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Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/07): Memphis Memories Reunion Show

Posted on by Brian Hoops

1914

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Henry Ordemann beat Eugene Sampson 
– Jess Westergaard beat Julius Nelson 

1939

San Francisco, California:
– Dean Detton defeated Lou Plummer for the San Francisco Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title 

1940

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Ray Steele defeated Bronko Nagurski to win the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title 

1953

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Gorgeous George defeated Don McIntyre for the Georgia NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

1958

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Bob Geigel beat Ronnie Etchison in 2 out of 3 falls
– Larry Hamilton beat Otto Von Krupp by DQ
– Don Curtis and Sonny Myers beat Joe Dusek and Rip Hawk 

1961

Tampa, Florida:
– Eddie Graham defeated Buddy Austin for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

1963

Washington, DC: 
– Buddy Austin and Great Scott defeated Johnny Barend and Buddy Rogers to win the Northeast NWA United States Tag Team Titles

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mitsu Arakawa in 2 out of 3 fall match
– Fight To The Finish Lumberjack Match: The Crusher beat Moose Evans
– Wilbur Snyder beat Tiny Mills 
– Rene Goulet beat George Drake 
– Kay Noble beat Mars Monroe
– Gene Anderson beat Lee Mattson

1967

Tokyo, Japan:
– NWA International Heavyweight Champion Giant Baba fought WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino to a draw
in a two-out-of-three falls match to retain his title

1969

Madison Square Garden:
– WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski by countout to retain the title 

Sydney, Australia:
– Mario Milano and The Spoiler (Don Jardine) defeated Don Leo Jonathan and Antonio Pugiliese to win the International Wrestling
Alliance World Tag Team Titles

1970

Chicago, Illinois:
– Baron Von Raschke won the World Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title from Dick the Bruiser 

1973

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– The Sheik beat NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr by countout
– Billy Robinson & Don Muraco beat Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch in a 2 out of 3 falls match
– Jimmy Snuka beat Ripper Collins
– Ken Patera beat Tony Borne
– Ed Francis beat Haru Sasaki
– Sam Steamboat drew Masked Executioner

1975

Dothan, Alabama:
– Terry Latham and Ron Starr defeated The Hell’s Angels for the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Title 

1977

Madison Square Garden:
– WWWF World Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf defeated Tor Kamata and Stan Stasiak to retain the titles 
– WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ken Patera to retain the title

1978

Miami, Florida:
– Mike Graham and Steve Keirn won the Florida NWA United States Tag Team Titles by defeating Jack and Jerry Brisco

1982

Toronto, Canada, Ontario:
– Jimmy Valiant defeated Jesse Ventura to win the Cadillac Tournament

1983

Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
– Dino Bravo defeated Billy Robinson to win the International Wrestling International Heavyweight Title

1983

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Stagger Lee (Koko B. Ware) defeated Bobby Eaton for the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title 
– Jerry Lawler defeated Austin Idol to win the AWA International Heavyweight Title

1984

Spartanburg, South Carolina:
– Mark Youngblood defeated Dick Slater in a tournament final to win the NWA Television Title 

1985

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Gary Royal defeated Marty Jannetty to win the NWA Central States Television Title

1986

Fajardo, Puerto Rico:
– Al Perez defeated Jos LeDuc for the WWC North American Heavyweight Title 

1987

Boston, Massachusetts:
– Billy Jack Haynes, WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper defeated Adrian Adonis (with Jimmy Hart), Hercules and Paul
Orndorff (with Bobby Heenan) in an Elimination match

1987

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Lazer Tron (Hector Guerrero) defeated Denny Brown to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title

1988

Memphis, Tennessee
– Max Pain and Gary Young defeated The Bruise Brothers (Ron and Don) for the Championship (formerly Continental) Wrestling Association
Tag Team Titles
– AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers beat Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis
– Billy Wicks beat Sputnik Monroe

1992

Oakland, California:
– Johnny B. Badd pinned Richard Morton
– Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Terrence Taylor
– Abdullah the Butcher fought Cactus Jack to a double count-out 
– Barry Windham pinned Larry Zbyszko in a death match
– Dustin Rhodes, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in an elimination match
– WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude in a non-title steel cage match

1993

Raleigh, North Carolina:
– Steve Regal fought Vinnie Vegas to a 10-minute time-limit draw
– Brad Armstrong pinned the Barbarian
– 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce
– Maxx Payne defeated Erik Watts via submission 
– Cactus Jack fought Paul Orndorff to a double disqualification
– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas
– WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes pinned NWA World Champion Barry Windham in a non-title match
– WCW World Champion Big Van Vader defeated Sting via disqualification

Baltimore, Maryland:
– Nick Tarentino defeated The Lightning Kid (Sean Waltman) to win the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation Maryland Title

1994

USWA Memphis Memories: Memphis, Tennessee:
– USWA Tag Team Champions, The Moondogs (Rex and Spot) defeated Frankenstein and Leatherface
– Austin Idol, Jerry Lawler and USWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Brian Christopher defeated Terry Funk, Doug Gilbert and USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion Eddie Gilbert by disqualification
– Tommy Gilbert, Al Greene, Don Greene, Jerry Jarrett, Sputnik Monroe and Lance Russell were inducted to the Memphis Hall of Fame
– Jerry Lawler defeated USWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Brian Christopher, Terry Funk, Doug Gilbert, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion Eddie Gilbert, Austin Idol, Moondog Spot, Tommy Rich, Jimmy Valiant and Koko B. Ware in a 10-man Four Corners
Elimination match

Dungannon, Virginia:
– Mike Furnas defeated Killer Kyle for the SMW Television Title 

1998

Hope Mills, North Carolina: 
– The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt) are awarded the NWA 2000 Tag Team Titles
– Eddie Brown defeated The Iron Sheik for the NWA 2000 American Heritage Heavyweight Title

1999

Jonesboro, Arkansas:
– Michael Hayes pinned champion Baldo (Albert/A-Train/Giant Bernard) in a tag team match with Hayes and Brandon Baxter against Baldo and Randy Hales, to win the Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title 
– Derrick King and Kid Wikkid won a tournament for the vacant PPW Tag Team Titles

2001

Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada:
– Tommy Dreamer defeated Scott D’Amore and Rhino in a three-way match to win the Border City Wrestling Can-Am Heavyweight Title
– Otis Apollo and Johnny Swinger defeat Geza Kalman, Jr. and Dyson Pryce for the BCW Can-Am Tag Team Titles

Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/06): Williams & Gordy win AJPW tag titles

Posted on by Brian Hoops

1934

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos beat Abe Kashey 

1935

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Jim Londos beat Ed “Strangler” Lewis 
– Ray Steele beat Karl Sarpolis  
– Bronko Nagurski beat Karl Davis 
– George Tragos beat Pat Murphy 

1952

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Sonny Myers defeated Enrique Torres to win the NWA Heart of America Heavyweight Title in a 2 out of 3 falls match
– Ray Eckert beat Jack Kennedy 2 out of 3 falls 
– Joe Campbell and Al Massey beat Maurice Roberre and Babe Zaharias 

1953

Houston, Texas:
– Bull Curry defeated Danny McShain to become the first NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion 

1959

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
– Angelo Savoldi defeated Ivan the Terrible for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title

1961

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Guy and Joe Brunetti defeated The Outlaw (Dory Funk, Sr.) and Pancho Pico to win the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Titles

1962

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

1965

Omaha, Nebraska:
– 10 Rounds of Boxing, Non Title: Danny Hodge beat AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon
– Mighty Igor Vodik beat Don Jardine to win Nebraska Heavyweight title
– Rene Goulet drew Jack Pesek
– Ivan Kalmikoff beat Bulldog Danny Plechas
– Tony Borne beat Sonny Myers

1970

Los Angeles, California:
– Fred Blassie won the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title defeating Rocky Johnson

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Bobby and Jerry Christy defeated Bill Dromo and Gil Hayes to win the Stampede International Tag Team Title 

1971

Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– Jimmy Golden and Dennis Hall defeated Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente for the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Titles

1973

Nagoya, Japan:
– Kintaro Ohki and Umanosuke Ueda defeated Killer Karl Krupp and Johnny Valentine for the NWA International Tag Team Titles

1974

Sacramento, California:
– Karl and Kurt Von Brauner defeated Rocky Johnson and Pat Patterson to win the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles

San Antonio, Texas:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Ray Stevens & Nick Bockwinkel beat Jose Lothario & Wahoo McDaniel
– Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza beat Bob Orton Jr & Black Angus
– Roger Kirby beat Jerry Oates
– Great Mephisto beat Jerry Timmons
– Bob Roop beat Joe Cassidy

1979

Allentown, Pennsylvania:
– The Valiant Brothers (Jerry and Johnny) defeated Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko to win the WWWF World Tag Team Titles

1986

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada:
– The Long Riders (Bill and Scott Irwin) defeated Alofa (Rikishi) and Dan Kroffat for the International Wrestling International Tag Team Titles

1987

Portland, Oregon:
– Mike Miller and Rip Oliver defeated Coco Samoa and Ricky Santana for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles 

1988

Dallas, Texas:
– Kerry Von Erich defeated Al Perez to win the World Class Heavyweight Title 

1990

Tokyo, Japan:
– Terry Gordy and Steve Williams won the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles from Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu

1991

Greenville, South Carolina:
– WCW Six-Man Tag Team Champion Tommy Rich defeated Dr. X (Kevin Nash)
– Dan Spivey defeated Tim Horner
– WCW Six-Man Tag Team Champion the Junkyard Dog defeated El Cubano
– Tom Zenk fought Terrance Taylor to a draw
– Brian Pillman & Owen Hart defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin in a non title match
– WCW US Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner fought Stan Hansen to a double count-out
– Sting, WCW US Champion Lex Luger, & El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair, Barry Windham, & Larry Zbyzsko (sub. for WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson)

Nagasaki, Japan:
– Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki won the IWGP World Tag Team Titles defeating Hiro Saito and Super Strong Machine

1992

Los Angeles, California:
– Richard Morton pinned Johnny B. Badd 
– Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Terrence Taylor 
– Abdullah the Butcher defeated Cactus Jack via count-out
– Mr. Hughes & Vinnie Vegas defeated Ron Simmons & Big Josh 
– Barry Windham pinned Larry Zbyzsko in a Death Match
– Dustin Rhodes, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in an elimination match
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned WCW World Champion Sting in a non-title steel cage match

1993

Winston-Salem, North Carolina:
– Erik Watts defeated Vinnie Vegas
– Maxx Payne defeated Brad Armstrong
– 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce
– The Barbarian defeated Steve Regal
– Paul Orndorff defeated Cactus Jack in a lumberjack match
– Sting defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader in a non-title match
– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas via disqualification
– NWA World Champion Barry Windham defeated WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes in a Texas Death match

Morgantown, North Carolina:
– Tim Horner defeated Bobby Eaton 
– Brian Lee defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification 
– Tracy Smothers defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy 
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Stan Lane & Tom Prichard 
– Brian Lee won a battle royal

1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 
– Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) defeated Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac to win the ECW Tag Team Titles 
– The Tazmaniac defeated Sabu for the ECW Television Title then lost it later in the event to J.T. Smith

Beckley, West Virginia:
– Prince Kharis defeated Anthony Michaels
– Tracy Smothers defeated Chris Candido in a ladder match
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Moondogs
– SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy & Dirty White Girl defeated Brian Lee & Tammy Sytch

1995

Council, Virginia: 
– Boo Bradley (Balls Mahoney) defeated Killer Kyle for the vacant The SMW Television Title then lost it to Kyle later in the show

1996

Macon, Georgia:
– Lex Luger defeated Johnny B. Badd to win the WCW World TV Title

1999

Tokyo, Japan
– Vader defeated Akira Taue to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title 

2003

Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada:
– Chris Sabin defeated Frankie Kazarian and Jerry Lynn in a three-way match to win the vacant Border City Wrestling Television Title
– D’Lo Brown defeated Johnny Swinger for the BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Title

2004

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Bill Dundee defeated Jerry Lawler in a tournament final for the vacant Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Title 

2011

Hollywood, California:
– Colt Cabana defeated Adam Pearce to win the NWA championship

WWE Fastlane fan feedback

Posted on by F4W Staff

Thumbs down

  • Best Match: Neville vs Jack Gallagher
  • Worst Match: Goldberg vs Kevin Owens

Wanted to be nice and give this a ‘thumbs in the middle’ but the long impromptu WWE Main Event matches and other segments stalling for time made waiting for the inevitable squash main event unbearable. I wonder if Bryan’s turned the corner on Roman now that they had him pin Strowman clean.

– Lee

**********

Thumbs way down

  • Best match: Neville/Gallagher
  • Worst match: Cesaro/Jinder

Just an absolutely terrible show. Dull and boring, building to an uninspiring WrestleMania card. This company has nothing going for it at the moment.

– Bart Beaty

**********

Thumbs down, worst show in some time in my opinion. Opener was what it needed to be; everything else until the Roman/Braun match was sleep inducing. Jinder should never, ever be on my TV. Finish of the women’s match, to me, makes Charlotte come off way too sympathetic. The main event finish was what it should be but I didn’t really like the Jericho music distraction.

  • Best Match: Roman vs Braun
  • Worst Match: Cesaro vs Jinder

– Erin Hotovy

**********

Thumbs down

  • Best: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman 
  • Worst: Anderson/Gallows vs. Cass/Enzo 

The show was a like a below average Raw with a cool angle at the end. On the plus side, everything feels perfectly set up for Mania.

– Nick Randall

**********

  • Best Match- Neville v. Gallagher?
  • Worst Match- Goldberg v. Owens.
  • Best Performance: Roman Reigns.

Thumbs Down.

I’ve never submitted a “thumbs down” for a PPV before because there was usually SOMETHING that made me glad I watched. Not the case tonight.

I hope someone has a tally of how many times the word “distraction” was used during this PPV. I hate distractions in matches. I really hate them repeated on the same card. I really really hate them repeated on a PPV. No excuse for that.

We had a main event that didn’t really occur.

We had a women’s match with a main event feel — and then it had a run-in (which wasn’t a DQ) which turned INTO a “distraction.”

The rest of the card involved under-utilizing talent. Rusev, Cesaro, Zayn. I’m not arguing with the wins/losses they received. But these were poorly constructed matches that didn’t make the most of them. Zayn, for instance, could have done a lot more for Joe.

Lastly, I’ve got to give credit to Roman Reigns (again). He built a match with Strowman. I did not expect that, but I should by now.

– Nick Garcia

**********

Thumbs Up

  • Best Match: Neville vs Jack Gallagher
  • Worst Match: Rusev vs Big Show

There’s supreme irony in WWE refusing to put over Ric Flair, arguably the greatest wrestler of his time, when he was over the age of 50. And then giving its Universal title to 50 year old Bill Goldberg, barely a professional wrestler even during his heyday.

WWE also destroyed most of its booking logic of the Raw Women’s title. First Bayley started a quest to become champion and beat Charlotte on Raw, ruining her chance at winning the title and being coronated at WM. Then Charlotte was undefeated on PPV for 14 months, leading most to believe Sasha would cost Bayley the title at Fast Lane. Instead, Sasha’s help backfired and Bayley retained — meaning Charlotte’s streak is broken, Bayley is still champ, Sasha is still a babyface, and Nia was even beaten for good measure to leave everything muddled.

Hey I didn’t even mention that Braun Strowman was beaten and the Undertaker didn’t make an appearance to challenge Roman Reigns.

– Jeff Cohen

**********

Not only was it incredibly boring, the booking was terrible. Every character on the show came off worse than before the show. Goldberg got booed. Owens was weak. Strowman lost for no reason. Roman was booed even worse than the start after winning. Charlotte’s ‘streak’ was broken for…

No reason. 

– Jonathan Gerwald

**********

Thumbs Down

  • Best Match: Neville vs. Jack Gallagher
  • Worst Match: Nia Jax vs. Sasha Banks

I didn’t enjoy this PPV very much. Hopefully we’ll see Okada and Ibushi go more than 21 seconds in the main event of the New Japan 45th Anniversary show.

– Lou Pickney

**********

Thumbs in the Middle

  • Best Match:Neville vs. Gallagher
  • Worst Match: Goldberg vs. Owens (even though it was what I expected)

This show was fine, but not great and not terrible and really did nothing for me as it relates to WrestleMania minus putting the title on Goldberg. There was no tease of Balor or Undertaker (well Lawler hinted of something about it with it’s my yard stuff on the post-show). So I guess everything should get going tomorrow on Raw.

Pre-show match with the Cruiserweights was fine for what it was. Basically like watching a 205 Live match. Faces go over. Tozawa has his grunt getting him over to some of the crowd. Wish they get could get more of the crowd into the Cruiserweight stuff. The Milwaukee crowd was actually pretty good with a few exceptions.

Joe vs. Zayn was good, but not the outstanding match I was hoping for. Joe winning was the obvious choice. My guess is for Balor to return tomorrow or shortly to put those two together for Mania cause otherwise I’m not sure where they fit into things. 

Tag Team Title match was entertaining. Glad to see the Champs retain. I’m guessing a multi team match at Mania. Really still weird that the most promoted team the New Day won’t be wrestling at Mania, just hosting and talking about ice cream.

Banks vs. Jax again not a bad match. Was surprised with the outcome however. Again probably the multi person match at Mania. Have a feeling it’s going to be a lot of multi matches at Mania to try and squeeze everyone in.

Cesaro vs. Jinder was fine, basically a Raw match although usually Mahal doesn’t get that much time. Cesaro wins as he should. Not really sure the point of this and does anyone want to see Rusev vs. Mahal feud? Don’t think so.

Big Show vs. Rusev was also fine. Show wins and I guess all these guys are headed for the Andre Battle Royal.

Neville vs. Jack Gallagher to me was the best match on the show. It was a lot of fun and it had the right outcome. So Neville vs. Aries at Mania? Or will it be another multi person match? 

Reigns vs. Strowman was a good match although again I did think Braun was going to win, but again Reigns should be strong if he is facing Taker. Not sure what happens to Braun again other than maybe the Battle Royal. 

Bayley vs Charlotte was good, but I would have saved Charlotte’s big loss until Mania. Banks didn’t turn heel here, but assuming she probably still will soon. 

Kevin Owens vs. Goldberg was what I expected especially since it started at two minutes to 8. Would have liked to at least let them have a few minutes, but I get it. I still would have opted for Owens vs. Jericho for the title at Mania. Goldberg having the title for one month with no title defenses and then losing it makes no sense to me. Then it goes back to Lesnar who won’t defend it much either, but I guess he’ll drop it to Strowman or Joe maybe. 

Well onward to WrestleMania which will hopefully be more exciting.

– Robb Block

**********

WWE Fastlane gets a gigantic thumbs down.

  • Best match: None.
  • Worst match: The entire card, including the preshow.

Thoughts: The show was practically telegraphed long before the PPV, with minor details telegraphed during the actual event. There were no real surprises or true swerves. This PPV is not at a December to Dismember 2006 level, but the consistently bad writing of Raw as a whole since the brand split really came through tonight. For one example of many, they had a perfect WrestleMania moment brewing with Bayley pinning Charlotte clean to end her unbeaten individual PPV streak. Instead those were ruined on a ho-hum Raw and this PPV, respectively. I fear for WrestleMania if this PPV is any indication.

– Devin Shultz

**********

Thumbs in the middle show

  • Best Match: Roman Reigns vs Braun Strowman
  • Worst Match: Sasha Banks vs Nia Jax

I thought I was watching the Woodley and Thompson fight during the Owens and Goldberg match. The only difference was when it ended, the crowd was cheering for Goldberg.

Can we not get Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles or Balor vs Styles? Do we really have to see Shane McMahon vs AJ Styles at WrestleMania.

– Eric Poon

**********

Big Thumbs Down.

All I gotta say is once all of the part-timers of yesteryear are gone and Cena moves on, WWE is going to have an extremely difficult time building new stars given the horrible job they’ve done capitalizing on today’s up and coming guys. A bloody shame.

– Shawn Maggles

**********

Thumbs in the middle

Best match: Bayley vs. Charlotte
Worst match: Big Show vs. Rusev

Show wasn’t great, but not terrible. Putting the belt on Goldberg seems foolish bc all it does is essentially make it a hot potato between him and Lesnar who won’t be at shows. Owens has been the only thing worthwhile on Raw and now he’s lost the big belt before the big show to a guy who won’t be there in three months, you’ve hot shotted every title in the company in two months, storyline it makes zero sense to make Owens into super bad ass and have him lose, especially after he turned on Jericho bc of HHH and then you have him lose the first time he doesn’t have help, so he looks like a chump and a fool for essentially a match people wanted to see anyway.

It’s a waste of everyone involved. I understand they want to make the biggest match they can for Mania, but this is why their belts mean nothing — they change all the time, the only people who matter when they hold them are the ones who won’t be there long, and the ones who hold it for a while are never booked to look strong. It’s just sad.

– Jonathan Beckner

**********

Thumbs Down

WTF was that? They build Braun for a year and he loses clean. The only true babyface, Bayley, needs cheating to win to breaks the heel’s long streak. Cesaro needs distraction to beat Jinder Mahal? They need to fill time so Joe and Sami get 10 minutes so we can get Jinder on the show. They actually protect Owens but at the expense of the only match that matters at WM, making Goldberg look like an opportunist, rather than a killer.

  • Best Match: CW Title
  • Worse: Sasha/Nia Jax 

– Russell Griffiths

Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/05): The Hardy Boyz win WWF tag team gold

Posted on by Brian Hoops

1929

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Jim Londos beat Jim Clinstock 
– Joe “Toots” Mondt and Richard Shikat drew  

1934

Tulsa, Oklahoma:
– Leroy McGuirk defeated Hugh Nichols for the World Light Heavyweight Title 

1942

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Tom Zaharias defeated Orville Brown for the Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title 

1949

Pomona, California:
– Buddy Rogers defeated Shei Lawrence to win the Jack Pfeffer-promoted version of the World Heavyweight Title

1953

Cleveland, Ohio:
– Antonino Rocca defeated Buddy Rogers to win the American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title 

1959

Amarillo, Texas:
– The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) defeated Mike DiBiase and Danny Plechas to win the Amarillo NWA International Tag Team Titles

– Chico Garcia and Chet Wallick defeated George and Sandy Scott for the Stampede International Tag Team Title

1962

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Mr. Kleen and Whipper Billy Watson defeated Gene Kiniski and Killer Kowalski for the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Titles

1963

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Bob Brown and Bill Kochen defeated Frenchy Champagne and George Eakin to win the Madison Wrestling Club Tag Team Titles

1964

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Johnny Valentine defeated The Beast to win the Toronto NWA United States Heavyweight Title

1965

Detroit, Michigan:
– Johnny Barend and Magnificent Maurice defeated Chris and John Tolos to win the Detroit NWA World Tag Team Titles

1966

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Non Title Death Match: Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race 
– Mighty Igor Vodik beat Chris Markoff by DQ
– Chris Tolos beat Larry Heiniemi
– Ivan Kalmikoff beat Steve Druk
– Eddie Sharkey beat Juan Zendajas

1969

Los Angeles, California:
– Chris Markoff defeated George Cannon for the NWA Beat the Champ Television Title 

1970

Panama City, Florida:
– Randy and Rip Tyler won the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles defeating Dick Dunn and Ken Lucas

1971

Houston, Texas:
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Toru Tanaka to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title 

1977

Akita, Japan:
– Billy Robinson defeated Jumbo Tsuruta for the NWA United National Heavyweight Title 

Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Dick the Bruiser defeat The Masked Stranger (Guy Mitchell) to win the World Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title

1978

Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Johnny Weaver defeated Baron Von Raschke for the NWA Television Title 

1980

Kuroiso, Japan:
– Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Dick Murdoch to win the NWA United National Heavyweight Title 

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Hans Schroder defeated Peter Maivia for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title

Nashville, Tennessee:
– Rocky Brewer and Pat Rose defeated The Blond Bombers (Wayne Farris and Larry Latham) to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title

1981

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
– Baron Von Raschke beat Jerry Blackwell
– Nick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher by DQ
– Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan
– Handicap match: Tito Santana & Brad Rheingans beat John Studd
– Steve Regal drew Rick Hunter

1982

Omaha, Nebraska:
– Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum beat Hulk Hogan & Tito Santana
– Baron Von Raschke beat Rene Goulet (sub Jerry Blackwell)
– Brad Rheingans drew Sheik Adnan
– Weasel Suit match: Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan

1983

Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
– Buddy Landel defeated Pierre Martel to win the WWC North American Heavyweight Title 

1984

Birmingham, Alabama:
– Rip Rogers defeated Larry Hamilton for the NWA Southeastern United States Junior Heavyweight Title 

1985

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

1986

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

1988

Boston, Massachusetts:
– The Ultimate Warrior defeated Harley Race and in a steel cage match
– Randy Savage and Strike Force, defeated the Hart Foundation and the Honky Tonk Man 

Portland, Oregon:
– The Assassin representing an injured Curt Hennig beat The Grappler to win held AWA Title for Hennig
– Steve Doll & Scott Peterson drew Mike Golden & Avalanche (PN News)
– Art Barr drew Billy Two Eagles

Dothan, Alabama:
– The Southern Boys (Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers) defeated Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden for the NWA Southeast Continental Tag
Team Titles

1989

Augusta, Maine:
– Phil Apollo and Eric Sbraccia defeated Joe Savoldi and Vic Steamboat for the International Championship Wrestling Tag Team Titles 

1993

Council, Virginia:
– Tim Horner defeated Bobby Eaton 
– Brian Lee defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification 
– Tracy Smothers defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy in a non title match
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Stan Lane & Tom Prichard 
– Brian Lee won a battle royal

1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac defeated The  Bruise Brothers to win the held up ECW Tag Team Titles 
– Terry Funk defeated Shane Douglas in a Taped Fist match

Morristown, Tennessee:
– Anthony Michaels defeated the Hornet
– Bobby Blaze defeated Mike Samson
– The Mongolian Stomper defeated Larry Santo
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Moondogs
– SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy & Tracy Smothers defeated Brian Lee & Chris Candido in a steel cage match

2001

Monday Night Raw: Washington, DC:
– The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) to win the titles

2003

Louisville, Kentucky:
– The Disciples of Synn, Seven (Kevin Thorn) and Travis Bane (Travis Tomko) defeated Lance Cade and René Duprée for the OVW Southern Tag Team Titles 

2005

ROH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Jay Lethal defeated ROH Pure Champion John Walters to win the title  
– The Rottweilers defeated Generation Next to win the Trios Tournament

Tokyo, Japan:
– Takeshi Rikio defeated Kenta Kobashi to win the NOAH GHC Heavyweight Title 

2010

Dragon Gate: Chicago, Illinois:
– Davey Richards won the FIP Championship from Masaaki Mochizuki

Wrestler Tom Jones passes away after suffering from dementia

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

Tom Jones, a star in a number of territories during the 70s and 80s, passed away yesterday. We don’t have details available past he had serious health problems for years and had been suffering from dementia.

Jones wrestled regularly from 1965 to 1988. He was probably best known in the Leroy McGuirk territory, where he formed a championship tag team with Billy “Red Lyons” in 1971 and 1972. He also held championships in the Amarillo territory under a mask as The Gladiator, in Georgia, California, the Pacific Northwest, Florida, Alabama, and for Southwest Championship Wrestling.

He worked frequently as part of a tag team, known for his hot tags, with partners like Lyons, Mando Guerrero, Mr. Wrestling (Gordon Nelson), and S.D. Jones (who were often billed as the Jones Boys).

In the latter part of his career, he wrestled under a mask as Mr. Ebony, part of Devastation Incorporated, managed by Skandor Akbar, often wrestling against the Von Erich brothers.

He trained a number of wrestlers in Texas and Oklahoma.

Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/04): ROH 10th Anniversary show

Posted on by Brian Hoops

1954

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Emil and Ernie Dusek defeated Al and Tiny Mills for the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Titles

1958

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Frenchy Champagne and George Eakin defeated John DePaulo and Bobby Jones for the Madison Wrestling Club Tag Team Titles

1962

Denver, Colorado:
– Don Leo Jonathan defeated Killer Kowalski in a tournament final to become the first American Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion 

1970

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Bing Ki Lee and Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Barend and Ripper Collins for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles

1971

Kokura, Japan:
– Bill Miller defeated Thunder Sugiyama to win the International Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title 

1972

Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
– Billy Robinson beat Ivan Koloff by DQ
– Dusty Rhodes beat Bull Bullinski
– Don Muraco beat Chris Markoff
– Ramon Torres beat Treach Phillips

1973

Green Bay, Wisconsin:
– Superstar Billy Graham beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne by DQ 
– Wahoo McDaniel & Ken Patera beat Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch 2 out of 3 falls
– Larry Hennig drew Reggie Parks
– Don Muraco beat Rene Goulet 

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– The Crusher & Billy Robinson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens on a 3rd fall dq w
– Ivan Koloff beat Bill Watts 
– Ric Flair beat Big K
– Khosrow Vaziri beat Kenny Jay
– Jim Brunzell beat Bill Crouch

1974

Madison Square Garden:
– WWWF World Tag Team Champions Tony Garea and Dean Ho defeated Larry Hennig and Stan Staskiak 
– WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino and Nikolai Volkoff fought to a draw due to the 11 pm curfew 

1975

Mobile, Alabama:
– Ken Lucas defeated Duke Myers to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title

1977

Dothan, Alabama:
– The Islanders (Afa and Sika) defeated Bobby and Ricky Fields for the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles

1978

Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Dominic DeNucci and Wilbur Snyder defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny) for the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team
Titles

1979

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Ricky Steamboat & Dino Bravo beat Ric Flair & Greg Valentine by DQ 
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson 
– AWA Tag Team Champions Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Tony Atlas & Johnny Weaver
– Waldo Von Erich beat Johnny Yachetti 
– Chris Tolos beat Joe Marcus
– Sweet Daddy Siki beat Terry Yorkston 

1984

Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood defeated Don Kernodle and Bob Orton, Jr. to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles

Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Jumbo Tsuruta beat Blackjack Lanza
– AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Blackjack Mulligan & Jerry Lawler
– Stan Hansen & Nick Bockwinkel ddq Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher
– Mr. Saito & Jesse Ventura beat The Crusher (sub Mad Dog Vachon) & Baron Von Raschke dq
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell no contest Rick Martel & Dino Bravo
– Giant Baba & Genichiro Tenryu beat Buddy Roberts & Ronnie Garvin
– Billy Robinson & Brad Rheingans beat Steve Regal & Kevin Kelly
– Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes beat Steve Olsonoski & Buck Zumhofe

San Antonio, Texas:
– The Sheepherders (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) defeated The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) for the Southwest Championship Wrestling World Tag Team Titles

1985

Dothan, Alabama:
– Austin Idol defeated Lord Humongous (Jeff Van Kemp) for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler dcor AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– Lanny Poffo & Randy Savage & Jimmy Valiant beat Adrian Street & Mr Wrestling & Eddie Gilbert
– Fabulous Ones no contest Rock & Roll Express
– Interns beat Steve Constant & Tim Ashley
– Phantom of the Opera beat Tracy Smothers
– Ron Starr beat David Haskins
– Plowboy Frazier & Nightmares beat Tojo Yamamoto & Battens

1986

Spartanburg, North Carolina:
– Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title 

1987

Lubbock, Texas:
– The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) defeated Brian Adias and Al Madril to win the WCWA World Tag Team Titles

1989

Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
– The Batten Twins (Bart and Brad) defeated Dan Kroffat and Tama for the WWC World Tag Team Titles
– TNT (Savio Vega) won the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title from Jason the Terrible
– Chris and Mark Youngblood won the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Titles from The Ninja Express (Kensuke Sasaki and Mr. Pogo)

San Antonio, Texas:
– Gary Young won the World Class Texas Heavyweight Title by forfeit from Brickhouse Brown 

1990

Mayguez, Puerto Rico:
– Invader I defeated Harley Race for the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title 

1991

Hiroshima, Japan:
– Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Big Van Vader to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Title 

1992

Tokyo, Japan:
– Akira Taue and Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Terry Gordy and Steve Williams for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles

1994

Lenoir, North Carolina:
– Anthony Michaels defeated the Hornet
– Bobby Blaze defeated Jeff Victory
– US Jr. Heavyweight Champion Chris Candido defeated Tracy Smothers
– SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy & Dirty White Girl defeated Brian Lee & Tammy Fytch

1995

Tokyo, Japan:
– Stan Hansen won the AJPW Triple Crown Title from Toshiaki Kawada 

1996

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler defeated Mabel in a tournament final for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title

2000

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Mike Awesome and Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka to win the ECW World Tag Team Titles
– The Sandman defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri

2005

Tokyo, Japan:
– Wataru Inoue and Koji Kanemoto defeated Gedo and Jado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

2006

Doncaster, England:
– Abyss defeated A.J. Styles in a tournament final to become the first 1PW World Heavyweight Champion 
– Christian Cage defeated Rhino

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli defeated Dos Caras, Jr. and Lizmark, Jr. to win the Yamaha tournament cup

2007

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Hirooki Goto defeated Shocker in a tournament final to win the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title,  which was newly revived by CMLL

2012

ROH 10th Anniversary: New York City:
– The All Night Express defeated Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin
– Michael Bennett defeated Homicide
– ROH TV champ Jay Lethal defeated Tommaso Ciampa (with The Embassy)
– ROH Tag Team champions The Briscoes defeated The Young Bucks to retain the titles
– Eddie Edwards & Adam Cole defeated ROH champ Davey Richards & Kyle O’Reilly

Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/03): Sting wins the TNA title

Posted on by Brian Hoops

1922

Wichita, Kansas:
– Ed “Strangler” Lewis won the World Heavyweight Title by defeating Stanislaus Zbyszko in 2 out of 3 falls

1938

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Vic Christy defeated Yvon Robert for the Montreal and Toronto World Heavyweight Titles 

1949

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Fred Atkins defeated Whipper Billy Watson to win the Toronto NWA British Empire Heavyweight Title 

1953

Albuquerque, New Mexico:
– Fred Blassie and Miguel Lopez defeated Ali Bey and Danny Plechas for the Rocky Mountain Tag Team Titles

1964

Tampa, Florida:
– Bob Ellis defeated Bob Orton to win the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

1966

Portland, Oregon:
– Paul Jones defeated Stan Stasiak for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title

1970

Tampa, Florida:
– Bob Orton defeated The Missouri Mauler for the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 
– Jack Brisco defeated Dale Lewis 
– Chris Markoff & Bronko Lubich defeated Sam Steamboat & Thunderbolt Patterson 
– Bob Roop & Sailor Art Thomas & Dan Miller beat Mr. Saito & Hiro Matsuda & Duke Keomuka by DQ
– Jose Lothario defeated Karl Krauser 
– Al Valesco defeated Aldo Bogni by DQ

1973

Winston-Salem, North Carolina:
– Gene and Ole Anderson defeated Art Nielson and Johnny Weaver to win the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Titles 
– Jerry Brisco won the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Title

Osaka, Japan:
– Great Kojika and Gentetsu Matsuoka defeated Killer Karl Krupp and Kurt Von Steiger to win the JWA All Asia Tag Team Titles

1975

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Ormand Malumba and Guy Mitchell defeated Gene Kiniski and Mr. Saito to win the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

Orlando, Florida:
– Harley Race defeated Bob Armstrong 
– Mask Match: Mike Graham & The Great Malenko defeated The Patriots 
– Johnny Weaver defeated Jim Dillon 
– Roger Kirby defeated Tony Parisi 

1976

– Rocky Johnson and Jose Lothario defeated Killer Tim Brooks and Stan Hansen for the NWA Texas Tag Team Titles

1979

San Francisco, California:
– Ron Starr defeated Roddy Piper for the vacant San Francisco NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

1980

West Palm Beach, Florida:
– Steve Keirn defeated Bugsy McGraw to win the NWA Florida Television Title 

Tulsa, Oklahoma:
– Eddie and Tommy Gilbert defeated Steve Lawler and Siegfried Steinke for the Tri-State NWA United States Tag Team Titles 

1983

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Kim Duk and Yasu Fuji defeated Bob Brown and Buzz Tyler for the NWA Central States Tag Team Titles

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Hulk Hogan by DQ
– Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke
– Wahoo McDaniel no contest Ken Patera
– Jesse Ventura beat Brad Rheingans
– Rick Martel beat Bobby Heenan COR
– John Tolos beat Buck Zumhofe

Cuernavaca, Mexico:
– Espectro, Jr. defeated Lizmark to win Mexican National Middleweight Title 

1984

Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Mr. Saito & Jesse Ventura beat The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell by DQ
– Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Billy Robinson & Ronnie Garvin
– Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Stan Hansen & Nick Bockwinkel
– Steve Regal & Kevin Kelly beat Brad Rheingans & Tom Stone
– Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts beat Buck Zumhofe & Steve O

1986

Birmingham, Alabama:
– Tom Prichard defeated Tim Horner for the Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Abdul Khadafy (Danny Miller) defeated Rick Casey (Wendell Cooley) to win the AWA International Heavyweight Title

Bradford, England:
– Kung Fu defeated Rocky Morton for the British Heavy Middleweight Title 

1987

Croydon, England:
– Fuji Yamada (Jushin Liger) defeated Mark Rocco for the World Heavy Middleweight Title 

1989

Fort Worth, Texas:
– Beauty and The Beast (The Beast and Terrence Garvin) defeated Chris Adams and Jeff Jarrett in a tournament final for the vacant USWA
Texas Tag Team Titles

1991

Atlantic City, New Jersey:
– Ricky Morton, Dustin Rhodes, & Tommy Rich defeated Dutch Mantell, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin 
– Terry Taylor pinned Tim Horner
– El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification 
– WCW US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Pitbull Spike (sub. for WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson) & Sid Vicious 
– Big Josh defeated Moondog Rex
– Barry Windham pinned Bobby Eaton
– WCW US Champion Lex Luger & Sting defeated Butch Reed & Larry Zbyzsko

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Jimmy Snuka defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
– The Barbarian defeated Koko B. Ware
– The Big Bossman defeated Haku
– Davey Boy Smith defeated the Warlord
– The Orient Express defeated the Bushwhackers
– The Legion of Doom defeated Paul Roma & Hercules
– Jake Roberts defeated Rick Martel
– Kerry Von Erich defeated Ted Dibiase
– Hulk Hogan defeated Earthquake in a stretcher match

Chicago, Illinois:
– The Mountie defeated Jim Brunzell
– Greg Valentine defeated Dino Bravo
– Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Demolition
– The Undertaker defeated Tugboat
– WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated the Nasty Boys via disqualification
– WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect defeated Tito Santana
– Jim Duggan defeated Gen. Adnan
– WWF World Champion Sgt. Slaughter defeated the Ultimate Warrior in a non-title steel cage match

Naucalpan, Mexico:
– Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) defeated Villano III to win the WWF World Light Heavyweight Title 

Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico:
– Scott Hall defeated Miguel Perez, Jr. for the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title

1995

Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania:
– Greg Valentine defeated Tito Santana for the International World Class Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title 

Hiroshima, Japan:
– Silver King and El Texano defeat the Headhunters to win the IWA Japan World Tag Team Titles

1997

Berlin, Germany:
– In a tournament final, WWF Tag Team Champion The British Bulldog pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Owen Hart to become the first WWF European Champion 

2001

Carolina, Puerto Rico:
– El Bronco defeated Jerry Flynn for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title 
– Rico Suave and Eddie Watts defeated Thunder and Lightning to win the WWC World Tag Team Titles

2002

Tokyo, Japan:
– Milano Collection A.T. defeated Masato Yoshino in the finals of the Toryumon 2000 Project Strongest League to become the first NWA International Light Heavyweight Champion

2011

Fayetteville, North Carolina:
– Sting defeated Jeff Hardy to win the TNA World Title
– Beer Money defeated Gunner & Murphy to retain the TNA World Tag Team Titles
– Scott Steiner defeated Rob Terry

What you need to know about Fire Pro Wrestling World

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Video game developer Spike Chunsoft announced last night that Fire Pro Wrestling World, the latest in the long running franchise, will be coming out for the PlayStation 4 and PC this year.

Since some are unfamiliar with the franchise (there hasn’t been a main series release since 2005’s Fire Pro Wrestling Returns), I’ve taken the liberty of creating a quick, nifty FAQ for those who are looking for basic information on the franchise and how it differs from WWE’s video games.

So, what is Fire Pro Wrestling?

It’s a longtime pro wrestling video game series that was very popular in Japan during the height of the wrestling boom in the mid-nineties. The more recent games featured deathmatch and MMA modes, along with the ability to customize your own wrestlers and rosters any way you like.

Beyond the deep customization abilities, the gameplay itself is noted for its complexity, which kind of takes you by surprise once you play it at first. But the game does reward you once you put enough effort into it, making it a pretty rewarding experience once you get the hang of things.

The biggest difference between Fire Pro Wrestling and the WWE 2K series is that Fire Pro has almost always been in 2D, save for a few spinoff titles like King of Colosseum. You’ll find that while WWE 2K17 looks like a modern video game by every stretch of the imagination, Fire Pro Wrestling World will look archaic by comparison. But hey, substance over style, right?

Will this feature rosters from New Japan Pro Wrestling or any other promotions?

No. It has been indicated there will be 30 original wrestlers at launch. From what it sounds like, however, people will be able to share their create-a-wrestlers with one another. Given that there is already a strong community out there for the CAW mode in previous Fire Pro Wrestling games, you shouldn’t have that big of a problem finding who you want.

What will this new game have that previous games in the series don’t?

So far, it’s been announced that the CAW mode will be making a return, filled with over 2000 moves and 2000 create parts to choose from. And for the first time, players will be able to battle one another online for up to four players. It also supports offline multiplayer too, with the PC version supporting up to eight players.

Beyond that, it will be familiar fare for those who have played Fire Pro Wrestling in the past — same gameplay but now in high definition for modern gaming consoles.

When will this come out?

Gamers will have the chance to have early access to the PC version in the second quarter of 2017 (between April and June). This means that there will be some sort of playable version out at that time, but all the options intended for final release won’t be out yet until a later date, which isn’t known as of right now.

Is there a trailer?

You can check out the announcement trailer below:

Will this be coming out in the United States?

Yes. The PC version coming out will be on the Steam client which, unless specifically noted, anyone can access any game they’d like regardless of country of origin. The PlayStation 4 version will also release worldwide, Spike Chunsoft has confirmed, once the game leaves the early access stage of development.

Is there another version of the game I can play in the meantime? Are there other games out in the US?

The easiest version to nab is Fire Pro Wrestling Returns on the PlayStation 3. It’s up for download on the PlayStation Store for $9.99. There are other versions for the Game Boy Advance that were released in the United States, and if you want to import you can always look up titles on eBay. A full list of games can be found here.

What can I do in the meantime? Anyone I can follow on Twitter for information?

Well, you can always follow me if you want! You can also follow Spike Chunsoft or the new Fire Pro Twitter account.

My Favorite Wrestler (This Week): Bread, Bro, ZSJ, more

Posted on by Zach Dominello

Welcome to My Favorite Wrestler (This Week). Each week, the Wrestling Observer team chooses, you guessed it, their favorite wrestler of the week. The only criteria are that the reasoning for the choice must be because of something the wrestler did within the last seven days.

This week’s panel —

There’s not a lot on the news front this week. A bunch of guys left TNA, and another bunch of guys came back. WWE has been building up to Fastlane and WrestleMania, EVOLVE crowned a new champion, and ROH came to Japan for the Honor Rising shows from Korakuen Hall. Here are our favorite wrestlers this week. Who’s yours?

Satoshi Kojima

By Zach Dominello

In a world full of Nintendo Switches and Netflixes, it’s easy to take the simple things for granted, like the sunrise, the air we breathe, or most importantly, bread. Thankfully, Satoshi Kojima has taken to Twitter to profess his love for the often underappreciated food group, and it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread:

I like bread very much.

I like hard bread and soft bread very much.

I gain weight, but much bread eats.

— 小島 聡【SATOSHI KOJIMA】 (@cozy_lariat) February 24, 2017

I love dish bread and sweet bread.

I like bread for pro wrestlers of all over the world most.

Probably.

— 小島 聡【SATOSHI KOJIMA】 (@cozy_lariat) February 24, 2017

I want bread!

I’d like to eat bread!

I like bread!

I’m loving bread!

Thank you very much, bread!

I eat again.

— 小島 聡【SATOSHI KOJIMA】 (@cozy_lariat) February 24, 2017

Excuse me.

I was excited to like bread too much.

— 小島 聡【SATOSHI KOJIMA】 (@cozy_lariat) February 24, 2017

I love how he ends his series of tweets in the most Japanese way possible — with an apology. Kojima’s lariat may be his bread and butter, but his Twitter game has been amazing recently. His occasionally incomprehensible slice of life tweets read more like poetry than status updates:

Good morning.

Tokyo is fine weather.

Fight will be done tonight.

A body is vigor. I thank a wrestling fan.

— 小島 聡【SATOSHI KOJIMA】 (@cozy_lariat) February 20, 2017

I hope these gems are being collected to be released in book form somewhere down the line. In the meantime, New Japan’s merch team had better jump on this:

I sleep now.

The person who eats five a day of bread is a member of a BREAD CLUB.

Everyone will join me, too. Good night.

— 小島 聡【SATOSHI KOJIMA】 (@cozy_lariat) March 2, 2017

Bread Club 4 Lyfe.

Zack Sabre Jr.

By Ryan Frederick

Zack Sabre Jr. is my favorite wrestler this week after ending the 596-day title reign Timothy Thatcher had as EVOLVE Champion. He also enjoyed being the recipient of the Bryan Danielson Award for Best Technical Wrestler in the 2016 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, which were released this week on our website.

Sabre has long been one of the best workers in the world, and while his style is one that not every fan enjoys, I personally enjoy watching him work inside the ring. He puts up consistently good matches in EVOLVE, PWG, and other independent promotions around the world. He was showcased in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic last year, and will be working for New Japan this year. His reign at the top of EVOLVE has just begun, and he’ll be headlining their events over WrestleMania weekend.

For now, though, him ending Thatcher’s reign has sewn up his standing as my favorite wrestler this week.

By Alan Boon

My favorite wrestler this week is also Zack Sabre Jr. Not only is he the new EVOLVE Champion — he dethroned Timothy Thatcher at EVOLVE 79 after almost 600 days of Thatcher holding the title — but he also worked such an intense, intriguing contest that even those EVOLVE fans with little time for Thatcher (and there are more than a few) were drawn into an engaging battle.

Sabre Jr. started and ended the weekend with losses, to new sensation Keith Lee at EVOLVE 78 and to the littlest big man in the game, John Silver, at Beyond’s Under Construction, but showed a killer instinct in his match with Thatcher that he’d been lacking.

Sabre Jr. closed his title-winning night with a short speech to the crowd. “Professional wrestling is for everyone, this Earth is for everyone. Thank you, New York, politics speech over.” Wrestling is art, and all art is political. We’ve got an outspoken champion to carry that message now.

By Joseph Currier

For all of the complaining I’ve done about Timothy Thatcher’s title reign in my recaps, it would’ve been difficult to envision a better ending to it than what happened at EVOLVE 79. The moment was nearly perfect. The match was nearly great. And Zack Sabre Jr.’s speech after was the best part of the whole thing. He’s easily my favorite wrestler this week.

DIY

By Arya Witner

My pick for this week is the former NXT Tag Team Champions, DIY. Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa have long since cemented their reputations as top workers. However, it takes you to another level to not just get one great match out of The Authors of Pain (TakeOver: San Antonio), but they got two (this week’s episode of NXT).

NXT has become a weird hodgepodge of some of the best workers in the world and some of the greenest workers in the world. When you get a combination like that, sometimes match quality literally goes all over the place. The Authors of Pain haven’t had a lot of great matches, but somehow, some way, Ciampa & Gargano have solved the mystery of them.

Matt Riddle

By Mike DellaCamera

I planned to write about the newly crowned EVOLVE champion, Zack Sabre Jr — who incidentally I got to see in person the following day at Beyond Wrestling. But since my fellow contributors already sang the well-deserved praises of the technical wizard, I’ll go with someone else who was on the same Beyond card — Matt Riddle.

Riddle is a borderline incomprehensible mix of pure talent and charisma. The fact that he just finished his first full year as a pro wrestler is, legitimately, mind blowing. For someone who, for all intents and purposes should be completely untreatable to the fans (a former UFC fighter, wrestling prodigy, annoyingly good looking), he has an incredible and organic connection to the crowd. When his music hits, whatever building he’s wrestling in explodes. I’ve been able to see him wrestle for three different promotions, and it’s the same thing every time.

People gravitate towards transcendent talent; they have a certain gravity surrounding them that just feels different from everyone else. It’s special, it’s different. All of this says nothing about his matches, which while they can be on the shorter side, are never a letdown. If the King of Bros is wrestling near you, run, don’t walk, to see him in person.

TK Cooper

By Alan4L

I’m not sure there’s a more eye-catching young heel in wrestling right now than New Zealand’s TK Cooper. One third of the South Pacific Power Trip in PROGRESS, TK has exploded into the new year with some great performances in the Electric Ballroom.

His act is so great as the brash, dungarees wearing, punchable face of the SPPT. With his girlfriend Dahlia Black by his side (and often on his lap) and his tough as nails buddy Travis Banks watching his back, TK has a great dynamic going on around him.

But he’s really started to come into his own with his own performances. In the incredible match against Team Ringkamp at Chapter 43, TKC was throwing himself around like a madman and taking the best shots that “Der Ringgeneral” WALTER had to dish out — the youngster had a death wish. Cooper is destined for big things.

Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/02): reDRagon win ROH tag team gold

Posted on by Brian Hoops

1936

– Dick Shikat defeated Danny O’Mahony for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling Title

1939

– Marv Westenberg defeated Steve Casey for the AWA (not Verne Gagne promotion) World Heavyweight Title 

1950

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Yukon Eric beat Nanjo Singh and “Strangler” Bob Wagner
– Warren Bockwinkel beat Wee Willie Davis
– Johnny Barend and Steve Stable drew
– Barney Bernard beat Bobby Nelson
– Tom Collins and Tiger Tasker drew 

1966

Denver, Colorado:
– The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa
– AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Mighty Igor Vodik
– Danny Hodge beat Chris Markoff
– Chris Tolos beat Bill Melby

1967

Denver, Colorado:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher in 2 out of 3 falls
– Wilbur Snyder beat Waldo Von Erich in 2 out of 3 falls
– Dory Funk beat The Alaskan
– Danny Hodge beat Harley Race by DQ
– Terry Funk beat Silento Rodriguez via pin in 19:19

1974

Chicago, Illinois:
– Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino no contest Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant
– Superstar Billy Graham beat Ken Patera
– Nick Bockwinkel beat Red Bastien
– Moose Cholak drew Big K
– Bob Ellis beat Bob Remus
– Pepper Gomez beat Ric Flair

1975

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Abdullah the Butcher defeated the Mighty Igor
– Killer Kowalski beat Tex McKenzie 
– Waldo von Erich defeated Nick DeCarlo
– Pampero Firpo beat Pretty Boy Anthony by submission
– Stan Stasiak defeated The Beast on a count out
– Duncan MacTavish beat Terry Yorkston 
– Sweet Daddy Siki and Crusader Billy Red Lyons defeated The Love Brothers on a disqualification 
– Edouard Carpentier teamed with nephew Jackie Wiecz to wrestle to a draw against The Wildman and Lee Henning

1987

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Tommy Rich & Austin Idol beat Jerry Lawler & Bam Bam Bigelow by DQ
– Jimmy Snuka & JT Southern beat Mr. Rising Sun & Tarzan Goto to win International tag belts
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Soul Train Jones
– Big Bubba & Goliath beat Billy Travis & Jeff Jarrett
– Boy Tony drew Paul Diamond
– Pat Tanaka & Alan West beat The Hunter & Johnny Boyd
– Lord Humongous beat The Patriot  

1991

Waldorf, Maryland: 
– Big Josh pinned El Cubano
– Dustin Rhodes & Tim Horner defeated Larry Zbyzsko & Dutch Mantell 
– WCW Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ricky Morton pinned Buddy Landel (Landel’s last match as he was fired)
– Sid Vicious pinned WCW Six-Man Tag Team Champion Tommy Rich 
– Barry Windham fought WCW Tag Team Champion Butch Reed to a no contest in a streetfight 
– WCW US Champion Lex Luger pinned Dan Spivey
– Sting defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification (El Gigante was the guest referee)
– WCW US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin 

1993

Macon, Georgia:
– Paul Orndorff defeated Erik Watts in a tournament final for the WCW World Television Title
– Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Shane Douglas & Ricky Steamboat for the WCW World Tag Team Championship

2002

Wilmington, Delaware:
– Donovan Morgan defeated AJ Styles to win the Super 8 Tournament 

2008

Tokyo, Japan:
– Takeshi Morishima captured the Pro Wrestling NOAH Global Honored Crown, defeating Mitsuharu Misawa 

2013

ROH 11th Anniversary: Chicago, Illinois:
– Matt Taven defeated Adam Cole to win the ROH World TV Title 
– Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly defeated The Briscoes to win the ROH World Tag Team Titles
– The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) defeated The Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero)
– Michael Elgin defeated Roderick Strong in 2 out of 3 falls
– Kevin Steen defeated Jay Lethal to retain the ROH World Title

2014

TNA One Night Only Outbreak PPV: Tokyo, Japan 
– The Bromans defeated The Wolves and Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo to capture the TNA Tag Team championship 
– Seiya Sanada defeated Austin Aries to win the TNA X-Division championship

Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/01): Kobashi vs. Misawa for the GHC title

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1932

Kansas City, Missouri:
– Everett Marshall beat Joe Savoldi 2 falls to 1
– John Pesek beat Steve Faraday (sub for Rex Smith)
– Wladek Zbyszko beat Andreas Costanos 
– Dutch Hefner beat Pat McClary 
– Charles Santon drew Sol Slagel (as Schlegel) 

1952

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

1953

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Al Kashey and Tom Rice defeated Bobby Bruns and Rikidozan to win the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles

1956

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Billy Watson beat NWA World heavyweight champion Lou The on a disqualification 
– Pat O’Connor beat Pat Fraley 
– Killer Kowalski beat John Barend 
– The Smith Brothers, Al and John beat Don Beilteman and Pat Flanagan

1966

Dallas, Texas:
– Duke Keomuka and Fritz Von Erich defeated The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) and The Golden Terror to win the Texas NWA World Tag Team Titles

1967

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Curtis Iaukea won the Hawaii NWA United States Heavyweight Title by defeating Johnny Barend

1968

Dothan, Alabama:
– Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas defeated Chin Lee and Pancho Villa to win the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles

1972

Los Angeles, California:
– Goliath and Kinji Shibuya defeated Dory Dixon and Earl Maynard to win the NWA America’s Tag Team Titles

1975

Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
– Pierre Martel defeated Carlos Colon for the WWC North American Heavyweight Title 
– Toru Tanaka won a tournament final to become the first WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Champion

1976

Madison Square Garden:
– Ric Flair defeated Pete Sanchez in his MSG debut
– Superstar Billy Graham and Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Tag Team Champions Louis Cerdan and Tony Parisi in a two-out-of-three falls match 
– WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ernie Ladd to retain the title
– WWWF United States Heavyweight Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Jerry Blackwell to retain the title

1977

Shreveport, Louisiana:
– Dick Murdoch defeated The Great Zimm (Waldo Von Erich) to win the NWA Tri-State North American Heavyweight Title

1981

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Steve Keirn won the NWA National Television Title from Kevin Sullivan

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
– Baron Von Raschke beat John Studd
– Nick Bockwinkel beat Tito Santana
– Handicap Match: Buck Zumhofe & Brad Rheingans beat Jerry Blackwell
– Steve Regal beat Bill Howard
– Curt Hennig beat Nacho Berrera

Naucalpan, Mexico:
– Villano III defeated Fishman for the UWA World Light Heavyweight Title 

1982

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler defeated Dutch Mantel to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

1986

WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event: Phoenix Arizona:
– WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Don Muraco by disqualification to retain the title
– WWF Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine (with Johnny V) defeated The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid (with Captain Lou Albano)) to retain the title
– The Junkyard Dog pinned Adrian Adonis (with Jimmy Hart)

Regina, Saskatchewan:
– Ben Bassarab and Chris Benoit defeated Wayne Farris (Honky Tonk Man) and Ron Starr to win the Stampede International Tag Team Titles 

1989

San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– Carlos Colon won the WWC Television Title from Jason the Terrible

1991

Baltimore, Maryland: 
– Buddy Landel pinned Ricky Morton
– Dustin Rhodes & Tim Horner defeated Larry Zbyzsko & Dutch Mantell
– Sid Vicious defeated Tommy Rich
– Tom Zenk pinned Bobby Eaton after Terrance Taylor 
– Barry Windham pinned Ron Simmons by pinning an interfering Butch Reed, who attacked Simmons
– Big Josh pinned El Cubano
– WCW US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
– WCW US Champion Lex Luger pinned Dan Spivey
– Sting defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification

1992

Chicago, Illinois:
– WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
– WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Mike Graham in a non-title match
– Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Cactus Jack & Mr. Hughes 
– Barry Windham defeated Larry Zbyszko in a Texas Death Match
– Dustin Rhodes, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in an elimination match 
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned WCW World Champion Sting in a non-title steel cage match

Yokohama, Japan:
– Bam Bam Bigelow and Big Van Vader defeated Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Muto for the IWGP World Tag Team Titles

Mayagez, Puerto Rico:
– The Heartbreakers (Wendell Cooley and Frankie Lancaster) defeated Rex King and Ricky Santana to win the WWC World Tag Team Titles

1993

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jeff Jarrett won the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title by defeating Brian Christopher
– JC Ice defeated Danny Davis in a tournament final to become the first USWA Middleweight Champion

Sevierville, Tennessee:
– Bobby Eaton defeated Tim Horner to win the SMW Television Title 

1997

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Flash Flanagan and Billy Travis defeated PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) to win the USWA Tag Team Titles

1998

ECW Living Dangerously: Asbury Park, New Jersey:
– Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Taz to win the ECW TV Title 
– Al Snow and ECW World Tag Team Champion Lance Storm defeated ECW World Tag Team Champion Chris Candido (with Tammy Sytch) and ECW World Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas (with Francine)
– Rob Van Dam (with Bill Alfonso) pinned 2 Cold Scorpio 
– New Jack & Spike Dudley defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh-Buh Ray & D-Von) (with Big Dick, Sign Guy and Studley Dudley) and Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney in a three-way elimination match
– Tommy Dreamer pinned Justin Credible (with Jason Knight and Nicole Bass)

1999

Tokyo, Japan:
– Tomohiro Ishii and Yuji Yasuraoka defeated Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa to win the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

2002

Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Eddie Guerrero defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. and IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion CM Punk in a three-way match to win the title

Carrollton, Georgia:
– Scotty Riggs defeated Dustin Rhodes for the Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title
– Glacier and Ron Studd won the TCW Tag Team Title from Southside Trash

2003

Tokyo, Japan:
– Kenta Kobashi defeated Mitsuharu Misawa to win the NOAH GHC Heavyweight Title 

Yokohama, Japan:
– The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) defeated The Shane Twins (Mike and Todd) to win the Independent Pro Wrestling Tag Team Titles

2005

Albany, New York:
– Orlando Jordan defeated John Cena to win the WWE United States Title

2006

Louisville, Kentucky:
– Brent Albright defeated CM Punk in a tournament final for the OVW Heavyweight Title

2015

ROH Anniversary Show: Las Vegas, Nevada:
– ROH World Tag Team Title Match: reDRagon defeated Young Bucks to retain the titles
– ROH TV Title Match: Jay Lethal defeated Alberto El Patron to retain the title
– ROH World Title Match: Jay Briscoe defeated Michael Elgin, Tommaso Ciampa and Hanson to retain the title
– Roderick Strong defeated BJ Whitmere
– AJ Styles defeteated ACH
– Michael Bennett & Matt Taven defeated The Addiction & Karl Anderson (Doc Gallows missed the event)

Daily Pro Wrestling History (02/28): Anderson & Hansen win NWA tag titles

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1913

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

1952

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

1957

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

1961

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

1963

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Bulldog Brower and Johnny Valentine defeated Bruno Sammartino and Whipper Billy Watson to win the Toronto NWA International Tag Team Title 
– The Beast beat Jim Hady by DQ 
– Ilio DiPaolo beat Taro Sakuro 
– John Paul Henning beat Fred Atkins 
– Red Lyons beat Hans Schmidt by DQ

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

1968

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

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

1969

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

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

1971

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

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

1972

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

1973

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

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

1974

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

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

1975

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

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

1976

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

1978

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

1981

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

1982

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

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

1983

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

1986

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

1987

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

1988

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

1989

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

1991

Chattanooga, Tennessee:
– Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong
– Dustin Rhodes pinned Dutch Mantell
– The Junkyard Dog pinned the Master Blaster (Kevin Nash)
– Tom Zenk pinned Terrance Taylor
– Bobby Eaton pinned El Cubano
– WCW US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Barry Windham & Sid Vicious via disqualification
– Sting & WCW US Champion Lex Luger defeated Ron Simmons & Buddy Landel 
– WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated El Gigante via disqualification 

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

1993

Chicago, Illinois:
– 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Scotty Flamingo
– Maxx Payne defeated Rip Rogers
– Vinnie Vegas defeated Van Hammer in an arm wrestling contest
– Steve Regal & Erik Watts defeated Shanghai Pierce & Tex Slazenger
– Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas
– Paul Orndorff defeated Cactus Jack
– NWA World Champion Barry Windham defaeted WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes
– WCW World Champion Big Van Vader defeated Sting
– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Steve Austin & Brian Pillman

1994

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

1996

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

1998

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

2004

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

2013

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

Daily Pro Wrestling History (02/27): NXT takes over

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1940

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

1947

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

1958

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

1962

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

1964

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

1967

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

1969

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

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

1970

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

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

1972

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

1973

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

1974

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

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

1975

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

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

1976

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

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

1978

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

1980

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

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

1981

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

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

1982

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

1983

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

1984

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

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

1985

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

1987

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

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

1988

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

1993

Detroit, Michigan:
– Erik Watts & Steve Regal defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce
– Maxx Payne defeated Danny Cass
– 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Scotty Flamingo
– Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas
– Paul Orndorff defeated Cactus Jack
– NWA World Champion Barry Windham defeated WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes
– Sting defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader via disqualification
– Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas via disqualification

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

Meadowview, Virginia:
– Tim Horner defeated The Nightstalker 
– Jimmy Golden defeated Bobby Eaton via disqualification 
– Brian Lee defeated Kevin Sullivan 
– Tracy Smothers defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy 
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Stan Lane & Tom Prichard

1999

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

2000

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

2001

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

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

2005

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

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

2014

NXT Takeover: Orlando, Florida:
– Adrian Neville defeated Bo Dallas in a Ladder Match at NXT Arrival to win the NXT Title
– Cesaro defeated Sami Zayn
– NXT Tag Team Championship Match: The Ascension (Konor and Viktor) defeated Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Brian Christopher) to retain the titles

Daily Pro Wrestling History (02/26): Verne Gagne wins AWA title on his birthday

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1939

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

1944

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

1951

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

1952

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

1957

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

1958

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

1959

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

1963

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

1966

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

1967

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

1969

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

1971

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

1973

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

1975

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

1976

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

1978

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

1979

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

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

1980

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

1981

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

1985

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

1988

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

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

1990

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

1993

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

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

Williamsburg, Kentucky:
– Tim Horner defeated the Nightstalker 
– Jimmy Golden defeated Bobby Eaton via disqualification 
– Brian Lee defeated Kevin Sullivan 
– Tracy Smothers defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy 
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Stan Lane & Tom Prichard

1994

Johnson City, Tennessee:
– Bobby Blaze defeated the Hornet
– The Moondogs fought the Bruise Brothers to a double disqualification
– SMW US Jr. Heavyweight Champion Chris Candido pinned Tracy Smothers after hitting him with a weigh scale (following the entrances, Candido demanded that Smothers be weighed to see if he was within the 230lb weight limit)
– SMW Tag Team Champions Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (Jim Cornette was hung in a cage above the ring for the duration of the bout)
– SMW Heavyweight Champion the Dirty White Boy defeated Brian Lee in a chain match

Columbia, South Carolina:
– Jim Steele pinned the Gambler 
– Craig Pittman pinned Brian Anderson 
– 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce
– Arn Anderson pinned Paul Orndorff 
– WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal pinned Dustin Rhodes
– Sting pinned WCW US Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match
– WCW World Champion Ric Flair pinned Vader

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

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

1995

Sunday Bloody Sunday II: Knoxville, Tennessee:
– Bobby Blaze defeated Brian Logan
– New Jack & Mustafa defeated Scott Armstrong & Tracy Smothers
– SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Al Snow & Unabomb via disqualification
– Boo Bradley defeated Chris Candido in a loser leaves town dog collar chain match
– Bobby Blaze defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler to win the title
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Bobby Blaze defeated Buddy Landel
– Jim Cornette, Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray defeated New Jack, Mustafa, & D-Lo Brown (Bob Armstrong was the guest referee for the bout)

1997

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

1999

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

2000

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

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

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

2002

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

2005

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

2006

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

2011

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

‘Bruiser’ Bob Sweetan dies at 76 years old

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

“Bruiser” Bob Sweetan, known as Mr. Piledriver as the babyface star of Southwest Championship Wrestling and rival of Tully Blanchard during the company’s 1982-83 run on the USA Network, died on February 10th.

Sweetan, born Robert Beier, was a noted tough guy, who was also very much of a bully, and a loner. He had largely disappeared from contact with most in wrestling and was known after wrestling for sexually abusing his daughter.

He was 76 years old.

Sweetan was mostly a mid-level promotion star, in places like Central States, where he headlined for years, as well as for Leroy McGuirk’s Tri-States Wrestling, Stampede Wrestling, and Southwest Championship Wrestling. He headlined in all those territories, as well as a headline run for Roy Shire at the Cow Palace as a two time U.S. champion when he was using Kansas City talent and Sweetan was the top heel.

He started his career in 1965 with Stampede Wrestling and his career ended in 1985 when he simply stopped showing up for work and disappeared from his family as well, moving in with a new woman, when he was working for Mid South Wrestling as a top heel, feuding with Ted DiBiase and Jake Roberts, and teaming with Steve “Dr. Death” Williams.

In 1990, police found him and arrested him for sexually abusing his daughter when she was 15, as well as nonpayment of child support. He pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse. In 2000, when he stopped checking in with police, they found him and deported him to Canada, where he lived the past 16 years.

He also worked under the name K.O. Cox. He had a regular tag team at one time with a brother, Fred Sweetan, whose real name was Fred Prosser.

His most famous run in San Antonio, because of the national exposure, was an anomaly, since he was an ugly brawling heel most of his career. But during his biggest exposure he played the part of the blue collar brawler type from nearby Round Rock, TX, going against Blanchard, who played the role of a young rich playboy type.

Greg Oliver of Slam Wrestling first reported his death.