Daily Pro Wrestling History (01/01): Sam Muchnick retirement show
1931
Columbus, Ohio:
– Joe Banaski defeated Nick Bozinis to become the first Midwest Wrestling Association World Light Heavyweight Champion
1936
Detroit, Michigan:
– The Great Mephisto defeated Walter Roxey to win the MWA World Light Heavyweight Title
1940
Eugene, Oregon:
– Pete Belcastro defeated Ernie Piluso for the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title
1941
St. Joseph, Kansas:
– Orville Brown beat Tom Zaharias
– Ronnie Etchison beat Bad Boy Brown
– Ras Samara beat Jay Steele
– Mel Peters drew Frank Frogge
1943
Columbus, Ohio:
– Billy Thom defeated Martino Angelo for the MWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
1949
Waco, Texas:
– Dizzy Davis defeated Antonino Rocca for the Texas Heavyweight Title
1950
Portland, Oregon:
– Jack O’Reilly defeated Buck Weaver to win the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title
1954
Mexico City, Mexico:
– El Santo defeated Sugi Sito for the NWA World Middleweight Title
1959
Mobile, Alabama:
– Billy Wicks defeated Lee Fields to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title
Kansas City, Kansas:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dick Hutton beat Bob Ellis 2 out of 3 falls
– The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) beat The Hamilton Brothers (Joe and Larry Hamilton)
– Bobby Bruns and Lee Henning wrestled to a time limit draw
– Rip Hawk beat Joe Scarpa
1961
Fort Worth, Texas:
– Rocket and Sputnik Monroe defeated Duke Keomuka and Mad Dog Vachon to win the NWA Texas Tag Team Title
1963
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff defeated Mr. High (Doug Gilbert) and Mr. Low (Dick Steinborn) for the AWA World Tag Team Titles
– Larry Hennig beat Karl Von Shoberg
– Art and Stan Neilson defeated Karl and Kurt Von Brauner to win the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles
1970
Amarillo, Texas:
– Dick Murdoch defeated The Lawman (Don Slatton) for the Amarillo NWA Brass Knuckles Title
Omaha, Nebraska:
– Stan Pulaski defeated Tarzan Tyler for the AWA Midwest Heavyweight Title
Cleveland, Ohio:
– Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Powers to win the NWF North American Heavyweight Title
Kansas City, Kansas:
– The Stomper & Bob Geigel defeated Tor Kamata & Masao Komura
– Ernie Ladd defeated Bob Brown
– Ernie Ladd won a 14-man Battle Royal
1971
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Bob Geigel won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title by defeating Roger Kirby
Eugene, Oregon:
– Northwest Tag Team Title: Karl Von Steiger and Kurt Von Steiger beat Tony Borne and Lonnie Mayne to win the title
– The Avenger beat Mad Dog Morowski by DQ
– Dutch Savage beat Pierre LeGran
1975
Nashville, Tennessee:
– Rocket Monroe and Randy Tyler defeated Jackie Fargo and George Gulas to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title
1978
Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Blackjack Mulligan defeated Ricky Steamboat to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Title
1979
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk for the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles
1980
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Paul Ellering beat Buddy Wayne
– Big Red beat Tojo Yamamoto
– Sonny King beat Ricky Morton
– Ricky & Robert Gibson beat The Assassins to win the Southern Tag Team Titles
– Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Hart beat Ken Lucas & Steve Regal (Jimmy Valiant was the referee)
1982
Tokyo, Japan:
– Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) defeated The Dynamite Kid to win the vacant WWF Junior Heavyweight Title
St. Louis, Missouri: (Sam Muchnick retirement show)
– Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes in 2 out of 3 fall to retain the NWA World Title
– Dick the Bruiser defeated NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion Ken Patera to win the title
– David Von Erich & Rufus R. Jones wrestled Harley Race and Greg Valentine to a time limit draw
– Crusher Blackwell defeated Ox Baker & Bruce Reed
– Pat O’Conner defeated Bob Sweetan
– Bob Brown wrestled Jerry Brown to a draw
– Dewey Robertson defeated Von Raschke
1983
San Antonio, Texas:
– Tully Blanchard defeated Bob Sweetan to win the vacant SCW Southwest Heavyweight Title
San Francisco, California:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Pat Patterson
– Hulk Hogan beat Ken Patera
Portland, Oregon:
– The Assassin and Rip Oliver defeated Billy Jack (Haynes) and Stan Stasiak for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
1984
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– Southern Tag Team Champions Fabulous Ones ddq Moondogs
– Sabu (sub Jos Leduc) beat Austin Idol
– Bruise Brothers beat Terry Taylor & Stagger Lee
– Stretcher match: Rock and Roll Express beat A Team
– Dutch Mantell & Stagger Lee beat Giant Frazier & Terry Gibbs
1985
Tampa, Florida:
– Jay and Mark Youngblood defeated Krusher Khrushchev and Jim Neidhart to win the Florida NWA United States Tag Team Titles
1986
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Brad & Bart Batten defeated Akio Sato & Sheik Abdullah
– Tarzan Goto defeated Gary Jackson
– Bob Brown defeated Marty Jannetty
– Jimmy Valiant defeated Mr. Pogo
– NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification
– Dusty Rhodes & the Road Warriors defeated Ivan Koloff, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
– Harley Race fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a double disqualification
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Sam Houston defeated Jim Jeffers
– Manny Fernandez defeated Tony Zane
– Ron Bass defeated Thunderfoot
– Ron Garvin defeated Black Bart
– Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a non-title match
– NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification
– Dusty Rhodes & the Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
Tulsa, Oklahoma:
– Dick Slater defeated Butch Reed for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title
– Jake Roberts won the Mid-South Television Title, defeating Dick Slater in the finals of a month-long tournament
1987
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Tim Horner pinned Bill Dundee
– Baron Von Raschke defeated Tony Zane
– Barry Windham pinned Pez Whatley
– Manny Fernandez pinned Denny Brown
– The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering defeated Big Bubba, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
– Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Nikita Koloff defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard in a bullrope chain match
– Big Bubba won a Bunkhouse Stampede match
1988
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Jimmy Garvin, Sting, & Ricky Santana defeated Terry Taylor, Mike Rotundo, & Kevin Sullivan
– The Sheepherders defeated Ricky Santana & Robert Gibson
– NWA Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham fought Larry Zybzsko to a 20-minute time-limit draw
– Road Warrior Animal defeated the Warlord via disqualification
– Lex Luger & Ole Anderson defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in a non-title match
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Michael Hayes
– NWA US Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV Champion Nikita Koloff, Dick Murdoch, Black Bart, and NWA US Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton in a Bunkhouse Stampede match
Des Moines, Iowa:
– Masahiro Chono defeated Mike George to become the last NWA Central States Television Champion
1990
Tokyo, Japan:
– Bull Nakano defeated Mitsuko Nishiwaki in a tournament final to win the vacant AJW title
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Dutch Mantel beat The Master of Pain
– Tony Anthony beat Chris Champion
– The Soultaker beat Steve Austin
– Bill Dundee DCO Billy Joe Travis
– Jeff Jarrett & Matt Borne beat USWA Tag Champs Robert Fuller & Brian Lee via DQ
– USWA Unified World Champ King Cobra beat Jerry Lawler via DQ
1991
Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Tim Horner pinned Moondog Rex
– Brad Armstrong (sub. for Owen Hart) defeated Minotaur (Steve DiSalvo) via disqualification
– Michael Wallstreet pinned Terry Taylor
– WCW Tag Team Champions Doom defeated Arn Anderson & Barry Windham
– NWA World Champion Sting pinned Ric Flair
Corpus Christi, Texas:
– The Junkyard Dog defeated Bill Irwin
– Sid Vicious defeated Brian Pillman
– Norman defeated the Motor City Madman
– Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich defeated Buddy Landel & Dutch Mantell
– WCW US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Big Cat & Michael Hayes
– WCW TV Champion Tom Zenk defeated Bobby Eaton
1992
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Terrance Taylor & Big Josh defeated Richard Morton & Tomas Rich
– Diamond Dallas Page pinned Brad Anderson
– The Young Pistols defeated the Patriots
– Johnny B. Badd pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker (sub. for WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger)
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Big Van Vader & Mr. Hughes
– El Gigante pinned Larry Zbyzsko
– WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes (w/ Barry Windham) defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
– Sting & Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Cactus Jack
2014
Tokyo, Japan:
– Shinjiro Otani & Kamikaze beat Masato Tanaka & Yusaku Obata to win the NWA Z-1 Intercontinental tag team titles