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1942

Des Moines, Iowa:

– World Light Heavyweight Champion Ken Fenelon beat Gene Bowman to capture the Iowa State Heavyweight Title in 2 straight falls 

– Orville Brown and Emil Dusek wrestled to a 60 minute draw

1960

St. Joseph, Missouri:

– Stan Stasiak beat Central States Heavyweight Champion Mike Paidousis in 2 out of 3 falls (third fall by reverse decision, title could not change hands on a reverse decision)

– John Paul Henning and Frank Townsend beat Rocky Lee and Bob Orton 2 out of 3 falls

1965

Kansas City, Kansas:

– Bobo Brazil beat Bob Geigel 2 falls to 1

– Pat O’Connor beat Mongolian Stomper by DQ

– Jerry Miller beat The Viking by DQ

– Sonny Myers drew Bob Brown 

– The Ox (Ox Baker) beat Corsica Joe 

1967

St. Paul, Minnesota:

– Harley Race beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne by DQ

– Dr. X ddq Crusher

– Ramon Torres beat Chris Markoff

1969

Omaha, Nebraska:

– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mad Dog Vachon in 2 out of 3 falls

– Bill Watts beat Midwest Champion Tarzan Tyler on a 2nd fall DQ

– Wilbur Snyder beat Bob Geigel 

1972 

Honolulu, Hawaii:

– Billy Robinson beat Ivan Koloff in 2 out of 3 falls

– The Sheik beat Fred Curry in 2 out of 3 falls to win Ring Magazine belt

1975 

– Karl Kox defeated Dick Murdoch to win the Tri-State Wrestling North American Title

1976

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:

– Verne Gagne & the Crusher beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens

– AWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell

– Peter Maivia beat Mad Dog Vachon

– Billy Francis beat Moose Morowski

1977

St. Louis, Missouri:

– Missouri Champion Dick Slater defeated Jack Brisco

– Ivan Koloff defeated Pat O’Connor in a submission match 

– Women’s champion Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams

– Blackjack Lanza defeated Jim Brunzell

– Billy Robinson defeated Bobby Duncum via DQ

– Bulldog Bob Brown, Seki and Bennie Ramirez defeated Mike Pappas, Jimmy Jones and Ronnie Etchison

1989

WCW Halloween Havoc: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

– Tom Zenk pinned Mike Rotunda 

– The Samoan Swat Team & the Samoan Savage (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Steve Williams, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) 

– Tommy Rich pinned the Cuban Assassin 

– NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace (w/ Jim Cornette) 

– Doom (Ron Simmons & Butch Reed under masks) (w/ Woman) defeated Rick & Scott Steiner 

– NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Brian Pillman 

– The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey (w/ Teddy Long) via disqualification 

– NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Sting (w/ Ole Anderson) defeated Terry Funk & NWA TV Champion the Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart & the Dragon Master) in a Thunderdome match

Rochester, Minnesota:

– AWA Tag Team Champions Destruction Crew (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom) beat Scott Norton & Tommy Jammer

– Colonel Debeers & Pat Tanaka beat Paul Diamond & Jake Milliman

– Candi Devine drew Magnificent Mimi

– Wayne Bloom beat Unknown Soldier

1990

Columbus, Georgia:

– Terry Taylor defeated Dutch Mantell

– Chris and Mark Youngblood defeated Barry Horowitz & the Iron Sheik

– Brad Armstrong defeated Master Blaster Blade

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– Tom Zenk defeated JW Storm

– NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Ron Simmons via disqualification

– NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Nasty Boys

Saginaw, Michigan:

– The Juicer defeated Barry Horowitz

– Tom Zenk defeated the Cuban Assassin

– Tom Zenk defeated the Black Scorpion

– The Master Blasters defeated Tim Horner & Mike Rotunda

– El Gigante defeated Dr. X

– Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin

– Lex Luger defeated Sid Vicious

1992

Jasonville, Indiana:

– Erik Watts defeated Scotty Flamingo

– Steve Austin defeated Robbie Walker

– Brian Pillman defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell

– Kensuke Sasaki defeated Diamond Dallas Page

– Nikita Koloff, Van Hammer, & Shane Douglas defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, the Barbarian, & Tony Atlas

– Big Van Vader defeated Tom Zenk

– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton

– Sting defeated Jake Roberts

1993

Bournemouth, England:

– WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated Johnny B. Badd

– WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & 2 Cold Scorpio

– WCW International World Champion Rick Rude defeated WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes in a non-title match

– Sting, Ric Flair, & Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin, Brian Pillman, & Maxx Payne

– Davey Boy Smith defeated WCW World Champion Vader via disqualification

1994

Tampa, Florida:

– Frankie Lancaster defeated Mark Starr

– Kevin Sullivan fought Dave Sullivan to a no contest

– WCW US Champion Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin

– WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated the Honkytonk Man

– The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma in a non-title match

– Vader defeated the Guardian Angel

– Dusty & Dustin Rhodes defeated Terry Funk & Arn Anderson (Funk’s last appearance for 5 years)

Takuyama, Japan:

– Yuji Nagata defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa

– El Samurai & Akira Nogami defeated Norio Honaga & Hiro Saito

– Lord Steven Regal defeated Takayuki Iizuka

– Tatsumi Fujinami & Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Tadao Yasuda & Yoshiaki Yatsu

– Scott Norton & Osamu Kido defeated Nailz & Ron Simmons

– Super Strong Machine & Masahiro Chono defeated Manabu Nakanishi & Shinya Hashimoto

– Hiroshi Hase & the Great Muta defeated Road Warrior Hawk & Kensuke Sasaki

1995 

SMW Halloween Scream: Johnson City, Tennessee:

– Chris Michaels pinned Headbanger Mosh

– Robert Gibson beat The Punisher via DQ

– Brad Armstrong & The Wolfman beat Headbanger Thrasher & Terry Gordy via DQ

– SMW Tag Champs The Heavenly Bodies (Pritchard & Del Rey) beat The Dirty White Boy & Tracy Smothers in a double chain elimination match (Robert Gibson was the special referee) 

– Buddy Landel pinned Tommy Rich in a “barbed wire” match

Memphis, Tennessee:

– Jesse James Armstrong & Tracey Smothers defeated PG-13 for the USWA Tag Team Title 

2000 

– Genichiro Tenryu defeated Toshiaki Kawada in the final of a tournament to win the vacant All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown championship

2005 

– Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone defeated Naomichi Marufuji & Minoru Suzuki to win the Pro Wrestling NOAH Global Honored Crown Tag Team Titles

2006

ROH Glory by Honor: Chicago Ridge, Illinois:

– Christopher Daniels defeated Austin Aries

– Matt Sydal defeated Jay Briscoe

– Davey Richards defeated Mark Briscoe

– Samoa Joe defeated ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson in a Non-Title, No DQ Match

2017

Kansas City, Missouri:

– Anthony Guetteriez defeated Ken Dharma

– Mike Outlaw defeated Buddy Shepherd

– Dak Draper defeated Lakota Warrior Red Cloud to retain the NWL Title

– The Howlettes defeated The Leach Talent Agency

– The Foundation (Michael Strider & Ace Steel) defeated The Union to retain the NWL Tag Team Titles

– Jet Royal defeated Niles Plonk by DQ

– Thor Theriot defeated Maverick and got 5 minutes with Drew Gold and defeated Gold also 

– In the first ever NWL dog collar match, Jack Foster defeated Jeremy Wyatt

2018

WWE Evolution: Uniondale, New York:

– Rhea Ripley defeated Dakota Kai to keep the NXT UK Women’s title (dark match)

– Trish Stratus & Lita defeated Mickie James & Alicia Fox

– Nia Jax won a 20 woman Battle Royal

– Toni Storm defeated Io Shirai 

– Bayley & Sasha Banks & Natalya defeated Sarah Logan &Liv Morgan & Ruby Riott 

– Shayna Baszler defeated Kairi Sane to win the NXT Women’s title

– Becky Lynch retained the Smackdown Women’s title in a last woman standing match with Charlotte Flair

– Ronda Rousey defeated Nikki Bella to retain the Raw Women’s title

AAA Heroes Inmortales: Puebla, Mexico:

– Faby Apache won over Star Fire, Keyra and Scarlett Bordeaux to keep the Reina de Reinas title 

– Mocho Cota Jr.& Carta Brava Jr. & Tito Santana won a three-way trios match over Aero Star & Drago & Angelikal and 

  Pimpinela Escarlata & Mamba & Maximo

– El Texano Jr. & Rey Escorpion retained the AAA tag titles in a three-way over DJZ & Laredo Kid and Bandido & Flamita 

– Murder Clown & Psycho Clown beat Killer Kross & Monsther Clown in an escape the cage match

– Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Jeff Jarrett in the hair vs. hair match