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  • Former ECW wrestler Hack Myers passes away at 42

    Donald Haviland, better known as Hack Myers, passed away today, reportedly from complications after brain surgery at Johns Hopkins University hospital in Baltimore. He would have turned 42 on Monday.

    Haviland was an independent wrestler who was brought into ECW in February, 1994, by Paul Heyman, largely as an enhancement wrestler. Because he used to grunt and say “Sha” when doing offensive maneuvers, fans in Philadelphia would start chanting “Sha” during his matches whenever he’d do something.  He became a cult favorite quickly, and even though he almost always lost, he was wrestling some of the biggest names in the company at the time, like Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk, within a few months of his arrival.  Eventually that led to his moniker as “The Shah of ECW.”

    Heyman used him better, not as a  headliner, but he was a featured undercard act who usually got a big reaction.  The gimmick started running its course and he was going to leave the promotion, so he did a loser leaves town match with Too Cold Scorpio on the 1996 November to Remember show, which he lost.  He did a couple of matches as a nostalgias act later, and wrestled mostly Florida independent shows through around 2011.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (12/05): Young/Roode win NWA Tag Team Titles

    1935

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Man Mountain Dean beat Ernie Dusek 
    – Gus Sonnenberg beat Tiny Roebuck 
    – Joe Dusek and Paul Jones wrestled to a draw
    – Ernie Zeller beat Jules Strongbow 
    – Emil Dusek beat Hank Metheny  

    1940

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Orville Brown and Lee Wykoff wrestled to a 1-1 draw
    – Steve Brody beat Jimmy Coffield in 2 out of 3 falls 
    – Andy Mexiner defeated Jack Hader dq
    – Ray Schwartz beat Sammy Feeback 

    1965

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Don Jardine (The Spoiler)
    – Mongolian Stomper beat Harley Race
    – George Drake beat Frisco Montana
    – Pampero Firpo beat Ivan Kalmikoff dq

    1970

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Terry Funk won a 15-man Battle Royal 
    – Rocky Johnson & Dick the Bruiser defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza by disqualification 
    – Terry Funk defeated Stan Stasiak 
    – Pat O’Connor pinned Lord Alfred Hayes 
    – Ox Baker pinned Les Thornton 
    – Bob Brown pinned Bob Backlund 
    – Jerry Oates and Khosrow Vaziri defeated Tank Patton & Johnny Starr

    1976

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon 
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Pierre Poisson & Moose Morowski
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Billy Francis dq
    – Peter Maivia beat Blackjack Lanza 
    – Pedro Morales beat Roger Kirby 

    1977 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Bill Dundee & Norvell Austin defeated Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Jimmy Valiant for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1984

    Osaka, Japan:
    – Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdock beat Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami to win the NJ MSG Tag League tournament

    1988

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Jimmy Garvin dq
    – World Class Light Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett beat Eric Embry
    – Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Ricky Morton
    – Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden beat Bill Dundee & Wendell Cooley
    – Steve Cox beat Texas Champion Iceman King Parsons
    – CWA Champion Brian Lee beat Don Bass
    – Sid Vicious beat Scott Steiner
    – The Beast beat Alan Reynolds
    – RPMs beat Ken Raper & Todd Morton

    1997

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Toshio Kawada & Akira Taue defeated Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama to win the AJ Real World tag tournament

    2004

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Chris Harris & James Storm defeated Elix Skipper & Christopher Daniels in a steel cage 
    – Eric Young & Bobby Roode defeated BG James & Ron Killings to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship

    2014

    Tijuana, Mexico:
    – Atlantis defeatd Negro Casas to win the WWA Jr Lightheavyweight title
    – Bestia 666 & Damian 666 defeated Rayman & Rey Horus to win the tag title
    – Lady Apache beat Datura to win the Women’s title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (12/04): Sullivan, Tazmaniac win ECW Tag Team Titles

    1947

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – In a MWA Title match, Champion Orville Brown beat Sonny Myers 2 falls to 1
    – Al Lovelock beat Yukon Eric (as Eric Holmback) 
    – Ronnie Etchison beat Fred Blassie  

    1954

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa:
    – Argentina Rocca beat Chest Bernard 
    – Jim Dobie beat Mitsu Arakawa 
    – Great Tor Yamato beat Harry Lewis

    1958

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – no time limit match, Lou Thesz beat Bob Geigel 
    – Cowboy Bob Ellis and Ray Villmer defeated Lee Henning and Bob Orton 
    – Mighty Atlas beat Joe Scarpa  

    1965

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Texas Death Match: AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Mr. Wrestling dq
    – Verne Gagne beat Haru Sasaki
    – Mitsu Arakawa drew Reggie Parks
    – Billy Red Cloud beat Gene Anderson

    1970 

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Rey Mendoza defeated John Tolos to win the NWA United National Heavyweight Title

    1971

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Larry Hennig beat The Crusher
    – Midwest Champion Great Kusatsu beat Bill Miller
    – Ray Stevens beat Red Bastien
    – Jerry Miller drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
    – Ox Baker drew Reggie Parks

    1972

    Hiroshima, Japan:
    – Kintaro Oki defeated Bobo Brazil to win the JWA NWA Int. title

    1976

    Caguas, Puerto Rico:
    – Hercules Ayala & Victor Jovica defeated Higo Hamaguchi & Gordon Nelson to win the WWC North American Tag Team Title

    1978 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Don Fargo to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1979

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana:
    – Bill Watts defeated Mike George to win the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title

    1981

    Denver, Colorado:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Shiek Adnan
    – Hulk Hogan beat Jesse Ventura
    – Bobby Duncum beat Greg Gagne
    – Jim Brunzell beat Adrian Adonis
    – Tito Santana beat Bad Boy Brown

    1992

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshio Kawada won the AJ Real World tag tournament from Terry Gordy & Steve Williams, thus winning the vacant Unified tag title

    1993
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Kevin Sullivan & Tazmaniac defeated Tommy Dreamer & Shane Douglas (subbing for Johnny Gunn) to win the ECW Tag Team Titles

    1999

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Rico Constantino defeated Steve Bradley for the Memphis Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title

    2007

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Mistico defeated Vangelis to win the National LHW title

    2011

    Greensboro, North Carolina:
    – ROH TV champ Jay Lethal defeated Adam Cole in a Proving Ground match
    – Eddie Edwards, El Generico and ROH Tag Team champions Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin defeated the Briscoes, Roderick Strong and Michael Elgin in an 80 minute Elimination match

    Essex, England:
    – Jimmy Havoc defeated Cell to win the NWA (Hammerlock) UK Junior Heavyweight title

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – KAI & Seiya Sanada defeated Masayuki Kono & Masakatsu Funaki to win the AJ World’s Strongest Tag League tournament

    Santiago, Chile:
    – Super Crazy defeated Katastrofe to win the X-Law Junior Heavyweight title

    ON DECEMBER 3 IN FLORIDA WRESTLING HISTORY (thanks to Barry Rose)

    1956 – June Byers beat Therese Theis to retain the world women’s title (Tampa)

    1956 – Betty Hawkins won five woman Battle Royal (Sarasota)

    1958 – Ben & Mike Sharpe beat Enrique Torres & Sammy Berg (Miami)

    1958 – Fabulous Moolah beat Kitty Adams to retain world women’s title (St. Petersburg)

    1964 – Tarzan & Tim Tyler beat Hiro Matsuda & Bob Orton Sr. (Jacksonville)

    1966 – The Infernos & J.C. Dykes beat Eddie Graham & Jose Lothario & Sammy Steamboat (Lakeland)

    1968 – Jose Lothario & Wahoo McDaniel beat The Medics (Interns) (Tampa) and the semifinal was Lou Thesz & Joe Louis (Yes, that Joe Louis) & Sailor Art Thomas beat Great Malenko & Louie Tillet & Tarzan Tyler

    1973 – Eddie Graham beat Dusty Rhodes via DQ (Orlando)

    1974 – Cowboy Bill Watts beat Jerry Brisco to retain the Florida title (Fort Myers

    1974 – Bob Roop beat Mike Graham (Tampa)

    1975 – King Curtis Iaukea beat Jerry Brisco (Miami Beach)

    1977 – Dusty Rhodes & Rocky Johnson double count out Lars Anderson & Killer Karl Kox (Ocala)

  • Daily pro wrestling history (12/03): Hulk Hogan pins Undertaker to win WWF Title

    1942 

    Columbus, Ohio:
    – Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Orville Brown to win the Ohio version of the Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title 

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – John Katan defeated Earl McCready for the Toronto British Empire Heavyweight Title 

    1943

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Swedish Angel defeated Orville Brown to win the MWA World Heavyweight Title

    1952 

    Sydney, Australia:
    – Leo Jensen defeated Bonnie Muir for the vacant Australian Heavyweight Title

    1953

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Central States Heavyweight Champion Lenny Montana beat Johnny Valentine by dq (Valentine used a piledriver, which is barred in Kansas) 
    – Larry Hamilton beat Bobby Lane dq
    – Dick Hutton defeated Maurice Roberre (Hutton was accompanied by Ed “Strangler” Lewis) 

    1959

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Dory Funk, Sr. defeated Antoine Leone to win the Amarillo version of the NWA North American Heavyweight Title

    1960 

    San Bernadino, California:
    – Stan Holek and The Preacher defeated Sandor Szabo and Edouard Carpentier for the NWA International Television Tag Team Titles

    1962

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Eric Pomeroy and Ray Andrews defeated The Medics for the NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1963 
    – Ciclon Negro and Masked Terror defeated Wilbur Snyder and Dick the Bruiser to win the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Joe Blanchard defeated Billy White Wolf for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title

    1965

    Lafayette, Louisiana:
    – Bobby Fields won the NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Title by defeating Danny McShain 

    1966 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Michiaki Yoshimura and Kintaro Ohki defeated Eddie Morea and Tarzan Zorro to win the vacant All Asia Tag Team Titles 

    1967

    Ciudad Juarez, Mexico:
    – El Goliath defeated Henry Pirousso for the Mexican National Heavyweight Title

    1970

    Osaka, Japan:
    – Gene Kiniski defeated Giant Baba for the NWA International Heavyweight Title

    1971 

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
    – Dr. X (Jim Osborne) defeated Ramon Torres for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title

    1975

    Kiryu, Japan:
    – The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) defeated Abdullah the Butcher to win the Pacific Wrestling Federation United States Heavyweight Title 

    1976

    – Chavo Guerrero, Sr. defeated Dr. Hiro Ota to win the NWA America Heavyweight Title

    Ozark, Alabama:
    – The Wrestling Pro defeated Ken Lucas for the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title

    Dothan, Alabama:
    – Rip Tyler won the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title by defeating Dick Dunn

    1977

    New Brocton, Alabama:
    – Billy Spears defeated Johnny Eagles for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title 

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher
    – Verne Gagne beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel (no title change, decision later reversed)
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Jose Lothario beat Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant & Roger Kirby
    – Ivan Koloff beat Wilbur Snyder by countout
    – Bobby Dumcum beat Steve Regal
    – Rufus R Jones beat Blackjack Lanza
    – Moose Cholak beat Chris Markoff

    1981

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell no contest Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
    – Jerry Blackwell beat Billy Robinson
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Sheik Adnan
    – Ken Patera beat Buck Zumhofe
    – Bobby Duncum drew Tito Santana

    1982

    Ponce, Puerto Rico:
    – Mad Dog Lafaib defeated Invader I to win the WWC North American Heavyweight Title

    1983

    Hampton, Virginia:
    – Dick Slater defeated Rufus R. Jones to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title

    Dothan, Alabama:
    – Bob Armstrong won a tournament for the vacant NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title 

    1984 

    New Orleans, Louisiana:
    – Ted DiBiase and Hercules Hernandez defeated The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to win the Mid-South Tag Team Titles

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – The Interns (Don Bass and Roger Smith) defeated The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1985 

    – Fuerza Guerrera defeated El Dandy for the Mexican National Welterweight Title

    1989 

    – Sangre Chicana defeated Perry Aguayo to win the Universal Wrestling Association-promoted WWF World Light Heavyweight Title

    1990 

    Coos Bay, Oregon:
    – Steve Doll and Scotty the Body (Raven) defeated The Wrecking Crew (The Grappler and The Equalizer) for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles

    1991

    San Antonio, Texas:
    – Hulk Hogan pinned The Undertaker to win the WWF World Title (title held up and decided at Royal Rumble)
    – Randy Savage defeated The Undertaker

    1992 

    Funabashi, Japan:
    – Jesse Barr and Ryuma Go won the Championship Wrestling USA International Tag Team Titles by defeating The
    Bruise Brothers (Ron and Don Harris)

    1993

    – Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi won the annual Real World Tag League to win the AJPW World Tag Team Championship

    1995

    Wilmington, Delaware: 
    – Ronnie Roberts defeated Boogie Woogie Brown to win the ECWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title 

    1998 

    Denton, Maryland:
    – King Kong Bundy defeated Romeo Valentino for the Maryland Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title 

    2000

    New York City, New York:
    – Steve Corino defeated Jerry Lynn and Justin Credible to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Title
    – Rhino pinned Spike Dudley to retain the ECW World Television Title

    2006 

    – Bobby Lashley won the ECW Title in an Extreme Elimination Chamber match over Big Show, Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, Test and Hardcore Holly

    FLORIDA WRESTLING MAIN EVENTS ON THIS DAY YESTERDAY (thanks to Barry Rose)

    1958 – Fabulous Moolah beat Mae Weston to retain the women’s world title (Tampa)

    1958 – Ella Waldek beat Judy Glover to retain the Southern womens’ title (Fort Myers)

    1968 – Louie Tillet & Tarzan Tyler beat Jose Lothario & Wahoo McDaniel (Orlando)

    1969 – Sailor Art Thomas beat Missouri Mauler (Tampa)

    1970 – Dory Funk Jr. beat Dick Murdoch to retain the NWA title (Miami Beach)_

    1971 – Mr. Wrestling (Tim Woods) beat Don Curtis (TV)

    1974 – Eddie & Mike Graham beat Toru Tanaka & El Lobo and Dusty Rhodes beat Mongolian Stomper via DQ (Orlando)

    1975 – Mike Graham beat Roger Kirby via DQ to retain the U.S. jr. title (Fort Myers)

    1975 – King Curtis beat Bill Dromo to retain the Florida title (Tampa)

    1979 – Bugsy McGraw & Bad Leroy Brown beat Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez in a lights out tornado match (Orlando)

    1980 – Dusty Rhodes beat Baron Von Raschke (Tampa)

    1981 – The Spoiler & J.J. Dillon beat Bugsy McGraw & Eric Embry via DQ (Miami Beach)

    1982 – Dusty Rhodes beat Kevin Sullivan (Jacksonville)

    ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY INTERNATIONAL (thanks to Graeme Cameron)

    1966 – Michiaki Yoshimura & Kintaro Oki beat Eddie Morea & Tarzan Zorro in Tokyo to win the All Asia tag titles

    1967 – Gran Goliat (Great Goliath) beat Henry Pilusso in Monterrey to win the Mexican national heavyweight title

    1969 – Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy beat Lars Anderson & Dick Murdoch to win the IWA tag team titles in Brisbane

    1970 – Gene Kiniski beat Giant Baba in Osaka to win the International title

    1975 – The Destroyer beat Abdullah the Butcher in Kiryu to win the U.S. title

    1983 – El Satanico beat Lizmark in Mexico City to win the NWA middleweight title

    1985 – Fuerza Guerrera beat Dandy in Mexico City to win the Mexican national welterweight title

    1989 – Sangre Chicana beat Perro Aguayo to win the WWF light heavyweight title

    1993 – Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi won the All Japan tag team tournament by one point over Stan Hansen & Giant Baba

    1999 – Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama beat Stan Hansen & Akira Taue to win the All Japan tag team tournament

    2000 – Ayako Hamada beat Aja Kong in Tokyo to win the Queen of Arsion title and Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda beat Gami & Rie Tamada to win the Twin star tag title

    2001  – Loco Max beat Ricky Marvin in Puebla to win the Mexican national lightweight title

    2003 – Eagle Sawai & Amazing Kong (TNA’s Awesome Kong) beat Shinobu Kandori & Takako Inoue in a tournament final in Tokyo to win the LLPW tag titles

    2014 – T-Hawk & Eita beat Cima & Gamma to win the Open the Twin Gate titles

  • Daily pro wrestling history (12/02): Von Erichs win WCCW Six Man Titles

    Additional info provided by Graeme Cameron

    1947

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Sandor Szabo drew Buddy Rogers (world title defense)
    – Joe  Pazandak beat Gino Vagnone
    – Abe Kashey beat Ken Fenelon

    1965

    Mankato, Minnesota:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff
    – The Crusher beat Jack Pesek
    – Mighty Igor Vodik beat Harley Race

    1966

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Killer Kowalski beat Dick the Bruiser dq
    – Reggie Parks & Doug Gilbert beat Mad Dog Vachon & Big K
    – Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig dq
    – Wilbur Snyder beat Harley Race
    – Jim Raschke drew Billy Red Cloud

    Japan:
    – Michiaki Yoshimura & Kintaro Oki d Eddie Morea (Jack Clayborne) & Tarzan Zorro (Hans Mortier) in Tokyo to win the AJW All-Asian tag title

    1967

    Mexico:

    – El Goliath d Henry Pilusso in Monterrey to win the National HW title

    1969

    Australia:
    – Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard d Lars Anderson & Dick Murdock in Brisbane to win the IWA tag title

    1970

    Japan:
    – Gene Kiniski d Giant Baba in Osaka to win the JWA NWA Int. title 

    1972

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel
    – Wahoo McDaniel beat Ivan Koloff dq
    – Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch beat George Scott & Joe Scarpello
    – Don Muraco beat Big K
    – Larry Hennig drew Rene Goulet (sub Billy Robinson)

    1974 

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Blackjack Lanza defeated Fritz Von Erich to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title

    Kagoshima, Japan:

    – Giant Baba defeated Jack Brisco to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title

    1975

    Japan:
    – The Destroyer d Abdullah the Butcher in Kiryuu to win the AJ PWF US title

    1978

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Texas Death match: Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Duncum (sub Nick Bockwinkel) & Bob Orton Jr
    – Mask At Stake: Super Destroyer Mark II beat Larry Hennig 
    – Bobby Duncum beat Frank Hill 
    – Steve Olsonoski beat Iron Sheik dq 

    1979

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – The Assassins defeated Steve Regal & Hector Guerrero for the AWA Southern Tag Team Title 

    1983 

    Dallas, Texas:
    – The Von Erichs (David, Kevin & Kerry) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds for the World Class Six-Man Championship (Michael Hayes had lost a “loser leaves town match”, so Ric Flair wrestled in his place).

    Mexico:
    – El Satanico d Lizmark in Mexico City to win the NWA MW title

    1985

    Mexico:
    – Fuerza Guerrera d El Dandy in Mexico City to win the National WW title

    1989

    Mexico:
    – Sangre Chicana d Perro Agauyo to win the WWF UWA LHW title

    1991 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Tom Prichard defeated Eric Embry to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title
    – Jerry Lawler defeated Kamala to win the USWA Unified World Championship

    1993

    Japan:
    – Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi won in Tokyo by a point from Giant Baba & Stan Hansen, thus winning the vacant Unified tag title in the AJPW Real World Tag Team Tournament.

    1999

    Japan:
    – Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama d Stan Hansen & Akira Taue in Tokyo in the AJPW Real World Tag Team Tournament.

    2000

    Japan:
    – Ayoko Hamada d Aja Kong in Tokyo to win the Queen of Arsion title On the same show, AKINO d Chapparita Asari to win the Sky High title and Mima Shimoda & Etsuko Mita d GAMI & Rie Tamada to win the Twin Star title

    2001

    Mexico
    – Loco Max d Ricky Marvin in Puebla to win the National LW title

    2003

    Japan:
    – Eagle Sawai & Amazing Kong d Shinobu Kandori & Takako Inoue in a tournament final in Tokyo to win the first LLPW tag title

    2014

    Japan:
    – T-Hawk & Eita d CIMA & Gamma in Tokyo to win the DG Twin Gate title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (12/01): Sterling Golden (Hulk Hogan) wins NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title 

    1906 

    New Orleans, Louisiana:
    – Fred Beel defeated Frank Gotch to win the American Heavyweight Title two falls to one (match was a work, not a shoot)

    1938 

    Columbus, Ohio:
    – Mildred Burke won the World Women’s Title by defeating Betty Nichols

    1941 

    Hollywood, California:
    – Billy Varga defeated Wild Red Berry to win the World Light Heavyweight Title

    1949 

    Toledo, Ohio:
    – Tom Marshall defeated Dave Levin to win the Jack Pfieffer-promoted World Heavyweight Title 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and Mike Sharpe) beat The Dusek Brothers (Ernie and Joe Dusek) 2 out of 3 falls
    – Enrique Torres beat Roy Graham 2 out of 3 falls
    – Ronnie Etchison defeated Danny Plechas 

    1952

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Gory Guerrero & Cyclone Ayala won a tournament for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title 

    1958 

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) for the Texas version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1961

    Detroit, Michigan:
    – Fritz Von Erich defeated Dick the Bruiser to win the Chicago/Detroit version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title

    – Billy White Wolf defeated Nikoli Volkoff for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – The Assassins defeated Don McIntyre & Ray Gunkel for the Georgia version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    Columbus, Ohio:
    – Magnificent Maurice defeated Leon Graham to win the Ohio Heavyweight Title 

    Houston, Texas:
    – Jack Dalton (Donnie Fargo) defeated Pepe Gonzales for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title 

    1965
    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Ken Lucas won the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title from Danny McShain 

    1970

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Dusty Rhodes defeated Jose Lothario to win the NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Title

    1971 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Donnie Fargo defeated The Wrestling Pro to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title

    1972 

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Victor Rivera defeated Ernie Ladd to win the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title

    Yokohama, Japan:
    – Bobo Brazil defeated Kintaro Oki for the vacant NWA International Heavyweight Title 

    1973 

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Stan Stasiak defeated Pedro Morales to win the WWWF World Heavyweight Title

    1976

    Davenport, Iowa:
    – Saloon match: The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon
    – Billy Francis beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Moose Morowski & Pierre Poisson
    – Pedro Morales beat Roger Kirby dq

    1977

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Mike George & Scott Casey defeated Crusher Blackwell & Buck Robley to win the Central States version of the NWA
    World Tag Team Titles

    1978 

    Huntsville, Alabama:
    – George Gulas, Bobby Eaton & Arvil Hutto win a tournament for the vacant NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Titles

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Ken Lucas & Kevin Sullivan defeated Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson to win the NWA Southeastern Tag Team Titles

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    – Big Daddy Ritter (Junkyard Dog) defeated Alo Leilani to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title

    1979

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Sterling Golden (Hulk Hogan) defeated Dick Slater to win the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title 

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Bobo Brazil
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Super Destroyer Mark II & Super Destroyer Mark III
    – Dick the Bruiser beat King Kong Brody
    – Ernie Ladd dcor Billy Robinson
    – Ox Baker dcor Wilbur Snyder
    – The Crusher beat Paul Christy dq 
    – Spike Huber drew Bobby Heenan
    – Moose Cholak beat Tiny Hampton dq
    – Jerry Graham Jr beat Ron Ritchie

    1983

    Lexington, Kentucky:
    – Terry Taylor defeated Buddy Landel for the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bobby Fulton defeated Roger Kirby to win the NWA Central States Television Title 

    1984 

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Sonny Myers defeated Al Tomko for the Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title

    1985

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Road Warriors beat AWA Tag Team Champions Jim Garvin & Steve Regal dq
    – AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Terry Gordy
    – Strap Match: Jerry Blackwell beat Michael Hayes
    – Paul Ellering drew Buddy Roberts
    – Handicap match: Sgt. Slaughter beat Boris Zhukov & Chris Markoff
    – Larry Zbyszko beat Kevin Kelly
    – Scott Hall beat Bill Irwin
    – Leon White beat Scott Irwin dq

    1986

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Al Madril & Brian Adidas defeated Lance Von Erich & The Dingo (Ultimate) Warrior for the World Class Championship
    Wrestling World Tag Team Titles
    – Tony Atlas defeated Crusher Yurkof (Bam Bam Bigelow) to win the World Class Television Title

    1989

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Robert Fuller & Brian Lee defeated Jeff Jarrett & Matt Borne in a tournament final to win the USWA World Tag Team Title 

    1992 

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Dynamite Kansai defeated Cutie Suzuki in a tournament final to become the first JWP Project Openweight Champion

    1995 

    Nigata, Japan:
    – El Samurai defeated Sabu to win the UWA World Junior Light-Heavyweight Title 

    Reading, Pennsylvania:
    – Akita Kaos defeated Crash the Terminator to win the PCW Heavyweight Title
    – Chris Candido defeated Ray Odyssey to win the PCW Americas Heavyweight Title
    – Reckless Youth defeated Ubas for the PCW Commonwealth Title

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Negro Casas defeated El Hijo del Santo in a tournament final to win the vacant NWA World Welterweight Title

    2000

    Manila, Arkansas:
    – The American Dragon (Bryan Danielson) and Spanky (Brian Kendrick) defeated The Triad (Seven (Kevin Fertig) and Thrash) to win the Memphis Championship Wrestling Southern Tag Team Titles

    North Richland Hills, Texas:
    – Hotstuff Hernandez defeated Al Jackson to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title

    – The Masked Maniac defeated Chris Michaels to win the United States Extreme Wrestling United States Heavyweight Title

    2001

    Caguas, Puerto Rico:
    – Carly Colon defeated Ray Gonzalez for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title 

    2005 

    McDonough, Georgia:
    – Mike Mizanin (The Miz) defeated Mike Knox in a tournament final to become the first Deep South Wrestling Heavyweight
    Champion

  • Daily pro wrestling history (11/30): Shane Douglas wins ECW Title

    1945

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – MWA Champion, Orville Brown beat Vic Holbrook 2 falls to 1
    – Bobby Bruns beat Cowboy Roy Graham 
    – Rube Wright drew Dan O’Connor 

    1948

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Antonio Rocca defeated Danny McShain to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title

    1968

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa
    – Billy Red Lyons no contest Dr. X
    – Bill Watts beat Harley Race
    – Pampero Firpo beat Luke Brown
    – Lars Anderson beat Frankie Laine

    1972

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 
    – George Gordienko beat Ivan Koloff
    – Superstar Billy Graham beat Wahoo McDaniel
    – Don Muraco beat George Scott 
    – Rene Goulet beat Bob Tuck

    1973

    Denver, Colorado:
    – No dq Match: Superstar Billy Graham beat Ken Patera
    – Billy Robinson beat Ivan Koloff 
    – Ricky Romero beat Bill Crouch
    – Geoff Portz beat Tony Rocco

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Dick the Bruiser & Verne Gagne beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens dq
    – Larry Heiniemi beat Sailor Art Thomas
    – Pepper Gomez beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Bob Ellis beat Buddy Wolff
    – Rene Goulet beat Billy Red Cloud
    – Ric Flair drew Greg Gagne

    1979 

    Houston, Texas:
    – Bruiser Brody defeated The Spoiler to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title

    1986

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – No DQ: Bulldog Bob Brown beat Sam Houston 
    – Rufus R. Jones, Rocky King & George South beat The Mod Squad & Mark Fleming 
    – Central States Tag Team Titles: Dave Peterson & Todd Champion beat The Warlord & Colt Steele to retain the titles
    – Mitch Snow beat Teijo Khan 
    – Italian Stallion & Denny Brown beat Thunderfoot I & Thunderfoot II

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Curt Hennig beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Jerry Blackwell beat Colonel DeBeers
    – Midnight Rockers & Despina Montagus beat Buddy Rose & Doug Somers & Sherri Martel
    – Greg Gagne beat Larry Zbyszko dq
    – Leon White beat Boris Zhukov
    – Alexis Smirnoff & Yuri Gordienko beat Billy Robinson & Steve Olsonoski

    1997 

    Monaca, Pennsylvania:
    – Shane Douglas defeated Bam Bam Bigelow to win the ECW World Heavyweight Title

    2001

    Sapporo, Japan
    – Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Vader & Scorpio to win the Pro Wrestling Noah Global Honored Crown Tag Team Title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (11/29): Tito Santana becomes 1st AWF Champion

    1943

    Wichita, Kansas:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ede Virag beat Charley Lutkie 
    – Jack Nasworthy beat Bill Ely 

    1956

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Ernie Dusek, Emil Dusek and Joe Dusek beat Jim Dobie, Larry Hamilton and Sonny Myers 2 falls to 1
    – Mighty Atlas beat Mario DeSouza 2 falls to 1

    1960

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Verne Gagne & Joe Scarpello
    – Gene Kiniski beat Bob Rasmussen
    – Wilbur Snyder beat Tommy O’Toole

    1962 

    Jacksonville, Florida:
    – Eddie Graham defeated Boris Malenko to win the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1972

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Ed Francis & Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens dq (only recognized in Hawaii)
    – The Destroyer beat Dory Dixon
    – Tosh Togo drew Jack Carson
    – Sam Steamboat beat John Foley

    1973

    Rockford, Illinois:
    – Weightlifting: Ken Patera beat Billy Graham dq
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Geoff Portz
    – Tony Rocco beat Ric Flair
    – Greg Gagne drew Rene Goulet

    1980

    Shreveport, Louisiana:
    – Killer Karl Kox defeated The Grappler for the Mid-South Mississippi Heavyweight Title 

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Mad Dog Vachon beat John Studd dq
    – Adrian Adonis beat Greg Gagne
    – Dino Bravo & Tito Santana beat Jesse Ventura & Jerry Blackwell
    – Buck Zumhofe drew Steve Regal

    1986 

    San Juan, Puerto Rico:
    – Al Perez defeated The Mighty Igor to win the WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title

    1992 

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – The Rock N’ Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane & Tom Pritchard) in a Steel Cage match to win the SMW Tag Team Championshipin 

    1994

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Tito Santana defeated Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. to become the first American Wrestling Federation World Champion

    2003 

    Miyagi, Japan:
    – Gedo & Jado defeated Hiroki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi in a tournament final to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

    2010

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Sheamus defeated John Morrison in the finals of a one night tournament to win the WWE King of the Ring

  • Daily pro wrestling history (11/28): The Crusher wins the AWA World Title

    1933

    Springfield, Missouri:
    – Ed “Strangler” Lewis beat Whitey Hewitt 
    – Casey Columbo and Jimmy Moore wrestled to a 30 minute draw

    1939 

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Paul Jones defeated Pedro Martinez for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title

    1957

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Ronnie Etchison and Thor Hagen beat Tommy O’Toole and Great Tonina in the finals of a one night tournament to win the vacant Central States tag team titles

    1958

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Bob Ellis defeated Bob Geigel to win Central States Title

    1963 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – The Crusher defeated Verne Gagne to win the AWA World Heavyweight Title

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Mongolian Stomper won a 10 man battle royal 
    – Mongolian Stomper and Pat O’Connor wrestled to a double count out
    – Bob Geigel beat Bulldog Plechas 
    – Sonny Myers drew Enrique Torres  
    – Rock Hunter beat Ronnie Etchison
    – Larry Hamilton beat Mike Sharpe (dq)

    1968

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Dr. X beat The Crusher 
    – Bill Watts beat Harley Race 
    – Pampero Firpo beat Luke Brown
    – Larry Hennig drew Billy Red Lyons

    1973

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – North American Champion Billy Robinson beat Fred Blassie
    – Ripper Collins & Greg Valentine beat Sam Steamboat & Neff Maiava in 2 out of 3 falls to win Hawaiian tag title
    – Billy Graham beat Ken Patera dq
    – Bobo Johnson & Haiti Kid beat Little Bruiser & Tokyo Joe
    – Ed Francis no contest Al Madril

    1977 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson defeated The Samoans (Afa & Sika) to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Title
    – Jimmy Valiant defeated Jerry Lawler for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    1979

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Super Destroyer Mark II & Super Destroyer Mark III
    – Jesse Ventura drew Greg Gagne
    – Billy Robinson beat Lord Alfred Hayes
    – Adrian Adonis beat Paul Ellering
    – Dino Bravo beat Buddy Wolff

    1982

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Tito Santana
    – Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
    – Ken Patera beat Larry Hennig
    – Rick Martel beat Bobby Duncum dq

    1985 Thanksgiving Night

    St. Paul, Minnesota: Attendance was 12,000
    – Scott Hall won a battle royal
    – Jerry Blackwell beat Michael Hayes
    – Road Warriors beat Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Steve Regal to win light heavyweight title
    – Scott Hall beat Boris Zhukov dq
    – Mongolian Stomper beat Kevin Kelly
    – Leon White drew Bill Irwin

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Chris Adams & Gino Hernandez defeated Kerry & Kevin Von Erich in a Steel Cage to win the World Class American Tag Team Title 
    – In a match for the World Class title, Iceman King Parsons defeated champion Rick Rude by dq
    – John Tatum defeated Scott Casey in a steel cage match

    Greensboro, North Carolina:
    – Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard in an I Quit match in a steel cage to win the United States Heavyweight Title
    – The Rock N’ Roll Express defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff to win the NWA World Tag Team Title
    – Buddy Landell defeated Terry Taylor to win the NWA National Title 
    – Krusher Khruschev defeated Sam Houston to win the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (11/27): Rock & Roll Express win Smoky Mountain Tag Team Titles, more Thanksgiving cards

    1949 

    – National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown, unable to defend his title due to injuries suffered in a car accident (which also ended his career), forfeits the title to his scheduled opponent, Lou Thesz. 

    1958

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Tito Carreon, Cowboy Bob Ellis and Joe Scarpa beat Ike Eakins, Lee Henning and Lord Albert Mills 2 falls to 1
    – Bob Geigel beat Ray Villmer 2 falls to 1 
    – Ivan the Mad Russian beat Chief Suni War Cloud 
    – Mighty Atlas beat Al Szasz (sub for Thor Hagen) 

    1970

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Jack Brisco defeated Tarzan Tyler to win the NWA Florida Television Title

    1971

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
    – Midwest Champion Great Kusatsu beat Danny Miller
    – Billy Robinson beat Ox Baker
    – Reggie Parks drew Jerry Miller (sub Ray Stevens)
    – Mad Russian Stan Pulaski beat Stan Kowalski

    1975

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Larry Hennig
    – Pampero Firpo beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Jos Leduc beat Kim Duk
    – Bobby Duncum beat Bull Bullinski
    – Khosrow Vaziri (Iron Shiek) beat Don Wade

    1980

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – The Crusher & Greg Gagne beat AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura dq
    – Jerry Blackwell beat Mad Dog Vachon
    – Buck Zumhofe no contest Bobby Heenan
    – John Studd beat Dino Bravo
    – Tito Santana beat Steve Regal

    1986 – Thanksgiving Night

    Greensboro, North Carolina: 
    – Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes in a First Blood match to win the NWA Television Title 
    – NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rock N’ Roll Express defeated Ole & Arn Anderson in a Steel Cage match

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Big Bubba Rogers defeated Ronnie Garvin in a Louisville Street Fight match
    – The Road Warriors defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a Scaffold match
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champ Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff via DQ

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Larry Zbyszko
    – Midnight Rockers & Despina Montagus beat Buddy Rose & Doug Somers & Sherri Martel
    – Step Ladder match: Jerry Blackwell beat Colonel DeBeers
    – Curt Hennig beat Boris Zhukov
    – Alexis Smirnoff & Yuri Gordienko beat Buck Zumhofe & John Paul Demann
    – Super Ninja beat Steve Olsonoski

    New Orleans, Louisiana:
    – World Class Heavyweight Champion Kevin Von Erich defeated Black Bart
    – Lance & Mike Von Erich defeated Brian Adias & Matt Borne
    – Kevin Von Erich defeated Al Madril in a Lights Out match 
    – Fritz Von Erich defeated Abdullah The Butcher via disqualification

    1991

    Detroit, Michigan:
    – The Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Title 

    1992 

    Welch, West Virginia:
    – The Rock N’ Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane & Tom Pritchard) to win the Smoky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Titles

    1999

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – ECW World Television Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Uganda (aka Kamala II)
    – The Sandman defeated Raven
    – ECW World Champion Mike Awesome defeated Justin Credible

    2005

    Detroit, Michigan:
    – Triple H defeated Ric Flair in a Last Man Standing match
    – WWE Champion John Cena defeated Kurt Angle