob Brown to win the Central States Title
1969 —
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall dq
– Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig
– Blackjack Lanza beat Rene Goulet
1972 —
Tokyo, Japan:
– Antonio Inoki defeated Karl Gotch for the New Japan Real World Heavyweight Title
1974 —
Denver, Colorado:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Horst Hoffman
– Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
– Larry Heiniemi beat Larry Hennig
1975 —
Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
– Tosh Togo defeated Jose Miguel Perez to win the WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– In a Lumberjack Match, Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan
– Pampero Firpo no contest Jimmy Valiant
– Billy Robinson beat Kim Duk
1979 —
Tokyo, Japan:
– Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Ryuma Go to win the WWF Junior Heavyweight Champion
1981 —
Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Sgt. Slaughter won a one night tournament to win the United States Championship by defeating Ricky Steamboat in the finals (The title was vacated by Wahoo McDaniel when he was injured by Abdullah the Butcher
Houston, Texas:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Junkyard Dog dq
– Gino Hernandez and Dos Caras went to a double count out
– Manny Fernandez beat Ken Patera to win the Brass Knuckles Title
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Hulk Hogan beat Jerry Blackwell by countout
– Sheik Adnan beat Baron Von Raschke
– Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Heenan
– Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Billy Robinson & Tito Santana
1985 —
Los Angeles, California:
– Stan Hansen won battle royal
– Sgt. Slaughter drew Boris Zhukov
– Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Baron Von Raschke & Jerry Blackwell
– Greg Gagne beat Jimmy Garvin
– Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts) beat Curt Hennig & Scott Hall
1991 —
Dallas, Texas:
– Eddie Gilbert defeated The Handsome Stranger (Marcus Bagwell) in a tournament final to win the Global Wrestling Federation Television Title
1993 —
Columbus, Georgia:
– Marcus Alexander Bagwell & 2 Cold Scorpio defeated The Nasty Boys to win the WCW World Tag Team Title
Jellico, Tennessee
– Tim Horner defeated Juicy Johnny for the SMW “Beat The Champ” Television Title
– Chris Candido defeated Bobby Blaze for the SMW U.S. Junior Heavyweight Title
2009 —
Newark, New Jersey:
– The Undertaker defeated CM Punk in a Hell in a Cell Match to win the WWE World Championship
– Randy Orton defeated John Cena to win the WWE Championship in a Hell in a Cell match
1957
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Richard Brown, Bobby Bruns and Sonny Myers beat Wild Red Berry, Ernie Dusek and Joe Dusek 2 falls to 1
– Thor Hagen beat Tommy O’Toole
1962
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Gene Kiniski beat Bill Miller
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne drew Hard Boiled Haggerty
– Hercules Cortez beat Tiny Mills
1963
Amarillo, Texas:
– The Sheik beat Dory Funk Jr by countout
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dale Lewis 2 out of 3 falls
– Sputnik Monroe drew Ricky Romero
1964
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Rene Goulet & Reggie Parks in 2 out of 3 falls
– Moose Cholak beat Jack Lanza
– Eddie Sharkey beat Bob Green
– Rocky Hamilton defeated Butch Levy
1967
Dallas, Texas:
– Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis defeated Fritz & Waldo Von Erich to win the NWA American Tag Team Title
1968
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Bill Watts & Verne Gagne & The Crusher beat Dr. X & Larry Hennig & Harley Race
– Chris Markoff beat Luke Brown
– Billy Red Lyons beat Angelo Poffo
– Frankie Laine beat Big K
1969
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bill Watts dq
1974
Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Mid-Atlantic champion Johnny Valentine pinned Wahoo McDaniel
– Mid-Atlantic TV champion Paul Jones pinned Ivan Koloff
– Swede Hanson & Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Mid-Atlantic Tag Team champions Rip Hawk & Ric Flair by DQ
1975
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Mr. Wrestling II defeated Nikolai Volkoff to win the Georgia Heavyweight Title
1980
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan beat Greg Gagne & Super Destroyer Mark II
– AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon
1981
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Sheik Adnan
– Hulk Hogan & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Ed Boulder (sub Jesse Ventura) & Adrian Adonis
– Tito Santana drew Billy Robinson
– Buck Zumhofe beat Ed Boulder dq
1982
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Paul Orndorff defeated the Super Destroyer to win the National Heavyweight Title
1983
– Austin Idol defeated Stan Hansen for the AWA International Heavyweight Title
1988
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Ronnie Garvin beat AWA Champion Jerry Lawler dq
– Bill Dundee no contest Buddy Landell
– Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden beat Jeff Jarrett & Brickhouse Brown
– Jimmy Valiant beat Tommy Rich dq
– Bill Dundee & Todd Morton beat RPMs
– CWA Champion Phil Hickerson beat Scott Steiner
1988
Birmingham, Alabama:
– Tom Prichard defeated Tony Anthony in a tournament final to become to the CWF Champion
2003
Ontario, Canada:
– WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Randy Orton to retain the title
– WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Rob Conway & Rene Dupree in a tables match
2004
– John Cena defeated Booker T in the final match of a best of five series to win the United States Title
– JBL defeated The Undertaker in a Last Ride Match to retain the WWE Title
2010
– Daniel Bryan retained the US Title in a submissions match over John Morrison and The Miz
– Randy Orton retained the WWE Title in a Hell in a Cell match over Sheamus
– Kane retained the WWE Title over the Undertaker
1913
Oxford, Iowa:
American Heavyweight Champion Dr. B.F. Roller defeated Charles Cutler 2 out of 3 falls to retain title
1947
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Orville Brown beat Joe Dusek 2 falls to 1 to retain the MWA Title, special referee was Jack Dempsey
1952
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Heart of America Heavyweight Champion Sonny Myers beat Jim Henry in 2 of 3 falls to retain the tile
1959
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Ray Gunkel defeated Freddie Blassie to win the Southern Heavyweight title
1962
Pensacola, Florida:
– Jan Madrid defeated Don Fields in a tournament to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title
1965
Omaha, Nebraska:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Haru Sasaki & Mad Dog Vachon dq
– Mad Russian Stan Pulaski beat Mighty Igor Vodik to win Nebraska Heavyweight title
– Danny Hodge beat Bob Rader
1971
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– The Crusher & Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
– Lars Anderson beat Bull Bullinski
– Larry Hennig drew Don Muraco
1974
Miami Beach, Florida:
– Lumberjack Match: Pak Song beat Jos LeDuc
– Bill Watts beat Dusty Rhodes by DQ
– Mike Graham & Jerry Brisco beat Dick Slater & Gary Hart
– Professor Toru Tanaka beat Ron Fuller
– Bob Armstrong & Tony Charles beat The Hollywood Blondes, Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown
1975
Osaka, Japan:
– Antonio Inoki & Seji Sakaguchi defeated Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts for the NWF North American Tag Team Title
1976
Tokyo, Japan:
– Jerry & Ted Oates defeated The Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma to win the All Japan All Asian Tag Team Title
1978
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler beat Mongolian Stomper dq
– NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Nelson Royal beat Bill Dundee
– Loser of the Fall Leaves Town: Wayne Farris & Jimmy Valiant beat Mike Bowyer & Frankie Laine
– Jos LeDuc beat Tommy Gilbert
1979
Osaka, Japan:
– Ryuma Go defeated Tatsumi Fujinami to win the WWF World Junior Heavyweight Title
1981
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Jack Brisco defeated Ted DiBiase to win the Missouri Title
– Bulldog Bob Brown drew Dewey Robertson
– Kevin & David & Kerry Von Erich defeated Greg Valentine & Johnny Valiant & J.J. Dillon
– Dick the Bruiser defeated Baron Von Raschke
– Andre the Giant and Rocky Johnson defeated Sgt. Slaughter and Ken Patera by disqualification
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Harley Race to a 60 minute draw
Denver, Colorado:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Tito Santana
– Hulk Hogan & Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne beat Jerry Blackwell & Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
– Billy Robinson beat Sheik Adnan
– Bobby Heenan beat Buck Zumhofe
1982
Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– Tito Santana defeated Chick Donovan
– Terry Gordy defeated Matt Borne
– Ivan Koloff and The Iron Sheik defeated Brad Armstrong and Johnny Rich
– Roddy Piper defeated The Super Destroyer
– Paul Orndorff defeated Buzz Sawyer by DQ
1983
San Antonio, Texas:
– Kerry Von Erich defeated Boris Zurkov
– Chris Adams & Iceman Parsons defeated Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts
– David Von Erich defeated Jim Garvin
– Kevin Von Erich defeated NWA World Champion Harley Race by DQ
1985
Tokyo, Japan:
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. AWA World Champion Rick Martel in a title vs. title match ended in a double countout
1989
Wheeling, West Virginia:
– Demolition defeated Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Tony Anthony won a tournament final over Dustin Rhodes to become the first USWA Southern Heavyweight Champion
1993
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Sabu defeated Shane Douglas to win the ECW Heavyweight Title
– Kevin Sullivan defeated Abdullah The Butcher in a steel cage match
– The Public Enemy defeated Ian & Axl Rotten and Badd Company in a three way steel cage match
1999
Thomaston, Connecticut:
– Naoya Ogawa defeated Gary Steele for the NWA World Heavyweight Title
2000
San Francisco, California:
– Booker T won the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Jeff Jarrett
2002
Nashville, Tennessee:
– Amazing Red defeats Shark Boy
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ron Killings defeats Low Ki
– NWA World Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm defeat Ron Harris & Ashley Hudson
– X Division Champion Jerry Lynn defeated AJ Styles in a Ladder match
2011
– Alberto Del Rio defeated John Cena and CM Punk to become new WWE Champion
– Beth Phoenix defeated Kelly Kelly to become WWE Divas Champion
– Cody Rhodes defeated John Morrison to retain the Intercontinental Title
1929
St. Louis, Missouri:
– World Heavyweight Champion Dick Shikat beat Frank Brunowicz
1953
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Lenny Montana defeated Dave Sims to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title
1957
Nashville, Tennessee:
– Tor Yamata defeated Cyclone Anaya for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title
1972
Green Bay, Wisconsin:
– Larry Hennig & Dusty Rhodes beat Bull Bullinski & Andre the Giant
– Ray Stevens beat Dr X dq
– George Scott beat Dick Murdoch dq
1976
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Rick Gibson defeated Bulldog Bob Brown to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title
1977
Denver, Colorado:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum
– Super Destroyer beat Bob Backlund
1981
Irvington, Kentucky:
– Steve Keirn defeated Stan Lane
– Dutch Mantell defeated Rick McGraw
– Bill Dundee & Ricky and Robert Gibson defeated Chick Donovan & Dream Machine & Jimmy Hart
– Jerry Lawler defeated Sweet Brown Sugar
1989
Rochester, Minnesota:
– The Destruction Crew defeated Greg Gagne & Paul Diamond in a tournament final to win the AWA World Tag Team Titles.
– Greg Gagne & Paul Diamond defeated Mike George & Johnnie Stewart
– The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom) defeated Sgt. Slaughter & Baron Von Raschke
– Wendi Richter beat Candi Divine dq
1993
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Terry Funk defeated Jimmy Snuka in a steel cage match to win the ECW Television Title
1995
– Jim Neidhart defeated Corporal Punishment for the MEWF Heavyweight Title
– Chad Austin defeated Raven for the MEWF Mid-Atlantic Title
2000
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Jerry Lynn won the ECW World Heavyweight Title from Justin Credible
– Rhino defeated Rob Van Dam to retain the ECW TV Title
2014
– Havok defeated Gail Kim to win the TNA Knockouts Title
– Samoa Joe defeated Austin Aires to retain the X Division Title