Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/25): Kurt Angle becomes King of the Ring
1934
New York City
– Jim Londos defeated Jim Browning in to unify the New York recognized World Heavyweight Title with the NWA (National Wrestling Association) World Heavyweight Wrestling Title
1943
St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Orville Brown beat Ronnie Etchison in a mud match
– Bad Boy Brown beat Carlos Rodriquez
– Tom Zaharias beat George Pavich
– Al Getz drew Ralph Garibaldi
1963
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Verne Gagne went to a no contest with Larry Hennig
– Crusher beat Jack Pesek
– AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Doug Gilbert & Don McClarty in 2 out of 3 falls
– Iron Mike DiBiase beat Joe Tomasso
1964
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Moose Evans beat Dr. Big Bill Miller 2 falls to 1
– Rocky Hamilton, The Lawman and Tom Poulos beat Bulldog Plechas, Harley Race and Baron Von Strauss
– The Rat beat Steve Bolus
– The Lawman beat Baron Von Strauss
– Harley Race beat Tom Poulos
1965
St. Paul, Minnesota:
– The Crusher beat AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon by DQ
– The Alaskan & Big K beat Chris Markoff & Doug Gilbert in 2 out of 3 falls
– Billy Red Cloud beat Haru Sasaki
– Larry Heiniemi drew Eddie Sharkey
1970
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Danny Little Bear & Frank Hester defeated Don Drummer & Scandor Akbar
– Roger Kirby fought Ricky Romero to a draw
– The Viking defeated Oki Shikina via DQ Bob Geigel defeated Baron Von Raschke and Harley Race defeated Rufus R. Jones in three falls
1975
Davenport, Iowa:
– Nick Bockwinkel beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne by DQ
– Billy Robinson beat Baron Von Raschke
– Dusty Rhodes beat Ox Baker
– Chris Taylor beat Buddy Wolff
– Jim Brunzell beat Dick Reynolds
New York City:
– Andre the Giant defeated boxer Chuck Wepner
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Verne Gagne drew AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
– AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum
– Greg Gagne beat Bob Orton Jr
1978
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– WWWF Champion Bob Backlund beat Ken Patera
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Rufus R. Jones
– Andre the Giant & Gorilla Monsoon ddq Ray Stevens & Pat Patterson
– Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes beat Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson
– Tiger Jeet Singh beat Kim Chang
– Jim Brunzell beat Chris Tolos by countout
1983
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Mad Dog Vavhon & Baron Von Raschke beat Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Wahoo McDaniel
– Jim Brunzell beat Blackjack Lanza
– Bobby Heenan beat Buck Zumhofe
– Rick Martel beat Chris Markoff
1989
Hinkley, Minnesota:
– Scott Norton & Ken Patera beat Destruction Crew Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom
– AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko beat Paul Diamond
– Greg Gagne no contest Soldat Ustinov
– Colonel DeBeers beat Derrick Dukes
1993
Charleston, West Virginia:
– 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce
– Jim Neidhart defeated Wrecking Crew Rage
– Ron Simmons defeated Dick Slater
– Davey Boy Smith defeated Big Sky
– Dustin Rhodes defeated Lord Steven Regal
– Ric Flair & Arn Anderson defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman in a non-title match
1994
Hickory, North Carolina:
– Tracy Smothers defeated Killer Kyle via disqualification
– Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated Jeff Viktory & Chris Candido
– The Dirty White Boy defeated the Executioner
– Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Killer Kyle & SMW Tag Team Champion Chris Candido
– Tracy Smothers won a battle royal
Columbia, South Carolina:
– Erik Watts pinned Bobby Eaton
– The Nasty Boys defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
– Arn Anderson pinned Brian Pillman
– Dustin Rhodes pinned Bunkhouse Buck in a bullrope match
– Sting defeated WCW US Champion Steve Austin via disqualification
– WCW World Champion Ric Flair (w/ Sensuous Sherri) pinned Ricky Steamboat
1995
WWF King of the Ring: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Savio Vega (with Razor Ramon) defeated Irwin R. Schyster (with Ted DiBiase)
– Savio Vega (with Razor Ramon) defeated Yokozuna (with Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette) by countout
– The Roadie (with Jeff Jarrett) defeated Bob Holly
– Shawn Michaels vs. Kama (with Ted DiBiase) ended in a time-limit draw
– Mabel (with Mo) defeated The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer)
– Savio Vega (with Razor Ramon) defeated The Roadie (with Jeff Jarrett)
– Bret Hart defeated Jerry Lawler in a Kiss my Foot match
– Mabel defeated Savio Vega to win the King Of The Ring Tournament
– Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Tatanka and Sycho Sid (with Ted DiBiase)
2000
WWF King of the Ring: Boston, Massachusetts:
– Hardcore Holly defeated Gangrel
– Mideon defeated Mosh
– Essa Rios defeated Stevie Richards
– The APA (Faarooq and Bradshaw) defeated Perry Saturn and D’Lo Brown
– Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification
– Val Venis (with Trish Stratus) defeated Eddie Guerrero (with Chyna)
– Crash Holly defeated Bull Buchanan
– Kurt Angle (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) defeated Chris Jericho
– Edge and Christian defeated Too Cool (Grand Master Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty), The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) (with Lita), and T&A (Test and Albert) (with Trish Stratus) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
– Rikishi defeated Val Venis (with Trish Stratus)
– Kurt Angle defeated Crash Holly
– Pat Patterson vs. Gerald Brisco ended when Crash Holly pinned Patterson in an Evening Gown match for the WWF Hardcore Championship
– D-Generation X (Road Dogg, X-Pac and Tori) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) in a handicap dumpster match
– Kurt Angle defeated Rikishi to win the King of the Ring Tournament
– The Rock and The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane) defeated The McMahon-Helmsley Faction (Triple H , Mr. McMahon and Shane McMahon) (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley). The Rock won the WWF title in the match.
2006
WWE Vengeance: Charlotte, North Carolina:
– Val Venis defeated Rob Conway
– Randy Orton defeated Kurt Angle
– Umaga (with Armando Estrada) defeated Eugene (with Jim Duggan, Doink the Clown and Kamala)
– Ric Flair defeated Mick Foley 2-0 in a two-out-of-three falls match
– Johnny Nitro on the WWE Intercontinental Title by defeating Carlito and Shelton Benjamin
– Rob Van Dam defeated Edge (with Lita) to retain the WWE Championship
– Luke Gallows defeated Kane
– John Cena defeated Sabu by submission in an Extreme Rules lumberjack match
– D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated The Spirit Squad (Kenny, Johnny, Mitch, Nicky and Mikey) in a handicap match