Daily Pro Wrestling History (02/15): Eddie Guerrero wins the WWE Championship
1923
Kansas City, Kansas:
– World Heavyweight Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis beat Joe “Toots” Mondt 2 out of 3 falls to retain the title
1934
St. Louis, Missouri:
– AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ed “Don” George beat Gino Garibaldi
– Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Joe Malcewicz wrestled to a 30 minute draw
– Abe Coleman beat Joe Cox
– Karl Davis and Dick Raines wrestled to a 30 minute draw
1950
Des Moines, Iowa:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz beat Lee Henning by DQ in 2 out of 3 falls
– Billy Goelz and Billy Parks beat Gypsy Joe and Jack Hader in 2 out of 3 falls
1962
Tokyo, Japan:
– Rikidozan & Toyonobori defeated Luther Lindsay & Ricky Waldo to win the All Asian Tag Team Titles
1963
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Non Title Death Match: Crusher beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne when Gagne suffers a broken shoulder in the 5th fall
– Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn & Moose Evans beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff & Rocky Hamilton
– Eddie Sharkey beat Johnny King
– Jack Pesek beat Gordon Nelson
– Hercules Cortez beat Stan Kowalski
1969
Tampa, Florida:
– The Medics (Billy Garrett & Jim Starr) defeated Bobby & Lee Fields in a rematch to win back the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
1970
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Cage Match: The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon
– Dr. X beat Billy Red Lyons
– Edouard Carpentier beat Butcher Vachon
– Pepper Gomez beat Larry Hennig
– Red Bastien drew Lars Anderson
– Luke Graham beat George Gadaski
– Bill Howard beat Buddy Smith
1975
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell on a 3rd fall DQ
– Dusty Rhodes beat Horst Hoffman
– Billy Robinson beat Larry Heiniemi
– Geoff Portz drew Buddy Wolff
– Khosrow Vaziri (Iron Sheik) beat Paul Perschmann (Buddy Rose)
1977
Omaha, Nebraska:
– Andre the Giant & Greg Gagne & Ray Stevens beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum & Nick Bockwinkel
– Pedro Morales beat Baron Von Raschke
– Peter Maivia ddq Angelo Mosca
– Super Destroyer beat Billy Francis
1980
Star Wars 80: Hollywood, Florida:
– NWA World Title in a Steel Cage: Dusty Rhodes defeated Harley Race by DQ
– International Junior Title: Mike Graham defeated Tatsumi Fujinami (Graham wins title)
– Andre the Giant & “Cowboy” Bill Watts defeated Ernie Ladd & Bad Leroy Brown
– Florida Title vs. $10,000-Super Destroyer defeated Manny Fernandez by DQ
– Florida TV Title: Tommy Rich defeated Bugsy McGraw by DQ
– Jack & Jerry Brisco & Jim Garvin defeated Bryan St. John & Stan Lane & Frank Monte
– Nikolai Volkoff defeated Don Diamond
– Women’s World Title: Fabulous Moolah defeated Wendy Richter
– Twin Devils defeated Gordon Nelson & Bubba Douglas
– Hector Guerrero defeated Mike Miller
– Geoff Portz defeated Terry Taylor
1986
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Randy (Macho Man) Savage retained the Intercontinental title by pinning Ricky Steamboat
– Rowdy Roddy Piper beat Adorable Adrian Adonis on a DQ
– The Killer Bees, Jin Brunzell and Brian Blair defeated WWF tag team champions The Hart Foundation, Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart in a non- title match
– Paul Orndorff defeated Pedro Morales
– Outlaw Ron Bass defeated S.D Jones
– Sika the Samoan defeated Moondog Spot
– Corporal Kirschner beat Johnny K-9
WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event: Phoenix, Arizona:
– WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Don Muraco via disqualification
– WWF World Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine defeated The British Bulldogs
1987
Quebec, Ontario, Canada:
– Abdullah the Butcher defeated Hercules Ayala for the International Heavyweight Title
– Kendo Nagasaki and Richard Charland defeated Armand Rouguea and Dan Kroffat by DQ
– Gino Brito Jr. beat Pretty Boy Simms
– Gilles the Fish Poisson no contest The Hangman
– Rocky Delassera wear Sunny War Cloud
– Denis Goulet defeated Leo Burke
– Pretty Boy Simms won a battle royal
1988
Memphis, Tennessee:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers drew Rock & Roll Express (simultaneous pins, belts held up in Memphis only)
– Jerry Lawler beat Tommy Rich by DQ
– Bill Dundee no contest Jeff Jarrett
– Don Bruise drew Zebra Warrior II
– Prince Samu beat Billy Travis
– Giant Kokina beat Zebra Warrior I
– Riki Nelson beat Jimmy Jack Funk by DQ
– Max Pain beat Ron Bruise
– Ken Wayne beat Gary Young by DQ
1991
Dallas, Texas:
– Eric Embry defeated Bill Dundee to win the USWA Texas Heavyweight Title
Jacksonville, Florida:
– Tim Horner pinned Dutch Mantell
– Brian Pillman fought Terry Taylor to a draw
– Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich, & the Junkyard Dog defeated Buddy Landel, Dan Spivey, & Black Bart
– Sid Vicious & Stan Hansen defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong
– El Gigante defeated WCW World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
– Tom Zenk & Bobby Eaton defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Barry Windham
– WCW Tag Team Champions Doom defeated Sting & WCW US Champion Lex Luger
1992
Baltimore, Maryland:
– Larry Zbyzsko pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
– Steve Armstrong pinned PN News
– Van Hammer (sub. for El Gigante) defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
– Richard Morton pinned Johnny B. Badd
– Ron Simmons pinned Bobby Eaton
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Cactus Jack & Mr. Hughes
– Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & Arn Anderson
1993
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Ron & Don Harris defeated the Moondogs (Spot & Splat) for the USWA Tag Team Titles
1998
WWF In Your House: Houston, Texas:
– Justin Bradshaw defeated NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett via disqualification
– Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson, Chainz (Brian Lee), Eight Ball (Ron Harris) & Skull (Don Harris) defeated Faarooq, Rocky Maivia, D’Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa & Mark Henry
– Kane defeated Vader
– Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie (Terry Funk) & Owen Hart defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn & Savio Vega (subbing for Shawn Michaels) in a no-disqualification match
1999
Birmingham, Alabama:
– The Rock defeated Mankind for the WWF World Heavyweight Title in a ladder match
– Shane McMahon pinned X-Pac to win the WWF European Title in a tag team match with Shane & Kane vs. X-Pac & Hunter Hearst Helmsley
2004
Tokyo, Japan:
– In a tournament final, Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Genichiro Tenryu to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title
WWE No Way Out: San Francisco, California:
– Eddie Guerrero defeated Brock Lesnar to win the WWE World Title
– Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin defeated the APA
– Chavo Guerrero Jr defeated Rey Mysterio Jr to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title
2009
WWE No Way Out: Seattle, Washington:
– Triple H won the Raw Elimination Chamber to win the WWE Title
– Edge won the World Title in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber (Edge lost the WWE Title in the Raw Chamber match)