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By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1960 – Minneapolis, Minnesota; Verne Gagne & Joe Scarpello beat AWA Tag Team Champions Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski and Gene Kiniski beat Bob Rasmussen

1969 – Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Crusher & Dick the Bruiser for the AWA World Tag Team Title in Chicago, Illinois in a 2 of 3 falls match. Also, Blackjack Lanza went to a no contest with Wilbur Snyder, Edouard Carpentier beat Big K, Pat O’Connor beat Angelo Poffo, Baron Von Raschke beat Rene Goulet, Luis Martinez beat Kenny Jay. Attendance was 10,000.

1972 – Honolulu, Hawaii; Johnny Barend drew NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr, AWA Tag Team Champions Ray Stevens & Nick Bockwinkel beat Wahoo McDaniel & Fred Curry, Lonnie Mayne beat Jimmy Snuka, Sam Steamboat beat Al Costello and Ed Francis drew Fred Blassie

1981 – St. Paul, Minnesota; AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Sheik Adnan El Kassey by dq. (After the AWA awarded the title to Bockwinkel when Gagne retired, the AWA feuded Bockwinkel with the hated Kassey to keep the “heat” off Bockwinkel for being given the belt). AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura, Hulk Hogan & Brad Rheingans beat Ray Stevens & Jerry Blackwell, Billy Robinson drew Tito Santana, Baron Von Raschke beat Eddie Boulder (Brutus Beefcake/Ed Leslie) and Buck Zumhofe beat Kenny Jay

1983 – In Louisville, Kentucky; NWA Mid America champion Buddy Landel defeated Terry Taylor, AWA Southern tag champs the Grapplers defeated Spike Huber and Steve Regal, The Fabulous Ones defeated CWA tag champs the Assassins via DQ and Austin Idol wrestled CWA International champ Ken Patera to a draw.

1984 – In Birmingham, Alabama; Ted DiBiase defeated Brad Armstrong and Austin Idol defeated Rip Rogers in a cage match.

1987 – Minneapolis, Minnesota; AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Greg Gagne dq, AWA Tag Team Champions Boris Zhukov & Soldat Ustinov beat Wahoo McDaniel & DJ Peterson, In a Taped Fist Match; Scott LeDoux beat Larry Zbyszko by countout and Tommy Rich beat Kevin Kelly

1993 – At SummerSlam in Auburn Hills, Michigan; Lex Luger defeated WWF World Heavyweight Champion Yokozuna via countout, WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy Del Ray & Tom Pritchard) and Jerry Lawler defeated Bret Hart via disqualification.

1993 – Dustin Rhodes defeated Rick Rude to reclaim the WCW United States Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, Georgia.

1996 – Sid Vicious defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee.

1998 – At the SummerSlam PPV in Madison Square Garden, The New Age Outlaws defeated Mankind and Kane in a Falls Count Anywhere match to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles, Triple H defeated Rocky Maivia in a Ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Title

2011 – During an edition of Impact Wrestling, James Storm defeated Rob Van Dam, Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles and Jeff Hardy defeated Kurt Angle.

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1940 – Kansas City, Kansas at Memorial Hall; Orville Brown beat Don McIntyre, Ralph Garibaldi beat Steve Brody in 2 of 3 falls and Earl Wampler defeated Jim Reeder

1943 – Waterloo, Iowa; Ed (Strangler) Lewis beat John Grandovich, Johnny Seals beat Leo McGuirk (Leroy McGuirk) and Jack Kennedy beat Big Boy Mully

1961 – Minneapolis, Minnesota; AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski no contest Hard Boiled Haggerty, Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Kowalski, Mr. M beat Roy McClarty, Karl Krauser (Karl Gotch) beat Tiny Mills and Dale Lewis drew Bob Geigel. Attendance was 5,051

1963 – Amarillo, Texas; AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dory Funk Jr in 2 out of 3 falls, Joe Blanchard & Dory Funk Sr & Ricky Romero beat Sputnik Monroe & Art Nelson & Tokyo Tom in 2 out of 3 falls and Masked Rasputin beat Jose Lothario by countout; In Kansas City, Kansas; Bob Geigel beat Rock Hunter 2 falls to 1, Handicap Match, Mongolian Stomper beat John Fogarty and Jose Ramirez and Larry Hamilton (Missouri Mauler) beat Jim Grabmire dq

1970 – St Paul, Minnesota; Dq Rule Waived; Blackjack Lanza beat Dr X and unmasked him to reveal Dick Beyer, No dq match, Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski on a 3rd fall countout, Pepper Gomez beat Butcher Vachon, Edouard Carpentier beat Dave Cox, Paul Diamond beat Jack Daniels and Bill Howard beat Frank Hickey. Attendance was 8, 758

1974 – Kansas City; Bad News Beach & The Viking defeated Bob Orton & Don Fargo, Boxing match; Dr. Ken Ramey defeated Bill Kersten, Texas Death Match; Killer Karl Krupp defeated Mike George, Bob Brown defeated Lord Alfred Hayes and Pat O’Connor & Bob Geigel defeated The Interns

1982 – St. Paul, Minnesota; Otto Wanz defeated Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Heavyweight. Also, Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum & Jesse Ventura no contest Baron Von Raschke & Curt Hennig & Brad Rheingans, AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Rick Martel & Tito Santana, Steve Olsonoski beat Jacques Goulet, Bobby Heenan beat Ray Stevens by dq and Buck Zumhofe beat Kenny Jay

1982 – Super Destroyer (Scott Irwin) won a one night tournament to capture the Georgia National Heavyweight Title over Paul Orndorff in the finals in Atlanta, Georgia. Also on the card, the Samoans (Afa and Sika) defeated the Freebirds to win the National Tag Team Titles.

1988 – The Ultimate Warrior defeated The Honky Tonk Man to win the Intercontinental Title win in the fastest time ever at SummerSlam in Madison Square Garden.

1992 – Davey Boy Smith defeated Bret Hart to win the WWF Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam in Wembley, England.

1994 – Razor Ramon defeated Diesel to win the WWF Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam in Chicago, Illinois and WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart in a steel cage match.

2000 – Al Snow defeated Perry Saturn for the WWF European Heavyweight Title in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com
 1941 – Kansas City, Kansas at Memorial Hall; World Heavyweight Champion Lee Wykoff defeated Dorv Roche in 2 of 3 falls, Nanjo Singh beat Steve Brody and Ray Eckert and Jack Hader went to a 30 minute draw.  1944 – Des Moines, Iowa; Jack Conley beat Jim Coffield, Women’s World Champion Mildred Burke beat Mae Weston 2 falls to 0 and Earl Wampler defeated Jack Hader in 2 of 3 falls.  1958 – Kansas City, Kansas; NWA World Champion Dick Hutton beat Otto Von Krupp 2 falls to 1, for the Central States tag team titles, Thor Hagen and Sonny Myers beat Emil Dusek and Red McIntyre 2 falls to 1 to retain the title.  1964 – Denver, Colorado; AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat The Crusher, Wilbur Snyder beat Larry Hennig, Mitsu Arakawa beat Dale Lewis and Dory Funk Jr beat Dan Miller 1965 – Minneapolis, MN; AWA Champion The Crusher beat Harley Race, Larry Hennig beat Tex McKenzie, Reggie Parks drew Chris Markoff, Rene Goulet beat Danny Plechas, Eddie Sharkey beat Gene Anderson by dq and Larry Heiniemi beat Paul Caruso. Attendance: 5,610 1967 – Stan and Butcher Vachon defeated Alberto Torres and Ramon Torres to win the Southern Tag Team Title in Augusta, Georgia. 1970 – Denver, Colorado; in a Cage Match, The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon, Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez & Edouard Carpentier beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson & Butcher Vachon in 2 of 3 falls. In a no dq, no countouts match; Blackjack Lanza beat Dr. X,  Paul Diamond beat Double X and Bull Bullinski beat George Gadaski. Attendance was a record 10,260.  1976 – St Paul, MN; Verne Gagne no contest AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel, Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke, Peter Maivia beat Kim Duk, Billy Francis beat Moose Morowski and Billy Red Cloud beat Buck Zumhofe 1986 – Wahoo McDaniel defeated Tully Blanchard for the NWA National Heavyweight Title in Los Angeles, California. 1989 – At SummerSlam in East Rutherford, New Jersey, The Ultimate Warrior defeated Rick Rude to win the WWF Intercontinental Title, The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated The Hart Foundation, Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (with Elizabeth( defeated Randy Savage & Zeus, with Sherri Martel. 1994 – Shawn Michaels & Diesel defeated The Headshrinkers to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles in Indianapolis, Indiana. 1995 – PG-13 defeated Terry Gordy & Tracey Smothers in a tournament final for the USWA Tag Team Titles in Memphis, Tennessee

2000 – Kevin Nash defeated Booker T for the WCW World Heavyweight Title in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1955 – Don McIntyre defeated Freddie Blassie to win the Southern Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, Georgia

1965 – Memorial Hall in Kansas City; Bobo Brazil beat Dick the Bruiser 2 falls to 1 on a dq, Bob Geigel and Bob Brown drew Sonny Myers and Jerry Miller, Mongolian Stomper beat Bob Rader, The Ox (Ox Baker) beat Johnny Raminez and Thor Hagen beat Frank Hickey

1966 – Chicago, Illinois; AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat the Crusher, Verne Gagne beat the Alaskan dq, Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak and Killer Kowalski drew Doug Gilbert

1975 – Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Irish Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci for the WWWF Tag Team Title in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1976 – Kansas City, Kansas; Bob Brown & Ox Baker defeated Chief Thundercloud & The Super Intern(Tom Andrews), Skip Young & Rick Gibson defeated Black Gordman & Great Goliath, Harley Race defeated Abdullah the Butcher via DQ

1979 – Harley Race defeated Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Title in Orlando, Florida; In Minneapolis, Minnesota; AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Greg Gagne dq, Billy Robinson & Mad Dog Vachon beat Stan Hansen & Bobby Duncum, Steve Olsonoski & Paul Ellering beat Ray Stevens & Jesse Ventura, Super Destroyer Mark II beat Dr. X and Jesse Ventura beat Ron Ritchie

1982 – San Francisco, California at the Cow Palace; AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Tito Santana & Rick Martel, Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum & Jesse Ventura beat Baron Von Raschke & Otto Wanz & Buck Zumhofe, Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Bobby Heenan & Sheik Adnan and Adrian Adonis & Jacques Goulet beat Brad Rheingans & Jerry Monti

1985 – Boston, Mass at Northeastern University; AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin, AWA Champion Rick Martel drew Nick Bockwinkel, Sgt. Slaughter beat Boris Zhukov, Bob Backlund beat Larry Zbyszko dq, Greg Gagne beat Steve Regal and Brad Rheingans beat Billy Robinson. This was a benefit show called “Wrestle for a Cure” and shown on local television.

1989 – Rochester, Minnesota; AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko beat Sgt. Slaughter dq, Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos & Johnny Valiant beat Tommy Jammer & Derrick Dukes & Russian Brute, Paul Diamond ddq Colonel Debeers, AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter beat Judy Martin, Russian Brute beat Jerry Lynn and Kokina Maximus (Yokozuna) beat Butler Stevens

1991 – The Legion Of Doom (Road Warriors) defeated The Nasty Boys to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles in Madison Square Garden and Bret Hart defeated Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig to win the WWF Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam; The Dragon Master defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee,

1999 – Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney to win the ECW World Tag Team Championship in Queens, New York.

2000 – Tony Marmaluke & Little Guido defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri & Mikey Whipwreck for the ECW World Tag Team Title in Manhattan, New York. Also on the card, Kid Kash defeated Rhino for the ECW World Television Title.

2007 – At SummerSlam, ECW Champion John Morrison retained the title over CM Punk and WWE Champion John Cena retained the title over Randy Orton.

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1944 – Kansas City, Kansas; MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown and Les Wolfe drew at the midnight closing 1 fall a piece, Jimmy Coffield beat Jack Suzek in 2 out of 3 falls, Jack Hader beat Earl Wampler, Harold “Sonny” Myers defeated Larry Tilliman by dq

1955 – Don Leo Jonathan defeated Yvon Robért for the Montreal Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Title in Montreal, Quebec.

1956 – Eddie Gossett (Graham) and Art Neilson defeated Don and Red McIntyre for the Georgia NWA World Tag Team Titles

1960 – The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) defeated Lou and Red Bastien for the Capitol Wrestling United States Tag Team Title in Bridgeport, Connecticut; Eric Pederson defeated Joe Scarpa (Chief Jay Strongbow) to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title in Mobile, Alabama.

1961 – Pat O’Connor is awarded the NWA United States Heavyweight Title at the annual NWA meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The title had been vacant since Buddy Rogers won the NWA World Heavyweight Title from O’Connor on June 30.

1962 – Luther Lindsay defeated Fritz Von Goering for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

1963 – Tony Borne defeated Billy White Wolf to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title.

1964 Davenport, Iowa at Municipal Auditorium; AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat The Crusher, Billy Red Cloud beat Larry Hennig and Mitsu Arakawa beat Sailor Art Thomas; Karl and Kurt Von Brauner defeated Al Perez and Tojo Yamamoto for the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee.

1966 – Neff Maivia defeated Ripper Collins in Honolulu, Hawaii to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title; Giant and Moose Evans defeated Luke Graham and Karl Von Brauner in Nashville, Tennessee to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title.

1970 – Johnny Walker and Tojo Yamamoto defeat The Interns for the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee.

1972 – Lord Alfred Hayes and Ricky Starr defeated Bobby Duncum and Dick Murdoch to win the NWA Western States Tag Team Title in Amarillo, Texas.

1973 – John Tolos defeated Victor Rivera for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title in Los Angeles, California

1974 – Ricky Gibson and Steve Kovacs won the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title from Chris Gallagher and Don Kent in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

1975 – The Crusaders (Billy Red Lyons and Dewey Robertson) defeated NWA Toronto International Tag Team Champions The Kelly Twins (Mike and Pat) to win the title in Toronto. Also, NWA Toronto United States Heavyweight Champion The Sheik defeated John Quinn to retain the title.

1977 – Dan Morrow and Bryan Turner defeated Kory Williams and Mike Woods for the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; In Miami, Florida; Rocky Johnson and Steve Keirn defeated Dutch Mantel and Buddy Roberts, NWA Florida Television Champion Pedro Morales defeated Pat Patterson to retain the title, NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion Ivan Koloff defeated Don Muraco to retain the title and NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF Heavyweight Champion Superstar Billy Graham by disqualification to retain the title.

1978 – Wahoo McDaniel defeated The Spoiler to win the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Jacksonville, Florida.

1979 – Georgia Championship Wrestling held a 14-man tournament in Augusta, Georgia for the vacant NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title. Killer Karl Kox defeated Bob Armstrong to win the vacant NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title; Dick Slater defeated The Mongolian Stomper for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title in Knoxville, Tennessee.

1981 – Jerry Lawler defeated The Dream Machine in a No Disqualification match for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee. At the same show, Bugsy McGraw defeated Steve Keirn to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title.

1984 – Chicky Starr defeated Eric Embry to win the Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Junior Heavyweight Title reign in San Antonio, Texas.

1986 – Fishman defeated Villano III to win the WWF World Light Heavyweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico. At the same event, El Dandy won the NWA World Welterweight Title by defeating Javier Cruz.

1987 – Don Bass defeated Jerry Lawler for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee.

1990 – The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) to win the title in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Also on the card, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Sting pinned Ric Flair to retain the title, NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger defeated Mark Callous to retain the title and NWA World Tag Team Champions Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) defeated The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton).

1991 – Mark Starr defeated Ricky Fuji in Tokyo, Japan for the FMW version of the AWA World Light Heavyweight Title.

1992 – Miss Texas defeated USWA Women’s Champion Lauren Davenport to win the title in Memphis, Tennessee. Also, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion Eddie Gilbert defeated Chris Adams to retain the title and USWA Tag Team Champions Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Lawler defeated The Moondogs (Cujo and Spike) to retain the title.

1994 – Ricky Steamboat pinned WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Steve Austin to win the title in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the Clash of the Champions and Ric Flair (with Sensuous Sherri) defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan (with Jimmy Hart) by countout.

2002 – 3PW held a one night tournament to determine a heavyweight champion in Philadelphia, PA, Gary Wolfe defeated Christian York to become the first 3PW Heavyweight Champion.

2002 – ROH held an event in Boston, Mass which saw ROH Heavyweight Champion Low Ki defeat A.J. Styles to retain the title.

2003 – At SummerSlam in Phoenix, Arizona; World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash and Randy Orton in an Elimination Chamber match to retain the title, WWE Champion Kurt Angle defeated Brock Lesnar by submission to retain the title and Kane pinned Rob Van Dam in a No Holds Barred match.

2007 – In Hartford, Conn; ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima defeated Brent Albright and Claudio Castagnoli in a three-way Elimination match to retain the title, – Roderick Strong defeated Jack Evans in a Steel Cage match and ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoes (Jay and Mark) defeated El Generico and Kevin Steen in a Steel Cage match to retain the title.

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com

1933 – In Davenport, Iowa; Bronko Nagurski beat Wee Willie Davis

1963 – The Crusher defeated Verne Gagne for the AWA World Heavyweight Title in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also on the card, AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski, Dick the Bruiser beat Doug Gilbert, Don McClarty beat Maurice Mad Dog Vachon and Eddie Sharkey beat Joe Tomasso. Attendance was 8,063.

1964 – At Memorial Hall in Kansas City; Dick the Bruiser beat Moose Evans 2 falls to 1, The Rat beat Wahoo McDaniel 2 falls to 1, Harley Race drew Rocky Hamilton (The Missouri Mauler) and The Lawman and Sonny Myers drew Bob Geigel and Bulldog Plechas

1965 – Billy Hines & Bad Boy Hines over the Corsicans (Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe) to win the Southern Tag Team Title

1966 – In Minneapolis; AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat The Crusher, The Alaskan & Big K beat Billy Red Cloud & Doug Gilbert, Chris Markoff beat Steve Druk and Eddie Sharkey beat Guy Taylor

1968 – In Davenport, Iowa at Municipal Stadium; The Crusher won a 9 man battle royal by eliminating Dr. X, Bill Watts beat Harley Race, Dr X beat Frankie Laine, Man Mountain Mike beat Tiny Mills and Dutch Savage beat Luke Brown

1970 – In Kansas City, Kansas; Danny Little Bear wrestled Scandor Akbar, Rufus R. Jones & Pat O’Connor wrestled Baron Von Raschke & Oki Shikina and Harley Race took on Bob Geigel

1977 – In Omaha, Nebraska; AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jim Brunzell, Billy Robinson beat Bobby Duncum, Larry Hennig beat Roger Kirby and Chris Markoff beat Billy Francis

1978 – In Green Bay, Wisconsin; Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell by dq, Mighty Igor Vodik beat Buddy Wolff, Wahoo McDaniel & Frank Hill beat Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr and Super Destroyer Mark II beat Evan Johnson

1982 – In Calgary, Alberta, Canada during the annual Calgary Stampede; AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Bret Hart by countout, Davey Boy Smith beat Dynamite Kid to win the World Mid-Heavyweight title, David Shultz beat Duke Myers, Bad News Allen beat Gerry Morrow and Mr. Hito & Bruce Hart & Keith Hart beat Danny Davis & Ken Wayne & Great Gama

1985 – Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Krushchev for the NWA World Tag Team Title in Shelby, North Carolina

1986 – Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre for the WWF Women’s Title in Sydney, Australia

2000 – Booker T defeated Jeff Jarrett to capture the WCW World Title in Daytona Beach, Florida.

2001 – The APA defeated The Dudley Boyz for the WWF World Tag Team Title in Atlanta, Georgia

2009 – Tara defeated Angelina Love and Velvet Sky for the TNA Knockouts Title.