Daily pro wrestling history (04/18): Jumbo Tsuruta unifies titles to become first AJPW Triple Crown Champion
1939
Albany, New York:
– Ed Don George defeated Steve Casey for the Boston AWA World Heavyweight Title
1958
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Karl Heinkler and Kurt Von Brauner defeated Don Lee and The Mighty Yankee to win the Georgia NWA International Tag Team Titles
1962
Mobile, Alabama:
– Tex Riley and Gus Taylor won the Gulf Coast NWA Southern Tag Team Titles from The Mysterious Medics
1966
Los Angeles, California:
– Buddy Austin and El Mongol defeated Thunderbolt Patterson and Alberto Torres to win the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team
Titles
1969
Atlanta, Georgia:
– El Mongol defeated Assassin #1 for the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title
Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Bud and Ray Osborne defeated Bob and Fred Sweetan to win the Stampede International Tag Team Titles
1972
Tampa, Florida:
– Paul Jones defeated Johnny Walker to win the vacant NWA Florida Television Title in a one night, 8 man tournament
Costa Mesa, California:
– Dory Dixon and Raúl Mata defeated Goliath and Kinji Shibuya for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
1973
Yaizu, Japan:
– Killer Karl Krupp and Fritz Von Erich defeated Kintaro Ohki and Umanosuke Ueda to win the NWA International Tag Team Titles
Nashville, Tennessee:
– Jackie Fargo and Jerry Jarrett won the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Titles defeating Jerry Lawler and Jim White
Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham COR
– Ken Patera beat Dusty Rhodes COR
– Ed Francis drew Sam Steamboat
– Ray Stevens drew Don Muraco
– Tony Borne beat Jimmy Snuka dq
– Neff Maiava beat Wild Bill Howard
1974
Dallas, Texas:
– Fritz Von Erich defeated The Texan (Blackjack Mulligan) for the NWA American Heavyweight Title
1977
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Bill Dundee and Tommy Rich defeated Karl and Kurt Von Steiger to win the NWA Southeastern Tag Team Titles
1978
Portland, Oregon:
– The Iron Sheik and Bull Ramos defeated Jerry Oates and Jesse Ventura for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
Warner Robbins, Georgia:
– Mr Wrestling II beat Georgia Champion Stan Hansen dq
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Tommy Rich
– Rocky Johnson beat Helmut Schmidt (sub Lars Anderson)
– Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt beat Adrian Adonis & Pierre Lefebvre
– Paul Ellering beat John Ruggers
1981
Mid-South Wrestling: New Orleans, Louisiana:
– The Grappler and Super Destoyer defeated Junkyard Dog and Dick Murdoch to win the vacant Mid-South Tag Team Titles in a one night, 9
team tournament
Portland, Oregon:
– Brett and Buzz Sawyer defeated The Destoyer and Rip Oliver to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– No dq match: The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke beat Jerry Blackwell & John Studd
– Jim Brunzell beat Jesse Ventura
– Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens (sub Bobby Heenan) beat Greg Gagne & Buck Zumhofe
– Tito Santana drew Adrian Adonis
– Brad Rheingans beat Steve Regal
1982
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Hulk Hogan beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq
– Cage match: AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
– Ken Patera beat Baron Von Raschke COR
– Bobby Heenan beat Tito Santana dq
– Bobby Duncum drew Brad Rheingans
– Buck Zumhofe beat Sonny Rogers
– Sgt. Goulet beat Tony Leone
1984
Akita, Japan:
– Genichiro Tenryu & Shohei Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr beat Jos Leduc & Bulldog Bob Brown & Goro Tsurumi
– Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody drew Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
– AWA Champion Jumbo Tsuruta beat David Sammartino
– Kerry Von Erich beat Magic Dragon
– Takahashi Ishikawa & Ashura Hara drew Akio Sato & Masa Fuchi
– Mighty Inoue beat Rocky Hata dq
1987
Portland, Oregon:
– Rip Oliver won the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title defeating Ricky Santana
San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– Invader I defeated Jason the Terrible for the WWC Television Title
– Frankie Lancaster defeated Super Medic to win the held up WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title
1989
Tokyo, Japan:
– NWA International Heavyweight Champion Jumbo Tsuruta defeated NWA United National Heavyweight and PWF Heavyweight Champion Stan Hansen to unify all the titles and become the first AJPW Triple Crown Champion
1991
Tokyo, Japan:
– Stan Hansen and Dan Spivey defeated Terry Gordy and Steve Williams for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles
1992
Tokyo, Japan:
– Chris Walker pinned Tetsuya Yamanaka
– Shinji Takano pinned Kendo Nagasaki
– Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Ishinriki defeated Tatsumi Kitahara and Shinichi Nakano
– Satánico defeated The Dragon by countout
– Samson Fuyuki and Takashi Ishikawa defeated The Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake)
– SWS Light Heavyweight Champion Naoki Sano pinned Chavo Guerrero to retain the title
– Haku and Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated SWS Tag Team Champions The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) to win the title
– Genichiro Tenryu defeated Ric Flair in a best-of-three falls match
Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada:
– Moondog Moretti defeated Ole Olsen for the West Coast Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title
1997
Mexico City, Mexico:
– Steel (Val Venis) defeated Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. to win the CMLL World Heavyweight Title
1998
Tokyo, Japan:
– Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Jun Akiyama to win AJPW’s annual Champion’s Carnival tournament
1999
Mexico City, Mexico:
– Los Juniors (Perro Aguayo, Jr., Blue Demon, Jr., La Parka, Jr. and Mascara Sagrada, Jr.) defeated Los Vatos Locos (May Flowers, Charly Manson, Nygma and Picudo) in Zapopan to win the Mexican National Atómicos Title
2001
Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada:
– Scott D’Amore defeated Tommy Dreamer to win the Border City Wrestling Can-Am Heavyweight Title
– Scott D’Amore lost the title to Mikey Whipwreck
2004
WWE Backlash: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
– Shelton Benjamin pinned World Tag Team Champion Ric Flair
– Jonathan Coachman pinned Tajiri
– Chris Jericho defeated Christian and Trish Stratus in a handicap match
– WWE Women’s Champion Victoria pinned Lita to retain the title
– WWE Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton pinned Cactus Jack in a hardcore match to retain the title
– The Hurricane and Rosey defeated La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier)
– Edge pinned Kane
– World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit defeated Shawn Michaels and Triple H in a triple threat match to retain the title
2005
New York City:
– MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro (with Melina)) defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio to win the titles
2010
St. Charles, Missouri: TNA Lockdown:
– Rob Van Dam defeated James Storm
– Homicide defeated Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin and Brian Kendrick in an escape match to join the TNA X Division Championship match
– Kevin Nash defeated Eric Young
– The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) (with Lacey Von Erich) defeated Angelina Love and Tara in a Steel Cage match for the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship and TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship
– Kazarian defeated Shannon Moore and Homicide to win the vacant TNA X Division Championship
– Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) defeated The Band (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) in a St. Louis Street Fight Steel Cage match
– Kurt Angle defeated Mr. Anderson
– A.J. Styles defeated D’Angelo Dinero to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
– Team Hogan (Abyss, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Jarrett and Jeff Hardy) defeated Team Flair (Sting, James Storm, Robert Roode and Desmand Wolfe) Lethal Lockdown match