On this date in pro wrestling history (10/17): Bret Hart wins Stampede Title, Triple H defeats Austin

By Brian Hoops
Published: 17 Oct 2015, 06:44

1947
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Ronnie Etchison beat Sonny Myers 2 falls to 1 to capture the St. Joe Heavyweight Title

1961
Nashville, Tennessee:
– Jackie Fargo & Lester Welch defeated Great Mephisto & Dante to win the Southern Tag Team Title

1961
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Mr. M defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty to win the AWA United States Heavyweight Title
– Karl Krauser beat Ernie Dusek
– Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy beat Bob Geigel & Frank Marconi

Kansas City, Missouri:
– Johnny Weaver & Sonny Myers defeated Art Neilson & Stan Neilson
– Dick the Bruiser defeated Wilbur Snyder in three falls

1963
Kansas City, Missouri:
– In a Texas Death Match; Mongolian Stomper beat Enrique Torres 5 falls to 2
– Ronnie Etchison beat Rock Hunter by dq
– Pat O’Connor beat Johnny Kace
– Bob Geigel and Bulldog Plechas drew Larry Hamilton and Jack Allen

1964
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Bob Boyer & Reggie Parks in 2 of 3 falls
– Mad Dog Vachon beat Jack Lanza
– Eddie Sharkey beat Tony Nero

1966
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Killer Kowalski beat Don Leo Jonathan
– AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Doug Gilbert
– Larry Hennig & Harley Race drew Reggie Parks & Jack Lanza
– Jack Pesek drew Lorne Corlette

1981
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
– Hulk Hogan beat Jerry Blackwell by countout
– Wilbur Snyder beat Sgt. Goulet
– Bobo Brazil no contest Blackjack Mulligan
– Billy Robinson beat Bobby Heenan

1982
Calgary, Alberto, Canada:
– Bret Hart defeated Bad News Allen to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title

1982
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Jimmy Valiant defeated Ivan Koloff to win the NWA Television Title

1985
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Sherri Martel defeated Candi Devine to win the AWA Women’s World Title

1988
Memphis, Tennessee:
– AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Tatsumi Fujinami dq
– Jeff Jarrett beat Robert Fuller
– Jimmy Golden beat Brickhouse Brown dq
– Eddie Marlin beat Frank Dusek
– CWA Champion Phil Hickerson beat Dutch Mantel
– RPMs beat Bill Dundee & Todd Morton
– Nature’s Best beat Gary Young & Cactus Jack
– Scott Steiner beat Terry Garvin

1991
Tokyo, Japan:
– Tatsumi Fujinami & Big Van Vader defeated Riki Choshu & Masa Saito to win the Super Grade Tag League tournament

1992
Cleveland, Ohio:
– Todd Champion defeated Butch Reed for the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title

1999
Cleveland, Ohio:
– Chyna defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Good Housekeeping match to win the Intercontinental Title
– The Fabulous Moolah defeated Ivory to win the WWF Women’s Title
– WWF World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Steve Austin in an Anything Goes match

2000
Louisville, Kentucky:
– BJ Payne & Flash Flanagan defeated the Disciples Of Synn (Slash & Damian) to win the OVW Tag Team Title

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