Tag: history

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (6/17): WCCW Wrestling Star Wars!

    1934 

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Mario Nuez defeated Tony Canales to become the first holder of the Mexico National Welterweight Title

    1936 

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ede Virag beat Ras Samara 2 falls to 0
    – World Junior Heavyweight Champion Ken Fenelon beat Jack Conley 2 falls to 0

    1948

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Lord Albert Mills beat Lou Newman 2 out of 3 falls
    – The Dusek Brothers (Ernie and Joe Dusek) defeated The Garibaldi Brothers (Chick and Ralph Garibaldi) 
    – Emil Dusek beat Barney Bernard

    1949 

    St. Louis, Missouri;
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz defeated Bill Longson
    – Sandor Szabo beat Dutch Hefner 
    – Warren Bockwinkel beat Joe Dusek via DQ

    1957

    Birmingham, Alabama:
    – Cyclone Anaya defeated Tor Yamata for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title 

    1960 

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Central States Heavyweight Champion Thor Hagen and Gory Guerrero wrestled to a draw
    – World Tag Team Champions The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) beat George and Sandy Scott in 2 out of 3 falls

    1964

    Salem, Oregon:

    – Pat Patterson and Tony Borne defeated Nick Bockwinkel and Buddy Mareno (Omar Atlas) for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    1965 

    Davenport, Iowa:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat The Crusher & Rene Goulet
    – Verne Gagne beat Chris Markoff 
    – Igor Vodik beat Gene Anderson

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – In a Penalty Box rules match; Bob Geigel and Dutch Savage beat Pat O’Connor and Mongolian Stomper 2 falls to 1
    – Ronnie Etchison drew Missouri Mauler 1 fall to 1 fall 
    – Sonny Myers beat Ken Hollis

    Jacksonville, Florida:
    – Bob Orton, Sr. won a tournament for the vacant NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title 

    1966 

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – The Viking (Bob Morse) defeated Ron Reed to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat The Alaskan & Mad Dog Vachon 
    – Verne Gagne beat Angelo Poffo
    – Wilbur Snyder beat Guy Mitchell 
    – Ernie Ladd beat Chris Markoff

    1971 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Rufus R. Jones & The Stomper defeated North American Tag Team Champions Buddy Austin & Bob Orton via DQ
    – Central States Heavyweight Champion Harley Race defeated Bob Ellis in three falls 
    – In a Texas Death Match, Dick the Bruiser defeated Baron Von Raschke

    1972

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Dutch Savage and Moondog Mayne defeated The Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles) to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – In a Saloon Match; The Crusher beat Dusty Rhodes
    – Ivan Koloff beat Edouard Carpentier
    – Billy Robinson beat Big K 
    – George Gadaski beat Kenny Jay

    1977 

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – WWWF World Champion Billy Graham defeated Bob Slaughter
    – NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Missouri Champion Jack Brisco by countout 
    – AWA World Tag Team Champions; The High Flyers (Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell) defeated Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum
    – Bulldog Bob Brown & Ivan Koloff drew Rufus R Jones & Billy Robinson
    – Pat O’Connor beat Bobby Jaggers 
    – Bob Sweetan beat Ron Starr

    1981 

    Oakland, California:
    – Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura dq
    – Greg Gagne beat Bobby Heenan
    – Tito Santana beat Sheik Adnan

    1982 

    Roanoke, Viginia:
    – Don Kernodle and Jim Nelson defeated Porkchop Cash and Iceman Parsons to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – In a Non Title match; Rick Martel beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
    – Ken Patera beat Baron Von Raschke 
    – Brad Rheingans beat Tito Santana

    1983 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s2JyVKlBhw

    WCCW Wrestling Star Wars | Dallas, Texas:
    – Genichiro Tenryu defeats Johnny Mantell
    – Vicky Carranza defeated Lola Gonzalez to win the Mexican National Women’s Championship
    – Al Madril, Chavo Guerrero & Jose Lothario defeated Bill Irwin, Fishman & The Mongol
    – Iceman King Parsons defeaed Buddy Roberts in a Hair Vs. Hair Match
    – David von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin (w/ Sunshine) to win the World Class Texas Heavyweight Championship
    – Jumbo Tsuruta  vs. Ted DiBiase ended in a Draw in an AJPW United National Championship
    – Giant Baba defeated King Kong Bundy to retain the AJPW/PWF Heavyweight Championship
    – Kamala defeats Armand Hussian, Mike Bond & Tola Yatsu in a Three On One Handicap Loser Leaves Town Match 
    – Harley Race defeated Kevin Von Erich by DQ to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 
    – Bruiser Brody & Kerry Von Erich defeat The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) to win the NWA American Tag Team Championship 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – The Dynamite Girls (Jumbo Hori and Yukari Ohmori) defeated Devil Masami and Talantula for the WWWA World Tag Team Titles

    1984

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Jake Roberts defeated Ron Garvin to win the NWA World Television Title (title held up due to use of foreign object)

    1985

    Poughkeepsie, New York:
    – Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo; the U.S. Express, defeated The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff for the WWF World Tag Team Titles

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) defeated Ron Sexton and Billy Travis in a tournament final to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1987

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Villano III defeated Perro Aguayo for the vacant WWF World Light Heavyweight Title

    1988

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

    Dallas, Texas:
    – AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Terry Taylor
    – Kamala beat Kerry Von Erich
    – King Parsons beat Skip Young 
    – Terry Gordy ddq John Tatum

    1989

    San Juan, Puerto Rico:
    – TNT (Savio Vega) defeated Abudda Dein to win the vacant WWC Television Title 

    1994 

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – The Thrillseekers, Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated Steven Dunn & Killer Kyle
    – Bruiser Bedlam defeated Tracy Smothers in a coal miner’s glove match
    – SMW Tag Team Champions Brian Lee & Chris Candido fought The Rock N’ Roll Express to a no contest in a piledriver match 
    – SMW Heavyweight Champion Jake Roberts defeated the Dirty White Boy via disqualification

    1996

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Flex Kavana (the Rock) and Bart Sawyer defeated Brickhouse Brown and Reggie B. Fine in a tournament final for the USWA Tag Team Titles

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Jushin Liger defeated Dick Togo for the Michinoku Pro Wrestling British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Title 
    – Shinjiro Otani defeated Kazushi Sakuraba for the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title

    1997 

    Sapporo, Japan:
    – Kyoko Inoue defeated Kaoru Itoh for the vacant WWWA World Singles Title

    1999

    Fargo, North Dakota:
    – Sherri Martel defeated Miss Manners (Adrian Lynch) to win the (revived) AWA World Women’s Title

    Boston, Massachusetts:
     – The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated The Brotherhood (Knuckles Nelson and Rick Fuller) for the NWA World Tag Team Titles

    2000

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

    2007 

    Nashville, Tennessee;
    – Jay Lethal defeated Chris Sabin to win the TNA X-Division title
    – Kurt Angle won the King of the Mountain match to win the TNA Title
    – Rhino and Senshi (with Hector Guerrero) defeated The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) (with Konnan)
    – Eric Young defeated Robert Roode (with Ms. Brooks)
    – Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated Rick Steiner and Road Warrior Animal    to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship
    – Sting defeated Christopher Daniels
    – Abyss defeated Tomko in a No Disqualification match

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/16): Assassins win Georgia Tag Titles; Money Inc wins WWF Tag Team Titles

    1932

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    In a mixed match, Charles Fischer beat boxer Houston Ash
    – Wladek Zbyszko beat Harry Ekizian via dq
    – Billy Wolfe drew Jack Hader
    – Wild Red Berry vs Ali Hussan

    1937

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Bronko Nagurski defeated Dean Detton to become World Heavyweight Champion

    1949

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Tarzan Kowalski and Joe Pazandak beat Orville Brown and Lou Newman 2 falls to 0 

    1954 

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa:
    – US Champion Verne Gagne beat Pat O’Connor 2 falls to 1
    – Chest Bernard beat Maurice Roberre 
    – Jim Dobie beat Jack Carter

    1959

    Dallas, Texas:
    – The Zebra Kid defeated The Golden Giant for the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title 

    1961 

    Houston, Texas:
    – Pepper Gomez and Dory Dixon defeated Duke Keomuka and Tony Martin to win the vacant Texas version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Central States Heavyweight Champion Buddy Austin beat Sonny Myers in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Thor Hagen beat The Bat 2 falls to 1
    – Ronnie Etchison and Bobby Graham drew
    – Evelyn Stevens defeated Jessica Rogers by dq 
    – Happy Humphrey beat Frank Altman

    1962 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Doug Gilbert beat AWA Champion Mr. M by dq
    – Larry Hennig beat Tiny Mills 
    – Thor Hagen beat Crybaby Cannon by dq

    1966 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Sonny Myers defeated Jerry Kozak
    – The Viking defeated Bobby Hart 
    – North American Tag Team Champions, The Mongolian Stomper & Bob Ellis defeated The Butcher & Alex Perez in two straight falls

    1967 

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Ron Etchison and Sonny Myers defeated Bob Geigel and Bob Brown for the Central States version of the NWA North American Tag Team Titles

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – El Mongol defeated Buddy Fuller to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title

    1969 

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

    1970

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Hiro Matsuda defeated Dale Lewis to win the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dr Big Bill Miller 
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Ernie Ladd & Wilbur Snyder in 2 out of 3 falls

    1971 

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Suni War Cloud and Steven Little Bear defeated Ripper Collins and Mad Dog Mayne to win the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles

    1972 

    Denver, Colorado:
    – Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig & Dusty Rhodes 
    – Ivan Koloff beat Don Muraco

    1973 

    Buffalo, New York:
    – J.B. Psycho defeated Johnny Powers for the National Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title

    1974 

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens went to a no contest with The Crusher & Billy Robinson
    – In a Strap Match; Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Heiniemi
    – Ivan Putski beat Buddy Wolff

    1975 

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Guy Mitchell and Ricky Hunter defeated Gene Kiniski and Dale Lewis for the Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Karl Von Steiger and Otto Von Heller defeated Tojo Yamamoto and Jimmy Golden to win the Mid-America version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1977 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Rufus R. Jones & Mr. Wrestling defeated Randy Tyler & Bobby Jaggers
    – In a Loser Leaves Town match, Brusier Bob Sweetan beat “Easy” Ed Wiskowski (Colonel DeBeers) 
    – Superstar Billy Graham defeated “D.I.” Bob Slaughter (later Sgt. Slaughter)

    Davenport, Iowa:
    – Bob Backlund & Bill Francis drew Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
    – Ray Stevens beat Bobby Duncum
    – Angelo Mosca no contest Billy Robinson 
    – Pedro Morales beat Super Destroyer

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Great Kojika and Motoshi Okuma defeated Akihisa Takachiho and Samson Kutsuwada for the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles

    1980

    Augusta, Georgia:
    – The Assassins defeated Ole and Lars Anderson for the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles

    1983 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Mad Dog Vachon beat Jerry Blackwell & Ken Patera & Sheik Adnan 
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Wahoo McDaniel
    – Rick Martel beat Blackjack Lanza dq
    – Brad Rheingans beat Mike Graham
    – Billy Robinson beat Baron Von Raschke

    1984 

    Memphis, Tennnessee:
    – Maso Ito defeated Austin Idol to win the AWA International Heavyweight Title

    New Orleans, Louisiana:
    – Terry Taylor defeated Krusher Khrushchev for the Mid-South Wrestling Television Title 

    1986

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Dutch Mantel defeated Rip Rogers to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title 

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Buzz Sawyer defeated Chris Adams for the World Class Television Title

    1993

    Rockford, Illinois:
    – Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) for the WWF Tag Team Titles

    1993

    Laredo, Texas:
    – Scott Putski defeated Dynamite Dixon to win the United States Wrestling Federation Texas Heavyweight Title

    2002

    Hayward, California:
    – American Dragon (Bryan Danielson) defeated Super Dragon to win the All Pro Wrestling Internet Title 

    2013 

    WWE Payback
    – Curtis Axel defeated Wade Barrett and the Miz to win the Intercontinental Title
    – AJ Lee defeated Kaitlyn to win the Divas Title
    – Alberto Del Rio defeated Dolph Ziggler for the World Title

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (6/15): Randy Savage vs. DDP falls count anywhere

    1941 

    Waterloo, Iowa:
    – Joe Dusek beat Rudy Strongberg by dq

    1950

    Kansas City, Kansas: 
    – Karl Davis beat Fred Blassie in a 2 out of 3 falls special mud match
    – Sonny Myers defeated Emil Dusek in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Ralph Garibaldi and Joe Dusek went to a time limit draw
    – Bob Geigel and Tommy O’Toole wrestled to a 30 minute draw

    1957 

    Wichita, Kansas:
    – Mike Clancy beat Wild Red Berry 2 falls to 1
    – Bobby Bruns beat Jim Austeri  

    1961

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – The Alaskan defeated Ronnie Etchison via DQ in three falls 
    – Sonny Myers & Bobby Graham defeated Buddy Austin & Don McClarity in three falls

    1962 

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – NWA Champion Buddy Rogers beat Johnny Valentine
    – Edouard Carpentier defeated Rip Hawk and  
    – Hans Schmidt & Stan Stasiak defeated Bobby Managoff & Billy Watson 

    Houston, Texas:
    – Sailor Art Thomas defeated The Mummy for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title 

    1963 

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Crusher beat Waldo Von Erich and in a Non Title Lumberjack match
    – Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski beat AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff  

    1966 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Ron Reed defeated Chuck Karbo in three falls 
    – North American Tag Team Champions; The Mongolian Stomper & Bob Ellis defeated The Butcher & Alex Perez in two straight falls

    1972 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Billy Robinson beat Ivan Koloff dq
    – George Gordienko beat Big K 
    – Larry Hennig & Dusty Rhodes beat Wahoo McDaniel & Ramon Torres

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Roger Kirby defeated The Viking
    – Rufus R. Jones defeated Black Angus via DQ 
    – The Stomper defeated Harley Race in three falls

    1974 

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke were co-winners of a two ring 24 man $50,000 battle royal
    – Nick Bockwinkel drew Wahoo McDaniel
    – Superstar Billy Graham beat Oddjob
    – Larry Hennig beat Bull Bullinski 
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Blackjack Lanza & Paul Perschmann (Buddy Rose)

    1975 

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Ivan Putski & Dusty Rhodes in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Chris Taylor beat Buddy Wolff
    – Bobby Heenan beat Jim Brunzell dq 
    – Khosrow Vaziri (Iron Shiek) beat Paul Perschmann (Buddy Rose)

    1979

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Seiji Sakaguchi and Riki Choshu defeated Hiro Matsuda and Masa Saito to win the NWA North American Tag Team Titles

    Denver, Colorado:
    – Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Duncum beat Mad Dog Vachon & Greg Gagne
    – In a No dq Match Super Destroyer Mark II beat The Crusher
    – In a Pose Down, Paul Ellering beat Jesse Ventura
    – Billy Robinson beat Ray Stevens dq 
    – Pat Patterson beat Doug Gilbert 

    Tupelo, Mississippi:
    – The Blond Bombers (Larry Latham and Wayne Farris) defeated Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1980 

    Monterrey, Mexico:
    – Sangre Chicana defeated Cachorro Mendoza for the NWA World Middleweight Title 

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mad Dog Vachon
    – In a Ladder Match for $5,000 Dino Bravo beat Jerry Blackwell
    – In a Loser Leaves Town Match, Bobby Heenan beat Lord Alfred Hayes 
    – Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Steve Olsonoski & Juan Valez

    1982 

    One day after losing the World Class American Title to Fritz Von Erich in Fritz’s retirement match, King Kong Bundy is awarded the title due to Fritz vacating it

    1983

    Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke beat Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza
    – Ken Patera beat Wahoo McDaniel
    – Rick Martel beat Jerry Blackwell dq 
    – Bobby Heenan beat Buck Zumhofe

    1986

    Sedalia, Missouri:
    – Rufus R. Jones and Mike George defeated Hacksaw Higgins and J.R . Hogg to win the NWA Central States Tag Team Titles

    1990

    Dallas, Texas:
    – John Tatum defeated Bill Dundee for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

    1992

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Eddie Gilbert defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title 

    1996 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Brickhouse Brown defeated Bart Sawyer for the vacant USWA TV Title 

    1997

    Pantitlo, Mexico:
    – Cibernetico defeated Mascara Sagrada for the Mexico National Heavyweight Title 

    WCW Great American Bash: Moline, Illinois:
    – Ultimate Dragon defeated Psychosis (with Sonny Onoo)    
    – Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (with Sister Sherri) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) by disqualification    
    – Konnan defeated Hugh Morrus
    – Glacier defeated Wrath (with James Vandenberg and Mortis)    
    – Akira Hokuto (with Sonny Onoo) defeated Madusa to retain the WCW Women’s Championship, Madusa was forced to retire
    – Chris Benoit defeated Meng in a Death match
    – Kevin Greene defeated Steve McMichael (with Debra McMichael)
    – WCW World Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash defeated Ric Flair & Roddy Piper 
    – Randy Savage defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Falls Count Anywhere match

    1998

    – During an edition of Monday Nitro, Chris Jericho was awarded the Cruiserweight Title

    2002

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Shane Douglas defeated Vampiro and Taiyo Kea in a three-way match to become the first MLW World Heavyweight Champion

    2003

    WWE Badd Blood: Houston, Texas:
    – Rodney Mack and Christopher Nowinski defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von)
    – Scott Steiner pinned Test to win the managerial services of Stacy Keibler
    – Booker T defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Christian by disqualification
    – La Resistance defeated Rob Van Dam and Kane to win the World Tag Team Titles
    – Goldberg pinned Chris Jericho 
    – Ric Flair pinned Shawn Michaels 
    – Steve Austin defeated Eric Bischoff in a “Redneck Triathlon” 
    – Triple H defeated Kevin Nash in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the World Heavyweight Title

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/14): Highflyers win AWA Tag Team Titles; Fritz Von Erich retirement; Steiner Brothers win WWF Tag Titles

    1909 

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – World Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch defeated former United States champion Tom Jenkins 2 falls to 0

    1922 

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – World Heavyweight Champion Ed “Strangler “Lewis beat John Freberg in 2 out of 3 falls match

    1936 

    Waterloo, Iowa:
    – Bronko Nagurski beat Ivan Vacturoff

    1948

    Wichita, Kansas;
    – World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown and Lord Albert Mills went to a draw at 1 fall a piece

    1961

    Duluth, Minnesota:
    – In a Texas Death Match: AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder
    – Leo Nomellini beat Bob Geigel

    1971

    Duluth, Minnesota:
    – The Crusher beat Strong Kobayashi in a Death Match
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond
    – Bobby Heenan beat Bull Bullinski 
    – Big K beat Lars Anderson

    1973 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson dq 
    – Rene Goulet defeated Bob Bruggers

    1974 

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Dick the Bruiser & Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Heiniemi & Buddy Wolff
    – Ivan Putski beat Superstar Billy Graham via dq 
    – Chris Taylor beat Ray Stevens

    1978 

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Russ Francis beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Hawaiian Tag Title Match John Tolos & Steve Strong beat Buddy Rose & John Studd to win tag title
    – Little John & Cowboy Lang beat Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook
    – Don Muraco beat Rocky Tomayo
    – Chris Markoff beat Mickey Doyle 
    – Bill Francis beat Duke Savage

    Miami Beach, Florida:
    – Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Mr. Saito and Mr. Sato to win the Florida tag-team titles

    Duluth, Minnesota:
    – Verne Gagne & Rufus R Jones beat Super Destroyer Mark II & Pat Patterson
    – Evan Johnson beat Lord Alfred Hayes
    – Bob Orton Jr beat Jim Brunzell
    – Steve Olsonoski beat Blackjack Lanza dq

    1980 

    Rockford, Illinois:
    – Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Greg Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon
    – In a Loser Leaves Town Match; Bobby Heenan beat Lord Alfred Hayes
    – Dino Bravo beat Jerry Blackwell 
    – Super Destroyer Mark II drew Steve Olsonoski

    1981 

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – The Highflyers (Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne) defeated The East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura) for the AWA World Tag Team Titles 
    – Baron Von Raschke ddq Jerry Blackwell 
    – AWA Light Heavyweight Champion Mike Graham beat Buck Zumhofe

    1982 

    Dallas, Texas:
    – The Spoiler defeated Frank Dusek
    – Bill Irwin defeated Ken Mantell    
    – Lola Gonzales defeated Irma Gonzales    
    – Andre the Giant defeated Bugsy McGraw via disqualification    
    – El Solitario defeated Rene Guajardo to win NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
    – Andre the Giant defeated Frank Dusek, Bill Irwin, Al Madril, Ken Mantell, Bugsy McGraw, The Spoiler and T John Thibedeaux in a Bodyslam battle royal     
    – The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon defeated David and Kevin Von Erich to win the WCCW All-Asian Tag Championship
    – Kerry Von Erich defeated Harley Race in a No Disqualification match
    – In Fritz Von Erich retirement match; Von Erich defeated King Kong Bundy to regain the America’s Title in a falls count anywhere match

    1984

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Antonio Inoki defeated Hulk Hogan for the IWGP Heavyweight Title

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – In a Non Title Match, King Kong Brody & Abdullah The Butcher beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Curt Hennig
    – Fabulous Ones beat Steve Regal & Chris Markoff
    – Blackjack Lanza drew Larry Zbyszko
    – Steve O beat Kevin Kelly 
    – Stan Lane beat Sheik Adnan

    1989 

    WCW Clash of the Champions VII: Fort Bragg, North Carolina: 
    – The Freebirds defeated The Midnight Express in a tournament final for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
    – The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Kevin Sullivan) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott; with Missy Hyatt)
    – Sting defeated Bill Irwin to retain the NWA Television Title
    – Ricky Steamboat defeated Terry Funk by disqualification

    1993 

    Columbus, Ohio:
    – The Steiner Brothers defeated Money, Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) for the WWF World Tag Team Titles

    1998 

    WCW Great American Bash: Baltimore, Maryland:
    – Booker T defeated Chris Benoit in the finals of the Best-of-Seven series to earn a WCW World Television Championship match
    – Kanyon defeated Saturn
    – Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko via disqualification to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title 
    – Juventud Guerrera defeated Reese (with Lodi)    
    – Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Eddie Guerrero    
    – Booker T defeated Fit Finlay to win the WCW Television Title
    – Goldberg defeated Konnan (with Rick Rude and Curt Hennig)    to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
    – Hollywood Hogan and Bret Hart (with The Disciple) defeated Roddy Piper and Randy Savage    Tag team match
    – Roddy Piper defeated Randy Savage    
    – Sting defeated The Giant to gain control of the WCW World Tag Team Championship

    2015 

    WWE Money in the Bank: Columbus, Ohio:
    – R-Truth defeated King Barrett    
    – Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler, Neville, Kofi Kingston, Kane, Roman Reigns and Randy Orton in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match contract
    – Nikki Bella defeated Paige to retain the WWE Divas Championship
    – Big Show defeated Ryback by disqualification, Ryback retained the WWE Intercontinental Championship
    – John Cena defeated Kevin Owens
    – Prime Time Players defeated Big E and Xavier Woods to win the WWE Tag Team Titles 
    – Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose in a ladder match to retain the WWE Title

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (6/13): Yokozuna beats Hulk Hogan for the WWF title

    1924 

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – World Heavyweight Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Jim Londos in 2 out of 3 falls  

    1940

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Orville Brown defeated Bobby Bruns to win the Kansas City version of the Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title

    1947 

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Ray Steele beat Bronko Nagurski
    – Dizzy Davis defeated Bob Cummings
    – Butch Levy beat Jack Conley

    1957

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Ed Francis defeated Al Lolotai for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title

    1960

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Tony Borne defeated Bull Curry to win the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title

    1961 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Art Neilson & Ray Shires defeated Red Bastien & Lou Bastien in three falls
    – Bobo Brazil defeated Killer Kowalski in three falls 
    – Bob Ellis defeated The Sheik via DQ in three falls

    1963 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Masked Medic #1 and Masked Medic #2 beat Pat O’Connor and Tiny Mills 2 falls to 1
    – Sonny Myers beat Bob Geigel 2 falls to 1 via dq
    – Larry Hamilton drew Steve Kovacs 
    – Rock Hunter beat Steve Bolus

    1969

    Duluth, Minnesota: 
    – The Crusher & Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
    – Red Bastien beat Dr. X 
    – Billy Red Lyons beat Big K

    1970 

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – In a Steel Cage Match The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon
    – Dr X & Double X beat Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez
    – Paul Diamond beat Larry Hennig
    – Butcher Vachon beat Billy Howard
    – Blackjack Lanza beat Moose Cholak

    1972

    Tijuana, Mexico:
    – Alfonso Dantes defeated Rey Mendoza for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title 

    Columbia, South Carolina:
    – Jerry Brisco defeated Rip Hawk to win the Mid-Atlantic Eastern title 

    1974

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) defeated Bob Geigel and Rufus R. Jones to win the Central States version of the NWA World Tag
    Team Titles
    – Jim Brunzell defeated Bobby Garcia
    – Pat O’Connor defeated Ciclon Negro via DQ 
    – Bob Brown defeated Don Fargo via DQ

    1975 

    – Black Gordman and Goliath won the NWA Americas Tag Team Title from The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts)

    Morioka, Japan:
    – Great Kusatsu and Mighty Inoue defeated Tor Kamata and Duke Savage in a tournament final to win the vacant International Wrestling
    Alliance Tag Team Titles

    1978

    Miami, Florida:
    – Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Mr. Saito and Mr. Sato (The Great Kabuki) to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles

    1981 

    Indianapolis, Indiana:
    – The Kelly Twins (Pat and Mike Kelly) defeated Wilbur Snyder and Spike Huber to win the World Wrestling Association (Indiana) Tag Team Titles

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke beat AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura dq
    – AWA Light Heavyweight Champion Mike Graham beat Buck Zumhofe 
    – Jerry Blackwell ddq Brad Rheingans 

    1982

    Monterrery, Mexico:
    – Centurian Negro defeated Gran Hamada for the Universal Wrestling Association World Middleweight Title

    1983 

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) defeated Fishman to win the vacant WWF World Junior Heavyweight Title 

    Salt Lake City, Utah:
    – Rick Martel beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Baron Von Raschke & Mad Dog Vachon 
    – Wahoo McDaniel beat Blackjack Lanza

    1985 

    Koga, Japan:
    – Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated The Dynamite Kid for the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title

    Ibaraki, Japan:
    – Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu beat Terry Gordy & Tiger Jeet Singh & Mario Milano
    – Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu beat AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors dq
    – In an International Junior Heavyweight title match; Kuniaki Kobayashi beat Dynamite Kid dq

    1986

    Nassau, Bahamas:
    – Lex Luger defeated Ron Bass to win the NWA Bahamas Heavyweight Title 

    Houston, Texas:
    – In a Texas Tornado Street Fight; Steve Williams & Dusty Rhodes & Bill Watts beat Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff & Kortsita Korchenko 
    – Terry Gordy beat Terry Taylor
    – AWA Champion Stan Hansen no contest Nick Bockwinkel
    – Rock & Roll Express beat Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts 
    – Magnum TA beat Baron Von Raschke

    1987

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Bill Dundee defeated Chick Donovan to win the AWA International Heavyweight Title 

    1988 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Curt Hennig
    – Brickhouse Brown double count out Max Pain 
    – Great Sensei & Dutch Mantel beat Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden dq

    1991 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Gran Hamada and Perro Aguayo defeated Los Brazos (Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata) to win the UWA World Tag Team Titles

    1992

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. defeated El Egipicio to win the Mexico National Heavyweight Title

    1993

    WWF King of the Ring | Dayton, Ohio:
    – Yokozuna pinned Hulk Hogan to win the WWF World Title 
    – Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow to win the King of the Ring Tournament

    1994 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – PG-13 (J.C. Ice and Wolfie D.) defeated The Eliminators (Saturn and Kronus) for the USWA Tag Team Titles

    1997 

    Xochimilko, Mexico:
    – Nygma defeated El Salsero to win the Mexico National Welterweight Title

    1998 

    Alexandria, Virginia:
    – Buddy Landel defeated Jimmy Cicero to win the Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Title

    Garden City, Manitoba, Canada:
    – E.Z. Ryder and Darren Daulton defeated Damage Inc. (Skar and Sledge) to win the Canadian Wrestling Federation Tag Team Titles

    1999 

    WCW Great American Bash: Baltimore, Maryland:
    – The Jersey Triad (Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon) defeated Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles

    Okayama City, Japan:
    – Koji Nakagawa and Gedo defeated Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda to win the FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Titles

    2002 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Shouichi Ichimiya defeated Chocoball Mukai for the Dramatic Dream Team Ironman Heavy Metalweight Title 

    2003

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Yutaka Yoshie and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan to win the IWGP World Tag Team Titles

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/12): Bockwinkel and Stevens win AWA Tag TeamTitles in a steel cage

    1933 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos defeated Ray Richards

    1938

    Waterloo, Iowa:
    – Al Bisignano went to a 60 minute draw with Earl Wampler
    – Otto Kuss beat Alford Johnson

    1944 

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – Earl Wampler beat Tom Zaharias in 2 out of 3 falls

    1947 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – MWA Champion Orville Brown beat Lee Wykoff 2 falls to 1
    – Sailor Fred Blassie beat Jack McDonald on a third fall DQ

    1952 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Heart of America Champion Sonny Myers beat Roy Graham 2 out of 3 falls
    – Ronnie Etchison and Bob Orton Sr. wrestled to a draw
    – Doug Henson defeated Bob Clay 
    – Larry Hamilton beat Jack Hader via DQ

    1958 

    Orange City, Iowa:
    – United States Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Ernie Dusek in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Emil Dusek defeated Jack Pesek in 2 out of 3 falls

    1962

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Mr. M beat Larry Hennig 
    – Pat O’Connor & Doug Gilbert beat Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski

    1964 

    Denver, Colorado:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Fritz von Erich dq
    – Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa dq 
    – The Crusher beat Doug Gilbert

    1971 

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
    – Midwest Champion The Claw (Tom Andrews) beat Dr. Big Bill Miller 
    – Midwest Tag Team Champions Bob Ellis & Alberto Torres beat Ox Baker & Ali Ben Kahn

    1974

    Denver, Colorado:
    – Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel to regain the AWA Tag Team Title in a Steel Cage Match 
    – Ivan Putski beat Superstar Billy Graham via dq
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Larry Heiniemi & Buddy Wolff in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Geoff Portz
    – Kay Noble (sub Cora Combs) beat Vivian Vachon 
    – Larry Hennig beat Paul Perschmann (Playboy Buddy Rose)

    1975 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Billy Robinson by countout
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Heenan & Ray Stevens
    – Dusty Rhodes beat Siegfried Steinke
    – Ivan Putski beat Buddy Wolff by dq 
    – Roddy Piper beat Scotty Campbell

    1976 

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – In a No DQ Match; Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke beat Larry Hennig & Jos LeDuc
    – Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne beat Bobby Heenan & Ray Stevens

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Chris Taylor
    – The Crusher beat Bobby Duncum by dq
    – Blackjack Lanza beat Red Bastien 
    – Wilbur Snyder beat Billy Red Cloud

    1980

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
    – In a Ladder Match; Dino Bravo beat Jerry Blackwell
    – The Crusher & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan 
    – Steve Olsonoski beat Super Destroyer Mark II

    1983 

    Las Vegas, Nevada:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Wahoo McDaniel
    – Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke 
    – AWA Light Heavyweight Champion Mike Graham beat Buck Zumhofe

    1991

    WCW Clash of Champions: Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Masahiro Chono & Hiroshi Hase
    – WCW U.S. Champion Lex Luger defeated The Great Muta 
    – WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defeated Bobby Eaton in a two out of three falls match

    1998 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Kenta Kobashi defeated Toshiaki Kawada for the All-Japan Triple Crown 

    2001

    Baltimore, Maryland:
    – Test defeated Rhyno for the WWF Hardcore Title 

    2012

    TNA Slammiversary:
    – Mr. Anderson defeated Sting for the TNA Heavyweight Title

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (6/11): Rick Rude wins Southern Title; AJ Styles wins TNA/NWA Title

    1879 

    Boston, Massachusetts:
    – H.M. Dufur defeated James Owens to win the American Collar-and-Elbow Title

    1933 

    Waterloo, Iowa:
    – Bronko Nagurski beat Frank Topaz 

    1943 

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Ronnie Etchison beat Tom Zaharias
    – in a Boxing match; Lee Wyckoff beat Cowboy Luttrall via ko-3rd round
    – George Pavich beat Carlos Rodriquez 
    – Gene Reardon drew Bill Dusen

    1955

    – Doug Donovan & Ivan Kameroff defeated Luther Lindsay & George Dussette to win the Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    1964 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Mongolian Stomper beat Moose Evans 2 to 1 falls
    – The Lawman beat Lee Henning 
    – Larry (Rocky) Hamilton beat Baron Von Strauss 
    – Steve Bolus and Tom Poulos beat Tokyo Tom and Bulldog Plechas

    1965 

    – Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser defeated The Assassins (Guy Mitchell & Joe Tomasso) to win the World Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles

    1970 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via dq  
    – Lars Anderson beat Bob Windham

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Frank Hester defeated Scandor Akbar via DQ
    – Pat O’Connor defeated Tom Brandon
    – The Viking fought Roger Kirby to a draw
    – Danny Little Bear & The Viking & Pat O’Connor defeated Roger Kirby & Scandor Akbar & Don Drummer 
    – Baron Von Raschke & Harley Race defeated Rufus R. Jones & Bob Ellis in three falls

    1971 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
    – In a Death match; The Crusher beat Strong Kobayashi
    – Blackjack Lanza beat Dr. Big Bill Miller 
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – The Assassins, (Tom Renesto & Jody Hamilton) won the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles by defeating Ray Gunkel & El Mongol 

    1973

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – El Marquez defeated Karloff Lagarde for the Mexico National Welterweight Title 

    Sasebo, Japan:
    – Masked Lee & Sandy Parker defeated Jumbo Miyamoto & Mariko Akagi for the WWWA World Tag Team Titles

    1975

    Raleigh, North Carolina:
    – Gene & Ole Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Paul Jones to win the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1976

    Furukawa, Japan:
    – Great Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue defeated Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan to win the IWA Japan World Tag Team Titles

    Denver, Colorado:
    – Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc no contest Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke 
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum
    – Russ Francis pinned Kim Duk 
    – Buddy Wolff beat Billy Red Cloud

    1980

    London, England:
    – Alan Dennison defeated Jim Breaks for the British Welterweight Title 

    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:
    – Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan
    – Dino Bravo went to a double countout with Jerry Blackwell
    – Jesse Ventura beat Steve Olsonoski
    – Adrian Adonis beat Mad Dog Vachon 
    – Jerry Blackwell beat Super Destroyer Mark III

    1981 

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat the Crusher & Baron Von Raschke
    – In a Non Title Match; Jim Brunzell beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
    – Mike Graham beat Buck Zumhofe 
    – Jerry Blackwell beat Mad Dog Vachon

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Takashi Ishikawa & Akio Sato defeated Kevin & David Von Erich to win the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles

    1983

    San Juan, Puerto Rico:
    – King Tonga & Gran Apolo defeated Buddy Landel & Terry Gibbs for the WWC North American Tag Team Titles

    San Francisco, California:
    – Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Wahoo McDaniel
    – Mike Graham beat Buck Zumhofe 
    – Rick Martel beat Blackjack Lanza dq 
    – Greg Gagne beat John Tolos

    1984

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Rick Rude defeated Jerry Lawler to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

    1989 

    Orlando, Florida:
    – The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) defeated The Southern Force (Black Bart and Tony Anthony) to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles

    1993

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Tracy Smothers defeated Tony Anthony to win the held up SMW Heavyweight Title

    – Saemi Numata defeated Kumiko Maekawa for the AJW Junior Title

    2003

    Nashville,Tennessee:
    – AJ Styles won the TNA/NWA World Title by defeating Raven and Jeff Jarrett

    2005 

    Brandon, Florida:
    – Chris Sabin defeated Sonjay Dutt to win the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup

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

    1934 

    Waterloo, Iowa:
    – Bronko Nagurski beat Earl Wampler

    1960 

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

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

    1961 

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

    1965 

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

    1967

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

    1968 

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

    1970 

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

    1972 

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

    1974 

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

    1975 

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

    1978

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

    1979 

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

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

    1983 

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

    1984 

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

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

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

    1988 

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

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

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

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

    1999 

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

    2012

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

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

    1932 

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

    1935 

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

    1938 

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

    1943 

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

    1945 

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

    1949 

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

    1960

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

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

    1961 

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

    1964 

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

    1967 

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

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

    1969 

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

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

    1973

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

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

    1977 

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

    1978

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

    1979 

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

    1980 

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

    1985 

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

    1986 

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

    1989 

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

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

    1991 

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

    1995

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

    1997 

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

    1999 

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

    2000

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

    2001

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

    2004

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

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

    1941 

    Waterloo, Iowa:
    – Bronko Nagurski defeated Dick Raines

    1950 

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

    1960 

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

    1967

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

    1968 

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

    1972 

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

    1974 

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

    1976 

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

    1978 

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

    1982 

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

    1984 

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

    1985 

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

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

    1986 

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

    1988 

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

    1997 

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

    1999

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

    2008 

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