Daily pro wrestling history (01/02): Arn Anderson wins WCW TV Title


1947
Kansas City, Kansas:
– World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Bobby Bruns 2 out of 3 falls
– Ray Villmer beat Ernie Dusek 2 out of 3 falls
– Ed Virag defeated Karl Von Herbert
1958
Portland, Oregon:
– Herb Freeman and Henry Lenz defeated Kurt Von Himmler and Juan Oinada for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
Kansas City, Kansas:
– World Champion Dick Hutton beat Thor Hagen 2 falls to 1 to retain the title
– Ronnie Etchison and Sonny Myers beat Lou Plummer and Tommy O’Toole 2 falls to 1
– Otto Von Krupp beat Bobby Bruns
1959
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Fred Blassie defeated Ray Gunkel to win the NWA Georgia Southern Heavyweight Title
1963
Fargo, North Dakota:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Moose Evans
– AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Larry Hennig & Pepe Gonzales
– Karol Kalmikoff drew Pepe Gonzales
1965
Waterloo, Iowa:
– Sonny Myers defeated Tom Clark for the Central States version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title
1970
Dothan, Alabama:
– Dick Dunn defeated Rocket Monroe to win the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title
1971
Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Ripper Collins defeated Johnny Barend for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title
1976
St. Louis, Missouri:
– NWA Champion Terry Funk beat Pat O’Connor
– Dick the Bruiser & Rocky Johnson beat Ox Baker & Stan Stasiak
– Missouri State Champion Harley Race drew Rufus R Jones
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel no contest Joe Blanchard
– Jerry Oates beat Lord Alfred Hayes dq
1977
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Cage match: The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Bill Francis beat Pierre Poisson & Moose Morowski & Baron Von Raschke
– Larry Hennig beat Bobby Duncum
– Roger Kirby beat Peter Maivia dq
– Chris Taylor beat Rodeo Jones
1979
Tampa, Florida:
– Dick Slater defeated Jos LeDuc to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Randy Alls (Randy Rose) defeated Dick Murdoch to win the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title
1980
San Francisco, California:
– Ox Baker defeated Bruiser Brody for the World Class American Heavyweight Title
1981
Orlando, Florida:
– Mike Graham and Barry Windham defeated The Cowboy Connection (Bobby Jaggers and R.T. Tyler) to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Title
1982
Hampton, Virginia:
– Jimmy Valiant defeated Ivan Koloff for the NWA Television Title
1983
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jacques Rougeau defeated Sabu the Wildman (Coco Samoa) to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title
1987
Kansas City, Kansas:
– The MOD Squad (Basher and Spike) defeated Todd Champion and Dave Peterson for the NWA Central States Tag Team Titles
1988
Tokyo, Japan:
– Yoshiaki Yatsu & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Genichiro Tenryu & Ashara Hara
– Wajima beat Abdullah The Butcher dq
– John Tenta won battle royal
– Tiger Mask II (Misawa) beat AWA Champion Curt Hennig COR
– John Tenta & Great Kabuki beat Black Assassin & TNT
– Akira Taue & Shohei Giant Baba beat Buddy Landel & Paul Harris
1990
Gainesville, Georgia:
– Arn Anderson defeated The Great Muta to win the NWA World Television Title
1991
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Danny Davis defeated Joseph Magliano (Joey Maggs) for the USWA Junior Heavyweight Title
1996
Morresville, North Carolina:
– The Equalizer and George South defeated The Italian Stallion and Star Ryder to win the Pro Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship
1997
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Brian Christopher defeated Wolfie D to win the USWA Heavyweight Title
2015
Mexico City, Mexico:
– Mascara Dorada defeated Negro Casas Jr in a tournament final to win the vacant CMLL welterweight title
FLORIDA WRESTLING HISTORY (thanks to Barry Rose)
1941 – Roland Kirchmeyer beat Bulldog Lee Henning
1964 – Eddie Graham beat Bob Orton Sr. via DQ (Jacksonville)
1965 – Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean beat Lou Bastien (Lou Klein) & Dick Steinborn (Lakeland)
1967 – Lester Welch & Sammy Steamboat beat The Infernos (Fort Myers)
1967 – Don Curtis & Jose Lothario drew Duke Keomuke & Taki Yamaguchi over 60:00 (Orlando)
1968 – Joe Scarpa (Jay Strongbow) beat Johnny Valentine (Tampa)
1969 – Jack Brisco & Nick Kozak beat The Medics (Interns) (Jacksonville)
1973 – Dick Slater beat Bob Griffin in a loser leaves town match (Fort Myers)
1974 – Dusty Rhodes beat Paul Jones via DQ (Miami Beach)
1979 – Harley Race drew Terry Funk over 60:00 to retain the NWA title (Tampa)
1980 – Dusty Rhodes beat Bugsy McGraw in a lights out match (Miami Beach)
1983 – Barry Windham & Ron Bass beat Jake Roberts & Kevin Sullivan in a double bullrope match (Orlando)
1984 – Blackjack Mulligan beat Ron Bass in a chain match (West Palm Beach)
1985 – Ric Flair beat Sweet Brown Sugar (Skip Young) to retain the NWA title (Miami Beach)