Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/01): John Cena wins WWE title at Extreme Rules
1969
Kansas City, Kansas:
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. wrestled Dick Murdoch to a time limit draw
1976
Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Ox Baker & Chuck O’Connor to win the WWA Tag Team Title in a steel cage match
– The Strangler beat Pepper Gomez to win the WWA title
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Art Thomas
– Art Thomas won a 16 man battle royal
– Bounty Hunters beat Steve Regal (sub Bob Kelly) & Bobby Bold Eagle
– Wilbur Snyder beat Blackjack Heddon (sub Baron Von Krupp)
– Johnny Starr beat Raoul Guzman
– Moose Cholak beat Emile Zapata
– Paul Christy beat Cashbox Jim Kent
1980
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat the Crusher by DQ
– Dino Bravo no contest Jerry Blackwell
– Greg Gagne beat Super Destroyer Mark II
– Super Destroyer Mark III beat Bobby Heenan
– Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Mad Dog Vachon & Steve Olsonoski
– Little Bruiser & Lone Eagle beat Billy the Kid & Tom Thumb
1981
Gainesville, Georgia:
– Harley Race defeated Tommy Rich for the NWA World Heavyweight Title
Richmond, Virginia:
– Gene & Ole Anderson defeated Paul Jones & Masked Superstar for the NWA World Tag Team Title
Mexico City, Mexico;
– Bob Backlund defended the WWF title against NWF World champion Antonio Inoki, wrestling to a draw in a 2 out of 3 falls match
Denver, Colorado:
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura in a non-title Cage Match
– The Crusher and Jerry Blackwell went to a double disqualification
– Nick Bockwinkel beat Tito Santana
– Baron Von Raschke beat Big John Studd
– Ray Stevens beat Buck Zumhofe
1983
Atlanta, Georgia:
– Tommy Rich & Paul Orndorff defeated Larry Zbyszko & Killer Brooks
– Tony Atlas defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
– Bob Roop defeated Joe Lightfoot
– Ray Candy defeated Chick Donovan
– Arn Anderson & Matt Borne (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Brian Blair & Tito Santana
– Ron Garvin defeated the Iron Sheik (w/ Paul Ellering)
– Dick Murdoch defeated Buzz Sawyer via count-out
Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Greg Valentine defeated NWA U.S. Champion Roddy Piper to win the title
– NWA World Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle
– Keith larsen defeated Ken Timbs
– Jos LeDuc defeated Rick Harris
– Bugsy McGraw defeated the One Man Gang
– Jake Roberts defeated Mike Graham
– Dick Slater defeated Sweet Brown Sugar
– Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Angelo Mosca & Gene Anderson
– Jimmy Valiant defeated the Great Kabuki in a New York Street fight
1987
Eugene, Oregon:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Curt Hennig
– AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers beat Mike Miller & Rip Oliver
– Jimmy Snuka beat Larry Zbyszko by DQ
– Assassin & Ricky Santana beat Kevin Kelly & Doug Somers
– Art Crews beat Scott Peterson
– Joey Jackson drew Coco Samoa
– George Skaaland drew Buddy Wolff
– Mark Young beat Mighty Sputnik
– Sherri Martel beat Madusa Meceli
Atlanta, Georgia:
– The New Breed, Chris Champion & Sean Royal defeated Jeff Sampson & Jeff Belk
– Baron Von Raschke defeated Thunderfoot #1
– Vladimir Pietrov defeated Jimmy Valiant
– The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Bob & Brad Armstrong
– Barry Windham defeated Lex Luger via disqualification
– Arn Anderson & NWA World TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ole Anderson & Tim Horner
– NWA U.S. Champion Nikita Koloff defeated Ivan Koloff in a Russian chain match
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Jimmy Garvin in a lumberjack match
1988
Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Jimmy Garvin defeated Kevin Sullivan
– Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
– Steve Williams defeated NWA World Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
– The Road Warriors defeated the Powers of Pain
– Lex Luger & Nikita Koloff defeated the Sheepherders
– Dusty Rhodes fought NWA World Tag Team Champion Tully Blanchard to a double count-out when both men began fighting on the floor
– NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Sting
1993
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Brian Christopher defeated Jeff Jarrett for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1994
Tokyo, Japan:
– Shinya Hashimoto defeated Tatsumi Fujinami for the IWGP Heavyweight Title
1995
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler defeated Razor Ramon for the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title
– PG-13 defeated Brickhouse Brown & The Gambler for the USWA Tag Team Title
1998
Greenville, South Carolina:
– Ernest Miller defeated Yuji Nagata
– The Barbarian defeated Bobby Eaton
– Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
– High Voltage defeated Billy Kidman & Sick Boy
– Booker T pinned WCW TV Champion Chris Benoit to win the title
– Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven
– The Giant defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash via disqualification
Tokyo, Japan:
– Satoru Asako defeated Yoshinobu Kanemura
– Manukea Mossman (Tayyo Kea) defeated Daisuke Ikeda
– Jumbo Tsuruta, Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota defeated Masa Fuchi, Haruka Eigan & Tsuyoshi Kikichi
– The Headhunters defeated Tamon Honda & Shigeo Okumura
– Johnny Smith & Wolf Hawkfield (Jim Steele) defeated Gedo & Jado
– Akira Taue, Takao Omori & Masao Inoue defeated Mike Awesome, Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hideki Hosaka
– Steve Williams & Gary Albright defeated Masahito Kakihara & Yoshihiro Takayama
– Giant Baba, Kentaro Shiga & Hayabusa defeated Hakushi, Jun Izumida & Giant Kamala II
– Jun Akiyama defeated Hiroshi Hase
– Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace defeated Vader & Stan Hansen
– Toshiaki Kawada defeated Mitsuharu Misawa to win the All Japan Triple Crown
2005
WWE Backlash: Manchester, New Hampshire:
– Tyson Tomko defeated Val Venis
– Shelton Benjamin defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
– The Hurricane and Rosey defeated Tajiri and William Regal, The Heart Throbs (Antonio and Romeo), Simon Dean and Maven, and La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier) in a Tag Team Turmoil match to win the World Tag Team Championship
– Edge defeated Chris Benoit in a Last Man Standing match
– Kane (with Lita) defeated Viscera (with Trish Stratus)
– Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels defeated Muhammad Hassan and Daivari
– Batista defeated Triple H (with Ric Flair) to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
2011
WWE Extreme Rules: Tampa, Florida:
– Kofi Kingston defeated Sheamus to win the US Title in a Tables Match
– Christian won the World title in a Ladder Match defeating Alberto del Rio
– John Cena won the WWE title in a Three-Way Cage match defeating The Miz and John Morrison