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Daily Pro Wrestling History (11/14): Big Show wins his first WWF World title

1934

St. Louis, Missouri: Attendance was 7,534
– Jim Londos beat Leo Numa
– Abe Coleman beat Jack League 
– George Tragos defeated Ellis Bashara  

1938  

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Jack McAdams defeated Eddie Williams to win the Southern Light Heavyweight Title 

1957 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Dick Hutton defeated Lou Thesz to win the NWA World Title 

1963 

– Killer Kowalski & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard to win the United States (WWWF version) tag team championship

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Mongolian Stomper beat Moose Cholak 2 falls to 1
– Larry Hamilton and Enrique Torres beat Rock Hunter and Bulldog Plechas by dq

1972 

Tampa, Florida:
– Lights Out Match: Jack Brisco beat Paul Jones
– Southern Champion Buddy Colt beat Eddie Graham by DQ
– Bobby Shane beat Boris Malenko
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Ronnie Garvin
– Sputnik Monroe & Norvell Austin beat Frank Hester & Bearcat Wright
– Mr Wrestling Tim Woods beat The Professsional
– Robert Fuller beat Mike Webster

Macon, Georgia:
– Tommy Seigler & Argentina Apollo defeated Rocket Monroe & Skandar Akbar to win the Macon Tag Team Titles 

1973 

Honolulu, Hawaii:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Ed Francis
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens drew Neff Maiava & Sam Steamboat
– Ripper Collins beat Tosh Togo by countout
– Ken Patera beat Masked Executioner
– Greg Valentine beat Rick Drasin
– Bill Francis beat Betto Castro

Hamburg, Pennsylvania:
– Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji to win the WWWF World Tag Team Title

1980

Denver, Colorado:
– Greg Gagne & Tito Santana beat AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura by DQ
– Mad Dog Vachon beat Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– John Studd beat Dino Bravo
– Handicap Match: Jerry Blackwell beat Buck Zumhofe & Juan Valez

1985

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Attendance was 6,012
– Cage Match: AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Boris Zhukov
– Curt Hennig & Scott Hall beat AWA Tag Team Champions Jim Garvin & Steve Regal
– Nick Bockwinkel beat Larry Zbyszko by dq
– Jerry Blackwell & Kelly Kiniski beat Buddy Roberts & Ray Stevens by DQ
– Stan Hansen beat Kevin Kelly
– Ray Stevens beat Buddy Lane

1986

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Mod Squad beat George South & Rocky King
– Dave Peterson & Todd Champion beat Thunderfoots
– Mod Squad ddq Rufus Jones & Rocky King
– Sam Houston beat Bulldog Brown

Washington, D.C.:
– The Barbarian pinned Nelson Royal
– Rick Rude pinned Hector Guerrero
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev fought Tim Horner & Brad Armstrong to a 15-minute time-limit draw
– Manny Fernandez pinned Wahoo McDaniel 
– Road Warrior Animal & Paul Ellering defeated Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton via disqualification 
– NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ole & Arn Anderson 
– NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Nikita Koloff defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard via disqualification

1988

Memphis, Tennessee:
– AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Botswana Beast
– Brian Lee no contest Phil Hickerson; CWA Title held up
– Jeff Jarrett beat World Class Light Heavyweight Champion Eric Embry by dq
– Football Match: Gary Young & Cactus Jack beat Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden
– Sid Vicious beat Bill Dundee
– Brian Adams beat The Executioner
– Scott Steiner beat Tommy Lane
– Mike Davis beat Brickhouse Brown

1991

Fayetteville, North Carolina:
– The Diamond Studd pinned Bobby Eaton
– Arachnaman pinned Richard Morton
– Arachnaman defeated Thomas Rich via disqualification
– Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyzsko via disqualification
– WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Bill Kazmaier
– WCW US Champion Sting defeated Cactus Jack in a steel cage match

1992

St. Petersburg, Florida:
– Van Hammer & Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
– Tony Atlas defeated John Peterson
– Steve Austin defeated Ricky Steamboat
– Shane Douglas defeated Brian Pillman
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Kensuke Sasaki via disqualification
– WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian
– Sting defeated Cactus Jack in a falls count anywhere match

Morristown, Tennessee:
– The Nightstalker beat Robbie Eagle
– Robert Fuller beat Dixie Dynamite
– Tracy Smothers beat Jimmy Golden
– Tim Horner beat The Dirty White Boy in a “street fight” match
– SMW Champ The Rock-n-Roll Express beat The Heavenly Bodies (Lane & Pritchard) in a “hospital elimination” match

1999 

Detroit, Michigan:
– Big Show (subbing for Steve Austin) defeated Triple H and The Rock in a Triple Threat match to win the WWF World Title

2004

Cleveland, Ohio:
– Shelton Benjamin defeated Christian to retain the Intercontinental Title
– JBL defeated Booker T to retain the WWE World Title