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1937
– John Pesek was awarded the NWA (National Wrestling Association) World Heavyweight Title
1944
Kansas City, Kansas:
– MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Tom Zaharias in 2 out of 3 falls
– Jack Hader and Les Wolfe wrestled to a 45 minute draw
1945
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Ben Morgan 2 falls to 1
– Jerry Meeker defeated Sonny Meyers by DQ
1965
Kansas City, Kansas:
– In a Death match: Bobo Brazil beat Dick the Bruiser
– In a North American Tag Team Title Match: Bob Geigel and Bob Brown beat Mongolian Stomper and Jerry Miller to retain titles
– Pat O’Connor drew Sonny Myers
– The Ox (Ox Baker) beat Bulldog Plechas
1972
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Dory Funk, Sr. defeated Yasu Fuji
– Danny Little Bear fought The Destroyer to a draw
– Harley Race defeated Baron Von Raschke
– Rufus R. Jones & Omar Atlas & Bill Kersten defeated Black Angus & Roger Kirby & Percival A. Friend
1977
Portland, Maine:
– Peter Miavia defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham in a non-title match
1978
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Greg Gagne beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel to win AWA Title (Decision was later reversed)
– Mighty Igor Vodik & Rufus R Jones beat Lord Alfred Hayes & Super Destroyer Mark II
– Billy Robinson beat Ray Stevens
– Pat Patterson beat Chris Pepper (sub Jim Brunzell)
– Bob Orton Jr beat Steve Olsonoski
– Larry Hennig beat Blackjack Lanza
– Bob Brown beat Dave Kochen
1979
St. Louis, Missouri:
– King Kong Brody won a Wrestle Royal
– Andre the Giant defeated King Kong Brody via DQ
– Missouri Champion Dick Murdoch draw Dory Funk Jr.
– Dick the Bruiser, Kevin Von Erich and Pat O’Connor defeated Lord Alfred Hayes, Bob Sweetan and Bobby Duncum
– David Von Erich defeated Bulldog Bob Brown
– Ron Starr defeated The Turk
– George Wells and Frank Hill defeated Roger Kirby and Steve Hall
1980
Landover, Maryland:
– Andre The Giant defeated Hulk Hogan
1984
St. Louis, Missouri:
– NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Harley Race
– AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Dick the Bruiser & Blackjack Lanza
– Chris Adams beat Jimmy Garvin
– Crusher Blackwell beat Jim Brunzell by countout
– Tony Atlas & Ted DiBiase & Buzz Tyler beat Ox Baker & Hacksaw Higgins & Mr Saito
– Gypsy Joe defeated Tommy Rogers
– Marty Jannetty pinned TG Stone
1985
Charleston, South Carolina:
– Magnum TA no contest Tully Blanchard
– AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev by DQ
– In a Texas Death match, Manny Fernandez beat The Barbarian
– Black Bart beat Ron Bass
1986
Cleveland, Ohio:
– Bill Dundee defeated Sam Houston
– NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin fought Buddy Landell to a draw
– Misty Blue defeated Linda Dallas
– Dick Murdoch defeated Arn Anderson
– NWA National Heavyweight Champion Wahoo McDaniel defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification
– The Road warriors & Paul Ellering defeated Baron Von Raschke, Ivan Koloff, & Krusher Kruschev
– NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
– NWA US Champion Nikita Koloff defeated Magnum TA in a steel cage match
1990
Columbus, Ohio:
– Brad Armstrong pinned Dutch Mantel
– The Master Blasters defeated Tim Horner & Mike Rotundo
– Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Tom Zenk & Brian Pillman
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Samoan Swat Team
– Stan Hansen pinned Tommy Rich
– The Junkyard Dog pinned NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in a non-title match
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Sid Vicious via count-out
– NWA World Champion Sting pinned Ric Flair
1991
Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Van Hammer pinned Zan Panzer (Brad Anderson)
– Cactus Jack pinned Bobby Eaton
– Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh, & Tom Zenk defeated Thomas Rich, Richard Morton, & Terrance Taylor
– Rick Steiner defeated the Diamond Studd via disqualification
– WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion
– Sting fought Abdullah the Butcher to a double disqualification
– Ron Simmons & Barry Windham defeated WCW World Champion Lex Luger & Mr. Hughes via disqualification
Dallas, Texas:
– Chaz defeated The Lightning Kid (Sean Waltman) to win the Global Wrestling Federation Light Heavyweight Title
1993
New York City
– The Quebecers defeated the Steiner Brothers to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Tatanka defeated Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title
– Tommy Rich defeated Jeff Jarrett for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title
– The Dogcatchers defeated The Moondogs for the USWA Tag Team Titles
Oakwood, Virginia:
– The Smoky Mountain Wrestling Beat The Champ Television Title changed hands twice on one TV taping as Robert Gibson defeated Jimmy Del Rey for the belt, only to lose it later that night to Tony Anthony
1994
Dortmund, Germany:
– Jim Duggan defeated Diamond Dallas Page
– The Nasty Boys defeated Kevin & Dave Sullivan
– Brian Pillman defeated WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal in a non-title match
– Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma in a non-title match
– Vader defeated the Guardian Angel
– Sting defeated Steve Austin
– WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Ric Flair
1995
Hickory, North Carolina:
– Robert Gibson pinned Killer Kyle
– SMW Champ Brad Armstrong pinned Al Snow
– Buddy Landel DDQ Tommy Rich
– SMW Tag Champs The Heavenly Bodies (Pritchard & Del Rey) beat Tracy Smothers & The Dirty White Boy
1997
WCW Fall Brawl: Winston-Salem, North Carolina:
– Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title
– The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (with Ted DiBiase) defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)
– Alex Wright defeated Último Dragón to retain the WCW World Television Championshio
– Jeff Jarrett (with Debra) defeated Dean Malenko
– Wrath and Mortis (with James Vandenberg) defeated The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian)
– The Giant defeated Scott Norton
– Lex Luger & Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Hall & Randy Savage in a No Disqualification match
– The NWO (Buff Bagwell, Kevin Nash, Syxx & Konnan) defeated The Four Horsemen (Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael, Ric Flair & Curt Hennig) in a WarGames match
1999
WWF SmackDown: Las Vegas, Nevada:
– Vince McMahon defeated Triple H for the WWF World Heavyweight Title (aired on September 16)
2007
Detroit, Michigan:
– ROH World champion Takeshi Morishima defeated Erick Stevens
– ROH Tag Team champions The Briscoes defeated Matt Cross and Austin Aries
2008
Tokyo, Japan:
– Bryan Danielson defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru to win the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title
– Nigel McGuinness retained the ROH World Title against Jimmy Jacobs
TNA No Surrender: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada:
– Sheik Abdul Bashir defeated Petey Williams and Consequences Creed to win the TNA X Division Title
– Beer Money defeated LAX to retain the TNA Tag Team Titles
– Samoa Joe retained the TNA Title over Kurt Angle and Christian Cage
2018
CMLL Anniversary Show: Mexico City, Mexico:
– Princesa Sugehit & Jarochita & Marcela beat Dalys & Metalica & Reyna Isis
– Audaz & Niebla Roja & Angel de Oro beat Negro Casas & Mephisto & Felino
– Forastero & Sanson & Cuatrero beat Atlantis & Mistico & Soberano Jr.
– Ciber the Main Man & Scharly Rockstar & The Chris won the CMLL trios titles from Ultimo Guerrero & Gran Guerrero & Euforia
– Penta 0M & The Phoenix (Rey Fenix) & Caristico beat L.A. Park & El Hijo de L.A. Park & Diamante Azul
– Rush & Cavernario beat Volador Jr. & Matt Taven in a double hair vs. hair match
