Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/25): Rock pins Vince McMahon to win WWE title


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 no contest 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 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 dq
– Billy Robinson beat Baron Von Raschke
– Dusty Rhodes beat Ox Baker
– Chris Taylor beat Buddy Wolff
– Jim Brunzell beat Dick Reynolds
1976
Tokyo, Japan:
– Antonio Inoki and Muhammad Ali fought to a 15 round draw
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
1995
WWF King of the Ring: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– Mabel defeated Savio Vega to win the King Of The Ring Tournament
2000
WWF King of the Ring | Boston, Massachusetts:
– Kurt Angle defeated Rikishi to win the King of the Ring Tournament
– The Rock won the WWF Title by pinning Vince McMahon in a tag team match
2006
WWE Vengeance
– Johnny Nitro won the WWE Intercontinental Title by defeating Carlito and Shelton Benjamin