Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/13): Yokozuna wins WWF title at King of the Ring 1993
1924
St. Louis, Missouri:
– World Heavyweight Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Jim Londos in 2 out of 3 falls
1940
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Orville Brown defeated Bobby Bruns to win the Kansas City version of the Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title
1947
St. Louis, Missouri:
– Ray Steele beat Bronko Nagurski
– Dizzy Davis defeated Bob Cummings
– Butch Levy beat Jack Conley
1957
Honolulu, Hawaii:
– Ed Francis defeated Al Lolotai for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title
1960
Fort Worth, Texas:
– Tony Borne defeated Bull Curry to win the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title
1961
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Art Neilson & Ray Shires defeated Red Bastien & Lou Bastien in three falls
– Bobo Brazil defeated Killer Kowalski in three falls
– Bob Ellis defeated The Sheik via DQ in three falls
1963
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Masked Medic #1 and Masked Medic #2 beat Pat O’Connor and Tiny Mills 2 falls to 1
– Sonny Myers beat Bob Geigel 2 falls to 1 via DQ
– Larry Hamilton drew Steve Kovacs
– Rock Hunter beat Steve Bolus
1969
Duluth, Minnesota:
– The Crusher & Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
– Red Bastien beat Dr. X
– Billy Red Lyons beat Big K
1970
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– In a Steel Cage Match The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon
– Dr X & Double X beat Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez
– Paul Diamond beat Larry Hennig
– Butcher Vachon beat Billy Howard
– Blackjack Lanza beat Moose Cholak
1972
Tijuana, Mexico:
– Alfonso Dantes defeated Rey Mendoza for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title
Columbia, South Carolina:
– Jerry Brisco defeated Rip Hawk to win the Mid-Atlantic Eastern title
1974
Kansas City, Kansas:
– The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) defeated Bob Geigel and Rufus R. Jones to win the Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– Jim Brunzell defeated Bobby Garcia
– Pat O’Connor defeated Ciclon Negro via DQ
– Bob Brown defeated Don Fargo via DQ
1975
– Black Gordman and Goliath won the NWA Americas Tag Team Title from The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts)
Morioka, Japan:
– Great Kusatsu and Mighty Inoue defeated Tor Kamata and Duke Savage in a tournament final to win the vacant International Wrestling
Alliance Tag Team Titles
1978
Miami, Florida:
– Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Mr. Saito and Mr. Sato (The Great Kabuki) to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
1981
Indianapolis, Indiana:
– The Kelly Twins (Pat and Mike Kelly) defeated Wilbur Snyder and Spike Huber to win the World Wrestling Association (Indiana) Tag Team Titles
Omaha, Nebraska:
– The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke beat AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura by DQ
– AWA Light Heavyweight Champion Mike Graham beat Buck Zumhofe
– Jerry Blackwell ddq Brad Rheingans
1982
Monterrey, Mexico:
– Centurian Negro defeated Gran Hamada for the Universal Wrestling Association World Middleweight Title
1983
Mexico City, Mexico:
– Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) defeated Fishman to win the vacant WWF World Junior Heavyweight Title
Salt Lake City, Utah:
– Rick Martel beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Baron Von Raschke & Mad Dog Vachon
– Wahoo McDaniel beat Blackjack Lanza
1985
Koga, Japan:
– Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated The Dynamite Kid for the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title
Ibaraki, Japan:
– Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu beat Terry Gordy & Tiger Jeet Singh & Mario Milano
– Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu beat AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors by DQ
– In an International Junior Heavyweight title match; Kuniaki Kobayashi beat Dynamite Kid by DQ
1986
Nassau, Bahamas:
– Lex Luger defeated Ron Bass to win the NWA Bahamas Heavyweight Title
Houston, Texas:
– In a Texas Tornado Street Fight; Steve Williams & Dusty Rhodes & Bill Watts beat Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff & Kortsita Korchenko
– Terry Gordy beat Terry Taylor
– AWA Champion Stan Hansen no contest Nick Bockwinkel
– Rock & Roll Express beat Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts
– Magnum TA beat Baron Von Raschke
1987
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Bill Dundee defeated Chick Donovan to win the AWA International Heavyweight Title
1988
Memphis, Tennessee:
– AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Curt Hennig
– Brickhouse Brown double count out Max Pain
– Great Sensei & Dutch Mantel beat Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden by DQ
1991
Tokyo, Japan:
– Gran Hamada and Perro Aguayo defeated Los Brazos (Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata) to win the UWA World Tag Team Titles
1992
Mexico City, Mexico:
– Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. defeated El Egipicio to win the Mexico National Heavyweight Title
Lafayette, Louisiana:
– Dustin Rhodes defeated Bobby Eaton
– Nikita Koloff & Brian Pillman defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Arn Anderson when Pillman pinned Anderson
– The Junkyard Dog defeated Cactus Jack
– The Great Muta defeated Larry Zbyzsko
– Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk
– Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Greg Valentine & Terrence Taylor
– WCW World Champion Sting defeated Big Van Vader
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat
1993
WWF King of the Ring: Dayton, Ohio:
– Papa Shango defeated Owen Hart to retain the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship
– Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon
– Mr. Perfect defeated Mr. Hughes (with Harvey Wippleman) by disqualification
– Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Jim Duggan
– Tatanka vs. Lex Luger ended in a time-limit draw
– Bret Hart defeated Mr. Perfect
– The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu) (with Afa) and Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster)
– Shawn Michaels (with Diesel) defeated Crush to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship
– Yokozuna pinned Hulk Hogan to win the WWF World Title
– Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow to win the King of the Ring Tournament
1994
Memphis, Tennessee:
– PG-13 (J.C. Ice and Wolfie D.) defeated The Eliminators (Saturn and Kronus) for the USWA Tag Team Titles
Albany, Kentucky:
– Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated Steven Dunn & Chris Candido (sub. for Timothy Well, at home due to a family illness)
– The Dirty White Boy defeated Kendo the Samurai
– Tracy Smothers defeated Killer Kyle in a coal miner’s glove match
– SMW Tag Team Champions Brian Lee & Chris Candido fought Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson to a no contest in a piledriver match
1997
Xochimilko, Mexico:
– Nygma defeated El Salsero to win the Mexico National Welterweight Title
1998
Alexandria, Virginia:
– Buddy Landel defeated Jimmy Cicero to win the Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Title
Garden City, Manitoba, Canada:
– E.Z. Ryder and Darren Daulton defeated Damage Inc. (Skar and Sledge) to win the Canadian Wrestling Federation Tag Team Titles
1999
WCW Great American Bash: Baltimore, Maryland:
– Hak (with Chastity) defeated Brian Knobs in a Hardcore match
– Van Hammer defeated Mikey Whipwreck
– Buff Bagwell defeated Disco Inferno
– The No Limit Soldiers (Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr.) defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig and Bobby Duncum Jr.)
– Ernest Miller (with Sonny Onoo) defeated Horace Hogan
– Ric Flair (with Arn Anderson and Asya) defeated Roddy Piper by disqualification
– Rick Steiner defeated Sting in a Falls Count Anywhere match to retain the WCW World Television Championship
– The Jersey Triad (Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon) defeated Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles
– Kevin Nash defeated Randy Savage (with Gorgeous George, Madusa, and Miss Madness) by disqualification to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Okayama City, Japan:
– Koji Nakagawa and Gedo defeated Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda to win the FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Titles
2002
Tokyo, Japan:
– Shouichi Ichimiya defeated Chocoball Mukai for the Dramatic Dream Team Ironman Heavy Metalweight Title
2003
Tokyo, Japan:
– Yutaka Yoshie and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan to win the IWGP World Tag Team Titles