Daily pro wrestling history (03/10): Bully Ray wins the TNA World Title
1870
Detroit, Michigan:
– James H. McLaughlin won a tournament to become American Collar-and-Elbow Champion
1919
Kansas City, Kansas:
– World Champions Wladek Zbyszko beat Joe Stecher in 2 out of 3 falls
1950
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Tommy O’Toole defeated Sonny Myers in a tournament final to win the vacant NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
1959
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
– Mighty Ursus and Shag Thomas defeated Maurice and Paul Vachon to win the Calgary NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles
Dallas, Texas:
– Andre Bollet and Frank Valois defeated Johnny Walker and The Amazing Zuma for the NWA Texas Tag Team Titles
1960
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Bob Ellis won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title from Kinji Shibuya
Amarillo, Texas:
– Mighty Ortega and Alex Perez defeated Dory Funk, Sr. and Dick Hutton for the Amarillo NWA North American Tag Team Titles
1962
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Mr. M beat Larry Hennig
– Doug Gilbert beat Bob Geigel in 2 out of 3 falls
– Tiny Mills beat Karl Von Schoberg
– Duke Hoffman beat Tony Nero
1967
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
– The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) defeated Skandor Akbar and Swede Karlson to win the Tri-State NWA United States Tag Team Titles
1968
Osaka, Japan:
– Yukiko Tomoe defeated The Fabulous Moolah for the NWA World Women’s Title
1972
Los Angeles, California:
– John Tolos defeated Killer Kowalski to win the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title
1975
Memphis, Tennessee:
– George Barnes and Bill Dundee defeated Eddie Marlin and Tojo Yamamoto to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles
1976
Miami, Florida:
– NWA Title: Andre The Giant defeated Terry Funk by dq
– Lights Out Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated King Curtis
– Billy Robinson & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Frank Goodish & Kim Duk
– Bob Roop & Bob Orton, Jr. drew Mike Graham & Jerry Brisco
– Missouri Mauler defeated Bob Orton, Sr.
– Pak Song defeated Abe Jacobs
– Steve Keirn defeated Ali Pasha by dq
1978
– Ron Bass and Moondog Lonnie Mayne defeated Chavo Guerrero and El Halcón for the NWA Americas Tag Team Title
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Georgia Champion Stan Hansen beat Thunderbolt Patterson
– Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson beat Mr. Wrestling II & Rocky Johnson
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Adrian Adonis
– Helmut Schmidt & Wolfgang Schmidt beat Zulu & Pierre Lefebvre
– Jacques Goulet beat Steve Regal
1980
West Palm Beach, Florida:
– Jack Brisco and Jimmy Garvin defeated Stanley Lane and Bryan St. John to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
1983
Salem, Oregon:
– Billy Jack Haynes and Stan Stasiak defeated The Assassin (David Sierra) and Rip Hamilton for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
1984
St. Louis, Missouri:
– NWA Champion Ric Flair ddq King Kong Brody
– Non Title Indian Strap Match: Wahoo McDaniel beat Missouri State Champion Harley Race
– Kamala vs Bulldog Bob Brown & Buck Zumhofe
– Greg Gagne & Ted Oates vs AWA Champion Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenyru
– Blackjack Mulligan vs Ox Baker
– Blackjack Lanza vs Roger Kirby
– Luke Graham vs Jay Wolfe
– Buzz Tyler & Ron Ritchie vs the Grapplers
1986
Fort Worth, Texas
– Brian Adias defeated The Grappler to win the World Class Texas Heavyweight Title
1992
Louisville, Kentucky:
– Dr. Death defeated Tom Prichard to win the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1995
Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada:
– Scott D’Amore defeated Mickey Doyle for the Border City Wrestling Can-Am Heavyweight Title
2001
Morovis, Puerto Rico:
– Eddie Colón defeated Damien Steel to win the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title
2007
Crystal River, Florida:
– Erick Stevens defeated FIP World Heavyweight Champion Roderick Strong to win the Eddie Graham Memorial Battle of the Belts Tournament to become the first FIP Florida Heritage Champion
2013
TNA Lockdown:
– TNA X-Division champion Kenny King defeated Zema Ion and Christian York to retain the title
– TNA Knockouts champion Velvet Sky defeated Gail Kim to retain the title
– TNA Tag Team champions Austin Aries & Bobby Roode defeated Hernandez & Chavo Guerrero and Bad Influence
– Steel Cage Match: Wes Brisco beat Kurt Angle
– Lethal Lockdown Match: Team TNA beat Aces & Eights
– TNA World Title: Bully Ray defeated Jeff Hardy to win the title