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1964
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Johnny Valentine beat Professor Hiro by DQ
– Ray Villmer beat Joe Christie
– The Scufflin’ Hillbillies (Rip Collins and Chuck Conley) beat The Great Mephisto and Mighty Ursus
– Sweet Daddy Siki beat Tony Parisi
– Jim Hady beat Timothy Geohagen
– Arion Lambrakis beat Duke Noble
1965
Sydney, Australia:
– Spiros Arion defeated Killer Kowalski to win the IWA title
1966
Melbourne, Australia:
– Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard defeated Mark Lewin & Bearcat Wright to win the IWA tag title
1970
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Rufus R. Jones defeated Oki Shikina
– The Viking defeated Scandor Akbar
– Pat O’Connor fought Harley Race to a draw in 30 minutes
– Danny Little Bear fought Roger Kirby to a no contest
1972
Green Bay, Wisconsin:
– The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Hennig & Dusty Rhodes in 2 out of 3 falls
– Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel
– Don Muraco beat Hans Hermann
1977
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel wrestled Billy Robinson to a 60 minute draw
– The Crusher no contest Super Destroyer
– Angelo Mosca beat Ray Stevens via DQ
– Chris Markoff & Roger Kirby beat Jim Brunzell & Bob Backlund (sub Greg Gagne)
1979
Augusta, Georgia:
– Ray Candy defeated Blackjack Lanza to win the Georgia TV Title
1982
St. Louis, Missouri:
– NWA Champion Ric Flair won 2/3 falls over Dory Funk Jr.
– Crusher Blackwell and Harley Race versus Dick the Bruiser and Dewey Robertson ended in a double DQ
– Dusty Rhodes defeated Von Raschke
– Rufus R. Jones and Mark Romero defeated Hercules Hernandez and Roger Kirby ended in double countout
– Mike George draw Kim Duk
– Manny Fernandez defeated The Great Tio
– Buzz Tyler defeated Tapu
1988
Oakland, California:
– Ivan Koloff pinned Kendall Windham
– Jimmy Garvin pinned Kevin Sullivan
– Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez in a Russian Chain match
– Dick Murdoch fought Ron Garvin to a 20-minute time-limit draw
– Sting pinned NWA Western Stages Heritage Champion Larry Zbyzsko in a non-title match
– NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo fought Steve Williams to a double count-out
– Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via disqualification
– Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, the Road Warriors & Paul Ellering defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Barry Windham, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard, & JJ Dillon in Wargames
1989
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace defeated Ron Simmons & Al Greene
– The New Zealand Militia defeated Ranger Ross & Steve Casey
– Norman defeated Lee Scott
– Tommy Rich defeated Bill Irwin
– Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey defeated Davey & Johnny Rich
– Eddie Gilbert & Scott Steiner defeated the Great Muta & Kevin Sullivan in a Dragon Shi match
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Rick Steiner
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk
– Steve Williams, the Road Warriors, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated the Samoan Swat Team, Terry Gordy, NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin in Wargames
1991
Sioux City, Iowa:
– Tom Zenk pinned the Diamond Studd
– PN News defeated the One Man Gang via count-out
– WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Ron Simmons
– Jimmy Garvin defeated Firebreaker Chip
– Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Lady Blossom) via disqualification
– Rick Steiner & Bill Kazmaier defeated the One Man Gang & the Executioner (sub. for Black Blood, who was fired) (w/ Kevin Sullivan)
– Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip defeated Richard Morton & Terrance Taylor (w/ Alexandra York)
1992
Jefferson City, Tennessee:
– Tim Horner pinned Buddy Landel
– SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee pinned the Dirty White Boy
– Bobby & Jackie Fulton defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Stan Lane & Tom Prichard
– Bobby Fulton won a blindfold battle royal
Fayetteville, North Carolina:
– Dustin Rhodes defeated Greg Valentine
– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Rick & Scott Steiner
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– Dan Spivey defeated Tom Zenk
– Brian Pillman defeated Diamond Dallas Page
– Nikita Koloff defeated Cactus Jack
– Dick Slater defeated Jimmy Garvin
– Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo
– WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Sting defeated Big Van Vader & Super Invader
1993
Attalla, Alabama:
– Erik Watts fought Dick Slater to a 10-minute time-limit draw
– Lord Steven Regal pinned Tom Zenk
– Johnny B. Badd defeated Maxx Payne
– Ron Simmons defeated WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff via disqualification
– 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce when Scorpio pinned Pierce
1994
Johnson City, Tennessee;
– Chris Candido & Brian Lee defeated The Rock N’ Roll Express for the Smoky Mountain Tag Team Title
1995
WCW Clash of the Champions XXXI: Daytona Beach, Florida:
– Johnny B. Badd pinned Big Bubba
– The Nasty Boys defeated Los Especialistos
– Brian Pillman pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
– WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Kamala (w/ Kevin Sullivan) via disqualification in a non-title match
– WCW US Champion Sting & Road Warrior Hawk defeated Meng & Kurasawa (w/ Col. Rob Parker)
– Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll) pinned Alex Wright
– WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Paul Orndorff
– Sister Sherri & Harlem Heat defeated Col. Rob Parker & WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck
– Vader defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson in a handicap match
1996
Tokyo, Japan:
– Riki Choshu defeated Masahiro Chono to win the NJPW G-1 Climax tournament
2001
Anaheim, California:
– Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated X-Pac for the WWF Light Heavyweight Title
2017
NJPW G1 Climax: Tokyo, Japan:
– Juice Robinson & David Finlay beat Tomoyuki Oka & Katsuya Kitamura
– Evil & Hiromu Takahashi beat Michael Elgin & Hirai Kawato
– Tama Tonga & Yujiro Takahashi beat Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
– Seiya Sanada & Bushi beat Kenny Omega & Chase Owens
– Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano & Gedo beat Minoru Suzuki & Taichi & Desperado
– Yuji Nagata pinned Zack Sabre Jr
– Kota Ibushi pinned Yoshi-Hashi
– Bad Luck Fale pinned Hirooki Goto
– Tetsuya Naito pinned Togi Makabe
– Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Tomohiro Ishii